Author:Nicholas Albery,Stephanie Wienrich
Today, an increasing number of people want to organise at least part of a funeral for themselves, without depending on funeral directors.
The New Natural Death Handbook shows you how to do everything from ordering a coffin to hiring a horse-drawn hearse to finding a woodland burial ground (where a tree is planted for each grave instead of having a headstone). It also explains how to arrange a burial on private land and how to set up a woodland burial ground as a business or charity.
Demonstrates to people dissatisfied with conveyor-belt funerals that there are kinder alternatives
—— The TimesGives excellent advice
—— CosmopolitanA fascinating read
—— Sunday TimesFrom the spiritual and mystical to the practical and administrative, vital information is included on how to organise a funeral, how to care for someone dying at home and how to come to terms with bereavement
—— Top Sante MagazineFull of amazing advice and information
—— Sunday IndependentThe best intellectual history of the West in one volume I have ever seen. No other such overview provides, in equal compass, as clear and cogent a survey, Its scholarship is impeccable
—— Huston Smith, author of The World's ReligionsThe most thrilling narrative of the West's 3000-year odyssey in pursuit of truth accessible to a broad public... A work of genius
—— Hellenic JournalIt is extremely well written: Collini's prose is lively, well-reasoned and persuasive. The book is a refreshing example of a faculty member engaging with the wider issues of higher education rather than perceiving them through the narrow prism of his own discipline ... a valuable, timely contribution to the discourse
—— Gerry Wrixon , Irish ExaminerA critique both pointed and witty
—— Howard Newby , IndependentCollini writes beautifully
—— Chris Patten , Financial TimesCollini puts his finger on the nub of the problem facing universities. Collini's book is a must-read
—— AC Grayling , Literary ReviewThe Internet has fundamentally changed the architecture of business and society. This terrific book shows you how to live, learn, and thrive in a networked world.
—— Joi Ito, Director, MIT Media LabIn times of change and uncertainty...adaptability creates stability. It is insights like this that make The Startup of You such a compelling new way to approach your life. Hoffman and Casnocha have distilled the essence of entrepreneurship into a potion for personal success, regardless of your career plans.
—— John Etchemendy, Provost, Stanford UniversityThe same extraordinary vision and timing that enabled Reid to found LinkedIn is once again on display with his book The Start-up of You. His central thesis, that every individual can benefit from acting as the entrepreneur of their own life and career, has never been more important than it is in today's increasingly globalized, competitive, and networked world.
—— Jeff Weiner, CEO, LinkedInA fascinating insight to the workings of Silicon Valley and the characters therein and how they interact with each other
—— RecruitmentViews.comThere is much helpful advice but the main themes are to make sure your network is as strong as it can be so that it helps you to also make sure you are in a place that has opportunities for you
—— Citywealth Magazine