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The blogger behindConfessions of a Funeral DirectorwhatTimemagazine called a "e;must read"e;reflects on mortality and the powerful lessons death holds for every one of us in this compassionate and thoughtful spiritual memoir that combines the humor and insight ofSmoke Gets in Your Eyeswith the poignancy and brevity ofWhen Breath Becomes Air.We are a people who deeply fear death. While humans are biologically wired to evade death for as long as possible, we have become too adept at hiding from it, vilifying it, andwhen it can be avoided no longerletting the professionals take over. Sixth-generation funeral director Caleb Wilde understands this reticence and fear. He had planned to get as far away from the family business as possible. He wanted to make a difference in the world, and how could he do that if all the people he worked with were . . . dead? Slowly, he discovered that caring for the deceased and their loved ones was making a differencein other peoples lives to be sure, but it also seemed to be saving his own. A spirituality of death began to emerge as he observed:The family who lovingly dressed their deceased father for his burialThe act of embalming a little girl that offered a gift back to her grieving familyThe nursing home that honored a womans life by standing in procession as her body was taken awayThe funeral that united a conflicted communityThrough stories like these, told with equal parts humor and poignancy, Wilde offers an intimate look into the business and a new perspective on living and dying