The American Way of Death by Jessica Mitford

The American Way of Death was an exposé of abuses in the funeral home industry in the United States, written by Jessica Mitford and published in 1963. Feeling that death had become much too sentimentalized, highly commercialized, and, above all, excessively expensive, Mitford published her research showing the ways in which funeral directors take advantage of bereaved friends and relatives of loved ones, and sweet talk them into paying far more than necessary for the funeral and other costs, such as a grievance counselor, a title which they allowed themselves completely without merit.

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Name	Binding	Sales Rank	Lowest New	Lowest Used	Published
The American Way of Death (A Touchstone Book)	Paperback	1114068	$632.53	$4.79	1978
The American Way of Death	Hardcover	4997846		$4.37	1972
The American Way of Death	Hardcover	678681	$118.79	$2.70
The American Way of Death	Paperback	3635710		$1.51
The American Way of Death Revisited (Vintage)	Kindle Edition	209631	$11.84		2011
The American way of death	Paperback	1539388	$61.99	$1.67
American Way of Death	Mass Market Paperback	2110160	$91.46	$1.00
The American Way of Death	Paperback	826804		$5.00	1980
The American Way of Death	Hardcover	12750534		$84.87	1901
The American Way of Death	Paperback	6289833		$3.99	1963
The American Way Of Death	Mass Market Paperback	1579705		$0.74
American Way of Death	Mass Market Paperback	4236098	$47.54	$0.64	1976
The American Way of Death Revisited	Paperback	4688174	$59.87	$8.59	1999
American Way of Death, The	Mass Market Paperback	4764903		$0.01
American Way of Death	Mass Market Paperback	6714863	$136.29	$0.66	1981
The American Way of Death Revisited	Hardcover	5294355		$2.99
The American Way of Death Revisited	Paperback	10323890	$9.95	$9.94
The American Way Of Death	Hardcover	4418261		$3.39
American Way of Death	Mass Market Paperback	811524	$596.02	$46.00	1983
The American Way of Death Revisited	Paperback	3333292	$2.99	$2.99	2000
The American Way of Death	Paperback	4363593		$1.70
The American Way of Death Revisited	Paperback	106172	$11.67	$8.05	2000
The American Way of Death Revisited (Paperback)--by Jessica Mitford [2000 Edition] ISBN: 9780679771869	Paperback	319372	$16.88	$6.38
By Jessica Mitford - The American Way of Death Revisited (Rev Sub) (1998-08-05) [Hardcover]	Hardcover	666154	$58.43	$23.40	1998
The American Way of Death Revisited	Hardcover	1467748	$42.99	$5.65	1998
The American Way of Death	Hardcover	996077	$241.16	$17.99	1963