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Final exits: the illustrated encyclopedia of how we die PDF

500 Pages·2006·42.092 MB·English
by  LargoMichael
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BEAD SHOULD BOOK, p^GES." TH.S THE ILLUSTRATED HOW WE DIE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF Michael Largo mTHin IF THC fBHTilll 1 1 1 T I » K f Which are more hazardous to longevity: toothpicks or hghtning? Cheerleading is one ofthe fastest-growing activities for girls and young women in the United States. Will it claim more lives than bowling? Cockroaches have been known to chew the fingernails and devour the eyelashes ofsleeping children. But are cockroaches the insects that cause the most deaths? (See: Cockroaches) Many people suppose that flesh-eating viruses are something only seen in low-budget sci-fi flicks, but they are very real, and still kill people in all regions ofthe country. (See: Flesh-EatingVirus) How many people have died by communicating in sign language? (See: Gangs and GangWarfare) Hiccups have killed thousands. Can a spoonful ofsugar save your life? (See: Hiccups) Discover the "Sphincter Test" and other strange practices that have been used to confirm death. (See: Buried Alive) A tapeworm can grow to obscene lengths, thriving undetected inside a person for decades. Find out how many die from these worms today. (See: Hookworms) ABOUT THE AUTHOR Michael Largo has been collecting statis- tics and information on the American way of dying for more than a decade. He is the author ofthree novels, and he lives with his family in Miami, Florida. For more information please visit: www.FinalExits.com. Digitized by the Internet Archive 2015 in https://archive.org/details/finalexitsillustOOIarg_0 j\wj ^Jis (Vf^^3 FINAL 7jr EXITS AlsobyMichaelLargo SouthernComfort Lies Within WelcometoMiami Tke Illustrated Encyclot)e(lia of How^Ve Die HARPER M AEL Largo icH HARPER Photographiccredits followpage468. FINAL EXITS. Copyright© 2006byMichael Largo.Allrightsreserved. PrintedintheUnited States ofAmerica. No part ofthis book may be used or reproduced in any mannerwhatso- everwithoutwritten permission except in the case ofbriefquotations embodiedin critical articlesandreviews. Forinformationaddress HarperCollins Pubhshers, 10East 53rd Street, NewYork,NY10022. HarperCollins books maybepurchased foreducational, business, orsales promotionaluse. Forinformationpleasewrite:SpecialMarketsDepartment,HarperCoUinsPublishers, 10East 53rdStreet,NewYork,NY10022. FIRSTEDITION TitlepageillustrationcourtesyoftheNationalLibraryofMedicine DesignedhyJustinDodd LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Largo,Michael. Finalexits:theillustratedencyclopediaofhowwedie/byMichaelLargo.- IStHarperpaperbacked. p,cm. Includesbibliographicalreferences. ISBN-10:0-06-081741-0 ISBN-13:978-0-06-081741-1 I.Thanatology—Encyclopedias.I.Title. HQ1073.L372006 3o6.903-dc22 2006041217 09 10 DIX/RRD 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 II

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