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Discusses that great mystery, death, as perceived through the ages; dying with dignity; and the dimensions of grief.

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Gr 7 Up-- This book updates the Silversteins' Headaches: All About Them (Lippincott, 1984). Kittredge covers the history of treatment for headaches; the signs, symptoms, and causes of different kinds of headaches; the economics in terms of sufferers and business; and the help that is available. Her academic approach reflects the current trend in medicine, to treat the headache as a disease rather than a symptom (which is not to say that the headache is not often a symptom of another disease). Knox begins with historical views and practices regarding death, and discusses how death is determined and the controversial issues that have arisen because of modern medical technology. Also included are the process of grieving and the rituals surrounding death. This book is more thorough than Anderson's Death (Watts, 1980; o.p.). The illustrations in each volume are dark and muddy. This series begins with a message from the Surgeon General and a preface by the general editor, and ends with a list of names, addresses, and phone numbers of appropriate organizations to call for more information. Both bibliographies contain standard adult and juvenile sources. The books will be useful for reports, and those looking for self-help will also be served. --Martha Gordon, South Salem Library, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.