Near the Exit - by Lori Erickson (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Blending memoir, spirituality, and travel, Near the Exit examines how cultures confront and have confronted death, from Egypt's Valley of the Kings and Mayan temples, to a Colorado cremation pyre and Day of the Dead celebrations, to Maori settlements and tourist-destination graveyards.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>An ideal guidebook to facing the inevitable. <em>Foreword Reviews</em></strong></p><p>After her brother died unexpectedly and her mother moved into a dementia-care facility, spiritual travel writer and Episcopal deacon Lori Erickson felt called to a new quest: to face death head on, with the eye of a tourist and the heart of a pastor. Blending memoir, spirituality, and travel, <em>Near the Exit</em> examines how cultures confront and have confronted death, from Egypt's Valley of the Kings and Mayan temples, to a Colorado cremation pyre and Day of the Dead celebrations, to Maori settlements and tourist-destination graveyards. Erickson reflects on mortalityâ the ways we avoid it, the ways we cope with it, and the ways life is made more precious by accepting itâ in places as far away as New Zealand and as close as the nursing home up the street. Throughout her personal journey and her travels, Erickson  helps us to see that one of the most life-affirming things we can do is to invite death along for the ride.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Using a variety of vignettes, combined with actual global travel experiences with Erickson's philosopher partner, factual history, anthropology and personal reflections, all spiced with wit and humanity in digestible form, we find ourselves virtually born aloft on a magic-carpet ride that provides a wider view of mortality. A must for every Death Café, Reading Group and, hopefully, family discussion." --Franciscan </em>Magazine</p></p>--Franciscan Magazine<br><br><p>"What's important about Erickson's work is the cross-cultural perspective and the attention to mortality that is crucial for living consciously." </p></p> <p>--Presbyterian Outlook</em></p></p>--Presbyterian Outlook<br><br><p>"Using a variety of vignettes, combined with actual global travel experiences with Erickson's philosopher partner, factual history, anthropology and personal reflections, all spiced with wit and humanity in digestible form, we find ourselves virtually born aloft on a magic-carpet ride that provides a wider view of mortality. A must for every Death Café, Reading Group and, hopefully, family discussion." --Franciscan </em>Magazine</p></p>-- "Franciscan Magazine"<br><br><p>"What's important about Erickson's work is the cross-cultural perspective and the attention to mortality that is crucial for living consciously." </p></p> <p>--Presbyterian Outlook</em></p></p>-- "Presbyterian Outlook"<br>
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