{"product_id":"near-the-exit-travels-with-the-not-so-grim-reaper-paperback","title":"Near the Exit: Travels with the Not-So-Grim Reaper - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLori Erickson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This book's journey to spiritual places near and far is worth taking.\" -- Library Journal, starred review \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLori Erickson travels to \"grim\" locations at home and abroad and explores death through the lenses of other cultures. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter 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 one who is grieving and facing mortality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending memoir, spirituality, and travel, \u003ci\u003eNear the Exit\u003c\/i\u003e examines how different cultures past and present have confronted and still confront death, from Egypt's Valley of the Kings and Mayan temples, to a Colorado cremation pyre and Mexico's Day of the Dead celebrations, to Maori settlements and tourist-destination graveyards. Erickson reflects on mortality--the ways we avoid it, the ways we cope with it, and the ways life is made more precious by accepting it--in places as far away and exotic as New Zealand and as close and \"mundane\" as the nursing home up the street. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for book clubs! Download the FREE Reader Guide: Questions and Topics for Discussion! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.6 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52912044376288,"sku":"9780664265670","price":22.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/Bswyayz3_g9780664265670.webp?v=1781244880","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/near-the-exit-travels-with-the-not-so-grim-reaper-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}