Source: Amazon.com
Author -
Elizabeth Fournier
Publisher -
New World Library
Summary
New World Library says, "Funeral expenses in the United States average more than $10,000. And every year conventional funerals bury millions of tons of
wood,
concrete, and metals, as well as millions of gallons of carcinogenic embalming fluid. There is a better way, and Elizabeth Fournier, affectionately dubbed the “Green Reaper,” walks you through it, step-by-step."
About the Author
New World Library says "Elizabeth Fournier is the owner and operator of Cornerstone Funeral Services in Boring, Oregon, the first green funeral home in the Portland metropolitan area."
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