Hons and Rebels

Jessica Mitford

The book is a memoir that recounts Jessica Mitford's upbringing in an aristocratic British family, the Mitfords, known for their eccentricity and divergent political views. It details her rebellious departure from her family's conservative roots, her involvement in the Spanish Civil War, and her eventual migration to the United States, where she became a civil rights activist and investigative journalist.

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The American Way of Death Revisited

Jessica Mitford

The book critically examines the funeral industry in the United States, exposing exploitative practices and the commercialization of death. It delves into the high costs of funerals, the selling of unnecessary services, and the lack of regulation that allows for widespread consumer manipulation.

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