{"product_id":"too-poor-to-die-the-hidden-realities-of-dying-in-the-margins-paperback","title":"Too Poor to Die: The Hidden Realities of Dying in the Margins - 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\u003eAmy Shea\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeath is the great equalizer, but not all deaths are created equal. In recent years, there has been an increased interest and advocacy concerning end-of-life and after-death care. An increasing number of individuals and organizations from health care to the funeral and death care industries are working to promote and encourage people to consider their end-of-life wishes. Yet, there are limits to who these efforts reach and who can access such resources. These conversations come from a place of good intentions, but also from a place of privilege. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eToo Poor to Die: The Hidden Realities of Dying in the Margins, \u003c\/i\u003ea collection of closely connected essays, takes the reader on a journey into what happens to those who die while experiencing homelessness or who end up indigent or unclaimed at the end of life. \u003ci\u003eToo Poor to Die\u003c\/i\u003e bears witness to the disparities in death and dying faced by some of society's most vulnerable and marginalized and asks the reader to consider their own end-of-life and disposition plans within the larger context of how privilege and access plays a role in what we want versus what we get in death.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmy Shea is the writing program director for Mount Tamalpais College, a college for incarcerated people in San Quentin, CA. Her essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Missouri Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePortland Review, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Massachusetts Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eJournal of\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Sociology of Health \u0026amp; Illness, \u003c\/i\u003eand others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44419470884966,"sku":"9781978843981","price":37.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/UNHyxE_5HN9781978843981.webp?v=1770112345","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/too-poor-to-die-the-hidden-realities-of-dying-in-the-margins-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}