There is no more universal truth in life than death. No matter who we are, it is certain that one day we will die, but the mechanics and understanding of that experience will be vastly different in today's modern age. Dr Haider Warraich is a young and
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A brilliant new voice in the conversation about death and dying . Dr Warraich looks more broadly at how we die today, from the cellular level to the very definition of death. Beyond ecology, epidemiology and economics, the ethos of death itself has changed. This debut book by Dr Warraich, explores the rituals and language of dying that have developed over the last century, and how modern technology has not only changed how, when and where death occurs, but also its effects.