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Near the Exit: Travels with the Not-So-Grim Reaper
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Blending memoir and travel, this book examines how cultures have confronted death throughout history while also exploring the importance of accepting mortality.
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Lori Erickson
Lori Erickson is one of America's top travel writers specializing in spiritual journeys. She is the author of Near the Exit: Travels with the Not-So-Grim Reaper (which won a Silver INDIES Award for 2019 Religion Book of the Year from Foreword Reviews) and Holy Rover: Journeys in Search of Mystery, Miracles, and God. Her writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, National Geographic Traveler, and Better Homes & Gardens, among others. She lives in Iowa City, Iowa, with her husband.
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