Matters of Death: Award-winning Finalist, Best Book Awards, American Book Fest! Matters of Death, the second volume of Matters of Life and Death, takes on a daunting subject, the realization of the inevitable end of life. "A Prelude in Sentences" previews the theme of the book in a series of aphorisms. "Death Interpreted", the first chapter, delves into archaeology and history to examine the meaningfulness of human death. The ultimate meaning is not that of the death of the body as a natural process, but the immortality of the soul as pronounced by philosophy and religion. "The Morbidity of Authors", the next chapter, is a byway on the character traits of the author, case studies of the morbidity and deaths of certain authors, and on to literary immortality in spite of it all. "Incidents of Death", the final chapter, contains further narratives of tragic situations in the life-and-death of fictional, but very real and human characters. Despite apprehension, Matters of Death concludes with the hope for life-satisfaction and fulfillment.