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\u201cIf death practices reveal a culture\u2019s values,\u201d writes Maggie Jones, the author of today\u2019s Sunday Read, \u201cwe choose convenience, outsourcing, an aversion to knowing or seeing too much.\u201d\n\nEnter home-funeral guides, practitioners who believe families can benefit from tending to \u2014 and spending time with \u2014 the bodies of the deceased.\n\nOn today\u2019s Sunday Read, listen to Ms. Jones\u2019s story about the home-funeral movement and the changing nature of America\u2019s funeral practices.\n\nThis story was written by Maggie Jones and recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.