title: Threshold
author: Patricia J. Anderson
description: Patricia J. Anderson is the author ofAll Of Us: Americans Talk About the Meaning of Death,a critically acclaimed investigation of cultural attitudes and beliefs; andAffairs In Order, A Complete Resource Guide to Death and Dying, named best reference book of the year by Library Journal. Her essays and short stories have appeared in The Sun, Glamour Magazine, Ars Medica, and Chronogram among other periodicals. She has published articles on a range of issues for Tricycle: The Buddhist Review and Rewireme.com, written exhibition and catalogue copy for such institutions as the American Museum of Natural History and the Capital Museum, and narration for video and radio documentaries. She is the editor of Craig Barber's Vietnam journal,Ghosts in the Landscape. Anderson has worked with website designers and producers to create and edit language for a variety of commercial and educational websites. She is the recipient of The Communicator Award for online excellence. She lives with her family in New York's Hudson Valley.
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  **ALSO BY LAURA IN GRAHAM**
  
  
  _Power to the People_
  
  
  _Shut Up and Sing_
  
  
  _The Hillary Trap_
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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