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The Economist Book of Obituaries (Econo Books)

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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 920.02
EAN: 9781846681073
ISBN: 1846681073
Number Of Pages: 416
Sales Rank: 918282

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Definitely Worth A Read!
My Overall Opinion of the Book
This book was fascinating, educational, funny, political, and judgmental. It is almost never sad. A collection of 200 obituaries written between 1994 to 2008 (each one two pages long), The Economist Book of Obituaries is oddly enjoyable and fascinating. It may sound a strange book to read, but I was very pleasantly surprised. Even if you are not a fan of obituaries (and there are many obituary fans out there), I think you could enjoy this book purely from an entertainment and educational perspective.

Why I Read the Book
I became interested in this book after reading Marilyn Johnson's The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries [[ASIN:0060758767 The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse ... Read More

Rating:

- Worth it, even if you read the magazine
The Economist obituaries are a treat for regular readers of the magazine. But even a regular reader over the years, thirteen or so, that the feature has appeared in the magazine will be surprised at how many obituaries he cannot recall seeing before. Each obituary is only one magazine page in length, which is a strength of the feature and thus of the book. Perhaps a few obits could have been included that were not, but that is only a quibble. Each reader will have his favorites. (The Mickey Spillane entry comes to mind.)

Rating:

- people were dying to be included...
As a big fan of well-written obituaries (like those in the New York Times) I am always looking for more pungently penned death notices.

This collection of obits from the Economist was right up my alley. They never published obits prior to 1995 so they are making up for lost time. They only publish one per week so they are ultra-selective. There are plenty of famous deaths marked in this book. I prefer those that honor people we might have never heard of, like Jean Baudrillard the philosopher of consumerism, Christopher Cockerell, the inventor of the hovercraft, and Rene' Thom the inventor of catastrophe theory.

One particular favorite is for "Bip." Do you remember Bip? Read this fine collection and you'll remember him.. Psst...if you know who Bip was please say nothing ... Read More

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