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Chargement... The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituariespar Marilyn Johnson
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. I got this book for Christmas from my husband and it's a good book ... if you're a "newsy" person who is interested in journalism and obits --- it's not as morbid as it sounds. But, as a reporter and editor (my husband is, too), we were naturally drawn to this book and enjoyed it. It may not be for everyone, though ... I got this book for Christmas from my husband and it's a good book ... if you're a "newsy" person who is interested in journalism and obits --- it's not as morbid as it sounds. But, as a reporter and editor (my husband is, too), we were naturally drawn to this book and enjoyed it. It may not be for everyone, though ... The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries by by Marilyn Johnson is a book I picked up from the library by chance. I am a nurse and one of the odd habit nurses have is looking at obituaries, weird, I know. We check to see if we know anyone we helped, especially if working in a nursing home recently or part time. Odd habit but apparently others have it too. Well this book shows the strange obits out there, the different styles of writing obits from different parts of the world, different styles from various writers of obits, unusual lives of those departed, and strange timing of deaths of multiple people. Some places in the book was a bit dry but for the most part it was very interesting and ...well, I was going to say 'full of life' but that would be inappropriate now wouldn't it? Very interesting anyway. Enjoyed the book greatly. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Obituaries are history as it is happening. Whose time am I living in? Was he a success or a failure, lucky or doomed, older than I am or younger? Did she know how to live? Where else can you celebrate the life of the pharmacist who moonlighted as a spy, the genius behind Sea Monkeys, the school lunch lady who spent her evenings as a ballroom hostess? No wonder so many readers skip the news and the sports and go directly to the obituary page. This book is the story of how these stories get told. Enthralled by the fascinating lives that were marching out of this world, Marilyn Johnson tumbled into the obits page to find out what made it so lively. She sought out the best obits in the English language and chased the people who spent their lives writing about the dead.--From publisher description. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Published in 2006, this is a study of a particular type of writing, and it involves more travel and humor than you'd likely expect. One of those books that sent me googling people mentioned. ( )