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Johnson investigates what make the obit pages so interesting, finding the people who write about the dead and savouring the most caustic and literate obits of all. The result is a compelling history and guide to obituaries.
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"This is a book for everyone who knows a dead person, or is likely to
become one... a quirky tribute." -- 'The Big Issue
...a smart, tart and often hilarious tiptoe through the tombstones.
-- Parade, March 5, 2006
Marilyn Johnson's The Dead Beat is an engaging and playful first-person
celebration of the "Golden Age of the Obituary." -- USA Today, March 28, 2006
The brief obit samples she quotes represent some of the best reading in
this slim, elegant volume. -- The Wall St. Journal, March 30, 2006
[A] delightful quirk of a book...The Dead Beat also is a primer on good
writing. -- Los Angeles Times Book Review, March 5, 2006
[A] delightful quirk of a book...The Dead Beat also is a primer on good
writing.
-- Los Angeles Times Book Review, March 5, 2006
"Johnson writes with wit, compassion and enthusiasm."
-- 'Belfast Telegraph'
"There is life after death... she just loves obituaries, and
simply worships obituarists." -- 'Daily Telegraph'
"What will survive of us after death, apart from love? If we're
lucky, a good obit... A fun, easy read." -- 'The Observer'
...a smart, tart and often hilarious tiptoe through the
tombstones. -- Parade, March 5, 2006
become one... a quirky tribute." -- 'The Big Issue
...a smart, tart and often hilarious tiptoe through the tombstones.
-- Parade, March 5, 2006
Marilyn Johnson's The Dead Beat is an engaging and playful first-person
celebration of the "Golden Age of the Obituary." -- USA Today, March 28, 2006
The brief obit samples she quotes represent some of the best reading in
this slim, elegant volume. -- The Wall St. Journal, March 30, 2006
[A] delightful quirk of a book...The Dead Beat also is a primer on good
writing. -- Los Angeles Times Book Review, March 5, 2006
[A] delightful quirk of a book...The Dead Beat also is a primer on good
writing.
-- Los Angeles Times Book Review, March 5, 2006
"Johnson writes with wit, compassion and enthusiasm."
-- 'Belfast Telegraph'
"There is life after death... she just loves obituaries, and
simply worships obituarists." -- 'Daily Telegraph'
"What will survive of us after death, apart from love? If we're
lucky, a good obit... A fun, easy read." -- 'The Observer'
...a smart, tart and often hilarious tiptoe through the
tombstones. -- Parade, March 5, 2006
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- PublisherSouvenir Press
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0285637770
- ISBN 13 9780285637771
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
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