The dead beat : lost souls, lucky stiffs, and the perverse pleasures of obituaries
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New York : HarperCollins, c2006.
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Book
Edition
1st ed.
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viii, 244 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Prunedale Branch - Adult Non-Fiction
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Published
New York : HarperCollins, c2006.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-239).
Description
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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Johnson, M. (2006). The dead beat: lost souls, lucky stiffs, and the perverse pleasures of obituaries . HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Johnson, Marilyn, 1954-. 2006. The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Johnson, Marilyn, 1954-. The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries HarperCollins, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Johnson, Marilyn. The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries HarperCollins, 2006.
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