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Title: Last Word: The New York Times Book of Obituaries and Farewells: A Celebration of Unusual Lives
Author: Marvin Siegel
ISBN: 9780688150150
Publisher: William Morrow & Co
Published: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 432
Condition Note: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.
Publisher : The Last Word is a fascinating compilation of more than one hundred of the most colorful, entertaining, and touching obits and farewells that have appeared in The Times in the last few years. It deliberately omits celebrities to concentrate on an eclectic mix of lesser-known but remarkable men and women whose compelling lives have enriched the tale of life in the twentieth century. You may not have heard of Julian Hill, for example, but he revolutionized our lives as the inventor of nylon, and you’ll learn more about him in The Last Word. Although many worthy deeds were performed by the people you will encounter in this book, not everyone had a strong character. Most were decent, but not all. Some were the life of the party, some never got out of the house. Some lived long enough to have led several lives. A few died before they really had much chance to live. The collection also includes commentary by some of The Time’s finest reporters, columnists, and critics and by such well-known contributors as Jules Feiffer, William E. Geist, James Gleick, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Anna Quindlen, William Styron, and Wendy Wasserstein.
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