The Economist Book of Obituaries |
 enlarge | Authors: Keith Colqhoun, Ann Wroe
Publisher: Bloomberg Press
Category: Book
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Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
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Pages: 409
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 1576603261
Dewey Decimal Number: 920.009049
EAN: 9781576603260
ASIN: 1576603261
Publication Date: November 12, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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For more than a decade, The Economist has included unique and original obituaries in a quite popular column. The obituaries are remarkable because of the unpredictable selection of people written about, the surprising lives they led, and the brilliant writing style. This volume gathers two hundred of the best obituaries. The selection for this book ranges far and wide: Syd Barret of Pink Floyd to John Kenneth Galbraith; Pope Jean Paul II to Sony founder Akio Morita; Este Lauder to Hunter S. Thompson; and Marcel Marceau to even Alex the African Grey (sciences best-known parrot). The book includes illustrations and photographs.
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people were dying to be included... November 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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 about it....
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