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Economist Ser.: Book of Obituaries by Economist Books Staff, Keith Colqhoun and Ann Wroe (2008, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherProfile Books The Limited
ISBN-101846681073
ISBN-139781846681073
eBay Product ID (ePID)65963905
Product Key Features
Number of Pages416 Pages
Publication NameBook of Obituaries
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
SubjectGeneral, Journalism
TypeTextbook
AuthorEconomist Books Staff, Keith Colqhoun, Ann Wroe
Subject AreaReference, Language Arts & Disciplines, History
SeriesEconomist Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight37.2 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews'The wit is wicked, in the best sense of that ambiguous word, but it is never cruel, and always bang on; as its victims, after serving their million-odd years in Purgatory, would ruefully have to agree'
IllustratedYes
SynopsisThe obituaries that appear in The Economist are remarkable because of the unpredictable selection of people to be written about, the surprising lives they lead - but also for the style in which the obituary is written. The selection for this book ranges far and wide, including Jean Bedel Bokassa and Pope Jean Paul II, Pamela Harriman and Harry Oppenheimer, Akio Morita and J K Galbraith, Jean Baudrillard and Syd Barrett, Estee Lauder and Hunter Thomson, Bip (the legendary mime artist Marcel Marceau) and even Alex the African Grey (Science's best known parrot)., 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., This is a selection of the two hundred best obituaries that have appeared in The Economist since the first one was published in 1995.The obituaries that appear in The Economist are remarkable because of the unpredictable selection of people to be written about, the surprising lives they lead - but also for the style in which the obituary is written. The selection for this book ranges far and wide, including Jean Bedel Bokassa and Pope Jean Paul II, Pamela Harriman and Harry Oppenheimer, Akio Morita and J K Galbraith, Jean Baudrillard and Syd Barrett, Estee Lauder and Hunter Thomson, Bip (the legendary mime artist Marcel Marceau) and even Alex the African Grey (Science's best known parrot).
LC Classification NumberCT120
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