ISBN10: 0060758767, ISBN13: 9780060758769, [publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc] Softcover Paperback. A light-hearted look at the history and practice of "the ultimate human-interest story," the obituary."What a wonderful surprise--a charming, lyrical book about the men and women who write obituaries. The Dead Beat is sly, droll, and completely winning."-- David HalberstamWhere can readers 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? The obituary page, of course. Enthralled by these fascinating former lives, Marilyn Johnson tumbled into the little known world of the obituary page to find out what made it so compelling. She sought out the best obits in the English language, and chased the people who spent their lives writing about the dead. Surveying Internet chat rooms, surviving a mass gathering of obituarists, and making the pilgrimage to London to savor the most caustic and literate obits of all, she leads us into the cult and culture behind this fascinating segment of our daily news. In wry and lucid prose, Johnson takes a mordantly funny look at the history and practice of "the ultimate human-interest story," the obituary. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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Harper Perennial, Date: 2007. First HarperPerennial Edition. . Soft cover. Near Fine. pp.252 Marvelous tales of obituaries clean tight copy red line lower edge Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 2007. Harper Perennial ISBN 0060758767 9780060758769 [CA]

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Harper Perennial, 1/30/Date: 2007. Annotated. paperback. Like New. LIKE NEW!!! Has a red or black remainder mark on bottom/exterior edge of pages. 2007. Harper Perennial ISBN 0060758767 9780060758769 [US]

ISBN10: 0060758767, ISBN13: 9780060758769, [publisher: Harper Perennial] Softcover 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed ! The book shows some signs of wear from use but is a good readable copy. Cover in excellent condition. Binding tight. Pages in great shape, no tears. Not contain access codes, cd, DVD.
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ISBN10: 0060758767, ISBN13: 9780060758769, [publisher: Harper Perennial] Softcover
[Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2007]
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