03184nam 2200541 450 991015431760332120221026144945.00-316-39546-30-316-43274-1(CKB)3710000000971499(MiAaPQ)EBC5363893(MiAaPQ)EBC6925294(Au-PeEL)EBL6925294(EXLCZ)99371000000097149920221026d2016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe New York Times book of the dead 320 print and 10,000 digital obituaries of extraordinary people /edited by William McDonaldNew York, New York :Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers,[2016]©20161 online resource (ix, 646 pages) illustrationsIncludes index.0-316-39547-1 "The obituary page of The New York Times is a celebration of extraordinary lives. This groundbreaking package includes 300 obits in the book with exclusive online access to 10,000 more of the most important and fascinating obituaries the Times has ever published. The obituary page is the section many readers first turn to not only see who died, but to read some of the most inspiring, insightful, often funny, and elegantly written stories celebrating the lives of the men and women who have influenced our world. This book, for the first time, chronicles the lives of these history-makers from the past 160 years through the obits page of The New York Times, one of the most talked about and lingered over sections of the newspaper. Arranged into sections like People of Letters, Entertainers and Performers, Politicians and Leaders, and the Infamous, the selected obituaries, hand-picked by obituaries editor, Bill McDonald, include fascinating lives from recent history--from FDR to Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe to Robin Williams, Albert Einstein to Robert Oppenheimer, Princess Grace to Lady Di, Al Capone to John Gotti, and more than 300 more including some lesser-known but remarkable people who's compelling lives and inventions have impacted the world. Also included is a web-key which allows instant access to an exclusive website featuring 10,000 selected obituaries which are easily searchable by name, theme, dates, and more. Designed with 150 black-and-white photographs, this tomb-sized book plus website package is the perfect gift"--Provided by publisher.ObituariesUnited StatesBiography21st centuryBiography20th centuryBiography19th centuryObituariesUnited StatesBiographyObituariesBiographyBiographyBiographyObituaries.920.02HIS036000BIO000000HIS037000bisacshMcDonald WilliamMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910154317603321The New York Times book of the dead2802086UNINA