The Dead Beat
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780061470158 (0061470155)
Publish date: December 18th 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Biography,
Writing,
Essays,
History,
Language,
Book Club,
Journalism,
Sociology,
Death
Opening: "People have been slipping out of this world in occupational clusters, I've noticed, for years. Four journalists passed their deadline one day, and their obits filled a whole corner of the paper."So, I actually read--shock! amazement!--a non-fiction book. It had been languishing on my TBR l...
I guess it is true, you really do learn something new everyday. I had no idea that there were people specifically paid to write obituary's for newspapers or that they had their very own convention. A fascinating and interesting read for sure.
I haven't picked up the habit, but I certainly understand the appeal of reading obituaries now.
15 years ago
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