The Dead Beat, Marilyn Johnson
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The Dead Beat

Author: Marilyn Johnson

Narrator: Marilyn Johnson

Unabridged: 6 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 10/05/2010


Synopsis

Marilyn Johnson was enthralled by the remarkable lives that were marching out of this world—so she sought out the best obits in the English language and the people who spent their lives writing about the dead. She surveyed the darkest corners of Internet chat rooms, and made a pilgrimage to London to savor the most caustic and literate obits of all. Now she leads us on a compelling journey into the cult and culture behind the obituary page and the unusual lives we don't quite appreciate until they're gone.

Author Bio

Marilyn Johnson is the author of This Book Is Overdue!, about librarians and archivists in the digital age, and The Dead Beat, about the art of obituaries and obituary writers. The Dead Beat was chosen for the Borders Original Voice program and was a finalist for the Barnes & Noble Discover Award. Marilyn lives with her husband in New York's Hudson Valley.

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