Dead Beat : Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries

English

Series: P. S. Ser.

ISBN: 0060758767

EAN: 9780060758769

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Release Date: 02/28/2007

Synopsis: The paper comes each morning and never fails to deliver news of the important dead. Where else can you celebrate the life of the pharmacist who moonlighted as a spy, the genius behind sea monkeys, or the school lunch lady who spent her evenings as a ballroom hostess? No wonder so many readers skip the news and the sports and go directly to the obituary page.

Awards: Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award – null 

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Dead Beat : Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.81 inches

Width: 4.99 inches

Length: 7.96 inches

Weight: 9.63 oz

Pages: 272