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The New York Times Book of the Dead

Written by: William McDonald - editor
Narrated by: Ron Butler, Gemma Dawson, Allyson Johnson, Lauren Fortgang, Suzanne Toren, Graeme Malcolm
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The obituary page of The New York Times is a celebration of extraordinary lives. This groundbreaking package includes 300 obits in the audiobook 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 on our world.

William McDonald, The Times' obituary editor who was recently featured in the award-winning documentary Obit, selected 320 of the most important and influential obits from the newspaper's archives. In sections like "Stage and Screen", "Titans of Business", "The Notorious", "Scientists and Healers", "Athletes", and "American Leaders", the entries include a wide variety of newsmakers from the last century and a half, including Annie Oakley, Theodore Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, Marilyn Monroe, Coco Chanel, Malcolm X, Jackie Robinson, and Prince. 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.

©2016 William McDonald (P)2016 Hachette Audio

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