- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Chronicle Books (Nov 15 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 081182750X
- ISBN-13: 978-0811827508
- Product Dimensions: 25.6 x 20.4 x 1.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 762 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,188,215 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The strange spectacle and macabre pageantry of the funerals of public figures hold a peculiar and undeniable fascination. What a Way to Go features two dozen of the most remarkable funerals of the century, profiling the lives and deaths of a wide range international figures from art and politics in a lively pop culture approach, from Josephine Baker to the Ayatollah Kohemeni to Evita to muppet creator Jim Henson (whose funeral was attended by Big Bird). Illustrated with rare and unusual photographs from the services and the subject's life, entries cover all the colourful details of each subject's life, death, funeral service and burial, with juicy tidbits like last words, conspiracies, odd coincidences, and secrets to the grave.
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New-York based researcher and writer Adele Q. Brown has contributed to two previous books on literary and gardening themes. This is her first book.
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Josephine Baker was born in St. Louis Missouri, as Freda Josephine MacDonald, an illegitimate child of an African American mother. Read the first page
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Josephine Baker was born in St. Louis Missouri, as Freda Josephine MacDonald, an illegitimate child of an African American mother. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Chaos in the Cemetery!,
By TundraVision (o/~ from the Land of Sky Blue Waters o/~) - See all my reviews
This review is from: What a Way to Go: Fabulous Funerals of the Famous and Infamous (Paperback)
There was chaos in the cemetery of Elvis internment. Riots at Rudy's mortuary! And then there was that nasty business of Eva Peron's globe-trotting body.This is the perfect Halloween Coffee Table (or Coffin Top - if that's how one decorates for the Holiday) Book. The author tells tales of two dozen dearly departed and how they got there. At The Beginning of each End, she gives "Vital Statistics" varyingly including age at and cause of death, survivors, previous "close calls," and "Last Words" ("I'm so bored with it all" Sir Winston Churchill, "I'm going into the bathroom to read" Elvis Presley) There are other headlines at the time of death, concise and interesting bios, and, of course, details of funerals and send-offs. It includes many glossy black and white photos. The book notes questionable cause (or perpetrator) of death for Marilyn Monroe and Martin Luther King, Jr. but then ascribes JFK's death to the lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald. When Pigs fly! And, speaking of pigs, Muppets sang at Jim Henson's memorail service, at which no one wore black. Reviewed by TundraVision
4.0 out of 5 stars
Chaos in the Cemetery!,
By TundraVision (o/~ from the Land of Sky Blue Waters o/~) - See all my reviews
This review is from: What a Way to Go: Fabulous Funerals of the Famous and Infamous (Paperback)
There was chaos in the cemetery of Elvis internment. Riots at Rudy's mortuary! And then there was that nasty business of Eva Peron's globe-trotting body.This is the perfect Halloween Coffee Table (or Coffin Top - if that's how one decorates for the Holiday) Book. The author tells tales of two dozen dearly departed and how they got there. At The Beginning of each End, she gives "Vital Statistics" varyingly including age at and cause of death, survivors, previous "close calls," and "Last Words" ("I'm so bored with it all" Sir Winston Churchill, "I'm going into the bathroom to read" Elvis Presley) There are other headlines at the time of death, concise and interesting bios, and, of course, details of funerals and send-offs. It includes many glossy black and white photos. The book notes questionable cause (or perpetrator) of death for Marilyn Monroe and Martin Luther King, Jr. but then ascribes JFK's death to the lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald. When Pigs fly! And, speaking of pigs, Muppets sang at Jim Henson's memorail service, at which no one wore black. Reviewed by TundraVision
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great stories and tales,
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This review is from: What a Way to Go: Fabulous Funerals of the Famous and Infamous (Paperback)
Great book on funerals of some legendary people. In particular I remember the one about the funeral of Jim Henson. I wish it had a tad more photos (there were a lot but I like tons) but it's great for anyone into funerals and wants something on their cofee table..
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