- Hardcover: 416 pages
- Publisher: Profile Books Ltd; Ill edition (2 Oct 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1846681073
- ISBN-13: 978-1846681073
- Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 15.8 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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A selection of the two hundred best obituaries that have appeared in The Economist since the first one was published in 1995.
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The obituaries that appear in The Economist are remarkable because of the unpredictable selection of people to be written about, the surprising lives they lead - but also for the style in which the obituary is written. The selection for this book ranges far and wide, including Jean Bedel Bokassa and Pope Jean Paul II, Pamela Harriman and Harry Oppenheimer, Akio Morita and J K Galbraith, Jean Baudrillard and Syd Barrett, Estee Lauder and Hunter Thomson, Bip (the legendary mime artist Marcel Marceau) and even Alex the African Grey (Science's best known parrot).
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This book includes around 200 obituaries, published in 'The Economist' from 1995 to 2008. The format of every obituary is similar: about 132 lines and a photograph. The people represented in this compilation has a very wide range: some of them are well known, others are not. This volume is a good place to look for a peculiar person, to find a eccentric character; of course, I have my favourites: a japanese gheisa, a french colaborationist, an indian bandit ... It has a surprise quality -like going hunting-: before reading the obituary, you do not know if the person it's really going to interest you. Surprises abound. Most part of the time you get a good history, and a fine and brief biography. Finally, and this is decisive, the literary style is splendid: crisp, elegant, clever, humorous. Good art.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If I was to be ship wrecked on a desert island and only allowed one book, it'd be this one.
Every Friday for many years I've turned to the obituaries as soon as The Economist hit the doormat. The best journalism and the best writing. When they brought out this collection I thought I was in heaven.
Every Friday for many years I've turned to the obituaries as soon as The Economist hit the doormat. The best journalism and the best writing. When they brought out this collection I thought I was in heaven.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This is an excellent read. Great for dipping in and out of, or just working through. Some of the obits I already knew from reading the Economist weekly over the years, but all are so well written, they are worth reading again. I find it inspirational and enlightening to read about the lives of others.The Economist obits are just the right length to give a sense of the person so you can go read more elsewhere if you want to, or just move on to the next character. The balance is great too without any moral judgment of the person.
I use a write your own obituary exercise in my coaching work, for people who want more purpose in life, and the Economist obits are a great resource for that.
I use a write your own obituary exercise in my coaching work, for people who want more purpose in life, and the Economist obits are a great resource for that.
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