The New York Times Book of the Dead

Obituaries of Extraordinary People

Contributors

Edited by William McDonald

Read by Ron Butler

Read by Gemma Dawson

Read by Allyson Johnson

Read by Lauren Fortgang

Read by Suzanne Toren

Read by Graeme Malcolm

Read by Robert Fass

Read by L. J. Ganser

Read by Peter Ganim

Read by Joe Barrett

Read by Dan Woren

Read by Kiff VandenHeuvel

Read by Rick Zieff

Formats and Prices

Format

Format:

  1. Audiobook Download (Unabridged)
  2. ebook $19.99 $25.99 CAD

This item is a preorder. Your payment method will be charged immediately, and the product is expected to ship on or around October 18, 2016. This date is subject to change due to shipping delays beyond our control.

The obituary page of The New York Times isa celebration of extraordinary lives. This groundbreaking package includes 300 obits in the book 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 chapters 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. Designed with more than 150 black-and-white photographs, this tomb-sized book plus website package is the perfect gift.

Genre:

  • A black-and-white volume that captures the essence of The New York Times obituary: superbly researched pieces of history that retain the immediacy of it-just-happened...A must for the history enthusiast.
    The Seattle Times

On Sale
Oct 18, 2016
Publisher
Hachette Audio
ISBN-13
9781478913429