02901cam a2200385 i 4500 282541156 TxAuBib 20170116120000.0 160617s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016023114 9780316395472 hardcover 0316395471 hardcover TxAuBib rda The New York Times book of the dead [HC] : 320 print and 10,000 digital obituaries of extraordinary people / edited by Bill McDonald (obituaries editor for The New York Times). First edition. New York, NY : Black Dog & Leventhal, 2016. pages cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "The obituary page of The New York Times is a 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 our world. This book, for the first time, chronicles the lives of these history-makers from the past 160 years through the obits page of The New York Times, one of the most talked about and lingered over sections of the newspaper. Arranged into sections like People of Letters, Entertainers and Performers, Politicians and Leaders, and the Infamous, the selected obituaries, hand-picked by obituaries editor, Bill McDonald, include fascinating lives from recent history--from FDR to Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe to Robin Williams, Albert Einstein to Robert Oppenheimer, Princess Grace to Lady Di, Al Capone to John Gotti, and more than 300 more including some lesser-known but remarkable people who's compelling lives and inventions have impacted the world. 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 150 black-and-white photographs, this tomb-sized book plus website package is the perfect gift"-- Provided by publisher. 20170116. Biography 20th century. Biography 19th century. Biography 21st century. Obituaries. Obituaries United States. HISTORY / United States / General. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General. HISTORY / World. United States Biography. McDonald, William. New York times.