title: The New York Times Book of the Dead: 320 Print and 10,000 Digital Obituaries of Extraordinary People
author: William McDonald
description: 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.<b><i><i>The Seattle Times</i><br /></i></b>
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  Dead as a Doornail
  
  
    
  
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  Copyright © 2005 by Charlaine Harris Schulz
  
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