Obit.: Inspiring Stories of Ordinary People That Led Extraordinary Lives (Pruett) - Hardcover

Sheeler, Jim

 
9780871089434: Obit.: Inspiring Stories of Ordinary People That Led Extraordinary Lives (Pruett)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0871089432 ISBN 13: 9780871089434
Verlag: West Margin Press, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Most of the people in this book will die before the fifth paragraph. You probably haven't heard of any of them. That doesn't mean it's a book about nobodies. That doesn't mean it is a book about death. The obituaries collected here are at times humorous, (""The Woman Who Outlived Her Tombstone"") and at times heartbreaking (""Love Stories from a Plane Crash""). They shine a light into forgotten places (""How to Build a Mountain"") and forgotten lives (""TGhe shortest Obituary on the Page""). Inside are countless lessons of life, taught by people we all pass on the street every day. It's not too late to meet them.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Jim Sheeler began writing obituaries in 1996 for the "Boulder Planet, "a community newspaper. He also wrote an obituary feature for the "Sunday Denver Post "and later worked as a reporter for the "Rocky Mountain News." In 2006, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing for a story that chronicled a year with US Marines casualty notification officers. He expanded that research into his second book, "Final Salute" (Penguin), which was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award in nonfiction. He is the Shirley Wormser Professor of Journalism and Media Writing at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio. Previously he was a Scholar in Residence at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has spoken internationally at journalism conferences and his freelance writing has been published in outlets ranging from "The Washington Post Magazine "to "Paris Match. "He received a BA in Journalism from Colorado State University and he earned his MA in Journalism at the University of Colorado. He lives in Ohio with his wife and son.

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Verlag
West Margin Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0871089432
ISBN 13 
9780871089434
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
258
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