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Dead Beat

Marilyn Johnson

Johnson investigates what make the obit pages so interesting, finding the people who write about the dead and savouring the most caustic and literate obits of all. The result is a compelling history and guide to obituaries.

GenresObituariesHistory and criticism

247 pages, 7 editions

English edition · First published 2006 by Souvenir · ISBN 9780285638051

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Editions

7 editions

English

  • Dead Beat · Souvenir · 2007 · ISBN 9780285638051 This page
  • Dead Beat · HarperCollins Publishers · 2007 · ISBN 9780061470189
  • The Dead Beat · HarperCollins · 2007 · ISBN 9780061470134
  • The Dead Beat · HarperCollins · 2007 · ISBN 9780061470172
  • The Dead Beat · HarperCollins · 2007 · ISBN 9780061470141
  • The Dead Beat · HarperCollins · 2006 · ISBN 9780060758752
  • The Dead Beat: The Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries · Souvenir · 2006 · ISBN 9780285637771

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