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I Told You I Was Ill: Laughing In the Face of Death [Kietas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Hardback, 192 pages, aukštis x plotis: 198x129 mm
  • Išleidimo metai: 13-Sep-2012
  • Leidėjas: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 184317622X
  • ISBN-13: 9781843176220
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Hardback, 192 pages, aukštis x plotis: 198x129 mm
  • Išleidimo metai: 13-Sep-2012
  • Leidėjas: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
  • ISBN-10: 184317622X
  • ISBN-13: 9781843176220
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
A compendium of tales of the departed. It looks at the funny side of one of life's certainties. It also provides advice on planning your big finish and how to attract the crowds at your funeral, as well as inspirational anecdotes involving extremely animals, no headstone is left unturned in the quest for hilarity.

Bringing together a holy host of the world's stupidest deaths, strange send-offs, bizarre wills, and hilarious headstones, this is a side-splitting book that dares to laugh in the face of death

Death may be bleak but—rest in peace—there is nothing gloomy about this curious compendium of tales of the departed. This book that looks at the funny side of one of life's certainties, recounting stories of inventors done in by their own inventions, actors expiring on stage, and extraordinarily elaborate fake death plots. With advice on planning your big finish and how to attract the crowds at your funeral, as well as inspirational anecdotes involving extremely wealthy animals, no headstone is left unturned in the quest for hilarity. From funeral facts and famous last words, to musings on the afterlife, all that is witty and wry about kicking the bucket is presented here for your amusement.

Recenzijos

Will have you grinning at the Grim Reaper * The Sun *

Introduction 7(4)
1 Going Out in Style: Spectacular, Profound and Plain Silly Expirations
11(24)
2 Any Last Requests?: Weird Wills and Confounding Funerals
35(22)
3 I Woz Ere: Hilarious Headstones
57(22)
4 Pampered Pussycats and Prized Pooches: Leaving the Lot to Your Favourite Furry Friend
79(10)
5 It's Alive!: Faked and Mistaken Deaths
89(30)
6 Pimp My Coffin: Signature Sarcophagi for the Ultimate Send-Off
119(8)
7 See You Later Alligator (In a While Crocodile): The Finest and Funniest Funeral Songs
127(8)
8 Make Your Memorial Truly Memorable: Top Ten Stylish So Longs
135(8)
9 Location, Location, Location: Choosing Your Final Resting Place
143(10)
10 A Great Career Move: The World's Ten Top-Earning Dead Celebrities
153(12)
11 Laugh? I Nearly Died: Joking About the End
165(18)
12 Laughing in the Face of Undeath: The Pros and Cons of Preternatural Life
183
Liz Evers is a writer and editor who has written four books for Michael O'Mara Books. She has worked on varied projects across communications and publishing and lives in Ireland.