Paul Berra

Grave Tidings

An Anthology of Famous Last Words

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Produktbeschreibung

An endlessly entertaining anthology of last words, from the famous, the infamous and those, apparently, with an eye for posterity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Biteback Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 178mm x 112mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 181g
• ISBN-13: 9781785901027
• ISBN-10: 1785901028
• Artikelnr.: 45254234

Autorenporträt

Paul Berra: Paul Berra is a musician, writer and comedian, often prone to uttering 'last words' in moments of existential crisis. He will go down in history as the unfortunate who muttered the words 'I'm only here for the bier' at Malcolm McLaren's funeral. The author lives next to a grave yard in rural England.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The Hedonists: Drinkers
gourmands
libertines and the hopelessly entertaining featuring Dylan Thomas
Jack Daniel
Niccolò Machiavelli and Oscar Wilde 2. Parting shots: Saints
spies
kings
killers
heroes and the irremediably unlucky featuring Emperor Nero
Ethel Rosenberg
Giles Corey and Ned Kelly 3. The Optimists: Dreamers
wishful thinkers and the terminally unprepared featuring Charles Darwin
Ludwig van Beethoven
Seamus Heaney and Ayrton Senna 4. The Pragmatists: Stoics
realists
fatalists and the incurably unimpressed featuring Captain Lawrence Oates
Winston Churchill
Laurence Olivier and Alexander the Great 5. The Visionaries: Mystics
thinkers
legends and the downright inspirational featuring Amelia Earhart
Che Guevara
John Wayne and Leonardo da Vinci