FREE EBOOK Mobituaries Great Lives Worth Reliving [K.I.N.D.L.E]

FREE EBOOK Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving [K.I.N.D.L.E]
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Mobituaries:
Great Lives Worth
Reliving
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Once again Mo Rocca delivers a funny and smart offering whilst punning
off his first name.― —Jon Stewart “I'm dead keen to read it and
alive with joy at not being included.―—P. J. O'Rourke, author of,
most recently, None of My Business '[Mo Roccaâ€s obituaries have] a
rare and welcome generosity of spirit…They revisit people who died
long ago but were denied full appreciation. Theyâ€re exhumation as
celebration. —Frank Bruni, New York Times Opinion Columnist“Mo Rocca
is like a box of chocolates; the more you taste him, the more you love
him. And he just gets better and better. Read on and enjoy slowly.― —
Angie Dickinson, Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning actress “Mo Rocca
has given us a candy bowl of tasty morsels: tales of fascinating folks
that we donâ€t know enough about. Itâ€s a joy for curious minds, and
addictive reading.― —Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling
author of Steve Jobs and Leonardo da Vinci “A spicy blend of humor,
irony, wit, facts, fable, and heart.― —Kirkus 'Impeccably
researched, this book is packed with facts that are sure to give you a
leg up at pub trivia.... a delightful, hilarious romp through history.
Put this book in the hands of history buffs or anyone who loves a good
laugh.'—Booklist  Read more Mo Rocca is a correspondent for CBS
Sunday Morning, host of The Henry Fordâ€s Innovation Nation, and host
and creator of the Cooking Channelâ€s My Grandmotherâ€s Ravioli, in
which he learned to cook from grandmothers and grandfathers across the
country. Heâ€s also a frequent panelist on NPRâ€s hit weekly quiz
show Wait Wait…Donâ€t Tell Me! Rocca spent four seasons as a
correspondent on Comedy Centralâ€s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He
began his career in TV as a writer and producer for the Emmy andÂ
Peabody Award–winning PBS childrenâ€s series Wishbone. As an actor,
Mo starred on Broadway in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
Rocca is the author of All the Presidents†Pets, a historical novelÂ
about White House pets and their role in presidential decision-making.
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