The New York Times Book of the Dead: 320 Print and 10,000 Digital Obituaries of Extraordinary People

This is about as good as it gets:History in the form of NYTimes obituaries, going back to the early 1800's,written in that unique NYT style! I truly cherish this book for its"you were there" take on the lives of these important world figures.

I bought this as a birthday present for my father who reads the obits everyday. He totally loves it. The webkey is a cool plus and the website is really easy to use. Highly recommended.

Incredible reading. Hard to put it down. It’s top quality and a great book for the coffee table or to have in a collection. I learned a great deal about some very interesting people.

Great book; however, there is SUPPOSED to be a card inside that gives you access to the online version. Mine was missing and clearly someone had ripped it out before I got it. Beware.

First looking at the title of this book would leave many readers to move on and not delve into this magnificent recording of history. What makes this volume speak to us in unusual tones is that the obituaries are recorded in the parlance and language at the time of death of the subject individual from the time the New York Times began publication to 2016. The book is edited and organized by William McDonald who segregates the book by categories such as The World Stage, American Leaders, Titans of Business, Characters of the Cause etc. Each obituary is a short synopsis of that person's life to include the person's origins, triumphs, failures and influence in that person's field. Each obituary is written in the style and language of the day. In reading these well written historical renderings gives the reader a first look of history at each of these famous individuals. This book is an excellent first write of history and gives the reader a bird's eye view of initial historic importance. Excellent idea and editing by William McDonald as seen through the publication of a newspaper in which it prints only the news that fit to print.

This is a wonderful collection of obits. I would give it a big 5 stars. BUT The 10,000 digital entries are on a chip that will not work and i have been unable to get any help from the publisher

If you are a lover of history and writing then this book is a must have. You can see how writing has changed over time by the obituaries that are written. Great men and women of each era are celebrated within its pages, opening up new worlds of information, knowledge, and majesty.

It was a great gift...the talk of the Christmas party. I peeked before I gave it...I could have read it for hours.

The website description of this product is inaccurate as the webkey WAS NOT INCLUDED. Other customers had noted this too. If the absence of the webkey is because it is an American book and the key issn't available in the UK it should have stated so. The availability of an extra 10,000 obituaries was a major factor behind my purchase. I feel hard-done-by and I will keep well clear of New York Times material in future.

Great book, to read and write about obituaries. You ca see how people write about extraordinary humans and feel theie absences.

Love love love this book. Bought it as a gift for my mum and she loves it. It's a great coffee table book at the cottage with quick reads about fascinating people. The 10,000 online obits are on a flash drive FYI.

Nur wenige Zeitungen dürften dazu in der Lage sein, deart lesenswerte Nachrufe zu verfassen. Aber die Titelseite weist nicht nur auf die 320 Artikel der gedruckten Ausgabe The New York Times Book of the Dead: 320 Print and 10,000 Digital Obituaries of Extraordinary People  hin, sondern auch auf 10000 digitale Nachrufe. Allerdings habe ich keinen Hinweis darauf gefunden, wie der Leser auf die digitalen Nachrufe zugreifen kann. The New York Times Book of the Dead: 320 Print and 10,000 Digital Obituaries of Extraordinary People

The book is a fantastic concept and the webkey for additional content is an added bonus. Unfortunately, the book arrived with a dented corner, which is something this beautiful hardcover book did not deserve.