The Funeral Planner Goes To The White House [Paperback]

Lynn Isenberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2009

We, the people--need Madison Banks

So the White House has tapped "life-celebration entrepreneur" Madison Banks to create a new national holiday...complete with a celebrity-studded multimedia extravaganza...to honor those who have passed on, reinvigorate the populace and basically save the country. No pressure.

But as "America's Grief Czar," Maddy will also have to:

-- become the president's personal "grief buddy"

-- win over the media, who only care what she's wearing

-- foil an old enemy who's out to sink her

-- schmooze, plan, network and text as if there's no tomorrow and

-- figure out how to keep it all from destroying her fledgling romance

This time it's no mere after party Maddy's planning--and it'll be her reputation on the line when mayhem ensues and her latest adventure turns the Washington political establishment upside down. Yeah. No pressure.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Mira; Original edition (February 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0778327353
• ISBN-13: 978-0778327356
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,206,918 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

LYNN ISENBERG

In addition to writing the comedy trilogy novels THE FUNERAL PLANNER, THE FUNERAL PLANNER GOES TO WASHINGTON and THE FUNERAL PLANNER GOES GLOBAL, Isenberg launched the real life business it inspired at LIGHTS OUT ENTERPRISES (www.LightsOutEnterprises.com) and a social media networking site inspired by protagonist Maddy Banks at www.TheTributeNetwork.com. A native Michigander and Californian Lynn Isenberg is an avant-garde content creator, transmedia producer, and brand strategist.

Her critically acclaimed works include THE FUNERAL PLANNER trilogy series and her debut novel MY LIFE UNCOVERED as well as feature film and TV credits for Youngblood, I Love You to Death, True Vinyl, and the popular series I::Design (which she co-created and executive produced. Her work in new media and branded entertainment includes The Funeral Planner Digital Series featuring JOSS STONE now available on AMAZON, Jill Sobule's Analog Girl for Paramount Pictures & StreamSearch.com, the premiere Sundance Online Film Festival among many others. She is CEO of Focus Media, Inc. and www.BooksandBrands.com, and the founder of the renowned Hollywood Literary Retreat.

Lynn speaks at Universities and Book Festivals and is a member of the Writers Guild New Media Writers Caucus. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a B.A. in English Language & Literature, a minor in Film Studies, an MBA & Entrepreneurial Studies Audit and holds a Masters in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica.

She has appeared on NBC's The Today Show, CBS's The Early Show, and numerous other TV and radio talk shows including NPR and the front page of the New York Times Style Section, BusinessWeek and MSN.com.

Through her company Focus Media, Inc., Lynn writes, produces and publishes multi-media content. Her trilogy of The Funeral Planner is soon to become a TV series with award winning comedy director Donald Petrie on board.

Visit: www.TheTributeNetwork.com, www.LynnIsenberg.com, www.LightsOutEnterprises.com for more information or to book speaking engagements contact [e-mail]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read!, February 13, 2009

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Enthusiastic Reader (Delray Beach, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Funeral Planner Goes To The White House (Paperback)

This is a great page-turner with lots of comedy, irony and satire into the inner workings of the White House and inner healings of a Workaholic. Embedded in the comedy is a great deal of depth and wisdom about collective healing and grief consciousness. It's also strangely odd how well timed this novel is in terms of the mood of our country--as if the author had channeled the future in terms of our economic conditions. This book was so good that I bought the first novel in the series (The Funeral Planner) to catch up on the adventures of Maddy Banks!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars what the heck?, January 7, 2011

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dcbooklover (washington, dc) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Funeral Planner Goes To The White House (Paperback)

Madison Banks, a "life-celebration entrepreneur", has been hired by the White House to create a new national holiday to honor the dead. As "America's Grief Czar", Madison is supposed to put on a huge extravaganza with celebrities and amazing effects to help the nation get back on its emotional feet. I didn't get this book at all. I couldn't tell whether the author intended it to be a light, fun chick lit book or a serious book sermonizing on dealing with grief. It didn't strike the right tone or balance from my perspective.

5.0 out of 5 stars Love The Funeral Planner Books, DVD and The Tribute Network, January 21, 2010

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Liz H. Kelly - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Funeral Planner Goes To The White House (Paperback)

Love The Funeral Planner Goes to the White House with Maddy as the Chief Grief Counselor! Along with Lynn's entertaining books and upcoming DVD, she's created The Tribute Network, which is a social media website where you can post videos to honor people and pets you love. After posting a tribute video for my highschool friend who recently passed away suddenly at a young age, it was heartwarming to see that over 500 friends watched it from around the world. This video helped me share life celebrations for my friend when I could not be there to speak at the funeral. My tribute video included black and white photos from our yearbook, and the song "Beautiful Girl" because she was gorgeous both inside and out. Thank you Lynn Isenberg for inspiring me to film this tribute with laughs of the good times together that touched so many hearts.

I also got a sneak preview of Lynn's Hi-Def Digital Series on DVD that is due out this spring with a sparkling Hollywood cast that will make you laugh and think about how you want to be remembered. Three women plan Life Celebrations with fun twists and a coffee shop office in Santa Monica, CA, including Maddy Banks (Heather Mazur/ CSI), Eve (Joss Stone/ hot singer), and Sierra (Marisa Ramirez/ General Hospital). What an awesome compliment to Lynn's comedy novel trilogy (The Funeral Planner, The Funeral Planner Goes to the White House and The Funeral Planner Goes Global). I highly recommend The Funeral Planner books, DVD and The Tribute Network! Thank you for the life celebration reminders Lynn!