Tombstones: Seventy-Five Famous People and Their Final Resting Places (Paperback)

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Product Description

The author has spent 20 years travelling throughout the US and Europe to photograph tombstones, crypts, and memorials to famous people. This book features the final reposes to 80 men and women including Karl Marx, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Jules Verne, Freud and Anna Pavlova.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press (February 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898158605
• ISBN-13: 978-0898158601
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #836,543 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No More Roses, September 4, 2000

By	"goldcoastreviews" (Florida) - See all my reviews

Thousands of visitors a year quietly stroll by Marilyn Monroe's tomb in Forest Lawn. There used to be a dozen fresh roses delivered weekly in her honor from one time husband Joe Dimagio. No more roses, Joe has left us too, but, Marilyn's simple yet elegant tombstone is still there.

And for those of us that will admit to our quirky yet noble curiosities, this book enhances the lives of 75 famous people with information and full-color photographs of their final resting places. Some seem to reflect how they lived--larger than life, some quiet and unassuming.

We found this book to be completely fascinating. Well designed colorfully detailed cemetary photos along with little known factoid bios cover such famous people as the afore-mentioned Marilyn Monroe to Martin Luther King, Jr., Golda Meir to Jackie Robinson, James Dean to Irving Berlin. There are gunfighters, sports legends, military heroes, writers , explorers and more.

With this unique hard stock paperback book, one can whistle through the graveyard in the comfort of their own home. Or plan to visit these legends on an historical vacation in The States and Europe. One could then whisper, (sorry, we cannot resist)--I see dead people's graves! Seriously, as the author and photographer Gregg Felsen stated, " Most of these people overcame great obstacles and adversity on their roads to greatness in their respective fields. This book is meant to honor these remarkable people."

A great gift for those interested in famous people, history, photography, travel, and death.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A well-done, if modest, look at an interesting subject, May 6, 2001

By	audrey (white mtns) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Very short narrative, including the date and place of birth and death, accompanies a good color photograph of each grave. Arranged chronologically by the year of death, this resource includes figures from the world of politics, entertainment, science, literature, sports and the military.

5.0 out of 5 stars Death - The One Great Mystery We Can't Solve Until We've Been There, September 21, 2005

By	Angela J. Thorpe "desertprincess" (Middletown, CT, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The book shows and briefly describes the tombstones of politicians, movie stars, writers, sports figures, musicians, scientists, murderers, spies and gangsters.

We didn't know them personally, but there's a bond nonetheless. Especially with the famous. Maybe their book spoke to us, their movie drew us in, their words or ideas captivated us.

There's something mysterious and serene about graveyards. It's the one great mystery we can't solve until we've actually been there - death that is. It's comforting to know we won't be the only ones experiencing it.