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Rating:  Summary: Entertaining! Review: This is definately one of the most entertaining reads all year. The telling, moving, and sometimes hilarious reflections kept me turning the page. It was tough for me to put down! This book is a real treasure. Debbie Farmer, author of 'Don't Put Lipstick on the Cat'
Rating:  Summary: Entertaining! Review: This is definately one of the most entertaining reads all year. The telling, moving, and sometimes hilarious reflections kept me turning the page. It was tough for me to put down! This book is a real treasure. Debbie Farmer, author of 'Don't Put Lipstick on the Cat'
Rating:  Summary: Last Words of Legends Review: Well, this is definitely a page turner and a flip through and a go back and read again and share and tell people they just have to read it.
Imagine, so many wrote their last words poetically. Some wrote pages while others wrote short. "I demand a recount." "Mispronounced dead on arrival." And perhaps you'll guess who wrote one word "Imagine!"
My absolute favorite, laugh out loud epitath--
When my time on earth is done
And I have breathed my last
I want them to bury me upside down
So my critics can kiss my ass
Rating:  Summary: Celebrities' last words Review: When you pass on from this life, what would you want people to say about you? Larry King asked that question of over 300 celebrities, and the result is "Remember Me When I'm Gone," a fascinating compendium of epitaphs and obituaries penned by the still living about themselves. The celebrities include actors, authors, business people, journalists, artists, musicians, politicians, and scientists. The contributions run the gamut: funny, spiritual, laudatory, biographical, comforting, witty, and philosphical. Appropriately enough, there are some song lyrics from songwriters, cartoons from cartoonists, comic epitaphs from comedians, and poetry from writers. Fred Rogers composed his contribution before his death, when he knew he was seriously ill. Larry King provided his own epitaph as well. It was tough for me to select a few examples from so many interesting contributions, but here goes:Joanna Barnes: At Last - A Parking Space! Arnold Schwarzenegger: I had fun. Ted Turner: I have nothing more to say. Beverly Sills: The best is yet to come. Robin Leach: Hi, this is Robin Leach standing outside the pearly gates! Jim Davis: I would like to be remembered as someone who was extremely old. Dr. Laura Schlessinger: How arrogant to write your own epitaph. This book displays a lot of wit and wisdom on a sobering topic, and I recommend it as an entertaining and enlightening read. Eileen Rieback
Rating:  Summary: Celebrities' last words Review: When you pass on from this life, what would you want people to say about you? Larry King asked that question of over 300 celebrities, and the result is "Remember Me When I'm Gone," a fascinating compendium of epitaphs and obituaries penned by the still living about themselves. The celebrities include actors, authors, business people, journalists, artists, musicians, politicians, and scientists. The contributions run the gamut: funny, spiritual, laudatory, biographical, comforting, witty, and philosphical. Appropriately enough, there are some song lyrics from songwriters, cartoons from cartoonists, comic epitaphs from comedians, and poetry from writers. Fred Rogers composed his contribution before his death, when he knew he was seriously ill. Larry King provided his own epitaph as well. It was tough for me to select a few examples from so many interesting contributions, but here goes: Joanna Barnes: At Last - A Parking Space! Arnold Schwarzenegger: I had fun. Ted Turner: I have nothing more to say. Beverly Sills: The best is yet to come. Robin Leach: Hi, this is Robin Leach standing outside the pearly gates! Jim Davis: I would like to be remembered as someone who was extremely old. Dr. Laura Schlessinger: How arrogant to write your own epitaph. This book displays a lot of wit and wisdom on a sobering topic, and I recommend it as an entertaining and enlightening read. Eileen Rieback
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