Summary: "The obituary page of The New York Times is a celebration of extraordinary lives. This groundbreaking package includes 300 obits in the book with exclusive online access to 10,000 more of the most important and fascinating obituaries the Times has ever published. The obituary page is the section many readers first turn to not only see who died, but to read some of the most inspiring,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 920 NEWPadnani, Amisha
Summary: This book is inspired by "Overlooked," the New York Times series that celebrates extraordinary women, BIPOC and LGBTQIA figures, and people with disabilities who changed history. These people staggered us with their bravery, expanded our understanding of the world by innovating, and broke constraints in an unspoken mission to create a better future for others.--Adapted from back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: At a time when the free press is under threat, OBIT. takes a rare look inside one of the United States' foremost journalistic institutions, The New York Times. The steadfast writers of the paper's Obituaries section approach their work with journalistic rigor and narrative flair, each day depositing the details of a handful of extraordinary lives into the cultural memory. Going beyond the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF OBISummary: Volumes spanning 1950-2015 with an index that includes obituaries published 1998-2004. Contains maps and other information showing the location of Cemeteries in Kalkaska County. Perhaps this will help you find the location of your ancesters grave.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Leader and Kalkaskian 0000
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1 available in Reference Office, Call number: R GEN 929.377465 Dunham 1930-1987 Index5 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.377465 Dunham 1950-1987 Vol. 1
Call number: R GEN 929.377465 Dunham 1950-1987 Vol. 2
Call number: R GEN 929.377465 Dunham 1988-1997 Vol. 1
Call number: R GEN 929.377465 Dunham 1988-1997 Vol. 2
Call number: R GEN 929.377465 Dunham 2015 Vol. 1
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4 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.377465 Dunham 1930-1987 Vol. 1Call number: R GEN 929.377465 Dunham 1950-1987 Vol. 2
Call number: R GEN 929.377465 Dunham 1988-1997 Vol. 1
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Hiaasen, Carl.
Summary: Jack Tagger, once an investigative reporter now writes only obituaries. One of his death notices says Jimmy Stoma, lead singer of the once notorious Slut Puppies died in a scuba-diving accident. Sensing foul play he begins to investigate as the rest of the Slut Puppies begin dying.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2002
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC HIAMcKenzie, Donald A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hunterdon House 1988
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.371 McKenClark, Mary Jane Behrends.
Summary: Reporter Laura Walsh has always been known for having celebrities' obituaries ready to print almost before they die, but when a local newscaster whose job Laura wants is killed, the obituary Laura wrote for her the day before raises the suspicions of her co-workers and the police.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2000
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MYS CLARKFasman, Jon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FASJohnson, Marilyn
Summary: Obituaries are history as it is happening. Whose time am I living in? Was he a success or a failure, lucky or doomed, older than I am or younger? Did she know how to live? Where else can you celebrate the life of the pharmacist who moonlighted as a spy, the genius behind Sea Monkeys, the school lunch lady who spent her evenings as a ballroom hostess? No wonder so many readers skip the news and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 070.4499 JOHReid, William D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hunterdon House 1980
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.3713 Reid,Clark, Mary Jane Behrends.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 2000
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP M CLAHiaasen, Carl.
Summary: Once a hotshot investigative reporter, middle-aged Jack Tagger now bangs out obituaries for a South Florida daily. When Jimmy Stoma, the infamous front man of Jimmy and the Slut Puppies, dies in a diving "accident, " Jack uses clues from the singer's own music to unravel the mystery and resurrect his career in the process.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Large Print Press 2002
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Place a hold to request this item.Kurkov, Andreĭ.
Summary: In the prequel to Penguin Lost, aspiring writer Viktor Zolotaryov leads a down-and-out life in poverty-and-violence-wracked Kiev--he's out of work and his only friend is a penguin, Misha, that he rescued when the local zoo started getting rid of animals. Even more nerve-wracking: a local mobster has taken a shine to Misha and wants to keep borrowing him for events. But Viktor thinks he's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Melville International Crime 2011
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Summary: "Mo Rocca has always loved obituaries -- reading about the remarkable lives of world leaders, captains of industry, innovators and artists. But not every notable life has gotten the send-off it deserves. With Mobituaries -- the book companion to the CBS podcast of the same name -- the journalist, humorist, and history buff is righting that wrong, profiling the people who have long fascinated...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920.02 ROCCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920.02 ROCSummary: Obituaries compiled by volunteers from the Cadillac Newspaper years 1930-2001.
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Publisher / Publication Date: [s.n.] 0000
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5 available in Genealogy, Call number: REF GEN 929.377467 Cadillac VOL. ICall number: REF GEN 929.377467 Cadillac VOL. II
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Hagerty, James R.
Summary: "In a surprisingly upbeat, heartfelt book about a serious subject, The Wall Street Journal's veteran obituary writer, award-winning journalist James R. Hagerty, shares his unique skills with those who want to have the last word with flourish, honesty, and even humor. Whether in-brief for future newspapers and websites, or as a more complete mini-memoir for friends and family, Yours Truly is a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp. 2023
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur 2003
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KENMartin, Yvonne E.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage Books, Inc. 1988
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.37478 MARMcKenzie, Donald A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hunterdon House 1982
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.371 McKenMcKenzie, Donald A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hunterdon House 1984
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.371 McKenCohen, Chester G.
Summary: Lists more than 2,000 Jewish communities in eastern Europe, compiled from newspapers, directories, etc.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage Books 1989
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 947.0004924 COHSummary: Presents bibliographical articles about living leaders in all fields of human accomplishment throughout the world; arranged alphabetically, with obituaries, a cumulative index to the January 2001 - November 2008 issues of "Current Biography" magazine, and an index of professions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. W. Wilson 2009