Farewell, Godspeed: The Greatest Eulogies of Our Time

Farewell, Godspeed: The Greatest Eulogies of Our Time
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Farewell, Godspeed is a remarkable collection of eulogies for some of the most notable figures of our time, delivered by the people who knew them best. In the words used to eulogize the great and celebrated men and women of the worldâ€”sometimes reverential, sometimes funny, always poignantâ€”we come as close as perhaps we ever will to seeing the warm humanity beneath their public personas.

Cyrus M. Copeland has gathered some of the greatest of these writings about artists, scientists, authors, public servants, entertainers, and others who have captured our attention by making the world a better, or at least a livelier, place. Here is Andy Warholâ€™s close friend describing Warholâ€™s hidden spirituality. Albert Einsteinâ€™s assistant recounting his humanism. Edward Kennedy remembering with a brotherâ€™s tenderness the life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Larry McMurtryâ€™s lively and loving tribute to Irving â€œSwiftyâ€ Lazar. And Robert Bernstein, longtime publisher and friend of Dr. Seuss, memorializing him with special, never-before-published verse. Also included are the eulogies of the Challenger astronauts by President Ronald Reagan; Charles Schulz by Cathy Guisewite (creator of the comic strip Cathy); Bette Davis by James Woods; Bob Fosse by Neil Simon; Lucille Ball by Diane Sawyer; Martin Luther King Jr. by Benjamin E. Mays; David O. Selznick by Truman Capote; Karl Marx by Friedrich Engels; and Gianni Versace by Madonna.

In these moving and personal tributes we see at last the vulnerabilities and nuances of character that are often hidden from the spotlight, and the true personalities behind the names we remember.
Country USA
Brand CROWN
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2003-12-23
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781400049462

Country	USA
Brand	CROWN
Manufacturer	Crown
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2003-12-23
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781400049462

Farewell, Godspeed: The Greatest Eulogies of Our Time

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