From popular TV correspondent and writer Rocca comes a charmingly irreverent and rigorously researched book that celebrates the dead people who made life worth living.
Mobituaries is an insightful and unconventional account of the people who made life worth living for the rest of us, one that asks us to think about who gets remembered, and why..
With his dogged reporting and trademark wit, Rocca brings these men and women back to life like no one else can.
He draws on these skills here.
Rocca is an expert researcher and storyteller.
Yes, dragons.
And what about Billy Carter and history\'s unruly presidential brothers? Were they ne\'er-do-well liabilities...or secret weapons? Plus, Mobits for dead sports teams, dead countries, the dearly departed station wagon, and dragons.
Alongside American servicemen on the front lines during World War II, she risked her life to help defeat the Nazis of her native Germany.
Then there\'s Marlene Dietrich, well remembered as a screen goddess, less remembered as a great patriot.
But after less than a year in the White House, the stock market crashed, and all the good he had done seemed to be forgotten.
Take Herbert Hoover: before he was president, he was the Great Humanitarian, the man who saved tens of millions from starvation.
Even if you know the names, you\'ve never understood why they matter...until now.
Now with Mobituaries , the book, he has gone much further, with all new essays on artists, entertainers, sports stars, political pioneers, founding fathers, and more.
His quest to right that wrong inspired Mobituaries, his #1 hit podcast.
But not every notable life has gotten the send-off it deserves.
Mo Rocca has always loved obituaries--reading about the remarkable lives of global leaders, Hollywood heavyweights, and innovators who changed the world.
From beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and humorist Mo Rocca, an entertaining and rigorously researched book that celebrates the dead people who have long fascinated him.
From popular TV correspondent and writer Rocca comes a charmingly irreverent and rigorously researched book that celebrates the dead people who made life worth living
