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Jamie Oliver
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Pages: 200 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 1905548265
Pub: The Friday Project Limited
Pub date: 2006-11-01
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 70110
Reader Reviews:
good stuff and very interesting (0/0 people found this helpful)
I loved this book, very amusing and fascinating for those that wonder about the business of the death of your body.
Grateful Undead (0/0 people found this helpful)
I enjoyed this book just as I tend to enjoy programmes on TV like CSI. It did not live up to the "laugh? I almost died!" write-up it suggests is contained in the book. I thought it a rather serious book. This was not a problem as it gave lots of facts about death and sometimes wandered into a very weak link with death, i.e. airports named after people whose name begins with J!(?) On the whole, it had lots of info for those who enjoy this sort of topic.
But I'm not dead yet??!! (0/0 people found this helpful)
When I saw this book advertised and read the synopsis for some reason I thought about Monty Python "The Meaning of Life" and the sketch where they were collecting the dead. One poor man wasn't quite dead as he was thrown onto the back of the cart and he was calling out "excuse me, but I'm not dead yet" but they were taking no notice of him. A random thought I know but one appropriate to this book - we are not dead yet but at some point we all will be. The author tackles the subject of death from all angles and the interviews make informative and compelling reading. I did not set out to buy a book on death, sorry but I was originally looking for the new book by the chef who shares the same name, but I was intrigued by the unusual and witty approach to this subject and can honestly say that I am glad I brought as it made my morning commute to work a lot more enjoyable! A great stocking filler for any other commuters out there!!
I died laughing (0/0 people found this helpful)
...well, I didn't really, but you'd go happy if you did. Get Dead manages to take all those things we like to dwell on in our quiet, melancholic moments, and gives you a kick up the arse. Everyone dies, some people deal with death on a daily basis, and ain't nobody gonna keep the Grim Reaper at bay...yes, even from you.
This is NOT a morose book but one to give your ageing Chelsea Pensioner Grandad, your flippant teenager, or your discerning twenty-forty something. All good stuff. Perfect for Xmas (or toilet reading for the men out there!).
Refreshingly funny and insightful book tackling the taboo of death. (2/2 people found this helpful)
Really interesting interviews with people in the 'trade' from crime scene police officers to undertakers and grave diggers, includes great photography aswell which makes this an all round excellent read. But beyond the humor there's a veritable feast of facts and figures which will astound and amaze you. There's also some serious advice and guidance at the back of the book which is a really good source of information. My advice? Buy it.
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