Recently I ordered the book “Resting Places: The Burial Sites of Over 10,000 Famous Persons” by Scott Wilson. To summarize this book is an excellent reference with 10,113 notations of practically anyone who had something to do with hollywood, crime, politics, business, royalty, military, history etc. It lists brief biographical information about the personages in the book listing various things about their life while also including birth and death dates, exact locations in the cemetery where their final home can be found, it also mentions if the notable is cremated and lists the locations of the cremaines.

The book comes in two volumes. It includes a very extensive bibliography, listing each book used in the research for this new edition. The index by the way is organized by city with each cemetery in the city mentioned with the personages organized by a numbered notation of where the personages can be found in the book which is a very nice feature I might add. There are many people who I never would have imagined listed in the book.

The only thing that I do not like about the book is the Publishers Suggested Retail Price which the asking price for this title is $95.00 dollars. So I would imagine that the price alone would be a discouragement for most people interested in this hobby of ours who wish to get their own copy.

I would also like to mention that I firmly believe there will be more updated editions to this book. The first book written by Mr. Wilson which has the same title but instead of 10,000 notables it lists 7,000. This new edition includes just over 3,000 new listings including the 7,000 from the earlier edition. So with that said I’m pretty sure there will be more to come from the author. I just wish the publisher’s price for the two volumes wasn’t so expensive. But then again its well worth it and if you really want the book you should buy it even if it will break the bank.