Where Are They Buried? How Did They Die? Fitting Ends & Final Resting Places of the Famous, Infamous, and Noteworthy (Revised & Updated Edition) By Tod Benoit

Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers; Revised & Updated edition August 2009 ISBN: 978-1579128227 pages: 590; softcopy; price: $14.95

Have you ever wondered where your childhood idol from history is buried? Perhaps, you thought about where that long forgotten actor who had the starring role on your favorite TV show is laid to rest? Or maybe to feed the macabre thoughts deep inside your mind you have a downright obsession with visiting the gravesites of anyone who had anything to do with the world of film, literature, politics, crime, history, military, etc.

Well if you’ve answered yes to any of the above questions? The next time you’re at the local bookshop you might be interested in the book “Where Are They Buried? How Did They Die? Fitting Ends & Final Resting Places of The Famous, Infamous, and Noteworthy” by Tod Benoit. This book is a treasure trove of short biographical narratives, of over 450 personages from the world of film, crime, politics, literature, great minds, etc.

The book has twelve chapters. These chapters range from topics such as Gen-X Standouts, Baby Boomer Icons, Sports Heroes, Television & Film Personalities, Popular Music Icons, Notable Figures from History, among others. Woven throughout the book are graveside photos, and head shot photos, of the personalities featured on the pages of the book.

One of the things I really liked about Where Are They Buried? How Did They Die? was that included with each biographical narration are instructions w/driving directions on how to find the gravesite in the cemetery. Another thing I thought was extremely helpful especially for people who have no clue what they’re doing. Is that near the back of the book there are instructions on how to go about doing research ie finding/tracking down gravesites.

All in all this is a fantastic book. I highly recommend picking it up the next time you’re at your local bookstore, or surfing around your favorite book retail site.