{"product_id":"9781452000411","title":"Deadly Mistakes: Real Obituaries Gone Amusingly Wrong","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen it comes to humor, Americans are said to hold nothing sacred.  \u003ci\u003eDeadly Mistakes:  Real Obituaries Gone Amusingly Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e is an example of that sentiment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiven our near obsession with fame and celebrity, it should come as no surprise that “ordinary people” would go to extraordinary lengths to be considered noteworthy.  \u003ci\u003eDeadly Mistakes \u003c\/i\u003eprovides the evidence in the obituaries of the “unfamous.”  Average folks are remembered by family and friends in send-offs that unintentionally go off the rails in amusing and bizarre ways.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat's to be said of someone whose family wants him to be remembered for inventing an electric pickle...that stinks?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOf someone who, “not wanting to give up his love of uniforms, became a campus police officer?”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOr of someone who achieved the mysterious title of “Puissant Sovereign of the Red Cross of Constantine”?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlenty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll this and more is included in \u003ci\u003eDeadly Mistakes:  Real Obituaries Gone Amusingly Wrong.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese obituaries have not been edited (except for length and to remove last names).  They stand on their own as commentary on the human need to find meaning in it all… somehow, some way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeadly Mistakes\u003c\/i\u003e should remind readers of one thing:  it's best to go out laughing.  Just ask the guy whose memorial service was held at Hammerhead's Bar, just east of The Strip, in Vegas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155890782448,"sku":"9781452000411","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781452000411_p0.jpg?v=1763841770","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781452000411","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}