Mo Rocca
Author
Description
"Mo Rocca has always loved obituaries--reading about the remarkable lives of global leaders, Hollywood heavyweights, and innovators who changed the world. But not every notable life has gotten the send-off it deserves. His quest to right that wrong inspired Mobituaries, his #1 hit podcast. Now with Mobituaries, the book, he has gone much further, with all new essays on artists, entertainers, sports stars, political pioneers, founding fathers, and...
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
687 pages (large print) : illustrations ;‡c23 cm.
Description
"Eighty has been the new sixty for about twenty years now. In fact, there have always been late-in-life achievers, those who declined to go into decline just because they were eligible for social security. Journalist, humorist, and history buff Mo Rocca and coauthor Jonathan Greenberg introduce us to the people past and present who peaked when they could have been puttering--breaking out as writers, selling out concert halls, attempting to set land-speed...
Pub. Date
[2009], c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dale Sweeney is the host of his own radio show dedicated to discovering the unknown. Just as his radio show is about to be cancelled, he receives a mysterious call that is believed to be from another world. Aliens, adventure, and ice cream sandwiches launch this all-star cast into a cosmic adventure so amazing it's almost unbelievable.