{"product_id":"dead-lines-george-hesselberg-9780870209666","title":"Dead Lines: Slices of Life from the Obit Beat","description":"In a lively collection of feature obituaries and related news stories, longtime newspaper reporter George Hesselberg celebrates life, sharing the most fascinating stories that came from decades of covering the obit and public safety beats. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In more than forty years at the \u003ci\u003eWisconsin State Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Hesselberg frequently found himself writing about fatal accidents, crime investigations, and the deaths of the wealthy, famous, or notorious. But he was most drawn to the curious, the unknown, and the unsung--the deaths that normally wouldn't make much of a splash, if any mention at all, in the news columns of a daily paper. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Digging deeper, he uncovered the extraordinary among the ordinary, memorializing the lives of a sword designer, a radio villain, a pioneering female detective, a homeless woman who spoke fluent French, a beloved classroom tarantula, and many more. Their stories are alternately amusing, sad, surprising, and profound. Together they speak to a shared human experience and inspire us to see the people around us with new eyes, valuing the lives while they are still being lived.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Hesselberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0870209663\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780870209666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wisconsin Historical Society Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards - Silver Medal Winner","brand":"George Hesselberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051674792191,"sku":"9780870209666","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ebd1c05-fc32-4608-b423-7c3ea901a422.jpg?v=1685014501","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dead-lines-george-hesselberg-9780870209666","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}