Death Becomes Them: Unearthing the Suicides of the Brilliant, the Famous, and the Notorious

Author Alix Strauss takes a provocative look at the self-imposed deaths of the famous and infamous in Death Becomes Them. In this fascinating and intimate chronicle of celebrity suicides, the spotlight shines on the lonely last moments of Kurt Cobain and Ernest Hemingway, Abbie Hoffman and Adolf Hitler, Dorothy Dandridge, Sigmund Freud, Hunter S. Thompson, and others. Death Becomes Them explores their sadness and madness, their accomplishments and the circumstances that led to their irreversible decision, and wishes them all a fond final good-bye.

Author: Alix Strauss
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 09/15/2009
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.16h x 5.14w x 0.82d
ISBN: 9780061728563

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 09/01/2009 pg. 16
Publisher's Weekly Annex 09/14/2009

About the Author
Strauss, Alix: -

Alix Strauss is a lifestyle trend writer who appears on national morning and talk shows. Her articles have been published in the New York Times, Marie Claire, Time, and Entertainment Weekly, among other publications. She is the author of The Joy of Funerals, Have I Got a Guy for You, and Death Becomes Them: Unearthing the Suicides of the Brilliant, the Famous, and the Notorious.