Cool Dead People: Obituaries of Real Folks We Wish We'd Met a Little Sooner

You won't find them in history books. They're people you've probably never heard of, but they made the world a more interesting place while they were in it. Here is just a sampling of the colorful obituaries you'll find in Cool Dead People: * Insurance agent & Montana conservationist Art Aylesworth, best known as the "Bluebird Man" for his work with the mountain & western bluebirds, who built & gave away more than 35,000 bluebird nest boxes. His efforts saved these two birds from extinction. * Mel Fisher, who spent years diving for sunken treasure, only to hit paydirt at the age of 62: Off Key West he uncovered a $400 million cache of silver bars, gold, emerald, diamonds, & pearls which had been lost on a Spanish ship in 1622. * The literary agent, Connie Clausen, who began her career as an elephant rider in the circus. From the doctor who healed a town to a typewriter repairman to the stars ... from the countess who traded her title for a waitress tray, to the cleaning lady who left $150,000 to a local college, this whimsical & moving collection has the last word on over 100 people who could be, well, any one of us.O'Boyle, Jane is the author of 'Cool Dead People: Obituaries of Real Folks We Wish We'd Met a Little Sooner' with ISBN 9780452282292 and ISBN 0452282292.