{"product_id":"playing-dead-9781476739342","title":"Playing Dead","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis coming soon.......\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A beguiling foray into the wacky yet somehow ever-fascinating realm of death fraud.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Maria Konnikova, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Confidence Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mesmerizing.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wonderfully weird.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Deborah Blum, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Poisoner's Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Elizabeth Greenwood is as entertaining and gifted an archeologist of subcultures as she is an able explorer of issues like anonymity, the right to privacy, and how much control people can ever exert over their identities. An energetic and insatiable writer, her generous mind infuses every page of this astonishing book.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Heidi Julavits, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Folded Clock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Exuberant and ironic, witty and compassionate, various and keenly-focused, \u003ci\u003ePlaying Dead \u003c\/i\u003eis eccentric investigative journalism. A terrific subject, where the deadly (excuse the pun) serious and absurdly comic meet and mesh.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Margo Jefferson, author of \u003ci\u003eNegroland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Riveting.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ghoulishly existential.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBloombergBusinessweek\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Quirky, engaging, and surprisingly uplifting... Elizabeth Greenwood has written a book about death, faked and real, that teaches us much about life.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Eric Weiner, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Geography of Genius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePlaying Dead\u003c\/i\u003e marks the debut of a very talented author. Both the book and the writer are cause for celebration.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Jeff Guinn, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eManson\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A bizarre exposé of the disappearance industry.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wildly entertaining.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Tony Perrottet, author of \u003ci\u003eNapoleon's Privates\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Slightly macabre, but ultimately very human; it is a questioning of how we seek satisfaction in life, and when we cut and run. Greenwood's narrative voice is humble and approachable, but as an investigator she is tenacious.... \u003ci\u003ePlaying Dead\u003c\/i\u003e will please those attracted to the eccentric, as well as anyone who has ever fantasized about leaving it all behind.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Belongs to that genre of popular nonfiction best exemplified by Jon Ronson.... It’s a form that above all requires a likable, self-deprecating, curious narrator, and Greenwood fits the bill.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— S\u003ci\u003elate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Catnip.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Highly entertaining.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eLenny Letter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Earnestly researched.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"From digging up suspect graves to buying her own death certificate, Greenwood investigates the work of death fraud with probing comedic wit, and ultimately delivers a reflection on the efficacy of escaping ourselves.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDuJour\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A tragicomic study.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBust\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Entertaining and enlightening.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Greenwood explores this topic with wit, clarity and a gift for making a somewhat morbid subject into a fascinating read.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLa Crosse Tribune\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If your life totally sucks then simply end it and start a new one. Elizabeth Greenwood’s creepy and hilarious foray into death fakery shows you how.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Simon Doonan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Asylum \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Beautiful People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49530705871191,"sku":"9781476739342","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476739342.jpg?v=1731880232","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/playing-dead-9781476739342","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}