Farewell, Godspeed: The Greatest Eulogies of Our Time

Saying goodbye is never easy, but this compilation of eulogies mourning the loss of some of the greatest contemporary legends celebrates the beauty and humanity of words that bid loved ones a final adieu. Copeland includes scientists, musicians, politicians, actors, and others who have contributed to culture and society, whose eulogies by close friends, family, or colleagues bring to the fore a sense of the individuals, of who they were on and off the world stage.""In their recounting, we glimpse what made these people real--their fragile lives reconstructed as their vulnerabilities and nuances come to surface...Here also is a reminder of the heights of human accomplishment, told with the poetry of loss."" With over 50 entries (Madonna on Gianni Versace, Ossie Davis on Malcolm X, Orson Welles on Darryl Zanuck), this collection pays homage to and often provides a unique perspective on the men and women whose lives and deaths influenced us all.