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.&nbsp; In more than forty years at the Wisconsin State Journal, 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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;

Dead Lines: Slices of Life from the Obit Beat

Biographies & Memoirs

Hesselberg, George

Historical

Wisconsin Historical Society Press

Paint Me Green and Call Me Fern

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Waubesa Pr

George Hesselberg writes a holiday story every year for The Wisconsin State Journal, and Connie Lovett draws the pictures that go with it. These are among the first of those stories, which later evolved into the Vesper Stories. From a squirrel with a short tail to a farmer and his cow who witness the elves of the new year, to a sandwich that causes strange dreams, these are all-season stories to be read out loud.

Special Days Special Tales: A Collection of Unique and Unusual Stories to Be Read Aloud

Children's Books

Holidays & Celebrations

Madison Newspapers

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