Does This Mean You’ll See Me Naked? ($13) is a brave book in that it concentrates on an iffy subject. Funeral homes are the last place you would probably think of to base a book around, yet this makes for a fascinating read. Written by a funeral director, he has over the years witnessed families going wild at viewing, the weird things that have been stolen, the practical difficulties that exist in preparing bodies for viewings and, of course, the business end that is the burial. Written in an engaging style with all the names changed, obviously, this is way more interesting that it sounds at the outset. Give it a shot.
Johnny Ramone was raised in the New York borough of Queens and went on to found one of the most influential rock bands ever. He, unlike many others, never strayed from the attitude of his blue collar roots and was imbued with that angry young man spirit that would characterize both his public and private […]