The Book of Eulogies
Theroux, Phyllis / Theroux, Phyllis This invaluable anthology of eulogies, both a celebration of remarkable lives and a sourcebook for the grieving, features efforts by some of the world's greatest writers, including Mark Twain's reminiscence of his daughter, William Styron's tribute to James Baldwin, and Robert Kennedy's extemporaneous remarks upon hearing of the death of Martin Luther King, Jr.