The Complete Collection of Celebrity Deaths: Premium Gold Edition

The Complete Collection of Famous People's Deaths (Premium Gold Edition) chronicles the deaths of many famous people and discusses what death means for life, making it a weighty book indeed. The editors provide detailed accounts of the final days of more than 200 notable figures, along with their words and actions at the end of their lives. Some were corrupt villains who clung to life and betrayed their masters for personal gain; others were national heroes who stood nobly by their principles and faced death without fear. Some were emperors of ages past who could not escape their fated ends, while others were wise ministers whose lives ended in tragedy. There were proud scholars whose spirits faded in despair, and the lingering, final songs of the pleasure quarters... There were conspiracies and injustices, traps and tears, righteousness and loyalty...