Summary of Mo Rocca's Mobituaries

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Get the Summary of Mo Rocca's Mobituaries in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: Mo Rocca has always loved obituaries - reading about the remarkable lives of global leaders, Hollywood heavyweights, and innovators who changed the world. But not every notable life has gotten the send-off it deserves. His quest to right that wrong inspired Mobituaries, his number one hit podcast. Now with Mobituaries, the audiobook, he has gone much further, with all new essays on artists, entertainers, sports stars, political pioneers, founding fathers, and more. Even if you know the names, you’ve never understood why they matter...until now.

Take Herbert Hoover: Before he was president, he was the "Great Humanitarian", the man who saved tens of millions from starvation. But after less than a year in the White House, the stock market crashed, and all the good he had done seemed to be forgotten. Then, there’s Marlene Dietrich, well remembered as a screen goddess, less remembered as a great patriot. Alongside American servicemen on the front lines during World War II, she risked her life to help defeat the Nazis of her native Germany. And what about Billy Carter and history’s unruly presidential brothers? Were they ne'er-do-well liabilities...or secret weapons? Plus, Mobits for dead sports teams, dead countries, the dearly departed station wagon, and dragons. Yes, dragons.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Oct 23, 2021
• ISBN: 9781638156772

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Summary of Mo Rocca’s Mobituaries

Contents

Overview

What Mobituaries Are

The Dragon Slayer

American Paine

Unrecognized Justice

Fashion to Rule

Fame and Un-fortune

Voting and Representation

Revolutionary Film

Saving Millions

Home Run

An Important Algorithm

Everything Falls

A Pioneer in Comedy

Terrible Timing

In the Major Leagues

Death to Homophobia

Reputation Assassins

Alcoholics Unite

The Black Sheep

Commanding a Stage

The Soothing Virtuoso

A Traumatized Icon

Bird Flying High

Comedy Turned Dark

Overshadowed and Forgotten

A Family Vehicle

Standing Tall

For the Greater Good

Nature’s Cry

Author’s Style

Author’s Perspective

Overview

Mo Rocca immortalizes a selection of people, concepts, and even objects in Mobituaries (2019). Rocca creates the send-off that he believes the subjects deserve, whatever was said about them when they died or faded away, and helps readers fully understand their impact. Some things are meant to be remembered, so Rocca has provided these humorous yet informative retellings.

What Mobituaries Are

Mobituaries are Mo Rocca’s version of obituaries, filled with love and