{"title":"Ray Robinson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRay Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts delightfully witty explorations of life’s final moments, blending sharp humour with thought-provoking reflections. His works invite readers to engage with themes of mortality through a lens of satire and clever insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eFamous Last Words\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eExclamations Upon Expiration\u003c\/em\u003e, Robinson’s writing delivers a unique and entertaining perspective on farewells, capturing the absurdities and profundities found in deathbed declarations and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"famous-last-words-fond-farewells-deathbed-diatribes-and-exclamations-upon-expiration-by-ray-robinson-9780761126096","title":"Famous Last Words, Fond Farewells, Deathbed Diatribes, and Exclamations Upon Expiration","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Don’t let it end like this. Tell them I said something.\" — Pancho Villa\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Drink to me!\" — Pablo Picasso\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA collection of notable last recorded words of the dying, \u003cem\u003eFamous Last Words\u003c\/em\u003e is bursting with life, hope, wisdom, and often laughter. Here are writers, philosophers, athletes, kings and queens, movie stars, politicians, and more, in all sorts of moods and states of preparedness. Some merely want to say goodbye to loved ones, others want to create a legacy. Ultimately, every one of these parting statements is a reflection of the person behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach is accompanied by a mini-biography of the speaker, including the context of death, from the golf course (\"That was a great game of golf, fellers.\" — Bing Crosby) to a favourite armchair (\"Go on, get out. Last words are for fools who haven't said enough.\" — Karl Marx).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47424108626156,"sku":"9780761126096","price":19.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780761126096.jpg?v=1774769120"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/ray-robinson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}