the world according to karl barnes and noble

More than 50 before Hubert Eaton revolutionized the cemetery industry with his 'memorial park' concept at Forest Lawn in Glendale, Calif., the owners of Graceland hired the nation's most acclaimed landscape architects to work on the property.

But Graceland wasĭesigned from the start, more than 150 years ago, with a focus on landscape architecture, to be a pastoral work of art. No, it's not Hollywood and there aren't any movie or TV stars buried there. Now available for Amazon Kindle, and soon to be available for lots of other e-book readers, is this new guidebook to Chicago's beautiful and historic Graceland Cemetery. For more information, visit my author page at Smashwords More e-books and more purchasing options are coming soon. The following e-book guides are currently e-vailable: They're great for any fans of Hollywood or film history. You can just download the latest version of the e-book! How cool is that?Īnd even if you never visit a cemetery, you'll enjoy these e-books for their historical and biographical information about your favorite celebrities. Plus, the e-books will be updated whenever there's a new and notable addition to the cemetery, so you won't have to buy a new edition of a book. It's just like visiting the cemetery with a professional tour guide, but a whole lot cheaper. Trust me on that.)Īnd if you follow the simple directions, you're certain to find whoever you're looking for. (At some cemeteries, obvious grave-hunting visitors are usually asked to leave. After all, you don't want to look like a nosey tourist, do you? You'll look like you're just checking your email. The advantage of an e-book is that you can have all the information you need to tour a specific cemetery,Īt your own pace, but you won't attract unwanted attention by carrying around a large, bulky guide book.Īll you need is your e-book reader, and most cemetery security guards won't have any idea what that is. Each e-book is a guide to a specific cemetery, and includes a detailed history of the cemetery, as well as specific, easy-to-follow, step-by-step directions to find all the notable names buried there, plus extensive personal and professional biographies for all of your favorite departed celebrities.

The world according to karl barnes and noble