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What the critics said about Anneli's
other books:
(If you're looking for the homepage of my latest book, The Farewell Chronicles: How We Really Respond to Death, click here.)
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Magnificent
Corpses: Searching Through Europe for St. Peter's Head, St. Claire's
Heart, St. Stephen's Hand, and Other Saintly Relics
Buy the book at Amazon.com "Rufus approaches her subject with both a playful spirit and a savvy insight into the business of relics. Magnificent Corpses is a uniquely exotic "armchair adventure" that invites the reader to visit unheard-of places and see remarkable sights through the eyes of a hip and hardy writer with an edgy but engaging sense of humor. Both as a travel book and as a meditation on what prompts us to regard a life and the relics of life as holy, Magnificent Corpses is a magnificent if eccentric success." —Los Angeles Times |
"Rufus's
splendid storytelling takes readers on a European tour not soon forgotten."
—Publishers Weekly
"Rufus' prose is spare; she allows the scenes to make their
own commentary. Take her with you on your next European vacation. She's
the perfect companion."
—Salon.com
"Each tale is a literary gem as well as a wonderment.... The high
quality of Rufus's narrative craftsmanship win Magnificent Corpses
my vote for the most entertaining metaphysical read of the summer."
—Amazon.com
"In a sort of anti-pilgrimage that is both poetic and bizarre, Anneli
Rufus travels in search of Europe's most venerated corpses. Rufus,
an expert on places strange and macabre, blends scholarship and wit in
a narrative that deals candidly with the mystery and morality of these
holiest of holy relics. A very interesting book."
—San Francisco Chronicle
"Rufus' miracle mystery tour crisscrosses Europe.... Her detail
becomes almost lyrical."
—Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
"A travel book with a difference, Magnificent Corpses is an engrossing
and delightful book that might well leave you rethinking your plans for
your next vacation."
—The National Post (Toronto)
"A delightful personal narrative. Recommended for armchair travelers,
readers interested in the saints, and those studying modern pilgrims."
—Library Journal
"With an often irreverent perspective, she takes us on a tour of
some of the more interesting sites of saints still preserved in Europe....
Her outsider perspective casts some accurate and interesting judgments
on the way these saints chose to live, as she presents an often unvisited
side of Europe with fascination, wonder, and awe."
—Booklist
| California Babylon:
A Guide to Scandal, Mayhem and Celluloid in the Golden State
(coauthored with Kristan Lawson) Buy the book at Amazon.com "Forget about such ersatz attractions as Sea World and Disneyland and Universal Studio Tours — California Babylon is the real thing ... a kick to read.... I am sending my copy to a friend in New York, a sober historian and starry-eyed movie fan." —Los Angeles Times |
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"Normal guidebooks
will lead them to Disneyland, and even to the homes of stars, but how
does one find important attractions such as the first McDonald's
restaurant, Marilyn Monroe's high school or the walk of fame reserved
for stars of sex movies? California Babylon delivers the dirt."
—Dallas Morning News
"If anything can lend credence to the rube's refrain that California
is full of wackos, it's this sick little tome from Kristan Lawson
and Anneli Rufus ... fascinating reading."
—Pittsburgh Tribune
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Weird Europe: A
Guide to Macabre, Bizarre and Just Plain Weird Sights |