Mo Rocca is a correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning, host of The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation, and host and creator of the Cooking Channel's My Grandmother's Ravioli, in which he learned to cook from grandmothers and grandfathers across the country. He's also a frequent panelist on NPR's hit weekly quiz show Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Rocca spent four seasons as a correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He began his career in TV as a writer and producer for the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning PBS children's series Wishbone. As an actor, Mo starred on Broadway in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Rocca is the author of All the Presidents' Pets, a historical novel about White House pets and their role in presidential decision-making.
"Once again Mo Rocca delivers a funny and smart offering whilst
punning off his first name." -Jon Stewart
"I'm dead keen to read it and alive with joy at not being
included."-P. J. O'Rourke, author of, most recently, None
of My Business
"In our fact-challenged times, Rocca's joyful tour through the
"didja know"s of history is an unexpected antidote."-The New
Yorker
"There's an attention to detail in Rocca's book (which he penned
with college friend and current professor Jonathan Greenberg) that
makes it readable in both long and short bursts....You can pick up
the book for a few minutes or an entire afternoon and have a
satisfying experience."- Forbes
"[Mo Rocca's obituaries have] a rare and welcome generosity of
spirit...They revisit people who died long ago but were denied full
appreciation. They're exhumation as celebration. -Frank Bruni,
New York Times Opinion Columnist
"With wit, exuberance and a touch of mischievousness,
Mobituaries provides fascinating facts for all
ages."-Shelf Awareness
"Mo Rocca is like a box of chocolates; the more you taste him, the
more you love him. And he just gets better and better. Read on and
enjoy slowly." -Angie Dickinson, Golden Globe and Emmy
award-winning actress
"Mo Rocca has given us a candy bowl of tasty morsels: tales of
fascinating folks that we don't know enough about. It's a joy for
curious minds, and addictive reading." -Walter Isaacson, #1
New York Times bestselling author of Steve Jobs and
Leonardo da Vinci
"A spicy blend of humor, irony, wit, facts, fable, and heart."
-Kirkus
"Impeccably researched, this book is packed with facts that are
sure to give you a leg up at pub trivia.... a delightful, hilarious
romp through history. Put this book in the hands of history buffs
or anyone who loves a good laugh."-Booklist
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