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  <name><![CDATA[Michael Largo]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Michael Largo is an expert on the anomalous ways of American dying. He is the author of &lt;i&gt;The Portable Obituary&lt;/i&gt; (a Bram Stoker Award Finalist), &lt;i&gt;Final Exits: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of How We Die&lt;/i&gt; (winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Nonfiction), and three novels. He was the former editor of &lt;i&gt;New York Poetry&lt;/i&gt; and the researcher/archivist for the film company Allied Artists. The son of an NYPD narcotics detective, Largo was the owner and founder of the landmark NYC East Village, St Marks Bar &amp; Grill during the early 80s, where he served an eclectic clientele, including Allen Ginsberg, Joni Mitchell, Larry Rivers, and Keith Richards, to name a few, allowing an insider’s look and unusual vantage to observe both genius and heroin--in all its deviations--and its impact on contemporary culture.

Michael Largo has been collecting statistics and information on the American way of dying for over a decade. He is a member of The Authors Guild, Mystery Writers of America amd Horror Writers of America, and The American Historical Association. ]]></about>    <gender>male</gender>  <hometown>Staten Island, New York</hometown>      
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Final Exits: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of How We Die]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Portable Obituary: How the Famous, Rich, and Powerful Really Died]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Genius and Heroin: The Illustrated Catalogue of Creativity, Obsession, and Reckless Abandon Through the Ages]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Welcome to Miami]]></title>
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  <published>2001</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Lies Within]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Southern Comfort]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[God's Lunatics]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Michael Largo]]></name>
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