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Greg Melville

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GREG MELVILLE is an author, adventure journalist, and tombstone tourist whose writing has appeared in many of the country's top print publications including Outside, Men's Health, National Geographic Traveler, and The New York Times. He is also a U.S. Navy veteran.

Melville's latest project is "Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America's Cemeteries. His acclaimed environmental book Greasy Rider was the 'campus common read' for six colleges and universities, and named by the American Library Association as one of the top 100 "Outstanding Books for the College Bound" for the first decade of the 2000s. He has served as an editor at Men's Journal, Sports Afield, and Footwear News and as a crime reporter for a daily newspaper i ...more

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	Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries 3.97 avg rating — 4,239 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Greasy Rider: Two Dudes, One Fast-Food-Fueled Car, and a Cross-Country Trip in Search of a Greener Future 3.38 avg rating — 219 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	101 Best Outdoor Towns: Unspoiled Places to Visit, Live & Play (101 Best...Series) by Sarah Tuff, Greg Melville (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Every life holds an epic tale, even if no one alive remembers it.”
― Greg Melville, Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries

tags: ancestry, cemetery, genealogy, life, stories

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“Our cemeteries reveal where our values lie and how we lie about our values.”
― Greg Melville, Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries

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“Abraham Lincoln once worked as a gravedigger. So did rocker Tom Petty, who said he took the job because “you didn’t have to look too sharp.”
― Greg Melville, Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America's Cemeteries

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The top two vote recipients will become the Books of the Month for the period in question. Please vote for a book only if you can access it in time, and plan to contribute to the discussion.

Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America’s Cemeteries
by Greg Melville

33 votes, 27.3%

Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis
by Jonathan Blitzer

31 votes, 25.6%

Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
by Sarah Wynn-Williams

17 votes, 14.0%

The Serpent Queen
by Leonie Frieda

14 votes, 11.6%

King: A Life
by Jonathan Eig

13 votes, 10.7%

The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
by Robert M. Edsel and Bret Witter

13 votes, 10.7%

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