Between the dying and the dead

Jack Kevorkian is best known for inventing the 'suicide machine' and being anutspoken proponent of the right to die with dignity. He has revolutionisedhe way the world thinks about euthanasia. Until now his story has never beenroperly told, but in this fully-authorised biography Kevorkian lifts hiself-imposed silence through his closest associates. In addition to his workn pioneering 'living wills' and the assisted suicide machine, he wasominated for a Nobel Prize for his work in pathology, and a Grammy for hisusic. Fluent in eight languages and with a genius IQ, Kevorkian's personaltory far exceeds his battle to legalise euthanasia.