The Short List of Things to Do
A guide to what you should see and what you should skip — and what you won't be able to avoid
In the Marines, the person responsible for notifying a soldier's next of kin (NOK) that he or she has died is called a casualty-assistance-calls officer (CACO). In this difficult, messy, necessary book Sheeler, a Pulitzer-winning journalist, follows one such officer from house to house, doorbell to doorbell, as he does his impossible duty.
Grade: B
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