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The Book of Immortality: The Science, Belief, and Magic Behind Living Forever

by Adam Leith Gollner
13 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 16 hrs. Tantor Audio. 2013. ISBN 9781452614076. $49.99; 1 MP3-CD. library/retail eds.; Playaway digital; digital download. SOC SCI
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Gollner (The Fruit Hunters) here explores humankind's unrelenting efforts to achieve immortality. He takes the reader on a journey through the religious beginnings of present-day scientific research, carefully mapping the beliefs and science behind the topic of longevity. He travels to David Copperfield's home in the Bahamas, where the magician claims to have found "a liquid that reverses genes," explores a cryonics facility, and soaks in the transformative mineral waters at the Esalen Institute. The complexity and (in some cases) absurdity of humankind's relationship with immortality is tactfully described and brought to life by seasoned narrator Adam Verner.
VERDICT Recommended for those interested in scientific nonfiction.
Reviewed by Saori Wendy Herman, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ Sch. of Medicine, Manhasset, NY , Jun 15, 2014
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