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020 a| 9781439109427 (hardcover : alk. paper);

020 a| 1439109427 (hardcover : alk. paper);

020 a| 9781439109434 (pbk. : alk. paper);

020 a| 1439109435 (pbk. : alk. paper);

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245 14 a| The book of immortality :b| the science, belief, and magic behind living forever /c| Adam Leith Gollner.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Scribner,c| 2013.;

300 a| x, 402 pages ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 382-388) and index.;

505 0 a| Prologue: On finitude and infinity -- Introduction: The nature of immortality -- Belief : We bereave, we believe ; Journey into remoteness ; The valley of astonishment ; Lessons of the teachings ; To sea and hear ; Beneath the gaze of eternity ; Technical interlude: writ in water ; The magical fountain ; Letters upon letters : dividing the invisible ; Almost real ; Let's run into the waves and spring back to life -- Magic : Mystifier ; Escapology ; The sorcerer's lair ; Sleights of mind ; Technical interlude: magick, Eros, symbolism ; Transmuting magic into science -- Science : Mercurial times ; Preservation's particulars: longevity and longing ; Biological calculus ; It was the future ; Refrigerator heaven ; Secret Santa Barbara ; The Harvard Symposium -- If _____ is possible -- Epilogue: Springs eternal.;

520 a| Journalist Adam Leith Gollner weaves together religion, science, and mythology in an exploration of the most universal of human obsessions: immortality. Raised without religion, Gollner was struck by mankind's tireless efforts to cheat aging and death. In a narrative that pivots between profundity and hilarity, he brings us into the world of those whose lives are shaped by a belief in immortality. Combining immersive reporting, rigorous research, and lyrical prose, he charts the rise of longevity science from its alchemical beginnings to modern-day genetic interventions, and delves into the symbolic representation of eternal life and its connection to water. Interlaced throughout is a meditation on the nature of belief, showing how every story we tell about immortality is a story about the meaning of death.--From publisher description.;

650 0 a| Immortality (Philosophy)=| ^A46354;

650 0 a| Immortality.=| ^A2271;

650 0 a| Future life.=| ^A14070;

650 0 a| Immortalism.=| ^A649921;

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650 7 a| Immortalism.2| fast0| (OCoLC)fst00967851;

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The book of immortality : the science, belief, and magic behind living forever / Adam Leith Gollner.

Author/creator	Gollner, Adam, 1976-
Format	Book
Publication	New York : Scribner, 2013.
Description	x, 402 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects	Immortality (Philosophy) Immortality. Future life. Immortalism.

Contents	Prologue: On finitude and infinity -- Introduction: The nature of immortality -- Belief : We bereave, we believe ; Journey into remoteness ; The valley of astonishment ; Lessons of the teachings ; To sea and hear ; Beneath the gaze of eternity ; Technical interlude: writ in water ; The magical fountain ; Letters upon letters : dividing the invisible ; Almost real ; Let's run into the waves and spring back to life -- Magic : Mystifier ; Escapology ; The sorcerer's lair ; Sleights of mind ; Technical interlude: magick, Eros, symbolism ; Transmuting magic into science -- Science : Mercurial times ; Preservation's particulars: longevity and longing ; Biological calculus ; It was the future ; Refrigerator heaven ; Secret Santa Barbara ; The Harvard Symposium -- If _____ is possible -- Epilogue: Springs eternal.
Abstract	Journalist Adam Leith Gollner weaves together religion, science, and mythology in an exploration of the most universal of human obsessions: immortality. Raised without religion, Gollner was struck by mankind's tireless efforts to cheat aging and death. In a narrative that pivots between profundity and hilarity, he brings us into the world of those whose lives are shaped by a belief in immortality. Combining immersive reporting, rigorous research, and lyrical prose, he charts the rise of longevity science from its alchemical beginnings to modern-day genetic interventions, and delves into the symbolic representation of eternal life and its connection to water. Interlaced throughout is a meditation on the nature of belief, showing how every story we tell about immortality is a story about the meaning of death.--From publisher description.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 382-388) and index.
LCCN	2013021957
ISBN	9781439109427 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	1439109427 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781439109434 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	1439109435 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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