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Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife

3.5/5 ( ratings)

"What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's that—the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place to plug in my lap-top?" In an attempt to find out, Mary Roach brings her tireless curiosity to bear on an array of contemporary and historical soul-searchers: scientists, schemers, engineers, mediums, all trying to prove that life goes on after we die.

Language: English

Pages: 311

Format: Paperback

Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company (NYC)

Release: September 26, 2006

ISBN: 0393329127

ISBN 13: 9780393329124

Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife

3.5/5 ( ratings)

"What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's that—the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place to plug in my lap-top?" In an attempt to find out, Mary Roach brings her tireless curiosity to bear on an array of contemporary and historical soul-searchers: scientists, schemers, engineers, mediums, all trying to prove that life goes on after we die.

Language: English

Pages: 311

Format: Paperback

Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company (NYC)

Release: September 26, 2006

ISBN: 0393329127

ISBN 13: 9780393329124

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