04059cam a2200589 i 4500 isbn_9781439109427_0 CaSfIA 20250828233451.0 m o d cr|||||||||||| 130626s2013 nyu ob 001 0 eng 2013021957 (OCoLC)1060751429 DLC eng rda DLC IG# OCLCO JAO BUR KAA MNL YDXCP CDX ABG BTCTA BDX JRU CPP OCLCF CGN OCLCQ CaSfIA 9781439109427 (hardcover ; alk. paper) 1439109427 (hardcover ; alk. paper) 9781439109434 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 1439109435 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 9781439127889 (ebook ; alk. paper) pcc BD421 .G65 2013 129 23 Gollner, Adam, 1976- The book of immortality : the science, belief, and magic behind living forever / Adam Leith Gollner. New York : Scribner, 2013. 1 online resource (x, 402 pages) text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 382-388) and index. 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. 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. Immortality (Philosophy) Immortality. Future life. Immortalism. Future life. fast (OCoLC)fst00936730 Immortalism. fast (OCoLC)fst00967851 Immortality. fast (OCoLC)fst00967853 Immortality (Philosophy) fast (OCoLC)fst00967858 https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781439109427_0 Free eBook from the Internet Archive https://openlibrary.org/books/OL26644793M Additional information and access via Open Library isbn_9781439109427_0 ark:/13960/t9s20qd05