Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (551 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393329127 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 311 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The best-selling author of ?Stiff ?and ?Bonk? trains her considerable wit and curiosity on the human soul. "What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's thatthe 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 (or disprove) that life goes on after we die.
A Look at Life After Death with a Wink and a Nod Ms. Roach has been successful in making the serious, fundamental issues of existence and the scientific possibility of an afterlife both entertaining and insightful. I have only read one other book she has authored, Stiff (about the incredible ways in which the human body or parts thereof are used for research and other endeavors after death) and found it to be similarly enjoyable. Roach is adept at keeping her readers engaged by reporting on her resea. Warning. The kindle version does not have pictures KC Loewen Warning. The kindle version does not have pictures. That is not made known upfront. There is a sentence before every chapter that says "Images in the book are not displayed owing to permissive issues" Also took a removal and re-download to get the footnote links to work.Love her writing!. "and funny, as well" according to Marcella P. Martin. Mary Roach's books are always fascinating, full of science, and funny, as well. She's a captivating writer. She tackles strange subjects and presents them very well. I can't wait to see what she comes up with next!
Indeed, Spook's myriad footnotes are nearly as riveting as the principal text. If author Mary Roach was a college professor, she'd have a zero drop-out rate. And brother, does she bring the facts. --Kim Hughes. What appeared to be an X-ray of the folds and convolutions of a human brain inside a skull--an image circulated widely in 1896--was in fact an X-ray of artfully arranged cat intestines." Or this: "Medical treatises were eminently more readable in Sanctorius's day. It's a heck of a journey and Roach, with one eyebrow mischievously cocked, is a fantastically entertaining tour guide, at once respectful and hilarious, dubious yet probing. That's because when Roach tackles a subject--like the posthumous human body in her previous bestseller, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, or the soul in the winning Spook