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How to Live Forever or Die Trying: On the New Immortality

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I first learned of this book in an epilogue to a novel involving long life extension. The author recommended this book as a serious study of life extension in modern science. The title seemed a bit much and the graphic does not do the author any favors! But this is a book well worth reading as it is intelligent, readable and measured in discussing numerous topics surrounding both the ethical and scientific issues surrounding life extension. Covering extensively historical developments not just in science but in religion, ethics and morality it is a worthwhile read for anyone over 35 and who for their parents, themselves and their friends have no choice to but face many of the issues raised. A better title for this book would have been "Immortality and the scientific revolution in biology" but then I am not a book seller! I would in any case have omitted the rather strange and unsettling graphic. Considering the issue of death and longevity is a difficult topic for most of us and this book is a very serious consideration of numerous aspects that are worthy of study. In addition to covering the various efforts to extend life indefinitely it studies issues of life after death (and the hoaxes surrounding mediums, paranormal study etc.) in careful consideration of evidence pro and con. Numerous other subjects are covered as well and I can recommend it to anyone willing to seriously consider the issues the book raises. Just do not expect any revealed secrets to living forever!