The ImmorTalist Manifesto: Stay Young & Save the World [Paperback]

Elixxir (Author)

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Publication Date: November 1, 2001

An Extraordinary Book challenges the belief that we must grow old and die— Life Extension Magazine in a three-page rave review A Classic — Brian Alexander, MSNBC Correspondent, Wired magazine biotech columnist (The life-saving breakthroughs) won’t just happen, argues the Manifesto: it must be made to happen.—Michael Rae, co-author & Associate of Aubrey de Grey A Paradigm Shift…powerful, original, profound, movingly right! — Rudi Hoffman, Cryonics Book Reviewer What They're Saying about ImmorTality The question no longer is 'Will it happen?' But rather 'When? -- New York Times (on consensus of anti-aging researchers on lifespan of 200 or more years) (bold added) Human immortality is achievable. -- Dr. Ronald Klatz, President, American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine This is the first time that we can conceive of human immortality. -- Dr. William Haseltine, former Harvard Medical School Professor & Biotech Pioneer Discover why they’re raving about The ImmorTalist Manifesto. And why some don’t want you to read it. The Powers that Be in our Death Society. The Vatican. The Religious Right. The Pseudo-Immortalists. Read and decide for yourself. See what the buzz and the fuzz is all about. Bonus: Discover the best way to conquer Cancer, Heart Disease, Stroke, Obesity, Diabetes, Alzheimer's and other top killers. In time to save you and your loved ones. "Disease, Old Age and Death are no longer necessary or acceptable. We are either the last to grow old and die, or the first to stay young and live forever. We choose to be the first to stay young and live forever." This opening of The ImmorTalist Manifesto inspires many and provokes others. The same way The Communist Manifesto did. The $64 million Question is: Will the anti-aging disease-curing breakthroughs come in time to save you and your loved ones? And how to Guarantee they will. http://www.immortalism.com/ http://www.elixxirprogram.com

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from The ImmorTalist Manifesto No More Aging, No More Dying! 1 Disease, Old Age and Death (D.O.D.) are no longer necessary or acceptable. We are either the last to grow old and die, or the first to stay young and live forever. We choose to be the first to stay young and live forever. 2 Our goal is simple: kill Disease, Old Age and Death! 3 We demand that the conquest of Old Age and Death be the number one priority of every society on the planet. 4 We demand a dramatic increase in funding for anti-aging life extension research since Old Age and Death will surely kill every one of us otherwise. 5 The rationale behind the Immortalist agenda: Humanity cannot be truly happy until it has banished Aging and Death. 6 The Death Ideology, the ideology which worships a changeable biological reality as immutable ontological essence, must be overthrown. This Mortalism which makes us submit and grovel to Old Age and Death must fall like the walls of Jericho. 7 Accepting Old Age and Death is a perversion of our natural instinct for self-preservation. The only ones who are "not afraid" of Old Age and Death: the clinically depressed, the Haters of Life. 8 We indict Disease, Old Age & Death as the root cause of all human misery, neurosis, and depression. As long as Disease, Old Age & Death exist, there can be no true happiness. We expose evil as the dance of mortals playing god. We convict Disease, Old Age & Death for Crimes Against Humanity. 9 In the beginning was The Dream. The conquest of Disease, Aging & Death. The attainment of the elixir of youth. The advent of physical immortality. The Dream is about to come true! ©2001-2009 by Elixxir. All Rights Reserved. TABLE OF CONTENTS (more chapters in book) No More Aging, No More Dying! The ImmorTalist Worldview The ImmorTalist Interpretation of History The Death Society The Death Ideology Arguments for Death & Their Debunking Mortalist Christianity versus ImmorTalist Christianity Mortalist Medicine versus ImmorTalist Medicine Why Mortalist Love Sucks & The End of Loneliness The ImmorTalist Lifestyle How to Save Yourself & The Planet ©2001-2009 by Elixxir.

Product Details

• Paperback: 268 pages
• Publisher: 1st Book Library (November 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0759653399
• ISBN-13: 978-0759653399
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,295,857 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Elixxir is "the only anti-aging guru who has actually stayed young." (Investor's Business Daily's Marilyn Much).

At 54, Elixxir can pass for 29!

http://www.elixxirprogram.com

HERE'S WHAT THEY'RE REALLY SAYING about THE IMMORTALIST MANIFESTO

An Extraordinary Book challenges the belief that we must grow old and die--
LIFE EXTENSION MAGAZINE (in a three-page rave review)

A Classic -- MSNBC Correspondent Brian Alexander, WIRED magazine biotech columnist

(The life-saving breakthroughs) won't just happen, argues the Manifesto: it must be made to happen.--Michael Rae, co-author & Associate of AUBREY DE GREY

A Paradigm Shift...powerful, original, profound, movingly right! -- Rudi Hoffman, Cryonics Book Reviewer


Yale-educated, Elixxir is also the author "HOW TO LOOK 20-SOMETHING AT PAST 50: The Elixxir Program Executive Report." It's the companion volume to The ImmorTalist Manifesto.

After The ImmorTalist Manifesto, most people want to read HOW TO LOOK 20-SOMETHING AT PAST 50 by Elixxir.

This is the how-to Executive Report on The Elixxir Program which is based on the only 100% scientific anti-aging program known to 21st century science. And previously available only on a Personal Coaching basis "to a pampered few." (Investor's Business Daily)

Elixxir is the best proof that The Elixxir Program works!

On The Elixxir Program, you can live la dolce vita! The Sweet Life!

You don't have to starve to stay young!

http://www.elixxirprogram.com

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45 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The ImmorTalist Manifesto is not worth your time or money, January 24, 2006

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This review is from: The ImmorTalist Manifesto: Stay Young & Save the World (Paperback)

As a transhumanist, I had high hopes for The ImmortTalist Manifesto. I should have taken the time to read all the Amazon.com reader reviews first (about half the reviews appear fake, which is telling in and of itself). This book is written at a high school level from a perspective of arrogance and self-righteousness. It’s a litany of copy editing mistakes accompanied by immature socialist diabtribe about ending war for all time and building a new world order based on the unrealistic and incomplete “Immortalist” worldview.

You doubt me? Read this:

My childhood friends have all grown old, fat and ugly. I now look more like their son than their classmate or peer. I am still getting carded by bouncers at bars and clubs. I will outlive my enemies and marry their children.

The above is certainly not expressive of the attitude of a human being with the potential to build a political alliance capable of changing the world. The above words are typical of a man who rambles extensively in his manifesto about how we have a social responsibility to offer immortality to the rich and poor alike on a sliding scale but whose web site offers to teach the secrets of immortality for the price of only $1 million. The book most certainly gives no practical advice on extending one’s own life. The “wisdom” contained within is nebulous at best and is outright useless at worst.

“Elixxir” wants to smash poverty, terrorism and war through an Immortalist world government and via socialism. He espouses using the world’s military budgets for longevity research. This is an appealing (to me) if highly unrealistic idea. The first nation to follow this advice would be invaded by its enemies shortly thereafter. Imagine the United States making a declaration tomorrow that all military budget dollars will immediately be used to extend the human lifespan. I wonder who would pick up the pieces after the nation destroyed in civil war and China got through ravaging what remained.

The manifesto itself is poorly copy edited yet the writer claims to be a Yale graduate. The writing style is best described as disjointed. Rather than presenting a concise synopsis of some realistic plan for extended longevity or actual immortality, this book reads like a drug addict’s rambling tale of the first time he did heroin - how great it was to fall in love with the drug. Switch heroin for immortality and you have The ImmorTalist Manifesto. The only difference is that “Elixxir” is in love with immortality and claims to have the secrets to live longer yet manages to ramble for 223 pages without giving any of them away in a concrete or practical fashion.

If you are interested in living longer, this is not the book for you. If you are interested in a personal guru - a fakir who will gladly take your life savings - then by all means, purchase The ImmorTalist Manifesto. You’ll need to have a million dollars to actually have any “secrets” revealed to you. Narcissism, hypocrisy and immortality don’t go together in my worldview, so I will avoid any further publications by anyone calling themself “Elixxir.”

If you’ve been thinking about buying The ImmorTalist Manifesto, please visit Immortalism: The Official Site first, for a taste of the true emptiness that awaits you.

I’d like to live as long as possible assuming I’m healthy and happy. I’d probably committ suicide if a self-inflated narcissicist like “Elixxir” ran the world.

35 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars nonsense, July 5, 2004

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This review is from: The ImmorTalist Manifesto: Stay Young & Save the World (Paperback)

Just do a Google search and look at Elixxir's website. The contents therein should be enough to convince you how ridiculous this book is as well. Anyone who will rent you his "presence" for an evening for $1,500 (or how about a year for $1,000,000!!!) is a charlatan of the highest order. Gee, you mean I can ask Elixxir anything I want and watch him eat for only $1,500?! Give me a break.

This is the only item I've reviewed on Amazon that truly deserves 0 stars. Unfortunately that isn't an option.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Boring and Predictable, July 1, 2005

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Brian Delany II - See all my reviews

This review is from: The ImmorTalist Manifesto: Stay Young & Save the World (Paperback)

As other reviewers have pointed out, this book contains essentially nothing new. It's a long, high school level essay making a series of disconnected, entirely obvious points about the merits of trying to live longer. A large element of the book deals with ethics. Here's the problem. The author himself is one of the least ethical writers I have ever encountered. Because he was spurned by Roy Walford when he tried to get Walford to help him promote his book, the author went on a rampage to discredit Walford and everything connected to Walford. He is even posting fake "reviews", under fake identities, of Lisa Walford's and Brian Delaney's new book, The Longevity Diet, trying to get people to buy his book instead. And this is someone who wants me to buy his book about ethics? My recommendation: don't buy this book, try to write your own instead!