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Long for This World: The Strange Science of Immortality by Weiner, Jonathan
by Weiner, Jonathan | HC | VeryGood
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- Hardcover
- Weight
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- Product Group
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- ISBN
- 0060765364
- Book Title
- Long for this World : the Strange Science of Immortality
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- Self-Help, Science, Health & Fitness
- Topic
- Philosophy & Social Aspects, Aging, General, Longevity
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 16.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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"[A] searching and surprisingly witty look at the scientific odds against tomorrow." --Timothy Ferris Jonathan Weiner--winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and one of the most distinguished popular science writers in America--examines "the strange science of immortality" in Long for This World. A fast-paced, sure-to-astonish scientific adventure from "one of our finest science journalists" (Jonah Lehrer), Weiner's Long for This World addresses the ageless question, "Is there a secret to eternal youth?" And has it, at long last, been found?
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HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060765364
ISBN-13
9780060765361
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Book Title
Long for this World : the Strange Science of Immortality
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Philosophy & Social Aspects, Aging, General, Longevity
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Self-Help, Science, Health & Fitness
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
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Qp85
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LONG FOR THIS WORLD is a rich and fascinating study of the longing for immortality and our lingering doubts about the possibility of surpassing our mortal limits., In LONG FOR THIS WORLD, Jonathan Weiner brings his immense talents--his masterful prose, his deep reporting, and his ability to see connections across the human experience--to one of science s most intriguing frontiers: the science of aging., I admire all of Jonathan Weiner s books, but this one especially because of its intellectual depth and clarity, its sense of personal involvement, and its tone and wit. The chapter on the evolution of aging is particularly brilliant! I couldn t put the book down., Taxes may be inevitable, but death? Maybe not so much, suggests Jonathan Weiner, one of our finest science writers, in this searching and surprisingly witty look at the scientific odds against tomorrow., Jonathan Weiner has done it again. In LONG FOR THIS WORLD, one of our finest science journalists explores the shadowy sword hanging over us all, weaving together the latest research with time-tested cultural wisdom. Will we ever live forever? And would we even want to?, A great trip.... Weiner writes engagingly [and] explores the fractured, fuzzy science and pseudoscience of immortality., The promise of eternal youth is both tantalizingly close and far-fetched in this fascinating primer on longevity research . . . . An engrossing tour of cutting-edge research . . . . Weiner s erudite, elegant exposition of the underlying science is stimulating yet sobering., I love this book. It is a mesmerizing blend of vivid (sometimes hilarious) reporting, wide-ranging scholarship, and the thoughtful probing of a great mystery. Like everything Jonathan Weiner does, it is far more than the sum of its parts.
Copyright Date
2010
Dewey Decimal
612.68
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
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