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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/731372912 Title: Immortality : the quest to live forever and how it drives civilization Author: Stephen Cave Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers, ©2012. ISBN/ISSN: 9780307884916 0307884910 OCLC:731372912

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Immortality : the quest to live forever and how it drives civilization

Author:	Stephen Cave
Publisher:	New York : Crown Publishers, ©2012.
Edition/Format:	Print book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Database:	WorldCat
Summary:	A narrative citing the activities of historical figures and leading modern scientists demonstrates how the innate desire to live forever has contributed to humanity's most significant achievements in science, medicine, religion, and art.
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Subjects	Immortality (Philosophy) Immortality. Unsterblichkeit. View all subjects
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Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Stephen Cave Find more information about:
ISBN:	9780307884916 0307884910
OCLC Number:	731372912
Description:	x, 320 pages ; 25 cm
Contents:	A beautiful woman has come : the four paths to immortality -- Magic barriers : civilization and the elixir of life -- The vitamin cure : science versus the reaper -- St. Paul and the cannibals : the rise of resurrection -- Frankenstein redux : the modern reanimators -- Beatrice's smile : what happens in paradise -- The lost soul : reincarnation and the evidence of science -- Look on my works, ye mighty : everlasting fame -- The immortal seed : genes, Gaia and the things in between -- He who saw the deep : wisdom and mortality.
Responsibility:	Stephen Cave.

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A narrative citing the activities of historical figures and leading modern scientists demonstrates how the innate desire to live forever has contributed to humanity's most significant achievements in science, medicine, religion, and art.

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