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010 a| 2010046300;

020 a| 9780374175061 (alk. paper);

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050 00 a| BD421b| .G735 2011;

082 00 a| 133.901/3090342| 22;

084 a| 77.502| bcl;

100 1 a| Gray, John,d| 1948-=| ^A187554;

245 14 a| The immortalization commission :b| science and the strange quest to cheat death /c| John Gray.;

250 a| 1st American ed.;

260 a| New York :b| Farrar, Straus and Giroux,c| 2011.;

300 a| 272 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 20 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

520 a| A revelatory critique of the modern world's pursuit of scientific immortality. Gray examines the worldviews of contributors from philosophers and journalists to politicians and mass murderers to consider how revisionist beliefs are changing the nature of what it means to be human.;

505 0 a| Two attempts to cheat death -- Cross-correspondences -- God-builders -- Sweet morality.;

650 0 a| Immortalityx| Historyy| 19th century.=| ^A2271;

650 0 a| Spiritualismx| Historyy| 19th century.=| ^A1123271;

650 0 a| Materialismx| Historyy| 19th century.=| ^A1123166;

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The immortalization commission : science and the strange quest to cheat death / John Gray.

Author/creator	Gray, John, 1948-
Format	Book
Edition	1st American ed.
Publication Info	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
Description	272 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Subjects	Immortality--History. --19th century. Spiritualism--History. --19th century. Materialism--History. --19th century.

Contents	Two attempts to cheat death -- Cross-correspondences -- God-builders -- Sweet morality.
Abstract	A revelatory critique of the modern world's pursuit of scientific immortality. Gray examines the worldviews of contributors from philosophers and journalists to politicians and mass murderers to consider how revisionist beliefs are changing the nature of what it means to be human.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
LCCN	2010046300
ISBN	9780374175061 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0374175063 (alk. paper)

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