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020			_a9780307884916 (hbk.)
020			_a0307884910 (hbk.)
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050	1	4	_aBD 421 _bC378i 2012
082	0	0	_a129
100	1		_aCave, Stephen, _d1973-
245	1	0	_aImmortality : _bthe quest to live forever and how it drives civilization / _cStephen Cave.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bCrown Publishers, _c2012.
300			_ax, 320 p. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p.[ 289]-310).
505			_aA 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.
520			_aA 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.
650		4	_aInmortalidad _99907
650		4	_aInmortalidad (Filosofía) _915716
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