Six Feet Over: Adventures in the Afterlife

Six Feet Over: Adventures in the Afterlife

by Mary Roach (Author)

Synopsis

Does the light just go out and that's that - the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness, persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place to plug in my laptop? Mary Roach trains her considerable humour and curiosity on the human soul, seeking answers from a varied and fascinating crew of contemporary and historical soul-searchers: scientists, schemers, engineers, mediums, all trying to prove (or disprove) that life goes on after we die. Along the way she encounters electromagnetic hauntings, out-of-body experiences, ghosts and lawsuits: Mary Roach sifts and weighs the evidence in her hilarious, inimitable style.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 228
Edition: Main
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Published: 19 Jul 2007

ISBN 10: 184195845X
ISBN 13: 9781841958453

Media Reviews
A perfect balance of objectivity and cynicism. * * Herald * *
Very funny, and the dottier examples of human resistance to the idea of terminal mortality make fascinating reading. -- Salley Vickers * * The Times * *
Surprising and highly enjoyable. Mary Roach is a wonderfully dry, funny, trustworthy tour guide. -- Jon Ronson
Author Bio
Mary Roach is a journalist who has contributed to GQ, Vogue and the New York Times Magazine and is contributing editor for the science magazine Discover. All of her books have been huge bestsellers in America. She lives in San Francisco.