Six Feet Over
Author | : Mary Roach |
Publisher | : Canongate Books |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2010-08-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781847676924 |
ISBN-13 | : 1847676928 |
Rating | : 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 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.