Six Feet Over Adventures in the Afterlife
by Mary Roach
What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's that? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness, persist? This work seeks answers from a varied crew of modern and historical soul-searchers: scientists, schemers, engineers, mediums, all trying to prove or disprove that life goes on after we die.
ThanatologyDeathFuture lifeAstral projectionGhostsSoul
RELEASED2007
PUBLISHERCanongate
LENGTH293
LANGUAGEEN
Mary Roach is an American author, specializing in popular science and humor. Roach is noted for her curiosity and humor in addition to her research. Her many humor-laced articles in various publications over the decades include her monthly humor column, "My Planet", in Reader's Digest. Although Roach writes primarily about science, she never intended to make it her career. Roach stated in an interview with TheVerge.com when asked what exactly got her hooked on writing about science, "To be honest, it turned out that science stories were always, consistently, the most interesting stories I was assigned to cover. TV and radio shows have repeatedly asked Roach to appear as a guest so they could hear her opinions. She has appeared on programs like Coast to Coast AM, The Daily Show, and The Colbert Report. Source: Wikipedia
Six Feet Over Adventures in the Afterlife
by Mary Roach
What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's that? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness, persist? This work seeks answers from a varied crew of modern and historical soul-searchers: scientists, schemers, engineers, mediums, all trying to prove or disprove that life goes on after we die.
ThanatologyDeathFuture lifeAstral projectionGhostsSoul
RELEASED2007
PUBLISHERCanongate
LENGTH293
LANGUAGEEN
Mary Roach is an American author, specializing in popular science and humor. Roach is noted for her curiosity and humor in addition to her research. Her many humor-laced articles in various publications over the decades include her monthly humor column, "My Planet", in Reader's Digest. Although Roach writes primarily about science, she never intended to make it her career. Roach stated in an interview with TheVerge.com when asked what exactly got her hooked on writing about science, "To be honest, it turned out that science stories were always, consistently, the most interesting stories I was assigned to cover. TV and radio shows have repeatedly asked Roach to appear as a guest so they could hear her opinions. She has appeared on programs like Coast to Coast AM, The Daily Show, and The Colbert Report. Source: Wikipedia
