What is death?: a scientist looks at the cycle of life
Choice Reviews OnlinePublished 1 October 2002
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This book discusses life and death at the Smallest Scale, sex and Gatastrophic Senescence, Lifestyle and Life Span, and more.
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Introduction: Death Thus Life. PART 1: BRAIN. The Three--Pound Miracle. We Live in Two Different Worlds. The Grateful Self. PART 2: CULTURE. Nobody Just Dies. Managing Terror. Death with Interconnected Dignity. PART 3: BIOSPHERE. Sex and Gatastrophic Senescence. Lifestyle and Life Span. Little Deaths, Big Lives. Life and Death at the Smallest Scale. Conclusion: Eternity's Sunrise. Notes. Bibliography. Acknowledgments. Index.
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