Death on Earth
Adventures in Evolution and Mortality
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ISBN10: 1472915097
ISBN13: 9781472915092
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288 Pages
$17.00
CA$23.00
In this wide-ranging exploration of death, Jules Howard attempts to shed evolutionary light on one of our biggest and most unshakable taboos. He visits a salon that's trying to abolish our queasiness over talking about death. He also looks to the nematode, one of the most basic of life-forms, for clues about why near-starvation actually can prolong life. Encountering some of the world's oldest animals, and meeting the scientists attempting to unravel their mysteries, Howard also comes face to face with evolution's outliers--the animals that may one day avoid death altogether.
Written in an engaging style, Death on Earth asks if we could become immortal, would we want to?
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Praise for Death on Earth
"An altogether eye-opening, engaging, and enjoyably humorous (but never distasteful) guided tour through the world of death . . . It's an incredibly approachable and oddly enjoyable exposition of a topic about which many of us would rather not think (probably because it scares us to death)."—Collin McCabe, Science Magazine
"Though death is usually a somber subject, this title is filled with humorous details . . . Fans of Howard’s first title, Sex on Earth: A Journey Through Nature’s Most Intimate Moments, will find the same wittiness, mindfulness, and clever presentation of scientifically sound ideas here. Anyone interested in a lighthearted contemplation of a sorrowful topic will appreciate this work."—Library Journal