Book description
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.
