The Book of Immortality
The Science, Belief, and Magic Behind Living Forever
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Raised without religion, Adam Leith Gollner was struck by mankind's tireless efforts to cheat aging and death. In a narrative that pivots between profundity and hilarity, he brings us into the world of those whose lives are shaped by a belief in immortality. From a Jesuit priest on his deathbed to antiaging researchers at Harvard, Gollner - sorting truth from absurdity - canvasses religion and science for insight, along with an array of cults, myths, and fringe figures.
He journeys to David Copperfield's archipelago in the Bahamas, where the magician claims to have found "a liquid that reverses genes". He explores a cryonics facility, attends a costume party set in the year 2068 with a group of radical life-extensionists, and soaks in the transformative mineral waters at the Esalen Institute. Looking to history, Gollner visits St. Augustine, Florida, where Ponce de Leon is thought to have sought the Fountain of Youth.
Combining immersive reporting, rigorous research, and lyrical prose, Gollner charts the rise of longevity science from its alchemical beginnings to modern-day genetic interventions. He delves into the symbolic representation of eternal life and its connection to water. Interlaced throughout is a compelling meditation on the nature of belief, showing how every story we tell about immortality is a story about the meaning of death.
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 253
It is impossible to overstate the cultural significance of the four men described in Don Lattin's The Harvard Psychedelic Club. Huston Smith, tirelessly working to promote cross-cultural religious and spiritual tolerance. Richard Alpert, aka Ram Dass, inspiring generations with his mantra "be here now". Andrew Weil, undisputed leader of the holistic medicine revolution. And, of course, Timothy Leary, the charismatic, rebellious counterculture icon and LSD guru.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Fascinating, Engaging Story, Expertly Told
- De Gillian Culff en 12-12-19
De: Don Lattin
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Tales of Wonder
- De: Huston Smith
- Narrado por: Michael McConnohie
- Duración: 5 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 55
Huston Smith, the man who brought the world's religions to the West, was born almost a century ago to missionary parents in China during the perilous rise of the Communist Party. Smith's lifelong spiritual journey brought him face-to-face with many of the people who shaped the 20th century. His extraordinary travels around the globe have taken him to the world's holiest places, where he has practiced religion with many of the great spiritual leaders of our time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Takes of wonder for sure, by a wonderful man.
- De Dr. D. Brian Austin en 04-03-19
De: Huston Smith
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Phenomenon
- Everything You Need to Know About the Paranormal
- De: Sylvia Browne
- Narrado por: Jeanie Hackett
- Duración: 7 h y 30 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 128
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 73
America's leading psychic is back from the Other Side with a comprehensive guide to the paranormal, from Atlantis to Zombies. Our life here on Earth is more than it appears. It is shaped and influenced by dozens of things from the Other Side: mysterious beings, events, and phenomena made less mysterious by Sylvia Browne's entertaining stories and illuminating explanations.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- De Bart en 06-26-09
De: Sylvia Browne
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Time Travel
- A History
- De: James Gleick
- Narrado por: Rob Shapiro
- Duración: 10 h
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General4 out of 5 stars 509
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 449
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 442
James Gleick's story begins at the turn of the 20th century, with the young H. G. Wells writing and rewriting the fantastic tale that became his first book, an international sensation: The Time Machine. A host of forces were converging to transmute the human understanding of time, some philosophical and some technological - the electric telegraph, the steam railroad, the discovery of buried civilizations, and the perfection of clocks.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fiction gives us Truth by connecting the dots
- De Gary en 04-21-17
De: James Gleick
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Sum
- Tales from the Afterlives
- De: David Eagleman
- Narrado por: Gillian Anderson, Emily Blunt, Nick Cave, y otros
- Duración: 2 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 907
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 743
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 740
In one afterlife you may find that God is the size of a microbe and is unaware of your existence. In another, your creators are a species of dim-witted creatures who built us to figure out what they could not. In a different version of the afterlife you work as a background character in other people’s dreams. Or you may find that the afterlife contains only people whom you remember, or that the hereafter includes the thousands of previous gods who no longer attract followers.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Surprisingly profound, if you get past whimsy
- De Ryan en 10-16-11
De: David Eagleman
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Brotherhood
- Dharma, Destiny, and the American Dream
- De: Sanjiv Chopra, Deepak Chopra
- Narrado por: Deepak Chopra, Sanjiv Chopra
- Duración: 12 h y 53 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 70
The Chopra brothers were among the most eager and ambitious of the new generation. In the 1970s, they each emigrated to the United States to make a new life. Both faced tough obstacles: while Deepak encountered resistance from Western-trained doctors over what he called the mind-body connection, Sanjiv struggled to reconcile the beliefs of his birthplace with those of his new home. Eventually, each brother became convinced that America was the right place to build a life, and the Chopras went on to great achievements.
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3 out of 5 stars
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How to Toot Your Horn
- De Kenneth en 07-01-13
De: Sanjiv Chopra, y otros
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The Cosmic Serpent
- DNA and the Origins of Knowledge
- De: Jeremy Narby
- Narrado por: James Patrick Cronin
- Duración: 4 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,758
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,577
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,568
This adventure in science and imagination, which the Medical Tribune said might herald "a Copernican revolution for the life sciences", leads the listener through unexplored jungles and uncharted aspects of mind to the heart of knowledge. In a first-person narrative of scientific discovery that opens new perspectives on biology, anthropology, and the limits of rationalism, The Cosmic Serpent reveals how startlingly different the world around us appears when we open our minds to it.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Very Good Religious Text
- De Blair K. Hartman en 08-09-17
De: Jeremy Narby
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The Fire Seekers
- The Babel Trilogy, Book 1
- De: Richard Farr
- Narrado por: Scott Merriman
- Duración: 9 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 181
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 158
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 160
An undeciphered language in Crete. A rash of mysterious disappearances, from Bolivia to Japan. An ancient warning at the ruins of Babel. And a new spiritual leader, who claims that human history as we understand it is about to come to an end.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A fresh story!
- De AB en 02-08-15
De: Richard Farr
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Maharishi & Me
- Seeking Enlightenment with The Beatles' Guru
- De: Susan Shumsky
- Narrado por: Laural Merlington
- Duración: 13 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 37
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 37
Susan Shumsky is a successful author in the new age/spirituality field, writing books on meditation, intuition, prayer, auras, chakras, and the like. But in the 1970s, she was one of only a handful of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s personal attendants and administrators, in India, Switzerland, and elsewhere. Following the teachings of Maharishi displaced Susan’s devotion to the hippie lifestyle, as she learned about meditation and grew spiritually self-aware. Maharishi founded the spiritual movement TM (Transcendental Meditation).
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5 out of 5 stars
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what a book
- De Stephanie Price en 12-07-22
De: Susan Shumsky
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Factoring Humanity
- De: Robert J. Sawyer
- Narrado por: Katherine Kellgren
- Duración: 9 h y 39 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 562
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 490
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 497
In the near future, a signal is detected coming from the Alpha Centauri system. Mysterious, unintelligible data streams in for ten years. Heather Davis, a professor in the University of Toronto psychology department, has devoted her career to deciphering the message. Her estranged husband, Kyle, is working on the development of artificial intelligence systems and new computer technology utilizing quantum effects to produce a near-infinite number of calculations simultaneously.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Novel alien first contact
- De Michael G Kurilla en 05-28-12
De: Robert J. Sawyer
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The Ascension Mysteries
- Revealing the Cosmic Battle Between Good and Evil
- De: David Wilcock
- Narrado por: David Wilcock
- Duración: 20 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,449
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,302
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,298
David Wilcock's previous New York Times best sellers, The Source Field Investigations and The Synchronicity Key, used cutting-edge alternative science to reveal oft-hidden truths about our universe. In The Ascension Mysteries, David takes us on a gripping personal journey that describes the secret cosmic battle between positive and negative happening every day, hidden in both the traumas of our own lives and the world's headlines.
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2 out of 5 stars
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mentally agonizing, embarrassing, awkward, tedious
- De Diana en 09-01-16
De: David Wilcock
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Everything in Its Place
- First Loves and Last Tales
- De: Oliver Sacks
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
- Duración: 8 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 157
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 140
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 139
From the best-selling author of Gratitude and On the Move, a final volume of essays that showcase Sacks's broad range of interests - from his passion for ferns, swimming, and horsetails, to his final case histories exploring schizophrenia, dementia, and Alzheimer's.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Missing Sacks
- De Brandy en 12-02-19
De: Oliver Sacks
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Finding Your Way in a Wild New World
- Reclaim Your True Nature to Create the Life You Want
- De: Martha Beck
- Narrado por: Heather Henderson
- Duración: 12 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 424
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 357
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 363
Many people feel called to help others and change the world, but they just don’t know how to fulfill their potential. They have the creativity and passion, but often get lost, not knowing how to direct their energies. Now, popular life coach Martha Beck shows how readers can find their calling in service and healing - while realizing their destiny. With a sparkling, compassionate, and often irreverent style, Beck draws from a combination of ancient wisdom and modern science to help readers consciously embrace vital skills that may be embedded in our DNA and are now made accessible again.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow! This is a fun book!
- De m en 08-25-12
De: Martha Beck
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Secrets and Mysteries of the World
- De: Sylvia Browne
- Narrado por: Sylvia Browne
- Duración: 2 h y 38 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 160
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 82
For those of us who have always been fascinated by the unexplained, or inadequately explained, secrets and mysteries of this world, psychic Sylvia Browne now comes to our rescue. From the Great Pyramid to Stonehenge, Sylvia reveals amazing facts behind some of the world's most mysterious sites.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Utter, utter crap
- De Sebastiaan en 02-28-05
De: Sylvia Browne
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Where the Heart Beats
- John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists
- De: Kay Larson
- Narrado por: Jason Wineinger
- Duración: 15 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 51
Composer John Cage sought the silence of a mind at peace with itself - and found it in Zen Buddhism, a spiritual path that changed both his music and his view of the universe. "Remarkably researched, exquisitely written", Where the Heart Beats weaves together "a great many threads of cultural history" (Maria Popova, Brain Pickings) to illuminate Cage’s struggle to accept himself and his relationship with choreographer Merce Cunningham. Freed to be his own man, Cage originated exciting experiments that set him at the epicenter of a new avant-garde forming in the 1950s.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mind Expansion
- De Robert Keith en 04-04-15
De: Kay Larson
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E-Cubed
- Nine More Energy Experiments That Prove Manifesting Magic and Miracles Is Your Full-Time Gig
- De: Pam Grout
- Narrado por: Pam Grout
- Duración: 5 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 542
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 458
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 450
With nine new experiments and more tips on how to keep the gates of the world's largesse and abundance wide open, this audiobook is chock-full of incontrovertible evidence that the universe is just waiting for us to catch up, just waiting for us to begin using the energy that has always been available for our enjoyment and well-being.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Infinite Field of Potentiality
- De CHARLES en 11-22-15
De: Pam Grout
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Fooling Houdini
- Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks, and the Hidden Powers of the Mind
- De: Alex Stone
- Narrado por: Alex Stone
- Duración: 9 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 241
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 211
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 211
When Alex Stone was five years old, his father bought him a magic kit - a gift that would spark a lifelong love. Years later, while living in New York City, he discovered a vibrant underground magic scene exploding with creativity and innovation and populated by a fascinating cast of characters: from his gruff mentor, who holds court in the back of a rundown pizza shop, to one of the world's greatest card cheats, who also happens to be blind. Captivated, he plunged headlong into this mysterious world.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I suppose the author thinks he's clever
- De Joe en 11-01-12
De: Alex Stone
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After making the claim that a lack of belief is a belief, it was hard to take this writer seriously. By that point I could not reconcile any logical explanations with presented facts without second guessing his every word. I half expected to hear about how that which is not blue is really just another kind of blue. This might have worked as a comedy (Monty-style), but as is, it was not worth the purchase.
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