Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife

Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife
Author Mary Roach
Country United States
Language English
Genre Science
Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date
2005
Media type Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages 311 pp
ISBN 0-393-32912-7
OCLC 76884889

Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (2005), published by W. W. Norton & Company, a non-fiction work by Mary Roach, is a humorous scientific exploration as to whether there is a soul that survives death. In Britain, the title of the book is Six Feet Over: Adventures in the Afterlife.

Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife was the recipient of the Elle Reader's Prize in October 2005. Spook was also listed as a New York Times Notable Books pick in 2005, as well as a New York Times Bestseller, and it was also an October Booksense pick.[1]

Book synopsis

Author Mary Roach investigates the possibility of an afterlife and also attempts to find and define the soul, all while using a scientific approach. Roach takes a close look at the research, both current and historical, on what may or may not happen after we die.

The book covers these topics:

References

  1. Roach, Mary. "Spook". Retrieved 31 July 2012.

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