Erasing Death, Sam Parnia
Erasing Death, Sam Parnia
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Erasing Death
The Science That Is Rewriting the Boundaries Between Life and Death

Author: Sam Parnia, Josh Young

Narrator: James Patrick Cronin

Unabridged: 12 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 04/09/2013

Synopsis

Contrary to popular belief, death is not a moment in time, such as when the heart stops beating, respiration ceases, or the brain stops functioning. Death, rather, is a process—a process that can be interrupted well after it has begun. Innovative techniques, such as drastically reducing the patient's body temperature, have proven to be effective in revitalizing both the body and mind, but studies show they are only employed in approximately half of the hospitals throughout the United States and Europe.In Erasing Death, Dr. Sam Parnia presents cutting-edge research from the front line of critical care and resuscitation medicine that has enabled modern doctors to routinely reverse death, while also shedding light on the ultimate mystery: what happens to human consciousness during and after death. Parnia reveals how medical discoveries focused on saving lives have also inadvertently raised the possibility that some form of "afterlife" may be uniquely ours, as evidenced by the continuation of the human mind and psyche in the first few hours after death. Questions about the "self" and the "soul" that were once relegated to theology, philosophy, or even science fiction are now being examined afresh according to rigorous scientific research.With physicians such as Parnia at the forefront, we are on the verge of discovering a new universal science of consciousness that reveals the nature of the mind and a future where death is not the final defeat, but is in fact reversible.

About Sam Parnia

Sam Parnia, M.D., Ph.D, is a leading expert on cardiac arrest resuscitation, the scientific study of death, mind-brain relationship, and near-death experiences. He is director of resuscitation research and an assistant professor of critical care medicine at the State University of New York. Parnia directs the AWARE Study (AWAreness during REsuscitation). He is a former fellow in critical care medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York.

About Josh Young

Josh Young is a bestselling author and journalist whose work spans entertainment, science, business, and politics. He specializes in co-writing books with notable personalities in diverse fields.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Yudron

This was the best book I have read in years. I highly recommend it. This doc is an expert in resuscitating people whose hearts have stopped. These days they can use advance techniques involving, but not limited to, chilling the patient, and revive people even hours after they are as dead as a doornai......more

Goodreads review by Jack

Too little real content and much too repetitive. The author seems to believe his audience have no working memory and in the end, says that his now 4-year old research program to capture After-Death Experience memories haven't yield a single verifiable result. There's two compelling chapters, one des......more

Goodreads review by Emily

This book would be better titled "Redefining Death." Is death defined as when the heart stops? When the brain stops working? When the body has reached the point of no return and a person can't return to their normal self? Dr. Parnia explores this throughout most of this book. Some arguments are stro......more

Goodreads review by Mike

Can science shed some light on metaphysical questions about the nature of the soul? Maybe, but this book sure doesn't. The best spin I can put on it is the author sincerely wants to believe that consciousness continues after death and he will make whatever logical leaps are necessary to prove this t......more

Goodreads review by Amy

I really enjoyed this book because it approached the subject from the perspectives of science, personal experiences, and philosophy. I thought that the information about resuscitation teams and the technology they now have to save people was fascinating, and I hope that the book helps to see both in......more

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