Frozen, Scott Baldyga
Frozen, Scott Baldyga
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Frozen
My Journey Into the World of Cryonics, Deception, and Death

Author: Scott Baldyga, Larry Johnson

Narrator: William Dufris

Unabridged: 12 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/30/2009


Synopsis

At first, the job as clinical director at Alcor Life Extension Foundation was an exciting change for veteran paramedic Larry Johnson: a well-funded research facility pushing the limits of modern biotech. But as he gained the trust of his eccentric coworkers and was promoted to acting COO, Larry was thrust into a nightmare world of scandalous controversy, gruesome practices, and deadly secrets.

One secret Larry unearthed was the full, tragic, never-before-heard story of what truly happened to the body of baseball icon and American hero Ted Williams.

Compelled by this and other horrific discoveries, Larry began copying documents, taking secret pictures, and ultimately wearing a wire every day at Alcor. He started living two lives—"Alcorian" by day, whistleblower by night.

Beyond the senseless animal experiments, beyond the dumping of toxic chemicals and AIDS-contaminated blood into the public sewage system, these people saw themselves as the elite, the immortal saviors of mankind who would lead us into the future. Inside this cultlike mentality, anything seemed justified. Maybe even murder.

Then Alcor found out. The death threats began.

Fleeing from state to state, Larry was stalked and threatened again and again. They chased him through the streets. They left death threats under his windshield wipers. They terrorized his family. Larry Johnson never wanted to be a whistleblower. But he knows this story must be told.

Written in Larry's own memorable voice and verified by actual transcripts of his "secret recordings," Frozen reads like a medical thriller—but every word is shockingly true.

About Scott Baldyga

Scott Baldyga grew up in West Springfield, Massachusetts, graduated from Boston College, then spent four years as a volunteer, teacher, and professional musician in Kingston, Jamaica. Living in Los Angeles since 1996, Scott has written screenplays for hire and has worked as a writer, script supervisor, editor, and composer for film and television. Frozen, coauthored with Larry Johnson, is his first book.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mara on February 13, 2019

People are weird about death…which, I suppose, means that being ‘weird about death’ is actually quite normal. So, in some ways, having people dole out money to have their bodies frozen on the off chance that future technology will be able to resurrect them in a couple of decades isn't all that diffe......more

Goodreads review by Clare on June 09, 2016

I was searching the Audible website for something different and found this. I remember watching a documentary about cryonics a few years ago. I could not understand why an intelligent, though slightly delusional person would want to freeze their old, diseased body in the hope of being resurrected may......more

Goodreads review by Cary on September 24, 2015

I finished this book in 2-days, as it was, literally, hard to put down. Growing up in Phoenix, I'd been familiar with Alcor in nearby Scottsdale for decades, watching periodic profiles on the cryonics company on local TV news shows, and reading stories about it in the local newspaper. I'd always been......more

Goodreads review by John on February 16, 2018

Larry Johnson was a paramedic who got stressed out by his job and took an interest in "speculative" medicine. This led him to be employed by Alcor Institute, which has a number of laboratories in the United States. Larry was assigned to the one in Scottsdale, Arizona. After just a little time spent t......more

Goodreads review by Marsha on April 12, 2020

Wow! This book opens the eyes for cryogenics or cryonics and at least one particular company. The idea of cryonics is potentially attractive – doesn't want to keep going forever? But a lot is pointed out concerning the total inappropriateness of the field as it now stands, and it points out the egos......more