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 cons
iderable humour and curiosity on the human soul, seeking answers from a varied a
nd fascinating crew of contemporary and historical soul-searchers: scientists, s
chemers, engineers, mediums, all trying to prove (or disprove) that life goes on
after we die.Along the way she encounters electromagnetic hauntings, out-of-bod
y experiences, ghosts and lawsuits: Mary Roach sifts and weighs the evidence in
her hilarious, inimitable style.
