We’d love your help. After I read it I found out that the author David Eagleman is a brain scientist during the day, and that explains a bit a. At once funny, wistful and unsettling, Sum is a dazzling exploration of unexpected afterlives—each presented as a vignette that offers a stunning lens through which to see ourselves in the here and now. You are sure to emerge a better person from the flames ( letter ) of this book. 40 very … This book blew me away; I underlined and starred dozens of sentences and typed them in to my friends on email. The second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The first is when the body cease to function. If there were an award for most stimulating ideas per paragraph, this tidy book would be near the top of the list. It's a rare and successful mix of literature and future-oriented thinking. His books have been translated into 33 languages. I wonder if my reading taste has changed- I used to be much more engaged with ideas of life after death, so it’s weird that as I get older and presumably closer to finding out the truth for myself, I’m less interested! With a probing imagination and deep understanding of the human condition, acclaimed neuroscientist David Eagleman offers wonderfully imagined tales that shine a brilliant light on the here and now. In another version, you work as a background character in other people’s dreams. Sum is a stunning exploration of funny and unexpected afterlives that have never been considered—each presented as a vignette that offers a lens through which to see ourselves here and now. - not a big book and well worth taking time to read. In another version, you work as a background character in other people’s dreams. These are not your typical stories. T £9.99 (plus 99p p&p) 0844 871 1515 or Telegraph Books Advertisement More stories. The first is when the body ceases to function. I read Thai version last night. But because his Heaven or God is always imagined as some inversion of a human hierarchy or scale...it gets repetitive very fast. Sum Forty Tales from the Afterlives David Eagleman “ There are three deaths. I bought my first copy of this book at a bookshop on Charing Cross Road (Foyles, I think), back in 2009 or so. This is a book I need to read again to ensure i,ve distilled all the points, it's very thought provoking - some of the possible afterlives are not too wonderful, - some are disturbing, the various types of deity, not all comes across as in the biblical sense of divine beings. Sum: 40 Tales From The Afterlives Paperback – Feb. 9 2010 by David Eagleman (Author) 4.5 out of 5 stars 613 ratings. A charming little thought-experiment conducted by a writer of rich yet limited imagination. They do not have a plot, characters, or even a clear clear beginning or an end. The first is when the body ceases to function. by Pantheon. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Or where the afterlife conforms to capitalist principles and for a reasoable price you can download your version of heaven. I was pleasantly surprised right after reading the first story itself. That's the ISBN for the edition I have, and my edition has the same cover as the one marked Kindle edition here. --Vanity Fair Imaginative and inventive. Buy the Paperback Book Sum: 40 Tales From The Afterlives by David Eagleman at Indigo.ca, Canada's largest bookstore. Sum tells 40 vignettes from the afterlife, but you quickly figure out that (a) the stories are mutually exclusive (if one is true then the others cannot be), and (b) the stories are not about the afterlife at all, but instead unusual portraits about the here-and-now. All 40 stories in this book are about afterlife. David Eagleman has proved himself to be the God of Afterlife. Download for print-disabled Add another edition? SUM shows us forty wonderfully imagined possibilities of life beyond death. See all formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Previous page of related Sponsored Products. Each of the forty tales is usually only about a couple of pages long, but each one is densely packed with mind-bending what-ifs. Once you open the book, even after all efforts you won't be able to finish it in haste. The Third is that moment, sometime in the future, when your name is spoken for the last time ” After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Sum tells 40 vignettes from the afterlife, but you quickly figure out that (a) the stories are mutually exclusive (if one is true then the others cannot be), and (b) the stories are not about the afterlife at all, but instead unusual portraits about the here-and-now. See search results for this author. If I could give this book 6 stars I would! Please try your request again later. 110pp, Canongate, £9.99. This is a suite of variations on the possibilities of different kinds of afterlives. Short book can be read in two days. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. by David Eagleman. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. I'm sure they've permeated my sub-conscious and will pop up in my own imaginings. If you want a book that seems to be made up of small snacks but find that each of them burst in your mouth with a million flavours, this is the one. 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