Shocked: Adventures in Bringing Back the Recently Dead

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Not too long ago, there was no coming back from death. But now, with revolutionary medical advances, death has become just another serious complication as David Casarett shows in this compelling volume. The entire history of resuscitation, from ancient times to today, is here explored, thus revealing exactly how malleable the term 'dead' actually is.

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"An exciting firsthand account of scientific research whose implications are relevant to every living person." The Futurist

"Entertaining, informative, and, at times, electrifying." Booklist

"[Casarett] traces the colorful history of efforts to revive the dead, with meticulous reporting and humor." The Washington Post

"Dr. Casarett has produced a travelogue about as comprehensive as possible without actually dying. . . . His guide to the process of hauling passengers back up the exit ramp is fascinating." The New York Times

Author Bio

David Casarett, M.D., is aphysician, researcher, and tenuredassociate professor at the Universityof Pennsylvania Perelman School ofMedicine. His studies have includedmore than ten thousand patients andhave resulted in more than one hundredarticles and book chapters, publishedin leading medical journals such astheJournal of the American Medical AssociationandThe New England Journal ofMedicine. His many awards include theprestigious U.S. Presidential Early CareerAward for Scientists and Engineers.