{"product_id":"long-for-this-world-9780060765392","title":"Long for This World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"[A] searching and surprisingly witty look at the scientific odds against tomorrow.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Timothy Ferris \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan Weiner--winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e Book Prize, and one of the most distinguished popular science writers in America--examines \"the strange science of immortality\" in \u003cem\u003eLong for This World. \u003c\/em\u003eA fast-paced, sure-to-astonish scientific adventure from \"one of our finest science journalists\" (Jonah Lehrer), Weiner's \u003cem\u003eLong for This World \u003c\/em\u003eaddresses the ageless question, \"Is there a secret to eternal youth?\" And has it, at long last, been found?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeiner, Jonathan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJonathan Weiner is one of the most distinguished popular-science writers in the country: his books have won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSlate\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eScientific American\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/em\u003e, and many other newspapers and magazines, and he is a former editor at \u003cem\u003eThe Sciences\u003c\/em\u003e. His books include \u003cem\u003eThe Beak of the Finch\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eTime, Love, Memory\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eHis Brother's Keeper\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in New York, where he teaches science writing at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872423874834,"sku":"9780060765392","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c5f95eea-a8e4-47bc-82b8-7bc31f28bd61.jpg?v=1737897104","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/long-for-this-world-9780060765392","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}