Volk, Tyler. <br/><br/>
What is death? :  a scientist looks at the cycle of life / 
Tyler Volk. 
 - New York :  John Wiley & Sons,  c2002. 
 - 255 p. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> "A Peter N. Nevraumont book." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-248) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Death, thus life.  Pt. 1. BRAIN : The three-pound miracle ; We live in two different worlds ; The grateful self.  Pt. 2. CULTURE : Nobody just dies ; Managing terror ; Death with interconnected dignity.  Pt. 3. BIOSPHERE : Sex and catastrophic senescence ; Lifespan and life span ; Little deaths, big lives ; Life and death at the smallest scale.  Conclusion : Eternity's Sunrise. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0471375446 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>00059431 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Death.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QP87  / .V65 2002 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>571.9/39