Download or read book Staying Alive written by Jason K. Swedene and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2009-09-09 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the desire to live forever, which manifests itself in many forms. The author's self-expressed 'aim has been, simply, to write a readable book that will afford the reader an increased sensitivity to the many ways the desire for immortality has shaped history, philosophy, art, and literature.'