{"product_id":"9781617230226","title":"Shocked: A Doctor Investigates the Blurred Lines Between Life and Death","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a young medical student, Dr. David Casarett was inspired by the story of a two-year-old girl named Michelle Funk. Michelle fell into a creek and was underwater for over an hour. When she was found she wasn’t breathing, and her pupils were fixed and dilated. But after three hours of persistent work, a team of doctors and nurses was able to bring her back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf Michelle could come back after three hours of being dead, what about twelve hours? Or twenty-four? What would it take to revive someone who had been frozen for one thousand years? And what does blurring the line between \"life\" and \"death\" mean for society?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eShocked\u003c\/i\u003e, Casarett chronicles his exploration of the cutting edge of resuscitation and reveals just how far science has come. He takes us to a conference of \"cryonauts\" who want to be frozen after they die, a dark room full of hibernating lemurs in North Carolina, and a laboratory that puts mice into a state of suspended animation. The result is a spectacular tour of the bizarre world of doctors, engineers, animal biologists, and cryogenics enthusiasts trying to bring the recently dead back to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFascinating, thought-provoking, and funny, \u003ci\u003eShocked\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect for those looking for a prequel—and a sequel—to Mary Roach’s \u003ci\u003eStiff\u003c\/i\u003e, or for anyone who likes to ponder the ultimate questions of life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061322924272,"sku":"9781617230226","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781617230226_p0.jpg?v=1763852621","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781617230226","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}