Sum Forty Tales from the Afterlives

At once funny wistful and unsettling Sum is a dazzling exploration of unexpected afterlives-each presented as a vignette that offers a stunning lens through which to see ourselves in the here and now. In one afterlife you may find that God is the size of a microbe and unaware of your existence. In another version you work as a background character in other people’s dreams. Or you may find that God is a married couple or that the universe is running backward or that you are forced to live out your afterlife with annoying versions of who you could have been. With a probing imagination and deep understanding of the human condition acclaimed neuroscientist David Eagleman offers wonderfully imagined tales that shine a brilliant light on the here and now.