Extra life : a short history of living longer / Steven Johnson.
Johnson, Steven, 1968- author.; ProQuest (Firm)
2021
RA418 .J643 2021
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Title Extra life : a short history of living longer / Steven Johnson.
Author Johnson, Steven, 1968- author.
ISBN 9780525538875 (electronic book)
0525538879 (electronic book)
9780525538851
0525538852
9780593395691
0593395697
Published New York : Riverhead Books, 2021.
Copyright ©2021
Language English
Description 1 online resource ( xxxiv, 284 pages) : illustrations.
Call Number RA418 .J643 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification 362.1
Note "Now a PBS documentary series" -- cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-274) and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
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