| Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife | |
| Author: | Mary Roach |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Science |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Release Date: | 2005 |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages: | 311 pp |
| Isbn: | 0-393-32912-7 |
| Oclc: | 76884889 |
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (2005), published by W. W. Norton & Company, a nonfiction work by Mary Roach, is a humorous scientific exploration as to whether there is a soul that survives death. In Britain, the title of the book is Six Feet Over: Adventures in the Afterlife.
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife was the recipient of the Elle Reader's Prize in October 2005. Spook was also listed as a New York Times Notable Books pick in 2005, as well as a New York Times Bestseller, and it was also an October Booksense pick.[1]
Author Mary Roach investigates the possibility of an afterlife and also attempts to find and define the soul, all while using a scientific approach. The book covers these topics: