Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives

Atoncefunny,wistfulandunsettling,Sumisadazzlingexplorationofunexpectedafterlives—eachpresentedasavignettethatoffersastunninglensthroughwhichtoseeourselvesinthehereandnow.Inoneafterlife,youmayfindthatGodisthesizeofamicrobeandunawareofyourexistence.Inanotherversion,youworkasabackgroundcharacterinotherpeople’sdreams.OryoumayfindthatGodisamarriedcouple,orthattheuniverseisrunningbackward,orthatyouareforcedtoliveoutyourafterlifewithannoyingversionsofwhoyoucouldhavebeen.Withaprobingimaginationanddeepunderstandingofthehumancondition,acclaimedneuroscientistDavidEaglemanofferswonderfullyimaginedtalesthatshineabrilliantlightonthehereandnow.