Frozen: A True Story: My Journey Into the World of Cryonics, Deception, and Death [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Johnson, Larry; Baldyga, Scott

Verlag: Vanguard Press, New York, 2009

Beschreibung

As new condition blue boards/white spine/silver spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color illustrated dust jacket. Includes Introduction; Prologue; Epilogue; Cast of Characters; Glossary; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Notes and Index. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and various documents. "Cryonics: The practice of freezing the body of a person who has died from a disease in hopes of restoring life at some future time when a cure for the disease has been developed. Alco Life Extension Foundation is the world's leading cryonics organization. Science or scam? Fact or fanaticism? Biotech geniuses or murderous cult?" - from the rear outer jacket cover. "He killed her.We're pretty secure in all this stuff.Who's going to admit to anything? It's deniable." - Joe Hovey, Alcor secretary, treasurer, and former vice president (transcribed from one of Larry Johnson's secret recordings). "We used bars of potassium chloride. It was to kill them.to put them down and make sure they stayed that way.We did not want anyone waking up and causing problems." - Hugh Hixon, Alcor senior board member and facilities engineer (transcribed from one of Larry Johnson's secret recordings). "These people will stop at nothing to protect themselves and their beliefs. It's an organization that needs to be looked into by every law enforcement agency there is." - Alan Kunzman, senior deputy coroner investigator, Riverside County, CA. "At first, the job as clinical director at Alcor Life Extension Foundation was an exciting change for veteran paramedic Larry Johnson: a well-funded research facility pushing the limits of modern biotech. But as he gained the trust of his eccentric coworkers and was promoted to acting COO, Larry was thrust into a nightmare world of scandalous controversy, gruesome practices, and deadly secrets. One secret Larry unearthed was the full, tragic, never-before-heard story of what truly happened to the body of baseball icon and American hero Ted Williams. Compelled by this an other horrific discoveries, Larry began copying documents, taking secret pictures, and ultimately wearing a wire every day at Alcor. He started living two lives - "Alcorian" by day, whistle-blower by night. Beyond the senseless animal experiments, beyond the dumping of toxic chemicals and AIDS-contaminated blood into the public sewage system, these people saw themselves as the elite, the immortal saviors of mankind who would lead us into the future. Inside this cult-like mentality, anything seemed justified. Maybe even murder. Then Alcor found out. The death threats began. Fleeing from state to state, Larry was stalked and threatened again and again. They chased him through the streets. They left death threats under his windshield wipers. They terrorized his family. Larry Johnson never wanted to be a whistle-blower. But he knows this story must be told. Written in Larry's own memorable voice, illustrated with never-before-seen photographs from inside Alcor, and verified by actual transcripts of his "secret recordings," Frozen reads like a medical thriller-but every word is shockingly true." - from the inner front jacket flap. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 002529

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Frozen: A True Story: My Journey Into the ...

Verlag: Vanguard Press, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 2009

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: As New

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New

Auflage: 1st Edition