In the 1960s Robert Ettinger founded the cryonics (cryonic hibernation) movement and authored THE PROSPECT OF IMMORTALITY. (And in the 1970s Ettinger would help initiate the transhumanist revolution with his MAN INTO SUPERMAN.) Ettinger sees "discontinuity in history, with mortality and humanity on one side -- on the other immortality and transhumanity." P: ]] This 2005 edition (ISBN 0-9743472-3-X) contains an exact replica copy of the complete first edition of Ettinger's 1964 cultural classic, THE PROSPECT OF IMMORTALITY. (The Cultural Classics Series By Ria University Press is edited by...

Framed in the wilds of New Mexico, with herds of feral horses and other wildlife and natural wonders, a small community is traumatized by violence and mysterious disappearances. Corrupt authorities and a strange religious cult match wits with local ranchers and a kindly Apache historian and community factotum named Ben. Young people must face the unsettling challenge that shadows the more usual trials and joys of growing up. Matters finally come to a head when Billy and Amy take a drive in the country for what they think will be a pleasant interlude of sightseeing and picnicking....