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Edited by Henry J. Aaron and William B. Schwartz. 296 pp., illustrated. Washington, D.C., Brookings Institution Press, 2004. $48.95 (cloth); $19.95 (paper). ISBN 0-8157-0040-7 (cloth); 0-8157-0039-3 (paper).

Coping with Methuselah is an important book about the future of the human lifespan, the possibility of a revolution in longevity (i.e., a significant extension of life), and the social and economic consequences that would result from living much longer lives than we do today.

The book is the product of the collaborative efforts of 17 scholars, including three medical scientists (Drs. William B. Schwartz, John T. Potts, and Alan M. Garber); a large team of reputable economists, most of whom are from the Brookings Institution; an ethicist, Alexander Capron, from the University of Southern California; and a journalist, Nicholas . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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