Sum

In Sum, Eagleman’s dazzling new work of creative nonfiction, the acclaimed neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author offers a series of provocative stories that shine a brilliant light on the here and now. In one afterlife, you may find that God is the size of a microbe and unaware of your existence. In another version, you work as a background character in other people’s dreams. Or you may find that God is a married couple, or that the universe is running backward, or that you are forced to live out your afterlife with annoying versions of whom you could have been. With his probing imagination and deep understanding of the human condition, Eagleman offers wonderfully imagined tales that will change how you see yourself—and the world around you—forever.