Handbook of Modern Grinding Technology Book

Disappointing book that does not deliver on the subtitle’s promise to cover “science at the frontiers of aging”. This book is very superficial. It skims the surface of scientific and technological work on aging (evolutionary reasons for sex and aging, free radicals and DNA repair mechanisms, stem cell therapy, genetic engineering) before concluding with some bland generalities that these are unlikely to amount to much. There is not a single reference or endnote in the book. Instead, much of the short book is devoted to debunking the straw man of “pro-longevists” who peddle miracle cures that will generate many extra years of life. I know there are a lot of snake oil salesmen in the health field, but I don’t need an entire book just to tell me that. Not recommended.