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PURCHASE: BARNES & NOBLE
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Date: October 6, 2004
ISBN-10: 046500105X
ISBN-13: 978-0465001057
“Written for the lay reader, this exploration of the fringe science of biotechnology is alternately spooky, silly, and scintillating.”
— Booklist
“Though sympathetic to his subjects and their work, Alexander casts his tale in shades of gray rather than in black and white, and the result is a nuanced portrait of the intersection of idealism, capitalism, politics and science on the frontiers of biotechnology that will leave readers eager to see what the future might hold.”
— Publisher’s Weekly
“Funny, bizarre, yet always fascinating.”
— Biology Digest
“Well-reported and dense with insight.”
— Psychology Today
“This interesting popular history of the trans-human movement is an important statement of an evolving debate in modern American society.”
— Roger D. Launius Curator, Planetary Exploration Programs, National Air and Space Museum
“Alexander has the same gonzo style, the same wicked humor and, most of all, that Mambo Chicken sensibility — a combination of ironic detachment and sheer bafflement at the hubris of these over-the-edge scientists.”
— Carl Elliott, The American Prospect
“In Rapture: How Biotech Became the New Religion, journalist Brian Alexander provides a fascinating and funny travel guide through the cutting-edge world of genetic engineering.”
— James Pethokoukis, US News and World Report
“With RAPTURE, Alexander has become the voice of biotechnology for the 21st century.”
— Glenn McGee, author of BEYOND GENETICS