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The History of Living ForeverA chemistry student falls for his teacher and uncovers a centuries old quest for the elixir of life The morning after the death of his first love, Conrad Aybinder receives a bequest. Sammy Tampari was Conrad's lover. He was his teacher. And, it turns out, he was not just a chemist, but an alchemist, searching for a mythic elixir of life. Sammy's death was sudden, yet he somehow managed to leave twenty years' worth of his notebooks and a storage locker
A chemistry student falls for his teacher and uncovers a centuries-old quest for the elixir of life
The morning after the death of his first love, Conrad Aybinder receives a bequest. Sammy Tampari was Conrad's lover. He was his teacher. And, it turns out, he was not just a chemist, but an alchemist, searching for a mythic elixir of life. Sammy's death was sudden, yet he somehow managed to leave twenty years' worth of his notebooks and a storage locker full of expensive, sometimes baffling equipment in the hands of his star student. The notebooks contain cryptic "recipes," but no instructions; they tell his life story, but only hint at what might have caused his death. And Sammy's research is littered with his favorite teaching question: What's missing? As Conrad pieces together the solution, he finds he is not the only one to suspect that Sammy succeeded in his quest. And if he wants to save his father from a mysterious illness, Conrad will have to make some very difficult choices. A globe-trotting, century-spanning adventure story, Jake Wolff's The History of Living Forever takes us from Maine to Romania to Easter Island and introduces a cast of unforgettable characters--drug kingpins, Big Pharma flunkies, centenarians, boy geniuses, and even a group of immortalists masquerading as coin collectors. It takes us deep into the mysteries of life--from first love to first heartbreak, from the long pall of grief to the irreconcilable loneliness of depression to the possibility of medical miracles, from coming of age to coming out. Hilarious, haunting, heart-busting, life-affirming, it asks each of us one of life's essential questions: How far would you go for someone you love?Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 09/01/2020
ISBN: 9781250619525
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.10d
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★★★★★ 5
Actual biltong that is not dried to the point of being jerky
If you are like me, you have ordered biltong as slabs and pre-sliced slabs from a bunch of companies promising the real deal. Too many of those companies trim the fat or dry things out so much that it might as well be American beef jerky with coriander added to the spice blend. This just arrived and we opened the bag not expecting anything different honestly. I am sitting here eating it and logging on to write a review because this is finally the real deal. I wouldn't say that it is wet, but it isn't American jerky level dry either and there is good fat on the pieces. It's pricey, and there was a dry piece or two and a bit of fat that hadn't been properly flavored, but it is the next best thing to a freshly sliced wet and fat slab. If you can afford this treat, don't waste your money on the less expensive stuff -this is what you are missing.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2022
★★★★★ 1
MADE MY FAMILY SICK
Awful. Came in package gummed up. Made my family sick. Never order this. Ive had better product.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Delicious Biltong
This biltong is so delicious! And there’s fat!
I’m now going to have a monthly biltong/droewors budget-.these products are really authentically South African
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Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Privacy is what I was looking for and that’s what I got !!!
Color: Black, Size: Wheel-132''
Right now, I am in a shared room and it is perfect because I can block out and have some privacy for my clients. I purchased the six panel and realized it was too much so I was able to only set up three panels and it was just enough room for my clients to walk through to my side, but also have a sense of privacy. It’s not heavy at all very lightweight but durable at the same time. Because of the wheels, I’m able to easily glide it across the floor. This is a really good product. I didn’t need my husband to help me set it up though LOL
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Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Totalmente Recomendable
Color: Black, Size: Wheel-132''
Es fácil de armar por qué las piezas vienen bien señalizadas y eso facilita armario , Es alto, el materia es resistente y el hierro es de negro opaco que hace que luzca bien, la tela resistente no pasa la luz, las ruedas giran muy bien y son angostos y es liviano de fácil de manipular, me encantó y estoy feliz de mi compra ! No me faltó ninguna pieza y ya eso es mucho también !!
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Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2024