<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><h2 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="text-align:justify;font-size:small;font-weight:normal">Dear</span><span style="text-align:justify;font-size:small;font-weight:normal"> friends,</span><br></h2>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">I am happy and proud to present
to you my book on the history of longevity science – “A History of
Life-extensionism in the Twentieth Century” – which is now <b>freely available
from my site</b>, in html and pdf formats<span> </span><a href="http://www.longevityhistory.com/" target="_blank">http://www.longevityhistory.com/</a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Also reduced to the possible
minimum the price for the hard copy to make it more available for placing at
university and community libraries, from<span> </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/History-Life-Extensionism-Twentieth-Century/dp/1500818577/" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/History-Life-Extensionism-Twentieth-Century/dp/1500818577/</a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial"></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">I hope this book will provide a valuable
resource on life-extension science. It surveys the development of the field in
the course of over a century in major national contexts – France (Chapter 1),
Germany, Austria, Romania and Switzerland (Chapter 2), Russia and Ukraine
(Chapter 3), the US and UK (Chapter 4). It includes almost 1300 bibliographic
notes, each including several up to dozens annotated references (often
hyper-linked), in several languages – mainly English, French, Russian and
German. The title refers to the 20^th<span> </span>century, but in fact, the book
includes extensive information and references on very recent developments, up
to the end of 2014, as well as information on early modern, medieval and
ancient developments. The main text refers to over 700 authors and actors, and
over 2,000 leading authors are cited in the References and Notes section. </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">The book provides a broad history
of the scientific and technological ideas on life extension, but also of social
and ideological determinants of this pursuit. So it is a kind of encyclopedia
of life extension science history, and as such I hope it can be of interest and
utility to people interested in this field – not only to increase education in
the field, but also to provide motivation to enter and pursue the field. </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">The book was highly reviewed by distinguished researchers of
aging and longevity, and of society, science and emerging technologies. (Some
comments can be found on the book cover and among the reviews on Amazon <a href="http://www.amazon.com/History-Life-Extensionism-Twentieth-Century/dp/1500818577/" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/History-Life-Extensionism-Twentieth-Century/dp/1500818577/</a><span> )</span>  </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">One of the central arguments of this book is that not only
life extension science is a legitimate and honorable scientific pursuit, but in
fact it has been indispensable and instrumental for the development of so
called “conventional” medicine, for the emergence of very tangible everyday
therapies that we use now. And it holds similar, or greater, promise for the
future. This argument was summarized in the articles “The Unexpected Outcomes
of Anti-Aging, Rejuvenation, and Life Extension Studies: An Origin of Modern
Therapies” (<i>Rejuvenation Research</i>, 2014 <a href="http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/rej.2013.1527" target="_blank">http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/rej.2013.1527</a>
), and “Has aging ever been considered healthy?” (<i>Frontiers in Genetics.
Genetics of Aging</i>, 2015 <a href="http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2015.00202/full" target="_blank">http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2015.00202/full</a> ).
(These articles are also in free access). But it is much more thoroughly
substantiated in the entire book. I do hope this book will contribute to
education and legitimization of longevity science, as well as to encourage more
people to enter the field.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Will be grateful for any reviews,
feedback, and for referring this book to those who may find it of interest and
use. Hoping this book will contribute to our struggle for healthy longevity for
all.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">The distribution of this book is
a part of the campaign to raise awareness about the importance of aging and
longevity research for the development of healthcare toward October 1 – the UN
International Day of Older Persons (also referred to by some as the
International Longevity Day). Additional actions, events and promotions are
very welcome! <a href="http://www.longevityforall.org/international-longevity-day-october-1-2015/" target="_blank">http://www.longevityforall.org/international-longevity-day-october-1-2015/</a>   </p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Thankfully yours,</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Ilia</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="1">Ilia Stambler, PhD</font></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="1"><br></font></span></p>

<p><font size="1"><span style="font-family:Arial">Outreach
Coordinator. International Society on Aging and Disease - ISOAD </span><a href="http://isoad.org/" target="_blank">http://isoad.org</a></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="1">Chair. Israeli
Longevity Alliance / International Longevity Alliance (Israel) - ILA<span> </span></font></span><font color="#0000ee" face="Arial" size="1"><u><a href="http://www.longevityisrael.org/" target="_blank">http://www.longevityisrael.org/</a></u></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-family:Arial"><font size="1">Coordinator. Longevity
for All<span> </span><a href="http://www.longevityforall.org/" target="_blank">http://www.longevityforall.org</a></font></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="1"><span style="font-family:Arial">Author. Longevity
History.<span> </span><i>A History of
Life-Extensionism in the Twentieth Century</i> </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:blue"><a href="http://longevityhistory.com/" target="_blank"><span lang="DE">http://longevityhistory.com</span></a></span></font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><font size="1"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:Arial">Email:<span> </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial"><a href="mailto:ilia.stambler@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span lang="DE" style="color:#1155cc">ilia.stambler@gmail.com</span></a></span><span lang="DE" style="font-family:Arial"></span></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:Arial"><font size="1">Tel: 972-3-961-4296 / 0522-283-578</font></span></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span lang="DE" style="font-family:Arial"><font size="1">Rishon Lezion. Israel</font><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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