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Contents
Introduction: A Grandmother’s Prayer
PART I: WHAT WE KNOW (THE PAST)
PART II: WHAT WE’RE LEARNING (THE PRESENT)
PART III: WHERE WE’RE GOING (THE FUTURE)
8. The Shape of Things to Come
Praise for Lifespan
To my grandmother Vera,
who taught me to see the world the way it could be.
To my mother, Diana,
who cared more about her children than herself.
To my wife, Sandra,
my bedrock.