IN HIS IMAGE The Cloning of a Man

While attending Washington State University in the early 1980's I read this book as part of a class project. It was copyright 1978 by Lippincott and describes an allegedly true and fascinating tale of an American multimillionaire who craved immortality. The author of this book was contracted by this millionaire to document the cloning procedure which he intended to use to gain this immortality. A willing doctor was also contracted and the procedure was described in the minutest detail. David Rorvik was described by the editor as a respected science writer with numerous prestigious periodicals. The editor makes no claims of authenticity and lets the author's reputation speak for itself. Rorvik asserts that the details in his book are true and accurate and thus that the cloning of a human subject was going to be attempted and that in the end actually occurred. The details described were compelling and quite believable. As new information arises in the cloning arena, the details put forth in this book become even more believable. In fact, the method of cloning the sheep in Great Britain is nearly identical to the procedures detailed in this fascinating tale of human cloning. After reading this book in 1982 I came away a believer that human cloning has taken place. Now after hearing the recent tales of animal cloning, I am more firmly entrenched in that belief. So will you believe after reading this story. If you can find the book, you will find it eerily timely even 18 years after it's initial publication. Read this book and the hair on your neck will stand on end. This is a 5 star publication