Outline: Possibly the most audacious book ever to see the light of day, it sets out, in a cogent and credible manner, the proposition that aging is not a natural condition for humans, and that deterioration and death from aging are not inevitable. It is aimed at an intelligent reading public, using a plethora of scientific material to support an empirical argument. In test readings, seventy percent of respondents - from Europe, the UK and the USA, aged 40 to 79 - reported improvements in age-related phenomenon: scientists, financial analysts, osteopaths, computer programmers and corporate consultants. The results so far have been remarkable. The author - a professional analyst - stumbled on his discovery accidentally, when he suffered premature aging following a serious road accident, he says in an interview. "I smashed my right ankle, broke my left foot and damaged my spine. Serious injury shortens life expectancy," Clark shrugs. "I was no exception. Over the following years, I went downhill far faster than I should have, and was certainly looking at a premature death. I tried every conceivable method to stop this - from calorie restriction through exercise to anti-aging supplements. And though I got benefit from these, none actually modulated the aging process as far as I could tell. It occurred to me that I was looking in the wrong place. The answer was in my head!" Prospects: As the suffix suggests: this is the ultimate anti-aging solution and seems destined to find a wide readership in a number of markets: Anti-aging Mind Body Spirit Nutrition Health and Fitness Metaphysics Mystery Conspiracy Theories (there is a culprit!) "The title might be tongue in cheek," quips the author, "but the proposition is not. The actual cause of aging has eluded scientists for decades - and the human race - for millennia. But until now, we've all been looking in the wrong place. I'm pretty sure I've found it!" Absurd? "Quite unbelievable," agrees the author. "And when I first discovered it, I didn't believe it either. But it certainly seems to work. If you can beat aging you won't suffer age-related deterioration, or die of so called natural causes," he says, fingering quotation marks. "And though aging is certainly a biological process, no biological or genetic cause has ever been found for it. Because there isn't one!" He proposes that a psychogenic virus triggers the aging process. We all inherit this virus, but you can find the trigger and disarm it. "You can opt out of the process," insists Clark disarmingly. "And my book shows you how." Gary Clark applied many years analytical experience to resolving this problem, by getting back to first principles. "I though I would go mad," he says, "and at times I thought I had. It started in a Rotterdam hospital bed 27 years ago, and I never seriously thought I'd crack it. But the answer turned out to be simpler than I'd imagined. About five years ago, I walked straight into the answer. At that point, my condition stopped deteriorating, and a few months later, went into reverse." "You just need to see the switch for what it is, and turn it off!" he says, matter-of-factly. "It doesn't matter what age you are, or what your current physical condition might be. If you are mentally alert and are willing to apply some basic logical thought to the problem, you can lick it for yourself. The only hard bit is overcoming the inbuilt belief system that tells you this is impossible."