Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #946575 in Books
• Published on: 1997-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 263 pages

Synopsis
Presents the results of a four-year study of fifty thousand terminally-ill patients, describing the visions and elevated moods experienced just before death.

Customer Reviews

A dry but compelling classic which provides strong proof of life after death
This book was originally released over 30 years ago now, and the time tells. Researchers in parapsychology were still falling over themselves trying to stick as rigidly as possible to all aspects of academic procedure, one of which is to write dry, unemotive English. This book is a long way from the true dryness of academic literature, but readers of modern non-fiction may stumble in some parts, particularly the statistical ones. Having said all that, I think the authors made the right decision, as their thorough research and data analysis is pretty solid, and brings out some unexpected results. Not all experience death-bed visions. And if you're on medication, have any brain disorder or have previously experienced hallucinations, amongst other factors, then their analysis shows you probably won't. If you do though, you can be sure it won't be of someone living. That only happens to people having genuine, fantasy hallucinations under the influence of medication or a breakdown in brain functioning. The authors don't directly state their conclusions at the end as these are obvious, the results of their analysis speaking for themselves. And if they'd added any speculations beyond what patients actually reported, the book would've lapsed into fantasy. It sticks to facts, so if you're looking for science fiction, you should look elsewhere.

All in all, a fantastic work and a milestone in human research, but it may be centuries before its true significance is realised.