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Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near-Death Experiences Paperback – January 4, 2011
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Print length215 pages
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LanguageEnglish
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Publication dateJanuary 4, 2011
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Dimensions8.05 x 5.32 x 0.56 inches
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ISBN-100061452572
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ISBN-13978-0061452574
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“Dr. Jeff Long and journalist Paul Perry have done a phenomenal job in clarifying current events in the study of near-death experiences. Dr. Long’s work is leading us closer to a rational solution of the afterlife mystery.” — Raymond Moody, M.D., Ph.D., author of Life after Life
“This important book about near-death experiences provides compelling evidence that mind and consciousness cannot be reduced to brain activity.” — Mario Beauregard, Ph.D., Neuroscientist at the University of Montreal and co-author of The Spiritual Brain
“If someone asked for proof that life after death exists, refer them to this book. Dr. Long and Paul Perry have gone way beyond faith and into science, providing us with well-documented proof of what we have known absolutely for 35 years - there is life after death.” — Dannion and Kathryn Brinkley, authors of Saved by the Light and Secrets of the Light
“Is there life after death? ...Radiation oncologist Dr. Jeffrey Long argues that if you look at the scientific evidence, the answer is unequivocally yes. Drawing on a decade’s worth of research on near-death experiences... he makes the case for that controversial conclusion.” — Time.com
“Long answers skeptics . . . does a fine job of summarizing some of the transformative changes from NDEs.... The end result of all this testimony, according to Long, is ‘there is life after death.’” — Spirituality and Practice
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The Most Compelling Scientific Evidence for Life Beyond Death Ever Compiled
Evidence of the Afterlife shares the firsthand accounts of people who have died and lived to tell about it. Through their work at the Near Death Experience Research Foundation, radiation oncologist Jeffrey Long and his wife, Jody, have gathered thousands of accounts of near-death experiences (NDEs) from all over the world. In addition to sharing the personal narrative of their experiences, visitors to the website are asked to fill out a one hundred–item questionnaire designed to isolate specific elements of the experience and to flag counterfeit accounts.
The website has become the largest NDE research database in the world, containing over 1,600 NDE accounts. The people whose stories are captured in the database span all age groups, races, and religious affiliations and come from all over the world, yet the similarities in their stories are as awe-inspiring as they are revealing. Using this treasure trove of data, Dr. Long explains how medical evidence fails to explain these reports and why there is only one plausible explanation—that people have survived death and traveled to another dimension.
About the Author
Jeffrey Long, M.D., is a radiation oncologist in Houma, Louisiana, and has appeared on NBC's Today Show, ABC's World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, FOX's The O'Reilly Factor, and The Learning Channel. Long has also served on the board of directors of the International Association for Near-Death Studies and established the nonprofit Near Death Experience Research Foundation and the NDERF website.
Paul Perry is an internationally bestselling author who has co-written nine books on near-death experiences.
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- Publisher : HarperOne; Reprint edition (January 4, 2011)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 215 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0061452572
- ISBN-13 : 978-0061452574
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.05 x 5.32 x 0.56 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #19,325 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #18 in Near-Death Experiences (Books)
- #143 in Spiritual Self-Help (Books)
- #549 in Personal Transformation Self-Help
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About Paul (Contact: pperry87@cox.net)
Paul Perry (www.paulperryproductions.com)is the co-author of several New York Times bestsellers, including Closer to the Light, Transformed by the Light and Saved by the Light, which was made into a popular movie by Fox-TV. His work has appeared in National Geographic Adventure, Outside Magazine, Reader's Digest, and several other popular periodicals. His books have been published in more than 30 languages around the world.
In 1986 Paul's interest in the effects and meaning of near-death experiences led him to a professional involvement with Dr. Raymond Moody, considered to be the founder of near-death studies. The two have written five books together (Paranormal, Glimpses of Eternity, The Light Beyond, Coming Back and Reunions). All tolled he has written or co-written more than 10 books on the subject of near-death experiences, four of which have become New York Times bestsellers. His most recent books are two bestseller with Jeffrey Long, MD (Evidence of the Afterlife, and God and the Afterlife) and Dying to Wake Up: A Doctor's Voyage into the Afterlife and the Wisdom He Brought Back, with Rajiv Parti, MD.
Paul is also a documentary filmmaker whose work has appeared on worldwide television. His best known film, Jesus, the Lost Years was first the subject of a book he wrote for Random House, Jesus in Egypt, which follows the trail believed to be used by the Holy Family as they fled into Egypt to escape the murderous soldiers of King Herod. He returned to Egypt to produce and direct Visions and Miracles: Out of the Land of Egypt, a documentary film that chronicles modern visions that are confirmed by film or video or with scientific evidence, as with miraculous healings (www.visionsandmiracles.com). His most recent documentary, AFTERLIFE, tackles the fascinating subject of near-death experiences and interviews scientists who have researched proof of a life after death. It also features a number of people who have died and returned to tell their astounding stories (www.paulperryproductions.com). That film was on Netflix for five years and was reissued by Sony in 2017.
DALI'S GREATEST SECRET, a documentary about surrealist artist Salvador Dali is Paul's latest project. The film was nominated at the Madrid International Film Festival in 2014 for Best Director and Best Documentary. It is about a secret painting done by Dali, The Vision of Hell, and how its subject, a vision that took place in Fatima, Portugal, had a profound effect on his life and work. The painting was hidden beneath a nun's bed for 30 years and was rediscovered in 2005. Read a recent article about the painting and movie at: http://paulperryproductions.com/paul-perry-interview-dali-villas-golfe-magazine-may-2017/
MUMMIES OF LISBON, an excavation of 80 mummies hidden in a church in Lisbon, Portugal, has been issued by SMG Media and Sony and is currently available on Amazon Prime and many other outlets.
Paul is currently working on a documentary film series about Medieval relics, which he expects to complete in 2018.
Paul is a graduate of Arizona State University and a former fellow at the prestigious Gannett Center for Media Studies at Columbia University in New York City. He taught magazine writing at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, and was Executive Editor at American Health magazine, a winner of the National Magazine Awards for General Excellence. Since becoming a full-time writer, Paul has written or co-written more than books on a variety of subjects, from the paranormal to piracy.
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A nationally recognized expert whose work has been featured in Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, and Coast to Coast, Jeffrey Long, MD, is a radiation oncologist in Houma, Louisiana. Long has served on the board of directors of The International Association for Near-Death Studies and is actively involved in NDE research. Dr. Long and his wife, Jody, established the nonprofit Near Death Experience Research Foundation and a website as a forum for people to share their NDEs and to collect scientific data on this phenomenon.
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Since near-death experiences have become a worldwide phenomenon there are quite a few excellent books on the subject. I read as many as I can but must say that this book might be a great place to start. It also has some information about souls having 360-degree sight which I hadn't read about in any of the other books I've found over the years. There is also an entire chapter dedicated to life reviews. I guess I want to know how much of a life is actually shown. Some say loving moments and unloving moments are shown and you are left to judge your own life perhaps with the help of a spiritual guide or angel.
One of the sections in this book describes why it is difficult to have a conscious experience when clinically dead because blood stops flowing to the brain. And yet people experience an even more lucid state once the soul leaves the body.
Some of the descriptions of heaven were familiar to me from reading other books but there were some magical places like a tower that was a library that I'd love to see.
For the most part, this book is very convincing and has many logical arguments. To be honest reading this book might make you excited to die. A few of the people in this book would have rather remained in heaven because coming back to earth was too painful. Yet these brave souls chose to come back to earth to finish out their life.
I think you will find this book very exciting and it is a quick read on the Kindle. After reading this book I'd only recommend that you read a few books on negative near-death experiences and possibly do some research on the words of Jesus Christ.
~The Rebecca Review
Dr. Long asserts that there are 9 arguments that prove the existence of life after death. These arguments have been generated through the study of consistencies from the hundreds of NDE accounts that he's complied over the years. Some of these arguments include how: it can't be medically explained how people experience consciousness when they are clinically dead; blind people experiencing visual perceptions during their NDE (even though, blind people do not dream in visuals); children giving NDE details similar to adults, though they may have never been exposed to this concept; the "life review" experience tend to reflect real events. These arguments, along with the others, are the primary basis for Long's proof assertion.
Throughout the book, Long discusses each of these arguments, cites previous research from other scientists on this phenomenon that either compliments or refutes his claims, and justifies his arguments (including discussing some of the various scientific research methods). For me, the most convincing argument was from the visually impaired (blind) accounts, who for the most part had visually perceptive type of experiences. Stories from people who had never had an experience with sight, no perception of sight whatsoever and could account for some of the visuals that they perceived were remarkable. Another strong argument was how it could not be medically explained that people who were clinically dead, could have such a lucid consciousness, a consciousness which were described as more vivid than our normal day-to-day consciousness. Arguments against NDE have been that at death or near death, our subconscious mind takes over to put us into a dream-like state. But nonetheless, Long's argument here was very compelling. I considered all of the arguments to be definitely food-for-thought.
Most importantly, throughout the 9 arguments, Long discusses some of the personal stories of people who experienced the NDE phenomenon. To read these accounts was enlightening and inspirational. Whether individuals perceived themselves to be a "moral" or "immoral" person, the accounts mostly expressed peace, overwhelming love, and joy. Many expressed how these events changed their lives, in particular those who experienced scenes of their life unfold in front of them. These experiences seemed to give people a purpose.
This book was definitely an interesting and convincing read. I like how Dr. Long outlined the science behind his studies but also intertwined personal narratives from many of those who experienced these life-changing events. Like Long discusses, NDE happen to people of various backgrounds, belief systems, cultures and the like. What we can all gain from this book is a sense of purpose and appreciation for life--both for the life we are living and the life beyond. I highly recommend this book.