Evidence of the Afterlife

Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near Death Experiences
Jeffrey Long, MD w/ Paul Perry
HarperOne, 2010. 215 p. Nonfiction

There are more questions than there are answers, but one thing Jeffrey Long is certain of--life after death is a reality. When Jeffrey Long was a med student he first encountered the term “near-death experience” in a medical journal. Although fascinated by the subject, he didn’t become a believer until hearing a first-hand account from a friend’s wife. That was when he began collecting and analyzing people's experiences. Long is a radiation oncologist, but his first love is the near-death experience or NDE (an acronym you’ll encounter throughout the book). He’s collected data from people all over the world and the research is just now being published--the largest, first-hand case-study examination ever conducted. This MD isn’t asking for faith, he’s delivering the science.

The most fascinating aspects are the numerous transcriptions of personal near-death experiences and if you want to read more of them, check out his website at www.nderf.org. But whatever religion you subscribe to, this good doctor believes that knowing all NDErs share the same feelings of unconditional love and peace in their afterlife experience should bring the global community closer. If you had solid evidence that death isn’t the end, would it change your life? Read Long’s “Evidence of the Afterlife” and you just might find out.

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