Absent from the Body: One Man's Clinical Death, a Journey Through Heaven and Hell [Paperback]

Don Brubaker (Author)

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Don Brubaker led a relatively normal life; happily married with three children and a busy broadcasting career, he rarely questioned life and death. After his heart attack, however, everything changed. Brubaker was clinically dead for 45 minutes. During this time he experienced the glory of heaven. He also journeyed into hell. Absent From The Body: One Man's Clinical Death, A Journey Through heaven and Hell is the true story of Brubaker's life, before and after this fateful day. Absent From The Body also tells of the Brubaker family's struggle and ultimate survival after his experience, gives a detailed account of Brubaker's experiences in ;heaven and hell, comforts those in spiritual crisis, and shares the joy of hope and the importance of believing. Absent From The Body is a unique and inspiring story of interest to any who seek to understand and come to grips with the ultimate metaphysical questions of existence. -- Midwest Book Review

Product Details

• Paperback: 185 pages
• Publisher: Peninsula Pub (February 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096454380X
• ISBN-13: 978-0964543805
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,115,371 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Check this one out, September 19, 2000

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This review is from: Absent from the Body: One Man's Clinical Death, a Journey Through Heaven and Hell (Paperback)

What if it is all true? What if there is more to life than what we can see? What if there really is a hell? This book really answers those questions. I can say personally that I knew this man, and his experiences were true, and life changing not only for him, but his family, and everyone who came in contact with him. There is a real message from God to humanity. There is more to life than what we can see. Do not wait until death to find out. It will be to late. Not everyone gets a Lazarus experience.

1.0 out of 5 stars Really, Just Poorly Written, August 12, 2011

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James E. Snyder "Genobeeno" (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Absent from the Body: One Man's Clinical Death, a Journey Through Heaven and Hell (Paperback)

I'm really into stories of people's supernatural experiences. They give us an insight into the human mind and our hopes and dreams, and yes, maybe even into the afterlife. Sadly, though, this book seemed like it was merely mining a sensationalist bent, and didn't not come across as an honest telling of someone's experiences. The book was not very well written, and seems to read like an cartoonish retelling of something that amy have been on a daytime television show, although I'm not sure if that is the editor's fault or the author's.

In all, I would advise that you money is best spent elsewhere, as, in all honesty, I felt that this author may simply be trying to cash in on people's willingness to trust someone with a story to tell about heaven. Sad, really.

12 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This book was at times bizarre, disturbing, and ridiculous., July 11, 1998

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This review is from: Absent from the Body: One Man's Clinical Death, a Journey Through Heaven and Hell (Paperback)

I found this book to be bizarre. The stories that Brubacker relates are frankly very difficult to believe. Perhaps the most disturbing part of the story is the change that occurs in this man's life due to his heart attack. His life goes from being relatively normal to totally NDE and spiritially oriented, but spiritualality with a bizarre twist, including the so-called "red eye", which sounds more like a character from a poorly written episode of the "X-Files". But I did find myself thinking about this book a lot after I had read it. I think this was primarily because I believe that "something" happened to this man, it is just hard to believe that the "something" is what is related in this book.