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Don't Kiss Them Goodbye

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I received this book three hours ago and have already finished. I simply could not put it down. I would say that this book is not geared to the skeptic. Allison doesn't exactly explain how she has these visions or what it is like seeing her deceased father-in-law and I think this is probably because it is not exactly something that she can put into words and if she could then those of us that can not experience such connections would not be able to fathom what it is like anyway.
She tells you her experiences and you can either take it or leave it, which is something I really enjoyed. It makes her seem even more genuine and very confident in herself and her abilities.
I think many of us have anxieties over death and the afterlife and this book helped me with some of those fears. Almost all of us have lost a loved one at some point or and this book helped to reassure me that my loved ones are still around. If only I could find a reputable medium in my area!
Thanks Allison for sharing your gift with us and for using it to better the world.

Get ready to enjoy this sensational book. It's not another "Medium Memoir," it's not the same old book about mediumship. The wait is over; Allison DuBois tells it like it is. She radiates confidence, the book is an easy read. An evidence-based research medium and profiler, I think Allison belongs to an exciting new breed of psychic medium. For those interested in this subject matter, this pageturner gets five stars. It's CSI CROSSING OVER, and then some.

I have to agree with some others that Ms. DuBois is no writer; but neither has she ever pretended to be a writer. I find it absolutely charming that she writes exactly as she speaks, rather than trying to strike a false note. In fact, she never, ever strikes a false note--which is unusual. She is utterly sincere at all times. The book was an easy read, fresh, and always interesting.

She seems to have written the book by asking herself before each chapter, "Now, what do I want to communicate in this chapter?" Each chapter, then, illustrates a point, tells about a lesson she learned, reassures a young psychic, and so forth. I found the book fascinating in that it brings the reader into the world of a medium. This is what it's like," she seems to be saying. On a personal level, I found it reassuring for two reasons. First, while I'm not sharp like her, I've struggled with being "too sensitive" and the attendant difficulties. I was amazed to hear my early problems being described. I felt smacking my forehead and saying, "Oh! So THAT'S what was going on!" Secondly, she has managed to convince me that there is indeed an afterlife. The latter point is, after all, why she wrote a book called, "Don't Kiss Them Goodbye." I'm grateful to her for what she does--not just finding kids and tracking down killers, but also for helping to reassure so many people who are in pain after tragic losses. Thanks, Allison

I did enjoy reading this book, but like the TV show (Medium) based on her life much better.

Having read books by John Edward and Sylvia Browne, I was a little disappointed. The book is on the short side and doesn't tell about as many of her psychic experiences as do those other authors' books.

Also, Allison at times in the book seems to go off on tangents not very related to the topic at hand.

I think I enjoyed the last chapter best. It was written by Allison's husband, and talks about what it's like to live with a psychic -- now that would make a very interesting book, one I haven't read anything like.

I look forward to reading a book by Allison further down the line. It seemed like this book was written and edited fairly quickly, and probably would have been better if more time had been taken.

This narrative account of Allison's life was such a delight to read. I am quite new to the supernatural psychic phenomenon, but I became addicted to the televised dramatization of Allison's life, and I just had to learn more. Her easy-to-read account brings you into her life, as if I were there beside her growing up and experiencing the same things she was. After reading this book, I can't get enough information about mediumship.
I would recommend this book to anyone!

I loved this book, it was a quick, delightful read, and Alison Dubois manages to answer questions you didn't even know you had about those who have the gift of beng a medium. I wondered before I even opened it about the current case of Natalie Holloway in Aruba and hoped that there would be some medium to help her parents guide them to her. I hope they do have assistance from a medium like Alison. After reading this book I now know why we will never hear about it in the media if they do have this type of help. This book delivered the message simply and clearly what I have felt all along and that is that our departed loved ones are with us and that their energy is what we need to stay in the "light". There are people who deliver light energy and dark energy and it tells us that we should ask our guides to keep us away from the dark negative energy. A profound book that serves to enlighten us all. Thank you Alison for sharing a great message that we should all hear!

If you're looking for a book that will give you insight into what happens in the next life, the processes involved in being a medium, or information on any sort of topics related to these, this book is NOT for you.

If you're looking for a book that is part lecture on the morality of being a medium, part indictment of the decisions that other mediums make, part tutorial on how to decide if your child is a medium, and mostly disconnected vignettes about people that DuBois has known, this IS the book for you.

I can't help but think that an opportunity was missed here. I believe that DuBois has valuable things that she could communicate to the public; the most generous conclusion I can come to is that she wasn't given time. The book feels thrown together, and doesn't read like it was edited at all. The writing is very repetitive, and in some places, fairly bad.

But the most disappointing part for me was lack of insight that could have been given. In the section titled 'Pets: Do They Live On?', Allison never really answers this. She mentions that pets appear to her in visions she has of the human owners--but so do the person's belongings, era-specific hairstyles and such, which have clearly not passed over. Are the pets there themselves, or as a part of the human? You can't tell. So, does Allison have any direct evidence that pets pass over? She isn't clear. Similarly, I looked forward to the section about 'Science and the Other Side', only to be very disappointed with what she actually discussed there. While the back cover of the book says that 'researchers at the University of Arizona validated her ability through a series of tests', she never really talked about what, if any, scientific conclusions were drawn after studying her. She does mention that after *one* reading she did she was later rated as 80% correct by the person she read for; however, this is hardly scientific, and given that she was studied extensively (and given the claim on the back of the book), I'd like to have heard more about what came from these studies. Instead, she talks about (for example) how she gave a reading to a mystery caller who turned out to be Deepak Chopra. This felt distastefully close to name-dropping to me, and at the very least, didn't address 'Science and the Other Side'.

I can see how people who are interested in a loosely connected set of reminiscences would find this book interesting; there have been such books I've found very entertaining myself. But if you're looking for more, you'll be disappointed here. I look forward to the day when DuBois has the time to write a quality book about being a medium, and what it's like on the other side. I'll be first in line to buy it.

The first book by psychic Allison DuBois details her life from her earliest years of discovery of her abilities into her present day activities. An interesting tale, DuBois manages to make us understand just how awkward it can be to "see" things that aren't there and to know ahead of time how things will play out.

DuBois spends a great portion of this book telling us about realizing she was indeed psychic, and how psychics feel about these amazing gifts. She layers the first half of the book heavily with advice for those of us without her talents and those few who experience what she does. This part of the book bogged down a bit for me; I was eager to get into the actual readings she does and how she uses her gifts to help others. Once she does actually begin giving us those stories, the book's pace picks up nicely and it becomes much more engaging. Even her husband gets into the mix by supplying a chapter on what it's like to live with a psychic; good fun to see things from his point of view!

Overall I did enjoy this book quite a bit, but felt that perhaps DuBois should have written two books: one for advice and one for the stories of the readings. This is a short book and it reads quickly; for those interested in mediums, this is recommended fun.

Allison Dubois is the Phoenix-based psychic and profiler who inspired the NBC series Medium, now on Wednesday nights at 9p. Dubois has been involved in numerous missing persons cases and has communicated with those who have already passed over. The TV series is popular because it shows her in a family setting, dealing with normal and abnormal issues. Her brother and daughters have some psychic ability, and her poor husband knows to keep his deeds and thoughts pure.

The book is very well written; Dubois is a clever, funny, and likeable author and psychic. She tells what it is like growing up and discovering her gifts, and the times that one is not sure it is really a gift. The most insightful part is when she describes the process of developing psychic skills. It takes years and many cases (tough way to learn) to understand what the visions and clues mean. The other interesting part is her story of trips to Washington DC, to visit the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, which seems to be the center of all spiritual activity on this earth.

I have two criticisms of the book. The first is that Dubois does not discuss many of her cases, except in a summary way. I understand issues of privacy, but she seems to be telling us to just watch the show. Readers are still unsure about her role and track record; we don't know the line between Hollywood and her actual experiences.

My second criticism is her long discussions of how to deal with and encourage young psychics. Most of us will never encounter a psychic, let alone a confused adolescent one. Clearly this is a topic that excites Dubois but is not really of general interest.

Let me preface this review by stating that I don't watch television so don't have an opinion on the show "Medium" or the portrayal of Alison Dubois. I purchased this book because a friend loaned me a copy of another of Ms. Dubois' books, "We Are Their Heaven." I had a difficult time putting down the loaner and was interested enough to purchase this one myself. For my part, Alison presents her world in an open, matter-of-fact way that adds validity to what so many people continue to view as a delusional mind attempting to be more than mundane. As a quiet psychic (I use what gifts I have to help those around me but don't publicize) I was very grateful to see some of my own thoughts and feelings mirrored on the pages of both books. I like that Alison encourages and gives some suggestions on how to determine if one's own children might also be gifted. My own parents did this with my sister and I and it is something I do with my own children. For those who believe they may have a gift, or who know someone they believe is gifted, the gentle words of Alison Dubois may help them find a way to discover more about themselves and their loved ones.