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An Inquiry into the Existence of Guardian Angels: A Journalist's Investigative Report

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This book is written with humor, eloquence, journalistic perspective/restraint, and passion. After an inexplicable escape from what might have been a fatal shooting on the L.A. freeway, Mr. Jovanovic began on a journey to investigate whether angels do in fact exist. He approaches it with the experience and restraint of a professional journalist, which he is. He looks at Near Death Experiences (the famous tunnel with light at the end etc.), interviews the woman who made famous the 'stages of dying', and Georgette Faniel, a stigmatist who some believe is a living saint; the book explores such diverse topics as Medjugorje, Padre Pio, apparitions of angels and The Virgin Mary; and yet never gets syrupy or precious. In fact, it manages to be all the more powerful reading due to its step back from the topics. Friends gave me a copy of this book and I was amazed by it; it's very quiet in tone, yet not without humor, and explains itself very well. The reader goes on the journey to discover whether angels exist, right along with the author, yet at the end you don't feel pushed toward any conclusion but your own. I highly recommend this book to everyone, not just those who already believe in such things as these. (Oh ! PS, if you net-search on this book title you will find its author's own website, which has more about the book, including a the first chapter available to read online for free).

This book is a fascinating journey of topics well beyond guardian angels. Jovanovic covers significant accounts of NDE (near death experience) and mystics (this part gets a little creepy!). Impossible to put down, a GREAT read! This book is an absolute page turner and will leave you hungry for more.

The French to English translation and editing leave a little to be desired, but the content more than makes up for it. BUY THIS BOOK! YOU WILL NOT BE SORRY!

This book is so real and well written that I would recommend it to all, whether they be skeptics or well on their spiritual path. The author who was admittedly a skeptic himself, has left no stone unturned as he presents both his personal experiences and those well researched. I found his chapter on Georgette Faniel, the present day bride of christ, particularly inspiring.

This book was hard to put down. A lot of detail and research into the reality of the existence of Angels. A little on the religious side only because of some of the documentation necessary to prove the existence of Angels. Great Reading!

This book has renewed my faith and brought it to a new and deeper level. I given it as a presents to many friends....they ALL loved it. Mr. Jovanovic's experience, humanity and humbleness is to be commended. More people should discover this wonder. Thank you and thanks to you angel!

This book is more than I ever expected; the honest, investigative research style of Pierre will turn any "skeptic" into a believer in the existence of angels. His bibliography and "permissions list" were also worth the price of the book; they opened up a new world for me. I sincerely hope he will write another book. Thanks to Amazon for making these 5 star books available used.

This book seem to focus far more on two other topics, NDEs (near death experiences) and saints, than it does on its title subject of angels. The whole angel theme seems in fact to be kind of an incidental inclusion, like a thread of only secondary importance. The tenuous angel theme thread ties the other two themes together, themes which form the actual substance of the book.
I would recommend this book to those interested in NDEs; I would also recommend this book to those who are interested in the mortification, stigmatic, and pain aspects of Catholicism, which are dwelled on quite extensively in this book. I'd also recommend this book to anyone interested in saints. But to someone purely interested in angels, I regret I have to advise you to look elsewhere for real substance on that subject.

I realised after having purchased this book that it was originally written in French, and translated into English. As a French native speaker, I stopped reading and thought I'd buy the French original instead. But then I got broke, so I read this one anyway. I also worked as a translator, and let me tell you, they could have done a much, much better job of translating this. Some words don't even exist in English, and whoever translated it seems to have a shaky grasp on the English language (translating the French "insensible" into the English "insensible", when it should be "insensitive" is a classic mistake, but shouldn't be committed by professional translators).

This being a first edition, there are also numerous typos and other mistakes. But to the substance of the book.

The author, whose jokes are often flat, focuses mainly on Near Dear Experiences and saints, and from these things, he looks into guardian angels and angels, but you will know far more about NDE's and saints than you will about angels proper. The author has read exstensively on both NDE's and saints, and he gives us his sum up of what he learned.

I admit it was an interesting read despite the bad translation and bad jokes of the author, but eventually it feels like the topic of guardian angel was barely touched upon - although I admit I wouldn't know where else to look for more had I been the author.

That said, more could have been done if the author had focused more on angels rather than on NDE's and saints. The Cathechism of the Catholic Church defines angels as "spirits" and that "angel" is not their name, but the name of their office, for instance.

Things you will learn from this book about guardian angels is that they communicate to us via synchronicities (strange coincidences) and that you should pay attention to them and pray to your personal angel. They are here to protect you and help you and will try to influence you. If you're about to die, and you're not supposed to die then, your angel will interfere; but he or she won't otherwise because they're not allowed to interfere with your free will unless you're about to die.

In conclusion, if you feel up for some really bad English, some typos, flat jokes, and a general reviewing of NDE's and saints, this is the book.

This is one of the more thought provoking books that I have read. The first part covering NDE is interesting to say the least while the last part of the book covers various people throughout history that bear the "stigmata" or scares of Christ. There is more along these lines that cover famous Saints to modern day people. The author does a great job staying impartial and non-bias. An outstanding book that can become a little dry but also a little scary at times.

For anyone who is in despair, here is a good reason to get back to life with faith. For anyone thinking he has heard and seen anything that life is about try this and tell me if it does not surprise you. There is more to life that what we think so let's get in that "class" that Monsieur Pierre is teahing from his experience and learn the mysteries of this life and next life's. This book is not only filled up with personal testimonies but also with historical and undeniable facts ( Padre Pio, Marguerite Marie, Edith Stein and others...). It is not a matter of blind faith. If ever, anybody needs a book to demonstrate invisible realities, THIS IS THE ONE. I offered it in French and English to many friends and they all loved. As a matter of fact they all return with more energy to their respective faiths... Try it, it will shake you to the core.

Merci encore Pierre

Jeannoel