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Life Beyond: Compelling Evidence for Past Lives and Existence After Death

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As usual, Holzer has taken a hard subject and made sense out of it through evidence he has gathered through his years as a professor of parapsychology. Scientific and unbiased, his accounts of the paranormal are detailed and very believable... much better than some other authors in the field.

Dr. Holzer has been investigating paranormal incidents for over 30 years. In this book he presents his conclusions about the nature of life and death and what lies beyond. It is very well written, even scholarly at times. You may or may not agree with his ideas but I highly recommend that you read the book, it contains much food for thought.

Upon the sudden death of a very close loved one, I found this book in the library, in my search to find out what death is all about. That's really the subject of this book. Holzer, who I believe is now in the great beyond, was an intellectual of the highest class and devoted his life to the study of paranormal psychology. Well written, compelling, enlightening, and not at all new-age, this book was a great comfort to me in understanding death, why we die, how life goes on. The title says it all, he tells you and then shows you through stories how he has arrived at his conclusions. This book was written towards the end of his career. All but the most dogmatically religious and die-hard haters will appreciate and be enlightened by this book.

Just because this book is written by Hans Holzer, doesn't mean it has to be good, but it IS! It is packed with fascinating information and stories. This man is a professional and it shows. His knowledge is vast on the subject, and if you want to learn something, read this book. No disappointments here, and it is priced very fairly for what you are getting. I was going to loan it to my sister, but since I don't want to part with it, I will buy her a copy! Enjoy!

This is my first Hans Holzer book, He is a little driven by ego, but for the most part the book is interesting. I was hoping to find out more on the afterlife rather than near death experiences, but overall a good read and an interesting person.
I want most of it to be true

Being a Hans Holzer fan, I had to pick this book up. I thought it was going to be a book where he discusses life after death, but it turns out that it is another compendium of stories. No matter! I enjoyed them!

These are not just ghost stories anymore but also reincarnation stories. He was a firm believer in reincarnation and now that he is dead perhaps he knows it even more than he did on Earth.

I don't care if you are a skeptic or a believer. BUY-THIS-BOOK. Even if you think they are fiction, these pieces are awesome! I chowed through this book. I couldn't put it down!

John McAdam, author of:
Enoch and the Extraterrestrials

I absolutely respect Hans Holzer and consider him the groundbreaker of serious paranormal studies, and since I have read a lot of his books, the information and cases cited in this book simply make it obsolete for the new generation of paranormal enthusiists. A very recommended read for the rudimentary level info for the new student of paranormal studies.

Life Beyond summarizes the conclusions Holzer has reached after a lifetime of parapsychological research. Written in his usual clear, no-nonsense style, it is his finest work, thought-provoking and uplifting.

After reading Dr. Holzar's book I was most impressed by the intellectual caliber of his writings. Its first class. He also raised and comparatively discussed the religious vs. straight science points of view concerning survival of biological death. He gives good advise on how to be skeptical and ask the right questions, have doubts where you should when dealing with psychic mediums. ( I just found one who was reading me through asking questions, but definately not communicating with the beyond)

I was amazed by how many chapters Dr. Holzar devoted to anecdotal stories his respondents had told. I found some of them, especially the spooky ones with faces inside orbs just a bit beyond the pale. Perhaps he should recognize, having a first rank mind and apparently some training in science, that such tales should be treated with the highest of skepticisms. For example he relates one tale of two teenage girls who for some undisclosed reason, decide to bunk in an old house over night. The girls are terrorized by alleged foot steps tramping up stairs. Later on a subsequent evening they get a boy friend to sleep down stairs while they again bunk up. The whole footstep scenario repeats.

Doc Holzar, have you never been a father of a teenager? Do you not know their fascination with such imaginary bumps in the night and hysterical need to tell frightful chilling stories? Not saying it didn't happen, but when folks tell such extraordinary tales, it needs extraordinary proof.
However, this soft spot in the book did not detract from its over all fine quality.
The Doc asks us to be skeptical, but I guess its a case of do as I say, not as I have done.

I was entirely happy with the transaction. The book was as described, I got it in timely fashion and at a price I was satisfied with.