Looking for the Other Side [Paperback]

Sherry Suib Cohen (Author), Deepak Chopra (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1998

"Ever been to a psychic? Ever been channeled? Had your chart read? In this spiritual walkabout, journalist Sherry Cohen puts her are-you-kidding comeback on hold to search for her mom who dies last year. What happens is an astounding, intimate adventure where doubt gives way to a sense of possibility...Loved this book." -Liz Smith


* Foreward by Deepak Chopra
* Great quotes from Bernie Siegel, Liz Smith, Uri Geller
* A smart, highly readable exploration of psychic phenomena taht will appeal to both skeptics and devotees

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

In the case of subject matter beyond the realm of general belief, I find that the most credible witness is the skeptic turned believer. If I find that she has truly been convinced, the evidence for such a change of heart must be overwhelming. Looking for the Other Side is the chronicle of one such skeptic's journey from doubt to discovery. If you deny, wonder, doubt, or believe, you should read this entertaining, witty, and convincing look at the world beyond our everyday lives. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

A contributing editor at New Woman magazine and author of Secrets of a Very Good Marriage (Crown, 1993), Cohen here investigates the possibility of contacting her deceased mother through various paranormal means. Cohen displays a journalist's curiosity in her willingness to try new experiences, seeking the expertise of psychics, mediums, astrologers, tarot readers, numerologists, and many more. She enriches her story with a skeptic's humor. Did she find her mother? Maybe. Perhaps more importantly, she was also encouraged to learn about her own unconscious mind. A valuable list of resources, organizations, and practitioners is appended to this fun-to-read investigation. Ultimately, however, this is a supplemental work for public libraries.?Lisa S. Wise, Broome Cty. P.L., Binghamton, N.Y.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 251 pages
• Publisher: Berkley; Reprint edition (April 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425163075
• ISBN-13: 978-0425163078
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,096,964 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It is simply fabulous, August 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Looking for the Other Side (Paperback)

Where has this book been in my life? I cannot recommend it more highly--it's funny, charming,witty and above all--eye-opening. I'm a serious skeptic but now, like Ms. Cohen, not arrogant any more. I want to pursue her research and the telephone numbers of the practyitioners in the back of the book will let me do just that. I have rarely read a more absorbing, first person account of a person's honest exploration of somthing she laughed at previously--and now, is not laughing quite so hard any more. I ordered 10 copies of this book to give everyuone I know. What conversations it opens!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Looking for Insight, November 20, 2000

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This review is from: Looking for the Other Side (Paperback)

This was a very entertaining book, written from a skeptic's point of view, which kept the reader in anticipation and in laughter! The author, searching for contact with her late mother, investigates numerous venues, such as astrology, channeling, tarot cards, psychics, and past life regression to name a few. After several different people whom she has contacted validate one another, the author slowly begins to embrace that "there is something else out there."

Does the author directly contact her deceased mother? No, but indirectly she does, which also brings her to a new awareness as well as opening her previously very skeptic mind. I admire her frankness and sarcasm throughout the book, which at times is very humorous indeed! The chapter on synchronicity was very insightful, as we all seem to be experiencing many synchronistic moments these days.

The author helps the reader see that there is more "out there" on the other side and if we but open our minds to other possibilities, we just may receive the answers that we have been searching for.

Very good book and I highly recommend it for anyone wanting to learn more who is also a skeptic! This book will definitely change your mind!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book opened my mind and eyes., May 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Looking for the Other Side (Paperback)

I am a skeptic from the word "go." Yet, I must admit that this book shook me up, gave me at least a few moments of doubt about the existence of forces from the "other side." It didn't convert me, no, but it made me think a little differently. I was charmed by the possibilities. In addition, the book made me laugh. Sherry Suib Cohen is a witty and above all, an honest writer.