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The Original Handbook for the Recently Deceased (Tech Manual-Field Operator's Edition)

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I don't see anything about heaven OR hell. This book reads like stereo instructions. Listen to this: "Geographical and temporal perimeters. Functional perimeters vary from manifestation to manifestation. Oh, this is gonna take some time, honey.

From Etiquette during one's funeral to Fun Games to play when you are dead, including Bio-exorcism, there seems to be everything necessary for the "Afterlife".

Sometimes you get the really creepy feeling the author has been there, done that. The tone varies from dark black humor to light dry humor to very serious, which again is very funny.

Anyway I had a good time reading the book and can only recommend it.

If you loved the movie Beetlejuice, you'll love this book. (I wonder if this is the book they used in the movie!)

Before all the hoop-lah about some of the most extreme "Idiot's Guide"s became popular (which are probably copyrighted, although I won't pay tribute to that aspect here) this book came about. Yes, it was most likely spawned by its use in the movie Beetlejuice (due to the fact that the movie was made in 1988 and the book is copyrighted 1992), but that's entirely besides the point. This book explores all the necessities that are needed for beyond the grave. From practical jokes to perform at your own funeral to time passing hobbies. Keep in mind the companion to this, "The Original Handbook for the Recently Deceased: Tech Manual-Field Operator's Edition", is "The Original Handbook for the Recently Deceased: Workbook, Manual, Practicum". This is a great idea for the "hands-on" aspect of being dead. I have nothing but the best of praise for these works and hope that after my funeral, I'll have the social graces of the dead.

Additionally, please note that this book is in no way a serious attempt at understanding the afterlife. If you want that, try the experience yourself and quit your complaining.

I ordered this book based on the one reviewer who quoted a line from Beetlejuice, a favorite movie of mine. I thought that it would be great fun to read through something like this.

I have a dark sense of humor, and I read a good deal. I was hoping that this would be a fun read that would have a biting dark side to it, like Christopher Moore, Carl Hiassen, Dave Sedaris and the like.

This was one of the most awful pieces of rot that I have ever had the misfortune to read. I so much wanted to like it. I saw that Needham had written another book, and I nearly ordered it, but decided to wait until I read the first book. I am so grateful that I saved myself some money!

Needham, if it is the same person, is also active with a group called Brane Power. I wish I would have known that before, as I would not have been interested in reading this rubbish.

To all who think that this book is a follow up to the great movie, Beetlejuice, save your cash, and don't fall for the great title to a craptacular book. There are plenty of books and even comic books out there that ARE related to the fun movie of the late 80s.

forget it!!! Even if you are, I'm not so sure! As an lay thanatologist, I thought that this would be a fun diversion from what people consider the "morbid" study of death. Wrong! This book is not a humourous take on death, rather a boring and tedious exploration of the afterlife, Shirley Maclaine-I've-been-here-before-where's-my-new-body kind of way. I don't even think that people who believe in reincarnation or an afterlife will find this interesting. I am an avid reader, one who is referred to as a devourer of books. I will even read beauty product labels in the bathroom if nothing else is handy. Given the choice between this book and a shampoo bottle, I'd re-read my Suave bottle in a heartbeat. This is the first book that I have put down with no intention of picking it back up in QUITE some time. I would really like my money back on this one, and this is a rare thing for me. Many bad books are atleast entertaining. Not this one. The title makes it sound like a lot of fun, but the fun ends there. There is a lot of far better death humour out there. Don't settle for this. ...