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After
by Bruce Greyson • 2021
When your brain shuts down, you might still be there. A near-death researcher's fifty-year case.
4.18
6k+
After Summary
After 97%
When your brain shuts down, you might still be there. A near-death researcher's fifty-year case.
by Bruce Greyson 2021
4.18
6k+ ratings
Consciousness Beyond Life
by Pim van Lommel • 2007
When the brain flatlines, consciousness doesn't: a cardiologist's case from near-death research.
4.07
1k+
Consciousness Beyond Life Summary
Consciousness Beyond Life 96%
When the brain flatlines, consciousness doesn't: a cardiologist's case from near-death research.
by Pim van Lommel 2007
4.07
1k+ ratings
What Happens When We Die?
by Sam Parnia • 2005
The brain flatlines in seconds during cardiac arrest, yet some patients recall verifiable details.
3.61
289
What Happens When We Die? Summary
What Happens When We Die? 96%
The brain flatlines in seconds during cardiac arrest, yet some patients recall verifiable details.
by Sam Parnia 2005
3.61
289 ratings
Dying to Be Me
by Anita Moorjani • 2012
Dying of cancer, she left her body and saw what lies beyond. Then her cancer disappeared.
4.16
17k+
Dying to Be Me Summary
Dying to Be Me 95%
Dying of cancer, she left her body and saw what lies beyond. Then her cancer disappeared.
by Anita Moorjani 2012
4.16
17k+ ratings
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi • 2016
Stage IV cancer at 36: a neurosurgeon's memoir of losing the future and finding what matters.
4.41
820k+
When Breath Becomes Air Summary
When Breath Becomes Air 95%
Stage IV cancer at 36: a neurosurgeon's memoir of losing the future and finding what matters.
by Paul Kalanithi 2016
4.41
820k+ ratings
Science & the Near-death Experience
by Chris Carter • 2010
The brain as antenna, not engine: near-death evidence that consciousness outlasts the body.
4.15
191
Science & the Near-death Experience Summary
Science & the Near-death Experience 95%
The brain as antenna, not engine: near-death evidence that consciousness outlasts the body.
by Chris Carter 2010
4.15
191 ratings
Evidence of the Afterlife
by Jeffrey Long • 2010
Consciousness appears to survive the body: the largest study of near-death experience.
3.96
2k+
Evidence of the Afterlife Summary
Evidence of the Afterlife 95%
Consciousness appears to survive the body: the largest study of near-death experience.
by Jeffrey Long 2010
3.96
2k+ ratings
The In-Between
by Hadley Vlahos • 2023
A patient asks for a slice of cake. A hospice nurse learns the secret the dying know.
4.49
51k+
The In-Between Summary
The In-Between 95%
A patient asks for a slice of cake. A hospice nurse learns the secret the dying know.
by Hadley Vlahos 2023
4.49
51k+ ratings
The Afterlife Frequency
by Mark Anthony • 2021
Quantum physics, a medium argues, proves the afterlife exists. The real surprise: you can reach it.
4.34
327
The Afterlife Frequency Summary
The Afterlife Frequency 95%
Quantum physics, a medium argues, proves the afterlife exists. The real surprise: you can reach it.
by Mark Anthony 2021
4.34
327 ratings
Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms
by David Kessler • 2010
Dying people see deceased loved ones. Medicine calls it hallucination; the law calls it truth.
4.20
1k+
Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms Summary
Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms 94%
Dying people see deceased loved ones. Medicine calls it hallucination; the law calls it truth.
by David Kessler 2010
4.20
1k+ ratings
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them)
by Sallie Tisdale • 2018
How to die and how to help someone die: a nurse's unsentimental guide from diagnosis to grief.
4.14
2k+
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them) Summary
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them) 94%
How to die and how to help someone die: a nurse's unsentimental guide from diagnosis to grief.
by Sallie Tisdale 2018
4.14
2k+ ratings
Saved by the Light
by Dannion Brinkley • 1994
After a lightning strike killed him, thirteen Beings of Light revealed the future in twelve boxes.
4.10
3k+
Saved by the Light Summary
Saved by the Light 94%
After a lightning strike killed him, thirteen Beings of Light revealed the future in twelve boxes.
by Dannion Brinkley 1994
4.10
3k+ ratings
How We Die
by Sherwin B. Nuland • 1994
A dignified death is a myth: one surgeon describes how the body actually shuts down.
4.07
9k+
How We Die Summary
How We Die 94%
A dignified death is a myth: one surgeon describes how the body actually shuts down.
by Sherwin B. Nuland 1994
4.07
9k+ ratings
The Immortal Mind
by Ervin Laszlo • 2014
Near-death visions. Past lives. Quantum fields. They all point to the same impossible conclusion.
3.98
179
The Immortal Mind Summary
The Immortal Mind 94%
Near-death visions. Past lives. Quantum fields. They all point to the same impossible conclusion.
by Ervin Laszlo 2014
3.98
179 ratings
Still Here
by Ram Dass • 2000
Aging is your final spiritual practice. Learn to do it consciously and die awake.
4.21
2k+
Still Here Summary
Still Here 94%
Aging is your final spiritual practice. Learn to do it consciously and die awake.
by Ram Dass 2000
4.21
2k+ ratings
Heavens on Earth
by Michael Shermer • 2018
The scientific case against the afterlife, immortality, and utopia, and why the real heaven is here.
3.88
626
Heavens on Earth Summary
Heavens on Earth 94%
The scientific case against the afterlife, immortality, and utopia, and why the real heaven is here.
by Michael Shermer 2018
3.88
626 ratings
Briefly Perfectly Human
by Alua Arthur • 2024
The dying know what matters. A death doula shares their lessons for living without regret.
4.19
6k+
Briefly Perfectly Human Summary
Briefly Perfectly Human 94%
The dying know what matters. A death doula shares their lessons for living without regret.
by Alua Arthur 2024
4.19
6k+ ratings
Chasing Daylight
by Eugene O'Kelly • 2005
A CEO's final project: three months to turn his death into his life's best work.
3.94
4k+
Chasing Daylight Summary
Chasing Daylight 94%
A CEO's final project: three months to turn his death into his life's best work.
by Eugene O'Kelly 2005
3.94
4k+ ratings
Staring at the Sun
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2008
Your fear of death hides in everyday worries. Facing it directly makes life fully worth living.
4.23
16k+
Staring at the Sun Summary
Staring at the Sun 94%
Your fear of death hides in everyday worries. Facing it directly makes life fully worth living.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2008
4.23
16k+ ratings
No Cure for Being Human
by Kate Bowler • 2021
She studied the prosperity gospel. Then she got incurable cancer. Everything she knew broke.
4.12
24k+
No Cure for Being Human Summary
No Cure for Being Human 94%
She studied the prosperity gospel. Then she got incurable cancer. Everything she knew broke.
by Kate Bowler 2021
4.12
24k+ ratings
Spook
by Mary Roach • 2005
What happens after death? Science has weighed souls, recorded ghosts, and wired dying brains.
3.60
41k+
Spook Summary
Spook 94%
What happens after death? Science has weighed souls, recorded ghosts, and wired dying brains.
by Mary Roach 2005
3.60
41k+ ratings
The Immortal Mind
by Michael Egnor • 2025
Half a brain removed, yet the self stays whole. A neurosurgeon's evidence for an immortal soul.
4.31
288
The Immortal Mind Summary
The Immortal Mind 94%
Half a brain removed, yet the self stays whole. A neurosurgeon's evidence for an immortal soul.
by Michael Egnor 2025
4.31
288 ratings
My Next Breath
by Jeremy Renner • 2025
Heart rate: 18. Collapsed lung. Broken ribs. Forty-five minutes of manual breathing on ice.
4.15
42k+
My Next Breath Summary
My Next Breath 94%
Heart rate: 18. Collapsed lung. Broken ribs. Forty-five minutes of manual breathing on ice.
by Jeremy Renner 2025
4.15
42k+ ratings
The Map of Heaven
by Eben Alexander • 2014
Your brain is a filter, not a source: a neurosurgeon on why consciousness survives death.
3.80
2k+
The Map of Heaven Summary
The Map of Heaven 94%
Your brain is a filter, not a source: a neurosurgeon on why consciousness survives death.
by Eben Alexander 2014
3.80
2k+ ratings
On Death and Dying
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross • 1969
Dying follows an emotional sequence the living refuse to see. One doctor listened and mapped it.
4.16
28k+
On Death and Dying Summary
On Death and Dying 94%
Dying follows an emotional sequence the living refuse to see. One doctor listened and mapped it.
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 1969
4.16
28k+ ratings
When the Air Hits Your Brain
by Frank T. Vertosick Jr. • 1996
A young neurosurgeon learns to open skulls. The real incision is in his own humanity.
4.35
12k+
When the Air Hits Your Brain Summary
When the Air Hits Your Brain 94%
A young neurosurgeon learns to open skulls. The real incision is in his own humanity.
by Frank T. Vertosick Jr. 1996
4.35
12k+ ratings
Do No Harm
by Henry Marsh • 2014
A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.
4.25
43k+
Do No Harm Summary
Do No Harm 94%
A brain surgeon confesses the gamble of every cut, the patients lost, the toll never paid.
by Henry Marsh 2014
4.25
43k+ ratings
The Worm at the Core
by Sheldon Solomon • 2015
Your culture, your self-esteem, your gods: all of it is armor against the fear of death.
4.10
2k+
The Worm at the Core Summary
The Worm at the Core 93%
Your culture, your self-esteem, your gods: all of it is armor against the fear of death.
by Sheldon Solomon 2015
4.10
2k+ ratings
Grace and Grit
by Ken Wilber • 1991
A marriage, a terminal diagnosis ten days in, and five years of transforming suffering into grace.
4.47
2k+
Grace and Grit Summary
Grace and Grit 93%
A marriage, a terminal diagnosis ten days in, and five years of transforming suffering into grace.
by Ken Wilber 1991
4.47
2k+ ratings
A Matter of Death and Life
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2021
A dying woman and her psychiatrist husband trade chapters. When her voice stops, his grief begins.
4.40
10k+
A Matter of Death and Life Summary
A Matter of Death and Life 93%
A dying woman and her psychiatrist husband trade chapters. When her voice stops, his grief begins.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2021
4.40
10k+ ratings
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
by Sogyal Rinpoche • 1992
Preparing for death, in the Tibetan Buddhist view, is how you finally learn to live.
4.21
33k+
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying Summary
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying 93%
Preparing for death, in the Tibetan Buddhist view, is how you finally learn to live.
by Sogyal Rinpoche 1992
4.21
33k+ ratings
Life Is Short
by Dean Rickles • 2022
Death isn't what takes your life's meaning. It's the only thing that gives it any.
3.24
327
Life Is Short Summary
Life Is Short 93%
Death isn't what takes your life's meaning. It's the only thing that gives it any.
by Dean Rickles 2022
3.24
327 ratings
Adventures of the Soul
by James Van Praagh • 2015
A medium maps the afterlife and explains why your soul chose every struggle you face.
4.34
925
Adventures of the Soul Summary
Adventures of the Soul 93%
A medium maps the afterlife and explains why your soul chose every struggle you face.
by James Van Praagh 2015
4.34
925 ratings
Many Lives, Many Masters
by Brian L. Weiss • 1988
A skeptical psychiatrist hypnotizes a patient and uncovers 86 past lives and messages from beyond.
4.17
85k+
Many Lives, Many Masters Summary
Many Lives, Many Masters 93%
A skeptical psychiatrist hypnotizes a patient and uncovers 86 past lives and messages from beyond.
by Brian L. Weiss 1988
4.17
85k+ ratings
Life After Death
by Deepak Chopra • 2013
Your brain does not make consciousness; it receives it. Death ends the receiver, not the signal.
3.84
3k+
Life After Death Summary
Life After Death 93%
Your brain does not make consciousness; it receives it. Death ends the receiver, not the signal.
by Deepak Chopra 2013
3.84
3k+ ratings
Irreducible Mind
by Edward F. Kelly • 2006
Brain as filter, not creator: near-death clarity and mystical insight reveal the larger mind.
4.39
232
Irreducible Mind Summary
Irreducible Mind 93%
Brain as filter, not creator: near-death clarity and mystical insight reveal the larger mind.
by Edward F. Kelly 2006
4.39
232 ratings
The Past Life Perspective
by Ann C. Barham • 2016
Past life memories can heal chronic pain, phobias, and emotional wounds that talk therapy cannot.
4.23
162
The Past Life Perspective Summary
The Past Life Perspective 93%
Past life memories can heal chronic pain, phobias, and emotional wounds that talk therapy cannot.
by Ann C. Barham 2016
4.23
162 ratings
Afterlife
by Colin Wilson • 1987
The evidence for survival, assembled from mediums, reincarnation studies, and near-death cases.
3.57
151
Afterlife Summary
Afterlife 93%
The evidence for survival, assembled from mediums, reincarnation studies, and near-death cases.
by Colin Wilson 1987
3.57
151 ratings
I Am a Strange Loop
by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 2007
The self is an abstract loop the brain builds, and Gödel's proof shows how.
3.95
9k+
I Am a Strange Loop Summary
I Am a Strange Loop 93%
The self is an abstract loop the brain builds, and Gödel's proof shows how.
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 2007
3.95
9k+ ratings
Journeys Out of the Body
by Robert A. Monroe • 1971
To prove out-of-body travel was real, he pinched someone from afar and left bruises.
4.09
5k+
Journeys Out of the Body Summary
Journeys Out of the Body 93%
To prove out-of-body travel was real, he pinched someone from afar and left bruises.
by Robert A. Monroe 1971
4.09
5k+ ratings
Dealing with Doctors, Denial, and Death
by Aroop Mangalik • 2017
Write your advance directive before the hospital writes your death. A doctor shows how and why.
4.00
14
Dealing with Doctors, Denial, and Death Summary
Dealing with Doctors, Denial, and Death 93%
Write your advance directive before the hospital writes your death. A doctor shows how and why.
by Aroop Mangalik 2017
4.00
14 ratings
Come of Age
by Stephen Jenkinson • 2018
More old people than ever. Fewer elders than ever. The connection is a cultural indictment.
4.25
173
Come of Age Summary
Come of Age 93%
More old people than ever. Fewer elders than ever. The connection is a cultural indictment.
by Stephen Jenkinson 2018
4.25
173 ratings
The Five Invitations
by Frank Ostaseski • 2017
What a hospice founder learned at the bedside: five shifts that make mortality a guide.
4.45
4k+
The Five Invitations Summary
The Five Invitations 93%
What a hospice founder learned at the bedside: five shifts that make mortality a guide.
by Frank Ostaseski 2017
4.45
4k+ ratings
No Death, No Fear
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2002
Death looks solid from here. A Zen master dismantles it, and what remains is not nothing.
4.22
6k+
No Death, No Fear Summary
No Death, No Fear 93%
Death looks solid from here. A Zen master dismantles it, and what remains is not nothing.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2002
4.22
6k+ ratings
Psychology of the Future
by Stanislav Grof • 2000
Psyche wider than biography: what breathwork and psychedelics reveal that psychiatry still ignores.
4.27
302
Psychology of the Future Summary
Psychology of the Future 93%
Psyche wider than biography: what breathwork and psychedelics reveal that psychiatry still ignores.
by Stanislav Grof 2000
4.27
302 ratings
Knocking on Heaven's Door
by Katy Butler • 2013
Her father's pacemaker outlived his mind. Medicine needs to learn when less is more.
4.12
3k+
Knocking on Heaven's Door Summary
Knocking on Heaven's Door 93%
Her father's pacemaker outlived his mind. Medicine needs to learn when less is more.
by Katy Butler 2013
4.12
3k+ ratings
Little Earthquakes
by Sarah Mandel • 2023
A terminal diagnosis during pregnancy: a psychologist's story of bringing life while facing death.
4.17
500
Little Earthquakes Summary
Little Earthquakes 93%
A terminal diagnosis during pregnancy: a psychologist's story of bringing life while facing death.
by Sarah Mandel 2023
4.17
500 ratings
Becoming Myself
by Irvin D. Yalom • 2017
At eighty-five, the master of existential therapy makes himself the last patient on his couch.
4.19
9k+
Becoming Myself Summary
Becoming Myself 93%
At eighty-five, the master of existential therapy makes himself the last patient on his couch.
by Irvin D. Yalom 2017
4.19
9k+ ratings
Fearless Death
by Lama Ole Nydahl • 2012
Train your mind now to die without fear. A Tibetan practice for turning death into liberation.
4.53
155
Fearless Death Summary
Fearless Death 93%
Train your mind now to die without fear. A Tibetan practice for turning death into liberation.
by Lama Ole Nydahl 2012
4.53
155 ratings
7 Lessons from Heaven
by Mary C. Neal • 2017
She died, saw heaven, and came back with the secret to joy that nothing can shake.
4.15
2k+
7 Lessons from Heaven Summary
7 Lessons from Heaven 93%
She died, saw heaven, and came back with the secret to joy that nothing can shake.
by Mary C. Neal 2017
4.15
2k+ ratings
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