Beyond the Grave

by Judith Herbst

Examines and explains several mysteries surrounding death and dying, including spontaneous human combustion, remembering past lives, ghosts, and near-death experiences.

48 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2004

Reviews

[Katharine · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book covered a variety: spontaneous combustion, hauntings, reincarnation, near death experiences- and it had some good illustrations and photographs- but the author did not stay neutral when covering the subjects (sometimes nearly claiming something was true, other times nearly mocking it), which made writing less enjoyable/legitimate.

[Shersta · Rating 1 out of 5]

When I pulled this book off of the shelf to research juvenile non-fiction, I expected a balanced, respectful, somewhat neutral approach to the subject of post-portum beliefs. That is not what this book is about, however. The biting cynicism of the author was offensive and off-putting, and her insistence on condencension toward the beliefs of other people quite harsh. Her focus on scientific "proof" and myth de-bunking was quite to her detriment - it made her sound intolerant and narrow-minded. I would never give this book to my children to read, nor recommend it to anyone else.

[Meghan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I learned about 2 cases of Spontaneous Human Combustion (SHC) that I did not know about.

[Rose]

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