Not what I expected. Did not find it to be inspiring or moving which was what I was hoping for.

I found Don's book very rivoting. A similar thing happened to me and truly know what he went through. What bothered me was the editing sloppyness, where sentances were broken up badly, and few new sentances began with a capital letter. I'm detail oriented and wanted to find a way to make the corrections myself. Had I known how to make the corrections I would have done so.

This is a great illustration of how God's plans are so much bigger than ours. It shows how he uses us to further his kingdom in ways that we can't understand sometimes. It's a short read that you don't want to miss.

This book is a genuine rip-off. It contains one rather small section to fulfill the title, and tells you almost nothing about heaven. The title is a great sale pitch in order to sell and get your money. If I could get a refund on this book and Piper's second, I'd return them both in a heartbeat. Whatever, you are only wasting your money if you purchase it!!!

Pulling at many of the heart strings that surround our very human existence, this book is a moving testimony about one man's experience with a near death experience and heaven. Yet this is only the tip of the iceberg. This book is not a theologic treatise on heaven or really even salvation. What you get is a man's testimony about how through dying and experiencing heaven, his life was changed for the better. This is despite all the hardship, pain, depression, and heartache, Don Piper experienced.

This book is more about being joyful in all situations and reaching out to others. Trusting in a God who has a plan for us. I for one was moved by many of the stories Don Piper tells us about how he interacts with many people who are sufferred as he did, facing death, or trying to comprehend the death of a loved one.

While he doesn't go into the details of Heaven, he speaks authoritatively that Heaven is real. He may have the t-shirt but I don't find him jumping up and down about it in a bragadoccio manner. Instead of spinning a tale of Heaven, he tends to go into the beauty of relationship and the mysterious ways that people come in and out of your life. There is a sense of purpose that just seems to coincidental to be random.

This is a great book of a man's testimony about his relationship with God. He was brought through death's gate and came back to proclaim about the hope he has.

the story of the author's healing was truly amazing.
However his limited spiritual background shows thru.
He experienced only what he expected except for the fact that he never saw Jesus. Absence of the body, presence of the Lord. Betty Eadie's experience in Embraced by the Light was far more profound.

Although this book was not exactly what I thought it was, I enjoyed it just the same. The author's experience with visiting heaven is fascinating and lovely. Most of the book however, is actually about his recovery and discoveries post his heavenly experience, which makes sense since his time in heaven was reportedly quite short. His experience in heaven changed him, and gave hope to others who have lost loved ones. It also gives hope to those who are struggling with any number of life's difficulties. His story is beliveable, nicely written, and I highly recommend it.

I'm a Christian and I just finished reading this for a book club. I was very disappointed. I had heard warnings about this book, but I wanted to believe it would be worth my time. I also tried hard to sympathize with Don Piper because I can't imagine the emotional roller coaster of experiencing heaven and then years of emotional and physical pain on earth. I was inspired by the little lessons he learned, but he seemed to forget them as quick as he learned them. He continued to whine throughout the whole book. His arrogance and pride dripped through every page. His admittance of these poor character qualities, but refusal to change them only made it that much harder to enjoy his story. If that wasn't bad enough, the co-writer must have been too intimidated to speak up to Mr. Piper about the redundancies and inability to really explain anything other than to say, "I can't explain it." In the end Don Piper states that he didn't want to write this book. That is exactly how I felt as a reader, like he really didn't want to share this with me, but he felt like he had to. I'm not sure what people with positive comments see in this story. I feel sorry for his wife. I would love to read a story from her view point. She must be a saint.

There are much better books out there that describe NDEs far more satisfyingly. They're not so heavy on the Christian religious aspect, and ALL of them are more inspiring than this little book, which has some marked flaws; I regret wasting time and money on it.

Piper's account of his NDE is not the typical one. Fair enough; all of these experiences are not exactly alike. But a couple of things really bothered me:

Why was the 2nd pastor passing the wreck "told by God" to pray for the guy who was "dead"? If God really wanted Piper alive to tell his story of what Heaven is like, would He not be perfectly capable of sending Piper back into his ruined body without the intercession of prayer? The whole business about "praising God" bothers me. Odd sort of God here; very vain, and moved only by the praise and prayers of humans even when taking action would be in His self-interest? Is this typical of Baptist beliefs?

Also, I found the author downright unlikable, based on his own words. He admits what he views as his personal flaws -- denying people the chance to minister to him, always wanting to appear in control. But those flaws are, in essence, compliments to his own inner strength and lack of selfishness, so they ring a bit hollow.

There are other faults he misses that aren't so self-congratulatory. I felt particularly sorry for his wife. He was inordinately proud of her when she managed to purchase a van. How hard is it to negotiate purchasing a vehicle? Also, when he began to recover and started to complain about the way his wife was doing things, she commented, "He must be getting better because he's criticizing me again." The author interpreted this differently than I would have. I saw a wife who viewed her overly critical husband as returning to his normal, overly critical self. What a lucky gal! When they would disagree, he'd eventually try to console her with "I know you did the best you could" -- the unspoken implication being that she was incapable of NOT messing up, at least in his eyes. Yikes, does she have some sort of mental deficiency? Or does he simply not treat her with the respect he should? And did he ever clue in to THAT fault? If he did, the reader is never told.

If I were a complete cynic, I'd be tempted to see this whole thing as an attempt to take a physical and financial tragedy to the bank. (He makes the point that the state of Texas paid a small portion of his medical bills after a trial, and notes with a touch of bitterness that HIS tax dollars went to defend the inexperienced truck driver who hit his car on a rainy road. PETTY.) My inner cynic would see it as a Christian preacher deciding LONG after the fact to talk about his NDE, crafting an account to omit anything that might not support Christian beliefs, and highlighting parts that would support the stereotypical conception of the Christian Heaven.

But I'm not cynical enough to be absolutely certain that's what happened. Also, maybe some people have taken comfort from this book, and that's a good thing -- which is the only reason I give it 2 stars instead of one.

A Baptist preacher, from Texas, leaves the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) and has a horrific accident on his return trip to Houston. This book does not primarily deal with heaven, as the title implies. The book is primarily about the accident and the author's long road to recovery in the aftermath of the accident.

Disclaimer: I do believe that the author (Don Piper) is a Christian man who genuinely believes the "heavenly" experience that he describes in his book. So, I don't intend to assault his character by admitting my skepticism regarding certain aspects of his book. Yet, I cannot help but be skeptical. Many of us - who call ourselves "believers" - yearn for validation or a sneak peak of the great beyond which fits our notion of what we think is heaven. To some degree, perhaps this describes the sales figures, best seller designation (now on audio CD), and other accolades that further sell copies of Mr. Piper's book. Who wouldn't want a preview of what some of us feel, hope, and believe is the destiny of our soul?

My reasons for purchasing the book were very personal. My father recently died from an extended battle with cancer. He and I were exceptionally close, and his death was devastating to me. Looking for comfort and solace, I read the very excellent "Tracks of a Fellow Struggler" by John R. Claypool. However, I still yearned for more information - something/anything - that might help soothe my grieving heart (along with the bible). My search led me to "90 Minutes in Heaven", which seemed to mostly get positive reviews - at the time that I made the purchase.

Unfortunately, only about 15 pages or so of this book is devoted to the author's tales of heavenly experience. The vast majority of the book is devoted to Mr. Piper's terrible automobile accident and the subsequent, very lengthy recovery.

I think that the best way to describe my disappointment would be to say that this book doesn't focus on heaven, really. The focus is all about the author - a human being like you and I. Although the circumstances of his accident were awful, I sort of feel like the author has cashed in - at our (the readers) - expense.

The book has merit in detailed descriptions of the power of prayer. Yet, there are many passages where the author makes narcissistic comments. For example, in one passage, the author says "I knew that I wasn't going to die" [because] "God's people wouldn't let me". I couldn't help but consider the violence and suffering in our world, today and then wonder if that's okay with "God's people". Of course, I know better, and I'm happy that the author's experience, recovery, and prosperity have turned out so well for him. He's been blessed, it seems. However, I take issue with marketing a book entitled "90 Minutes in Heaven". It may have been 90 minutes for the author, but for the reader, it is significantly less (15 of 205 pages, to be exact). To me, that's cashing in on a title, pure and simple.

I loved the emotional honesty and messages of faith in this book.

God is real.

This book has much to offer people who are interested in a glimpse of heaven and how God makes living with pain meaningful.

The transaction was very good, fast, and easy. The book was really great. Thank you!

Jesus you people are idiots. The man was not dead. Here we have EMTs in some godforsaken Texas county that doesn't even have a coroner feeling this poor man's wrist pulse and not detecting it and pronouncing him dead. Level of education and training, anyone? Any first-year medical student could tell you that the absence of a manually detectable pulse is very far from evidence of death. They should be fired and sued for neglecting his care based on such cursory examination. A living body in shock and maybe coma can display no manually detectible pulse. He was alive the whole time and dreaming. Let him tell us something about his experience that is verifiable but that we cannot otherwise know, then we could believe him. Very convenient that both he and his prayer-buddy are Baptist ministers. I wonder what a Hindu or Bhuddist or atheist would have reported in the same circumstances. Don't be so gullible.

Given the title of this book, I purchased it thinking it would be at least primarily about the author's time in Heaven. I was very disappointed at how little the "time in Heaven" actually figured into the book. It was almost entirely about the author's extended recovery period. I might have enjoyed the book if I had not felt that the title was deliberately misleading.

I also found that the small amount of time actually devoted to the time the author was in Heaven left me cold. If I were writing a fiction book and wanted to portray Heaven (having never seen it) I would probably write almost exactly what was in this book, i.e. the fabulous colors, the wonderful music and seeing loved ones who have gone on before. I kept thinking, "Tell me something I don't know!"

From my experience with this book I have learned a valuable lesson. I will never again purchase such a book online. I will visit a local book store where I can browse through each book purporting to have "insider" knowledge of Heaven before purchasing it.

I was all set to LOVE this book. What a letdown!

People, people! If you are looking for a lengthy discussion of the afterlife, don't bother. The title of this book is misleading, as indeed there is only one beautiful chapter on being in heaven. However, please don't pass it by. The miracles begin when a minister, stuck in the traffic caused by this horrific accident, gets an internal message to go the side of a mangled, already deceased man, in his car and pray incessantly for him. This part alone is worth the price of the book (anyone else picturing a movie here?). The miracles continue as the victim, a minister himself, is forced to surrender to an excruciating and lengthy process of healing (his description of hell) worsened by depression and self-pity. I was touched by how this very broken man, whose memory of heaven is so vivid he has lost his will to do the earthly fight, is brought back from the dead many times, by the prayer vigils of loving friends to the elderly minister who gets in his face and tells him its time to end the pity party...This is a excruciating read at times as we re-grow bones and faith along with him, but is brimming with big spiritual lessons on how a human soul works his way out of the pitch black darkness bit by bit toward the light...with the help of a faith in God, brilliant medical staff and especially the loving "angels" who refuse to let him give up. You will be treated to more than 90 minutes of Heaven, if you, like me, enjoy reading about miracles of human triumph over incomprehensible pain and tragedy.

This is not the full version of this book. It is only excerpts from the book by the same title. This was not clear when I purchased 2 copies of it. I feel like I was ripped off.

90 minutes in heaven is a great book. it is a insight of heaven avd an interesting story! all readers will enjoy this wonderful book!

I loved 90 Minutes in Heaven: the True Story of Life Beyond Death; it's a thought-provoking, comforting book. 90 Minutes in Heaven: the INSPIRING Story of Life Beyond Death, though not noted as an excerpt, provides only 5 chapters of the original 19 and misses the complete arc of Mr. Piper's story.

My experience in reading this book was moving, emotional, breathtaking, heart wrenching and it made me feel like was right there with Don Piper. I had been interested in getting this book, when a friend surprised me with it. I wanted to read it right then and there but was unable to. When I did get a chance to read it, I was hooked from the first page and read it in only 2 hours!

I was very moved and awe struck by Don's description of heaven with the very vivid details that he described it to be. I was also very moved by not only his description, but rather how a fellow pastor was praying for him and he hear the hymn " What A Friend We Have In Jesus"

This book does have mixed reveiws on the net, but it has sold over 3 million copies of it so it had to be good. That is one of the many reasons that I wanted the book. The other reason is that it shows what the power of prayer and having faith in God can do. As for the miracles that are in the book, I call them just that, miracles.

I loved this book and I would recommend this to anyone that wants to read a good book. Whether your a beleiver or not, this book will open your eyes and heart to what will become.....instead of 90 minutes in heaven.....enternity in heaven.

Don Piper did an excellent job with the descriptions of how one extraordinary experience influenced his entire life. The first part of the book gives a thrilling picture of heaven. God had something special in mind when he allowed this to happen to Don. It makes you want to look for the deeper meaning in your own life.

I could hardly put this book down. Have purchased more to give to friends. It was recommended to me by my mother and I am so glad I took the time to read it. If you have ever wondered what Heaven would be like, take the time to read this book.

I read this book only because it was recommended to me over and over by several friends and family members. What I expected was what the title indicates - a book about a person's after death experience. You can quickly read the 15 pages or so of the book that actually discusses this topic in any bookstore (sorry Barnes & Nobles). The rest of the book is an amateurish, disconnected series of discourses, many of which restate over and over details that have already been read. I think the guy just tried to pull enough "stuff" together to make a book and then slapped a catchy title on it. He's probably laughing all the way to the bank! Life's too short to spend time reading this book.

Very good reading for anybody with an interest in Heaven!!! For Christian readers or anybody that would like to become a Christian.

First 15 pages is about his 90 min. in heaven. The remainder of the book is about his rehabilitation in the hospital and shoving religion down your throat. What a waste of my money and time. One of the worst books I've ever read.

This is a wonderful book about a man who suffered much and was allowed to see God's glory! If you don't believe in miracles you need to read it. It will encourage your faith and allow you to see just how amazing God really is!

I love books that give us glimpses into the mysteries of the afterlife. But this very brief and limited experience, and the author's very limited and literal insights (he tells us, for example, that the "Pearly Gates" are actually pearlescent rather than literally made of pearls, for instance) is not very illuminating in that respect.

However, his admirably honest account of his courageous recovery as he learns to live with his miraculously saved but chronically pain-wracked body is inspiring. Although his glimpse of heaven helped keep him going through everything and has been a blessing to those who have lost loved ones, this is essentially a tale of difficult and deep spiritual growth through learning to live through and with tremendous adversity.

Having had a near death experience in 2003 I was amazed when I read this book. This pastor saw many of the same things I did; he saw more. I have been a nurse 30+ years and been at the bedside of many who died wondering what they were seeing, sharing tears with family members although nurses are not supposd to do this. No family member ever objected and actually appreciated my feelings for them. I was hospitalized for a month and on mechanical ventilation not expected to live as all my systems were shutting down. Many people were praying for me and God saw fit to keep me on earth. My husband was told if I did live I would be in a vegetative state or in a wheel chair. I can tell you that it was a long way back, but today my mind is as good as it ever was. I do have times when I have slight remissions, yet my experiences have had a positive outcome for those I talk to. I believe it is natual to have a fear of death as it is the "unknown". I have no fears of death now and I tell everyone this. I went too far to ever fear this last enemy. Jesus paved the way for all of us and some of us get a glimpse of heaven. After this we no longer have to fear, expecially when we have been lucky enough to see so much. It is quite easy and painless to die. It is getting to this stage that may be painful. Have no fear as there are so many beautiful things awaiting us on the other side and in my case I saw no tunnel or bright light. I was simply there. I hope you find my comments encouraging. I have bought this book to give to a few people and they have loved it. I believe it is a "must" for those who wonder what happens when we die. We do not really die (just the physical body does). We simply are immediately transitioned to heaven. J.Green

I thought this book was just ok. I bought this book because i recently lost my mother and thought it would bring me some comfort. I think the author focuses on his recovery to much and would like to have read more about his 90 minutes in heaven.

I've read a few reviews of this book in which the reviewer states
that Don couldn't have gone to heaven. Think about it, folks: He was
dead. His spirit had to have gone SOMEWHERE.

I found the book to be very credible and very believable. The fact that
the description of heaven doesn't occupy the whole book just makes it
that much more believable.

This is a story of trial and triumph. You are able to easily stay
with the author as he describes the long recovery process because
YOU CARE ABOUT HIM. He is a sympathetic author, and I couldn't put the
book down until I had read every last word.

Thank you for writing this book, Rev. Piper!

Judi Ludwig - author of The Twenty People You Meet In Hell

This little book was recommended by my orthopaedic surgeon which, in itself, is a surprise for most people. I don't read many books because of an eye problem but this one was a perfect size for me. The story by a minister who died and went to heaven before he was revived reinforced all of my childhood lessons of what we can expect to happen when we make that journey ourselves. I read the book in record time and passed it on to my children. It's comforting to think that people who impacted our lives here on earth and passed on will be waiting to greet us at the gates of heaven. Well worth the short read.

This was recommended to me, but I ordered another book at the same time
that I am relating to more.

Don't read this book if you want to get an idea as to what heaven is "really" like. What Piper describes in about 7 pages is the typical, cookie-cutter kind of heaven everyone always talks about, but is most likely totally inaccurate. I think he was just having a dream or something.

The remainder of the book describes his recovery in detail. It is extremely repetitive. Practically every page describes his immense physical pain and how difficult the recovery is.

And the icing on the cake for me was the part when he was in the diner with his friend. And they looked around at all the other people in the diner and realized that basically everyone there except for them was going to hell because they weren't "believers".

Now, I'm not an overly religious person, but last time I checked, it was God who determined who was and was not going to hell, and no human on earth should judge, which is precisely what he did.

And right now, he's laughing all the way to the bank to deposit his millions.

SHAME ON YOU PIPER!!!!!!!!!

I have spent more than ten years researching, reading, and writing about near-death experiences especially the role of light and The Light (God) in these experiences. I heard about 90 Minutes in Heaven on a television documentary and was delighted when my sister purchased a copy from Amazon and gave it to me as an ordination gift.
Don Piper's description of Heaven as a "first class buffet for the senses"...powerful embraces by relatives and friends... "heaven's light, a warm, radiant light that engulfed" him..."vivid, dazzling colors...everything was brilliantly intense." (pp. 23, 25 & 27) is in the mainstream of near-death experiences.
Then it was over and Don was back in his crushed, pain-wracked body- suffering that continues.
But his experience of light, especially The Light ("brighter than the light that surrounded us, utterly luminous") that emanated from the "Gate of Heaven" changed his life forever. (p. 27)
As Betty Eadie wrote in the bestseller Embraced by the Light, and as Morse, Moody, and Kubler-Ross agree, people of light, A Being of Light (who Don did not see directly because he was outside the "Gate of Heaven"), reluctance to return, and personality transformation are part of the experience of light that most near-death experiencers see, and which transforms them permanently.
Don Piper sums up his experiences after heaven: "I don't have a death wish. I'm not suicidal, but every day I think about going back. I long to return. In God's timing, I know with utter certainty that I will. ... I have no fear of death. ... There's nothing to fear - only joy to experience. ...
Although I long for my heavenly home, I`m prepared to wait until the final summons comes for me." (pp. 196-97)
90 Minutes in Heaven is a great companion book for our journey through life to our final destination!

I purchased 7 of these books for our church book group. I was very disappointed when it arrived & found out it was only excerpts from the book. It should have stated that in the description. Now we are all scrambling to try & get the book from various libraries. I thought I could count on Amazon for our books. We are a new group & will be purchasing on a regular basis. We may need to find another vendor since our group is getting larger. We need a company we can develop a rapport with & be accomodating.

I received this book yesterday, and let me tell you I loved It! I finnished it last night around 1am. I was a little worried after reading a few of the negative reviews on this book, and to be honest I bought it for the advertised esperience in Heaven only. Once I dealved into the book I realized that the account by Rev Piper is only a small fraction of the book, and the author chooses to focus a great deal on his proceeding recovery from the accident, and how he struggled emotionally and spiritually as well. I thought this was a very real and honest approach to personal tragedy, not just focusing on the amazing experience of his brief time in Heaven. I am always skeptical of these accounts and line them up with scripture. I found nothing contrary or sacreligious in Piper's account. I felt that the experience he had in heaven allowed him to later minister to others hurting and needing healing. Again and Again Mr. Piper reiterated that it wasnt his accomplishment in his healing and journey back to a "new normal", but that it was solely the prayers of thouse around him that loved him, and God's Grace. He is brutally honest in the fact that he said many times he wanted to die, and go back to heaven, he had no desire to live, and became confused as to why God would send him back to life, and allow him to experience life changing pain, and the realities of life altering disabilities. Overall I loved this book, and would recommend it to anyone who is struggling with either physical challenges, or even spiritually as well. It truely helped me in a few areas thaat I have been dealing with in my life.

This one didn't quite make it for me. While the topic is fascinating, this book is a disappointment. For a hardcover edition, it was the shape and size of a thin paperback. The text is in large print and double-spaced, with "filler" pages packed in with quotes that you just read in the text. Clearly, an effort was made to turn a short essay into something publishable. While the author's story has merit, he is a Baptist minister who makes all his references to Jesus, highlighting his faith as the basis and scenario for his near-death experience. Okay, all right, I have no problem in having a very personalized NDE. But his descriptions don't seem to make room for those of other faiths. Piper also disavows having the "typical" experience: while he acknowledges the presence of lost loved ones, a sense of timelessness and joy, and so forth, he says he saw no dark tunnel, never felt his body being transported into the light, heard no voices calling out to him, etc. He only returned to this life when another Baptist minister was praying over his body. I do not question the man's credibility--his story rings true. But an "inspiring" story it was not. It is a short account of one person's experience, but for readers interested in the topic I suggest they go elsewhere to seek books that hold a collection of such stories. I have read enough of them to see a broader picture emerge than was represented here.

I've been on a bit of a book reading kick lately, and I've finally been able to finish 90 Minutes in Heaven about three or four months after starting. Apparently, I could only take this book in chunks, and after awhile, eventually just finished it because I started it, not because I had much interest anymore. While I believe Don Piper and his story wholeheartedly, the way this book was written is a whole other matter all together. I just couldn't stomach it, and I eye-rolled so much that I was kicking my feet in agony by the end.

It's basically about a man who has a near death experience, and in that time, goes to heaven. He is miraculously brought back by the strength of prayer, and somehow makes it though, but not without resenting everyone who is trying to help him to the point of not wanting to be on earth anymore. All he wants is to go back to heaven. And he says this often. I mean, who cares about his wife and kids and the people who love him, right? Just get him back to heaven so he can feel like, totally awesome again!

There was also a moment in the story where the author sits down with his friend and cries for all the people who are going to hell because they don't believe in Jesus. Which is basically everyone else but them. Um, what? Very inspirational there, Don.

All in all, this book was very hard to sit through. The author comes across as full of himself. He also sounds bored with life, like he just wants to get hit by a train so he can go to heaven again. He can't do it himself, because that's bad, obviously, so he will wait. And wait and wait and heal the sick while he's at it to show what a good boy he is. And maybe then God will give him an actual pat on the head.

I am a humor fan, I love books that can give an escape from reality like Mr Instability did. This book gives me hope that there is more waiting for me in the after life. I live each day as if its my last and this book is encouraging.

I looked forward to reading this book, but I was very disappointed. Don Piper presents, in my opinion, a totally biased view. Many times he refers to heaven as a "place for God's people" as if nobody else can get to heaven unless they are of his denomination. I think this is one-sided, narrow-minded, and simply not true. This book excludes all religions and faiths except his own. It is a slanted view of heaven. I was completely disappointed with this book.

Thank God that Rev. Piper shared his experience with the world. A must read for everyone.

The book will help people deal with the most difficult subject in life-death. Easy to read and enjoyable.

it was a great book, that makes you fill some spaces, that perhaps you didnt read about before somewhere else.

Don Piper combines with the powerful writing of Cec Murphey to tell a riveting story about God's grace in his life. Through this story, you will gain a glimpse of heaven from someone who has been there. But more importantly you will learn the importance of daily dependence on God for strength.

Whether you are a Christian or not your life on this earth will not be immune to pain. Don Piper's courage and perseverance are great examples for every reader. I highly recommend this book and after reading it I can see why there is such enthusiasm for it.

Don Piper was pronounced dead at the scene of a grizzly car accident and for 90 minutes he was in Heaven. In honest, frank, and wholesome words he explains his experience of loved ones and friends welcoming him, praise and singing flowing in a beautiful constant state and the gate that stood before him to enter. By prayer, he was brought back to life by another minister's wailing supplication. That he didn't suffer acute brain damage and internal injuries was a miracle. But, why, when he was sooooo happy in Heaven, did God send him back? And why does God allow Don to be in constant pain now? Piper offers his views; all in all this is a lovely little read.

I was a bit disappointed by this book, but it really was my fault. I thought I was ordering the book with over 200 pages that tells a more complete story of what Mr. Piper went through after returning from Heaven. This is more of gem that you would send to someone dealing with the dying process, or someone that is grieving the loss of a loved one. I was so inspired and in awe when reading it, I know great comfort can be attainted for others that read it as well.

Shame on Amazon for not making clear that one of the hardcover editions is an abridged version. They are separate books and should not be listed as alternate editions of the same book.

I found the book and the subject of great interest.It is an area that numerous account seem to be similar of the transfer between live and death.
The description of heaven is very vivid and meeting of family members that have passed away earlier.

Jóhannes Einarsson

My wife and I enjoyed reading this book.
Not only talks about time in Heaven, but also the recover and accepting help from other people. Must read book!

Wonderful story. Very comforting book. I'm a nurse and I hear a lot of
these "near death" stories but this is the most detailed one I have ever
read or heard, probably because it lasted so much longer than the usual
few minutes. It's a real faith booster to hear that the next phase is more
real than this phase of life. He stresses the fact that it was not a vision or a dream. He was really there. I've recommended it to several
friends and patients who have had recent loss in their lives.

I have read this book and wanted to share it with others. So, I purchased your hard bound copy (which is beautiful) and when it arrived I started it on it's journey with a favorite scripture of mine inside, no name and the request to "read and pass along". Thank you for this opportunity.

Recently losing both of my parents I thought it would be comforting to read this book. However, I was disappointed to find out that the majority of the book (98%) dealt with Don Piper's struggles to recover from a horrific accident and not his brief visit to heaven. Unlike other reviewers though I do not feel the need to condemn him for this, that or the other. I just want people to be aware that the book is more centered around what happens after his time in heaven, not his actual time in heaven. I would suggest getting it from the library if possible.