Selected Books Relating to Near-Death Experience

Ordered by Date of Publication


Evidence of the afterlife: The science of near-death experiences.  J. Long & P. Perry.  CA: HarperOne, 2010.

          The largest study of NDE ever published with multiple lines of evidence providing powerful evidence for the reality of NDEs and their consistent message of an afterlife.

The handbook of near-death experiences: Thirty years of investigation.  J. Holden, B. Holden, D. James.  Praeger Publishers, CT, 2009.

            This is the most recent and best source of scholarly information about NDE.


The near-death experiences of hospitalized intensive care patients: A five year clinical study.  Sartori, P. Edwin Mellen Press, 2008.

          Results of prospective NDE study with extensive scholarly discussion.


Irreducible mind: Toward a psychology for the 21^st century.  E. F. Kelly, E. W. Kelly, A. Crabtree, A. Gauld, M. Grosso, and B. Greyson.  Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2007.

          This is the most recent and best source of scholarly information about experiences related to NDE.  The chapter 'Unusual experiences near death and related phenomena' is an outstanding discussion of NDE.


The big book of near death experiences: The ultimate guide to what happens when we die.  Atwater, P.  Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads, 2007.

          Extensive facts and commentary on NDEs.


Dead is Just a Four Letter Word.  Weiler, D.  Kindle Edition Electronic Book, 2007.

          Electronic book of one of the most remarkable near-death experiences ever shared with NDERF.


About the continuity of our consciousness. In C. Machado and D. Shewmon (Eds.), Brain death and disorders of consciousness, van Lommel, P.  New York: Springer, 2004.

          Excellent chapter by the principal author of the largest prospective study of NDE ever published.


If morning never comes.  VandenBush, B. North Platte, NE: The Old Hundred and One Press, 2003.

          A remarkable personal NDE account.


Crossing over and coming home: Twenty-one authors discuss the gay near-death experience as spiritual yransformation.  Dale, L.  Houston, Texas: Emerald Ink, 2001.

          First book devoted to gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender NDEs.
 

Varieties of anomalous experience: Examining the scientific evidence.  Carde'a, E., Lynn, S., & Krippner, S. (Eds.).  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2000.

          An excellent resource for NDE and anomalous experiences.


Blessing in disguise: Another side of the near-death experience.  Rommer, B.  St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn, 2000.

          An excellent book about frightening NDEs.


Mindsight: Near-death and out-of-body experiences in the blind.  Ring, K., and Cooper, S.  Palo Alto, CA: William James Center for Consciousness Studies, 1999.

            The best source of information about NDEs and OBEs in the blind.


Lessons from the light: What we can learn from the near-death experience.  Ring, K. & Valarino, E. E.  Portsmouth, NH: Moment Point Press,  1998.

            An excellent presentation of the lessons we can all learn from NDEs.  The culmination of decades of research.


The truth in the light.  Fenwick, P., & Fenwick, E.  New York: Berkley Books, 1995.

            Results from a study of over 300 NDEs.


Hello from heaven.  Guggenheim, B. & Guggenheim, J.  New York: Bantam, 1995.

          Remarkable book on a type of experience related to NDE: after death communication.


Lessons from the light: Insights from a journey to the other side.  Rogers, S.  New York: Warner Books, 1995.

          Exceptional spiritual wisdom from a NDEr.


Love is the link: A hospice doctor shares her experience of near-death and dying.  Kircher, P.  Burdett, NY: Larson, 1995.

            Fascinating book by a NDEr and physician.


After the light: What I discovered on the other side of life that can change your world.  Sharp, K. C.  New York: William Morrow, 1995.

          Excellent book by NDEr and researcher.


Dying to live: Near-death experiences.  Blackmore, S.  New York: Prometheus, 1993.

          A book by a leading NDE skeptic.


Embraced by the light.  Eadie, B. New York: Bantam, 1992.

          Dramatic first-person NDE account.


Transformed by the light: The powerful effect of near-death experiences on people's lives.  Morse, M. L., and Perry, P.  New York: Villard Books, 1992.

          Book by leading children's NDE researcher Melvin Morse, MD.


Closer to the light: Learning From the near-death experiences of children.  Morse, M. and Perry, P.  New York: Ballantine, 1990.

          Classic book on children's NDEs.


Heading toward omega: In search of the meaning of the near-death experience.  Ring, K.  New York: William Morrow, 1984.

          A classic important early study of NDE.


The near-death experience: Problems, prospects, perspectives.  B. Greyson and C. P. Flynn (Eds.).  Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1984.

          A classic early scholarly NDE book.


Recollections of death: A medical investigation.  Sabom, M. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1982.

          The first large prospective NDE study.


Reflections of life after life.  Moody, R. Atlanta: St. Simon's Island, GA: Mockingbird Books, 1977.

          Expansion on Dr. Moody's previous book 'Life after life.'


Life after life.  Moody, R. Atlanta: Mockingbird Books, 1975.

          The classic book that presented the first large NDE research study.  This book introduced the term 'near-death experience.'