Consciousness Beyond Life; the Science of the Near-Death Experience

During his long career, the Dutch cardiologist Pim van Lommel, M.D., has studied this phenomenon with a mind that is both open and scientifically rigorous.

A lifelong learner, careful thinker, and meticulous writer, he expresses difficult concepts in words that enable the nonscientist reader to comprehend them.

The desire to believe can affect research results, so sound research design is imperative, conducted double-blind with enough subjects and with control groups.

Doctors and scientists, accustomed to dealing with reality, are easily fooled, so experiment observers must include skilled magicians who can detect deception.