Synopses & Reviews
A riveting firsthand account of one manand#8217;s mission to investigate and document some of the most astonishing phenomena of our timeand#8212;children who speak of past life memory and reincarnation.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;All across the globe, small children spontaneously speak of previous lives, beg to be taken and#8220;home,and#8221; pine for mothers and husbands and mistresses from another life, and know things that there seems to be no normal way for them to know. From the moment these children can talk, they speak of people and events from the pastand#8212;not vague stories of centuries ago, but details of specific, identifiable individuals who may have died just months, weeks, or even hours before the birth of the child in question.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;For thirty-seven years, Dr. Ian Stevenson has traveled the world from Lebanon to suburban Virginia investigating and documenting more than two thousand of these past life memory cases. Now, his essentially unknown work is being brought to the mainstream by Tom Shroder, the first journalist to have the privilege of accompanying Dr. Stevenson in his fieldwork. Shroder follows Stevenson into the lives of children and families touched by this phenomenon, changing from skeptic to believer as he comes face-to-face with concrete evidence he cannot discount in this spellbinding and true story.
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Patti Thorn andlt;Iandgt;Rocky Mountain Newsandlt;/Iandgt; A book worth reading, if only for the many unsettling questions it will raise.
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Claire Douglas andlt;Iandgt;Rocky Mountain Newsandlt;/Iandgt; Fascinating...This is science....This book explodes the worldview we know and demands that we enlarge our perspective.
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andlt;Iandgt;Chicago Tribuneandlt;/Iandgt; Whether or not you believe, but especially if you're a born skeptic, you'll be in good company sharing the travels of author Tom Shroder....andlt;Iandgt;Old Soulsandlt;/Iandgt; is quietly mind-boggling.
Synopsis
A riveting firsthand account of one man's mission to investigate and document some of the most astonishing phenomena of our time--children who speak of past life memory and reincarnation.
All across the globe, small children spontaneously speak of previous lives, beg to be taken "home," pine for mothers and husbands and mistresses from another life, and know things that there seems to be no normal way for them to know. From the moment these children can talk, they speak of people and events from the past--not vague stories of centuries ago, but details of specific, identifiable individuals who may have died just months, weeks, or even hours before the birth of the child in question.
For thirty-seven years, Dr. Ian Stevenson has traveled the world from Lebanon to suburban Virginia investigating and documenting more than two thousand of these past life memory cases. Now, his essentially unknown work is being brought to the mainstream by Tom Shroder, the first journalist to have the privilege of accompanying Dr. Stevenson in his fieldwork. Shroder follows Stevenson into the lives of children and families touched by this phenomenon, changing from skeptic to believer as he comes face-to-face with concrete evidence he cannot discount in this spellbinding and true story.
About the Author
Tom Shroder has been an award-winning journalist, writer, and editor for more than twenty years. He is a coauthor (with John Barry) of the critically acclaimed andlt;iandgt;Seeing the Light.andlt;/iandgt; He lives in northern Virginia.
Table of Contents
andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Contentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Part I: Prologue -- Children Who Remember Previous Livesandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 1: The Questionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 2: You Only Live Onceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 3: The Man Behind the Curtainandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Part II: Beirut -- Children of Warandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 4: The Book of Danielandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 5: Speed Killsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 6: The Love of Her Livesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 7: The Hereticandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 8: In the Name of the Familyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 9: andlt;Iandgt;New Jerseyandlt;/Iandgt; Is a State of Mindandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 10: To Stop a Trainandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 11: The Last Easy Answerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Part III: India -- Children of Povertyandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 12: The Milkmanandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 13: City of Glass and Glamourandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 14: Marked for Lifeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 15: Sumitra Doesn't Live Here Anymoreandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Part IV: The United States -- Children Next Doorandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 16: A Land Called Dixieandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 17: The Edge of Scienceandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Chapter 18: Chrysalisandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Acknowledgmentsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Selected Bibliography