Thousands of people have had near-death experiences, but scientists have argued that they are impossible. Dr. Eben Alexander was one of those scientists. A highly trained neurosurgeon, Alexander knew that NDEs feel real, but are simply fantasies produced by brains under extreme stress. Then, Dr. Alexander’s own brain was attacked by a rare illness. The part of the brain that controls thought and emotion—and in essence makes us human—shut down completely. For seven days he lay in a coma. Then, as his doctors considered stopping treatment, Alexander’s eyes popped open. He had come back. Alexander’s recovery is a medical miracle. But the real miracle of his story lies elsewhere. While his body lay in coma, Alexander journeyed beyond this world and encountered an angelic being who guided him into the deepest realms of super-physical existence. There he met, and spoke with, the Divine source of the universe itself.

At the age of twenty, George Ritchie "died" in an army hospital. Nine minutes later, he returned to life. What happened to him during those nine minutes was so compelling it changed his life forever. This is one of the most amazing and hopeful descriptions ever written about the realm beyond physical life.

The author shares her best-selling account of life after death, describing in almost photographic detail the miraculous visions she saw and the emotions she experienced in the four hours following her "death," which greatly changed her subsequent life.

The "Backwwards Guidebook" is a companion piece to author's critically acclaimed book "Backwards : Returning to Our Source for Answers." The Guidebook takes us deeper into Nanci's personal encounter with the Source of all of creation, and provides more detailed explanations of the new spiritual truths brought forward in her first book. The Guidebook incorporates exercises designed to explore the reader's current spiritual beliefs and help guide them to a higher level of perspective--that of the Source itself.

"In November of 2008 a life was changed forever on the other side of that veil...mine. A near fatal accident and subsequent coma were to propel me into a twelve day odyssey that would rock my known world. The lessons learned both during and after my experiences totally rewrote my internal direction manual, and what I refer to as 'the essence of me.' Upon finding consciousness outside of the physical body, I was introduced to the full divine aspect of who I was, and received an acute awareness of my Creator. I experienced the vastness of a universe consisting of total, complete unconditional love."