{"product_id":"dying-to-live-near-death-experiences-hardcover","title":"Dying to Live: Near Death Experiences - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan J. Blackmore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProgress in medical science has increased our understanding of what happens when the brain begins to fail. Psychology delves ever more deeply into the nature of the self. In Dying to Live, Blackmore, a leading expert in near-death experiences, explores what psychology, biology, and medicine have to say about this extraordinary aspect of death and dying.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpinion has long been divided over Near-Death Experiences, or NDEs, some presenting them as evidence for the existence of the soul and life after death, others arguing that they are merely the chemical and physiological products of a dying brain. Susan Blackmore has interviewed many people who claim to have had NDEs, and after researching hundreds of case histories she offers an absorbing and detailed review of this fascinating and controversial phenomenon. While presenting clear physical explanations for the changes that take place within the brain, Blackmore argues that true spiritual transformation comes not from searching after a spirit or soul that survives death, but from reinterpreting the concept of \"self\" itself. Dying to Live succeeds in bridging the gap between the scientific and the spiritual points of view and shows how an understanding of NDEs can help us live our lives in the face of death and lead the way to genuine self-knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Blackmore\u003c\/b\u003e is a psychologist and writer researching consciousness, memes, and anomalous experiences, and a visiting professor at the University of Plymouth. She blogs for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and often appears on radio and television. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eDying to Live\u003c\/i\u003e (on near-death experiences, 1993); \u003ci\u003eIn Search of the Light\u003c\/i\u003e (autobiography, 1996); \u003ci\u003eTest Your Psychic Powers\u003c\/i\u003e (with Adam Hart-Davis, 1997); \u003ci\u003eThe Meme Machine\u003c\/i\u003e (1999); \u003ci\u003eConversations on Consciousness\u003c\/i\u003e (2005); \u003ci\u003eZen and the Art of Consciousness\u003c\/i\u003e (2011); and \u003ci\u003eConsciousness: An Introductio\u003c\/i\u003en.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 9.3 x 6.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51782289096992,"sku":"9780879758707","price":39.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/86e044c90626f7f9bdb725c065469d03.webp?v=1780567197","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dying-to-live-near-death-experiences-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}