Books & Authors

Books & Authors

Some of our favorite spiritual books and the authors' links to their personal web sites.

	The Afterlife Experiments: Breakthrough Scientific Evidence of Life After Death: Gary Schwartz, Ph.D., provides the reader a riveting narrative, with its electrifying transcripts, puts the reader on the scene of a breakthrough scientific achievement: contact with the beyond under controlled laboratory conditions. In stringently monitored experiments, leading mediums attempted to contact dead friends and relatives of "sitters" who were masked from view and never spoke, depriving the mediums of any cues. The messages that came through stunned sitters and researchers alike. Here, as they unfolded in the laboratory setting, are uncanny revelations about a son's suicide, what a deceased father wanted to say about his last days in a coma, the transformation of a man's lifelong doubts about the afterlife, and, most amazing of all, a forecast of a beloved spouse's death. Dr. Schwartz was forced by the overwhelmingly positive data to abandon his skepticism, reaching some startling conclusions. Compelling from the first page to the last, The Afterlife Experiments is the amazing documentation of groundbreaking experiments you will never forget.
	Alzheimer's Angels ~ A Compiliation of Poetry Honoring Caregivers and Victims of Alzheimer's Disease: Bereaved daughter, Dorothy Womack, has developed this beautiful book of poetry, for all those who have feared Alzheimer's Disease or suffered the loss of a loved one to this mysterious condition. This book is balm for the confused and weary soul!  More information on Dorothy and her ongoing work at her site, Passage Into Paradise.
	Autobiography of a Yogi: Author, Paramahansa Yogananda, and founder of the Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF), is still beloved by millions worldwide for his spiritual awareness, teachings, and life story. Absolutely, Yogananda is Judy Guggenheim's favorite spiritual teachers since 1974!
	Born Knowing: Author, John Holland, is an internationally renowned psychic medium who has spent more than 20 years investigating and developing his abilities as a psychic medium. John regularly lectures on both the East and West Coast, and his public demonstrations provide audiences with a unique glimpse into the fascinating subject of mediumship, which he delivers in his own unique style, combined with incredible intensity and compassion. John’s caring nature provides consistent counseling and support to his clients, as he helps them connect with loved ones who have passed on, often bringing a sense of closure and healing. “Mediumship is more than just delivering messages,” he says, “it’s about the confirmation that our ‘spirit’ lives on, once we leave our physical bodies and that we are still connected to those who have passed on before us.” John is keen to promote the difference between being a psychic and a medium. A psychic can draw information from your aura, which can provide knowledge about both current and future events, whereas a medium is the conduit between the physical world and the spirit world – in other words, the connection, but as John so often calls it - a 'soul to soul connection'.
	The Camino ~ A Journey of the Spirit: This is the story of a journey. It is the eagerly anticipated and altogether startling culmination of Shirley MacLaine's extraordinary - and ultimately rewarding - road through life. The riveting odyssey began with a pair of anonymous handwritten letters imploring Shirley to make a difficult pilgrimage along the Santiago de Compostela Camino in Spain. Throughout history, countless illustrious pilgrims from all over Europe have taken up the trail. It is an ancient - and allegedly enchanted - pilgrimage. People from Saint Francis of Assisi and Charlemagne to Ferdinand and Isabella to Dante and Chaucer have taken the journey, which comprises a nearly 500-mile trek across highways, mountains, cities and fields. Now it would be Shirley's turn.
	Coming Back to Life: P.M.H. Atwater is an intuitive counselor, visionary, and researcher, has distinguished herself internationally for her ground-breaking research of the near-death experience and its aftereffects.
	Conversations With God:   Written by Neale Donald Walsch and provided by Recreation, the foundation for personal growth and spiritual understanding.
	Crossing Over: John Edward brings his readers with him on the extraordinary journey that has been his life since his New York Times bestseller One Last Timewas published in 1998. In the style of his TV show and personal appearances—poignant, funny, and remarkably candid—John deals head-on with the controversial issues he has confronted on his voyage as a psychic medium. Readers might be surprised to learn that it hasn’t always been smooth sailing. On the way to becoming an internationally celebrated medium, John has had to learn his own lessons about the meaning of his work and about the motivations of some of the people he has met on his path.  Be sure to check John's website for his seminar schedule worldwide, which is updated regularly.
	Dreaming Kevin: The Path to Healing: Bereaved mother and author and ADC chat host, Carla Blowey, offers an inspiring story of the healing power of dreams and after-death communication in reconciling the death of a child. Join Carla in her quest to interpret an ominous dream that predicted the death of her five-year-old son, Kevin, just hours before he died in a bicycle accident. It is this nightmare that heralds the many numinous dreams and synchronistic events that offer her forgiveness, healing, spiritual growth and new life. Weaving excerpts from her personal dream journal throughout this intimate narrative, Carla shares her darkest moments as a bereaved mother and her extraordinary encounters with Kevin as he reveals the mystery of his transition to the afterlife. Dreaming Kevin is an excellent resource that will affirm bereaved parents in their grief journey and validate their dreams and spiritual encounters with their children.
	Embraced By the Light: Created to provide viewers with information about Betty J. Eadie and her publishing company, Onjinjinkta.
	Emissary of Light: While in Bosnia, Jimmy Twyman is led to a mystical community known as the Emissaries of Light.
	Expect Miracles: Ever-joyous, Mary Ellen, known internationally as "Angel Scribe," is a Canadian residing in Cottage Grove, Oregon. Mary Ellen is author of Expect Miracles and A Christmas Filled With Miracles, as well as creator of the highly successful on-line Angels and Miracles Good-News-Letter, which reaches an estimated 50,000 readers worldwide. Mary Ellen's purpose is to uplift readers' hearts and souls, to help them see the world with new eyes and to live more fulfilling lives. Mary Ellen is a masterful image creator, which enables her readers to empathically "be in" her writings. Her spiritual leadership comes from the heart and, as a result, powerfully touches the hearts of many.
	Healing Grief: Reclaiming Life After Any Loss: "Grieving is a natural process. It is through our losses that we can transform ourselves and find new meaning to life." -James Van Praagh, New York Times' bestselling author of "Talking to Heaven" and "Reaching to Heaven." His new book, "Healing Grief," will once again draw from his compelling and uplifting readings, but with a new and special purpose - to show what the spirit world can teach us about the grieving process itself. The book also offers advice on explaining death to children; on distinguishing healthy from destructive grief; and on harnessing the powers of healing through special exercises, meditation, and affirmations. "Healing Grief" should be, in Van Praagh's words, "a manual for grieving well," offering an inspiring new perspective on grief from a world-renowned medium who has become an expert at helping people cope with unresolveable sorrow.
	Into the Light: A site dedicated to Dr. Melvin Morse's scientific research of near death experiences, especially in children.
	Letters to My Son: Bereaved father, Mitch Carmody, offers this beautiful website for his guests, so they can come  to know his precious and wise son, Kelly, through Mitch's beautiful book, Letters to My Son, and their incredible relationship. Mitch's site also offers some wonderful Net resources for bereaved parents, as well as a Message Board and more. A perfect site for bereaved Dads!
	Life After Life: Since 1975 Raymond Moody has been the world's leading authority on "The Near Death Experience". His ground-breaking research on the matter of Life After Life has firmly embedded his place in history as the "Father of the Near Death Experience".
	Love Never Dies: A Mother's Journey from Loss to Love: Having someone you love die, whether expected or unexpected, is perhaps the most trying, and painful situation we face in life. In her book Love Never Dies, Sandy Goodman walks right past all the analytical, psychological lingo to, as John Edward, renowned psychic medium put it – “light a path of understanding through the darkness of loss.” Sandy Goodman has turned her personal journey following the tragic death of her 18-year-old son into a valuable guide destined to help all people who are dealing with grief over a lost loved one. Blending reality, personal experience, and compassion, Sandy advises the reader not to try to return to their “old selves,” but to find a way to be comfortable with their “new self.” This book is a thoughtful gift.
	Many Lives, Many Masters: Dr. Weiss is the author of several top selling books based on his experience as a psychiatrist and healer.
	Messages: Evidence for Life After Death: This book, by George Dalzell, documents how Michael Keller, a close friend of the author, is killed in a 1996 auto crash in Germany and appears to establish ADCs with eight individuals in an apparent effort to prove his continued existence from a spirit world. Seeking confirmation of this group experience, the author is led to investigate the validity of world-famous mediums such as James Van Praagh, John Edward, The Scole Experimental Group and their contemporaries with private and group sittings. In the process, the author discovers he is capable of mediumistic talent as well as the mediums he consults. A skeptic, the author concludes via compelling anecdotal evidence that some mediumship and ADCs may be authentic contact with personalities in a spirit world.
	Mind Medicine: Uri Geller again writes a provocative bestseller. In this unique book, he shows you that the human mind is a powerhouse of healing energy, untapped by most of us and yet capable of restoring physical and mental health. He shows how the more you understand about yourself, the closer you will come to developing your own healing potential.
	Quit Kissing My Ashes: A Mother's Journey Through Grief: This book is an inspirational story written by a mother who was devastated beyond description when her only son died. Kyle wasted little time, though, in coming to his parents’ aid. His manipulation of the earthly plane and his hundreds of escapades from the spirit world are truly mind-boggling. Whether with the help of the internationally- acclaimed psychic medium John Edward, or by himself, Kyle cleverly makes his presence known in many different ways. Overwhelming and unforeseen events unfold to orchestrate a script that tells a beautiful story. The interplay of people of fame and notoriety will truly amaze you. By accompanying Kyle’s family on this eye-opening journey, you will accelerate your own path through the darkness and into the light.
	Shalom, my Love: Author, Sunny Ariel, is founder of Sapphire House Publishing, covering the latest consciousness-expanding works by today's cutting-edge authors and offering quality audiobooks that will inspire, excite and guide you. Sunny Ariel's heartwarming story, Shalom my Love, of love and forgiveness spans countries, culture, and consciousness.   Our ordinary sense of the horizon between life and death is wonderfully expanded and forever altered. This book blazes new trails, teaching us how all of life is connected and that forgiveness is the key to peace.
	Signals: An Inspiring Story of Life After Death:  "Signals is truly an amazing story. It is able to touch every human soul, because somehow everybody shares the same agonies and delights of life and love. Above all, this book talks about a new language that is beyond cultural backgrounds, ideologies, pride and prejudices. I call this the language of the premonitions, signs that unify people and feelings. I believe in this language of premonitions. It is the language of love. I congratulate Joel and thank him for writing such a wonderful book." --Paulo Coelho
	Stephen Lives!  Written by Anne Puryear, this book is the dramatic, personal and inspirational account of a child who committed suicide and who subsequently communicated with his family from "the other side."
	Together Again: Co-authors, Dennis Jackson & Alice Best, offer a website with several features, including bios, guest book, seminars, meditation tapes, and psychic readings by Dennis Jackson, and more.
	Toltec Way: Susan Gregg, author of The Toltec Way: A Guide to Personal Transformation, hosts a website devoted to the principles of the Toltecs and their 'way' of life, as well as Susan's ongoing workshops and services reflecting these principles. Susan also hosts her own chat room at ADC, once monthly.