Nevermore 3-31-26
Reported by Rita
Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the
Afterlife by Eben Alexander
A scientist's case for the afterlife... 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. Alexander's story is
not a fantasy. Before he underwent his journey, he could not reconcile his
knowledge of neuroscience with any belief in heaven, God, or the soul. Today
Alexander is a doctor who believes that true health can be achieved only when
we realize that God and the soul are real and that death is not the end of
personal existence but only a transition. This story would be remarkable no
matter who it happened to.
I found this book to be interesting, entertaining, and
enjoyable. -BP 4 stars
Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny
Lawson
Internet star Jenny Lawson, aka The Bloggess, makes her
literary debut. Jenny Lawson realized that the most mortifying moments of our
lives--the ones we’d like to pretend never happened-- are in fact the ones that
define us. Lawson takes readers on a hilarious journey recalling her bizarre
upbringing in rural Texas, her devastatingly awkward high school years, and her
relationship with her long-suffering husband, Victor. Chapters include: “Stanley
the Magical, Talking Squirrel”; “A Series
of Angry Post-It Notes to My Husband”; “And Then I Snuck a Dead Cuban Alligator on an
Airplane.” Pictures with captions (no one would believe these things without
proof) accompany the text.
I thought this was fun and funny, but there was too much profanity for me to finish the book. -PP 3 stars
The Blackout Book Club by Amy
Lynn Green
An impulsive promise to her brother before he goes off to the
European Front puts Avis Montgomery in the unlikely position of head librarian
in small-town Maine. Though she has never been much of a reader, when wartime
needs threaten to close the library, she invents a book club to keep its doors
open. The women she convinces to attend the first meeting couldn't be more
different--a wealthy spinster determined to aid the war effort, an exhausted
mother looking for a fresh start, and a determined young war worker.
It was fun and interesting. I really liked it. -WJ
5 stars
Other
Books Mentioned
When the Stars Go Dark by Paula
McLain
Redline by Alex Smith
Hungry Ghosts by Jasper Becker
The World's Worst Assistant by Sona
Movsesian
One for the Money by Janet
Evanovich
Saving Sadie: How a Dog That No One Wanted
Inspired the World by Joal Derse Dauer
6:40 to Montreal by Eva Jurczyk
Birdwatcher's Daily Companion: 365 Days of Advice,
Insight, and Information for Enthusiastic Birders by
Marcus H. Schneck, Marcus Schneck, Tom Warhol
Bird: The Definitive Visual Guide by Peter
Frances
New
Books
Rebel of the Regency by Ann
Foster
American Struggle by Jon
Meacham
How the World Ran Out of Everything by Peter
S. Goodman
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