Although covering only a proportion of the available literature on the survival of death, the list given above remains rather extensive and contains much material which may seem rather daunting to those without the time or expertise to tackle it. Accordingly the following short reading list is suggested to provide an overview of the subject by selecting a few of the more readable and straightforward books from each of the main sections of the bibliography. The material included here must be considered only as an introduction to the subject, not as a detailed coverage. For details of publishers, etc., please refer to the references in the main body of the text.

1 Introductory references.

Ellison, Arthur (1988). The Reality of the Paranormal.
Guild Publishing.

Brookesmith, Peter (1989). Survival of Death. Macdonald.

Johnson, R.C. (1953). The Imprisoned Splendour.
Hodder & Stoughton.
And (1984) Light of All Life. Pilgrim Books.

Wilson, C. (1985). Afterlife. Harrap.

2 Direct research.

Inglis, Brian (1977). Natural and Supernatural.
Hodder & Stoughton.

Inglis, Brian (1984). Science and Parascience.
Hodder & Stoughton. (These books provide summaries of most of the research undertaken over almost 100 years).

Solomon, Grant & Jane (1999). The Scole Experiment.
Judy Piatkus.

3 Indirect research.

A Reincarnation research.

Cranston, Sylvia (1998). Reincarnation.
Theosophical University Press.

Hall, Judy (2001). Way of Reincarnation. Thorsons.

Stevenson, Ian (1987). Children who Remember Previous Lives. University of Virginia Press.

Stevenson, Ian (1997). Where Reincarnation and Biology Intersect. Praeger.

B Research into Near Death Experiences.

Morse, Melvin & Perry, Paul (1992). Transformed by the Light. Villard Books.

Eadie, Betty (1995). Embraced by the Light. Thorsons.

Bailey, Lee & Yates, Jenny (1996). The Near-Death Experience. A Reader. Routledge.

C Research into Past-Life Regression.

Wambach, Helen (1979). Reliving Past Lives. Hutchinson.

Woolger, Roger (1987). Other Lives, Other Selves.
Dolphin/Doubleday.

Newton, Michael (1996). Journey of Souls. Llewellyn Publications.

4 Seers and Mystics.

Stanley, Michael (1988). Emanuel Swedenborg. Crucible.

Fox, Leonard & Rose, Donald (1996). Conversations with Angels. Chrysalis Books.

Raine, Kathleen (1965). William Blake. Longmans, Green.

Wilkinson, Roy (1993/94). Rudolf Steiner. Aspects of his spiritual world view. (Three vols.). Temple Lodge Publishing.

Bro, Harmon (1989). Edgar Cayce. Aquarian Press.

5 The Experiences of Mediums.

Cummins, Geraldine (1932). The Road to Immortality.
Nicholson & Watson.

Jane Sherwood (1964). Post-Mortem Journal. Spearman.
And (1992) Peter’s Gate. C.W. Daniel.

Greaves, Helen (1969). Testimony of Light. World Fellowship Press.
And (1974) The Wheel of Eternity. C. W. Daniel.

6 The study of death and dying.

Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth (1991). On Life After Death. Celestial Arts. And (1997) The Wheel of Life. Bantam.

Osis, Karlis & Haraldsson, Erlendur (1997). At the Hour of Death. 3rd. edn. Hastings House.

                Miller, Sukie (1998). After Death. Touchstone.

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