Review outlining the various range of scholarly and non-scholarly characterizations regarding the survival of human consciousness after death by analyzing four books on the topic: "Science and the Near-Death Experience: How Consciousness Survives Death" (Chris Carter); "The Fun of Dying: Find Out What Really Happens Next!" (Roberta Grimes); "The Science of Life after Death: New Research Shows Human Consciousness Lives On" (Stephen Hawley Martin); and "There is Life after Death: Compelling Reports from Those Who Have Glimpsed the Afterlife" (Roy Abraham Varghese).

Review of a book titled "Dancing Past the Dark: Distressing Near-Death Experiences" written by Nancy Evans Bush, a researcher in the near-death experience (NDE) field, discussing the impact of distressing NDEs, how experiencers can cope, and related cultural/religious beliefs.