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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One million copies sold! Dr. Mary Neal (featured in the Netflix original series Surviving Death) tells the incredible story of the kayak accident during a South American adventure that took her to heaven—where she experienced God’s peace, joy, and angels—and back to life again.
 
In 1999 in the Los Rios region of southern Chile, orthopedic surgeon, devoted wife, and loving mother Dr. Mary Neal drowned in a kayak accident. While cascading down a waterfall, her kayak became pinned at the bottom and she was immediately and completely submerged. Despite the rescue efforts of her companions, Mary was underwater for too long, and as a result, died.
 
To Heaven and Back is Mary’s remarkable story of her life’s spiritual journey and what happened as she moved from life to death to eternal life, and back again. Detailing her feelings and surroundings in heaven, her communication with angels, and her deep sense of sadness when she realized it wasn’t her time, Mary shares the captivating experience of her modern-day miracle.
 
Mary’s life has been forever changed by her newfound understanding of her purpose on earth, her awareness of God, her closer relationship with Jesus, and her personal spiritual journey suddenly enhanced by a first-hand experience in heaven. To Heaven and Back will reacquaint you with the hope, wonder, and promise of heaven, while enriching you own faith and walk with God.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0085CAIZ2
Publisher ‏ : ‎ WaterBrook; 1st edition (May 23, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 23, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2319 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 242 pages
Reviewer: Linda
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great read@
Review: Wonderfully inspirational.

Reviewer: Barbara Hartman
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A Must Read Book
Review: I liked the entire book. It was fascinating, very inspirational and hard to put down. It’s also to the point and an easy read. I bought the book several years ago and now bought another for a friend. I really enjoyed the book.

Reviewer: Albert Nock
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Is she showing us or telling us?
Review: This is a 5-star story, but told perhaps (at least for me) in a 3-star way by a wonderful person who wants to make a real contribution to us all. My questioning is not of the story, but the pre-judgments and conclusions that go along with it. First, Mary starts with an evangelical Christian belief system, and seems to interpret her story as strengthening that system. But she does not really show us how she arrives at that conclusion. Second, she connects a lot of dots, mainly events she describes and interprets as too much of a coincidence to not be part of God's "plan", to show that our lives are really being micromanaged from above, kind of along the lines of the Hindu philosophy. But the evidence she cites does not really support that in its entirety, except for the details of her son's death. And she is very sure that God made us all and loves us all, in spite of how life treats so many of us. So in the end, I felt she did a lot of "preaching" about her conclusions, rather than "showing" us the path she took and letting us do some of the thinking. Does God dwell within every one of the 7 billion people on this planet, or just some? I don't see evidence from any NDE story that supports either a yes or a no to that question. And the "soul" that exists at once within and then without our physical bodies appears to be an essence of non-physical consciousness. When it resides within a body, it overlaps that body's own intellect, creating a human. When it is outside that body, it is no longer limited in any way, and can relate to its source. So as Mary points out, when Willie was 3 or 4 years old, he had not yet made the complete transition, so he remembered where he came from. And I'll bet it was not a Presbyterian Church. He was, like his mother, a piece of God, or the Light, or the Source. And if you look at the many NDE stories, it is a non-denominational source of being. So, yes, I really liked this book, but it got me thinking about the difference between focusing on proving preconceived conclusions and simply telling the story of the events and their effect on the writer back on earth. So in that sense, it succeeded in being very worthwhile reading.

Reviewer: Floridian
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Liked it very much. But...
Review: Mary, thank you for writing this wonderful book about your NDE and how it changed your life. It took a lot of courage from you, especially since you appear to be,and you describe yourself as a very private person. The fact that you are a very specialized orthopedic surgeon, adds to the credibility of the story. You seem to have a great reputation in that field and in your community, so I am sure you would not make up stories to get attention, and risk that. You don't need to. Your life is already nearly perfect.I've been reluctant to purchase "Heaven is for Real", since it is the story of a child's encounter with heaven, and it would be hard for me to assess how much of it was real, how much of it was in the child's imagination, and how much of it might have come from his father and other adults influencing the child. I purchased your book because I am a terrible skeptic, but your credentials gave me confidence.I had to read all the one star reviews to find out why some people could be so disappointed with this book. I seem to understand a little better now:The actual trip to heaven must have taken less than a few minutes, given the fact that you're still here, and did not suffer any brain damage. Thank God for that! Therefore, there wasn't a whole lot of detail to be said. But what you did say is very reassuring. There is definitely life after death, and it will be a joyous wonderful life! We won't want to come back, once we are there.As for the conversations with the angel (or Jesus, if it was Jesus, which could very well be. Didn't you ask his name? I think I would have). You said you spoke at length with him, on two occasions. Most of us were hanging on your every word, to see if you could share the answers you were given, but they were very vague. Given that tremendous opportunity, if any of us could talk to Jesus or an angel, what would we ask? I can make a pretty long list myself. For example, times have changed a lot since the bible was written. How does God feel TODAY about issues that fill us with doubt, fear and anxiety, such as divorce, abortion, birth control, war, homosexuality, lust, greed, selfishness, justice, etc. Here is a topic that weighs heavily on my mind: Pain and disease. Why do some people heal and some don't. Why are the lucky ones lucky? Not that I'm calling you lucky. You studied hard, you worked hard. You deserve your success. Yes compared to most of us, you are an over-achiever and some people may resent that. On the other hand, losing a child is probably the hardest thing for most people to endure. No one envies you for that. Your experience may have helped you understand it a little better, but I'm sure it was painful just the same. I believe you were blessed in many ways, and the fact that you always trusted God probably had a lot to do with it. There are many times that my trust gets replaced with doubt and anger, and I just have to remember to ask God to help me believe more, trust more. Your book taught me three very important lessons that I hope to remember for the rest of my life. The three verses of the bible that you read in your hospital room.God bless you Mary, and many, many thanks!I'm glad that you were able to share with us all that you did. If you think of any answers to my above questions, please don't hesitate to comment.

Reviewer: Timothy Roberts
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Exceptional! I cannot adequately express my appreciation to the author of this book.
Review: Exceptional! I cannot adequately express my appreciation to the author of this book. I have not had an NDE, nor have I been to heaven and back to experience it for myself, however, I find the account given in this book completely satisfies my desire to know these things as best I can from Dr Neal’s historical records. No doubt some would challenge my use of the words; “historical records”, but in my view, that is what they are.It is very gratifying to see the great care and attention to detail Dr Neal has provided. The Table of Contents has been well designed and the story's progression is logically satisfying. I found; “Chapter 27 Compulsion to Write” and “Chapter 31 Gifts of Compassion” particularly arresting and inspiring. Towards the conclusion of the book is “Q&A with Dr Neal” where Dr Neal’s; scientific training, professional medical knowledge and training, and logical approach shone brightest for me. For the honest seeker, there is a lot of help and encouragement. For the seasoned pilgrim, there is so so much which inspires and whets the appetite for the world to come. Not many folks “know” what awaits us in the world to come apart from what we’ve read and received from the bible but here we have an eye-witness account, beautifully written. Ideal for the; atheist, agnostic, back slider, and solid well seasoned pilgrim. Thank you, Dr Neal.

Reviewer: D. C.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Love this book. Have read it twice now and been encouraged and lifted up by it. I highly recommend it.

Reviewer: Cliente de Amazon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Excelente libro, dió consuelo y paz a mi alma, lo recomiendo a todos los que les interesen temas de ECM o duelos

Reviewer: Dr. Jac Joe
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Excellent...worth every penny

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Loved reading this book. She has an amazing testimony which is not an airy fairy but very factual without a lot of emotion. Would have loved to have heard more about the discussions she had with Jesus.

Reviewer: Briol Birgit
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: In einfacher und gut zu lesender Sprache beschreibt die Ärztin nicht nur ihr Nahtodeserlebnis sondern auch andere Situationen in ihrem Leben, die dadurch stark beeinflusst sind.Die Religionszugehörigkeit innerhalb des Christentums spielt in diesem Buch keine Rolle. Das finde ich besonders gut. Denn die Botschaft ist eine allgemeine Botschaft. Und wer selber schon mal 'Drüben' war, erkennt einige Beschreibungen wieder.Ich konnte das Buch nicht mehr aus der Hand legen und habe weitere Kopien an andere Personen verschenkt. Nach dem Lesen fühle ich mich einfach besser als ohne dieses Buch. Das Gelesene schwingt noch lange nach. Wunderbar.