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Beyond Knowing: Mysteries and Messages of Death and Life from a Forensic Pathologist | 
 enlarge | Author: Janis Amatuzio
Publisher: New World Library
Category: Book
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 270058
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 4.8 x 0.8
ISBN: 1577316347
Dewey Decimal Number: 306
EAN: 9781577316343
ASIN: 1577316347
Publication Date: September 1, 2008
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Working as a medical examiner, Dr. Janis Amatuzio has found that by listening and talking to loved ones of the deceased, she can offer them a sense of closure. In doing so, she has heard — and here retells — extraordinary stories of spiritual and otherworldly events surrounding the transition between life and death.
As in her first book, Forever Ours, Dr. Amatuzio presents the amazing, heartfelt accounts told to her by grieving family members, patients, doctors, nurses, clergy, and police officers. Along with these stories, she shares her own story — reflecting on the course of her career, the bonds she has formed over the years, the lessons she has learned, and her conclusion that “Everything truly is all right.”
This powerful book honors the mystery of life and death, exploring the realms of visions, synchronicities, and communications on death’s threshold. Told in the voice of a compassionate scientist who sees death every day, these stories eloquently convey the patterns of truth Dr. Amatuzio has found in what she sees and hears. Beyond Knowing explores the wisdom the living might find in these accounts and shows how that wisdom changes lives.
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 Beyond Knowing November 7, 2008
A while back, I enjoyed Forever Ours. This book was an exploration into death. The author, a forensic pathologist, had been encouraged in her profession to be objective and somewhat cold about process. However, her personal experiences taught her otherwise. Far too often people came to her with stories of messages from beyond the grave or premonitions that happened to come true. In this first book, the author essentially wanted to see if these stories had any truth and if she could prove existence of these types of mysterious happenings.
By the end of the experience, the author had begun to change. She couldn't equivocally prove the existence of an afterlife. However, it was obvious that something she couldn't explain was happening.
In Beyond Knowing, the author writes from a more peaceful place where she is curious about these happenings but no longer questions their existence. She has seen the healing that follows these experiences. It's truly inspiring.
Another Winner! August 25, 2008
This is an excellent book. The author writes clearly and engagingly. It's easy to read and hard to put down. Some reviewers have complained that much of the book describes the author's path to becoming a forensic pathologist. I think this is a strength. It's an interesting glimpse into a world that most of us never see. If you enjoyed Forever Ours, as I did, I think you'll enjoy this one as well. Happy reading...
 More doctors should share their experiences April 20, 2008
Beyond Knowing is a touching account of a doctor's experience with death and those left behind. After death communication is not new, but hearing about it from a respected MD moves it out of the parlor and into the mainstream. Now that takes some courage on her part. Well worth the read... I wish it were a longer book.
 Pretty good. Glad I read it. January 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just finished reading this book. It's ok. The first half is more of an autobiography and a little boring. Being a person who believes that the soul survives the body, I enjoyed most of the stories and found some comfort in them. Not sure I buy the whole deal... but for the most part I do agree with the greater theme of the book, that life is eternal, there is nothing to fear in death and that the best is yet to come.
 Beyond Knowing--but not much June 20, 2007
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I was exceptionally disappointed by this book. Amatuzio is both self-indulgent and simplistic. The stories she shares are "sweet," but far from profound. One would hope that her years of dealing with death would have created a deeper philosophy. Instead she comes across as the Mister Rogers of after-life.
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