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When Dr Eben Alexander wrote about his own startling near-death experience in Proof of Heaven, he was contacted by countless people from all walks of life. His story had touched them personally and they in turn had their own miraculous experiences of the afterlife to share with Eben. In The Map of Heaven, Eben recounts the astonishing stories he has heard on his travels, from near-death experiences and encounters with angelic beings to inspiring messages from departed loved ones.

Internationally acclaimed neurosurgeon Dr Eben Alexander always considered himself a man of science. His unwavering belief in evidence-based medicine fuelled a career in the top medical institutions of the world. But all this was set to change. One morning in 2008 he fell into a coma after suffering a rare form of bacterial meningitis. Scans of his brain revealed massive damage. Death was deemed the most likely outcome.

Un jour, le Dr Alexander, neurochirurgien et neuroscientifique reconnu, a fait face à une expérience qui a changé sa vie à jamais : une méningite bactérienne gravement débilitante l'a plongé dans un coma profond. Durant 7 jours, il est entre la vie et la mort. Le miracle médical s’est produit: il revient à la vie, mais il revient de son voyage aux frontières de la mort avec un récit qui remet en cause ce qu’il pensait savoir de la conscience.

Til himlen og tilbage har ligget på New York Times bestsellerliste siden den udkom i USA i oktober sidste år. Det er en opsigtsvækkende personlig beretning, der handler om lægen Eben Alexanders fantastiske nærdødsoplevelse, der vendte op og ned på hele hans livssyn. Som højtuddannet neurokirurg havde han altid været overbevist om, at nærdødsoplevelser måske nok føltes virkelige, men i realiteten var fantasi produceret af hjernen under ekstrem stress. Det var, indtil han selv oplevede det.