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Oct. 12.

Brain surgeon says heaven exists after a near-death experience

By rebecca | Posted in Books, Paranormal, People, Religion, Stories |

As a neurosurgeon, Dr. Eben Alexander did not believe in near-death experiences (NDEs). He grew up in a scientific world, followed his father’s footsteps as a neurosurgeon, and taught at Harvard Medical School and other universities. He always believed that NDEs could be explained by science and that it was not surprising that people who suffered from severe trauma would have strange stories, but that didn’t mean the journey was real. Until Dr. Alexander experienced it. 

In 2008, he fell into a coma after contracting meningitis which caused his neocortex, the human part of his brain. to shut down. Then he “experienced something so profound that it gave [him] a scientific reason to believe in consciousness after death.” 

Read his essay: Heaven Is Real: A Doctor’s Experience With the Afterlife, Newsweek Magazine/The Daily Beast

Below is a video of Dr. Alexander discussing his experience.

His book, Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife, is available at Amazon.

via Yahoo News; The Telegraph

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library at a bus stop in Colombia
Jun. 27.

Bus stop library

By rebecca | Posted in Art & Design, Books, Bookshelf/Library |


A mobile library at a bus stop in Colombia (From Le Chacal, via Bookshelf Porn)

I’m not sure if unattended, open libraries are viable along Manila streets, but installing them inside airports and bus terminals (with provincial routes) would be brilliant! For the weary and pissed off passengers with delayed trips, a few good books could offer some solace, or an educational diversion for anxiety.

Little Free Library wants to promote literacy and the love of reading by building mini libraries around the world. You can check out their website and get ideas on how you can build one in your neighborhood. They got really cute designs.

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Mar. 16.

Encyclopaedia Britannica announces it will cease its print version

By rebecca | Posted in Books, etc. |

 

After 244 years, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is going out of print (New York Times, 2012).

We love the sight of books. We love the feel of them. We love to smell them. These are just some of the distinct feelings that we cannot derive from the digital version.  Yes, we have a love affair with the old-fashioned “physical” books, so we are saddened by the thought that they might become extinct.

Ironically, we are quite surprised by this news; we thought the Encyclopaedia Britannica had stopped printing its encyclopedias more than a decade ago.

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