Synopsis This book concerns the experiences of George Anderson, a psychic medium who does readings on cable television.Annotation The phenomenal true story of George Anderson. A man gifted with the extraordinary ability to communicate with "the other side, " Anderson offers documented evidence of his powers through thousands of readings and dozens of scientific tests.ReviewsFrom Library Journal Traditional mediumshipcommunication with the spirits of dead peoplehas been overshadowed by the current fad for channeling, a technique with variable results. Here, radio/television interviewer Martin describes the work of George Anderson, an ordinary young man who has resisted the show business glamour generally associated with channeling in his apparently sincere efforts to bring comfort to the bereaved by communicating messages from the beyond. His methods in no way resemble the spooky seances of former years and seem to provide convincing evidence of spiritual survival. A welcome addition to most library collections on survival. Jeanne S. Bagby, Tucson P.L., Ariz. From Maralyn Lois Polak - The New York Times Book Review The book is part biography, part history, part case study, part pseudoscience, part bibliography, part brief against death. . . . {Its} big drawback isthe number of intermediaries between the medium and his message. {Anderson} should have told his own tale, or collaborated with, pardon the expression, a ghostwriter. . . . Inexplicably and incongruously, the 'I' of this book belongs to Mr. Martin, who litters the narrative with his own personal trivia, perhaps to enhance his open-minded skeptic's credentials for declaring George Anderson legitimate, death passe, and thereby creating a commercial for their television program. Nevertheless, it is reassuring to know we will 'pass to the other side'--a parallel universe much like an Alan Rudolph movie where we will be reunited with loved ones, meaningful work, even lost pets. We'll see.
Annotation The phenomenal true story of George Anderson. A man gifted with the extraordinary ability to communicate with "the other side, " Anderson offers documented evidence of his powers through thousands of readings and dozens of scientific tests.ReviewsFrom Library Journal Traditional mediumshipcommunication with the spirits of dead peoplehas been overshadowed by the current fad for channeling, a technique with variable results. Here, radio/television interviewer Martin describes the work of George Anderson, an ordinary young man who has resisted the show business glamour generally associated with channeling in his apparently sincere efforts to bring comfort to the bereaved by communicating messages from the beyond. His methods in no way resemble the spooky seances of former years and seem to provide convincing evidence of spiritual survival. A welcome addition to most library collections on survival. Jeanne S. Bagby, Tucson P.L., Ariz. From Maralyn Lois Polak - The New York Times Book Review The book is part biography, part history, part case study, part pseudoscience, part bibliography, part brief against death. . . . {Its} big drawback isthe number of intermediaries between the medium and his message. {Anderson} should have told his own tale, or collaborated with, pardon the expression, a ghostwriter. . . . Inexplicably and incongruously, the 'I' of this book belongs to Mr. Martin, who litters the narrative with his own personal trivia, perhaps to enhance his open-minded skeptic's credentials for declaring George Anderson legitimate, death passe, and thereby creating a commercial for their television program. Nevertheless, it is reassuring to know we will 'pass to the other side'--a parallel universe much like an Alan Rudolph movie where we will be reunited with loved ones, meaningful work, even lost pets. We'll see.
ReviewsFrom Library Journal Traditional mediumshipcommunication with the spirits of dead peoplehas been overshadowed by the current fad for channeling, a technique with variable results. Here, radio/television interviewer Martin describes the work of George Anderson, an ordinary young man who has resisted the show business glamour generally associated with channeling in his apparently sincere efforts to bring comfort to the bereaved by communicating messages from the beyond. His methods in no way resemble the spooky seances of former years and seem to provide convincing evidence of spiritual survival. A welcome addition to most library collections on survival. Jeanne S. Bagby, Tucson P.L., Ariz. From Maralyn Lois Polak - The New York Times Book Review The book is part biography, part history, part case study, part pseudoscience, part bibliography, part brief against death. . . . {Its} big drawback isthe number of intermediaries between the medium and his message. {Anderson} should have told his own tale, or collaborated with, pardon the expression, a ghostwriter. . . . Inexplicably and incongruously, the 'I' of this book belongs to Mr. Martin, who litters the narrative with his own personal trivia, perhaps to enhance his open-minded skeptic's credentials for declaring George Anderson legitimate, death passe, and thereby creating a commercial for their television program. Nevertheless, it is reassuring to know we will 'pass to the other side'--a parallel universe much like an Alan Rudolph movie where we will be reunited with loved ones, meaningful work, even lost pets. We'll see.