From beyond the grave comes this lucid, convincing attempt to reconcile science and mysticism. In After Death: A New Future for Human Consciousness (William Morrow, $23, ISBN 0 688 14420 9) biologist Darryl Reanney frees us from the shackles of time and fear of death. He has himself now passed into that unknown region.
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