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Summary: Find Out What Heaven Will Be Like!
Review: ... Sure, everybody wants to go to heaven. But what's actually there? What will heaven be like? Read A Travel Guide to Heaven by Anthony DeStefano... and you'll find out! You see, God has already told us quite a lot about heaven. It's in the Bible - but most people never take the time to find the passages that describe heaven. Sadly, not very many people even think that much about heaven and all the good things in store for us there! But Anthony DeStafano has. And he's written a book to give us a "guided tour" of heaven - which is unlike anything you've ever seen! A Travel Guide to Heaven has already received rave reviews and recommendations from famous celebrities and national leaders, such as: Lee Iacocca... Regis Philbin... Quincy Jones... Susan Lucci... Bowie Kuhn... Robin Leach... Pat Boone... Bill Bennett...and many, many others! You'll discover that there's much more to heaven than white clouds, pearly gates, and angels playing harps! A lot more!
For instance, reading A Travel Guide to Heaven will answer dozens of your questions about heaven, such as... • What, specifically, is going to make me so happy to be in heaven for all eternity?
• Will I be able to see God face-to-face? What will that be like?
• Will heaven be fun?
• Will there be pets in heaven?
• Will I experience pleasure in heaven?
• Will there be sex in heaven?
• Will I get to see my deceased relatives and friends who made it in?
• Will I know what's happening to my loved ones who are still on earth?
• Will I have unlimited knowledge in heaven?
• Will I still be married to my spouse in heaven?
• Will I be able to laugh and play in heaven? Will there be work to do?
• What will I actually do in heaven? And won't I get bored at some point?
• Will I get to meet my guardian angel?
• Will I be able to eat chocolate in heaven - and not gain weight? All these and many other questions are answered for you in A Travel Guide to Heaven. A Travel Guide to Heaven opens your eyes to the endless wonders, joys, and fascinating surprises in store for you in heaven. Best of all, it's far from "preachy" or "scholarly." It's a pleasant, enjoyable, refreshing "tour" of heaven - written in a lively, lighthearted, fun-to-read style. And it brings profound spiritual truths about God and heaven "down to earth" in a way that any layperson can understand. It's not "fluff" or wishful thinking. It's based entirely on what God has already told us about heaven. And that's what makes it so exciting. What Anthony DeStefano describes is real - not imaginary. You can look forward to experiencing everything in this book - and more! With so much suffering, tragedy, and gloom in the world today, you'll appreciate how uplifting, inspiring, and delightful this book is to read. You'll keep it by your bedside and read it over and over - every time you need a helpful dose of heavenly happiness!
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Summary: A Travel Guide to Heaven
Review: A book that brought a sense of inner peace and senerity when dealing with the loss of loved ones. Feelings of hope and anticipation of joyful reunions.
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Summary: Intriguing To Ponder
Review: A TRAVEL GUIDE TO HEAVEN by Anthony DeStefano Although this book has gotten rave reviews in many sectors, I found it a bit unreal and too materialistic. DeStefano's idea of heaven is like a rich person's ideal sight-seeing tour, and he takes you on a real tour of all the places and experiences you will have if you live right and die good. According to other reviews this is ideal for Christians who take the promises of gold paved streets and pearly gates literally, and it is of great comfort to dying patients and their families. I guess the book serves as a bright, fanciful tourist guide for people who need that kind of belief, but I prefer to think of Heaven as a place of deep mystery and no need of materialism, a place where God IS, and that will be all that matters to us then.
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Summary: A Fun, Imaginary Romp Through the Afterlife
Review: Ahhh, heaven! A cozy den of warm, burnished oak, filled with all the books I never had time to read on earth. Outside it's snowing, but I'm all toasty sitting next to the fire in my Masterpiece Theatre setting, minus the pipe. Oh, go ahead and add the pipe to the picture. Can't do any harm, because this is heaven. Besides, I'm expecting C.S. in a bit, and Mr. Lewis does like a good pipe now and then. After our visit, perhaps I'll retire to my high-tech language lab, where I'll focus on my current course of study, Icelandic, having reached the I's in my alphabetized foreign language curriculum. No snow tomorrow --- whatever "tomorrow" means here, but we do get to know the weather in advance --- so I'll take the path over the mountain and through the woods to the village, where I'll join several of my dearest friends at an outdoor café and sip a steaming cup of Folgers as we discuss the deeper issues of life. I mean, the afterlife. Not your idea of heaven? No problem. Anthony DeStefano assures me, and you, too, that we'll have something of a customized eternity. Meaning, I get Masterpiece Theatre and you get Tahiti or wherever your mind goes when the word heaven pops into it. And for that, DeStefano has taken his share of heat. But then, some people just don't know how to have fun. The point here is that people generally have a view of heaven that's somewhat lacking. Some imagine an ethereal, wispy place --- you know, with angelic choirs and harpists in the clouds and all that. Others imagine an existence in which the language will be biblical and the people will be religious, meaning, of course, boring. Still others take their view of heaven from the book of Revelation, where the description is --- come on, admit it --- pretty weird, from a human perspective. In short, DeStefano thinks all those images leave few people actually wanting to go there. He remedies that by giving folks in the here and now a guided tour of the by and by. And while his basic take on heaven as a place conforms to fairly orthodox Christian teaching, he lets loose and lets his imagination run wild. Which, of course, also has gotten him into trouble with people who have somehow managed to confuse an imaginary romp through the afterlife with a doctrinal treatise on the same. Look, the bottom line here is that this book is not for everyone, and DeStefano is quite cool with that. People who admit no creative thinking to their theological propositions should clearly stay away, as should people who might mistake A TRAVEL GUIDE TO HEAVEN for the Gospel According to Anthony DeStefano. His breezy, casual writing style, punctuated by a truckload of exclamation points and question marks, won't appeal to everyone, either. But if you're still carrying around the image of a mind-numbing, stodgy, endless existence --- if you have absolutely no excitement about what's to come when this life is over for you --- well, you just might want to take a quick peek and see if you're up for taking the full tour. --- Reviewed by Marcia Ford
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Summary: A must-read
Review: An extraordinary work that sits directly at the intersection of inspiration and entertainment. In this charming, witty, uplifting work, Anthony DeStefano did for me what 30 years of church couldn't: he made me believe in Heaven. With chapters like "Luxury Accomodations," "Our Tour Guides," and "A Heavenly Makeover," the author of this book paints a picture of the afterlife that's equal parts comforting and edifying. But by far, my favorite chapter is "Do All Dogs go to Heaven?" Having just lost my golden retreiver, my best friend for 13 years, the author's answer ("Of course!") gave me hope that one day I might see him again. Everyone I know is getting a copy of this book for Christmas.
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Summary: What's the big hubbub?
Review: Anyone wanting to know what Heaven will REALLY be like (rather than theorizing and speculation) will get both the good AND bad news about it by reading the final three chapters of the book The Great Controversy, by Ellen G. White. Too bad DeStefano didn't do a little more research so he could provide readers with the whole picture . . . .
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Summary: An Incredible Book
Review: C.S. Lewis must have come back to life and written this book. As someone who has taught philosophy and theology for over twenty years, I can honestly say that A Travel Guide to Heaven is an extremely rare work in that it combines sacred Scripture, orthodox theology, and a very modern "voice" all in one. It is a highly accessible book that can be understood by anyone. Yet, I found that it is filled with the most subtle and sublime theological passages. Indeed, there are paragraphs in it that stand with those written by the greatest of Christian apologists. I have read some of the negative criticisms of this book, and frankly, the only conclusion that can be drawn is that these people hate Christianity to begin with. Probably they are the very same folks who are condemning the movie, "The Passion." Of course, if you think Christianity is nothing but lies and that heaven is just some "feel-good" invention, then you will obviously be repelled by this book. But that is the only possible reason. For Mr. DeStefano has very obviously penned a classic. I fear that those who are criticizing him know all too well how effective this book actually is, and just can't bear the thought of it being read and loved by so many people.
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: Despite having a strong faith and belief in God, I have always found myself to be hesitant about the whole subject of heaven. My mind's eye always pictured me in a flowing white robe floating around singing hymns for all eternity. Not very exciting, in my opinion. This book changed that. Anthony Destefano uses a healthy mixture of scripture and imagination to envision a place more amazing than I could ever imagine. Now I can look forward maintaining the friendships I have on earth, playing with animals, watching sunsets and enjoying all of the other wonderful creations God has made for us. The author's belief that heaven will be the same as earth, only better, intrigues me. His vision of heaven is the most lovely I've ever encountered. No matter what your personal beliefs are, I think anyone can enjoy this fun and fast-paced tour of heaven.
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Summary: Disney-esque
Review: For a lay person, A Travel Guide represents a good introduction into thinking beyond the box, but is full of Disney-esque suppositions. There are better books on the market, including one I just finished from a NDE survivor who found herself in the Presence of God - this one also has a Christian foundation, but isn't preachy, and it's Really good - Psychic Gifts in the Christian life by Tiffany Snow. Much can be learned from the Near-Death-Experience people who have been there, and came back. The Travel Guide to Heaven is a bit flat. You expect an author to generate a shift in consciousness, and excitement and perhaps give some methods of or reasons for beneficial change. This book didn't do that for me. Also, Betty Eadie's Embraced by the Light is good. These highlight the deeper Spiritual things of what happens when we die. Perhaps through the NDE, we can see the real heaven. Indulge yourself! Continue on the path to be a higher intelligence in the universe! The world needs it, doesn't it?
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Summary: We are in a new era of understanding!!!
Review: For anyone who is a fundamentalist Christian this could be a good book for you but for people who understand that everyone's spiritual believes should be respected. I would not recommend this book. The author lost me on the third to fourth page when he begins to judge other peoples believe systems. I cannot believe that an author who writes a book about, heaven would start a book out by judging and how did he become an expert on heaven? We are in a new era of understanding. If you are going to write a book about heaven get with the program. Come out of your hole and look at the world around you. I am a hospice volunteer and thought I could use this book to read to my patients. I was so disappointed.
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