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Summary: EXCELLENT READ !!
Review: I have read all of John Edward's books and this one is just fantastic. A great insight into launching his career and TV show. His fun personality really shines thru in his writing style. I just love reading his books.
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Summary: Wonderful, enlightening, comforting
Review: John Edward's writing style is like that of a dear friend - warm, casual, straightforward. He is open about the difficulties he faced on his path, he is humorous in his telling, he is compassionate. I loved this book, as well as all of John's other books and tapes, and I recommend them highly to anyone interested in mediumship.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: As the first book of John Edward's that I read, it was indeed like a letter from a dear friend.Marina Moll
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Summary: Highly recomended!!
Review: Had to force myself to put this one down. Highly recomend to anyone who's even slightly interested in this subject!!!!
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Summary: "Crossing Over" by John Edward - CD
Review: Listening to John, is like hearing from an old friend. Not only is it interesting, it hits so close to home and real truth. How fortunate we are to have John to teach us, and put himself out there for all to see and hear. It is really reaffirming for what I have always believed. I grew up with a family who were firm believers in more than just the physical life. (My son and I told each other when the programs first cam on the television.) Thank you John Edward for what you say and do! I Love it, and appreciate it.
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Summary: Is there a "there" there?
Review: This book, subtitled, "The Stories Behind the Stories," is mostly about John Edward's multi-year process of getting "Crossing Over" onto the air. It's about deal-making, costuming, scripting (or lack thereof), pilots, TV execs and the tortuous process of selling concepts. Oh, and about talking to the dead. I was surprised, having seen Edward's confident appearances on Crossing Over, that he paints himself as introverted -- reluctant to become a public figure. He tells us repeatedly that he is shy, that he does not look for public acclaim, that "the Boys" (his spirit guides) withdraw when he is getting too much of a big head. Yet he shows himself as adept at executing tactical retreats to counter the claims of the skeptics. He is not doing cold readings, he says; he makes mistakes (that's OK, since a basketball player who hits only 50% of his shots is called a superstar!); he concedes Dateline's "gotcha" (they reported that he "read" members of the show's crew, to whom he presumably had day-to-day access); his show does not disproportionately edit out mistakes. During the first 2/3 of the book, it was hard not to sense something rather reptilian in Edward's seeming attempts to throw the reader off the trail with self-deprecating remarks, gallows humor and spectacular stories. By the end of the book, though, I had to admit that even I found his plight somewhat sympathetic. Maybe I'm just a big softie, but I granted that he might really be hurt that so many doubt him and want him to fail. May he really is just trying to help the grief-stricken to come to terms with their losses. Did I losing my objectivity -- or merely my excessive skepticism? Beyond the sheer amazement of being able to talk to the dead, I kept noting that Edward's readings provide so few deep insights. Occassionally, a spirit will tell a loved one a detail that helps the living to move on with their lives. That's a good thing, I guess. But I am confused. Edward's clients seem to be rather unchurched souls who need reassurance that their loved ones are still alive. Don't most faiths teach that the soul is immortal and survives death? Surely, these people are not so religious that they need an assurance that their loved ones have avoided hell fire. What then are they looking for? Why does it help to know that Mom or Brother or Grandma is alive and with us? Interestingly, one of Edward's female clients was freaked out (understandably) by his account that a deceased husband was watching her trying on lingerie. How can you move on when ghosts are watching us getting undressed and God knows what else? Edward doesn't deal with these implications of his work. Edward's afterlife is much like that of other spiritualists going back into the 19th century: our loved ones are still with us, they are happy, they are accompanied by others who have "passed," they wish us to move on. Kind of thin gruel from those who are presumably in the presence of God. And in spite of his belief that God is behind his work, Edward doesn't discuss his own religious views or (through his contacts) suggest ethical conduct for his readers. Contacting the dead is the beginning and the end of the process. Everyone gets to heaven -- or at least to his gray and shadowy version of it. Edward's God is unjudgmental and largely absent. There are no demons or evil spirits, no requirements, no commandments, not demands, not challenges. And our pets are there too! "Crossing Over" is a book by a self-confessed control freak who holds his most interesting cards tightly against his vest. He gives enough detail to satisfy his fans and other. But he gives skeptics plenty of ammunition to indicate he is the best cold reader around (C'mon John, reading the staff of your own show? Talk about looking for trouble!) While he is helping some bereaved to deal more effectively with their grief, he and his clients seem uninterested about the larger questions: how should we live? Are religions based on truth? Why do we suffer? What is the nature of evil, and how do we deal with it? All told, the book made me want to see Edward's show, if nothing else, then to study his technique
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Summary: Intro to Psychic show business 101
Review: In this book, John recounts his early struggles into show business. He talks about the incredible hurdles he had to go through to create the television show "Crossing Over." As in his first book, John writes about the incredible series of coincidences and synchronicity he experienced. Things just fell into his lap in his quest to create the show. He also gives great insights into his experiences with the nay-sayers, and how they really pounced on him when he became famous. The best thing about John's books are the stories of the people he meets. There were several touching stories; a tragic love story involving an unsolved murder, and how that love between the two people literally broke the barriers of heaven and earth. Another story about a loveable old man named Carl Perkins, who wrote "Blue Suede Shoes" which launched Elvis' career. Carl was a very humble human being who was taken advantage of financially many times, but his passion for life and music lit up all those around him, including his close friend Paul McCartney. There were several other stories, but I remember these two in particular. They are powerful, moving stories that touch upon the very essence of life itself, the reason why we even choose to live: LOVE! Friends and family are the factors that make life worth living, and that's the lesson John tries so earnestly to teach on his show and books. A very moving book, just like "One Last Time." Highly, highly recommended!
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Summary: I am With you
Review: I think John is an inspiration to so many people... Did I believe? No... Did I want to believe? So yes. I watch his show and know what a part he is playing in so many lives I appriciated and validated my mom. So many do not. He is such a wise and knowing man. He is appriciated and so validated. He has touched so many with each and every one of his books. Praise god for giving this gift to him. Praise God for John giving this gift so freely. A deciple and I know he is heart felt. We luv you john and so believe that god has sent you to be a help. thank you....
Twyla
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Summary: care today,crossover tomarrow
Review: This book is for anyone who has ever lost someone and after the death wondered about that loved one. John has the unbelievable gift of explaining the unexplained while bringing comfort, understanding and a sence of completion and peace to the one human experience that binds us all together. I believe just as we can learn from history we can learn to love one another as a human race and learn to live in peace if we would only listen to the messages that the otherside is trying to convey such as life goes on,we are okay, let the small stuff go before it stunts you as a person, loving today makes for a fullfilled tommarrow,not doing so leaves you alone empty and searching until you cross over and then it is your turn to try to teach these simple truths from beyond,regreting you didn't show love today.
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Summary: hard to put down
Review: we enjoyed reading the book and also we admire your tenacity as well as patience with the boys from the " other side ". we sometimes have the same problem in deicephering our guides messages as they can be very vague and frustatingly hard to understand as their symbology tends to differ from our own.We sincerely hope that when you come back to Australia, you visit our city, Adelaide, South Australia.( with kind thoughts John)
Dear John, I found your books very hard to put down. My husband and I took turns reading the books. I had to discipline myself to put the book aside when I had duties to attend to. With four children there is always something going on! Some items in the books 'hit home', such as getting messages way ahead of time, being disciplined by the guides for being lazy (trying to find the easy way out, rather work it out, vague messages that infuriates me), knowing something is going to happen but ignoring it, guides that always on your 'back', to do things their way. These are just a few examples. I sincerely believe in what you are doing and what you are all about. From Elizabeth. P.S. I think you are gorgeous.
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