A Travel Guide To Heaven

I loved this book! It's well written, exciting, comforting, and "down to earth" -- quite a feat for a book about heaven!
I lost a close friend recently, and this is just the book I needed to feel a sense of comfort and to ease some of my pain.
I will be getting several copies to give to friends who have lost loved ones. It will probably be the best thing they could receive to help them during this tough time.

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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!

First off, there is no need for a negative review. This is just an amazingly fun and hope-filled book based on scripture and some of what we imagine heaven will be like. Heaven is better than earth. No death, sin sickness or disease. God is Light and Love and Heaven is Heaven because Jesus is there.

1 Corinthians 2:9 (New Living Translation)

That is what the Scriptures mean when they say,

"No eye has seen, no ear has heard,

and no mind has imagined

what God has prepared

for those who love him."

I have purchased several copies of this book. For me and as gifts. And I have gone onto the [...] forum and recommended it to others.

What is heaven like? What sources can we use to double check various statements and claims? DeStefano does a superb job of describing and providing detailed bibliographic sources to back his statements. Pages and pages of scriptural and secular references. Really a neat book!! Very glad I bought it. Very reassuring.

I happen to be Catholic and didn't find an Imprimatur in the front of the book, which I thought was sort of curious. But the book was interesting. Anyway, the author put the Imprimatur in the BACK of the book, so, I guess, that it would have an appeal to non-Catholics as well as to Catholics. It's there.

I loved the light hearted approach to learning about Heaven and our

lasting journey with God. This was so well written, reasearched and thought out. I loved the neutral position the author took but helped

take out the fear of what happens when we pass. I look forward to that

day with such excitement and joy (though I hope it doesn't happen for a long time) I am prepared.

I have ordered one to keep in a keepsake box for my 4 year old to read as she get's older and one for a friend who is very sick with illness.

Thank you.

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.

This is an excellent book. It is Christian based with some biblical refrences. It can be a very comforting book for anhyone who has lossed a loved on. This is one book I am giving out for Christmas presents.

I'm considering getting this book, and in reading the negative reviews, they all seem to come from the same modern-day, skeptical mindset that misses the point of even reading a book like this. Many start by saying NO ONE knows what Heaven will be like, then they proceed to say DeStefano is WRONG, WRONG, WRONG! Well, if they're so sure we can't know about Heaven, how do they know he's WRONG, WRONG, WRONG? What's so bad about reading the book as positing possibilities? The book seems to avoid being "scientific" on purpose ... why put its ideas under a microscope before saying its approach is helpful or not? Maybe he's pushing the envelope a little, but do we really need more voices telling us we can know little or nothing about Heaven? These kinds of criticisms make me MORE interested in getting the book!

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?

Travel Guide To Heaven was a very inspirational book to read. After reading the book, I now have something to believe in, when it comes to the afterlife. We will all experience death, and this book gives us something to look forward to, when our number is up.

What sets this book apart from others in this genre is its conversational tone...you feel like you're having a friendly conversation with the author. DeStefano's view of Heaven is certainly a comforting one, and his writing style is engaging and entertaining. I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would, and would definitely recommend it to others.

There’s that old tongue-in-cheek saying: “Everyone wants to go to Heave, but nobody’s dying to get there.” Is it because most of us don’t really have a good idea what’s waiting for us?
Anthony DeStefano’s book, A Travel Guide to Heaven, changes all that. Relying on scripture, the author uses logic and imagination to paint a description of Heaven that will delight Christians as well as non-Christians.
DeStafno’s writing style is clear and uncomplicated, making the book an easy read with enjoyable surprises sprinkled in. And the best of all, you needn’t fret over Visas, Taxes, Gratuities, or Surcharges. The copy I read was the 10th Anniversary Edition. Don’t make the wait ten years to read it like I did.
I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review.

What a simply delightful book. Reading it gave such a happy feeling of what is to come, that I had to force myself to set it down each time after a few chapters just so I could regain that feeling. Most of us have such abstract ideas about heaven that we don't even try to think about it. This books turns it around and makes you want to go there, today! Buy two, you are going to want to give one away and keep one by your bed.

I really enjoyed this book till page 15 When Destefano begins to desribe the "interim phase" which sounds a lot like "soul sleep." This idea that those who die remain unconscious until the resurrection, is not backed up by the bible, which is where Destefan supposedly gets his references for his book. There is a reason he quotes the scriptures with numbers and records them in the back of his book....it is because the scriptures just don't fit HIS picture of Heaven. I do hope others will continue to read other books, such as John MacArthur's "The Glory of Heaven," who quotes the scriptures immediately. Read other books about this topic before you recommend it.

So much imagination, to be sure. But, if you want more than that, I would suggest picking up a book or two about people who have been there; i.e. 'Near-Death Experiences' such as Tiffany Snow ("Psychic Gifts in the Christian Life"), or the numerous research documents available through IANDS (International Association of Near-Death Studies). Imagination is fine - but this is the information age - getting a group synopsis of heaven through unrelated people with NDEs can get you a better window, without having to stretch it too much.

Read the Bible, reach your own conclusions- this will involve using your head. Consider the fact that this book claims heaven to be a "vacation", despite the fact that vacations always involve smelly, argumentative kids arguing in the back seat of the car for several days until reaching Disneyland to vomit on a ride resembling a tea-cup. This God character don't have much imagination, according to this book, despite him giving us all an imagination (except for the author of this book, of course). God would probably be offended by a book like this. If you were moved by this book, and you don't have any dead relatives or friends, then that's your problem. Other than this, it'll probably make good toilet paper.

I can't believe all the positive reviews for this waste of trees! I believe in God and in Heaven. I skimmed through this book when I realized how repetitive it was. Heaven is physical. Heaven is what you want it to be. Over and over and... But no footnotes, just generalized references to the Bible. Then I realized that the footnotes were just jumbled together by chapters at the back of the book. Humm -- not scientific at all, but I thought I'd look them up and see what I'd missed. And NONE of them referred to ANYTHING the author purported to have learned from the Bible! (unless you take Revelations literally, perhaps...). WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT! False statements throughout the book! How was this even published?? Why does Heaven need to be like earth to be hoped for or even palatable? What is the POINT in the author making things up?? Isn't heaven glorious enough as it is???

I find it hilarious that nearly everyone who has written a review of this book also implies that they,too, will be going along for the big ride to Candyland. Along with all of their loved ones and dead pets. Sure gonna be crowded.

I also find it remarkable that Destefano and his ilk would consign a law-abiding, generous atheist to the burning pit while someone with the crimes of a Manson or Pol Pot would get into heaven if he accepted Jesus before he croaked.Do they sincerely believe this nonsense? Oh yeah... and if you're Jewish or Buddhist or anything else, you are not welcome past the bouncer at the door either

Also gotta love the guardian angel bit. In any sane circles, hearing voices in the night is regarded as dementia. But then sanity doesn't really enter into all of this does it?

Can't wait for the sequel on hell complete with little red devil and pitchforks.