Best Selling Author of "Flipside" (#1 in its genre at Amazon twice!) "It's A Wonderful Afterlife: Further Adventures into the Flipside" takes a quantum leap forward into the afterlife, includes interviews with scientists discussing the source of consciousness, comparing near death experiences (NDE) with between life sessions (LBL), and includes interviews with people who claim to be speaking from the afterlife. There are a new between life sessions with astounding claims of contact with the afterlife, with experiencing God and understanding life's journey. Volume One includes a Foreword by Charles Grodin, interviews with scientists dealing with consciousness outside the brain; Mario Beauregard Neuroscientist ("Brain Wars") Dr. Bruce Greyson, the father of NDE research, the research of Dr. Helen Wambach along with that of Dr. Michael Newton ("Journey of Souls"). It includes interviews with near death experiencers David Bennett ("Voyage of Purpose"), Jeremy Kagan, Dr. Rajiv Parti and Jeffry Martini. Book interviews Newton trained hypnotherapist Scott De Tamble, compares accounts of Dr. Eben Alexander ("Proof of Heaven") and Colton Burpo ("Heaven is for Real.") The author explores his own unconventional journey to this research, and includes a between life session of his own. Interspersed throughout are transcripts of between life sessions with some very unusual folks who have clear memories not only of their previous lives, but of the between lives realm where they claim to have chosen their current lifetime. Extensively researched, breathtaking in scope, "It's a Wonderful Afterlife" takes the reader on a wild ride, across the yellow brick road, into the Great Beyond. Praise for "Flipside" "Richard has written a terrific book. Insightful, funny, provocative and deep; I highly recommend it!" Robert Thurman ("Why the Dalai Lama Matters") "Everyone should have a Richard Martini in their life." Charles Grodin ("Just When I Thought I'd Heard Everything!") "Inspiring, well written and entertaining. The kind of book where once you have read it, you will no longer be able to see the world in the same way again."Gary E. Schwartz PhD ("The Sacred Promise") "We viewed "Flipside" last night and were blown away about how good it is; the visuals were outstanding - the care taken in putting it all together really shows."Michael Newton ("Journey of Souls") (about the film version of "Flipside") Richard Martini (born March 12, 1955) is an award-winning American film director, producer, screenwriter and free lance journalist. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Boston University with a degree in Humanities, attended USC Film School and is a 2008 graduate of the Master of Professional Writing Program at USC.Martini grew up in Northbrook, Illinois. His first documentary film "Special Olympians"[1] won the 1980 Mexico City International Film Festival. He then made his feature film directorial debut with the "quintessential 80's comedy" (TNT) "You Can't Hurry Love,"[2] which featured the debut of Bridget Fonda. Martini was a Humanities Major at Boston University, attended USC Film School. His student short film "Lost Angels"[3] was the film debut of fellow Chicago native Daryl Hannah.Martini left USC to work for writer/director Robert Towne ("Chinatown," "Ask The Dust")[4] where he did everything from typing up Towne's notes to walking Towne's Oscar nominated dog Hira. (Hira has the distinction of being the only dog ever nominated in the writing category; when Towne's script for "Greystoke" was nominated, he used the pseudonym P.H. Vazak, his dog's official name).[5] It was after that Martini wrote his first feature "My Champion"[6] which starred Christopher (son of Robert) Mitchum and Yoko Shimada (Shogun). He then wrote the Charlie Sheen comedy "Three For the Road" for Vista Films.[7]Martini directed a comedy short "Video Valentino"[8] shot by fellow USC alum John Schwartzman (DP of "Seabiscuit") and produced by Jonathan D. Krane. The short led to a
