90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life

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As he is driving home from a minister's conference, Baptist minister Don Piper collides with a semi-truck that crosses into his lane. He is pronounced dead at the scene. For the next 90 minutes, Piper experiences heaven where he is greeted by those who had influenced him spiritually. He hears beautiful music and feels true peace.
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Published September 1st 2004 by Fleming H. Revell Company

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Jul 06, 2009 Books Ring Mah Bell rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: religion-or-not, poop

My mom is struggling with her faith as she fights cancer. She is concerned about dying, if she's going to heaven or hell, lots of questions like that. I had heard awesome things about this book from my Christian friends, so I told her to pick it up. Of course, the chemo brain mom purchased the short version of the book. (Which worked well for me, as she wanted me to read it when she was done. Shoot.)

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May 28, 2007 Erin rated it 2 of 5 stars

After reading the back cover of this book and learning that the story was about a man who had been killed in a horrific car crash, went to heaven and then returned to life 90 minutes later, I had high expectations for a riveting read. I was really disappointed. I survived a harrowing car accident 2 years ago so expected this to be somewhat cathartic. Instead, I found the story to be recounted poorly and disjointedly. By far the largest problem with the book however was that the author is a South...more

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Dec 27, 2007 Jen rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book probably doesn't deserve the two stars that I gave it, and some people may be angry that I didn't rate it higher. I saw it at the bookstore, waited to get it on hold at the library, and in the meantime had it highly recommended by a patient's spouse among other people, so I was quite excited when it was available to me. Then the holidays hit and I didn't have much time and well, the book was due yesterday...no worries, it's a short read, and it promises to be a very interesting read to...more

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Apr 13, 2008 Jessica Savage rated it 2 of 5 stars

Well, hmmmm, not real sure what to say about this book because I don't want to be negative but I was definitely disappointed. I guess I expected more of the book to be about the heaven experience, not all about the recovery process. I kind of felt like I picked up a book on rehabilitation after a severe accident. There were parts that were interesting, and I did take some powerful messages from it here and there, but for the most part it was just repetitive and kind of dragged on.

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Sep 14, 2007 Wilma rated it 1 of 5 stars

This book has received wonderful reviews but I had to force myself to finish it. Normally I love stories about near death experiences but I found this story poorly written and very repetitive. The author is a Southern Baptist minister and it appears that the music played in heaven is Christian. So if you're of another faith . . . forget it! Oops, sorry.

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May 08, 2008 Bert Gary rated it 2 of 5 stars

Rev. Piper's description of "heaven" is brief and early in the book. If you want afterlife details, there are few to be found here. The problems are many with this book, but let me affirm Piper's ministry to persons confined to the fixator--a torturous contraption they use to try to save severely broken limbs. Piper presents several opportunities that he had to encourage and inform those who have to wear that thing. I commend him for that. I broke my neck and wore a halo for months. More than on...more Rev. Piper's description of "heaven" is brief and early in the book. If you want afterlife details, there are few to be found here. The problems are many with this book, but let me affirm Piper's ministry to persons confined to the fixator--a torturous contraption they use to try to save severely broken limbs. Piper presents several opportunities that he had to encourage and inform those who have to wear that thing. I commend him for that. I broke my neck and wore a halo for months. More than once I've had the opportunity to share my experience with someone having to wear that thing screwed into your skull. Not fun.

The biggest problem with this book is biblical. I don't have enough space here to show you this (that's why I'm writing a book about it: Heaven for Skeptics, due out late 2008), but biblical heaven isn't defined as an afterlife destination in the Bible. For example, Matthew's Gospel uses the word "heaven" (ouranos) seventy-seven times in sixty-eight verses, and not one of them has anything to do with where you go when you die. Instead, most of them have to do with a relational reality that is both present and coming in Jesus.

Jesus only spoke of the afterlife three brief times, yet modern evangelical Christianity plays the fear and death card up front, as if it's what Jesus talked about all the time, as if the whole point of Christianity is where you go when you die. Jesus rarely mentioned death and the afterlife. He spoke constantly about having Life real, rich, abundant, and eternal. He talked about what the kingdom of heaven is like, where it is, what you can do with it now, and how to enter it an live. Death, for example is mentioned by Jesus only only a couple of times (as defeated) in John's Gospel, but Life is front and center: nearly fifty times.

I have no doubt that Piper had a real experience that changed him forever. My concern is that he's merged his experience with his own theological ideology and agenda, focusing on death and the afterlife via his testimony. Is death and the afterlife the point of Christianity biblically? No. It's not. So it disturbs me when preachers do that. Threats and emotional manipulation by fear-based and death-focused tactics is neither biblical nor Christian. The scriptures don't say we go to heaven when we die. They say that the kingdom of heaven is coming to us when Jesus comes on resurrection day: "Thy kingdom come . . ."

Most of this book describes not Piper's "90 minutes in heaven" but pain, depression, recovery, and his present mission to tell his story. He had help writing it, but it doesn't show. It's rather wandering and repetitious. The good news, however, is that it's a quick read. It's a compelling story, admittedly. And while I don't recommend it for biblical and theological reasons, I wish Piper God's speed in his recovery and ministry.(less)

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Mar 12, 2008 Mike Hernandez rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book is about a guy who clinically dies in a car wreck for 90 minutes, until he miraculously comes back to life. While "dead" he experiences heaven and then proceeds to preach to everyone that will listen. I suppose if you are the spiritual Christian type, then you will find this book appealing and inspirational. I am extremely skeptical about these sorts of things and therefore can't relate well. The book was written by Don Piper with the help of an established writer. It was apparent the...more

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Apr 05, 2013 Joshua rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed the story and the style it was written. I also really enjoyed the fact that after his recovery, Don Piper was able to minister to many others going through similar issues. Did Piper really spend 90 minutes in Heaven? Only God knows.

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Oct 17, 2012 William rated it 1 of 5 stars

Don Piper's book has a lot of problems. Let's start with the rather misleading title. Based on a title like "90 Minutes in Heaven" one might think that most of the book is about the author's experience in heaven. It's not. In fact Piper's description of his "90 Minutes in Heaven" takes about 15 pages out of a total of about 200. What the book's REALLY about is the lengthy recovery from his injuries, both physical and mental.

From that perspective it's not really a bad book. (Not great, but not ba...more Don Piper's book has a lot of problems. Let's start with the rather misleading title. Based on a title like "90 Minutes in Heaven" one might think that most of the book is about the author's experience in heaven. It's not. In fact Piper's description of his "90 Minutes in Heaven" takes about 15 pages out of a total of about 200. What the book's REALLY about is the lengthy recovery from his injuries, both physical and mental.

From that perspective it's not really a bad book. (Not great, but not bad.) As Piper describes, his experience has given him the ability to empathise with and help many people who have been through very serious injuries and face lengthly and painful recoveries. His own struggle with depression during that time can--and apparently has--been inspiring to others dealing with the same problem. The best part of the book for me was reading how Piper was confronted by an older minister whom he respected. Piper wasn't comfortable letting people do things for him, but throughout his recovery his friends, family, and parishioners were constantly visiting and wanting to help. He wouldn't let them. On seeing this, the old man literally got in Piper's face and rebuked him for not letting his Christian brothers and sisters minister to him. PIper accepted the rebuke, began letting people minister to him and it made a big difference in both his life and theirs. But this where we also see one of the book's serious flaws: Piper offers no biblical or theological basis. Lots of good things are revealed in these pages, but Piper never takes the opportunity to show the biblical truth of them. The issue of the ministry of others would be an excellent opportunity to talk briefly about a biblical theology of the body of Christ...but he passes over it. In fact, with one or two exceptions, the only time the Bible is ever cited or even mentioned is in the chapter headings. What a missed opportunity.

And speaking of missed opportunities: Piper speaks often about his visit to heaven allowing him to give others assurance of its reality, yet nowhere in the book does he communicate the Gospel. He does mention Jesus a few times. At one point he seem to "kind-of-sort-of" suggest that to get to heaven Jesus is involved...but he doesn't explain how. He speaks of one woman who "became a Christian" through his ministry and got assurance of heaven, but again he doesn't explain how. In the end I felt that with all the talk about reassurance of the reality of heaven Piper was pretty much enforcing the common assumption of our culture that justification is by death, not by grace through faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus.

And what about the "90 Minutes in Heaven". I don't doubt Piper's sincerity. But I remain very skeptical. He wasn't aware of what was going on and admits to having pieced together the events from what others later told him. He was assumed to be dead at the scene when a prison medic couldn't find his pulse. As much as Piper was seriously injured, he had no serious head or thoracic trauma and no injuries to his brain or internal organs. Why would he have been dead? Sure he could have bled to death, but not that quickly. Piper was never pronounced dead by a coroner or a doctor. Frankly, the evidence presented is weak and very sketchy--as always seems to be the case with those who have supposedly been resurrected. Of note, Piper's vision of heaven seems to reinforce the common cultural image of being reunited with lost loved ones, but not much else. He speaks of the worship he heard, but notably absent from his vision is any of the three members of the Godhead. And the whole idea raises some theological issues. Those aside, the idea also runs counter to Hebrews 9:27: "It is appointed for man to die ONCE, and after that comes judgment."

As a book to encourage those who are dealing with pain and injury, this isn't a bad book, but there are far better. As for Piper's desire to assure people of the existence of heaven, I'm reminded of Jesus' parable of the rich man and Lazarus. The rich man died and found himself in hades. As he suffered torment he called out to Abraham and asked him to send to his still-living brothers, that they might know the reality of eternal damnation. Abraham replied, "If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead" (Luke 16:31). Today we not only have Moses and the Prophets; we have the witness of Jesus and the Apostles as well. (less)

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Apr 02, 2013 Franklin rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book is very sad, but also inspirational. You read about the torture the man must go through in recoverying from his crash, but it's inspirational because of the experience he had with God. Great book.

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Jan 15, 2009 Shay rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Mar 04, 2012 John Mark rated it 5 of 5 stars

Have you ever wondered where you are going after you die? Do you even know where you're going after you die? Well in 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life written by Don Piper we find the story of Don Piper who died in a car accident, went to heaven, and came back to earth. He was driving home to Houston from the Baptist General Convention of Texas on Wednesday morning when he had to cross the bridge over Trinity River in a cloudburst. Right after the bridge there was a sharp incl...more Have you ever wondered where you are going after you die? Do you even know where you're going after you die? Well in 90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life written by Don Piper we find the story of Don Piper who died in a car accident, went to heaven, and came back to earth. He was driving home to Houston from the Baptist General Convention of Texas on Wednesday morning when he had to cross the bridge over Trinity River in a cloudburst. Right after the bridge there was a sharp incline going up that lacks drivers' visibility in both directions. Just before he cleared the bridge, an 18 wheel semi- truck sandwiched his small car head on. That's when he got a glimpse of what heaven is like.

The next second he was standing in heaven with joy as he recognized a large crowd who stood just outside of heaven's gate as if they were waiting for Don. He saw people who died before him and they rejoiced being together again! "It was the greatest family reunion of all," he stated, "I had never seen, heard, or felt anything so real before." He saw dazzling colors and sensed that age had no meaning in heaven because there's no time in heaven. Heaven never gets dark because God is the light. As Don stepped closer to God he heard music. All the songs were praises to Christ as King of Kings. "Everything was perfect," he pronounced. He joined the choir as he got closer to the gates, but all of the sudden he left them just as he got to the heavenly gates.

The officers found no pulse in Don and his body was all mangled. Dick, a friend of Don, was in traffic so he got out to see what happened. God told him to pray for Don and guess what?! He came alive. Don felt a strong, powerful hand clasping onto his. He was taken to the ICU room in the hospital where he had many surgeries and an Ilizarov installed to keep his left leg together.

Don suffered this extremely painful recovery for years. While he laid in the hospital bed he was very depressed and mad about why he came back to earth to feel all the pain. During that time many people visited him and asked if they could help him in some way, but "no" was all he said to them. Then Jay, a retired minister came to visit him. Pastor Jay noticed that Don was shutting out all the people who wanted to help him, which hurt both Don and his friends. So Pastor Jay told Don, "you need to get your act together and you're cheating them out of an opportunity to express their love to you."

When Don opened up more he realized that God had forgiven him for not giving the visitors an opportunity. He was depressed and in pain. Don complained so much for not knowing anything that would happen or why he had returned to earth. When he got tired of watching t.v he decided to listen to a song called "Praise the Lord," and that's when his depression vanished. The next morning he was determined to keep on living and realized that God had a purpose for him in coming back to earth.

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Feb 20, 2012 Keegan Otsuka rated it 4 of 5 stars

Have you ever thought of one of the most frequent questions in the world such as, what happens when you die? Well within one book this incredible survivalist that has been to Heaven and back was able to exemplify and describe heaven in just 205 pages. This amazing book really helps improve your faith and has changed many lives, including my own. Through the imagery and tone 90 Minutes in Heaven has shocked and stunned many readers.

90 Minutes in Heaven written by Don Piper takes you through the...more Have you ever thought of one of the most frequent questions in the world such as, what happens when you die? Well within one book this incredible survivalist that has been to Heaven and back was able to exemplify and describe heaven in just 205 pages. This amazing book really helps improve your faith and has changed many lives, including my own. Through the imagery and tone 90 Minutes in Heaven has shocked and stunned many readers.

90 Minutes in Heaven written by Don Piper takes you through the tragic yet beautiful tragedy from when Don Piper is mauled by a semi-truck in his Ford Focus. Don Piper is killed instantly but is miracally revived 90 minutes later. Just outside of Heavens gates, Don experiences the beautiful greetings by all his passed away loved ones. Don also explains how in Heaven he had no feelings of regret or sadness for his life. A great portion of Dons book is describing the feelings and looks of Heaven. Don goes on to describe the most incredibly beautiful music he's ever heard. Don Piper really makes many of his readers more faithful and helps his readers and believers become more comfortable with the struggle of religion.

Don Piper has really opened many readers eyes to what lay upon them in the future. Don teaches us readers that through faith and prayers we can one day be able to me move to this precious paradise. Although the book has changed my life in many ways, I believe that after about 3 quarters of the book I got very bored. Don did not keep my attention very well and almost made me drop the book. I did finish the book and i give the book an overall grade of a B. It was awesome and changed my life including others but I think the ending could've been written better. I do believe Don Piper and do not have any doubts that he had been to heaven and back. I did enjoy reading this book and would recommend it to many christian believers and any one who is having a tough time with faith and religion. Many people can relate to this book who have had fallen loved ones, because they know from Don Pipers incredible experience that their loved ones are in a better place and that you will see them again. (less)

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Apr 15, 2008 Leila rated it 5 of 5 stars

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The subject of this book had help with the writing. There is a lot that's repetitive. I don’t know if it was an effort to ‘pad’ the book and create more pages or to drive home certain points Don Piper wanted to make. It didn’t detract from the main message about Mr. Piper’s experience in heaven after he died and then his return to mortality and the anger he had. He struggled to learn what the mission God wanted him to accomplish by ‘sending him back...more

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Dec 19, 2007 Kathy Brewis rated it 5 of 5 stars

In early December my family found out that my dad had lung cancer. My dad, for many months, had been encouraging me to read Don Piper's 90 Minutes in Heaven but I just never took the tiime to sit down and read this encouraging book. On the day my dad was scheduled for surgery, I took this book to the hospital with me, with hopes of reading it while waiting. I did just that. Although, I didn't finish reading it at the hospital, I finally finished reading it at the end of the day. Reading this boo...more

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Oct 16, 2011 Katie E rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone

Recommended to Katie by: Mom, Aunt.

90 Minutes in Heaven was a fantastic book! I loved it! It kept me interested throughout the whole thing. If you like books that touch your heart this book is for you. Also, if you've ever wondered what heaven is like, this is also for you. What made me want to read this book is the recent passing of a close family member. In the book, Don Piper gets in a car crash and is pronounced dead. He is welcomed to Heaven and spends 90 minutes there. He says that they are the greatest moments of his life...more

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Feb 25, 2009 Lyn rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: no one

This book wasn't what I expected. One chapter describing a horrific accident, 2 chapters about a visit to heaven followed by several chapters describing a grueling recovery, rehabilitation and fight with depression, then a few chapters of personal back patting about how much the authors experience has helped others. Not exactly the inspiration someone suffering a loss would need. I read this book because I have a friend grieving the loss of her son and I thought perhaps this book might help her,...more

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Aug 09, 2008 Alayne rated it 5 of 5 stars

I think the author did a great job in describing a very difficult personal experience and how God used him to help others dealing with issues in life to bring them closer to God. I can only imagine how difficult it was for him to write this book. I think people who expected the entire book to be about his 90 minutes in heaven were disappointed. If you read this book with an open mind and no expectations, I think you'll get a lot out of it. Don Piper's message is to relate how God used him to hel...more

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Apr 10, 2012 Beth Cato rated it 3 of 5 stars

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I've heard a lot about this New York Times bestseller on the Knight Agency blog, so I picked it up out of curiosity. I admit, my faith is frail at this point and I approached it as a skeptic. I can't say it convinced me of anything, but it's an intriguing read and a book I'll pass along to my mom to read.[return][return]The title tells the basics of the tale: Don Piper died. One instant he was driving down a narrow bridge in Texas, and in the next he was in heaven. It was a place of boundless jo...more

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Nov 15, 2011 Christina Booth rated it 3 of 5 stars

Don Piper, a minister, had just attended the Baptist General Convention of Texas, a statewide conference, when on his way home he was involved in a horrific car accident. A semi truck had swerved into his lane creating a head on collision that would change his life forever. Emergency personnel declared that Piper had died immediately and his lifeless body remained inside of his crushed car. While a fellow minister prayed over him even though there was no hope for Piper. Piper was dead for 90 min...more

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Feb 28, 2009 Lbrownblack rated it 2 of 5 stars

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Feb 16, 2009 Mark rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book is Don Piper's true story of his death in an automobile accident, 90 minutes spent in Heaven, return to Earth and subsequent life. It is interesting from several perspectives.
First, and most obvious, if you believe that he actually went to Heaven then we are in for a treat, to say the least.
Second, his recounting of years of recovery (34 operations) from terrible injuries just to establish a new "normal" that doesn't include doing most things we take for granted shows how hard it is fo...more

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Dec 08, 2008 Hannah Dooley added it

If this book was made into a movie I would choose to be the character of Don Piper. I say that because he had the privilege to experience the true meaning of heaven and experience seeing and being with his family and friends in the house of the lord for 90 minutes. The part of this book that captivated my attention the most was when Don was on his way home from a church convention and an 18 wheeler cut into his lane and they had a major accident, I thought he was dead until he came back to life...more

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Dec 07, 2008 Tessha rated it 3 of 5 stars

What I learned: I found his experience regarding heavenly music to be interesting. The author, Don Piper, goes into detail about the various songs being sung simultaniously with unreal earthly results.

It made me think of my sister-in-law, who composes new age classical and sometimes even for film; I'm very proud of her accomplishments and find myself bragging, just a bit. Anyway, she frequently interlays various classical pieces among her own creations with a stunning outcome. It's fascinating t...more What I learned: I found his experience regarding heavenly music to be interesting. The author, Don Piper, goes into detail about the various songs being sung simultaniously with unreal earthly results.

It made me think of my sister-in-law, who composes new age classical and sometimes even for film; I'm very proud of her accomplishments and find myself bragging, just a bit. Anyway, she frequently interlays various classical pieces among her own creations with a stunning outcome. It's fascinating to me how the pieces can compliment each other. Check out her website: www.jenniferthomasmusic.com. Her CD is a favorite of mine, and no, not because she's family...

I have to tell you that Don's first hand experience added new dimention to my concept of heaven. It's hard to say for sure what it will actually be like but these near death stories help us create a picture in our minds of what it might be like. I enjoyed his comments on music especially because when I had my experience as a child I didn't hear any music although I can picture it based on what I did experience.

I do remember the "city," and God's presence but not acutally meeting Him, very similar to Don's telling. I vividly recall an open park like landscape near the "entrance" or the begining of my experience. In another experience later in life I walked through gardens and then onto a rolling hill overlooking open stretch of grass on a perfect day. The grass was green, green grass.

Both times the atmospheric metaphysical presence/feeling is not something I could describe even if I was gifted with words and writting style. There was complete peace, contentment and joy.

My most impressive memory from my childhood experience other than the surroundings was that those that I observed, but didn't meet, were very busy working - not worn out, overworked like we often associate with work - but full of being and ability. The experience happened around the same time frame that my Grandma Thomas, whom lived next door to us, had passed away. She was always "about the Lord's work" on earth and once again I recognized her and others in a quaint, almost old fashioned office. I had only traveled what would have been a few hundred feet down the street with buildings on one side and a huge park like landscape on my left before noticing an office off to my right that you could step into easily. The streets weren't gold that I recall and I don't remember "walking" but rather moving through the space, once again similar to Don's experience. I observed from the exterior of the building with the impression that there was much to do and they were doing it.

So, back to the book...I'm looking forward to heaven with a little better picture of what it might be like, and especially sound like, thanks to Don's telling. It was also nice to remember my own experience and feel grateful for what it has meant to me over the years.(less)

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May 20, 2013 Macy Decker rated it 5 of 5 stars

“Wham,” as he rolls and smashes into the bridge no one knows what went through his mind.

Don Piper was on his way home from a church ministry conference, when he collided with a huge semi-truck. He was pronounced dead on the scene but God had other plans for him.

For 90 minutes Don got to experience heaven like no one has before. He saw many people that had influenced him as a child growing up. While Don was taking his journey, many people had kicked into action back on earth. A passing ministe...more

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Mar 22, 2013 Linda G rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone

Recommended to Linda G by: Patty White

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This is inspiritional testimony about a minister in 1989 was driving home from a Baptist Conference in his Ford Escort and while driving on Trinity River bridge. An 18 wheeler swerved and went over the divider line separating the lanes, this inexperienced truck driver hit 2 cars and the 3rd one was Don's. Don's car was pinned between the railing of the bridge and the 18 wheeler. This man died and the EMTs draped a tarp over his body and attended to the other living people in accident. While Don...more

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Mar 21, 2013 Jacob rated it 3 of 5 stars

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This book is about a man who died. The twist to it is that he came back to life. He was driving on a highway bridge and he saw a truck coming straight at him. The trucks was going 130 MPH while he was going 60 MPH. They crashed in a head on collision with a 190 MPH impact. When the ambulance got there they checked his pulse and he didn't have one. He was declared dead. Soon after a preacher came and preached to him even though he was already dead. He claims he wen...more

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Mar 14, 2013 Annamarie rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book so much. I felt like I believed more in heaven than I did before I read this book. It spiritually inspired me to be a better person because after the author's personal description of heaven, I badly wanted to experience heaven myself. The only thing that I disliked about his true story was how some of his friends treated him. One in particular told Don, the main person and author, to "get [his] act together." Once I read that, I was shocked. How could someone be so mean to a pe...more

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Mar 07, 2013 Maddy Solis rated it 4 of 5 stars

90 Minutes in heaven by Don Piper was published in 2004 and was a New York Times bestseller. Over 3 million copies were sold. I think this book would be considered science fiction or maybe even non-fiction. I bought this book for about 15 dollars I would say. And this book probably would be categorized in the religion category because it has a lot to do with god.
This book is the first of its kind. I have never seen a book so religious yet related to real life before. Don piper hasn’t written man...more 90 Minutes in heaven by Don Piper was published in 2004 and was a New York Times bestseller. Over 3 million copies were sold. I think this book would be considered science fiction or maybe even non-fiction. I bought this book for about 15 dollars I would say. And this book probably would be categorized in the religion category because it has a lot to do with god.
This book is the first of its kind. I have never seen a book so religious yet related to real life before. Don piper hasn’t written many books but has some good ones I recommend as well! He is an amazing author and writes nothing but true stories. I can’t relate this book to any other. It is so unique and will make you laugh, cry but yet wondering “how in the world is this even possible?”
Don Piper was on his way home from a church convention out of town. On his way home he got in a serious car accident and experienced something you would not believe. he spends a couple years in the hospital going through many surgerys and so much pain. People weren’t sure if he would make it or not. They prayed and prayed and prayed and you won’t believe the outcome. All I can say is it is absolutely amazing.
The book made me a little nervous to start driving by myself this summer but, I know if im cautious and don’t drive like an idiot I will be ok. God has his eyes on me and will keep me safe. I was never bored during this book and I could not put it down! So many interesting and crazy things happen throughout the novel that will shock you! I loved Don’s wife. She is such a caring loving woman and always puts things in gods hands.
This book was amazing because some people can relate and it could happen in everyday life! Always expect the un expected and be very careful. You never know where life will take you.
I enjoyed this book so much. I remember when I got it at my church camp 2 years ago and I am just getting to it but, I have been looking forward to this read for a long time! It was definantly worth the wait! I recommend this book to absolutely anyone! You all can relate in some way and I feel everyone will enjoy it!
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Feb 26, 2013 Dang Ol' added it

I started and finished this book in less than a four hour shift on a slow work day. To preface my review, I would like to advise that I am a Believer and am open to supernatural activity, including a near death experience, or perhaps even the possibility of glimpsing heaven or hell when one is considered by all signs and proof deceased.

However, this horribly written volume (even with the aid of a cowriter) smacks of falsehood. Piper offers no new perspective on heaven, or any perspective whatsoe...more

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On January 18th, 1989, Don Piper died in a car accident. Ninety minutes later, after a preacher prayed over him, Piper came back to life with an extraordinary story. He'd been to heaven. So began the phenomenon of 90 Minutes in Heaven.

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