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Soul Survivor by Bruce and Andrea Leininger with Ken Gross

Soul Survivor

The Reincarnation of a World War II Fighter Pilot

by Bruce and Andrea Leininger with Ken Gross

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  • Jun 2009, 272 pages
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This is the story of James Leininger, who - a little more than two weeks after his second birthday - began having blood-curdling nightmares that just would not stop. When James began screaming out recurring phrases like, "Plane on fire! Little man can't get out!" the Leiningers finally admitted that they truly had to take notice.

When details of planes and war tragedies no two-year-old boy could know continued - even in stark daylight - Bruce and Andrea Leininger began to realize that this was an incredible situation. Soul Survivor is the story of how the Leiningers pieced together what their son was communicating and eventually discovered that he was reliving the past life of World War II fighter pilot James Huston. As Bruce Leininger struggled to understand what was happening to his son, he also uncovered details of James Huston's life - and death - as a pilot that will fascinate military buffs everywhere.

In Soul Survivor, we are taken for a gripping ride as the Leiningers' belief system is shaken to the core, and both of these families come to know a little boy who, against all odds and even in the face of true skeptics, harbors the soul of this man who died long ago.

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"I believe with all my heart that James is James again. His story is riveting. I am sure this book will cause readers to see the truth: That we do come back here again, so we should make the most of the chances we have this time around." --Concetta Bertoldi, author of the New York Times bestseller Do Dead People Watch You in the Shower?

"James Leininger's story is the most compelling evidence so far for reincarnation." - T.J. MacGregor, Edgar-winning author of Running Time

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Kayla

SOO Amazing
This book made me realize that reincarnation is real. Even though it's coming from a 9-year-old boy, it's so good. In my opinion, those of you who haven't read it yet NEED TO READ IT!!!!!!

jj

Too much padding
I agree with the other reviews that there is just too much padding about everyday life.

It is a book for speed reading where great chunks can just be glossed over.

Jim

Too much padding and overly-dramatic
This will be short and not so sweet. This story sounds interesting but getting to it through all the overly dramatized events that pass as normal living for most of us and padding not related to the story is just too much. In short, I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone. Better yet, if you want to know how the story comes out, find someone who has waded through this padded morass and ask them to give you the gist of it.

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For the back story to this book read co-author Ken Gross's blog titled "Confessions of a skeptic".

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