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	'''''90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death and Life''''' is a book written by ] minister Don Piper in collaboration with Cecil Murphey. It is narrated in first-person from Piper's point of view.
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			'''''90 Minutes in Heaven''''' is a 2004<ref name=cr>{{cite web\|url=http://www.christianretailing.com/index.php/newsletter/latest/26973-pipers-90-minutes-in-heaven-back-on-new-york-times-best-seller-list\|title=Piper's '90 Minutes in Heaven' back on 'New York Times' best-seller list\|work=Christian Retailing\|date=25 April 2014}}</ref> ] written by Don Piper with ].<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2014/oct/23/heaven-and-back/\|title=To Heaven and Back!\|author=Robert Gottlieb\|date=23 October 2014\|magazine=New York Review of Books}}</ref> The book documents the author's ] in 1989. ''90 Minutes in Heaven'' remained on the '']'' for more than five years<ref name=cr/> and has sold over six million copies.<ref name=cr/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/90-minutes-in-heaven/233713\|title=90 Minutes in Heaven\|quote=More than 4 million copies sold!}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.challies.com/articles/heaven-tourism\|title=Heaven Tourism\|work=challies.com\|author=Tim Challies\|date=18 June 2012 }}</ref><ref name=Challies>{{cite web\|last1=Challies\|first1=Tim\|title=Book Review – 90 Minutes in Heaven\|date=23 April 2006 \|url=http://www.challies.com/book-reviews/book-review-90-minutes-in-heaven\|publisher=Challies\|access-date=7 December 2014}}</ref> The book has also been adapted into a ], released in theaters on September 11, 2015.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Driver\|first1=Ben\|title=90 Minutes in Heaven' headed to big screen\|url=https://www.baptiststandard.com/news/faith-culture/17617-90-minutes-in-heaven-headed-to-big-screen\|website=The Baptist Standard\|access-date=10 May 2015\|archive-date=6 July 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706204425/https://www.baptiststandard.com/news/faith-culture/17617-90-minutes-in-heaven-headed-to-big-screen\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last1=Driver\|first1=Ben\|title=Family Christian Entertainment 'To Be the Disney' of Faith-Based Films As '90 Minutes In Heaven' Enters Production\|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/family-christian-entertainment-to-be-the-disney-of-faith-based-films-as-90-minutes-in-heaven-enters-production-132630/\|website=Christian Post\|date=15 January 2015 \|access-date=10 May 2015}}</ref>
	==Plot==
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	While driving home from a ministers' conference in eastern Texas, Piper's car collides with an ]. He is pronounced dead on the scene. Meanwhile, he is greeted in heaven and feels peace.

			==Summary==
	On earth, another minister, Dick Oreneger, passes by and prays for Piper's soul. Miraculously, Piper comes back to life 90 minutes after being pronounced dead, but must endure a long, grueling recovery.
			On January 18, 1989, ] Don Piper was on his way home from a conference in ] when a ] struck his ] while crossing a bridge. Piper describes that he was crushed by the roof of his car, the steering wheel impaled his chest, and the dashboard collapsed on his legs. When ] arrived, they could not find any sign of life in Piper and covered him with a tarp leaving him there from 11:45am until 1:15pm as a fellow pastor prayed over him while waiting for the ] to arrive.<ref name="Inbar">{{cite web\|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/33055601\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121183451/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/33055601\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2010-01-21\|title=New study: What really happens when you die?\|last=Inbar\|first=Michael\|date=2009-09-28\|work=TODAY: Health\|publisher=msnbc.com\|access-date=29 December 2010}}</ref> According to Piper, he went straight to ] and experienced things he describes as amazing and beautiful, including meeting family members such as his great-grandmother and joining a heavenly choir that proceeded into the Gates of Heaven. Piper, an ordained minister since 1985, has recounted his narrative before 3,000 live audiences that included more than 1.5 million people altogether,<ref name=cr/> and has appeared on numerous television and radio programs.<ref name="Inbar"/>

	==~~Further~~ ~~reading~~==		==See also==
			*'']'', 2006 book by Bill Wiese recounting the author's supposed experiences in Hell in 1998
⚫	* {{cite book\|last=Piper\|first=Don\|~~coauthors~~=Murphey, Cecil\|title=90 Minutes in Heaven\|location=]\|publisher=]\|date=]\|id=~~ISBN~~ 0-80-~~075949~~-4}}
			*], author of the 2012 book ''Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife''
			*'']'', a fabricated account of a near-death experience
			*'']'', 2010 book by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent about a near-death experience reported by Burpo's then-four-year-old son, Colton
			*], author of the book ''My Descent Into Death'' about his near-death experience
			*]
			*Referenced in ''Imagine Heaven'', a book by John Burke that summarizes over 1000 near-death experiences and compares them with the Bible

	==~~External~~ ~~links~~==		== References ==
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			== Further reading ==
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		⚫	* {{cite book\|last=Piper\|first=Don\|author2=Murphey, Cecil\|title=90 Minutes in Heaven\|location=]\|publisher=]\|date=2004-09-01\|isbn=978-0-8007-5949-0}}

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2004 book by Don Piper and Cecil Murphey For the film, see 90 Minutes in Heaven (film).

90 Minutes in Heaven

Author	Don Piper Cecil Murphey
Subject	Autobiographical life-and-death experience
Genre	Christian literature
Set in	Texas
Published	September 1, 2004
Publisher	Fleming H. Revell
Pages	208

90 Minutes in Heaven is a 2004 Christian book written by Don Piper with Cecil Murphey. The book documents the author's death and resurrection experience in 1989. 90 Minutes in Heaven remained on the New York Times Bestseller List for more than five years and has sold over six million copies. The book has also been adapted into a feature-length film, released in theaters on September 11, 2015.

Summary

On January 18, 1989, Baptist minister Don Piper was on his way home from a conference in Texas when a semi-trailer truck struck his Ford Escort while crossing a bridge. Piper describes that he was crushed by the roof of his car, the steering wheel impaled his chest, and the dashboard collapsed on his legs. When paramedics arrived, they could not find any sign of life in Piper and covered him with a tarp leaving him there from 11:45am until 1:15pm as a fellow pastor prayed over him while waiting for the medical examiner to arrive. According to Piper, he went straight to Heaven and experienced things he describes as amazing and beautiful, including meeting family members such as his great-grandmother and joining a heavenly choir that proceeded into the Gates of Heaven. Piper, an ordained minister since 1985, has recounted his narrative before 3,000 live audiences that included more than 1.5 million people altogether, and has appeared on numerous television and radio programs.

References

^ "Piper's '90 Minutes in Heaven' back on 'New York Times' best-seller list". Christian Retailing. 25 April 2014.
Robert Gottlieb (23 October 2014). "To Heaven and Back!". New York Review of Books.
"90 Minutes in Heaven". More than 4 million copies sold!
Tim Challies (18 June 2012). "Heaven Tourism". challies.com.
Challies, Tim (23 April 2006). "Book Review – 90 Minutes in Heaven". Challies. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
Driver, Ben. "90 Minutes in Heaven' headed to big screen". The Baptist Standard. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
Driver, Ben (15 January 2015). "Family Christian Entertainment 'To Be the Disney' of Faith-Based Films As '90 Minutes In Heaven' Enters Production". Christian Post. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
^ Inbar, Michael (2009-09-28). "New study: What really happens when you die?". TODAY: Health. msnbc.com. Archived from the original on 2010-01-21. Retrieved 29 December 2010.

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