The Hereafter Handbook is a, tongue-in-cheek, imaginative look at the afterlife landscape. Freely mixing religion, politics and humor, the book takes key commonly held beliefs and weaves them into an after-death scenario - complete with working conditions, travel opportunities, frequently asked questions and a quiz. On a more serious level, the handbook seeks to make readers think about their personal development as well as actions promoting the survival of Humanity. "At the heart of the book is reverence for human life," states author, Richard E. Berg, "which must be preserved and nurtured...

"Truth Is An Amusing Concept" was the masthead logo used by the satirical website known as The Globe-Guardian. The Globe-Guardian actively published pages monthly from 1998 until approximately 2002, when it became "dynamically dormant." The time has come -- on the more-or-less milestone eve of its 16th anniversary of existence (if not activity) -- for the Globe-Guardian to break free of its internet bonds and escape into the world in book form. These pages include FutureNews stories, gathered by intrepid journalists who submitted themselves to Globe-Guardian exclusive (and potentially lethal)...