There are those who have come incredibly close to death, only to return to life.

There are those who have come incredibly close to death, only to return to life.

Five people came close to death—and returned with experiences that profoundly changed how they understood consciousness, life, and what may lie beyond the boundary of death.

Five people came close to death—and returned with experiences that profoundly changed how they understood consciousness, life, and what may lie beyond the boundary of death. Through their accounts, Five Witnesses from the Edge of Death explores near-death experiences from medical, scientific, psychological, and spiritual perspectives. Rather than offering a final answer, Fang Tianliang invites readers to consider a deeper question: Is consciousness entirely produced by the b

We trust our eyes—but what if seeing is not the same as knowing? Inspired by the extraordinary art of M.C. Escher, Can We Trust What We See? explores how simple rules can generate complex worlds, how perspective changes what appears possible, and how our cognitive frameworks shape the reality we experience. Moving between art, mathematics, modern science, and ancient Eastern approaches to perception, Fang Tianliang examines impossible buildings, transforming patterns, self-