I am looking for a book about a man who dies then wakes up 30? years
earlier in time and lives his life again. This continues to happen to
him over and over again but each time he "wakes up" its closer to the
time of his death. He eventually meets a woman who has the same thing
happening to her. I really would like to know the author and title of
this book.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 03 Oct 2005 14:30 PDT

Please let me know if this sounds like your book:

"In this intriguing fantasy adventure, Jeff Winston, a failing
43-year-old radio journalist, dies and wakes up in his 18-year-old
body in 1963 with his memories of the next 25 years intact... Jeff's
knowledge soon becomes as much a curse as a blessing. After recovering
from the shock (is the future a dream, or is it real life?), he plays
out missed choices. In one life, for example, he falls in love with
Pamela, a housewife who died nine minutes after Jeff; they try to warn
the world of the disasters it faces, coming in conflict with the
government and history. A third replayer turns out to be a serial
killer, murdering the same people over and over. Jeff and Pamela are
still searching for some missing part of their lives when they notice
they are returning closer and closer to the time of their deaths, and
realize that the replays and their times together may be coming to an
end."

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Clarification of Question by goldenone-ga on 04 Oct 2005 08:59 PDT

Yes! That is the book. Is it called Replay? I read it about 15 years ago.

Your book is "Replay," by Ken Grimwood.

"The possibility of traveling back in time to relive one's life has
long fascinated science fiction writers. Without a single gesture
toward an explanation, this mainstream novel recounts the story of a
man and a woman mysteriously given the ability to live their lives
over. Each dies in 1988 only to awaken as a teenager in 1963 with
adult knowledge and wisdom intact and the ability to make a new set of
choices. Different spouses, lovers, children, careers, await them in
each go-round of the past 25 years, as well as slightly altered
versions of world events. Their deep commitment to one another
continues through the centuries of their many lifetimes...

Jeff Winston, a forty- three year old man who is trapped in a stale
and loveless marriage with a dead-end job as the icing on his personal
cake. In 1988, Jeff has a fatal heart attack and wakes up in 1963 as
his younger self, an eighteen year old college student. After his
initial shock wears off, he realizes that he remembers what the future
holds. Using that knowledge, he goes about trying to improve his life
the second time around, only to die again at forty-three and have to
replay his life, over and over.

Along the way, Jeff tries to correct his mistakes in judgment and
develops a new perspective on life. He also discovers that he is not
alone in terms of the ability to replay one's life and finds a soul
mate who shares a similar fate. Jeff ultimately discovers true love,
romance, adventure, and a deep appreciation of life itself."

Amazon: Replay
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/068816112X

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I'm pleased to have been able to help you identify the book. If
anything is unclear or incomplete, please request clarification; I'll
be glad to offer further assistance before you rate my answer.

Best regards,
pinkfreud

I was very pleased to recieve such a prompt an in depth answer to my
question. I was also very happy to get additional information
regarding the purchase of the book I was searching for. Thank you!