The Evil Twins of Technocracy and Transhumanism
Towards Human 2.0?
I reviewed Patrick Wood’s previous book, Technocracy and the Hard Road to World Order, two years ago (PE 135, pp. 57-8) and have since been subscribing…… Read More »
Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
Earth for All
Authors: Jayati Ghosh, Johan Rockström, Jørgen Randers, Owen Gaffney
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
Systems Change
This new book has been released on the 50th anniversary of The Limits to Growth, which I myself read in the 1970s. Like the original…… Read More » 
Climate
Choose Life and Love
If you have not already read Charles’s article in this issue, then I suggest you do so before continuing with this review. I read it…… Read More » 
Climate Change
Subtitled ‘the path to a sustainable future’ and following on from John’s earlier books Elegant Simplicity and Time is Running Out, this book suggests that…… Read More »
Love, Nature, Magic
In this inspirational and instructive book, gardener Maria Rodale – whose grandfather founded the famous organic health brand – shares her shamanic conversations with the…… Read More »
At Work in the Ruins
This book is a searching critique of the destructive and exploitative features of modernity both in terms of its fundamental approach, and also how this…… Read More »
Why Climate Breakdown Matters
Facing Up to Climate Chaos
This important book invites us to consider our response to possibly catastrophic climate breakdown. Read is an Oxford philosopher who also helped to found Extinction…… Read More » 
The Devil's Chessboard
The Allen Dulles Imperium
Subtitled ‘Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the rise of America’s secret government’, this is a gripping and important exposé of the clandestine activities of Allen…… Read More » 
Commanding Hope
Nobis Non Desistendum Est - We Must Not Give Up
This is a book to inspire us and encourage us to take action against the very real threats of climate change, nationalist authoritarianism, and economic…… Read More » 
Politics of Being
A New Development Paradigm
Yesterday I received the newsletter from the Royal Society of Edinburgh referring on the front page to Scotland’s tech opportunity and envisaging its bright future.…… Read More »