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    The Divine Order and the Universe

    The Divine Order and the Universe

    Author: Bedri Ruhselman MD
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality
    This channelled book was received in 1959 by the compiler, who in 1950 founded the Metapsychic Investigations and Scientific Research Society in Turkey - their…… Read More »
    The Golden Key to Happiness

    The Golden Key to Happiness

    Author: Masami Saionji
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality
    I met the author of this inspirational book at a conference in Italy. She and her husband run the Goi Peace Foundation in Tokyo. The…… Read More »
    How to Understand your Bible

    How to Understand your Bible

    Author: Manly P. Hall
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Religion And Spirituality
    As a distinguished scholar of esotericism and the ancient wisdom, Manly Hall sees Scriptures as fragmentary expressions of Eternal Law that have to be understood…… Read More »
    Erasmus of Christendom

    Erasmus of Christendom

    Author: Roland H. Bainton
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Biography
    This is a welcome republication of a classic biography of Erasmus (1466-1536), who was one of the most sought-after advisers of his age to Kings,…… Read More »
    Change your Thoughts, Change your Life

    Change your Thoughts, Change your Life

    Author: Wayne Dyer
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality & Philosophy
    This book of reflections on the Tao Te Ching is a must-read for all familiar with the Tao and a wonderful introduction for those from…… Read More »
    Moving Toward Global Compassion

    Moving Toward Global Compassion

    Author: Paul Ekman
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Psychology And Spirituality
    Paul Ekman is the worlds foremost expert on facial expressions and is a psychologist at the University of California in San Francisco. In some ways,…… Read More »
    More Than Allegory

    More Than Allegory

    Author: Bernardo Kastrup
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy Of Mind / Religion
    Previous books by Bernardo Kastrup have provided a scathing critique of scientific materialism and a strong advocacy of a worldview based on the primacy of…… Read More »
    The Penultimate Curiosity

    The Penultimate Curiosity

    Authors: Andrew Briggs, Roger Wagner
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Science And Religion
    This magisterial and beautifully illustrated book is a cooperation between the religious painter Roger Wagner and the physicist and theologian Andrew Briggs. If the ultimate…… Read More »
    Crowdsourced Health

    Crowdsourced Health

    Author: Elad Yom-Tov
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Health And Medicine
    The title tells the story of this book - of how massive online data can be harnessed to improve healthcare through large-scale collection and collation…… Read More »
    Green Exercise

    Green Exercise

    Authors: Carly Wood, Jo Barton, Jules Pretty, Rachel Bragg
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Nature & Well Being
    As the title suggests, this book is about linking nature, health and well-being. Readers will be amazed at the wealth of references backing up what…… Read More »
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