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    The Divine Spark

    The Divine Spark

    Author: Graham Hancock
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Consciousness & Psychedelics
    As readers know, the nature of consciousness is a central concern of the Network. More than that, many of us believe that a transformation in…… Read More »
    I Love You

    I Love You

    Author: David R. Hamilton
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Psychology / Self Help
    Almost everyone has issues around self-love and self-worth, and the author of this interesting study is no exception. The difference is that he researched biological…… Read More »
    The Untrue Story of You

    The Untrue Story of You

    Author: Bryan Hubbard
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Self Help/spirituality
    Bryan Hubbard is editor of What Doctors Don't Tell You with his wife Lynne McTaggart, who writes the foreword to this book subtitled 'how to…… Read More »
    The Fear Cure

    The Fear Cure

    Author: Lissa Rankin
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Mind Body Medicine
    Lissa Rankin is the author of Mind over Medicine, which she has followed up with a fascinating book addressing one of the epidemics of our…… Read More »
    Life Loves You

    Life Loves You

    Authors: Louise Hay, Robert Holden
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Self Help/spirituality
    'Life loves you' is one of the best-known of Louise Hay's affirmations, which forms the starting point for this inspirational book arguing that life doesn't…… Read More »
    Heart of Relating

    Heart of Relating

    Author: Carmella B'Hahn
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Personal Development / Relationships
    Subtitled 'communication beyond ego', this is a remarkable 52-week course of the art of relating, packed with insights from deep and reflective life experiences. It…… Read More »
    Contemplative Leadership

    Contemplative Leadership

    Author: Peter Ng Kok Song
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality / Meditation
    Peter Song has had a successful career as an investment officer and also helps run the World Community for Christian Meditation in Singapore. As such,…… Read More »
    Meditation

    Meditation

    Author: Brian Weiss
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Meditation / Spirituality
    Brian Weiss is best known for his work on past life regression, from which his interest in meditation arises as a way of achieving tranquillity…… Read More »
    One-Minute Mindfulness

    One-Minute Mindfulness

    Author: Simon Parke
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Mindfulness & Spirituality
    I very much enjoyed Simon Parke's earlier book 'One Minute Meditations', and have used it regularly. This book is arranged in a similar fashion, with…… Read More »
    Happiness – A Very Short Introduction

    Happiness – A Very Short Introduction

    Author: Daniel H Haybron
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy / Psychology
    This excellent book is more than a summary of the field and represents an original contribution to it. Happiness and wellbeing have become fashionable topics,…… Read More »
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