Book Reviews – Page 192 – Scientific and Medical Network

THE INTUITIVE WAY OF KNOWING – A Tribute to Brian Goodwin

Reviewer: David Lorimer

As many readers will already know, Brian Goodwin was a visionary biologist, mathematician and philosopher who was professor of biology at the Open University, a…… Read More »

THE BASIC CODE OF THE UNIVERSE

Author: Massimo Citro

Reviewer: David Lorimer

Category: Science & Consciousness

We are often encouraged to think of the world in terms of vibration, and this seminal book explains how this is true in terms of…… Read More »

THE SCIENCE MYTH

Author: Dominique Chu

Reviewer: David Lorimer

Category: Philosophy Of Science & Religion

Subtitled 'God, society, the self and what we will never know', this lucid and highly intelligent book is a sophisticated take on the culture war…… Read More »

Fifty Minerals That Changed the Course of History

Author: Eric Chaline

Reviewer: Martin Lockley

Category: Natural History / Earth Sciences

The well-known phrase Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, useful in categorising almost everything, especially in quis games, might suggest evolution in reverse. However, in terms of the…… Read More »

Fifty Plants That Changed the Course of History

Author: Bill Laws

Reviewer: Martin Lockley

Category: Natural History

In Network 108 I reviewed Eric Chaline's pleasingly- illustrated book Fifty Animals that Changed the Course of History, and suggested the obvious, " surely one…… Read More »

Tap Once For Yes

Author: Jacquie Parton

Reviewer: David Lorimer

Category: Survival Of Death / Bereavement

Jacquie Parton's son Andrew committed suicide in 2011. This book tells the story of this event and its aftermath where Jacquie researched the evidence survival…… Read More »

Sex, Drugs and Techno

Author: Paul Eldridge

Reviewer: David Lorimer

Category: Spirituality / Personal Development

After my review of another book about the practice of shaking in Bali, a friend suggested that I review this one to gain a better…… Read More »

Collected Poems

Author: Michael Scott

Reviewer: David Lorimer

Category: Poetry / Science & Religion

Michael Scott originally had a background in biology as a field botanist and ornithologist but has worked in a number of fields including management and…… Read More »

Wordsmith

Authors: Megan Young, Merrilyn Thomas

Reviewer: David Lorimer

Category: Biography & Poetry

Megan Young was a fiery spirit – vet, horse lover, poet, dreamer - who died of an unknown cancer the young age of 32. This…… Read More »

Do It or Ditch It!

Author: Bev James

Reviewer: David Lorimer

Category: Business / Entrepreneurship

Bev James is founder and MD of the Entrepreneurs Business Academy and of the Coaching Academy, with qualifications in NLP and DISC personality profiling. Churchill…… Read More »