The Protein Myth
Some readers may remember my major review of Colin Campbell's seminal book The China Study in 2006. This book takes Campbell as a starting point…… Read More »
Book Reviews
Fleeing Vesuvius
Authors: Gillian Fallon, Richard Douthwaite
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Economics / Sustainability / Environment
This multi-author book was put together in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and articulates that we are at a turning point in human…… Read More »
Nature and Culture
A key insight in this important book is the way in which indigenous cultures are embedded in the ecosystems that they inhabit. As a whole,…… Read More »
Green Equilibrium
This book is about the vital balance between humans and nature and is based not only on a wide knowledge of molecular genetics and evolution,…… Read More »
Enough is Enough
The question asked in this book is how we can build a sustainable and steady state economy in a world of finite resources. It builds…… Read More »
Magic Past Lives
Many books on past lives focus on the supposed origins of psychological or physical suffering in a previous existence as a means of both healing…… Read More »
Resurrecting Leonora Piper
Mrs Piper was the most researched medium of 100 years ago, and was investigated by all the leading psychical researchers of her day, including William…… Read More »
Fail Up
Subtitled 20 lessons on building success from failure, these stories by the American broadcaster Tavis Smiley show how failures can become lessons on which we…… Read More »
Avoidance Doesn't Work
Iain Scott has written a number of books, but this is the first that I have seen for around 15 years. He writes as a…… Read More »
Evolution of Consciousness
This is a wide-ranging study of the evolution of religion into modern forms of spirituality and the evidence for psycho-spiritual experiences and universal mind. The…… Read More »