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    Making the Most of the Water We Have

    Making the Most of the Water We Have

    Authors: David B. Brooks, Oliver M. Brandes, Stephen Gurman
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Ecology / Environmental Science
    A volume about the soft path approach to water management, which will be a key ecological and political issue over the next 30 years. Few…… Read More »
    Who Was Mrs Willett?

    Who Was Mrs Willett?

    Author: Chris Nunn
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Parapsychology / Consciousness Studies
    This book is styled as a report from the front line of consciousness studies, using questions raised by the story of the early 20th century…… Read More »
    Therapeutic Processes for Communication Disorders

    Therapeutic Processes for Communication Disorders

    Author: Robert J Fourie
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Health / Clinical Practice
    A specialist book for clinicians dealing with communication disorders relating to speech, language and hearing. The volume examines the various processes and interactions underpinning clinical…… Read More »
    Personification

    Personification

    Author: John Rowan
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Psychology / Psychotherapy / Transpersonal Psychology
    This book updates and extends John's 1990 volume on subpersonalities, demonstrating the importance of multiplicity within the person and its relevance to therapists and coaches.…… Read More »
    Poppies from Heaven and Other Signs from the Hereafter

    Poppies from Heaven and Other Signs from the Hereafter

    Author: Faye Schindelka
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Afterlife & Spirit Communication
    This is the story of communications from the author's brother, Murray, who died in 2005. It is written as an informal narrative in a conversational…… Read More »
    Joining the Resistance

    Joining the Resistance

    Author: Carol Gilligan
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Gender Studies / Human Development
    A new book about Carol Gilligan is a significant event. Her most famous work is In a Different Voice, which is unusually influential on gender…… Read More »
    The Psychology of Courage

    The Psychology of Courage

    Authors: Cynthia L S Pury, Shane J Lopez
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Psychology
    Courage has always been considered a pivotal virtue in all cultures but until now, comparatively little systematic research has been conducted. This book from the…… Read More »
    Science & Spirit

    Science & Spirit

    Author: Hernani Guimaraes Andrade
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Parapsychology
    Introduced and edited by Member Guy Lyon Playfair, this book presents three major case histories by the Brazilian parapsychologist relating to a poltergeist and two…… Read More »
    A Benevolent Virus

    A Benevolent Virus

    Author: Frances O'Brien
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Near Death Experience
    This is an unusual book tracking the lives of two very different people after a near-death experience - a television reporter and a former US…… Read More »
    The Time Paradox

    The Time Paradox

    Author: Philip Zimbardo
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Psychology
    This book brings home the message that our perception of time is a hugely influential factor in our lives. We become more aware of this…… Read More »
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