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    Spirits with Scalpels

    Spirits with Scalpels

    Author: Sidney M. Greenfield
    Reviewer: Dr. Paul Williams
    Category: Healing & Spirituality
    Dr. Paul Williams writes: The phenomenon of healing in Brazil is well documented but in this valuable and important book Greenfield gets closer than most…… Read More »
    Awaken Your Inner Wisdom

    Awaken Your Inner Wisdom

    Author: BK Jayanti
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality
    BK Jayanti has been in a leadership position with the Brahma Kumaris for over 35 years, and here she distils her wisdom under a number…… Read More »
    On Being

    On Being

    Author: Peter Atkins
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy Of Science
    Peter Atkins is well known as an exponent of scientific materialism and absolute believer in the adequacy of this approach to answer any and every…… Read More »
    Energizing Water

    Energizing Water

    Authors: Iain Trousdell, Jochen Schwuchow, John Wilkes
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Science
    A number of readers will be familiar with the more esoteric work on water connected with Rudolf Steiner, focusing more on qualitative aspects, rhythmic patterns…… Read More »
    The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science

    The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science

    Authors: Martin Curd, Stathis Psillos
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy Of Science
    Widely acclaimed by specialists in the field, this Companion serves as an overall introduction to the subject. The four parts deal with the historical and…… Read More »
    Genius - a Very Short Introduction

    Genius - a Very Short Introduction

    Author: Andrew Robinson
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Science & Culture
    Drawing on his major work Sudden Genius, Andrew Robinson has produced a very readable account of the nature of genius and its many dimensions. The…… Read More »
    Beyond Humanity?

    Beyond Humanity?

    Author: Allen Buchanan
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Ethics / Bioethics
    A level-headed discussion of ethical issues raised by prospects of biotechnological enhancement. Enhancement is itself a neutral if not a positive word and it is…… Read More »
    Inflight Science

    Inflight Science

    Author: Brian Clegg
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Science / Aviation
    While we are all familiar with the process of flying, few of us know much about the science associated with it. When one comes to…… Read More »
    The Trinity and an Entangled World

    The Trinity and an Entangled World

    Author: Sir John Polkinghorne
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Religion / Science
    A book of essays concentrating on relational ontology in physical science and theology and arising from two conferences sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation. This…… Read More »
    A WISER POLITICS

    A WISER POLITICS

    Author: Jean Hardy
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Politics & Philosophy
    As the political process has become increasingly managerial and parties have tended to move to occupy the middle ground, ideas and values have become less…… Read More »
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