The Wild Places
Some readers will have read Robert Macfarlane's first book, Mountains of the Mind, and they will certainly be enthralled by its sequel. The author set…… Read More »
Book Reviews
The Elixir of Immortality
Alchemy is perhaps the most ancient spiritual science, which has been practised for centuries in different cultures. The author's quest began with an American called…… Read More »
Turning Points
Author: Julia Ogilvy
Reviewer: David Lorimer
At the beginning of this book is a quotation from Epictetus: 'we cannot choose our circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to…… Read More »
Gods, Genes and Consciousness
Subtitled 'the 21st-century challenge: redefining the human response to advanced beings', this is an ambitious and wide-ranging work making the case for non-human intervention in…… Read More »
The Oxford Guide to Etymology
Essential reading for anyone who, like me, is fascinated with the history of words and their meanings. The author is eminently qualified as principal etymologist…… Read More »
A Rosslyn Treasury
A book about stories and legends depicted in the sculptures of Rosslyn Chapel near Edinburgh; the place has always been one of pilgrimage, but more…… Read More »
Learning for Tomorrow
This book is essential reading for everyone concerned with the deeper issues of learning in terms of structure, context, process, group dynamics and outcomes. Based…… Read More »
The Spirit of Adventure - Towards a Better World . . .
Colin Mortlock has been involved in outdoor adventure all his life, and is now in his 70s. For him, outdoor adventure is also an inner…… Read More »
Navigating the Terrain of Childhood
Subtitled 'a guidebook for meaningful parenting and heartfelt discipline', this is a book which every parent will want to read and reflect on. All parents…… Read More »
Dyslexia: Learning Disorder or Creative Gift?
The book's subtitle issues its rhetorical challenge, and invites readers to revise their understanding of dyslexia. The American Ronald Davis has been working as a…… Read More »