Temenos Academy Review 2012
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: General
The annual Temenos review consists of articles, book reviews and poems from many leading figures, including some of the founders like Kathleen Raine and the…… Read More »
Book Reviews
Essays and Images
Garry Kennard is an artist well informed by recent advances in neuroscience, which he uses to understand more about the creative process. This book contains…… Read More »
Racing Toward Armageddon
Written in the run-up to apocalyptic expectations in 2012, this study examines the fear driven and controlling mind-set of fundamentalists in the three Abrahamic religions…… Read More »
Every Child Needs a Mentor
Herman Stewart has a background in music recording and had once hoped to be a professional footballer. However, he found his path and is now…… Read More »
Best Biodynamic Wines
Floris has already been publishing a guide to when wine tastes best, as well as the biodynamic planting calendars. Here they have produced what must…… Read More »
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 »
Fleeing Vesuvius
Authors: Gillian Fallon, Richard Douthwaite
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
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
Authors: Jules Pretty, Sarah Pilgrim
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
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 »