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    INTELLIGENCE IN NATURE

    INTELLIGENCE IN NATURE

    Author: Jeremy Narby
    Reviewer: Martin Lockley
    Category: Science & Nature
    Ironically, although we are intelligent, and can perceive remarkable intelligence in nature, there is a strong scientific resistance to an open-minded investigation of 'intelligent design'…… Read More »
    Nature's Due: Healing Our Fragmented Culture

    Nature's Due: Healing Our Fragmented Culture

    Author: Brian Goodwin
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Science
    This remarkable book is Brian Goodwin's biological testament, summing up the work he has been doing throughout his career since the 1960s along with the…… Read More »
    Made For Laughter

    Made For Laughter

    Author: Sheila Cassidy
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Biography/Memoir
    Sheila Cassidy first became known as the doctor imprisoned and tortured in Chile in the 1970s. On her return to England, she became an advocate…… Read More »
    How Slow can you Waterski?

    How Slow can you Waterski?

    Author: Simon Rogers
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Popular Science / General Knowledge
    A stimulating selection from the Guardian's 'This Week' column. Designed for browsing, the articles are are classified under the number of headings such as minds…… Read More »
    War in Human Civilization

    War in Human Civilization

    Author: Azar Gat
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: History / War Studies
    In this highly acclaimed book, Azar Gat, professor of national security at Tel Aviv University, traces the origins of of through lenses of a variety…… Read More »
    Existentialism - A very short introduction

    Existentialism - A very short introduction

    Author: Thomas R. Flynn
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy
    Existentialism does not normally receive a very good press in English philosophy departments. It was unusual to be able to follow a course in existentialism…… Read More »
    Mind, Body & Spirit - Diary 2007

    Mind, Body & Spirit - Diary 2007

    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Mind, Body & Spirit / Personal Development
    If you haven't already ordered your desk diary, you may well want to order this one. Each month focuses on a different aspect of personal…… Read More »
    The Philosophy of War and Peace

    The Philosophy of War and Peace

    Author: Jenny Terichman
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy
    A study of what thinking people have thought about war and wars covering a great many areas. The main parts considered justice and the just…… Read More »
    A Democratic Europe: An Alternative to the European Union

    A Democratic Europe: An Alternative to the European Union

    Author: Sir Richard Body
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Politics / European Affairs
    As an MP 50 years ago, Sir Richard Body was one of a small group to recommend that Sir Anthony Eden attend the conference laying…… Read More »
    Viktor Schauberger - A Life of Learning from Nature

    Viktor Schauberger - A Life of Learning from Nature

    Author: Jane Cobbald
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Biography
    I have reviewed a number of books about Viktor Schauberger since Alick Bartholomew began publishing these in the early 1990s. His own book came out…… Read More »
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