Movers & Shakers
This is one of the most interesting books I have seen this year. It is a chronology of words that have shaped our age since…… Read More »
Book Reviews
Oxford Dictionary of Phrase, Saying and Quotation
Third edition of a wonderful book that I reviewed three years ago. It begins with a list of themes, which can then be consulted for…… Read More »
Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Second edition of this book first published in 2000. The original concept, as some readers may know, comes from 19th-century book by Rev. Brewer, which…… Read More »
Why Children Don't Listen
A wonderfully helpful book for every parent. Many readers will be familiar with the everyday challenge of getting up, eating breakfast and getting children on…… Read More »
Getting the Point.
Many readers may remember the unexpected success of Lynne Truss's book on punctuation, 'Eats Shoots and Leaves'. This book advertises itself as a panic free…… Read More »
Catastrophe?
This is an interesting interdisciplinary study about the causes of global warming. While not denying the role of carbon emissions, Foster also argues that the…… Read More »
The Biodynamic Sowing and Planting Calendar
This annual biodynamic publication not only gives recommended sowing, planting and harvesting dates for next season but contains a wealth of other material, including more…… Read More »
Bees and Honey - From Flower to Jar
Informed by a Goethean perspective, this fascinating book about the life cycle of a bee tells the reader all they need to know about the…… Read More »
Extraordinary Plant Qualities for Biodynamics
Biodynamics is an agricultural system developed by Rudolf Steiner and which is now widely practised in Europe. The book presents much more than the title…… Read More »
What Do Greens Believe?
An informative and readable account of the history of green beliefs. The book traces the emergence of the movement in the 1970s, but also refers…… Read More »