American Mania, When More is Not Enough
In this book Whybrow paints a very bleak picture of American life. The once so positive entrepreneurial spirit that contributed to the making of the…… Read More »
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The Left Hand of God
America has been taken over by the right-wing. It officially started in 2000 when Al Gore won the presidential election but George W Bush took…… Read More »
Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts
Reviewer: Mike King
Category: Politics / Current Affairs
I believe that this book is the first book to be published in America that sets out to debunk the conspiracy theories of 9/11. It…… Read More »
TWILIGHT IN THE DESERT
Peak Oil has surfaced into public awareness in the last 18 months, even if we are currently experiencing cheaper petrol prices than earlier this year.…… Read More »
FLOY
This is a psychological novel, and a good read, but it has an unusual twist. "Floy", the protagonist of the novel is a women who…… Read More »
A Mind So Rare
Many books on consciousness focus on issues around 'qualia' (how to see red, being one of the more famous examples). Donald is critical of this…… Read More »
Our Last Great Illusion: A Radical Psychoanalytic Critique of Therapy Culture
Coming from the Imprint Academic stable's steady stream of fascinating offerings, this breathtaking little book was a veritable roller-coaster of a read for this reviewer,…… Read More »
The Spirit of the Child (Revised edition)
"The primary task of education is the nurture of the spirit of the child." I enjoyed reading this remarkable and rewarding book, first published in…… Read More »
THE ATTENTION REVOLUTION: UNLOCKING THE POWER OF THE FOCUSED MIND
There is an old story about a student who asked a meditation master for the secret of meditation. By way of answer, the master bent…… Read More »
The Singularity is Near
Materialism is certainly the dominant view in science today. Ray Kurzweil's brilliant book The Singularity is Near (New York, Viking, 2005) is probably the newest…… Read More »