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    In Search of Mycotopia

    In Search of Mycotopia

    Author: Doug Bierend
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Unclassified
    The world of fungi has hit the headlines since the publication of Merlin Sheldrake's Entangled Life last autumn. This readable book tells the story of…… Read More »
    Why We Get Mad

    Why We Get Mad

    Author: Ryan Martin
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: General
    When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry count to 100 – timeless advice from Thomas Jefferson. In this definitive book on…… Read More »
    Biodynamic Wine Growing

    Biodynamic Wine Growing

    Authors: Bernard Jarman, Jean-Michel Florin
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: General
    This is the definitive book on the subject, although I was surprised that there was no mention of the excellent book by Nicolas Joly from…… Read More »
    Fermentation As Metaphor

    Fermentation As Metaphor

    Author: Sandor Ellix Katz
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: General
    This is a thought-provoking reflection about what fermentation can teach us about ourselves, our culture in relation to food, life and transformative change. It is…… Read More »
    Forever in My Veins

    Forever in My Veins

    Author: Lionel Friedberg
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: General
    This is the extraordinary autobiography of an award-winning filmmaker who grew up in South Africa and emigrated to Hollywood. It is a rollercoaster ride, and…… Read More »
    The Corona Transmissions

    The Corona Transmissions

    Authors: Hathy Glass, Richard Grossinger, Sherri Mitchell
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: General
    This stimulating book consists of alternatives for engaging with Covid-19, 'from physical to metaphysical.' There are 35 contributions consisting of stories, poetry, inspirations, medical information…… Read More »
    When the Time Comes

    When the Time Comes

    Authors: Ebony Lewis, Magnolia Cardona
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Death Dying
    This is a very important book of stories from the end of life, raising many issues around care, hospitalisation, living wills and relationships – and…… Read More »
    No One Really Dies

    No One Really Dies

    Author: Michael Tymn
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Death Dying
    This well-informed book sets out 25 reasons to take the evidence for an afterlife seriously and come to one's own conclusion. Almost all those who…… Read More »
    The Far Horizon

    The Far Horizon

    Author: Michael Prescott
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Death Dying
    Subtitled 'perspectives on life beyond death', this fascinating book provides four different approaches to understanding the evidence, all with extensive illustrative case histories from the…… Read More »
    To Heaven and Back

    To Heaven and Back

    Author: Mary C. Neal
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Death Dying
    I missed this book when it first came out, and heard about the author's experience during the recent Netflix series on death. It is a…… Read More »
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