WHY SPIRITUALITY IS DIFFICULT FOR WESTERNERS
The term spirituality is used in a wide variety of contexts and even disciplines, as shown in the different approaches adopted by the authors of…… Read More »
Book Reviews
MY STROKE OF INSIGHT
Dr Taylor had a rare kind of stroke at the age of 37. She was/is a brain scientist and explains her personal journey while losing…… Read More »
HOW TO TALK WITH FAMILY CAREGIVERS ABOUT CANCER
In some ways reading a book is like taking a journey to a place you have never been before. You have expectations from the trip…… Read More »
The Compassionate Mind
In an age in increasingly characterised by competition and stress, this book comes as a welcome counterweight. The author is professor of clinical psychology at…… Read More »
R.E.A.L.I.T.Y.
The biggest questions, pursued to their end, all start to shimmer into one. Why is there something, rather than nothing? Why is the universe the…… Read More »
HOW HUMANITY CAME INTO BEING
In the standard model as given by modern science, the evolution of consciousness has depended on the increase in the size of the brain. Changes…… Read More »
DEFINING DARWIN
How would the shy and retiring Charles Darwin have reacted to the hoopla surrounding his 200th birthday party (also the 150th anniversary of the publication…… Read More »
The Heretic in Darwin's Court
A comparison between Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace, co-founders of the natural selection theory of evolution, is a fascinating study in contrasts. Although both…… Read More »
The Western Medical Tradition 1800 – 2000
Authors: Andrew Wear, Anne Hardy, Christopher Lawrence, E M (Tilli Tansey), Lawrence Conrad, Michael Neve, Roy Porter, Stephen Jacyna, Vivian Nutton, W F Bynum
Reviewer: James Le Fanu
Category: Medicine Health
David reviewed this book together with another. The review below covers both.The Western Medical Tradition 800BC – AD1800Andrew Wear, Anne Hardy, Christopher Lawrence, E M…… Read More »
The Western Medical Tradition 800BC – AD1800
Authors: Andrew Wear, Anne Hardy, Christopher Lawrence, E M (Tilli Tansey), Lawrence Conrad, Michael Neve, Roy Porter, Stephen Jacyna, Vivian Nutton, W F Bynum
Reviewer: James Le Fanu
Category: Medicine Health
David reviewed this book together with another. The review below covers both.The Western Medical Tradition 1800 – 2000Andrew Wear, Anne Hardy, Christopher Lawrence, E M…… Read More »