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    The New Rulers of the World

    The New Rulers of the World

    Author: John Pilger
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Politics / Current Affairs
    Some readers may have seen John Pilger's chilling documentary a few weeks ago, which conveyed much of the substance of this book. A good deal…… Read More »
    Rogue State, A Guide to the World's Only Superpower

    Rogue State, A Guide to the World's Only Superpower

    Author: William Blum
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Politics & International Relations
    In the light of current events in Iraq, this is an even more spine-chilling book as the gap between US government rhetoric and the reality…… Read More »
    Exploring Holotropic Breathwork

    Exploring Holotropic Breathwork

    Author: Kylea Taylor
    Reviewer: Gunnel Minett
    Category: Transpersonal Psychology
    The Inner Door is the publication of the Association for Holotropic Breathwork International and from it; Kylea Taylor has selected articles from 85 authors and…… Read More »
    Physicalism and Mental Causation

    Physicalism and Mental Causation

    Authors: Heinz-Dieter Heckmann, Sven Walter
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy Of Mind / Metaphysics
    The editors of this impressive collection make the valid point that the 20th century was that of physicalism, but go on to say that many…… Read More »
    The Paranormal in the Bible and In Old Norse Literature

    The Paranormal in the Bible and In Old Norse Literature

    Author: Nils Bjorn Kvastad
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Parapsychology / Religious Studies
    This is a most unusual book, as the title suggests. After a background on the nature of superstition and a briefing on Old Norse Literature,…… Read More »
    Transformation of the Psyche - The Symbolic Alchemy of the Splendor Solis

    Transformation of the Psyche - The Symbolic Alchemy of the Splendor Solis

    Authors: Dyane N Sherwood, Joseph L Henderson
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Psychology / Alchemy
    This will undoubtedly prove to be one of the most significant books published in 2003. I have seen these extraordinary alchemical images in lectures by…… Read More »
    A Social History of Psychology

    A Social History of Psychology

    Authors: Jeroen Jansz, Peter van Drunen
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Psychology
    This textbook is concerned with the ways in which psychology has infiltrated into everyday life. It begins with an overview of psychology and society before…… Read More »
    Machine Consciousness

    Machine Consciousness

    Author: Owen Holland
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Consciousness Studies / AI
    A stimulating collection emerging from a conference held in 2001, where all but one of the 20 or so participants raised their hands affirmatively to…… Read More »
    The Bloomsbury Book of the Mind

    The Bloomsbury Book of the Mind

    Author: Stephen Wilson
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Psychology / Philosophy Of Mind
    This book is a real pleasure to browse, and one can be glad of the late Anthony Storr's encouragement to the editor to produce it.…… Read More »
    The 7 Aha!s of Highly Enlightened Souls

    The 7 Aha!s of Highly Enlightened Souls

    Author: Mike George
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality
    Mike George is a very experienced teacher and writer in this field, so his new book is a welcome addition to the literature on stress…… Read More »
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