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    Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine

    Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine

    Author: Giovanni Maciocia
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Medicine / Chinese Medicine
    The most complete textbook in English on Chinese Medicine diagnosis, covering diagnosis by observation, interrogation, palpation, hearing and smelling, symptoms and signs, and identification of…… Read More »
    Nutrition and Cancer - State-of-the-Art

    Nutrition and Cancer - State-of-the-Art

    Author: Sandra Goodman PhD
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Health & Nutrition
    This is the third updated edition of a succinct and classic book on the subject. Sandra is a molecular biologist who has for the past…… Read More »
    The Way of Power - Reaching Full Strength in Body and Mind

    The Way of Power - Reaching Full Strength in Body and Mind

    Author: Master Lam Kam Chuen
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Health & Wellbeing
    An illustrated handbook giving detailed exercises from the Chinese tradition on the management of energy or chi. The chapters are graded and the material is…… Read More »
    Eternal Wellness

    Eternal Wellness

    Authors: Carol S Lawson, Robert F Lawson
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality/wellness
    This extensive compilation is subtitled 'the importance of healing, connecting, community, and the Inner Journey'. It consists of poems, stories, line drawings and personal reflections.…… Read More »
    The Oxford Dictionary of Medical Quotations

    The Oxford Dictionary of Medical Quotations

    Author: Peter McDonald
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Medicine / Reference
    A wonderful addition to the stable of Oxford dictionaries. The editor has dredged deep and has come up with a remarkable selection of aphorisms and…… Read More »
    The Case for a GM Free Sustainable World

    The Case for a GM Free Sustainable World

    Author: Independent Science Panel
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Science & Society
    This is the full version of the executive summary published in the last issue. It is the most succinct case available against the widespread introduction…… Read More »
    The Earth - A Very Short Introduction

    The Earth - A Very Short Introduction

    Author: Martin Redfern
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Earth Sciences / Geology
    A very engaging addition to this excellent series from OUP. With his background as a geologist and skill as a science communicator, Martin brings the…… Read More »
    Reductionism and the Development of Knowledge

    Reductionism and the Development of Knowledge

    Authors: Leslie Smith, Terrance Brown
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy Of Science
    A technical work that will interest philosophers of science, especially those concerned with how different forms of knowledge are constructed and how they relate to…… Read More »
    Perspectives on an Evolving Creation

    Perspectives on an Evolving Creation

    Author: Keith B Miller
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Science & Religion
    This is a scholarly collection of articles that finds its natural home in the US rather than in Europe. The main thrust of the book…… Read More »
    From Newton to Hawking

    From Newton to Hawking

    Authors: Kevin C. Knox, Richard Noakes
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: History Of Science
    Subtitled 'A History of Cambridge University's Lucasian Professors of Mathematics', this book is effectively a social history of mathematics and physics. It is named after…… Read More »
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