Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Second edition of this book first published in 2000. The original concept, as some readers may know, comes from 19th-century book by Rev. Brewer, which…… Read More »
Book Reviews
Why Children Don't Listen
A wonderfully helpful book for every parent. Many readers will be familiar with the everyday challenge of getting up, eating breakfast and getting children on…… Read More »
Getting the Point.
Many readers may remember the unexpected success of Lynne Truss's book on punctuation, 'Eats Shoots and Leaves'. This book advertises itself as a panic free…… Read More »
Catastrophe?
This is an interesting interdisciplinary study about the causes of global warming. While not denying the role of carbon emissions, Foster also argues that the…… Read More »
The Biodynamic Sowing and Planting Calendar
Authors: Maria Thun, Matthius Thun
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
This annual biodynamic publication not only gives recommended sowing, planting and harvesting dates for next season but contains a wealth of other material, including more…… Read More »
Bees and Honey - From Flower to Jar
Informed by a Goethean perspective, this fascinating book about the life cycle of a bee tells the reader all they need to know about the…… Read More »
Extraordinary Plant Qualities for Biodynamics
Authors: Jochen Bockemuhl, Kari Jarvinen
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
Biodynamics is an agricultural system developed by Rudolf Steiner and which is now widely practised in Europe. The book presents much more than the title…… Read More »
What Do Greens Believe?
An informative and readable account of the history of green beliefs. The book traces the emergence of the movement in the 1970s, but also refers…… Read More »
Buddhism, Virtue & Environment
Authors: David E Cooper, Simon P James
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
This book develops the relationship between the virtue ethics and environmental ethics in a Buddhist context. The authors note the revival of virtue ethics in…… Read More »
Coming into Mind
Subtitled 'the mind-brain relationship: a Jungian clinical perspective', this book examines the interface between neuroscience and analytical psychology. The author herself is a clinician and…… Read More »