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    Information and American Democracy, Technology in the Evolution of Political Power

    Information and American Democracy, Technology in the Evolution of Political Power

    Author: Bruce Bimber
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Political Science / Technology & Democracy
    A fascinating and timely analysis of the effect of the internet on democracy and political institutions. Bimber sets his analysis within a framework of four…… Read More »
    A Guide to the End of the World

    A Guide to the End of the World

    Author: Bill McGuire
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Science / Natural Hazards
    An authoritative scientific consideration of 'everything you never wanted to know' by the Professor of Geohazards and Director of the Benfield Greig Hazard Research Centre…… Read More »
    The Cognitive Approach to Conscious Machines

    The Cognitive Approach to Conscious Machines

    Author: Pentti O Haikonen
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Consciousness & Cognitive Science
    This book argues for the possibility of constructing a conscious machine as an emulation of the cognitive processes of the brain rather than through classic…… Read More »
    Personality as Art: Artistic approaches in psychology

    Personality as Art: Artistic approaches in psychology

    Author: Peter Chadwick
    Reviewer: Julian Candy
    Category: Psychology
    A rich and ground-breaking book, in that it brings together and begins to integrate an individual and creative approach to personality and psychology with the…… Read More »
    The Varieties of Religious Experience: Centenary Essays

    The Varieties of Religious Experience: Centenary Essays

    Author: Michael Ferrari
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy Of Religion
    Another special issue of JCS devoted to reflections on William James's classic book, which everyone interested in philosophy of religion should have read. The eight…… Read More »
    How Could Conscious Experiences Affect Brains?

    How Could Conscious Experiences Affect Brains?

    Author: Max Velmans
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Consciousness Studies
    A special issue of the Journal of Consciousness Studies devoted to the central question of conscious experience and its putative downward causative effect on brains.…… Read More »
    Oxford Dictionary of Buddhism

    Oxford Dictionary of Buddhism

    Author: Damien Keown
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Buddhism / Reference
    A tour de force - an essential reference book that covers all aspects of Buddhism including beliefs and doctrines (major teachers and schools), places, artefacts…… Read More »
    The Awakening Princess

    The Awakening Princess

    Author: Marilyn Barry
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spiritual Fiction
    A personal odyssey in the form of a novel that explores inner realms of space-time and recovers lost connections to initiatory experiences in Egypt. The…… Read More »
    ETHICS A Very Short Introduction

    ETHICS A Very Short Introduction

    Author: Simon Blackburn
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy/Ethics
    Another excellent book in this series by the professor of philosophy at Cambridge. Blackburn begins with seven threats to ethics - including the death of…… Read More »
    Understanding Buddhism

    Understanding Buddhism

    Author: Malcolm David Eckel
    Reviewer: Gunnel Minett
    Category: Religion & Spirituality
    In this book Malcolm David Eckel, Professor of Religion at Boston University, gives a short but concise introduction to one of the world's great religious…… Read More »
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