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    Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts

    Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts

    Authors: Brad Reagan, David Dunbar, John McCain, The Editors of Popular Mechanics
    Reviewer: Mike King
    Category: General
    I believe that this book is the first book to be published in America that sets out to debunk the conspiracy theories of 9/11. It…… Read More »
    TWILIGHT IN THE DESERT

    TWILIGHT IN THE DESERT

    Author: Matthew Simmons
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
    Peak Oil has surfaced into public awareness in the last 18 months, even if we are currently experiencing cheaper petrol prices than earlier this year.…… Read More »
    FLOY

    FLOY

    Authors: Eileen Scott, Michael Scott
    Reviewer: MAX PAYNE
    Category: Psychology Consciousness Studies
    This is a psychological novel, and a good read, but it has an unusual twist. "Floy", the protagonist of the novel is a women who…… Read More »
    A Mind So Rare

    A Mind So Rare

    Author: Merlin Donald
    Reviewer: Gunnel Minett
    Category: Psychology Consciousness Studies
    Many books on consciousness focus on issues around 'qualia' (how to see red, being one of the more famous examples). Donald is critical of this…… Read More »
    Our Last Great Illusion: A Radical Psychoanalytic Critique of Therapy Culture

    Our Last Great Illusion: A Radical Psychoanalytic Critique of Therapy Culture

    Author: Rob Weatherill
    Reviewer: Richard House
    Category: Psychology Consciousness Studies
    Coming from the Imprint Academic stable's steady stream of fascinating offerings, this breathtaking little book was a veritable roller-coaster of a read for this reviewer,…… Read More »
    The Spirit of the Child (Revised edition)

    The Spirit of the Child (Revised edition)

    Authors: David Hay, Rebecca Nye
    Reviewer: Larry Culliford
    Category: Psychology Consciousness Studies
    "The primary task of education is the nurture of the spirit of the child." I enjoyed reading this remarkable and rewarding book, first published in…… Read More »
    THE ATTENTION REVOLUTION: UNLOCKING THE POWER OF THE FOCUSED MIND

    THE ATTENTION REVOLUTION: UNLOCKING THE POWER OF THE FOCUSED MIND

    Author: Alan Wallace
    Reviewer: Professor David Fontana
    Category: Psychology Consciousness Studies
    There is an old story about a student who asked a meditation master for the secret of meditation. By way of answer, the master bent…… Read More »
    The Singularity is Near

    The Singularity is Near

    Author: Ray Kurzweil
    Reviewer: Larry LeShan
    Category: Psychology Consciousness Studies
    Materialism is certainly the dominant view in science today. Ray Kurzweil's brilliant book The Singularity is Near (New York, Viking, 2005) is probably the newest…… Read More »
    One Self: Life as a Means of Transformation

    One Self: Life as a Means of Transformation

    Author: Philip Jacobs
    Reviewer: Martin Redfern
    Category: Philosophy Spirituality
    Non-duality is one of those deceptively simple ideas which appeal to many of us and which we think we understand, but which, on reflection, we…… Read More »
    LOVE, LIFE, GOETHE – how to be happy in an imperfect world

    LOVE, LIFE, GOETHE – how to be happy in an imperfect world

    Author: John Armstrong
    Reviewer: Julian Candy
    Category: Philosophy Spirituality
    While he is a man of great interest to many Network members, so much has already been written about him that some readers may sigh,…… Read More »
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