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    Heal the Pineal

    Heal the Pineal

    Author: Githa Ben-David
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Medicine Health
    This must be the most comprehensive handbook about the pineal gland and how to heal and decalcify it, especially in relation to Hung Song chanting,…… Read More »
    The Resolution Zone

    The Resolution Zone

    Author: Barry Sears
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Medicine Health
    Dr Barry Sears's new book is the most comprehensive statement of his ideas in 25 years of writing books on what he calls the Zone.…… Read More »
    Cracking Nature's Code

    Cracking Nature's Code

    Author: J. B. Head
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Science Philosophy of Science
    J.B. Head is an independent scientist with a background in microbiology and industry. In this relatively technical work based on 40 pages of references, she…… Read More »
    Not Born Yesterday

    Not Born Yesterday

    Author: Hugo Mercier
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Science Philosophy of Science
    The central thesis of this thought-provoking book about the science of who we trust and what we believe is that people are not as gullible…… Read More »
    Land of Wondrous Cold

    Land of Wondrous Cold

    Author: Gillen D'Arcy Wood
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Science Philosophy of Science
    Subtitled 'the race to discover Antarctica and unlock the secrets of its ice', this engagingly-written the book tells the story of the epic and heroic…… Read More »
    The Science Delusion

    The Science Delusion

    Author: Rupert Sheldrake
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Science Philosophy of Science
    This is a revised and updated edition of Rupert's book that came out in 2012, which was reviewed and awarded the Network Book Prize is…… Read More »
    The Little Book of Nature Blessings

    The Little Book of Nature Blessings

    Author: Teresa Dallbridge
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: General
    This charming book gives a series of myths, rituals and practices 'for finding calm in the natural world' - which is after all accessible to…… Read More »
    Pianos and Flowers

    Pianos and Flowers

    Author: Alexander McCall Smith
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: General
    Subtitled 'brief encounters of the romantic kind', these new short stories, - some of which were originally commissioned by the Sunday Times - are adventurous…… Read More »
    The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

    The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

    Author: Charlie Mackesy
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: General
    You may well have seen this book at the top of the bestseller list, and for good reason. Marianne asked me for the book for…… Read More »
    Temenos Academy Review 22

    Temenos Academy Review 22

    Authors: James Harpur, John Carey, Valentin Gerlier
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: General
    Every year, the Temenos Academy Review provides a rich treasury of articles, poetry and book reviews inspired by its ten basic principles involving wisdom, spiritual…… Read More »
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