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    Book Reviews

    Are We Bodies or Souls?

    Are We Bodies or Souls?

    Author: Richard Swinburne FBA
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy Of Mind
    In this rigorous and carefully argued book, Richard Swinburne defends the unfashionable position of substance dualism against physicalism, asking what makes us who we are…… Read More »
    Our Great Purpose

    Our Great Purpose

    Author: Ryan Patrick Hanley
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy
    Adam Smith is better known for his book Wealth of Nations, but here the author reminds us of the importance of his other key work,…… Read More »
    Shattered Dreams

    Shattered Dreams

    Author: Christina England
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Health / Vaccine Safety
    Subtitled 'The HPV Vaccine Exposed', this book is a massive collaborative effort on behalf of parents and children who have suffered serious 'side' effects from…… Read More »
    The Power of Vital Force

    The Power of Vital Force

    Author: Rajshree Patel
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Mind, Body & Spirit
    With a background as a criminal lawyer, the author has spent the last 30 years helping build up an international network of 600 meditation Art…… Read More »
    The Patient Revolution

    The Patient Revolution

    Author: David Gilbert
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Healthcare / Patient Empowerment
    I imagine that many readers have had the experience of making their own diagnosis based on information on the Internet, which is part of patient…… Read More »
    A User's Manual for the Human Body

    A User's Manual for the Human Body

    Author: Alex Wu
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Alternative Medicine / Traditional Chinese Medicine
    This is the best book I know for clearly explaining the philosophy of traditional Chinese medicine and its contrast with the Western approach. The author…… Read More »
    The Infection Game

    The Infection Game

    Authors: Craig Robinson, Dr Sarah Myhill
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Health & Natural Medicine
    Subtitled 'life is an arms race', this latest book by Sarah Myhill contains a wealth of practical information that can be applied by readers. Her…… Read More »
    Nano Comes to Life

    Nano Comes to Life

    Author: Sonia Contera
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Science & Technology
    The author is professor of biological physics at Oxford and one of the leading researchers as well as communicators in the nanotech field. This is…… Read More »
    The Crowd and the Cosmos

    The Crowd and the Cosmos

    Author: Chris Lintott
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Science
    Chris Lintott is a professor of astrophysics at Oxford, co-presenter of the BBC's Sky at Night and the principal investigator of the Zooniverse (www.zooniverse.org), an…… Read More »
    The Waterside Ape

    The Waterside Ape

    Author: Peter Rys-Evans
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Science & Evolution
    The Oxford marine biologist Sir Alister Hardy first proposed the aquatic ape theory in 1960 as a challenge to the orthodox savannah scenario of human…… Read More »
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