Pianos and Flowers
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 »
Book Reviews
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
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
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 »
Essentials
David Whyte is one of the most powerful poets currently writing in the English language. I reviewed his last book of poems - The Bell…… Read More »
Enchantment
This is a delightful, not to say enchanting book about enchantment and the possibilities for wonder in modern life in an era increasingly characterised by…… Read More »
The Living Wisdom of Trees
Fred Hageneder is a naturalist and harpist as well as being a co-founder of the Ancient Yew Group and the author of other books on…… Read More »
Simplify
Authors: Bob Hillary, Rosie Balyuzi
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
This is a delightful and highly practical book by a man who experimented in living off-grid in a yurt and is appropriately subtitled 'how to…… Read More »
After #MeToo
This book is a robust critical analysis of the #MeToo movement within the context of radical feminism by an emeritus professor of philosophy. It is…… Read More »
The Populist Manifesto
Authors: Andy Knott, Emmy Ecklundh
Reviewer: David Lorimer
Category: Futures Studies Economics Ecology
Given the current prevalence of both left and right wing populism, this volume invites readers to stand back and provides a provocative conceptual analysis of…… Read More »
How the West Was Lost
Civilisational decline is a theme raised elsewhere in this issue in books by William Ophuls and John Reed. This stimulating analysis proposes a diagnosis of…… Read More »