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    Global Catastrophes – A Very Short Introduction

    Global Catastrophes – A Very Short Introduction

    Author: Bill McGuire
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Science & Environment
    An informative if dispiriting update on when and how the world might come to an end, whether natural or human induced. It is sobering to…… Read More »
    Traditions and Trends in Global Environmental Politics

    Traditions and Trends in Global Environmental Politics

    Authors: Hayley Stevenson, Olaf Correy
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Environmental Politics / International Relations
    This volume reviews and updates a 1996 collection on the environment and international relations that was the first of its kind. On the one hand,…… Read More »
    The Simpol Solution

    The Simpol Solution

    Authors: John Bunzl, Nick Duffell
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Politics / Global Governance
    I have reviewed John Bunzl's earlier work on his Simultaneous Policy solution to international challenges, and this is by far the most comprehensive statement of…… Read More »
    River of Life, River of Death

    River of Life, River of Death

    Author: Victor Mallet
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Environment / Geography / Politics
    Victor Mallet is an FT journalist who is based in New Delhi between 2012 and 2016, which gave him a chance to research and write…… Read More »
    Foreshoring the Unconscious

    Foreshoring the Unconscious

    Author: Ruth Jones
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Psychology / Psychoanalysis
    Those of us who attended the continental meeting in Poland reported elsewhere in this issue will have had the interesting experience of collective foreshoring, led…… Read More »
    Illusionism as a Theory of Consciousness

    Illusionism as a Theory of Consciousness

    Author: Keith Frankish
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy Of Mind / Consciousness Studies
    This is a reprint of an issue of the Journal of Consciousness Studies about illusionism – the view that phenomenal consciousness is an introspective illusion…… Read More »
    The Logic of Self-Destruction

    The Logic of Self-Destruction

    Author: Matthew Blakeway
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy
    With a background in philosophy, mathematics, logic and investment banking, the author adopts an interdisciplinary approach to his quest understand the logic of self-destruction as…… Read More »
    A Dream It May Be, But the Dream Goes On

    A Dream It May Be, But the Dream Goes On

    Author: Nick Roach
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality / Spiritual Autobiography
    This spiritual autobiography goes right back to Nick's first stirrings and strivings on the spiritual path, beginning earlier than most and describing the everyday contexts…… Read More »
    Reflections on the Truth

    Reflections on the Truth

    Author: Murray (Nick) Nicholls
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality / Consciousness
    This is Nick's third book describing his unusual experiences and journey towards a greater understanding of various interacting levels of consciousness, many of which go…… Read More »
    The Sleeping Giant

    The Sleeping Giant

    Author: Cindy Beadman
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality / Personal Transformation
    Inspired by the love of her inner child, Cindy takes the reader on an archetypal transformative journey of healing and awakening. The book is delightfully…… Read More »
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