Society
When skepticism collides with human experience. The societal implications of scientific skepticism.
Hauntings and Poltergeists: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
Phil -
Hauntings and Poltergeists: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
by James Houran and Rense Lange (Editors)
McFarland & Company, £76.50, ISBN 0786409843
This is an excellent book for anyone with a...
The Universe in a Nutshell
Phil -
The Universe in a Nutshell
by Stephen Hawking
Random House, £16.99, ISBN 1856866661
In 1995, my wife and I went on a tour of Egypt, booked from...
Netherworld: Discovering the Oracle of the Dead
Phil -
Netherworld: Discovering the Oracle of the Dead and Other Ancient Methods of Divination
by Robert Temple
Century, £17.99, ISBN 0712684042
A frustrating book on an interesting subject....
The Book of Nothing: a natural history of “zero”
The Book of Nothing
by John D Barrow
Vintage, £8.99, ISBN 0099288451
Barrow is a professor of mathematical sciences, and author of “Theories of Everything” and “Impossibility”.
This...
An Entertainment for Angels: Electricity in the Enlightenment Age
Phil -
An Entertainment for Angels: Electricity in the Enlightenment
by Patricia Fara
Icon Books, £9.99, ISBN 1840463481
“Electricity has one considerable advantage over most other branches of science,...
How To Build A Time Machine
Phil -
How to Build a Time Machine
by Paul Davies
The Penguin Press, £9.99, ISBN 0713995831
Like “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” with a bodice-ripping cover, this little...
A Magick Life: A Biography of Aleister Crowley
Phil -
A Magick Life: The Life of Aleister Crowley
by Martin Booth
Coronet Books, £8.99, ISBN 0340718064
If you believe in magic as much as in little green...
Fairies in Nineteenth-century Art and Literature
Phil -
Fairies in Nineteenth-century Art and Literature (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-century Literature & Culture)
by Nicola Bown
Cambridge University Press, £40, ISBN 0521793157
Victorians were fascinated by fairies....
- Advertisement -