Plants Go To War: A Botanical History of World War II
By Judith Sumner Published by McFarland Sometimes you have the pleasure of reviewing a book that’s so brilliant and original, you wonder why no…
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Breathing As Spiritual Practice
By Will Johnson Published by Inner Traditions In a world which is becoming increasingly more fraught and fragmented by the minute (just look at…
The Peasants’ Revolting …Crimes
By Terry Deary Published by Pen and Sword History I love the Horrible Histories books; back in the day I bought them all for…
The Land of the White Horse: Visions of England
By David Miles Published by Thames & Hudson The White Horse at Uffington is one of England’s most instantly recognised symbols. It is an…
Aleister Crowley In India
By Tobias Churton Published by Inner Traditions Once again, Tobias Churton exceeds my expectations. He has to be the world’s leading authority on Aleister…
Mysteries of the Tayos Caves
The Lost Civilisations Where the Andes Meet the Amazon By Alex Chionetti, foreword by Javier Sierra Published by Bear & Company When you see…
All Quiet On The Western Front
A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Wayne Vansant Published by Dead Reckoning This fine graphic novel is based on the classic and sadly timeless book…
Blues from Laurel Canyon: My Life as a Bluesman
By John Mayall with Joel McIver Published by Omnibus Press With a career that spans an impressive sixty years, John Mayall is living musical…
A History of Women In Medicine
‘Cunning Women, Physicians, Witches’ By Sinead Spearing Published by Pen & Sword When I was little I would hear stories of elderly ladies who…
The Struggle Behind the Soundtrack
‘Inside the Discordant New World of Film Scoring’ By Stephan Eicke Published by McFarland Music is a big part of cinema and television and…