The Book Of The Eclipse

Oct 4, 2024 9:30 PM

Author:David Ovason

As David Ovason shows, eclipse have always marked turning points in history and in the lives of individuals: the foundation of Rome, the crucifixion, the saving of the live of Christopher Columbus, the foundation of Washington DC, the death of Diana, Princess of Wales and even the future fall from grace of President Clinton are among Ovason's many examples. Ovason also shows how stone circles were linked to eclipses and how these events have always been supposed by initiates to create shadow-tunnels into the spiritual world, allowing special possibilities of communication with the spiritual world.

Reviews

Katz’s taut prose ensures the narrative never lapses into the saccharine sentimentality that often characterises this genre

—— Daily Express

Warm and engaging

—— Choice Magazine

[An] intimate story of falling in love with a woman and her extremely protective pet dog...Bittersweet in its telling, Katz reminds readers of the importance of human and animal connections

—— Kirkus Reviews

Elegant, adroit biography...delightful

—— Observer

Georgina Ferry's biography captures not only the scientific advances made by Perutz but also his curious personal qualities

—— Economist

Ferry's story... proceeds with pace and clarity, explaining the science vividly and buoyed throughout by an infectious enthusiasm

—— Times Literary Supplement

[A] marvellous biography of one of the least known of the twentieth century's great scientists...Ferry has mined gold into the lives of two of the founders of structural biology; I can't wait to see who she tackles next

—— Nature

Max Perutz, one of science's great ambassadors... has been given a meaty biography by former New Scientist writer Georgina Ferry

—— Jewish Quarterly

Georgina Ferry has produced a first rate account of his life... there is no difficult physics and the story will appeal to anyone who wants to know how science works and how exciting scientific research can be

—— Royal College of Pathologists magazine

Fascinating

—— New Internationalist

Elegiac and personal… Highly recommended

—— Henry Nicholls , BBC Wildlife

A stirring tribute to the marvel of all living creatures

—— Sunday Times Summer Reading

Entertaining and provocative

—— Robin McKie , Observer

Exciting, breathless

—— Kate Saunders , Saga Magazine

[Girling] writes with verve and passion and he makes his case persuasively, with knowledge, enthusiasm and commitment… Brimful with facts and arguments

—— UK Press Syndication

A thought-provoking study

—— Julia Richardson , Daily Mail

A delight to read

—— 4 stars , Independent On Sunday

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