Author:Rupert Sheldrake
Have you ever had a premonition, the feeling of being watched, or a telepathic experience? Renowned biologist Rupert Sheldrake explores the intricacies of the mind and discovers that our perceptive abilities are stronger than many of us could have imagined.
You will certainly never take the miracle of the senses for granted again
—— Dr James Le Fanu , The TabletSheldrake uses many case studies, along with scientific theory, to support his research, and the result is, quite literally, mind-expanding
—— The Good Book GuideDr Rupert Sheldrake continues to chart a new course in our understanding ...The application of this understanding has the potential to heal our world
—— Deepak Chopra, M.D.[Sheldrake's] genius lies in his taking well-attested anecdotal phenomena like telepathy, the sense of being stared at and anticipating alarm calls, then puts them to the scientific test. In doing so his work not only extends - indeed stretches - the mind, it extends science in a new and creative direction.
—— David Lorimer, Scientific and Medical Network ReviewIs there anything now that Nate Silver could tell us that we wouldn't believe?
—— Jonathan FreedlandFascinating... our age's Brunel
—— Bryan Appleyard , Sunday TimesA surprisingly accessible peek into the world of mathematical probability
—— Daily TelegraphThe Galileo of number crunchers
—— IndependentA 34-year old Delphic Oracle
—— Daily Beastdense with details, rippling with insight an easy to read... This is everything we need to know.
—— William Leith , Evening StandardAn intense, fluid, intelligent, highly absorbing text that provokes vital questions about sustainability
—— Food MagazineIt's one of those rare books dense with detail, rippling with insight, and easy to read...This is everything we need to know
—— Johanna Thomas-Corr , ScotsmanIn bringing food more directly onto the 'plate' of those who think about buildings and cities, she has done us all a great service
—— Richard Wilk , Building and Research InformationEmotional and resonant… Sharp, funny and sad in equal measure
—— Sally Morris , Daily MailWritten with the same passion and wit that punctuated his reviews for the likes of NME, Coleman shares his journey to reconnecting with the soundtrack of his life
—— Big Issue in the NorthI can’t tell you how good it is but I’ll try… It’s a superb analysis
—— William Leith , Evening StandardA warm, witty and very candid book
—— Natasha Harding , SunThe book offers experiences and, for anyone whose responsiveness to the world has slackened, a reminder of how full experience can be.
—— Amy Leach , ObserverTim Dee has a deep feeling for the natural world and an ability to celebrate it in ways that seem fresh and new.
—— Tim Richardson , Literary Review[Dee] writes so well, and so personably, that he casts a disarming spell over his readers.
—— Mary Blanche Ridge , Tablet[Dee] is at once a naturalist, environmentalist, journalist, historian and diarist. Dee’s rich writing delights as he imparts his considerable research and observations about life and the state of the world
—— Good Book Guide[It] belongs in the tradition of 'nature writing', but works with it too putting its beautifully written sentences in the service of description and evocation, but using them to frame a serious conversation about environmental preservation and its opposites; it’s a deeply attractive book and also an important one.
—— Andrew Motion , GuardianFelt very deeply and pondered very wisely, it takes four areas of the planet and tells their story in ways that bring the plight (and delight) of the earth as a whole within reach.
—— Andrew Motion , Times Literary SupplementA lyrical, poetic reflection on our relationship with the natural world.
—— Tim Maguire , Edinburgh Evening NewsThis profound work by Tim Dee is as creative and original as anything on the Man Booker shortlist and arguably more “useful”... The book’s reach is extraordinary.
—— Bel Mooney , Daily Mail[A] marvellous new memoir.
—— Richard Mabey , New StatesmanAn enthralling and unexpected book of what we have made of the natural world
—— Kathleen Jamie , GuardianThis is nature writing at its finest
—— Juanita Coulson , LadyWith the eye of a birdwatcher and the soul of a poet, Dee meditates on our green spaces and what we have made of them
—— Michael Kerr , TelegraphDee’s rich writing delights as he imparts his considerable research and observations about life and the state of the world
—— Good Book GuideCharged with meaning and lyrically luminous, Four Fields is an unquantifiable work – and an unmissable one
—— Melissa Harrison , The Times