In this remarkable series of lectures
Selbourne concludes with a warning against the illusions of the West about its superiority and ability to contain a force that is confident of its own moral superiority and certain of its ultimate triumph
this book records his rich observations of life in the young republic and the Catholic experience within it
psychiatrist Benjamin Kovitz illustrates the parallels between anxiety in the individual and discord in civilisation as a whole
An Enchanted Place Maria Pentaraki In this remarkable series ofThe Hundred Acre Wood in the Ashdown Forest, Sussex, is under attack from a new road, but an unlikely group, inspired unconsciously by Winnie the Pooh, fights back as true NIMBYs. Underpinning the 'not in our backyard' story, is the question of 'progress' versus the need for a human scale and a gentler pace to life, whilst protecting a unique, beloved, ancient woodland. Touches lightly on the themes of life, death, nature, the human spirit and meaning