Recent Non-fiction Reviews by Bob Lane [IPP]

Fiction reviews

William James on Ethics and FaithReview - William James on Ethics and Faith
by Michael R. Slater
Cambridge University Press, 2009
Review by Bob Lane, MA
Mar 19th 2010 (Volume 14, Issue 11)
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Transformative YogaReview - Transformative Yoga
The Five Keys to Unlocking Inner Bliss
by Wade Imre Morissette
New Harbinger, 2009
Review by Bob Lane, MA
Jan 5th 2010 (Volume 14, Issue 1)

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Review - The Lives of the Brain: Human Evolution and the Organ of Mind
by John S. Allen
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2009

Review by Bob Lane, MA
Jan 5th 2010 (Volume 14, Issue 1)

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Review - The New Atheism
Taking a Stand for Science and Reason
by Victor J. Stenger
Prometheus, 2009
Review by Bob Lane, MA
Nov 15th 2009 (Volume 13, Issue 46)

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Review - Darwin's Universe
Evolution from A to Z
by Richard Milner
University of California Press, 2009
Review by Bob Lane, M.A.
Oct 3rd 2009 (Volume 13, Issue 40)
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The Boy Who DaredReview - The Boy Who Dared
by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Listening Library, 2008
Review by Bob Lane, MA
Jul 21st 2009 (Volume 13, Issue 30)
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Review - The Story Is True
The Art and Meaning of Telling Stories
by Bruce Jackson
Temple University Press, 2008
Review by Bob Lane, MA
Jun 9th 2009 (Volume 13, Issue 24)
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PragmatismReview - Pragmatism
A Guide for the Perplexed
by Robert B. Talisse and Scott F. Aikin
Continuum, 2008
Review by Bob Lane, M.A.
Feb 24th 2009 (Volume 13, Issue 9)
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Review - Reason & Emancipation
Essays on the Philosophy of Kai Nielsen
by Michel Seymour and Matthias Fritsch (Editors)
Humanity Books, 2007
Review by Bob Lane, M.A.
Jan 27th 2009 (Volume 13, Issue 5)
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    Review - The Modern Art of Dying
    A History of Euthanasia in the United States
                               by Shai J. Lavi
                               Princeton University Press, 2007
                               Review by Bob Lane, MA
                               Jan 13th 2009 (Volume 13, Issue 3)
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 Review - Feminist Philosophy And Science Fiction

Utopias And Dystopias
by Judith A. Little (Editor)
Prometheus Books, 2007
Review by Bob Lane, MA
Jan 6th 2009 (Volume 13, Issue 2)

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Change Your Brain, Change Your LifeReview - Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Anger, and Impulsiveness
by Daniel Amen
Random House Audio, 2008
Review by Bob Lane, MA
Dec 16th 2008 (Volume 12, Issue 51)
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Review - Shakespeare
A Life in Seven Chapters
by Edward S. Brubaker
Franklin & Marshall College, 2008

Nov 18, 2008

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Mill's UtilitarianismReview - Mill's Utilitarianism
A Reader's Guide
by Henry R. West
Continuum, 2007
Review by Bob Lane, MA
Nov 4th 2008 (Volume 12, Issue 45)
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Persons and ThingsReview - Persons and Things
by Barbara Johnson
Harvard University Press, 2008
Review by Bob Lane, MA
Oct 14th 2008 (Volume 12, Issue 42)
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PlatoReview - Plato: A Guide for the Perplexed
by Gerald A. Press
Continuum, 2007
Review by Bob Lane, MA
Oct 7th 2008 (Volume 12, Issue 41)
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Einstein and OppenheimerReview - Einstein and Oppenheimer
The Meaning of Genius
by Silvan S. Schweber
Harvard University Press, 2008
Review by Bob Lane, MA
Sep 23rd 2008 (Volume 12, Issue 39)
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Science and Nonbelief by Taner EdisScience and Nonbelief
By Taner Edis
Review by Bob Lane, MA on Tue, Sep 16th 2008. Anyone not living under a rock will be aware of the current clash between science and religion as manifest in several books that have been reviewed recently here on Metapsychology. Are the two compatible? Does science make religion obsolete?

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Notebooks 1951-1959Review - Notebooks 1951-1959
by Albert Camus
Ivan R. Dee, 2008
Review by Bob Lane, MA
Sep 2nd 2008 (Volume 12, Issue 36)
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Black Elk SpeaksReview - Black Elk Speaks
by John G. Neihardt
Audio Literature, 2007
Review by Bob Lane, MA
Aug 19th 2008 (Volume 12, Issue 34)

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Undermining ScienceReview - Undermining Science
Suppression and Distortion in the Bush Administration
by Seth Shulman
University of California Press, 2008
Review by Bob Lane, MA
Jul 29th 2008 (Volume 12, Issue 31)
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Knowing, Knowledge and BeliefsKnowing, Knowledge and Beliefs:
Epistemological Studies across Diverse Cultures
by Myint Swe Khine (Editor)
Springer, 2008
Review by Bob Lane, MA
Jun 3rd 2008 (Volume 12, Issue 23)
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First Do No HarmReview - First Do No Harm
Law, Ethics, And Healthcare
by Sheila A. M. Mclean (Editor)
Ashgate, 2006
Review by Bob Lane, M.A.
Apr 29th 2008

This book is a collection of essays from leading figures in the field of medical law and ethics in honour of Professor Ken Mason, one of the most eminent scholars in the area.”

 

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God: The Failed Hypothesis
How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist
By Victor J Stenger
Review by Bob Lane, MA on Tue, Apr 15th 2008.

God: The Failed Hypothesis by Victor J StengerImagine our pre-civilization ancestors trying to cope with the difficulties of survival. They would have had to discover that there is some sort of causal relationship between actions and events. They would have paid attention to their surroundings and would have begun early on to perceive a relationship between temporal events. They would have wondered about the life-giving sun, wondered why on certain days it was covered with thick clouds that on occasion provided life-giving rain to drop from the sky. Injuries, sickness, hunger, dangers of all sorts were about.
 

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Review - The Meaning of Others
Narrative Studies of Relationships
by Ruthellen Josselson, Amia Lieblich, and Dan P. McAdams (Editors)
American Psychological Association, 2007
Review by Bob Lane
Mar 25th 2008 (Volume 12, Issue 13)
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Darwin's Gift to Science and ReligionReview - Darwin's Gift to Science and Religion
by Francisco Ayala
Joseph Henry Press, 2007
Review by Bob Lane, M.A.
Jan 22nd 2008 (Volume 12, Issue 4)
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The Search for MeaningReview - The Search for Meaning
A Short History
by Dennis Ford
University of California Press, 2007
Review by Bob Lane
Jan 1st 2008 (Volume 12, Issue 1)
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The Extinction of DesireReview - The Extinction of Desire
A Tale of Enlightenment
by Michael Boylan
Blackwell, 2007
Review by Bob Lane, MA
Nov 27th 2007 (Volume 11, Issue 48)
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PresocraticsReview - Presocratics
Natural Philosophers Before Socrates
by James Warren
University of California Press, 2007
Review by Bob Lane, M.A.
Nov 6th 2007 (Volume 11, Issue 45)
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Einstein: His Life and Universe
by Walter Isaacson
Simon & Schuster Audio, 2007
Oct 30th 2007 (Volume 11, Issue 44)
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Blind SpotsReview - Blind Spots
Why Smart People Do Dumb Things
by Madeleine L. Van Hecke
Prometheus Books, 2007
Review by Bob Lane, M.A.
Sep 18th 2007 (Volume 11, Issue 38)
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The Top 10 Myths About EvolutionReview - The Top 10 Myths About Evolution
by Cameron M. Smith and Charles Sullivan
Prometheus Books, 2006
Review by Bob Lane, M.A.
Aug 21st 2007 (Volume 11, Issue 34)
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The Decency WarsReview - The Decency Wars
Campaign to Cleanse American Culture
by Frederick S. Lane
Prometheus Books, 2006
Review by Bob Lane, M.A.
Jul 24th 2007 (Volume 11, Issue 30)
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Scandalous KnowledgeReview - Scandalous Knowledge
Science, Truth, and the Human
by Barbara Herrnstein Smith
Duke University Press, 2006
Review by Bob Lane, M.A.
Jul 3rd 2007 (Volume 11, Issue 27)
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Pathways to SpiritualityReview - Pathways to Spirituality
Connection, Wholeness, and Possibility for Therapist and Client
by Bill O'Hanlon
W. W. Norton, 2005
Review by Bob Lane, M.A.
Jun 12th 2007 (Volume 11, Issue 24)
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SartreReview - Sartre
A Guide for the Perplexed
by Gary Cox
Continuum International, 2006
Review by Bob Lane, M.A.
May 29th 2007 (Volume 11, Issue 22)
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Don't Believe Everything You ThinkReview - Don't Believe Everything You Think
The 6 Basic Mistakes We Make in Thinking
by Thomas E. Kida
Prometheus Books, 2006
Review by Bob Lane, MA.
May 1st 2007 (Volume 11, Issue 18)
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Review of Perspectives on Power by Noam Chomsky
Humanist in Canada, Autumn 1998, No. 126.
 
Review of A Philosophical Testament by Marjorie Greene
 

in Canadian Philosophical Journal.

 
Review of Practical Ethics, 2nd edition, by Peter Singer;
Philosophical Books, 35, No. 4, October, 1994.
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Review of The Making of the Messiah, by Robert Sheaffer
Humanist in Canada, Spring 1994.
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Review of Love, Emotion, Myth, and Metaphor, by Robert C. Solomon
Philosophical Books, October, 1991.
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Several newspaper reviews of film, art shows, books in The World, Coos Bay, Oregon and the Nanaimo Free Press, Nanaimo, BC.; and "The World of Art" columnist in The Times, Nanaimo. 1966 - 1980.  
Update: January 6, 2010                     email:   Bob Lane         Earlier reviews USMC 1953-1961