The Unthinkable Phenomena And The Roots Of Coincidence
Book review of Arthur Koestler's The Roots of Coincidence. Discusses ESP, parapsychology, PK experiments, and links to quantum physics. notes Koestler cites scientists like Russell Wiener Einstein and many Royal Society fellows. Critiques Koestler's Lamarckian stance and urges critical reading while acknowledging provocative synthesis.
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Arthur Koestler
Koestler
Bertrand Russell
Norbert Wiener
Albert Einstein
British Society of Psychical Research
Royal Society
Rhine
Remembering the farmer's wife in Victoria dairy life
Ken Sillcock's THREE LIFETIMES OF DAIRYING IN VICTORIA reviews the female role in dairy work, noting progress yet uneven recognition. The book blends industry history with a personal lifetime section, praising an index and bibliography but finding much of the second half dull and lacking human bovine anecdotes.
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Victoria
Ken Sillcock
Hawthorn
Ken Lillcock
Sillcock
Victorian Department of Agrigaltae
Remoably
Melbourne
Warrnambool
Hawthorn Books
Autobiography as Art and Ego in Malcom Muggeridge
The piece discusses Albert Thibaudet and Henri Peyre on autobiography as self in pursuit of unity, noting autobiographers’ bias toward self-portrayal. It highlights Malcolm Muggeridge’s Chronicles of Wasted Time, especially The Green Stick, as a cynical, self-promoting account rooted in a social milieu and personal flaws.
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Malcolm Muggeridge
Kewil
Ige
Hite
Crowden
London
Moscow
Manchester Guardian
Taney
Tolstoy
Zakar Forest
Muggeridge
Sinal
Muggerige
Belgium
Alsiy
Thibaudet
Muggeridge’s restless path from journalism to political caricature
The passage traces Malcolm Muggeridge through Cambridge, India, Egypt, and Britain, detailing his shifts from liberal journalism to socialist circles and his disillusionment with Stalin’s terror and German horrors. It notes his self-justifying rhetoric, selective evidence, and habit of reshaping history to fit his life.
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Union Christian College
Travancore
India
Minis
Sidney
Beannie Webb
Russia
The
Green Stick
Guardian
Stalin
Germany
England
Art books published by JPABER and Faber
JPABER releases The Meaning of Art in paperback priced at 52.30, aiming to define elements of art for reader appreciation. Faber reprints Sylvia Plath’s first poetry volume, The Colossus, in paperback edition.
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Jpaber
Herbert Read
Faber
Sylvia Plath
Murder at the Savoy and the British thrillers reviewed
A mixed review roundup surveys Peter Wahloo and Sjowall back in Murder at the Savoy with Martin Beck, June Thom son through Not One of Us, Robin Jenkins Not a New Thriller A Toast to the Lord, and Ay Malin Sorbie Brandy for Breakfast. The critic notes cool, architectural plots, humane tension, and shifting modern vibes across the European crime fiction landscape.
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Homicide
Martin Beck
Inspector Finch
Siuth
Stowall
Wahloo
Dickensian Characters Who's Who in Dickens by John Greaves
Handy guide cataloging over 1 600 characters from Charles Dickens novels and five Christmas books. Features a dictionary of names and a companion animal section plus a grouped list by book title with first appearance chapter references.
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John Greaves
Elm Tree Books
Hamish Hamilton
Charles Dickens
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