A summary of fundamental physics, with all the mathematics.

Anything about religions other than Buddhism.

American progressive politics from a Christian evangelical position.

An attempt to explain why people behave differently from their religious beliefs, using cognitive science.

Anything about more than one religion.

Is the Christian religion just a retelling of ancient Eqyptian myths? Did the original authors of the New Testament never intend their stories to be taken literally? Such are the claims of this new analysis of the origins of Christianity.

Anything to do with history or politics, ancient, mediaeval, modern or recent.

Anyone involved in politics, or who has to communicate with the media, or has to communicate with anyone, should read this book.

Yes, it's available now in Australia.

Anything about history.

A summary of the state of anti-globalisation politics in early 2001.

As part of the globalisation debate, Monbiot has made three proposals to move from dissent to consent.

Global politics

A good basic introduction to codes and ciphers, but not as comprehensive as Kahn's Codebreakers.

All you need to know to change your life is in this book, or at least in all books that it describes.

Butler-Bowden assesses the top 50 self-help books — if it isn't on this list, you don't need to read it.

Here are some reviews that don't go anywhere else.

Some questions to think about what you want to do with your life, with illustrative stories drawn from the author's psychiatric practice.

What would I know about men's clothes?

Peter Jackson, director of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, spoke at Sydney's State Theatre on 12 March 2005.

There has to be something to say for someone that can rate all religions on a scale of 1 to 1000, and then claim the result is objective science.

Hawkins has a Test, which he says will answer any yes/no question correctly.

Apparently, he received a Danish knighthood for this, so it must be right.

Anything that doesn't go anywhere else goes here.

Here are some more links that I have found useful: ABC News Online - Home comp.risks Google News Australia ACM News Service Ars Technica Sydney Metropolitan Forecast Bugzilla Project MySQL The Sydney Morning Herald The Personal World Clock Nuntii Latini Transcriptio

Here are some links that don't go anywhere else.

Here are some more links that I have found: John Quiggin more...

List of reviews by title.

List of all the pages on this site.

List of reviews by author.

About this site.

When did the Inquisition end? and was it, ultimately, worth it? A history of the Inquisition has been reprinted that attempts to answer these questions.

Was Julius Caesar great? What does it mean to be great? Can we even ask the question? And what was Caesar thinking when he crossed the Rubicon?

So many tried to reform the Christian Church, and restore its original unity and purity, but the result was two centuries of war between Christians.

Historical fiction for science fiction readers.

Here are some fiction titles.

Yes, I've read it too, just like everyone else.

For what it's worth, I think it's about the same standard as the previous books in the series.

I don't know, but I think Pratchett is going downhill. He seems to be just going through the motions these days. At least, he doesn't seem to be reaching the same standard.

I read a lot of fantasy fiction.

The author of the Ladies No 1 Detective Agency series has started a new series.

The application of economic techniques to the real world.

I spent a whole evening fixing my PC.

'Eastern' Buddhism: The Zen of Buddhism, variously known as Chan (China), Sen (Korea) or Zen (Japan), is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism.

This is a collection of Chan/Zen meditation manuals.

This is a good basic introduction to Zen Buddhist practice in the North American tradition.

'Northern' Buddhism: Tibetan Buddhism is the form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet.

When times get difficult, when everything seems hopeless, chaotic, and fearful, we are often uncertain where to turn.

Written by an American Buddhist nun in the Tibetan tradition, this book explains simple techniques for turning difficulties into an opportunity for spiritual growth,

'Southern' Buddhism: Theravada Buddhism is the form of Buddhism practiced in Sri Lanka and South East Asia.

Buddhist philosophy.

'Western' Buddhism: 'Modern' Buddhism represents the form of Buddhism that has emerged since about 1850 in response to the challenges of Christianity, modernism and westernism.

'Buddhist theology' is a term, deliberately chosen to provoke questions, meaning a kind of critical reflection that takes from Buddhist scholarship and gives to Buddhist practice.

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This is a basic introduction to Buddhism by a colleague of Stephen Bachelor at Sharpham College.

Buddhism is sometimes seen as particularly suited to the environmental movement. But what does Buddhism have to offer? Is a Buddhist environmentalist any more than a Buddhist who is also an environmentalist?

Buddhism can be considered through the eye of the historian, not the practitioner, and its texts can be read according to the standards of historical scholarship. This may sometimes lead to a different explanation.

Some material about Buddhism.