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An Encyclopaedia of
Homo,eopathy
Dr. Trevor Smith
Ariel Bookshop
42 Oxfol'd St Paddington 2021
$25.95
Arranged in founnajor secJ.il.ms, this book it a
comprebensi ~'e lllphabe.tical encyclopaedia of
the major aspects ofh"
Well WritlllD twd al.arty understandable,
an added advantage to the collection ofnatural
healing books.
The Way & The Power
Artb:ur \Valey
Allen & Unwin,
8 Napier St, Nth Sydney
$19.95
Regarded ,by many as one of the most
&iO.ed Chinese translators of modem
imcs:. Arthur Waley has unlocked the
door to one of the most ancient and mys
ledous. of all mystical books The Tao Te
Ching.
His introduction and commentary
provides the reader with background in
formation and interpretation that is essen
tial in understanding the wisdom of an
cient China. Earth Harmony
Nigel Pennick
Ariel Bookshop 42 OxrOl'd St,
Paddington 2021
$19.95
This book is devOll:d I:();explaining the ancient
traditions of ,Earth HlWDOni~. The best
known form ()f geQ1ll.lll'U;Y ·iJ the Chinese
Feng-Sh"Ui. whiM nll$ been subject to cOnsid
erable stUll)' in the West
The ~reeise blending of natural and hu
man-madeforms mdplillqIlSis thebasisof
geomancy, Harmonizing humlm lives with
the undel'lyicg SlJUC1\Jre of the umverse -Lhe
cosmic ordllt -t?Y bringing<,pposing or com
plementaryprinciple~inlO d)'JIamic balance.
"Accordillg to the tradititYnal ways of
earth harmony ,lif~iJ (Q beUVeQ inco-ordina
tion withthenaturalorderof!hings, the cyclic
law of alternation, the vibrant patterns of
spontaneous o1de('.
Dealing with topics such as the hidden
landscape; places ofpow.er and practical ap
plications, the book ill lUl essential tool for
those looking to b~y crt build Il.lwme. Tales of Natural &
Unnatural Disasters
by Patricia Highsmith
Allen & Unwin, 8 Napier St,
Nth Sydney
$29.95
Patricia Highsmi!h is author of many booles,
specializing in tales of murder, eeriness and
intrigue. This book continues in !he same
favorite theme, but this time the stories con
tained within are based on real events,leav ing
the reader with an inspired imagination.
There are stories of how, when a pope
stubbed his toe, revolution was launched and
miracles happened, how a woman believing
she was Cleopatra found.happiness, explains
what the tell tale smells of NS];Il.ui r~u11y are,
magic horror myths following in the wake of
It furiouswfui.li::.a biZarre pic-nic on the White
House lilwn md more.
For tholle of you who have a passion for
!he eerie and mysterious.
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Pine Gap
Des Ball
Allen & Unwin, 8 Napier St, Nth
Sydney $9.95
Author of several books, Professor Desmond
Ball, Head ofthe Strategic & Defense Studies
Centre at the Australian National University,
has put together Pine Gap in as dispassionate
a way as possible. As the most important US
'facility', PineGap is also the mostcontrover
sial of all the installations in Australia.
The book compiles information, photo
graphs, graphs, tables and maps. Chapters
cover topics as Espionage and Arms Control
Verification., Capabilities and Missions, Pine
Gap, the Office of National Reconnaissance
and the CIA. The book gives the reader all !he
tools to form anopinion about the purposeand
functions of this US base.
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