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REVIEWS @ KEVIEWS suspicious circumstances. it—he relates their contributions B O O K S In Overthrowing the Temple, Walker within the context of the times. In Reviewed by Ruth Parnell recaps Le Ribault's story and reflects the 1950s until his death in 1962, on a life dedicated to helping others. | CGD headed the British eugenics OVERTHROWING THE TEMPLE He also reprints some of Loic's short movement but was still steeped in by Martin J. Walker stories and writings about his ordeals class-based mid-Victorian Slingshot Publications, London, 20II, in recent years. This is a touching traditionalism. This helps to explain wwwslingshotpublications.com tribute to a scientist ahead of his why the movement never had much ISBN 978-0-9564093-0-0 (I85pp tpb) time and a courageous man who momentum in an increasingly Available: NEXUS UK Office, tel +44 fought state-sponsored persecution. democratic, social welfare-oriented (0)1342 322854 society. Ideas like paying wealthier t's ironic that Loic Le Ribault THE CHIEF SEA LION’S people to have more children and should start his academic career by INHERITANCE dispensing with the "feeble-minded" studying sand grains and then spend _ by Tom Blaney didn’t cut it, and yet much more his latter years producing a form of —__ Matador/Troubador Publishing, extreme positions had already taken organic silica to treat health Leicester, UK, 2011 root in US legislation before World problems such as arthritis and skin [SBN 978-I-848766-2II (I73pp tpb) War | and with the Nazi atrocities in disorders. He set up his own forensic Avail: www.troubador.co.uk/matador World War Il. These ideas have not aboratory and earned a brilliant ey members of six generations of — SON @Wa¥. SaVS Dr Blaney, and new reputation as an investigator and he Darwin family are scrutinised technologies are bringing a brave new rainer with the French police until he jn this perspective that considers world closer. A compelling read. was forced out by the top brass. what few have acknowledged: that at Investigative author Martin Walker _ east three generations participated got to know Le Ribault in 8 when in the eugenics movement. The EUGENICS he was in exile and was producing period that physicist Dr Tom Blaney _ and marketing his organic silica. focuses on begins with "the father of DARWINS However, Loic was imprisoned twice evolution" Charles Darwin and ends or his efforts, having displeased with one of his grandsons, Charles y certain vested interests. (We ran Galton Darwin (CGD), known from ‘4 i Walker's two-part article in 12/03-04, middle age as "the Chief Sea Lion'"— and reviewed Le Ribault’s book The inspiration for the book's title. le: Cost of a Discovery in 12/05.) Walker last ot only does Dr Blaney provide a Po 5 saw Le Ribault in 2005, a year before fascinating potted history of the ry he was diagnosed with cancer. Sadly, | Darwin family—including the many =A Loic died in 2007 in hospital under gifted women born or married into it—he relates their contributions within the context of the times. In the 1950s until his death in 1962, CGD headed the British eugenics movement but was still steeped in class-based mid-Victorian traditionalism. This helps to explain why the movement never had much momentum in an increasingly democratic, social welfare-oriented society. Ideas like paying wealthier people to have more children and dispensing with the "feeble-minded" didn't cut it, and yet much more extreme positions had already taken root in US legislation before World War I and with the Nazi atrocities in World War II. These ideas have not gone away, says Dr Blaney, and new technologies are bringing a brave new world closer. A compelling read. suspicious circumstances. In Overthrowing the Temple, Walker recaps Le Ribault's story and reflects on a life dedicated to helping others. He also reprints some of Loic's short stories and writings about his ordeals in recent years. This is a touching tribute to a scientist ahead of his time and a courageous man who fought state-sponsored persecution. EUGENICS DARWINS EUGENICS DARWINS P| cai) Available f “BURRUNJOR! AUSTRALIA’S LIVING vatlable from »” URU TYRANNOSAURUS”. Hot on the heels of our latest book release “BIG Cats of the — Australian Publications. Wilderness”, Heather and I are pleased to announce that our next book PO Box 202, “Burrunjor — Australia’s Living Tyrannosaurus” is now ready for release. Katoomba. This sensational book concerns the infamous Tyrannosaurid giant NSW 2780. reptilian monster of Australian Aboriginal folklore. 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