Book Review by Athena A. Drewes, PsyD
Adjunct Professor – Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Phenomena. Secrets of the Senses. by Donna M. Jackson. Little, Brown and Company, New York, NY., 2008. Pp 174. ISBN-13: 978-0-316-16649-2 (hardcover). $16.99.
There are many things that go ‘bump’ in the night that amaze and astound us.
“Phenomena. Secrets of the Senses” offers us a treasure trove of paranormal and amazing normal phenomena that our more than five senses experience. Written for the layperson, notably school-age children, Jackson’s easy to read book offers scientific information on a variety of phenomena, some of which can be easily explained through scientific study, while others defy explanation.
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Book Review by Athena A. Drewes, PsyD
Adjunct Professor – Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Autism and The God Connection. Redefining the Autistic Experience Through Extraordinary Account of Spiritual Giftedness by William Stillman. Naperville, IL:
Sourcebooks, Inc., 2006. Pp. XIV + 240. ISBN-10: 1-4022-0649-6 (paperback). $14.95.
“Autism and The God Connection” is a combination of autobiography, information and support for caregivers of autistic children, and anecdotal psychic experiences of autistic children and their caregivers. This writer found the book most compelling in reading the variety and types of psychic experiences that autistic children have reported.
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Book Review by Athena A. Drewes, PsyD
Adjunct Professor – Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Life Before Life. A Scientific Investigation of Children’s Memories of Previous Lives by Jim B. Tucker, MD. New York: St. Martins Press, 2005. Pp. X + 251. ISBN 0-312-32137-6 (hardcover). $23.95 (hardcover).
Dr. Tucker so thoroughly and carefully undertakes the systematic presentation and analysis of the evidence in “Life Before Life” that it would make Sherlock Holmes proud. His book reads like a detective case, with all possible options and conclusions laid out for the reader to decide if reincarnation exists. Dr. Tucker’s even-handed and objective presentation of data and counter-arguments makes it hard even for the hardened critics and skeptics of reincarnation to refute.
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