Zukav, Gary. The Seat of the Soul. Simon & Schuster. Mar. 1989. c.288p. ISBN 0-671-25383-2. $17.95
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This remarkable treatment of thought, evolution, and reincarnation examines the purpose of the immortal human soul during life and its continuation after physical death. Zukav's extraordinary skill in explaining scientific abstraction and the new physics, displayed in the best-selling The Dancing Wu Li Masters (LJ 5/1/79), is again evident as he critically questions the link between the existing Western model of the soul and the subsequent lack of meaningful human evolution. Beginning by examining the debilitating effect of this model, Zukav then describes the importance of non-physical reality, alluding to properties not yet accepted or understood by scientists. Overall, a readable, thought-provoking tome on how our perceptions must change dramatically if we are to survive; will be in demand in New Age collections.

Kevin M. Roddy, Oakland Public Library, California