6. The First Signs: Unlocking the Mysteries of the World's Oldest Symbols by Genevieve von PetzingerI finished this back in January so most of my thoughts are long gone ( Read more... )

61. The Mind in the Cave by David Lewis-WilliamsI've been meaning to read this for years. It was, I think, the first popular book setting out the theory that Upper Paleolithic cave art in Western Europe serves a religious, shamanic purpose. The argument is persuasive. Basically, anatomically modern humans all have basically the same response(s) to ( Read more... )

39. What is Paleolithic Art? Cave paintings and the dawn of human creativity by Jean ClottesThis was reviewed in New Scientist recently and I had to order it right away. Clottes is *the* expert on the cave art in the south of France and leading proponent of the theory that cave art is an expression of a shamanic culture. I recognised his name ( Read more... )

15. Beneath a Rising Moon by Keri Arthur

A different series written by the author of the Riley Jensen, Guardian series (the Australian-set werewolf/vampire porn that's better than it has any right to be which I've written about previously).

This one's set on a werewolf reservation in Colorado and surrounds the investigation into a series of murders ( Read more... )