Colin Wilson: 64 books

For the last four centuries, science has tried to account for everything in terms of atoms and molecules and the physical laws they adhere to. Recently, this effort was extended to try to include the inner world of human beings. Gary Lachman argues that this view of consciousness is misguided and unfounded....

As the number of serial killers worldwide has risen steadily - from the emergence of Jack the Ripper in 1888 to Harold Shipman and Ivan Milat, the backpacker killer of the Australian outback - the need to understand mass murder is becoming more urgent. Using privileged access to the world's...

This volume contains the two last works by HG Wells. Nearing the end of his life, increasingly distressed over the war, Wells deals with death and apocalypse, mortality and religion, and with “human insufficiency.” Mind at the End of its Tether “One approaches it with awe. You come across references...

Everyone can benefit from more positive thinking Do you want to attract good things to your life? Would you like to tackle all life's challenges with the best mindset? Are you hungry for success and want happiness in life? There are some who believe in the power of positive thinking, while others...

From the bestselling author of THE OUTSIDER Serial killers are the headline-grabbing criminals of the modern world. But despite extensive police investigations, court trials, and news stories, a complete map of the serial-killer mindset has proven elusive. This fascinating study by one of the world's...

Un trésor caché de la BD de science-fiction Sur le vaisseau-monde de Genesis Project, Raël, Mantell et Alia sont tous les trois prisonniers d’un tyran qu’ils vont tenter de renverser. Voici le pitch de départ de Dans l’ombre du soleil, un récit dystopique des années 1980 qui révèle...

A spellbinding blend of history and science, scholarship and speculation, this landmark work presents startling new evidence that traces archaeology's most enduring mysteries back to the lost civilization of Atlantis.... The Great Pyramid. Stonehenge. Machu Picchu. For centuries, these and...

Circa 2100 A scourge of sex and death from an alien spaceship WHEN CAPTAIN CARLSEN ENTERED THE VAST DERELICT SPACESHIP, he was shaken by the discovery of its immobilized humanoid passengers.Later, after three of the strange aliens had been transported to Earth, his foreboding...

What is cannabis? How does it affect us medically? What is its economic significance and where do governments stand on this topic? “Cashing In On Cannabis” takes you on an intricate journey which covers basically every important topic that makes this plant a source of controversy. From medical...

Poet, Magician, Mountaineer, Polemicist and Pornographer, Aleister Crowley was the most famous, or infamous, name in twentieth century occultism. With his usual flair and style, Colin Wilson brings this complex and enigmatic figure to life and provides an engrossing portrait of the self-styled Great...

In 1976, the US Supreme Court ruled in Gregg v. Georgia that the death penalty was constitutional if it complied with certain specific provisions designed to ensure that it was reserved for the 'worst of the worst.' The same court had rejected the death penalty just four years before in the Furman...

Presents the life and work of one of the most influential psychological theorists of modern times, George Ivanovitch Gurdjieff. This examination of a psychologist and teacher of genius also provides an introduction to the philosophy of Gurdjieff. This work presents the life and work of one of the...

Immaginate di mescolare le deduzioni scientifiche di Sherlock Holmes alla caccia all’assassino del Mostro di Düsseldorf di Fritz Lang, ai dibattiti filosofici di un libro di Dürrenmatt, e avrete Un dubbio necessario, il libro più strano del più singolare degli autori inglesi, Colin Wilson, che...

"A work of massive energy, compulsively readable, splendidly informative...it establishes Wilson in a European tradition of thought that includes H.G. Wells, Sartre and Shaw." —Time Out "A tremendous resource for crime buffs as well as a challenging exposition for some of the more subtle criminological...