White Crow Books imprint: 82 books

Is there a special connection between twins? Can they read each others minds? Are they telepathic? These questions are often asked, but have never been convincingly answered until now.The author became interested in the subject when he was given vivid first-hand testimony of how a man whose twin brother...

At the end of the 19th century perhaps every man wanted to be Arthur Conan Doyle. He had written historical novels short stories of horror and the supernatural; and displayed huge energy and talent in a variety of fields. He was a fine cricketer (he once took the wicket of the great WC Grace); played...

In 1981 British Rail had a call from a woman who claimed to have had a vision of a fatal crash in which a freight train had been involved. So clear had it been, she said, that she not merely saw the blue diesel engine, but could read the number: 47 216. Two years later, an accident of the kind she predicted...

Dr Alex Tanous was a prolific scholar and acclaimed psychic of the latter part of the twentieth century.  Having created quite a career for himself internationally, and commanding a great deal of respect amongst scholars and the general public, he spent nearly twenty years as an active researcher,...

Standing six foot, four inches tall, and weighing 21 stone, GK Chesterton was a man of striking appearance; and all the more so for his chosen uniform of cape, large hat, swordstick and cigar. A prolific writer, he regarded himself primarily as a journalist; but also wrote poetry, philosophy, biography,...

'A Confession' is Tolstoy's chronicle of his journey to faith; his account of how he moved from despair to the possibility of living; from unhappy existence to 'the glow and strength of life'. It describes his spiritual and philosophical struggles up until he leaves the Orthodox Church, convinced...

Published in 1884 The kingdom of God is within you is perhaps Tolstoys most significant work of non-fiction. Due to the Russian censors it was first published in Germany but its dominant idea of non-violence echoed across the international stage throughout the 20th century.In essence the book is a...

My Religion carries on from where A Confession left off. Describing himself as a former nihilist Tolstoy develops his attack on the church he has left. He accuses them of hiding the true meaning of Jesus which is to be found in the Sermon on the Mount; and most clearly in the call not to resist evil....

Written in 1883, 'The Gospel in brief' is Tolstoy's harmonization of the four Christian gospels into one. So now we have Matthew, Mark, Luke, John - and Tolstoy. It is, he says, 'an examination of Christian teaching not according to the church's interpretations, but solely according to what has come...

What is religion? is a collection of articles and letters written by the mature Tolstoy of 1901 and 1902. Published originally by the Free Age Press it features all his trademark clarity and insight. Contained here is a wide variety of subject matter including a look at the causes of social inequality...

This book presents writings Tolstoy was never, in his lifetime, allowed to publish in his native Russia. He was a successful author by middle age; world famous for his novels 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina.' But after a mid-life spiritual awakening, Tolstoy chose a different direction, and for...

Work while ye have the light is Tolstoy in teaching mode. The opening scene is an aristocratic dinner party at which all the guests declare themselves dissatisfied with their dissolute and useless lives; but find a thousand different reasons why nothing should change. There follows a moral tale set in...

This book is a history of vegetarianism as told through the writings of some of history's great thinkers and writers. The author Howard Williams travels back in time to Antiquity and from there moves through the centuries all the way up to his contemporaries in the 19th century. Leo Tolstoy was impressed...