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Publishers Weekly Review

Building on the insights in his Quantum Reality , Herbert proposes that mind, instead of being localized in our brains, is a phenomenon as deeply imbedded in nature as light or electricity. Three basic features of the universe predicted by quantum mechanics--randomness, the interconnectedness of all phenomena, and thinglessness (quantum objects do not possess attributes of their own)--were rejected by Albert Einstein, but to Herbert, a Stanford-trained physicist, each of these features of matter is a manifestation of a corresponding basic trait of mind: free will, deep psychic connectedness, and ambiguity. A skillful popularizer, Herbert scrutinizes recent brain research, reviews highly conjectural quantum models of mind, and outlines his own theory of ``quantum animism'' in which mind permeates the world and interacts with matter at the quantum level, which, if true, might help explain paranormal phenomena. (Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

CHOICE Review

This nonstandard book proceeds outside received professional frameworks for investigating the nature of consciousness. Although it may stimulate an interest in its subject matter among nonspecialists, this book has little to offer university communities. It may therefore be purchased by public libraries. Not recommended for university libraries. C. J. Shields; University of Colorado at Boulder