books by Michael Shermer     books:     Michael Shermer      The Science of Good and Evil: Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule Michael Shermer Holt Paperbacks, 2005 Good Complement to The God Delusion Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion makes the argument that ethics and morals do not depend upon a God or religion. Dawkins, however, does not address the gap that people might need religion upon which to base their morals and ethics. Shermer explores non-religious ...             How We Believe, 2nd Edition: Science, Skepticism, and the Search for God Michael Shermer Holt Paperbacks, 2003 I once was blind.. This was one of the most fascinating books I have read, everyday I looked forward to it. I was most impressed with Shermer's mastery of multiple and diverse disciplines, my IQ must have gone up a few points from reading such a well written and elegant tome. Its ...             Secrets of Mental Math: The Mathemagician's Guide to Lightning Calculation and Amazing Math Tricks Arthur Benjamin, Michael Shermer Three Rivers Press, 2006 Great for any age and skill level I recently purchased this book after a stranger in a bookstore suggested it. I'm already impressed. There are quite a few 'speed math' books out there, but this one is easily accessible to everyone and is intended to help with everyday life. I'm fairly advanced in ...             Science Friction: Where the Known Meets the Unknown Michael Shermer Holt Paperbacks, 2005 Fact or Friction? I like science writers because of their obvious intelligence and (usually) great writing skills. Shermer is more that a great writer. He is a skeptic, a rationalist and humanist; he is also what one might call a member of the NPR crowd - white, educated, well-to-do, ...             Mathemagics: How to Look Like a Genius Without Really Trying Arthur Benjamin, Michael Brant Shermer Lowell House, 1993 Truly amazing A truly amazing insight into various ways to mystify others with seemingly impossible mathematical challenges. Learn how to determine the day someone was born on, or guess the missing number in the answer to a multiplication problem. This book provides you with insight ...             The Mind of the Market: Compassionate Apes, Competitive Humans, and Other Tales from Evolutionary Economics Michael Shermer Times Books, 2007 Why Evolution Is Sound Economics Michael Shermer's "The Mind of the Market: Compassionate Apes, Competitive Humans, and Other Tales from Evolutionary Economics" is yet another insightful, and provocative book from him, making the best, most persuasive case why accepting evolutionary theory ought to be ...             The Borderlands of Science: Where Sense Meets Nonsense Michael Shermer Oxford University Press, USA, 2002 An excellent treaty on critical thinking This is the second book on critical thinking I read by this author. The other was "Why People Believe Weird Things." They are both excellent. Michael Shermer is quite a polymath and original thinker. Armed with a Ph.D. in History of Science and an M.S. in ...             Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time Michael Shermer Holt Paperbacks, 2002 Well thought out book showing how even smart people can believe weird things. Well written easy to understand book about the psychology of how people (even smart people) can fall into common logical fallacies and come to wrong conclusions if they aren't careful. Must read.             Denying History: Who Says the Holocaust Never Happened and Why Do They Say It? (S. Mark Taper Foundation ... Michael Shermer, Alex Grobman University of California Press, 2002 Much More than Just Bashing the Denier Wackos While it is a great reply to those who deny the historicity of the Holocaust, it addresses the question of historical methodology. The authors demonstrate how we know the truth of historical events based on many pieces of evidence and review the issues of historical ...             Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design Michael Shermer Holt Paperbacks, 2007 A Superb, Quite Insightful, Primer on the so-called "Evolution vs. Intellligent Design Debate" In "Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design" Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine, reviews succinctly both the overwhelming evidence in support of contemporary evolutionary theory and the pseudoscientific religious nonsense known as ...             The Raam Book: The Race Across America Book John Marion, Michael Shermer, ... Info Net Pub, 1988 If you can find this book buy it This is one of the few good references materials for the worlds most difficult sporting event. Don't believe me? Give it a try.             THE MYSTERY OF THE PYRAMIDS.: An article from: Skeptic (Altadena, CA) Pat Linse, Michael Shermer, ... Skeptics Society & Skeptic Magazine, 2000 This digital document is an article from Skeptic (Altadena, CA), published by Skeptics Society & Skeptic Magazine on March 22, 2000. The length of the article is 5763 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after ...             Teach Your Child Math : Making Math Fun for the Both of You Arthur Benjamin, Michael Brant Shermer McGraw-Hill, 1999 What a great idea I read this book because, although I don't have any kids yet, I want to do some substitute teaching this spring. I thought I might be able to capture some of the fun that math games can entail. This book does the job. Bear in mind, these exercises are for YOUNGER ...             In Darwin's Shadow: The Life and Science of Alfred Russel Wallace: A Biographical Study on the Psychology of ... Michael Shermer Oxford University Press, USA, 2002 In the shadow no longer Alfred Russel Wallace seems to rate hardly more than a footnote in the history of the theory of evolution. Like most who have studied this subject, I knew of Wallace's mutual discovery of the theory and evidence in support of it. I knew too of Darwin's generous ...             The great debate: Deepak Chopra v. Michael Shermer on the value of skepticism.(Column): An article from: ... Deepak Chopra, Michael Shermer Thomson Gale, 2005 This digital document is an article from Skeptic (Altadena, CA), published by Thomson Gale on September 22, 2005. The length of the article is 2769 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. 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