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Evolution
Stephen Baxter
Del Rey, 2004
Unputdownable!
+ A reasonably engaging piece of science fiction (not fact)
+ A Stunning Vision
+ making paleontology come alive!
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Letter to a Christian Nation (Vintage)
Sam Harris
Vintage, 2008
Thought-provoking and eye-opening
+ Short and to the point
As a once devout Christian, I wish I'd found this book much sooner after leaving the church. Harris does a wonderful job of pointing out all of the problems with the church, its mindset, and the hypocrisy of picking and choosing which parts of the bible you want to follow. He makes harsh and ...
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Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
Neil Shubin
Pantheon, 2008
Facinating Read!
+ chordate anatomy made bearable, even interesting
+ Engaging non-specialist treatment
+ Wonderful tour through evolution
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Godless
Pete Hautman
Simon Pulse, 2005
It's just a religion. Right?
+ Excellent for teens who are thinking about religion
+ A God That Towers Above the Rest
+ Good airplane read for adults; great for teens anywhere
+ Thought-provoking, indeed
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan
Ballantine Books, 1997
Pleasantly Surprised
+ Great for polishing your skeptical skills!
+ A great rebuttal to pseudoscience and superstition.
+ The Demon Haunted World
+ Great Insights on Being Both Curious and Skeptical
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Duck Egg Blue: A Novel
Derrick Neill
Prometheus Books, 1999
Duck Egg Blue
+ A Pleasant Read
+ A simple novel about a complex issue
This is a masterfully crafted story that everyone would enjoy. I enjoyed getting to know the characters, loved the southwest links, hiking, and the Boy Scout story, as well as the wonderful romance that unfolded between two of the main characters. But behind all that is a superb story about ...
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The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature
Steven Pinker
Viking Adult, 2002
Blank Slate is erased
+ One of the best books ever
+ A must read for anyone interested in human nature
+ A Discussion on Human Nature
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Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life
Daniel C. Dennett
Simon & Schuster, 1996
Unintelligent design explained
+ Must read!
+ More a critique than anything else
+ Complex and Entertaining
+ like good medicine
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The Quotable Atheist: Ammunition for Non-Believers, Political Junkies, Gadflies, and Those Generally ...
Jack Huberman
Nation Books, 2006
The Quotable Atheist
+ reminds me some people are sane
+ Great for browsing anytime
+ Entertaining
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Stardust: Supernovae and Life --- The Cosmic Connection
John Gribbin, Mary Gribbin
Yale University Press, 2001
The magic of the stars
+ Twinkle, twinkle, little star
+ brilliant mind
+ best book of all time
+ "We are all starstuff"
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The Moral Animal: Why We Are, the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology
Robert Wright
Vintage, 1995
A self-help book
+ A Seminal Popularization of Evolutionary Psychology
+ tabula rasa be gone
+ Not Quite Moral
+ A very interesting point of view
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The Future of Life
Edward O. Wilson
Vintage, 2003
We are drawn to the natural world--but why?
+ A Good Look At Where Life Is Headed
+ Shocking
+ Consilience applied
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The Life and Death of Planet Earth: How the New Science of Astrobiology Charts the Ultimate Fate of Our World
Peter D. Ward, Donald Brownlee
Holt Paperbacks, 2004
One of the best popular science books in print
+ Fascinating read....
+ Very good read
+ Metric Conversion Chart
+ Earth systems logical thoght processes.
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THE END OF FAITH
Sam Harris
Free Association Press, 2006
EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ THIS BOOK!
+ Chaotic World: Belief in Faith Nourished in Primitive Times
+ The Death Blow to an Ancient 40 Century Curse: Magical-Religion or Religio-Politics!
+ Important
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The Triumph of Evolution...And the Failure of Creationism
Niles Eldredge, 2000
A Sober Warning From One Of Our Finest Evolutionary Biologists About America's Scientific Future
+ Burying creationism (again)
+ Eldredge Weighs in on Creationism
In this relatively terse book, distinguished American Museum of Natural History paleobiologist Niles Eldredge has set out two objectives that he does accomplish well. First, he offers yet another eloquent rebuke of "Intelligent Design" and other variants of creationism, noting that creationism ...
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