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A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Karen Armstrong
Ballantine Books, 1994
A must own for any serious historian
+ If you want to learn about man's journey to discover GOD.
What I love and respect about the author, is how she is open minded and honest enough to challenge the reader to think outside their comfort zone and all they have been taught to believe based on faith and not a serious study of history and how religion whatever the belief system, is something that ...
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Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America--and ...
Juan Williams
Crown, 2006
A voice of reason.
+ hits the nail on the head
This book was one that far exceeded my expectations. I came in to expecting to find the work of an elitist conservative what I found instead was the calm voice of an everyday normal man. He is no patsy either for slick attempts to repair race relations even going as far as to strike down idiotic ...
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Conservatives Without Conscience
John W. Dean
Viking Adult, 2006
No Kid Glove Treatment for Authoritarian Conservatives
+ a conservative perspective on conservatives without conscience
+ Great gift for a person interested in politics
+ Authoritarians
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The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
Sam Harris
W. W. Norton, 2005
Sam Harris presages Sarah Palin.
+ Well worth it - even after reading Dawkins, Dennett and Hitchens
+ A Thought Provoking Outlook on World Events and Religious Attitudes
+ Chaotic World: Belief in Faith Nourished in Primitive Times
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The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins
Houghton Mifflin, 2006
Thank you Richard Dawkins
+ A Book for Every Thinking Person's "Must Read" List
+ Dawkins is goofy
+ Preaching to the choir...
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What Philosophers Think
Continuum International Publishing Group, 2003
Philosophy in (mostly) plain English
What Philosophers Think is a wonderful way to give people unfamiliar with modern, western, primarily English-language philosophy a taste of both what it is and what some well-known (and some not) philosophers are concerned about. For those who are already knowledgeable about the subject, the book ...
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Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas
Elaine Pagels
Random House, 2003
A jewel of intellectual and spiritual enlightenment
+ Good, but misleading subtitle
+ Great Author
+ Excellent work
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Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
Bill McKibben
Times Books, 2007
Changed the way I see the world
+ Hope for New Economic Perspectives
+ A bit repetitive, but incredibly powerful.
+ An interesting study on what is and what should be valuable
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The President of Good and Evil
Peter Singer
Plume, 2004
A must read for liberals and conservatives
+ What if Singer is wrong and Bush is a madman?
+ Harsh but fair
Unfortunately, most political books seek to lower the level of political discourse in this nation. Through half-truths, outright lies, miscalculations, and (for lack of a better word), propaganda, other authors only seek to confuse and enrage their readers into blindly accepting their point of ...
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Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism
Susan Jacoby
Holt Paperbacks, 2005
America's Greatest Gift to the World...
+ 100 % satisfied
+ Free Thinkers
+ Eye-opening
+ Highly recommended
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Letter to a Christian Nation
Sam Harris
Knopf, 2006
A true breath of fresh air....
+ Eye-opening and thought-provoking, though not infallible
+ Amen
+ Fantastic Book
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Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America--and ...
Juan Williams
Crown, 2006
A voice of reason.
+ hits the nail on the head
This book was one that far exceeded my expectations. I came in to expecting to find the work of an elitist conservative what I found instead was the calm voice of an everyday normal man. He is no patsy either for slick attempts to repair race relations even going as far as to strike down idiotic ...
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Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism
Susan Jacoby
Holt Paperbacks, 2005
America's Greatest Gift to the World...
+ 100 % satisfied
+ Free Thinkers
+ Eye-opening
+ Highly recommended
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What Philosophers Think
Continuum International Publishing Group, 2003
Philosophy in (mostly) plain English
What Philosophers Think is a wonderful way to give people unfamiliar with modern, western, primarily English-language philosophy a taste of both what it is and what some well-known (and some not) philosophers are concerned about. For those who are already knowledgeable about the subject, the book ...
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The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
Sam Harris
W. W. Norton, 2005
Sam Harris presages Sarah Palin.
+ Well worth it - even after reading Dawkins, Dennett and Hitchens
+ A Thought Provoking Outlook on World Events and Religious Attitudes
+ Chaotic World: Belief in Faith Nourished in Primitive Times
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