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Atheist Universe: The Thinking Person's Answer to Christian Fundamentalism
David Mills
Ulysses Press, 2006
Exceeded all of my expectations...
+ Atheist Universe
+ Godless Heathen Tells All
+ Serious, good book. Includes irrelevant quotes, though
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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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Atheism: The Case Against God (Skeptic's Bookshelf)
George H. Smith
Prometheus Books, 1980
The Magnum Opus of Atheism
+ Excellent
+ You've read the New Atheists. Now try an 'old' one
+ If you only read one book on atheism, this is the one
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Letter to a Christian Nation
Sam Harris
Knopf, 2006
Short and to the point
+ Gloves off!
I read this in about an hour at my library; it's very short, but gets to the point: the dangers of Christianity, mainly fundamentalism. So Christians, read this! It won't take long, and it'll give you some things to think about.
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The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
Sam Harris
W. W. Norton, 2005
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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What's God Got to Do with It?: Robert Ingersoll on Free Thought, Honest Talk and the Separation of Church and ...
Steerforth, 2005
Short fast intro to Robert Ingersoll; whom I wish were around today
+ Excellent introduction to the the writings of Robert G. Ingersoll
+ Ingersoll, where have you gone?
+ He freed a lot of minds.
+ A must read for all Americans who care about the constitution
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God: The Failed Hypothesis: How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist
Victor J. Stenger
Prometheus Books, 2007
Proves the case!
+ Great Arguments
+ God The Failed Hypothesis?
Most reviewers of Stenger's "God: The Failed Hypothesis" fail to recognize the unique contribution he has made to the logic of the debate. The methodology he uses is different from most of the arguments against God, and it is important to understand this, because his book is a major step forward on ...
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God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
Christopher Hitchens
Twelve Books, Hachette Book Group, 2007
Untitled, Sorry.
+ Informative and persuasive
I've absolutely loved everything Christopher Hitchens has said about religion in this book and everything else he's had to say about religion before and after. He's a brilliant man who's done his homework. But I think the title is misleading because I don't think god(as in the concept or ...
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The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins
Houghton Mifflin, 2006
Truly Honest Review ~ Yes I Read The Book
It is my goal to provide an honest review of this book, as seen from my perspective. I appreciate what Dawkins says, from the viewpoint of his arguement. Dawkins also, surprisingly, admits that the existance of God is a 50/50 chance. He does, however, provide arguments for why he believes God is ...
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Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism
Susan Jacoby
Holt Paperbacks, 2005
America's Greatest Gift to the World...
+ Free Thinkers
+ Eye-opening
+ Highly recommended
+ Not just a history of American secularism
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Moral Minority: Our Skeptical Founding Fathers
Brooke Allen
Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, 2006
A Tidy Little Dynamo of a Book
+ Awesome
+ The Moral Minority
+ Good, could have been Excellent with a few changes
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Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
Bertrand Russell
Touchstone, 1967
Dogma or Progress?
+ Relevant Today
+ Stimulus
+ This and Ibn Warraq
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The Age of Reason
Thomas Paine
NuVision Publications, 2007
Paine defended God's reputation
+ Free-Thought
+ A review of the Bible
+ The literal and the symbolic
+ Deist but definitely NOT atheist
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Letters from the Earth: Uncensored Writings (Perennial Classics)
Mark Twain
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2004
STILL HAVE IT!
+ Twain at its best
+ Outstanding Book--A Definate Must Read!
+ Hard to find item, easy to find on Amazon!
+ I'm picturing Mark Twain saying, "Hot young blossoms"
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Atheism: The Case Against God (Skeptic's Bookshelf)
George H. Smith
Prometheus Books, 1980
The Magnum Opus of Atheism
+ Excellent
+ You've read the New Atheists. Now try an 'old' one
+ If you only read one book on atheism, this is the one
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