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My atheistic bookshelf
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The God DelusionThe God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
Buy new: $10.37 / Used from: $6.31
Dawkins' current bestseller - a good introduction to rationalism and atheism that packs a punch and is less intimidating than his more academic works.
A Devil's Chaplain: Reflections on Hope, Lies, Science, and LoveA Devil's Chaplain: Reflections on Hope, Lies, Science, and Love by Richard Dawkins
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Well worth reading after 'The God Delusion'!
The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the AuthorThe Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author by Richard Dawkins
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The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without DesignThe Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design by Richard Dawkins
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Paley was sadly incorrect!
The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene (Popular Science)The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene (Popular Science) by Richard Dawkins
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River Out Of Eden: A Darwinian View Of Life (Science Masters Series)River Out Of Eden: A Darwinian View Of Life (Science Masters Series) by Richard Dawkins
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The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of EvolutionThe Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution by Richard Dawkins
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Climbing Mount ImprobableClimbing Mount Improbable by Richard Dawkins
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Wonderfully clear explanation of how evolution works. 'Mount Improbable' is a nice analogy - one can only too clearly see the Parsleys, Hinns, Robertsons and Crouches of this world stranded helplessly at the foot by their ridiculous beliefs...
Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for WonderUnweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder by Richard Dawkins
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The Origin of Species and the Voyage of the BeagleThe Origin of Species and the Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin
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Well, of course this is the cause of an awful lot of high blood pressure in the fundamentalist community. What luck we have science to develop drugs to help them with that!
The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the NonbelieverThe Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever by Christopher Hitchens
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God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons EverythingGod Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens
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Very good. Hitchens never shrugs off his ultimately arrogant streak, but in spite of that he makes some excellent points.
The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for GodThe Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God by Carl Sagan
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Very good. Sagan's views on being a scientist, essentially. Rational, sympathetic, but unforgiving towards religious nonsense.
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the DarkThe Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $4.86
Sagan's finest. A wonderful work that beautifully explains the viewpoint of the rationalist.
The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human IntelligenceThe Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence by Carl Sagan
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Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in SpacePale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan
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Letter to a Christian Nation (Vintage)Letter to a Christian Nation (Vintage) by Sam Harris
Buy new: $7.92 / Used from: $5.25
Unsympathetic - and rightly so - towards the ludicrous beliefs and tedious infatuations of the Christian mindset.
The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of ReasonThe End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris
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From So Simple a Beginning: Darwin's Four Great Books (Voyage of the Beagle, The Origin of Species, The Descent of Man, The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals)From So Simple a Beginning: Darwin's Four Great Books (Voyage of the Beagle, The Origin of Species, The Descent of Man, The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals) by Charles Darwin
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A wonderful addition to my collection - this beautifully produced book collects four of Charles Darwin's works in one volume. If you only ever purchase one collection of his works, let it be this.