Books

Who's Who In Hell $99.00 The Final Authority on your promise companions for eternity. Compiled by Warren Allen Smith, this book is a Handbook and International Directory for Humanists, Freethinkers, Naturalists, Rationalists, and Non-Theists. This giant, hard-bound works is over Twelve Hundred pages long. It contacts names, dates, details and descriptive paragraphs of freethinkers throughout history. Here is a great web-audio interview with the author, done by the Atheist Radio network. Pleaase ignore the bad music at the beginning of the interview. This audio recording requires Real Audio software ( www.real.com ) or some other product by some unnamed criminal conspiracy. If you have the bandwidth, check out the CNN book review interview about "Who's Who". [Order] [Checkout]	Duck Egg Blue $28.00 by Derrick Neil Duck Egg Blue captures a slice of life that is typical of many American towns where radical Christians attempt to insert creationism into public schools, and religion into all aspects of life, including The Boy Scouts. ( click the title for more information ) [Order] [Checkout]	Ken's Guide to the Bible $7.95 by Ken Smith. A great bible companion that speaketh the truth. For more information, click on picture. approx. 175 pages, softcover [Order] [Checkout]
2000 Years of Disbelief $30.00 by James A. Haught Society rarely acknowledges the many and varied gifts that disbelievers give to the world. Churchmen generally contend that great figures in history, such as America's founders, were conventional believers. That isn't true, and this insightful, witty collection sets the record straight! 334 pages. ( click title for more information ) [Order] [Checkout]	Planet Ocean $29.95 Roughly 600 Million years ago the first forms of complex life began swimming in the salty oceans of our planet. How life evolved from primitive, single-celled creatures into landlubbing, consciousness-seeking humans is the faciating story of Planet Ocean. The stars of evolution- -from fishy characters like pikaia and eustheopteron to land giants like tyrannosauus and parasaurolophus--come to life in Ray Troll's "Out of the Ooze & Born to Cruise" art. And on this illustrated time-trip, writer Brad Matsen offers down-to-earth descriptions of today's scientific theories, together with firsthand accounts of sleuthing for ancient clues in some of North America's richest fossil beds. Check out the Troll Tshirts for a sample of the art in this book. [Order] [Checkout]	An Introduction to Freethought, CD $30.00 Includes 400 Years of Freethought, A Biographical Dictionary of Freethinkers, The Age of Reason, and other works by John E. Remsburg, L.K. Washburn, and numerous other works. Great for copying quotes from freethought material. Paste them right into your emails and newsletters. [Order] [Checkout]
Selfish Gene, The $13.95 by Richard Dawkins. Examines the traditional Darwinian theory of evolution but in terms of genes rather than individuals. For more info, click on picture. approx. 350 pages paperback. [Order] [Checkout]	Raptors Fossils Fins & Fangs A Prehistoric Creature Feature $9.95 Long Ago, Before there were dinosaurs fish made their way out of the ocean onto land. This is the story of those fish, and some of the wierd and cool creatures that came before and after them- including you! It's a funny, finny leap from the first complex critters that swam in the ocean to those odd cheeseburger eating humans, and it all comes to life in Ray Troll's "Out of the Ooze and Born to Cruise" art and Brad Matsen's lively words. [Order] [Checkout]	The Mind of the Bible Believer $28.00 Edmund D. Cohen examines the unsurpassed psychological acumen of the Bible; a look at the mind of the born-again Christian and the ominous intentions of Pat Robertson's 700 Club antics. 432-page paperback. [Order] [Checkout]
Losing Faith in Faith $20.00 From Preacher to Atheist: Barker's journey from devout soul-winner to one of America's most prominent freethinkers. Click on picture for more details. 383-page paperback. [Order] [Checkout]	A Humanist Wedding Service $10.00 By Corliss Lamont A complete wedding ceremony written by this longtime leader in the Humanist community. The 29 pages include a complete script for a ceremony, and many appropriate poetry selections. [Order] [Checkout]	The Book Your Church Doesn't Want You To Read $19.95 A collection of articles and thoughts ranging from ancient philosophers to current-day secularists about religion, churches, and truth. Click on picture for more info. 445-page paperback. [Order] [Checkout]
The Unholy Inquisition CD $30.00 The volumes on this CDrom cover a history of the Inquisition of the Dark Ages in Europe and includes an in-depth look at Spain by the former secretary of the Inquisiition in Spain. A great new look at some unsettling history. [Order] [Checkout]	An Uppity Old Atheist Woman's Dictionary $10.00 Carol Faulkenberry's hysterical "dictionary" offers not only humor, but points to ponder, history, and trivia as well. [Order] [Checkout]	Abortion Rights and Fetal Personhood $12.95 by Edd Doerr and J. Prescott. [Order] [Checkout]
The Roving Mind $20.00 This fascinating collection of essays by one of America's most prolific writers deals with a wide range of subjects. Contributions by Paul Kurtz, Carl Sagan, and others. approx. 350 pages, softcover [Order] [Checkout]	Humanist Manifesto 2000 $8.00 his collection of essays defends one of the most venerable ethical, scientific and philosophical traditions of Western civilization. 273-page paperback. [Order] [Checkout]	Abortion and Public Policy $10.00 An in-depth discussion of the right of a woman to terminate an unwanted pregnancy and the debate over the beginning of life. A booklet of about 40 pages. [Order] [Checkout]
African American Humanism: Anthology $21.95 by Norm Allen [Order] [Checkout]	Why People Believe Weird Things $14.95 by Michael Shermer He shows how the eternal search for meaning and spiritual fulfillment often results in our thinking being led astra by incredible claims and controversial ideas. approx. 275 pages, softcover [Order] [Checkout]	Alexander Fox and the Amazing Mind Reader $15.00 by John C Clayton 78 pages illustrated paperback for children 8 and up. A fascinating tale as Alexander, a fifth grader sifts through clues, searches for answers and asks plenty of questions. . For more infomration, please click on picture. [Order] [Checkout]
Maybe Yes, Maybe No $17.00 Encourages having an open mind and checking things out to find the truth rather than blindly accepting everything we hear. Suitable for ages 9 and up. Click on picture for details. 80-page paperback, illustrated. [Order] [Checkout]	All About Adam & Eve $34.00 Robert Gillooly explains "how we came to believe in gods, demons, miracles, and magical rites." For more information, please click on picture. approx. 250 pages, hardcover [Order] [Checkout]	Maybe Right Maybe Wrong, by Dan Barker $17.00 Dan Barker's book for the 7-12 year old group teaches children to use critical thinking skills and approach moral issues without leaning on religious text. Click on picture for more info. Illustrated, 75 pages, softcover. [Order] [Checkout]
Billions and Billions $14.00 The final book of Sagan's career, this volume focuses on the tough questions - the origination and end of the universe, questions of the human mind, and how we can face the uncertain future. approx. 280 pages, softcover [Order] [Checkout]	The Golden Bough $6.95 Describes our ancestors' primitive methods of worship, sex practices, rituals, and festivals in a not-so-simple life. 864-page paperback. [Order] [Checkout]	The Golden Bough with Introduction and Explanatory Notes $14.95 This new edition of James Frazer's 1890 book restores his bolder theories for the first time, setting them within the framework of a valuable introduction and explanatory notes throughout the book. 858 pages, softcover [Order] [Checkout]
Women Without Superstition, No Gods no Masters $25.00 edited by Anna Laurie Gaylor Writing of famous American Feminist non-believers. Click on picture for detailed description. 680 pages, hard-bound. [Order] [Checkout]	American Ethics and the Virtuous Citizen $18.95 Robert Grant explores the etihical principles found in our country's greatest documents. He presents a call to America's citizens to uphold these principles and duties for a stronger nation. Click on picture for more info. approx. 175 pages, softcover [Order] [Checkout]	American Infidel: Robert G. Ingersoll $20.00 This detailed biography by Orvin Larson spans the life of one of the most influential individuals of the 19th century. More info available; click on picture. approx. 300 pages, softcover [Order] [Checkout]
Funerals Without God: A Practical Guide to Non-Religious Funerals $13.00 By Jane Wynne Willson A practical guide to non-religious funerals. 59-page booklet. [Order] [Checkout]	Does God Exist? $20.00 by J.P. Moreland and Kai Nielson, this work provides an in-depth examination of the debate between theists and atheists. Click on picture for more info. approx. 300 pages, softcover [Order] [Checkout]	An Appreciation of Thomas Paine, CD $30.00 This incredible CD includes the "Life and writings of Thomas Paine," 10 volumes, "The Writings of Thomas Paine," 4 volumes, Paine's "The Age of Reason," and John Remsburg's "Thomas Paine the Apostle of Religious and Political Liberty." Requires an Adobe � ? Acrobat �? class computer software. [Order] [Checkout]
Tree of Life: Wonders of Evolution $17.00 An explanation for children of the process of evolution, from the first appearance of "almost alive" things to life forms of today. Approximately 40-page, illustrated, hardback. [Order] [Checkout]	America: The Historic Facts, CD $30.00 This CD-rom includes books about many great movements in American history. Woman Suffrage, Lincoln, the Vatican, and "Omitted Chapters of History Disclosed in the Life and Papers of Edmund Randolph," to name a few. This CD-rom is part of a series edited by Emmett Fields. Each contains great illustrations from the original books. It requires an Adobe � ? Acrobat �? class computer software. [Order] [Checkout]	Ancient Myth and Modern Life $16.95 [Order] [Checkout]
Humanist Manifesto I & II $4.95 By Corliss Lamont [Order] [Checkout]	Angel, Apes & Men $8.95 By Stanley L. Jaki [Order] [Checkout]	Apes & Angels $18.95 by Philip Appleman A novel of innocence, both personal and national, represented in small-town America on the eve of Pearl Harbor. 270-page, hardcover. [Order] [Checkout]
Asimov's Guide to the Bible $17.95 By Issac Asimov [Order] [Checkout]	At the Water's Edge $14.00 [Order] [Checkout]	Atheism, Ayn Rand and other Heresies $31.95 by George H. Smith [Order] [Checkout]
Atheism: The Case Against God $18.95 by George H. Smith [Order] [Checkout]	Betrayal of Trust: Clergy Abuse of Children $10.00 by Annie Laurie Gaylor [Order] [Checkout]	Bible Bloopers $15.00 Michael Ledo, atheist and skeptic, provides rational answers to many quasi-points raised by Christian debator Josh McDowell. For more info, click on picture. approx. 250 pages, softcover [Order] [Checkout]
Birthday Present for Daniel (8-12 yrs) $16.00 Juliet Rothman writes with compassion about a little girl and her family's stuggle to celebrate her "lost" brother's birthday. Approximate 45 page hardback, illustrated. [Order] [Checkout]	Caring For Your Own Dead $12.95 by Lisa Carlson. [Order] [Checkout]	Chalice and the Blade, The $14.00 by Riane Eisler [Order] [Checkout]
Church Schools and Public Money $14.95 by Edd Doerr [Order] [Checkout]	Complete Secularist, The $18.00 by Thomas S. Vernon [Order] [Checkout]	Confronting Church & State, Swomley $12.95 Memoirs of Swomley's life-long fight for religious liberty. Information and inspiration about a never-ending struggle. For comments, please click on picture. 133-page paperback. [Order] [Checkout]
Creation or Evolution? $6.00 by J. Bowden [Order] [Checkout]	December Dilemma: Christmas in American Life $6.95 by Albert J. Menendez. Exploring Christmas religious roots, commercial elements, expectations, and separation of church and state. 95-page paperback. [Order] [Checkout]	December Wars, The $18.95 by Albert J. Menendez [Order] [Checkout]
Did The Sun Shine Before I Was Born? $8.95 by Sol and Judith Gordon [Order] [Checkout]	Dumbth $20.00 By Steve Allen [Order] [Checkout]	Eight Little Piggies, Reflections in Natural History $22.95 by Stephen J. Gould [Order] [Checkout]
Ethics of Abortion $17.95 by Baird and Rosenbaum [Order] [Checkout]	Euthanasia: The Moral Issues $15.95 by Bairad and Rosenbaum [Order] [Checkout]	FREE American Humanist Bookstore Booklist 2000 We are the home of the American Humanist Bookstore. Our Year 2000 booklist includes such notable authors asSteve Allen, Isaac Asimov, Dan Barker, Edd Doerr,Annie Laurie Gaylor, Judith Hayes, Paul Kurtz, Corliss Lamont, Gerald LaRue, John Swomley, and many more. Request your FREE booklist today! [Order] [Checkout]
Facts of Freethought, CD $30.00 From past massacres and medieval torture devices to the future of Christianity, this CD is full of must-have freethinker knowledge. [Order] [Checkout]	Faith Healers $19.95 by James Randi [Order] [Checkout]	Final Exit $16.95 by Derek Humphrey [Order] [Checkout]
Flim Flam $19.00 by James Randi [Order] [Checkout]	Freedom is as Freedom Does $12.95 By Corliss Lamont. A Harvard College graduate's struggle for civil liberties and the onslaught against the American Bill of Rights after WWII. 325-page paperback. [Order] [Checkout]	Freedom of Choice Affirmed $12.95 Dr. Lamont, using Humanist philosophy as his touchstone, convincingly argues the case for the existence of freedom of choice. 214-page paperback [Order] [Checkout]
Freethought Across the Centuries $19.00 by Gerald Larue [Order] [Checkout]	Freethought and the Bible, CD $30.00 Includes "The Jefferson Bible" by Thomas Jefferson and numerous other works including "Is the Bible Worth Reading?" "Evenings with the Skeptics,""Bible Myths and their Parallels in Other Religions," and more. [Order] [Checkout]	Global Ritualism - SIGNED EDITIONS $19.95 by Denny Sargent Explore and understand the historical backgrounds of rituals and their commonalities across cultures. A non theological discussion on the value and use of ritual. approx. 200 pages [Order] [Checkout]
History of God, A $14.00 by Karen Armstrong [Order] [Checkout]	How We Believe: The Search for God in an Age of Science $24.95 by Michael Shermer Shermer explores how and why people, especially in the face of such scientific evidence against, still continue to believe in god. approx. 275 pages, hardcover [Order] [Checkout]	Humanism As the Next Step $10.00 by Mary and Lloyd Morain [Order] [Checkout]
Humanism for Kids $6.00 By Family of Humanists [Order] [Checkout]	Humanist Funeral Service $9.95 By Corliss Lamont [Order] [Checkout]	Humanist Wedding, A $10.00 by Corliss Lamont [Order] [Checkout]
In Defense of Secular Humanism $17.95 By Paul Kurtz [Order] [Checkout]	In The Beginning $19.95 by Chris McGowan [Order] [Checkout]	Ingersoll the Magnificent $9.00 by Joseph Lewis [Order] [Checkout]
James Dobson's War On America $26.95 by Gil Alexander-Moegerle. Take a behind the scenes look at the private life of the militant moral and political activist credited with the power surge of the Religious Right. 305 pages, hardcover [Order] [Checkout]	Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson $21.00 Edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden, this book includes many of Jefferson's most famous works and provides a glimpse into one of America's most influential individuals. Click on photo for more info. approx. 650 pages, softcover [Order] [Checkout]	Little Spirit $20.00 by Elizabeth Edelen [Order] [Checkout]
Lost Civilizations of the Stone Age $15.00 by Richard Rudgey [Order] [Checkout]	More Steve Allen on the Bible $28.95 by Steve Allen [Order] [Checkout]	Murphy's Law Freethinker Columns $9.00 by John P. M. Murphy. A compilation of newspaper columns supporting reason and freethought published in the Independent Newspaper in one of America's most rabidly christian, right-wing, republican backwaters..Colorado Springs. From the city that brought America Francisco Durran, and the current hideout of Focus on the Family. Murphy has been enraging the local religious zealots with his knowledge, wit and folky humor.. [Order] [Checkout]
Noah's Flood: New Scientific Discoveries $13.00 by Walter Pitman and William Ryan [Order] [Checkout]	Origins Of Christianity, The $23.95 by Joseph R. Hoffman [Order] [Checkout]	Philosophy of Humanism, The $16.95 by Corliss Lamont [Order] [Checkout]
Quotations that Support the Separation of State & Church $11.00 by Edward M. Buckner [Order] [Checkout]	Rage Against the Veil $26.95 By Parvin Darabi "On February 21, 1994, in the middle of a square in Tehran, a screaming woman poured gasoline over herself and ignited it. Her last cries to the gathering crowd were 'Death to tyranny! Long live freedom! Long live Iran!" " 270 pps., hardcover [Order] [Checkout]	Rational Recovery $12.00 by Jack Trimpey [Order] [Checkout]
Relgious Liberty and State Constitutions $14.95 by Edd Doerr and Albert Menendez [Order] [Checkout]	Religious Beliefs of Our Presidents: Washington to FDR $21.00 by Franklin Steiner [Order] [Checkout]	Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors $14.00 by Carl Sagan [Order] [Checkout]
Smart Moves, Why Learning Is Not All In Your Head $15.95 by Carla Hannaford The body's role in thinking and learning is presented for the first time in a popular readable format, thoroughly supported by scientific movement. She tells us why we must move - and shows us how to move to fully activate our learning potential. 200 pages, softcover [Order] [Checkout]	Spirit $20.00 By William Edelen This book details a wide range of freethought subjects, from the founding fathers to mysticism, from humanism to contemporary holidays. approx. 150 pages, softcover [Order] [Checkout]	Spirit Dance, Essays by William Edelen $17.00 William Edelen explores a wide range of topics from the bible and religion to women and assisted suicide. Thoughtful and provocative. Click for more info. approx. 178 pages, softcover [Order] [Checkout]
Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion, & Morality $29.00 Allen examines the Bible and urges us to combat its use as a weapon to dictate social customs and behavior. 452-page hardback. [Order] [Checkout]	Tales of the Rational $17.00 Skeptical Essays About Nature and Science... [Order] [Checkout]	The Best of Robert Ingersoll $23.00 By Roger E. Greeley [Order] [Checkout]
The Big Domino in the Sky & Other Atheistic Tales $18.00 This collection of short stories by Michael Martin will delight and entertain not only atheists, but freethinkers from any background. Click on picture for more info. approx. 230 pages, softcover [Order] [Checkout]	The Case Against School Vouchers $15.95 The Case Against School Vouchers by Edd Doerr, Albert J. Menendez, and John M. Swomley No one disputes the right of religious bodies to operate private schools or the right of parents to send their children to them. But should any government be a party to a group's religious mission? [Order] [Checkout]	The Complete Guide to Sexual Fulfillment $19.95 We think the title says it all; it is a practical guide to achieving more enjoyable relationships and a better sex life. Complete with illustrations. approx. 350 pages, softcover [Order] [Checkout]
The Dominance Factor $14.95 [Order] [Checkout]	The Gift of Touch $12.00 [Order] [Checkout]	The Most Dangerous Man in America $18.95 An examination of Robertson's views, inconsistencies, hypocrisy, and power. This book warns of the danger of an intolerant extremist in American politics. For more information, click on picture. 240-page paperback. [Order] [Checkout]
The Way of Positive Humanism $10.95 A collection of essays by Gerald Larue including "when things go bump in the night," "living your dying," "magical thinking," and more. 100 pages, softcover [Order] [Checkout]	The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, CD $30.00 The complete 12 volume Dresden Edition of The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, plus 5 additional rare Ingersoll books. R.G. Ingersoll was a powerful 'thought leader' in America in the 1880s. He championed such causes as civil rights, woman's suffrage, and freethought. His appearances in cities all across America inspired generations of social action and change. In these books you will find the thoughts that changed our modern world. Recorded on CDrom and distributed by long-time Freethought publisher, Emmett Field. Requires Adobe Acrobat software. [Order] [Checkout]	Three Voices of Extremism: Colson, Dobson, Kennedy $10.00 by John M. Swomley [Order] [Checkout]
Timely and Timeless the Wisdom of E. Burdette Backus ~~$14.95~~ $12.00 On Sale! An anthology of the pulpit and radio addresses of this influential leader and exponent of 20th century Humanism and Unitarianism. Click on picture for more information. 251-page paperback. [Order] [Checkout]	Toward the Mystery $18.00 Toward the Mystery, William Edelen's first compilation of articles. 140 pages. These copies are signed by the author! [Order] [Checkout]	Unto Others: Evol. and Psych. of Unselfish Behaviors $17.95 by Elliot Sober [Order] [Checkout]
Voices for Evolution $8.00 by Molleen Matsumura [Order] [Checkout]	Vox Populi, Letter to the Editor $9.95 By Edd Doerr and Albert Menendez [Order] [Checkout]	Way of Ethical Humanism, The $10.95 by Gerald Larue [Order] [Checkout]
What the Bible Really Says $26.95 Morton Smith [Order] [Checkout]	When God Was a Woman $9.00 by Merlin Stone [Order] [Checkout]	Where Did Mary Go? $19.95 By Frank A. Wall [Order] [Checkout]
Why Evolution $6.00 By Devin Carroll [Order] [Checkout]	Why I Am Not A Christian: Faith Of Rationalist $13.00 by Bertrand Russell [Order] [Checkout]	Why I Am Not A Muslim $27.95 by Warraq [Order] [Checkout]
Why the Religious Right is Wrong about Separation $19.00 by Robert Boston. A well researched and presented rebuttal to the irreligious right's claim the the United States was intended to be a christian nation. Click on picture for more info. 257 page paperback [Order] [Checkout]	Woe to the Woman-The Bible Tells Me So $10.00 What the bible actually says about women -- as property, rape, prostitution, uncleanliness, marriage, motherhood, and "macho" men. 68-page paperback. [Order] [Checkout]	Brain Gym Teacher's Edition $16.95 by Gail and Paul Dennison [Order] [Checkout]
Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets $34.00 by Barbar Walker. Learn new facts on seemingly secular concepts and new twists on religious folk-lore. Click on image for more details. approx. 450 pages, softcover [Order] [Checkout]	American Democracy & The Vatican: Population Growth & National Security; SD Mumford $7.95 A work that examines population growth and national security. Mumford exposes the Vatican's opposition to controlling human population growth. For more information, click on picture. 268-pages [Order] [Checkout]	The Born Again Skeptic's Guide to the Bible $15.00 Combined with The Book of Ruth, this collection of works is invaluable to anyone debating the merits of bible content. 435-page paperback. [Order] [Checkout]
Denying History $27.50 Written by Michael Shermer and Alex Grobman, this 300 page hard bound volume destroys teh Big Lie that the Halocaust never occurred, relentlessly confronting outrageous claims with ghastly, irrefutable facts. [Order] [Checkout]	Religion in the Global Age $6.50 A concise summary of the nature and effect of religion in modern society. 56 pages. [Order] [Checkout]