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We have so many books that we can barely move, so we thought it was time to have a big book sale! These titles have all been heavily discounted, because we really need to clear some space. Lots of Liberal, Atheist, Freethought and Political books to enjoy here, so get 'em fast - they won't be around for long! (We'll add more books every few days, so keep checking back here for some great close-out bargains!) 
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The December Wars: Religious Symbols and Ceremonies in the Public Square
By Albert J. Menendez. Examines the conflict about the nature and meaning of Christmas. Traces this dispute as far back as the fourth century,when Catholic orthodoxy turned Christmas into a major propaganda tool as well as a religious observance. Hardcover, 170 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
1,400 Things for Kids to Be Happy AboutBy Barbara Ann Kipfer; Illustrated by Paul Miesel. The bestselling author of 14,000 Things to Be Happy About, turns her attention to what makes kids happy, covering all those important things of a child's world. Paperback, 90 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
449 Stupid Things Republicans Have Said
By Ted Rueter Fearless leaders indeed. It's no surprise to most of us that politicians say some pretty stupid things. And despite what their proponents say, members of the Republican party have put out a roaring stream of downright dumb comments, pronouncements, and observations. For proof, look no further than 449 Stupid Things Republicans Have Said. Paperback, 135 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
50 Simple Things You Can Do To Fight the RightSick of sitting on the sidelines while the Radical Right takes over our culture and our country? Ready to do something about it? Here's the handbook you need! A user-friendly, step-by-step guide, power-packed with things YOU can do at home and in your community to defend America. This is a terrific little book, and not just because they list EvolveFISH.com as a resource for folks who want to do something positive! [Order] [Checkout] |
Alexander Fox and the Amazing Mind Reader
By John C Clayton. A fascinating tale as Alexander, a fifth grader sifts through clues, searches for answers and asks plenty of questions. For 8 year old readers to 100 year youngsters! Illustrated Paperback, 78 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
A Birthday Present for Daniel
By Juliet Rothman. A book for children aged 8 to 12 yrs, this is a compassionate story about a little girl and her family's stuggle to celebrate her "lost" brother's birthday. Illustrated Hardcover, 45 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Isaac Asimov's Treasury of Humor $16.00 Isaac Asimov's Treasury of Humor. 640 of Asimov's favorite jokes, anecdotes, and limericks, complete with notes on how to tell them, from America's leading renaissance man! Paperback - 431 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Betrayal of America: How the Supreme Court Undermined the Constitution and Chose Our President
$9.95 By Vincent Bugliosi. A former Los Angeles County prosecutor, whose most famous trial was the Charles Manson case, uses passion and argument to establish that the U.S. Supreme Court unlawfully chose George W. Bush as president of the United States on December 12, 2000. Paperback - 166 Pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
American Democracy & The Vatican: Population Growth & National Security
By S.D. Mumford. A work that examines population growth and national security, and exposes the Vatican's opposition to controlling human population growth. Paperback, 295 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
American Infidel: Robert G. Ingersoll
By Orvin Larson. This detailed biography spans the life of one of the most influential individuals of the 19th century. Paperback, 300 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Atheism A Reader
Edited by S.T. Joshi. The editor has carefully selected essays that are eloquent, poignant, satirical, and philosophically rigorous, and has also supplied explanatory annotations and a general introduction that succinctly and forcefully summarizes the atheistic critique of religion. Paperback, 346 pages. " [Order] [Checkout] |
Atheism: The Case Against God
By George H. Smith. Dissects and refutes the concept of a "supreme being". Paperback, 355 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Beyond the War on Drugs: Overcoming a Failed Public Policy
By Steven Wisotsky. Offers hard-hitting arguments to support the growing public opinion that the drug war, as it is currently conceived, cannot be won and ought not to be fought. Paperback, 279 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Bioterror: Scientists, Industry, Government and Ethics$5.00 By Philip J. Regal; North American Committee for Humanism, Occasional Paper No. 1 Bioterrorism implies immense challenges for university scientists, the corporate community, and government. Professor Regal's groundbreaking analysis of the implications rests upon the humanist tradition of combining information, experience, and sensitivity. Paperback, 39 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Birth of Venus
By Sarah Dunant. The Birth of Venus is a tour de force, the first historical novel from one of Britain's most innovative writers of literary suspense. It brings alive the history of Florence at its most dramatic period, telling a compulsively absorbing story of love, art, religion, and power through the passionate voice of Alessandra, a heroine with the same vibrancy of spirit as her beloved city. Paperback: 424 pages [Order] [Checkout] |
Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative
By David Brock. In a powerful and deeply personal memoir in the tradition of Arthur Koestler's The God That Failed, David Brock, the original right-wing scandal reporter, chronicles his rise to the pinnacle of the conservative movement and his painful break with it. Paperback, 378 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Bushopedia: A Comprehensive Alphabetical Guide to George W. Bush, the Bush Administration, Other Aspects of the Far Right, and Related TopicsBill Potts' Bushopedia will make you laugh, cry, scream, throw up, get mad, and try to do something about the worst administration in U.S. history. It's my kind of book. Jim Hightower, author of Let's Stop Beating Around the Bush and Thieves in High Places
Bushopedia says it all when it comes to the follies of the Bush administration and its conservative cohorts leading to the present American tragedy. |
Can We Be Good Without God?
By Dr. Robert Buckman, M.D. subtitled "Behaviour, Belonging and the Need to Believe," this newly released work affirms that decency and ethics can exist independently of religion. paperback, [Order] [Checkout] |
Caring For the Dead
By Lisa Carlson. A complete guide for those who wish to handle funeral arrangements themselves...as a final act of love. Paperback, 343 pages. It is expensive, but not as expensive as a funeral planned by the "professionals"! [Order] [Checkout] |
Catholic Schools: The Facts$9.95 By Edd Doerr. Explores the controversies surrounding the issue of tax aid and support for Catholic and other private denominational schools. Parerback, 73 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Celebrities In Hell: A Guide to Hollywood's Atheists, Agnostics, Skeptics, Free Thinkers, and More
By Warren Allen Smith. Based on the author's previous work, the monumental "Who's Who In Hell", this new release focuses on biographical sketches of entertainers who each have a belief system that runs against the grain. Paperback, 285 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Christmas Blues: Behind the Holiday Mask an AnthologyAn Anthology, edited by: Zelda Gatuskin, Michelle Miller, and Harry Wilson. Short stories, poetry and essays explore the down side of the holiday season. Some whimsical, some bitter, some using humor and satire - all taking a clear honest look at traditions, memories, dysfunctional family life, cultural alienation and the commercialization of the mythology of Christmas. The clarification of memory, the correction of the meaning of the words used, and the discovery of our common humanity make this collection a potential self-healing tool for holiday depression or mania. |
Church & State, April 2003This month's cover story: The Forgotten Founder: Roger Williams and 'Soul Liberty'. [Order] [Checkout] |
Church & State, December 2002This month's cover story: Americans United, Allies Win Lawsuit Against Alabama Judge Roy Moore's Ten Commandments Display [Order] [Checkout] |
Church & State, February 2003This month's cover story: I Want You - To Get Married!: 'Faith-Based' Marriage Grants Seek To Wed Church And State [Order] [Checkout] |
Church & State, July/August 2003This month's cover story: Vouchers Reloaded: Will Joshua Davey's Supreme Court Case Cause The Church-State Wall To Come Tumbling Down? [Order] [Checkout] |
Church & State, June 2003This month's cover story: Charter For Controversy: Publicly Funded Charter Schools Pose Church-State Problems [Order] [Checkout] |
Church & State, June 2004This month's articles include: - Focus on Politics: Dobson, Bush and the Religious Right's Marriage War - The Alliance Defence Fund's Hidden Agenda: TV Preachers Bankroll Cases. - The ADF's Reconstructionist Ties: Enforcing God's Law? - No More Moore!: Special Alabama Court Ousts 'Ten Commandments' Judge Plus much more. [Order] [Checkout] |
Church & State, March 2003This month's cover story: Colson Prison Blues: Americans United Challenges 'Faith-Based' Program THat Merges Religion And Government [Order] [Checkout] |
The Age of Reason
By Thomas Paine. This classic by a great American revolutionary and spokesman of the Enlightenment was the 18th Century's most powerful antireligious statement, and continues to be a source of inspiration for champions of human liberty. Paperback, 190 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Ancestor's Tale
By Richard Dawkins The renowned biologist and thinker Richard Dawkins presents his most expansive work yet: a comprehensive look at evolution, ranging from the latest developments in the field to his own provocative views. Paperback, 673 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Big Domino in the Sky & Other Atheistic Tales
By Michael Martin. This collection of short stories will delight and entertain not only atheists, but freethinkers from any background. Paperback, 230 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human NatureIn The Blank Slate, Steven Pinker, one of the world's leading experts on language and the mind, explores the idea of human nature and its moral, emotional, and political colorings. With characteristic wit, lucidity, and insight, Pinker argues that the doctrine that the mind has no innate traits - a doctrine embraced by many intellectuals during the past century - denies our common humanity and our individual preferences, replaces objective analyses of social problems with feel-hood slogans, and distorts our understanding of politics, violence, parenting, and the arts. Injecting calm and rationality into debates that are notorious for ax-grinding and mud-slinging, Pinker shows the importance of an honest acknowledgement of human nature based on science and common sense. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Blind Watchmaker
By Richard Dawkins Acclaimed as perhaps the most influential work on evolution written in this century, The Blind Watchmaker offers an engaging and accessible introduction to one of the most important scientific discoveries of all time. Paperback, 358 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Borderlands of Science, Where Sense Meets Nonsense
By Michael Shermer. The author has emerged as the nation's number one scourge of superstition and bad science. Now, he takes us to the place where real science (such as the big bang theory), borderland science (Superstring theory), and just plain nonsense (Bigfoot) collide with one another. Paperback, 360 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
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? Paperback, 135 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Church & State, March 2005Articles include: - Attack of the Clones: President Bush's Plan to Pack the High Court with Right-Wing Ideologues - Marriage Counseling: Religious Right Pressures Bush on Marriage Amendment - Religion on Trial: An interview with David W. Machacek Plus much more besides! [Order] [Checkout] |
Church & State, October 2003This month's cover story: Monumental Move: No Moore Defiance In Alabama [Order] [Checkout] |
Church & State, September 2003This month's cover story: Appeals Court To Roy Moore: Thou Shalt Not Merge Church and State! [Order] [Checkout] |
Church Schools and Public Money: The Politics of Parochiaid
By Edd Doerr and Albert J. Menendez. "Parochiaid" - any form of direct or indirect aid to parochial and other nonpublic elementary and secondary schools - has given rise to the most enduring, bitter, and important controversy in the history of American education and church-state relations. Paperback, 156 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Classics of Free Thought
Edited by Paul Blanshard. A treasury of rationalism and religious conflict extracted from the span of more than 200 years of moral and religious history since the French Enlightenment. Paperback, 190 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Close Encounters With the Religious Right
By Robert Boston. Subtitled "Journeys into the Twilight Zone of Religion and Politics," this eye-opening expose reveals a sometimes funny but more often disturbing world of fanaticism and extremism. Paperback, 289 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Concepts: A ProtoTheist Quest for Science-Minded Skeptics
By Paul Carleton Why is belief in God so common? Concepts is a search for the source of such beliefs, for theism's roots-prototheism. Hardback 408 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Confronting Church & State: Memoirs of an Activist
By John M. Swomley. Memoirs of Swomley's life-long fight for religious liberty. Information and inspiration about a never-ending struggle. Paperback, 133 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Confronting Systems of Violence: Memoirs of a Peace ActivistBy John M. Swomley. This book describes some significant but little known episodes of American history, such as how President Truman was forced to desegregate the armed forces and how the Pentagon suffered its worst defeat at the hands of a civilian coalition organized to prevent the adoption of permanent military conscription. Paperback, 150 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews, A History
By James Carroll. A Catholic priest turned novelist, Carroll traces the 2,000-year battle of Christianity against Judaism and the crisis of faith that battle has provoked in his own life. He begins with his experience visiting Auschwitz, narrates the period from the New Testament back to Hitler, and ends with a call for a Vatican III. Hardcover, 756 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Culture Wars and the Global Village: A Diplomat's Perspective
By Carl Coon. A career diplomat examines the historical and cultural roots of world conflict. Hardbound, 255 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Darwin Awards II: Unnatural Selection
By Wendy Northcutt. In the spirit of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, this new edition brings together a fresh collection of magnificent misadventures, honoring those who continue to improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it in a sublimely idiotic fashion. Paperback, 256 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Darwin, Selected and Edited by Philip ApplemanPhilip Appleman, Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Indiana niversity, presents a well-balanced collection of extracts from Darwin's own work, his commentators, and his intellectual descendants to the present day. Paperback, 695 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex, and the Fight for Women's Rights
By Nadine Strossen Traditional explanations of why pornography must be defended from would-be censors have concentrated on censorship's adverse impacts on free speech and sexual autonomy. In contrast, Nadine Strossen focuses on the women's rights-centered rationale for defending pornography. Paperback - 320 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Denying Evolution: Creationism, Scientism and the Nature of Science$12.95 Denying Evolution aims at taking a fresh look at the evolution–creation controversy. It presents a truly 'balanced' treatment, not in the sense of treating creationism as a legitimate scientific theory (it demonstrably is not), but in the sense of dividing the blame for the controversy equally between creationists and scientists—the former for subscribing to various forms of anti-intellectualism, the latter for discounting science education and presenting science as scientism to the public and the media. Paperback - 338 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Descent of Man Darwin AwardsDescent of Man Darwin Awards. In this mini-volume, men meet their inner idiots as they test their testosterone levels by petting sharks, kissing snakes, chasing beer cans, and juggling hand grenades. Only when it's too late do these would-be Alpha males realize that they're actually Omega males, providing ample proof of a missing "Why?" chromosome. 192 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Devil's Dictionary - Red Cover paperback$2.00 The Devil's Dictionary is Ambrose Bierce's classically witty collection of short essays and definitions. First published in 1911, this enjoyable little book has withstood the test of time and is as relevant and funny now as it was nearly 100 years ago! Paperback - 139 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Dominance Factor: How Knowing Your Dominant Eye, Ear, Brain, Hand, and Foot Can Improve Your Learning
By Dr. Carla Hannaford. Scientists have long suspected that there are links between the side of the body we favor and the way we think, learn, work, play, and relate to others. Here at last is a book by a neuroscientist that explains these linkages. Paperback, 173 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Don't Think of An Elephant!
By George Lakoff Don't Think of An Elephant! is the antidote to the last forty years of conservative strategizing and the right wing's stranglehold on political dialog in the United States. Author George Lakoff explains how conservatives think, and how to counter their arguments. He outlines in detail the traditional American values that progressives hold, but are often unable to articulate. Lakoff also breaks down the ways in which conservatives have framed the issues, and provides examples of how progressives can reframe the debate. Paperback - 144 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Dumbth
By Steve Allen. 101 Ways to Reason Better and Improve Your Mind! A humorous and provocative examination of the increasing American tendency toward muddle-headedness and ineptitude. Paperback - 445 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Ethics of Abortion: Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice, 3rd Edition
Edited by Robert M. Baird and Stuart E. Rosenbaum. This powerful collection of essays gained instant recognition as one of the first attempts to present both sides of the abortion debate in the words of leading proponents. Paperback, 272 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Everything about the Bible that You Never Had Time to Look UpEverything about the Bible that You Never Had Time to Look Up. Milton Timmons' book is a much needed reference guide to the Bible. It is highly entertaining as well as clear and understandable to all, not just specialists in the field of hermeneutics. This fine, "Cliff-Notes" type summary also gives some historical background to the various sections of the Bible. It's even more useful than the Bible itself! His coverage of Revelations is a revelation too! Paperback - 521 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Evolution's Workshop: God and Science on the Galapagos Islands
By Edward J. Larson. From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Summer for the Gods, a vivid and very human story of the Galapagos Islands. Paperback, 320 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Facing Up: Science and Its Cultural Adversaries
By Prof. Steven Weinberg. Both the brilliant scientist and the provocative writer are fully present in this book as Weinberg pursues his principal passions, theoretical physics and a deeper understanding of the culture, philosophy, history, and politics of science. Paperback - 283. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Faith Healers
By James Randi. A fascinating look at a world of misplaced faith and blind trust that seems more appropriate to the Dark Ages than to the end of the 20th Century. Paperback - 318 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Felonious Failures Darwin AwardsFelonious Failures Darwin Awards. This miniature volume taken from the best-selling Darwin Awards series relays some of the best accounts of awe-inspiring (and usually fatal) criminal errors. This collection of cautionary tales proves that crime does pay... a genetic dividend! 188 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Flesh in the Age of Reason: The Modern Foundations of Body and Soul
By Roy Porter How did we come to a modern understanding of our bodies and souls? What were the breakthroughs that allowed human beings to see themselves in a new light? Roy Porter's final book delves into these questions with a wealth of evidence to make his case. Hardcover - 574 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Flim-Flam!
By James Randi. The Truth About Unicorns, Parapsychology, and Other Delusions. Paperback, 342 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
For a "Christian America:" A History of the Religious Right
By Ruth Murray Brown, Ph.D Both sides of the political spectrum will find this in-depth but very readable social history to be full of insights into an important cultural movement. Hardcover - 309 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Freedom From God: Restoring the Sense of WonderBy Harry Wilson. Thinking aloud allowed! Thinking about God went into a black hole in the sixties with "God is Dead." Fundamentalism doesn't count, because there's no thinking there. Here's a book that goes all the way into that black hole and comes out the far end - into liberation. This challenge is for persons who can read and like to think, and can still sense wonder. The fresh air is wonderful! Paperback, 216 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Gandhi, Behind the Mask of Divinity
Among prominent leaders of the twentieth century, perhaps no one is more highly regarded than Mahatma Gandhi. He is revered by the vast majority of Hindus as the hero of Indian independence, and many people throughout the world consider him to be a modern saint. In this explosive, intriguing, and provocative investigation, G. B. Singh charges that the popular image of Gandhi is highly misleading. Despite his famous philosophy of nonviolent resistance (satyagraha), Singh's analysis of the evidence leads him to conclude that Gandhi's ideology was in fact rooted in racial animosity, first against blacks in South Africa and later against whites in India. The author also finds evidence of multiple cover-ups designed to hide Gandhi's real history, including even collusion to cover up the murder of an American. This provocative thesis is sure to be controversial. Colonel G. B. Singh, a career military officer, is a professional student of Indian politics, Hinduism, and the life and teachings of Gandhi. Hardcover - 330 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
God Willing?
By David Domke. In the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush and his administration offered a 'political fundamentalism' that capitalized upon the fear felt by many Americans. Political fundamentalism is the adaptation of a conservative religious worldview, via strategic language choices and communication approaches, into a policy agenda that feels political rather than religious. These communications dominated public discourse and public opinion for months on end and came at a significant cost for democracy. Paperback: 256 pages [Order] [Checkout] |
Goddess Unmasked: The Rise of Neopagan Feminist Spirituality
Philip G. Davis gives a comprehensive and revealing study of the history and development of modern Goddess spirituality. His examination of archaeological, historical, and literary evidence has lead him to conclude that the roots of Goddess spirituality lie not in prehistoric matriarchal societies, as exponents of Goddess beliefs have claimed, but rather in Western esoteric traditions and in the Romantic movement of the 19th century. Paperback, 418 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Godless ConstitutionThe Godless Constitution is a ringing rebuke to the religious right's attempts, fueled by misguided and inaccurate interpretations of American history, to dismantle the wall between church and state erected by the founders. The authors, both distinguished scholars, revisit the historical roots of American religious freedom and offer a bracing return to the first principles of American governance. Paperback - 224 pages. [ Add to Cart] [ View Cart] |
Great Quotations on Religious Freedom
Compiled and edited by Albert J. Menendez and Edd Doerr This outstanding collection of memorable quotations on religious freedom - the most comprehensive ever assembled - covers many centuries of thought and a wide array of sources. Paperback - 250 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Happy Heretic
By Judith Hayes. A humorous and refreshingly down-to-earth call for common sense over the irrational beliefs and maddening inconsistencies that often characterize popular religion. Hardcover - 268 Pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Has Science Found God?
The Latest Results in the Search for Purpose in the Universe; By Victor Stenger. In the past few years a number of scientists have claimed that there is credible scientific evidence for the existence of God. Is this true? Are scientists close to solving the greatest of all mysteries? Physicist Victor J. Stenger delves into this fascinating question from a skeptical point of view in this lucid and engrossing presentation of the key scientific facts. Hardcover - 295 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Holy BibleHere it is: the book that killed millions! Debunking bible-believers is a dirty business, and sometimes you need to familiarize yourself with their manual of weirdness. These sample bibles have been harvested from various motel rooms and doctor's waiting rooms across the nation by curious freethinkers, and then kindly donated to EvolveFish. One even appeared miraculously on our car windshield! Most of these are "Gideon bibles." A representative of the Gideons that I interviewed for a newspaper article several years ago assured me that the books they distribute are free for the taking by anyone who wants them. These bibles may be slightly used or worn, but you can't beat the low price of $2.00! [Order] [Checkout] |
Holy Hatred: Religious Conflicts of the 90's
By James A. Haught. "If, after reading this book, you still think that organized religion has done more good than evil, then nothing will save you any more and you will go to hell." - The American Rationalist Hardcover, 237 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Holy Horrors: An Illustrated History of Religious Murder and Madness
By James A Haught. "Probably the most comprehensive look ever taken at holy horrors, the book also deserves notice as an alternative history text......Holy Horrors is not nice. But it contains facts which should not be forgotten or ignored." - Humanist News UK Paperback, 233 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Holy Rollers: Murder and Madness in Oregon's Love CultThis is Theresa McCracken & Robert B Blodgetts' account of Edmund Creffield and his Holy Roller religious cult, that made headlines in the early 20th century by engaging in an array of seamy sexual activities and doubtful religious activities, culminating in a rather shocking murder, in a rural Oregon town. Paperback - 308 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
How Come? Planet Earth
By Kathy Wollard; Illustrated by Debra Solomon. For all kids who want to know (and all kids want to know), and for the parents who can't always explain it to them, How Come? Planet Earth is the perfect reference and companion. Annotation: The journalist whose syndicated column, "How Come?" appears in newspapers around the world answers kids' questions about the natural world around them. Illustrated throughout. Paperback - 332 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
In The Beginning
The creationists are eager to inflict their particular brand of 'science' upon our children," writes Chris McGowan, "and this is where responsible scientists must draw the line. The creationists say that they want only 'equal time' to present their views, as a credible alternative to evolutionary theory, in the science classroom. The problem is, though, that what the creationists are offering is not science. They are selling good old-fashioned fundamentalist religion, all spruced up with scientific terminology and ideas to look like science. Paperback - 208 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit
$15.95 By Daniel Quinn. "A thoughtful, fearlessly low-key novel about the role of our species on the planet...laid out for us with an originality and a clarity that few would deny." - New York Times Book Review Paperback - 263 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Keep Your Brain Alive
By Lawrence C. Katz, Ph.D. & Manning Rubin. No more punch lines that just slipped away, no more names on the tip of your tongue, no more senior moments! Drawing on cutting-edge neurological research, how to keep your brain alive: 83 neurobic exercises bring help to everyone whose memory is starting to slip. Paperback - 148 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Killing the Buddha: A Heretic's Bible
Killing the Buddha: A Heretic's Bible by Jeff Sharlet, Peter Manseau, 296 Pages. Discussed on NPR program All Things Considered on July 2, 2004 (Click here to listen to their piece on one story from the book) A wicked and wonderful blend of beliefs and doubts, accounts of freaks, saints, sinners, holy men (& ladies!) and con artists. Paperback, 296 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson
Edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. This book includes many of Jefferson's most famous works and provides a glimpse into the clear-headed thinking of one of America's most influential individuals. Paperback - 691 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Life of the Cosmos
By Lee Smolin. A leading contributor to modern theories of cosmology offers an intriguing blend of the ideas of Einstein and Darwin, and argues that the laws of nature may themselves be subject to natural selection. Paperback, 368 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Militant Agnostic
By E. Haldeman-Julius. This wide-ranging, candid, and humorous collection of articles and essays attacks organized religion in its various forms. Paperback - 128 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Most Dangerous Man in America
By Robert Boston. An examination of Robertson's views, inconsistencies, hypocrisy, and power. This book warns of the danger of an intolerant extremist in American politics. Paperback - 240 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Murphy's Law Freethinker Columns
By John P. M. Murphy. A compilation of newspaper columns supporting reason and freethought. Spiral-bound paperback - 35 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
One Woman's Fight
By Vashti Cromwell McCollum. Historic legal battle to the landmark Supreme Court victory ending religious instruction in the public schools. (McCollum vs. Board of Education, 1948) Paperback - 240 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Oye, Hormiguita
By Phillip and Hannah Hoose; illustrated by Debbie Tilley. La version espanola de "Hey Little Ant." Un gran instrumento para ensenar la tolerancia. Softcover con ilustraciones de repleto-color. 28 paginas. Las edades 4 a 7. [Order] [Checkout] |
24 Days: How Two Wall Street Journal Reporters Uncovered the Lies that Destroyed Faith in Corporate America
By John R. Emshwiller & Rebecca Smith. Shows the reporter's-eye view of a David-and-Goliath battle between journalists and the giant Enron corporation, which eventually collapsed like a house of cards. Hardcover - 416 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Physics and Psychics: The Search for a World Beyond the Senses
By Dr. Victor J. Stenger. "A convincing rebuttal to those who attempt to link physics to mystical truths." - SciTech Book News Hardcover - 321 Pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Planet Ocean
This colorful book is Brad Matsen's story of Life, the Sea, and Dancing to the Fossil Record. Features many pages of brilliant artworks by Ray Troll - Alaska's fossil and fish-obsessed painter. A 'must' for all the best coffee tables! Hardcover - 133 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Pope and the New ApocalypseBy Stephen D. Mumford. Details The Vatican's holy war against family planning. Paperback - 82 pages. Out of print for 20 years - very limited quantities! [Order] [Checkout] |
Rational Recovery: The New Cure for Substance Addiction
By Jack Trimpey. Outlining the Addictive Voice Recognition Technique, a self-recovery program for alcoholism and drug addiction, this helpful guide presents an alternative to traditional substance abuse approaches and profiles the addiction "Beast". Rational Recovery offers new hope to addicted people. We sent one up the road to Ted Haggard of the New Life Church, it probably did him more good than all of those hollow prayers. Paperback - 354 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Reason: Why Liberals Will Win the Battle for America
By Robert B. Reich. Reich offers a bold plan for defeating this politics of fear and favor - whose defining gesture is to equate dissent with treason - and for reinstating the traditional American politics of reason. He calls on liberals to close ranks and maintain a permanent platform that can grow in power. Paperback - 247 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Religious Beliefs of Our Presidents: Washington to FDR
By Franklin Steiner. Originally published in 1936, this book deflates the popular notion that all of our Chief Executives have been pious practitioners of Christianity. Paperback - 190 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Religious Liberty and State Constitutions
By Edd Doerr and Albert J. Menendez. Examines the oft-overlooked differences between the constitutions of individual states and the U.S. Constitution, particularly in the area of church/state separation. Hardcover - 117 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Road to Reason: Landmarks in the Evolution of Humanist Thought
By Pat Duffy Hutcheon. A much needed and most welcome resource for any thoughtful person who wants to better appreciate the naturalistic view of human existence rather than the supernatural or mystical approaches that so regrettably dominate the current scene. Paperback - 197 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Roving Mind
Isaac Asimov's fascinating collection of essays deals with a wide range of subjects. Contributions by Paul Kurtz, Carl Sagan, and others. Paperback - 350 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Scientists Confront Creationism
Laurie R. Godfrey's fascinating and timely book demonstrates once and for all why 'scientific' creationism is not only bad science but also bad theology - and in the process spells out the principles that guide genuine discovery. Basically, an expose of all pseudo-science. A much-needed overview of the scientific view of evolution, explaining clearly and straightforwardly exactly what scientists think and why. Paperback - 324 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins' classic early work examines the traditional Darwinian theory of evolution but in terms of genes rather than individuals. Paperback - 350 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Shocking Fish Tales: Fish, Romance, and Death in Pictures
By Ray Troll and Bradford Matsen. This whimsical yet informative look at the denizens of the deep incorporates humor, natural history and many of Ray's wonderfully fishy artworks. Paperback - 101 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Sleeping with Extra-Terrestrials: The Rise of Irrationalism and Perils of Piety
In Sleeping with Extra-Terrestrials, social critic Wendy Kaminer illustrates the various ways in which society has come to value emotions over reason, faith over fact, and argues that declarations of intense 'belief' have largely taken the place of rational discourse. Paperback - 278 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Small Gods - Terry Pratchett
Internationally acclaimed author Terry Pratchett takes the name of religion humorously in vain in this classic tale of gods, miracles, and monsters. Paperback - 357 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Smart Moves: Why Learning Is Not All In Your Head
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. Paperback - 200 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Spirit Dance - Essays
William Edelen's collection of essays and newspaper columns explores a wide range of topics, from the bible and religion to women and assisted suicide. Thoughtful and provocative musings by a great American writer and polymath. Paperback - 178 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Superstition
Felix E. Planer provides an encyclopedic view of superstition - its definition and origins, its mechanisms and practices. Paperback - 377 pages. [Order] |