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Humanism for Parents - Parenting Without Religion$12.95 Humanism for Parents - Parenting Without Religion. By some estimates, over 1 billion people in the world are non-religious (humanist/secular/atheist) yet we base many of our parenting techniques and traditions on religion. This terrific little book outlines how non-believing parents can have rites, rituals, and practices needed for a healthy, spiritually fulfilled family - without God, Jesus, bibles and other destructive religious indoctrination. Paperback - 87 pages. |
The Lord Was Not on Trial... McCollum Ruling$18.00 The Lord Was Not on Trial... McCollum Ruling. Covers the landmark US Supreme Court decision in McCollum v. Board of Education. The original lawsuit arose as a challenge to a program of religious education classes held in public school buildings on school time. Today, the chief significance of the McCollum decision is that it was the first of a series of cases brought under the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, whereby practices of local or state governmental bodies were held to be illegal as an establishment of religion. Paperback - 250 pages. |
Tools of Critical Thinking, paperback
$37.95 Tools of Critical Thinking - Metathoughts for Psychology, Second Edition - David A. Levy. This innovative text is designed to improve thinking skills through the application of 30 critical thinking principles - Metathoughts. Tools of Critical Thinking, 2/E is primarily suited as a core textbook for courses in critical thinking/problem solving, or makes an ideal supplement in a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate psychology courses, including introductory psychology, abnormal psychology (psychopathology), cross-cultural psychology, theories and methods of psychotherapy, research methods and design, theories of personality, clinical practicum, and contemporary problems and issues in psychology. Paperback - 298 pages. |
Parenting Beyond Belief
$17.95 In Parenting Beyond Belief, Dale McGowan celebrates the freedom that comes with raising kids without formal indoctrination and advises parents on the most effective way to raise freethinking children. In the age of creeping, invasive fundamentalism, this great book is more relevant than ever! 290 pages. |
Weddings: the Magic of Creating Your Own$19.95 By Henry S. Basayne and Linda R. Janowitz, Ph.D. If youÆre a couple who chooses to create all or part of your own ceremony, your wedding celebration will glow with the personal and distinctive warmth of a ceremony that is truly your own. If you think that the wedding ceremony is more than food, fashion or flowers, then this is the book for you. Paperback, 217 pages. |
Dear Editor - Edd Doerr$5.95 Dear Editor - Edd Doerr. Featuring a collection of Ed's earlier letters to magazine and newspaper editors from the 1970's and 1980's. It's surprising how little has changed in the last 25-30 years, and how many of Ed's writings are still relevant and poignant today. Paperback - 67 pages. |
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Humanhood: Essays in Biomedical Ethics $32.00 By Joseph Fletcher. Taking a critical look at some of the recent controls over human life, health, and death, Fletcher draws a vivid picture of contemporary biological needs and ethical responsibility. Genetic engineering, fetal research, abortion, suicide, human experimentation, infanticide, and euthanasia are some of the issues explored. Hardcover, 211 pages. Limited Quantities Available. |
Natural Atheism$18.00 Everything is here to help those who already are Atheists better understand the logic of their lives and see Atheism's social and political implications. Those who are not yet Atheists will be helped by this scientist's common-sense analysis of the so-called 'proofs of God' to see the irrationality - indeed, the meaninglessness - of god-beliefs. What is belief? What is knowledge? As Pilate is alleged to have asked, "What is truth?" Understandable and clear answers to all these questions are given by a seasoned anthropolgist who has been able to see around the blinders imposed by Judaeo-Chirstian cultures. |
Women's Wisdom$16.95 Women's Wisdom - Meg Bowman. This is fifth volume of dramatic feminist readings from a publisher started by the Women and Religion Task Force of the UUA Pacific Central District. The editor, a retired professor of sociology, is a member of the First Unitarian Church of San Jose, California. Paperback - 205 pages. |
Memorial Services for Women$8.95 Memorial Services for Women - Meg Bowman. Offers some wonderful modern alternatives to the usual memorial services, which are old dogmas written by - and for - men. Paperback - 156 pages. |
The End of America$13.95 In The End of America, Naomi Wolf lays out her case for saving American democracy. In authoritative research and documentation Wolf explains how events of the last six years parallel steps taken in the early years of the 20th century’s worst dictatorships such as Germany, Russia, China, and Chile. The book cuts across political parties and ideologies and speaks directly to those among us who are concerned about the ever-tightening noose being placed around our liberties. Paperback - 176 pages. |
Not In Our Classrooms$14.00 In "Not in Our Classrooms," parents and teachers, as well as other concerned citizens, have a much-needed tool to argue against teaching intelligent design as science. In clear and lively essays, a team of experts describe not only the history of the intelligent design movement and the lack of scientific support for its claims, but also the religious, legal, and pedagogical problems that proposals to teach this idea in the public schools bring in their wake. Essential reading for anyone concerned about the teaching of science in our public schools. Paperback - 171 pages. |
Kingdom Coming, The Rise of Christian Nationalism$23.99 Kingdom Coming, The Rise of Christian Nationalism. Michelle Goldberg takes us on an eye-opening journey through the Christian right grassroots, from the evolution battles in Dover, Pennsylvania to Roy's Rock in Alabama and beyond. Along the way, she makes a devastating case that underlying this movement's campaigns against abortion or gay marriage is a tremendous will to power, an ambition to achieve Christian domination of our public life and laws. Kingdom Coming offers a stark warning that our democracy is under attack from within. 241 pages. |
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. |
Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism Paperback
$16.00 By Susan Jacoby An authoritative history of the vital role of secularist thinkers and activists in the United States, from a writer of "fierce intelligence and nimble, unfettered imagination."-The New York Times. |
Freedom Evolves
$17.00 By Daniel C. Dennett Can there be freedom and free will in a deterministic world? Renowned philosopher Daniel Dennett answers with an emphatic yes, showing us how we alone among the animals have evolved minds that give us free will and morality. Paperback, 347 pages. |
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. |
A Vindication of the Rights of Women
By Mary Wollstonecraft. Published in the late 18th century, this was a true classic in the great campaign to attain universal suffrage. Paperback - 206 pages. |
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. |
Convictions
$35.00 By Sidney Hook. Pierces to the heart of momentous issues: human rights, racial equality, cultural freedom, and the separation of ethical behavior from religious belief. Hardcover, 310 pages. |
Deadly Doctrine: Health, Illness, and Christian God-Talk
$29.95 By Wendell W. Watters, M.D. Caution: Christianity may be hazardous to your health! Hardcover, 198 pages. |
Euthanasia: The Moral Issues
$21.00 Edited by Robert M. Baird and Stuart E. Rosenbaum. Covers the pros and cons of euthanasia, several first person stories, and several group statements on the topic. Paperback, 182 pages. |
Final Exit
$15.00 By Derek Humphrey. This controversial bestseller explores the issues surounding euthanasia. Hardcover, 192 pages. |
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. |
Prescription: Medicide
$36.00 By Jack Kevorkian, M.D. The famed "suicide doctor" talks about why he continues his struggle, and addresses the need to assist the terminally ill to die, how death row inmates should be allowed to donate organs after their deaths, and the need for medical reform to create a rational program of dignified, humane, beneficial planned death. Paperback, 268 pages. |
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. |
Suicide: Right or Wrong?
$14.00 Edited by John Donnelly. Classic volume revisits and clarifies the heated debate over life's ultimate choice. Paperback, 212 pages. |
Taking Nature By The Hand
Harold A. Tichenor writes for the general reader and student of philosophy, and makes the case for naturalism in philosophy. Hardcover - 255 pages. |
The Destroying Angel$38.00 By John Money. Subtitled "Fitness and Food in the Legacy of Degeneracy Theory, Graham Crackers, Kellog's Corn Flakes & American Health History", this is a study of the historical genesis and present-day persistence of antisexualism in American healthcare and social/legal policy. Hardcover, 213 pages. |
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. |
Visions Of Reality: What Fundamentalist Schools Teach
By Albert J. Menendez. "If you are wondering what is taught by many fundamentalists in their private schools and home schools, here are the unsettling details." - Book Report. Paperback - 152 pages. |
Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets
$34.00 By Barbar Walker. Learn new facts on seemingly secular concepts and new twists on religious folklore. Paperback, 450 pages. |
Women/Nature/Destiny: Female-Male Equity for Global Survival$6.95 By Richard L. Crowther. Only by a female/male caring interaction can we effectively reset our priorities for a sustainable and survivable world. Paperback, 101 pages. OUT OF PRINT - LIMITED QUANTITIES AVAILABLE |
Swaggart; the Unauthorized Biography
By Ann Rowe Seaman. Based on interviews with key people and a thorough literature search, Swaggart provides a well-documented account of the life of notorious evangelist Jimmy Swaggart. Paperback - 438 pages. |
Keep Your Brain Alive
$8.95 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. |
Onward Christian AthletesTom Krattenmaker's 221 page hardcover book details how a conservative Christian movement is infiltrating, of all things, pro-sports. In a humorous yet compelling tome, Krattenmaker explores the concept of a god that takes sides in sporting events, and why this practice is far from harmless. |
The Letter from Death$17.95 This 130 page paperback book by author Lillian Moats casts a bright light on how are unexamined fear of death has been reinforced and manipulated throughout history. She states that this results in the misdirection of our energies away from the real and immediate challenges of this world and instead pushes us towards unnecessary war, injustice, and self-destruction. Thought provoking and easy to read. |
That Good Night$25.00 "That Good Night: Ethicists, Euthanasia and end-of-life care" is a 200 page paperback book by Tim Falconer that focuses on death and how to make difficult choices. While Falconer mentions Canadian policy, his thoughtful work is enjoyed all over the world where it has sparked conversations on the natural process of life ending. |
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