Introduction to the Bible (The Open Yale Courses Series)
By: Christine Elizabeth Hayes
4.38
Format: 430 pages, Paperback
This book examines the small library of 24 books common to all Jewish and Christian Bibles―books th…
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1. The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
By: Richard Dawkins , Well-illustrated
4.16
Format: 470 pages, Hardcover
Charles Darwin, whose 1859 masterpiece "On the Origin of Species" shook society to its core, would … read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- religion
- history
"The best scientists can do is fail to disprove things while pointing to how hard they tried"-Richard Dawkins, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
"Of course they don't function as gills, but five-week human embryos can be regarded as little pink fishes, with gills."-Richard Dawkins, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
"Incidentally, I'm puzzled why, with so much oxygen about, thing didn't burst into flames all the time. Perhaps they did."-Richard Dawkins, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
"It is interesting to wonder whether taxonomists of the future may regret the way our generation messed around with genomes."-Richard Dawkins, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
2. Ethics in the Real World: 86 Brief Essays on Things that Matter
By: Peter Singer
3.93
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Peter Singer is often described as the world’s most influential philosopher. He is also one of its … read more
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- philosophy
- religion
- nonfiction
"If our best-educated citizens have no idea how to answer these basic questions, we will struggle to build a democracy that can solve the problems we face, whether they are what to do about climate ch…"-Peter Singer, Ethics in the Real World: 86 Brief Essays on Things that Matter
"We spend most of our lives with unfulfilled desires, and the occasional satisfactions that are all most of us can achieve are insufficient to outweigh these prolonged negative states. If we think tha…"-Peter Singer, Ethics in the Real World: 86 Brief Essays on Things that Matter
3. This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life
By: David Foster Wallace
4.06
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Only once did David Foster Wallace give a public talk on his views on life, during a commencement a… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
4. The Origin of Satan: How Christians Demonized Jews, Pagans and Heretics
By: Elaine Pagels
3.88
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
From the religious historian whose The Gnostic Gospels won both the National Book Award and the Nat… read more
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- history
- christianity
- philosophy
- religion
- nonfiction
5. From Jesus to Christ: The Origins of the New Testament Images of Christ
By: Paula Fredriksen
4.88
Format: 242 pages, Paperback
In this exciting book, Paula Fredriksen explains the variety of New Testament images of Jesus by ex… read more
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- christianity
- nonfiction
- religion
- history
6. Bird by Bird
By: Anne Lamott
4.24
Format: 238 pages, Paperback
A newer edition of this title can be found here. "Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten… read more
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- nonfiction
"Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird."-Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
"A writer paradoxically seeks the truth and tells lies every step of the way."-Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
"You don't always have to chop with the sword of truth. You can point with it too."-Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
"If your wife locks you out of the house, you don't have a problem with your door."-Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
7. Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew
By: Bart D. Ehrman
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
The early Christian Church was a chaos of contending beliefs. Some groups of Christians claimed tha… read more
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8. The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings
By: Bart D. Ehrman
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
This new edition of Bart Ehrman's highly successful introduction approaches the New Testament from … read more
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9. The Housekeeper and the Professor
By: Yōko Ogawa , Stephen Snyder
2.86
Format: 442 pages, Paperback
He is a brilliant math Professor with a peculiar problem--ever since a traumatic head injury, he ha… read more
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10. A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza's Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age
By: Steven Nadler
4.27
Format: 197 pages, Hardcover
When it appeared in 1670, Baruch Spinoza's "Theological-Political Treatise" was denounced as the mo… read more
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11. Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory
By: Peter Barry
1.33
Format: 397 pages,
An introduction to literary and cultural theory for beginners. The emphasis is on theory in practic… read more
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12. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
By: Yuval Noah Harari
4.17
Format: 372 pages, Hardcover
In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innov… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- history
"Total annihilation has a way of sharpening people's minds."-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
"Questions you cannot answer are usually far better for you than answers you cannot question."-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
"So if you want to know the truth about the universe, about the meaning of life, and about your own identity, the best place to start is by observing suffering and exploring what it is. The answer isn…"-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
"To survive and flourish in such a world, you will need a lot of mental flexibility and great reserves of emotional balance. You will have to repeatedly let go of some of what you know best, and feel …"-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
13. Cinema Speculation
By: Quentin Tarantino
4.06
Format: 391 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"Elvis movies weren't real movies, they were "Elvis Presley movies"-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"Who wants to spend three months making a fucked-up version of their movie?"-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"I don't know how he died, where he died, or where he's buried. But I do know I should've thanked him."-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"Then the movie started playing like a real movie. But frankly, a more real movie than we were used to."-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
14. Ishmael (Ishmael, #1)
By: Daniel Quinn
4.01
Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition
An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit The narrator of this extraordinary tale is a man in search f… read more
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- philosophy
- religion
"With gorilla gone, will there be hope for man?"-Daniel Quinn, Ishmael (Ishmael, #1)
"You shouldn't have to settle for rabbits if what you want is deer"-Daniel Quinn, Ishmael (Ishmael, #1)
"The world is not going to survive very much longer as humanity’s captive."-Daniel Quinn, Ishmael (Ishmael, #1)
"The obvious can sometimes be illuminating when perceived in an unhabitual way."-Daniel Quinn, Ishmael (Ishmael, #1)
15. The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
By: Jonathan Haidt
4.24
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
A timely investigation into the campus assault on free speech and what it means for students, educa… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
"Virtues become vices when they are carried to an extreme."-Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
"Avoiding triggers is a symptom of PTSD, not a treatment for it."-Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
"Practice the virtue of "intellectual humility." Intellectual humility is the recognition that our reasoning is so flawed, so prone to bias, that we can rarely be certain that we are right."-Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
"The college admissions process nowadays makes it harder for high school students to enjoy school and pursue intrinsic fulfillment. The process "warps the values of students drawn into a competitive f…"-Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
16. Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
4.11
Format: 271 pages, Hardcover
Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on t… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- history
"On the whole, I don't fear death. Instead, I fear a life where I could have accomplished more."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
"If you travel beyond the cave door, you may just discover things that help solve your cave problems."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
"We are more likely to be swayed by a single person who testifies with passion than by a bar chart containing data compiled from thousands of people."-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
"While there, I came to resent labels of all kinds. What are they, if not intellectually lazy ways of asserting you know everything about a person you've never met?"-Neil deGrasse Tyson, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
17. Pure Colour
By: Sheila Heti
3.46
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Pure Colour is a galaxy of a novel: explosive, celestially bright, huge, and streaked with beauty. … read more
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"And what opens one heart opens many."-Sheila Heti, Pure Colour
"The body becomes a woman and it cannot turn back."-Sheila Heti, Pure Colour
"And a glimpse into one heart is a glimpse into many."-Sheila Heti, Pure Colour
"Why did it seem like the only way to live-was to disobey?"-Sheila Heti, Pure Colour
18. The Socratic Method: A Practitioner's Handbook
By: Ward Farnsworth
4.27
Format: 243 pages, Hardcover
A thinking person's guide to a better life. Ward Farnsworth explains what the Socratic method is, h… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
19. The Precipice
By: Toby Ord
4.00
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
This urgent and eye-opening book makes the case that protecting humanity's future is the central ch… read more
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- history
"If all goes well, human history is just beginning. Humanity is about two hundred thousand years old. But the Earth will remain habitable for hundreds of millions more—enough time for millions of futu…"-Toby Ord, The Precipice
20. The Destruction of the Canaanites: God, Genocide, and Biblical Interpretation
By: Charlie Trimm
4.20
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
How can a good God command genocide? In this short, accessible offering, Charlie Trimm provides t… read more
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- christianity
- old testament
- religion
- nonfiction
21. Introduction to the Bible (The Open Yale Courses Series)
By: Christine Elizabeth Hayes
4.38
Format: 430 pages, Paperback
This book examines the small library of 24 books common to all Jewish and Christian Bibles―books th… read more
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