18 best-selling nonfiction books like Childish Things: A Memoir by Dave Warnock

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Childish Things: A Memoir

By: Dave Warnock

4.74

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

The Jesus movement of the 70s was a heady time. It was a time of Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspel…

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1. Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

By: Erik Larson

4.05

Format: 323 pages, Paperback

September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resi… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Time lost can never be recovered...and this should be written in flaming letters everywhere."

-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

"People seemed to believe that technology had stripped hurricanes of their power to kill. No hurricane expert endorsed this view."

-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

"This is the story of Isaac and his time in America, the last turning of the centuries, when the hubris of men led them to believe they could disregard even nature itself."

-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

"No one ever remembered a nice day. But no one ever forget the feel of paralyzed fish, the thud of walnut-sized hail against a horse's flank, or the way a superheated wind could turn your eyes to burl…"

-Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

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2. God's Defenders: What They Believe and Why They Are Wrong

By: S.T. Joshi

3.50

Format: 290 pages, Hardcover

Committed atheist S. T. Joshi takes up this long-dormant "call to arms" in this highly acerbic crit… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
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3. Deconverted: a Journey from Religion to Reason

By: Seth Andrews , Matt Dillahunty

3.57

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

In this 190-page autobiography, Seth Andrews (host of The Thinking Atheist) recounts his religious … read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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4. The God Delusion

By: Richard Dawkins

3.90

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

A preeminent scientist - and the world's most prominent atheist - asserts the irrationality of beli… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
"Pantheism is sexed-up atheism. Deism is watered-down theism."

-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion

"نؤمن بنظريةالتطور لان الادلة تدعمها وسنرفضها بين ليلة وضحاها عندما تظهر ادلة تنفيها"

-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion

"لا تلقن اطفالك بل علمهم طريقة التفكير المستقلة وكيفية التاكد من الادلة وكيف يمكنهم مخالفتك فى الرأي"

-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion

"As J. B. S. Haldane said when asked what evidence might contradict evolution, 'Fossil rabbits in the Precambrian."

-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion

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5. The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

By: Carl Sagan , Ann Druyan

4.29

Format: 459 pages, Paperback

How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don’t un… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Gullibility kills."

-Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

"Occasionally, I get a letter from someone who is in “contact"

-Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

"Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality."

-Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

"Not explaining science seems to me perverse. When you're in love, you want to tell the world."

-Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

6. An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

By: Chris Hadfield

4.50

Format: 142 pages, Hardcover

Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4000 hours … read more

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7. The Voice of the Night

By: Dean Koontz , Brian Coffey

3.67

Format: 363 pages, Mass Market Paperback

No one could understand why Colin and Roy were best friends. Colin was so shy; Roy was so popular. … read more

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8. The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American

By: Andrew L. Seidel

4.45

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Do “In God We Trust,” the Declaration of Independence, and other historical “evidence” prove that A… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
"Evangelical Christianity invaded and polarized the political debate in the decades leading up to the Civil War, limiting the potential political solutions. It turned the democratic process, which rel…"

-Andrew L. Seidel, The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American

"In God we Trust", "one nation under God," "God bless America." These tidbits are not historical so much as they are rhetorical. Their tardiness precludes arguments that they somehow prove the foundin…"

-Andrew L. Seidel, The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American

"Trump's dictatorial tendencies and mendacity, negative attributes for many voters, poised him perfectly to manipulate the evangelical mind. Like the biblical god evangelicals worship, Trump is a thin…"

-Andrew L. Seidel, The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American

"For the average American during the 1950s, afraid of facing societal backlash, the question may simply have been: Which god or which religion? Today, the question is not which god or religion, but: S…"

-Andrew L. Seidel, The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American

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9. Wayward: A Memoir of Spiritual Warfare and Sexual Purity

By: Alice Greczyn

4.41

Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition

When Alice Greczyn’s parents felt called by God to exchange worldly employment for heavenly provisi… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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10. Childish Things: A Memoir

By: Dave Warnock

4.74

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

The Jesus movement of the 70s was a heady time. It was a time of Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspel… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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11. Ten Things Christians Wish Jesus Hadn't Taught: And Other Reasons to Question His Words

By: David Madison

4.27

Format: 149 pages, Kindle Edition

For centuries the gospels have been cherished devotional literature, and under the guidance of prea… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
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12. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism

By: Tim Alberta

4.45

Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition

Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in Americ… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
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13. Christianity Made Me Talk Like an Idiot

By: Seth Andrews

4.49

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Seth Andrews wasn't an idiot during his thirty years as an evangelical Christian. He wasn't unintel… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
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14. God: An Anatomy

By: Francesca Stavrakopoulou

4.25

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

An astonishing and revelatory history that re-presents God as he was originally envisioned by ancie… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
"How could I not be distracted? Here was a deity just like those I’d visited in museums as a child—a god of ancient myths, fantastic stories and long-lost rituals; a god from the distant past, from a …"

-Francesca Stavrakopoulou, God: An Anatomy

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15. The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church

By: Sarah McCammon

4.21

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

The first definitive book that names the massive social movement of people leaving the white evange… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff by Dana K. White

16. Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

By: Dana K. White

4.09

Format: 240 pages, ebook

You don't have to live overwhelmed by stuff--you can get rid of clutter for good! While the worl… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Remember your goals are “better"

-Dana K. White, Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

"Envisioning perfection inhibits more than it inspires."

-Dana K. White, Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

"An easier-to-manage home will mean less wasted food in the future. Get that? Less wasted food is the goal."

-Dana K. White, Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

"Decluttering is stuff you don’t need leaving your house. And that’s really all it is. If five things leave or five hundred things leave, you’ve succeeded."

-Dana K. White, Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff

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17. What This Comedian Said Will Shock You

By: Bill Maher

4.27

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The hilarious and controversial host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher has written his funniest, m… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
Cover of Origin Story: A Big History of Everything by David Christian

18. Origin Story: A Big History of Everything

By: David Christian

4.09

Format: 357 pages, Hardcover

** A 2018 GoodReads Choice Award Nominee in the History & Biography category** A captivating his… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Деякі види настільки зневажають мозок, що ставляться до нього, як до одноразової розкоші. В одного виду морських слимаків замолоду є якийсь невеликий мозок. Вони користуються ним, поки плавають по мо…"

-David Christian, Origin Story: A Big History of Everything

"In the past two hundred years, human numbers grew to over seven billion, and our species began to transform the oceans, the land, and the air. Human-built roads, canals, and railways snaked across th…"

-David Christian, Origin Story: A Big History of Everything

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19. Seeing through Christianity: A Critique of Beliefs and Evidence

By: Bill Zuersher

4.46

Format: 314 pages, Paperback

The only book you’ll ever need to read about Christianity. This remarkable book provides a critical… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
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20. Confessions of a Former Fox News Christian

By: Seth Andrews

4.31

Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition

Seth Andrews idolized Rush Limbaugh. He listened to Glenn Beck. He read Ann Coulter. He watched Fox… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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21. Goodbye Jesus: An Evangelical Preacher's Journey Beyond Faith

By: Tim Sledge

4.09

Format: 475 pages, Kindle Edition

Second Edition Goodbye Jesus is the step-by-step account of a former minister’s journey into and ou… read more

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  • religion

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Transform Your Habits

God's Defenders: What They Believe and Why They Are Wrong

S.T. Joshi

3.50

Transform Your Habits

Deconverted: a Journey from Religion to Reason

Seth Andrews , Matt Dillahunty

3.57

Transform Your Habits

The God Delusion

Richard Dawkins

3.90

Transform Your Habits

The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American

Andrew L. Seidel

4.45

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Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

Rachel Maddow

4.45

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Burn Book: A Tech Love Story

Kara Swisher

3.99

Transform Your Habits

Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party

Jonathan Karl

4.28

Transform Your Habits

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Erik Larson

4.24

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