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This book page is a little tricky.... we had one of the organized types create it (as you can tell from the rest of the site we aren't really organization people!) Anyway, there are a lot of books "hidden" behind the binders below. You may have to be a real sleuth to find them. You can always use the "search" box at the bottom of every page to find something if you know a part of the title. We aren't nearly as big as those other on-line sellers but our/your money goes to good causes when you buy from us.
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 Atheist, Freethought & Humanist BooksExplore the realms of atheism, freethought, humanism and related philosophies. |
 Children's BooksA great selection of sensitive, intelligent and fascinating literature for young minds! |
 Fiction, Poetry & Essay BooksUnusual novels, collections of verse, and assorted works of essayists and commentators. |
 History, Biography & Scholarship BooksBooks that chronicle or analyze historical persons, events, and trends. |
 Politics & Public Policy BooksBooks that examine a wide range of ideas and issues in the realm of ideology and government affairs. |
 Science & Debunking BooksBooks that both showcase the advancement of human knowledge through science, and also refute the claims of creationism, superstition and quackery. |
 Social & Human Issues BooksBooks on social issues, human well-being and psychology. |
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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 Awards III: Survival of the Fittest
$11.00 By Wendy Northcutt. One of America's most popular humor series returns with a brand-new collection of hilariously macabre mishaps and misadventures. Honoring those who improve our gene pool by inadvertently removing themselves from it, this new release shows once more how uncommon common sense still is. Paperback, 252 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Nancy Pearl Librarian Action Figure$9.00 She should be everyone's heroine (our apologies for all those male librarians out there)! Librarians are always standing up for our rights...even when they are 'shushing' us. This is a definite must-have for every librarian you know... and maybe for a few folks you wish would shush-up and read. Her name is Nancy Pearl and she comes complete with her own action figure trading card, bookmark and stack of books. Nancy stands just under 5" tall and has a realistic push-button 'shushing' action! Possibly the most fun you'll ever have with a librarian (I know a few and they will make me pay late fees for saying that). [Order] [Checkout] |
Leaving the Fold, Testimonies of Former Fundamentalists$27.00 Leaving the Fold, Religion & Politics Testimonies of Former Fundamentalists .... Edward T. Babinski The book contains nearly three dozen first-hand testimonies from former fundamentalists who have become liberal Christians, agnostics or atheists. .... "The individual statements and recollections are clearly, thoughtfully, and intelligently presented, and documentation is thorough. A useful addition to church, academic, and larger public library collections." Library Journal "This riveting collection shows the struggle in breaking with one's faith and searching for meaning in life." Polish-American Journal "Important guidance for people struggling to think for themselves and offers encour- agement to find their own way into the wide world of free religious choice as essential to the growth of a mature faith. Highly recommended for people considering a more open approach to religious choice." The Reader's Review ". . .sharp commentary and abundant documentation presenting an interesting introduction to fundamentalism." Baptists Today ". . . a revealing picture of what attracts people to fundamentalism and what can drive believers away from it." Reference & Research Book News "The book was recently removed from the shelves of the Anderson County Public Library in South Carolina (Babinski's home state), due to complaints from patrons. The book contains nearly three dozen first-hand testimonies from former fundamentalists who have become liberal Christians, agnostics or atheists. According to Babinski, 'I've tried to get the local newspaper to interview me since writing my book, but they never had the time. Sales have been slow. Now, miracle of miracles, the book is being mentioned in newspapers, television and radio. God bless those Christians!'" The Secular Humanist Bulletin "It is a very thought-provoking book which discusses almost every aspect of the fundamentalist viewpoint." Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith "The thin-skinned will not appreciate the book. The mature and secure will find it highly instructive, if occasionally unsettling." Biblical Viewpoint .... [Order] [Checkout] |
Kid's Book of Awesome Stuff
$15.00 By Charlene Brotman and illustrated by Jeila Gueramian Author Charlene Brotman provides children, families, UU religious educators, and camp educators/guides with an excellent resource to engage them in an awesome adventure in ecology education as religious education. From the book's first message, children know they are on a fascinating journey of discovery. Spiral Bound Paperback, 112 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Creationism's Trojan Horse
$31.00 By Barbara Forrest & Paul R. Gross. In Creationism's Trojan Horse, Forrest and Gross document the agenda and advances of "Intelligent Design," the most recent manifestation of American science education's perennial affliction: creationism. They explain and analyze what "design theorists" call their "Wedge Strategy" -an attempt to substitute "theistic science" for natural science in the public mind. Hardcover, 401 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] |
Hey, Little Ant
$14.95 By Phillip and Hannah Hoose; illustrated by Debbie Tilley. This is one of my favorite books! We bought this book for our daughter when she was about 4, she is 9 now and I still love reading it. I think it's a great book from 4 to 90! A great opportunity to talk about differences in people and in perspective (also available from us in Spanish) The back pages have the entire story made into a song. Try it, you'll love it. of issues. Hardcover with full-color illustrations, 28 pages. Ages 4 to 7. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Militant Agnostic
$20.98 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 X-Rated Bible - An Irreverent Survey of Sex in the Scriptures
$14.95 This redesigned, corrected, and expanded edition will reintroduce the controversial publication that unblushingly confronts the dirty parts of the Holy Bible. Here's what George Carlin says about the book: "Everything you wanted to know about the holiness-horniness nexus, but they wouldn't tell you." Just some of the topics include: a drunken Lot knocks up both his daughters; Ammon rapes his sister Tamar; Jehovah commands Hosea to Marry a Whore; Noah gets drunk and exposes himself. A must-read for any freethinker! Paperback, 245 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Honest Doubt - Essays on Atheism in a Believing Society$20.00 Honest Doubt - Essays on Atheism in a Believing Society. Despite the prevalence of religious belief in the United States, a growing minority (14 percent) of US adults identify with no religion whatsoever. James A. Haught addresses the secular segment of American society in this collection of incisive essays. Taken together, Haught’s essays endorse the idea that freedom of religion must include freedom to doubt. Individually, the articles present many different reasons to doubt. This will appeal to anyone with questions about religion. Paperback - 150 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Great Quotations on Religious Freedom
$19.98 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 Devil's Dictionary (2007 edition)$6.99 The 2007 edition of The Devil's Dictionary contains all of the satire and cynicism of the original published at the turn of the century, over 100 years ago. Still relevant and entertaining, this book makes a great addition to everyone's freethought library. [Order] [Checkout] |
Darwin Awards IV (four): Intellligent Design, paperback$13.00 The fourth sequel of this immensely popular series offers lots of laughs. The author says it is "a new volume commemorating individuals who improve our gene pool...by removing themselves from it." Common sense may be in short supply, but the comedy and irony are not! Paperback, 313 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
The Philosophy of Humanism
$16.95 By Dr. Corliss Lamont. In a work that is a standard text and reference in the ongoing national debate that swirls around secular humanism, Lamont offers a vigorous argument for a philosophy that advocates happiness in this life rather than hope for a heaven in an afterlife. Paperback, 371 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Holy Horrors: An Illustrated History of Religious Murder and Madness
$22.98 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 Hatred: Religious Conflicts of the 90's
$29.89 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] |
A Devil's Chaplain
$14.00 By Richard Dawkins. The Devil's Chaplain is the first collection of Richard Dawkins'writings, it is an enthusiastic declaraion, a testament to the power of the rigorous scientific examination to reveal the wonders of the world. Paperback, 261 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Letter to a Christian Nation $16.95 Letter to a Christian Nation - Sam Harris. With science and reason under attack from a pious majority, these are dangerous times for true American values. Sam Harris spells it out clearly to the millions who believe the earth is only 6,000 years old (glue was invented 7,000 years ago....) Hardback - 112 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
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. [Order] [Checkout] |
Myth of Christian America, The$13.00 The author outlines what christians need to know about proper relations between religion, christian or otherwise, and government. Far from being a “myth” or a “lie”, church-state separation is a constitutional principle and philosophy that is enshrined within the First Amendment. 122 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Sum: 40 Tales from the Afterlives - hardback, David Eagleman$19.95 David Eagleman, a scientist at the Baylor College of Medicine, offers an interesting look at death and beyond in “Sum.” (By the way, he used this old Latin phrase as the title - of course meaning “I am.”) He presents 40 different short stories of varying gods and the afterlives they create, all of which are mutually exclusive - one cannot believe in more than one without contradicting oneself. In this way, he causes readers to think about beliefs and why they believe them. Atheists will love this book, and love giving it to Fundie friends. It also contains kernels of wisdom that people can apply to their own lives; for example, one story he “calculates” the time someone can spend in a lifetime brushing teeth, eating, watching tv, etc. (One of our staff owns this book and just adores it; she said it is “a book on living rather than a book on dying.”) Excellent reading! Hardback - 107 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
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Republican Gomorrah by Max Blumenthal Finally a book that reviews the power and ongoing threat of America's religious extremists. Check out this interview on Democracy Now (click here). Then click the cover image below to order the book from Amazon.
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Why I Am Not A Muslim
$31.00 By Ibn Warraq. "Transcends The Satanic Verses in terms of sacrilege. Where Rushdie offered an elusive critique of Islam in an airy tale of magical realism, Ibn Warraq brings a scholarly sledgehammer to the task of demolishing Islam. Such an act, especially for an author of Muslim birth, is so incendiary that the author must write under a pseudonym; not to do so would be an act of suicide" - The Weekly Standard Hardcover - 402 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Dreams of a Final Theory: The Scientist's Search for the Ultimate Laws of Nature
$14.00 By Prof. Steven Weinberg. The Nobel Prize-winning physicist and bestselling author of The First Three Minutes describes the grand quest for a unifying theory of nature--one that can explain events as disparate as the cohesion inside the atom and the gravitational tug between the sun and Earth. Paperback, 340 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
By Jon Krakauer. Jon Krakauer's literary reputation rests on insightful chronicles of lives conducted at the outer limits. In Under the Banner of Heaven, he shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of religious belief within our own borders. Hardcover, 372 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
One Planet One People
$22.00 By Carl Coon, Former Ambassador to Nepal In this succinct, highly readable overview of the evolution of human society, the author argues that the 21st century will witness a crucially important and difficult transition for the human race. Blending the disciplines of anthropology and evolutionary psychology with over thirty years of experience in the diplomatic corps, Coon traces the evolution of the human tendency to divide others into two groups, "us versus them." Today, he argues, we have reached a stage where the whole world must be viewed as "us," for only a united world community can cope with today's global challenges. Hardcover, 149 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
Biblical Nonsense
$21.00 By Dr. Jason Long. Biblical Nonsense is a broad look at the tremendous problem of associating divinity with the world's most popular book. Paperback, 202 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
God is Not Great$24.99 Hitchens, who once described Mother Teresa as "a fanatic, a fundamentalist, and a fraud," is notorious for making mincemeat out of sacred cows, but in this book it is the sacred itself that is skewered. Religion, Hitchens writes, is "violent, irrational, intolerant, allied to racism and tribalism and bigotry, invested in ignorance and hostile to free inquiry, contemptuous of women and coercive toward children." Channeling the anti-supernatural spirits of other acolytes of the "new atheism," Hitchens argues that religion is "man-made" and murderous, originating in fear and sustained by brute force. Like Richard Dawkins, he denounces the religious education of young people as child abuse. Like Sam Harris, he fires away at the Koran as well as the Bible. Hardcover - 307 pages. [Order] [Checkout] |
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