Center for Inquiry Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Cosmos
Carl Sagan
Jack Cheng, author of a new middle-grade novel called See You in the Cosmos, says he was inspired by Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot. The story involves a boy and his dog (named Carl Sagan) trying to launch an iPod into space. https://t.co/AATJWv21c5
Paperback, 2013
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The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power
Jeff Sharlet
Jeff Sharlet (author of The Family and C Street) wrote an interesting Twitter thread last week. https://t.co/jdJYDm7PKn
Paperback, 2009
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Why Intelligent Design Fails: A Scientific Critique of the New Creationism
Taner Edis
…several books including #Islam Evolving, An Illusion of Harmony, Science and Nonbelief, Why Intelligent Design Fails (coedited with Matt Young), The #Ghost in the Universe, and most recently Weirdness! What Fake Science and the Paranormal Tell Us about the Nature of Science…
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The Storm Is Upon Us: How Qanon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything
Mike Rothschild
The complete video from last week’s Skeptical Inquirer Presents with Mike Rothschild, “The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything,” is now available to watch online any time. https://t.co/5BF1flIBkj
Paperback, 2022
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She Persisted in Science: Brilliant Women Who Made a Difference
Chelsea Clinton
Oh, you know, no big deal, just @rdfrsTIES director Bertha Vazquez hanging out for a little chat with @ChelseaClinton! March 7, Bertha talks to Chelsea Clinton about her new children's book, She Persisted in Science: Brilliant Women Who Made a Difference https://t.co/7fwAYXmdcI https://t.co/JnFCUp2WkS
Hardcover, 2022
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Progress
Robert G. Ingersoll
ROBERT G. INGERSOLL: "Superstition is, always has been, and forever will be, the foe of progress, the enemy of education, and the assassin of freedom." Consider celebrating the 189th birthday of the #GreatAgnostic by making a gift to science and reason: https://t.co/3jgORh0hnq https://t.co/MwtjmhROQ1
Paperback, 2005
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After Diagnosis: Life: Conquer Your Fear, Develop Your Life Plan, Impact Generations To Come
Jim Henry
Jim: "There is no life after death. I hate to be the bringer of bad news." Psychics who claim to talk to the dead are tapping into our innate desire to believe in life after death, but so-called psychics like Tyler Henry are "full of crap."
Paperback, 2020
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The Mothman Prophecies: A True Story
John A. Keel
.@pesco at Boing Boing delights in a tribute website for “Fortean” author John Keel, who wrote The Mothman Prophecies. The site includes entries from Keel’s unpublished UFO dictionary... And yeah, “detrimental robot” is pretty much how I think of myself. https://t.co/h1EsR2VuNp
Paperback, 2013
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She Persisted: Ruby Bridges
Kekla Magoon
Oh, you know, no big deal, just @rdfrsTIES director Bertha Vazquez hanging out for a little chat with @ChelseaClinton! March 7, Bertha talks to Chelsea Clinton about her new children's book, She Persisted in Science: Brilliant Women Who Made a Difference https://t.co/7fwAYXmdcI https://t.co/JnFCUp2WkS
Paperback, 2021
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Real Women Do It Standing Up: Stories From the Career of a Very Funny Lady
Leighann Lord
*ARCH-ENEMIES: Anti–humanism, People who hate laughing *DID YOU KNOW: Leighann is the author of Real Women Do It Standing Up: Stories from the Career of a Very Funny Lady, and recipient of the 2019 #Humanist Arts Award. 14 fellows, six countries, and the most outstanding...
Paperback, 2016
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