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The Book Of Rachael
Leslie Cannold

$19.95 – Paperback book / Text Publishing

What if the man you loved betrayed your brother?

Two thousand years ago, while a young Jewish preacher from Nazareth was gathering followers among the people of Galilee, his sister swept floors and dreamed of learning to... Buy or find out more 


Freedom Of Religion And The Secular State
Russell Blackford

$37.95 – Paperback book / Blackwell

Focusing on the intersection of religion, law, and politics in contemporary liberal democracies, Blackford considers the concept of the secular state, revising and updating enlightenment views for the present day. Freedo... Buy or find out more 



The Magic Of Reality
Richard Dawkins and Dave McKean

$39.95 – Hardcover book / Random House

What are things made of?

What is the sun?

Why do bad things happen?

Throughout history people all over the world have invented stories to answer profound questions such as these. Have you heard the tale of how the sun ha... Buy or find out more 


Thinking Of Answers: Questions In The Philosophy Of Everyday Life
A.C. Grayling

$24.99 – Paperback book / Bloomsbury

Thought-provoking short essays that show us how to discover our own answers to life's challenges.

A.C. Grayling is a thinker who believes that philosophy is a natural part of everyday life. Here, in his most stimulating ... Buy or find out more 



Nomad: From Islam To America A Personal Journey Through The Clash Of Civilizations
Ayaan Hirsi Ali

$23.95 – Paperback book / Free Press

"This woman is a major hero of our time." --Richard Dawkins

Ayaan Hirsi Ali captured the world's attention with "Infidel, "her compelling coming-of-age memoir, which spent thirty-one weeks on the "New York Times "bestsel... Buy or find out more 


Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life In Science
Lawrence Krauss

$32.95 – Hardcover book / W W Norton

Richard Feynman changed the way we think about quantum mechanics. In this gripping new scientific biography of the revered Nobel Prize-winning physicist (and curious character), Lawrence M. Krauss, himself a theoretical ... Buy or find out more 



The End Of Faith
Sam Harris

$16.95 – Paperback book / Bantam Press

This important and timely book delivers a startling analysis of the clash of faith and reason in today's world. Sam Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favour of religious ... Buy or find out more 


The Expanding Circle: Ethics, Evolution And Moral Progress
Peter Singer

$27.95 – Paperback book / Princeton Univ Press

What is ethics? Where do moral standards come from? Are they based on emotions, reason, or some innate sense of right and wrong? For many scientists, the key lies entirely in biology--especially in Darwinian theories of ... Buy or find out more 



The Caged Virgin
Ayaan Hirsi Ali

$19.99 – Paperback book / Pocket Books

Raised a Muslim but increasingly outraged by her religion's hostility towards women, Ayaan Hirsi Ali has now become one of today's most talked-about, admired and controversial political figures because of her desire to f... Buy or find out more 


Godless: How An Evangelical Preacher Became One Of America's Leading Atheists
Dan Barker

$22.99 – Paperback book / Ulysses

Conversions on the road to Damascus are for those who hear voices and fall prey to delusions and who would be better off seeking professional help. Much more valuable in the human story are the reflections of intelligent... Buy or find out more 



The Life You Can Save: Acting Now To End World Poverty
Peter Singer

$24.95 – Paperback book / Text Publishing

Most of us are absolutely certain that we wouldn’t hesitate to save a drowning child, and that we would do it at considerable cost to ourselves. Yet while thousands of children die each day, we spend money on things we t... Buy or find out more 


Practical Ethics Third Edition
Peter Singer

$39.95 – Paperback book / Cambridge Univ Pres

The focus of the book is the application of ethics to difficult and controversial social questions. Buy or find out more 



 

Infidel
Ayaan Hirsi Ali

$25.00$24.99 – Paperback book / Pocket Books

Ayaan Hirsi Ali is one of today's most admired and controversial political figures. She burst into international headlines following the murder of Theo van Gogh by an Islamist who threatened she would be next. An interna... Buy or find out more 


Say When
Catherine Deveny

$24.95 – Paperback book / Black Inc

In 2008 the Pope came to Sydney, petrol prices soared and Australia proudly became the fattest nation on earth. Big Brother got the chop, Sam Newman mauled a mannequin and the Logies were as wonderfully bad as ever. Than... Buy or find out more 



The Moral Landscape
Sam Harris

$35.00 – Trade paperback / Bantam Press

An explosive new book that calls for an end to religion's monopoly on morality and human values.

Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion through thei... Buy or find out more 


Free To A Good Home
Catherine Deveny

$24.95 – Paperback book / Black Inc

'Despite all the big talk and fancy press releases, let's face it, Swine Flu, you're more Babe than razorback. Twenty dead? Come on! More die choking on ham sandwiches every week. Sure, I won't be pashing any pigs for a ... Buy or find out more 



The Moral Landscape How Science Can Determine Human Values
Sam Harris

$21.95 – Paperback book / Vintage

Sam Harris's first book, "The End of Faith," ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most people--from religious fundamentalists to non-believing scientists--ag... Buy or find out more 


Consciousness Explained
Daniel C. Dennett

$25.00 – Paperback book / Penguin

This book revises the traditional view of consciousness by claiming that Cartesianism and Descartes' dualism of mind and body should be replaced with theories from the realms of neuroscience, psychology and artificial in... Buy or find out more 



The Root Of All Evil?
Richard Dawkins

$19.95 – Digital video disc / Siren Entertainment

This controversial documentary from prominent atheist Professor Richard Dawkins is the companion piece to the best-selling book The God Delusion. Produced by the BBC and recently screened on the ABC, Root of all Evil is ... Buy or find out more 


The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins

$19.95 – Paperback book / Black Swan

THE GOD DELUSION caused a sensation when it was published in 2006. Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic, with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting, impassioned ... Buy or find out more 



The Ancestor's Tale
Richard Dawkins

$29.99 – Paperback book / Weidenfeld And Nicolson

The renowned biologist and thinker Richard Dawkins presents his most expansive work yet: a comprehensive look at evolution, ranging from the latest developments in the field to his own provocative views. Loosely based on...

 

Toward The Light Of Liberty The Struggles For Freedom And Rights That Made The Modern Western World
A C Grayling

$36.00$0.00 – Hardcover book / Walker And Company

The epic story of the interlocking struggles to achieve the individual rights and freedoms that characterize Western civilization, by one of the world's leading public intellectuals.

Perhaps the hallmark of western civil... Buy or find out more 



 

Among The Dead Cities
A.C. Grayling

$49.95$16.95 – Hardcover book / Bloomsbury

Among the Dead Cities is a re-examination of the Allied Forces' aerial bombing campaign of World War II. The purpose of this book is not to question the moral courage of the soldiers who fought in the war and it is clear... Buy or find out more 


The Choice Of Hercules
A.C. Grayling

$22.99 – Paperback book / Hachette

Duty or pleasure? This was the legendary choice that Hercules faced and that preeminent philosopher A. C. Grayling uses as the starting point of his discussion that reveals how much more people can understand about the...


 

The Greatest Show On Earth: The Evidence For Evolution
Richard Dawkins

$35.00$15.95 – Trade paperback / Bantam Press

The fiery science/religion debate continues as Dawkins takes on the Creationists.

150 years ago the momentous findings in Charles Darwin’s controversial masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook the scientific and rel... Buy or find out more 


Towards The Light The Story Of The Struggles For Liberty And Rights That Made The Modern West
Grayling A C

$26.95 – Paperback book / Bloomsbury

The often-violent conflicts of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries were sparked by the pursuit of freedom of thought. In time, this drive led to bitter fighting, including the English Civil War. Then came revolutions i... Buy or find out more 



The Form Of Things
A.C. Grayling

$22.99 – Paperback book / Hachette

"Grief and loneliness, depression, despair and failure—those things . . . are the common human lot at least at times in all our lives." Yet it is philosophy which, while not providing an answer to these problems, can en... Buy or find out more 


The Heart Of Things
A.C. Grayling

$22.99 – Paperback book / Hachette

Everyone wishes to live a life that is satisfying and fulfilling, in which there is achievement and pleasure, and which has the respect of people one, in turn, respects. And one of the fundamentals to living such a life ... Buy or find out more 



Ideas That Matter: A Personal Guide For The 21st Century
A.C. Grayling

$27.99 – Paperback book / Phoenix House

This is a book that celebrates the power of ideas: thought can and does, change the world. And, in turn, ideas evolve. Fundamentalism, environmentalism and bioethics are defining our future just as Marxism, feminism or e... Buy or find out more 


The Book Of Rachael
Leslie Cannold

$32.95 – Trade paperback / Text Publishing

What if the man you loved betrayed your brother?

Two thousand years ago, while a young Jewish preacher from Nazareth was gathering followers among the people of Galilee, his sister swept floors and dreamed of learning to... Buy or find out more 



Liberty In The Age Of Terror: A Defence Of Civil Liberties And Enlightenment Views
A.C. Grayling

$22.99 – Paperback book / Bloomsbury

World-renowned philosopher A.C. Grayling argues that our societies are under attack – not just from the threat of terrorism, but from our governments’ attempts to fight that threat by reducing freedom in our own societie... Buy or find out more 


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The Good Book: A Secular Bible
A.C. Grayling

$49.95$39.95 – Hardcover book / Bloomsbury

Britain's most popular philosopher on all that it means to be human in a secular age.

Drawing on the wisdom of 2,500 years of contemplative non-religious writing on all that it means to be human - from the origins of the... Buy or find out more 



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