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New Guinea Tapeworms and Jewish Grandmothers: Tales of Parasites and PeopleNew Guinea Tapeworms and Jewish Grandmothers: Tales of Parasites and People
Best Price: $8.93
Parasitology is by a lot of scientists and doctors in the western world considered to be an...
Mindful Universe: Quantum Mechanics and the Participating Observer (The Frontiers Collection)Mindful Universe: Quantum Mechanics and the Participating Observer (The Frontiers Collection)
Best Price: $30.95
I have found this book to be very well written and thought provoking. I love a book that makes...
Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical PhilosophyPersonal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy
Best Price: $13.25
Absolutely first-rate. It's really easy to read because it uses a historical and...
Religion and ScienceReligion and Science
Best Price: $10.21
This book is the culmination of lengthy and grueling contemplations. It really reveals the...
Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved (Princeton Science Library)Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved (Princeton Science Library)
Best Price: $12.50
"Primates and Philosophers" is precisely what it looks like: a scientific and...


Darwin's Gift: to Science and ReligionDarwin's Gift: to Science and Religion
Best Price: $15.65
In Darwin's Gift: To Science and Religion, Francisco Ayala provides a clear, concise, and...
Discoveries and Opinions of GalileoDiscoveries and Opinions of Galileo
Best Price: $5.00
My interest in Galileo was recently piqued by a seminar on data presentation by Edward Tufte...
The Cambridge Companion to the 'Origin of Species' (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)The Cambridge Companion to the 'Origin of Species' (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)
Best Price: $19.48
The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin is universally recognized as one of the most important...
Darwin's Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of SocietyDarwin's Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society
Best Price: $8.46
This book was very insightful and defiantly made me think about things a bit different after...
The Colossal Book of Mathematics: Classic Puzzles, Paradoxes, and ProblemsThe Colossal Book of Mathematics: Classic Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Problems
Best Price: $21.29
I have never read any books on "recreational mathematics" so didn't know quite what to...


Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of ClimatePlows, Plagues, and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of Climate
Best Price: $10.42
very technical but very informative. Provides an interesting perspective on the emergence of...
Writing in the Sciences: Exploring Conventions of Scientific Discourse (Part of the Allyn & Bacon Series in Technical Communication) (2nd Edition)Writing in the Sciences: Exploring Conventions of Scientific Discourse (Part of the Allyn & Bacon Series in Technical Communication) (2nd Edition)
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The New Quotable EinsteinThe New Quotable Einstein
Best Price: $10.27
Great quotes from a great man! I pick it up and read it over and over again. There's always...
Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin (Hidden Wealth Series)Scientific Facts in the Bible: 100 Reasons to Believe the Bible is Supernatural in Origin (Hidden Wealth Series)
Best Price: $2.22
GREAT BOOK! ISN'T ALL BASED ON THE KJV, HOWEVER, IT IS A GREAT BOOK THAT SHOWS THE BIBLE IS TRUE...
Religion and Science (Gifford Lectures Series)Religion and Science (Gifford Lectures Series)
Best Price: $10.99
In an era where many in the US believe the universe was made 6000 years ago and Adam and Eve...

God and the New PhysicsGod and the New Physics
Best Price: $5.70
I bought this book in 1983 and have referred to it a few times in some of my writings. However,...
The World As I See ItThe World As I See It
Best Price: $16.26
I read "Ideas and Opinions" before diving head first into this one, and I'm glad I...
The Next Fifty Years: Science in the First Half of the Twenty-first CenturyThe Next Fifty Years: Science in the First Half of the Twenty-first Century
Best Price: $3.00
This book is definitely interesting and well written, and puts forth generally plausible ideas...
The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory (Philosophy of Mind Series)The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory (Philosophy of Mind Series)
Best Price: $11.84
Because of its popularity and its subject matter, I was very excited to read Chalmers' The...
Discourse on Method and Related Writings (Penguin Classics)Discourse on Method and Related Writings (Penguin Classics)
Best Price: $5.22
This is the first "real" philosopher whose actual words I sat down and read. I was a...

Why Beauty Is Truth: The History of SymmetryWhy Beauty Is Truth: The History of Symmetry
Best Price: $5.19
Professor Stewart is to be commended for a nice "walking tour" (to quote another...
The Devil's Delusion: Atheism and Its Scientific PretensionsThe Devil's Delusion: Atheism and Its Scientific Pretensions
Best Price: $150.00
In the documentary movie Expelled by Ben Stein, one of those interviewed was David Berlinski,...
Science of Discworld III: Darwin's WatchScience of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch
Best Price: $8.70
If you're looking for preachy evangelical atheism, this book is for you. When I grab a Terry...
The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos: Humanity and the New StoryThe Hidden Heart of the Cosmos: Humanity and the New Story
Best Price: $6.58
This is a scarey honest book about our society and it's values. But Dr. Swimme also offers an...
Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of ColorBright Earth: Art and the Invention of Color
Best Price: $11.00
That the materials affects the art seems to be the theme that tries to tie together the...

Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Science, Technology, and SocietyTaking Sides: Clashing Views in Science, Technology, and Society
Best Price: $25.00
From a student perspective (ie. having to write weekly 2000 word essays pertaining to this...
Mind into Matter: A New Alchemy of Science and SpiritMind into Matter: A New Alchemy of Science and Spirit
Best Price: $5.93
this book explains quantum physics in a way that is easy for just about anyone to understand. ...
Understanding VirusesUnderstanding Viruses
Best Price: $59.41
Although the content and material presented is very well done, the publication leaves something...
Math Word Problems DemystifiedMath Word Problems Demystified
Best Price: $10.63
I have always struggled with word problems. Due to changing schools a couple times and different...
Absolute Zero and the Conquest of ColdAbsolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold
Best Price: $4.97
I got the distinct impression that the author lost interest in his own work somewhere after the...

The Origin of SpeciesThe Origin of Species
Best Price: $4.68
First you must read the voyage of the beagle by Darwin in which this book is base and it will...
Conscious Evolution: Awakening Our Social PotentialConscious Evolution: Awakening Our Social Potential
Best Price: $5.75
This book really does not hold up well in today's world. Full of late 1990s exuberance, it...
The Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universe(s) ReportThe Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universe(s) Report
Best Price: $3.49
Here's a highly readable account of the big cosmological picture as viewed at the end of a wild...
Understanding Scientific ReasoningUnderstanding Scientific Reasoning
Best Price: $59.00
I've used this book since the first edition years ago whenever I teach our Logic and Scientific...
Mad About Physics: Braintwisters, Paradoxes, and CuriositiesMad About Physics: Braintwisters, Paradoxes, and Curiosities
Best Price: $8.81
Although the material in the book is good, it is very difficult to read on the Kindle. The...

Quarks, Chaos & Christianity: Questions to Science And ReligionQuarks, Chaos & Christianity: Questions to Science And Religion
Best Price: $8.59
This is the first work I've read by this author. It is a thoughtful examination of the premise...
The Hidden Connections: A Science for Sustainable LivingThe Hidden Connections: A Science for Sustainable Living
Best Price: $8.11
As always Fritjof Capra is a master of linking apparently non connected events with a systemic...
Nobel Prize Women in Science: Their Lives, Struggles, and Momentous Discoveries, Second EditionNobel Prize Women in Science: Their Lives, Struggles, and Momentous Discoveries, Second Edition
Best Price: $10.00
McGrayne chronicles the discrimination faced by female scientists in the 20th century. Even by...
The Voice of Evidence in Reading ResearchThe Voice of Evidence in Reading Research
Best Price: $23.07
This is an excellent book that I use in a graduate seminar in school-based interventions. In one...
Luminous Web: Essays on Science and ReligionLuminous Web: Essays on Science and Religion
Best Price: $7.82
I read The Luminous Web several years ago, and I keep coming back to it, and re-reading it. ...

River Out Of Eden: A Darwinian View Of Life (Science Masters Series)River Out Of Eden: A Darwinian View Of Life (Science Masters Series)
Best Price: $7.95
"River Out of Eden is a meandering tale of the evolutionary route, from the single cell to...
Calculus On Manifolds: A Modern Approach To Classical Theorems Of Advanced CalculusCalculus On Manifolds: A Modern Approach To Classical Theorems Of Advanced Calculus
Best Price: $43.20
I'm not quite sure why someone thought it was a good idea to go from the definition of vectors...
The Great Equations: Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to HeisenbergThe Great Equations: Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to Heisenberg
Best Price: $17.13
Great innovations in science and the people behind them. ...
Causality: Models, Reasoning, and InferenceCausality: Models, Reasoning, and Inference
Best Price: $40.00
Judea Pearl is one of the leading researchers in the topic of casuality. What is causality? In...
Science and Religion: A Historical IntroductionScience and Religion: A Historical Introduction
Best Price: $12.40
As one who has read several books on science and religion, this book (edited by Ferngren) ranks...

Relativity: The Special and the General Theory, The Masterpiece Science Edition,Relativity: The Special and the General Theory, The Masterpiece Science Edition,
Best Price: $3.99
This book is just a re-print of the regular version with the same title- there is nothing...
Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future (Oxford World's Classics)Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future (Oxford World's Classics)
Best Price: $8.98
This takes time to digest no matter how smart you are. But it's worth it, make the journey...
The Final Theory: Rethinking Our Scientific LegacyThe Final Theory: Rethinking Our Scientific Legacy
Best Price: $24.85
Very disappointing. The author spends much of the time riduculing the last 300 years of...
Body: The Complete HumanBody: The Complete Human
Best Price: $3.85
This is a great book. It covers a lot of the human body. And being from National Geographic you...
A History of PiA History of Pi
Best Price: $6.50
I find the book to be an interesting and detailed read. I'm a mathematics major, however, I feel...

Life Is a Miracle: An Essay Against Modern SuperstitionLife Is a Miracle: An Essay Against Modern Superstition
Best Price: $8.50
This book certainly creates controversy as the disparate ratings from one to five stars...
Einstein For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science))Einstein For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science))
Best Price: $6.60
Very little appreciation for formal math or physics is needed to enjoy this book. Someone with...
Mathematics for the Nonmathematician (Dover Books Explaining Science)Mathematics for the Nonmathematician (Dover Books Explaining Science)
Best Price: $4.99
From Kenneth Ellman, ke@kennethellman.com Morris Kline the prolific author of...
Against MethodAgainst Method
Best Price: $19.74
This is a beautifully written and beautifully argued critique of modern philosophers' naive...
Discover's 20 Things You Didn't Know About Everything: Duct Tape, Airport Security, Your Body, Sex in Space...and More!Discover's 20 Things You Didn't Know About Everything: Duct Tape, Airport Security, Your Body, Sex in Space...and More!
Best Price: $5.99
As a trivia fan, I really like this type of book. I learned several new things and hopefully...

Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads to AnotherCritical Mass: How One Thing Leads to Another
Best Price: $6.57
I would like to say that this book is the basis for Asimov's "psychohistory". It...
Thousands not Billions: Challenging the Icon of Evolution, Questioning the Age of the EarthThousands not Billions: Challenging the Icon of Evolution, Questioning the Age of the Earth
Best Price: $8.08
This book is written in a scientific manner, with some attempt at explaining theories to the...
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic EvolutionOrigins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution
Best Price: $10.92
I've been getting so tired of Cambridge scientists and Harvard scientists talking down the nose...
The Mind of God: The Scientific Basis for a Rational WorldThe Mind of God: The Scientific Basis for a Rational World
Best Price: $3.66
After reading God and the New Physics, I added Paul Davies to my list of fantasy dinner guests. ...
 
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