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My confession: I'm a math idiot. I dropped out of high school trig, and only had to take 1 math course (behavioral statistics) in my 13 year college career. This pains me because I love science (especially physics and astronomy) and am very interested in systems of logic that are not...

OK, I love the concept of fantasy, but I hate 99% of what's been produced in the genre. Yet I am still willing to give it a try so I need some suggestions, but with a few constraints. -No Tolkien. I love the guy but I read pretty much everything he's written. -No Moorcock. His only redeeming...

I'm starting this thread about the most excellent book I've read about Creationism here rather than in the literature forum because the analysis of the Creationist movement belongs more in Religion than literature or politics. For those of you who won't purchase or check it out of the library...

I just watched the movie 'Nixon' (Ok - Kabul movies are a little behind the times) I'm intrigued by the amount of intrigue in US politics in the whole Hoover - Nixon era (and all parts between). Being Canadian, and being born just as Nixon began his downfall, I have little knowledge of the...

Anyone able to recommend a non-fiction book that would fall under the category of true crime? I'm chasing up a documentary and book series, Great Crimes and Trials of the 20th Century. The series fascinates me in the way that it presents its material. It intrigues me that someone could, say...

Since we´ve already had two threads about normal comics lately, allow me to introduce a related genre - web comics. (for those of you who don´t know, these are comic strips published in the internet) I´d like everyone who wants to introduce their favorite web comic. I´ll start of with my...

Can anyone recommend a good book about the problems of religious fanaticism, especially Christian? Most of them deal with Islamic terrorism, but I'm looking for something that would speak to daily life and how fanaticism can be a problem. I had a patron this afternoon, and while ethics prevent...

Any one have any recommendations? I have already read Tolkien's Books many times, Harry Potter, Tales of Narnia, etc. However, most others I have grabbed I have found less than stellar.

Books nobody else I know has read that have seriously shaped my thinking. Anyone out there read any of these? The Martyrdom of Man, by Winwood Reade (19th century atheist) The Green Child, by Herbert Read (friend of Orwell) The Forty Days of Musa Dagh, by Franz Werfel Journey Among Warriors...

I keep reading posts by triadboy, LW, and ceo_esq and I'm continually impressed, and I would like to learn more. So, as I have a lot of freetime, I'd like to start putting together a collection of books on comparative religion. What books do JREFers recommend?

I have a son who, in a few weeks' time, will be 7. Though I say so myself, he's really rather bright. I'd quite like to get hold of a book for him that presents a sceptical/critical thinking point of view in a way that children can understand. Any suggestions?

Can anyone recommend a good book to buy for a non-sceptical friend? He believes in astrology, auras, mediums, homeopathy and no doubt lots of other paranormal stuff, and I want him to start thinking a bit more critically.

:book: :book: :book: :book: :book: :book: :book: BOOKS FOR GIFTS FOR ME !!!!!!!!! Really can be Any good books on stuff that relate to stuff discussed here @ :randi:.org The literature forum seems to slow to get enough replies and this place seems like a good place to ask. Not Too...

I am two thirds the way through this book and I am really liking it. He really makes telepathy sound like a possibility, rather than a woo-woo dream. I haven't had much time to read before, but now that I am disabled I am lucky to have a shelf full of paperback science fiction novels. I had...

It's another totally subjective choice, but I say David Niven's The Moon's a Balloon. The combination of humour (the daffodil!) and emotion (the death of his first wife) make me feel emotional. And there are precious few books that do that to me. Second place to Stephen Fry's Moab is My...

There are several comics-related threads I'd like to start over time, so before beginning this one I'd like to list some others and describe what each is (and isn't) intended to cover. 1. Comics for Skeptics. 2. Comics of Possible Interest to Skeptics. 3. Great Moments In Great...