Today I thought I’d give all my bookhound readers a glimpse into my favourite books. This book list is mainly non-fiction. I’ll compile a fiction list a little later on. This is in no means a comprehensive list and I’ll be updating it regularly as I get more books in.
Atheism:
A. J. Jacobs – The Year Of Living Biblically
Ayaan Hirsi Ali – Nomad
Ayaan Hirsi Ali – Infidel
Ayaan Hirsi Ali – The Caged Virgin: An Emancipation Proclamation for Women and Islam
Arthur Goldwag- The New Hate: A History Of Fear And Loathing On The Populist Right
Bachelard, Michael – Behind the Exclusive Brethren
Baker, Robert – Epidemic: The Past, Present and Future of the Diseases that Made Us
Carl Sagan – Cosmos
Carl Sagan – The Demon-Haunted World
Christopher Hitchens – God Is Not Great
Christopher Hitchens – Hitch 22
Christopher Hitchens – The Missionary Position
Christopher Hitchens – The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings For The Non-Believer
Dan Barker – Godless How An Evangelical Preacher Became One Of
Daylight Atheism: The Book
Edzard Ernst – Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial
Greta Christina – Why Are You Atheists So Angry? 99 Things That…
Goldacre, Ben – Bad Science
Goldacre, Ben – Big Pharma
Grant, John – Denying Science. Conspiracy Theories, Media Distortions and the War on Reality
Grayling, A C – The God Arguement
Grayling, A C – The Meaning of Things
Hemant Mehta – The Young Atheist’s Survival Guide
Henderson, Mark – The Geek Manifesto
Hider, James – Spiders Of Allah
Jerry Coyne – Why Evolution Is True
Jessop, Caroline – Escape
Jessop, Caroline – Triumph
Joan Konner – The Atheist’s Bible
Kathryn Joyce – Quiverfull ~ Inside The Christian Patriarchy Movement
Krauss, M. Lawrence – A Universe From Nothing
Levin, Tanya – People In Glass Houses
Lipstadt, Deborah – Denying The Holocaust
Macfree, David – Disproving Christianity
Macfree, David – Mum, Dad, I’m An Atheist
Offit, Paul – Killing Us Softing: Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine
Ogilvie, Heather – Alternatives To Abstinence: A New Look At Alcoholism And The Choices In Treatment
Peter Doherty – Pandemics, What Everyone Needs To Know
Phil Zuckerman – Society Without God: What The Least Religious Nations Can Tell Us About Contentment
Randi, James – The Supernatural A-Z
Ray, Darrell – Sex & God
Richard Dawkins – The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins – The Greatest Show On Earth
Richard Dawkins – The Selfish Gene
Sam Harris – Freewill
Sam Harris – Letter To A Christian Nation
Sam Harris – Lying
Sam Harris – The End Of Faith
Sam Harris – The Moral Landscape
V Stenger – The New Atheism
General Books:
Atwood, Margaret – Handmaids Tale
Bryson Bill – The Short History Of Everything
Dave Pelzer – A Child Called It
Dave Pelzer – Help Yourself
Dave Pelzer – Moving Forward
Fariba Nawa – Opium Nation
George Carlin – Last Words
George Carlin – Napalm And Silly Putty
George Carlin – When Will Jesus Bring The Porkchops
Julie Gregory – Sickened
Lewis Black – I’m Dreaming Of A Black Christmas
Stephen Fry – Moad Is My Washpot
Stephen Fry – The Fry Chronicles
Stephen Hawking – A Brief History Of Time
Queer Books:
Anthony Venn-Brown – A Life Of Unlearning
Dan Savage – It Gets Better: Coming Out Overcoming Bullying And Creating A Life Worth Living
Dan Savage – Savage Love: Straight Answers From America’s Most Popular Sex Columnist
Dan Savage – Skipping To Gomorrah
Dan Savage – The Committment
Dan Savage – The Kid
Danielle Pocock – There Is Something Definitely Queer
Irwin Krieger – Helping Your Transgender Teen: A Guide For Parents
Marci Munson – The Lesbian Polyamory Reader
Patrick Chapman – Thou Shalt Not Love: What Evangelicals Really Say To Gays
Ronald Donaghe – My Year Living Heterosexually
Ronald Donaghe – The Salvation Mongers
Stephanie Brill – The Transgender Child: A Handbook For Families And Professionals
Timothy Kurek – Cross In The Closet
Wayne Besen – Anything But Straight: Unmasking The Scandals And Lies Behind The Ex-Gay Myth
Skeptic/Woo/Antivaxxor:
Dan Agin – Junk Science
Deborah Lipstadt – Denying The Holocaust
Lauren Starkey – Critical Thinking Skills Success In 20 Minutes A Day
Michael Shermer – Denying History
Michael Shermer – Science Friction
Michael Shermer – Science Of Good And Evil
Michael Shermer – The Believing Brain
Michael Shermer – Why Darwin Matters
Michael Shermer – Why People Believe Weird Things
Michael Specter – Denialism
Robert Baker – Epidemic
Robert Whitaker – Anatomy Of An Epidemic (V5.0)
Seth Mnookin – The Panic Virus
Terence Hines – Pseudoscience And The Paranormal
Thomas Gilovich – How We Know What Isn’t So
Feminism/Sex Positive:
Alison Summers – Girls Guide To Predators
Ariel Levy – Female Chauvinist Pigs
Audrey Brashich – All Made Up: A Girl’s Guide to Seeing Through Celebrity Hype to Celebrate Real Beauty
Bell Hooks – Feminism Is For Everybody
Bessie Bardot – Casting Couch Confidential
Burgmann Verity – Power And Protest: Movements For Change In Australian Society
Christopher Ryan – Sex At Dawn The Prehistoric Origins Of Modern Sexuality
Derald Wing Sue – Microaggressions In Everyday Life Race Gender And Sexual Orientation
Dossie Easton – The Bottoming Book: How To Get Terrible Things Done To You By Wonderful People
Dossie Easton – The Topping Book: Or Getting Good At Being Bad
Dossie Easton – The Ethical Slut
Helen Vnuk – Snatched: Sex And Censorship In Australia
Inga Muscio – Cunt: A Declaration Of Independence Expanded And Updated Second Edition
Jessica Valenti – Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman’s Guide To Why Feminism Matters.
Jessica Valenti – He’s A Stud
Jessica Valenti – The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession With Virginity Is Hurting Young Women.
Jessica Valenti – Yes Means Yes: Visions Of Female Sexual Power And A World Without Rape.
Judith Butler – Gender Trouble ~ Feminism And The Subversion Of Identity
Michael Kimmel – Gendered Society
Naomi Wolf – Fire And Fire
Naomi Wolf – Promiscuities
Naomi Wolf – The Beauty Myth
Sharon Mazzarella – Growing Up Girls: Popular Culture And The Construction Of Identity
Disability Studies:
Jenny Morris – Pride Against Prejudice: A Personal Politics Of Disability
Nancy Mairs – Waist High In The World
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