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Heart of Darkness
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No Country for Old Men
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Book #50
June & July 2008
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Ten Theories of Human Nature
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Your Inner Fish
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Book #51
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Our Inner Ape - by Frans de Waal
Book #49: May & June 2008 (Non-Fiction)(Editor's Pick) Discussion Leader: We need a volunteer! This book is a nice compliment to "Your Inner Fish" and the discussion period runs concurrently with that discussion period. You can join one or both of the discussions.
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Your Inner Fish - by Neil Shubin
Book #48: May & June 2008 (Non-Fiction) Discussion Leader: Saffron Professor Neil Shubin has accepted our invitation for a live chat session. Order your book and join the discussion today!
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Who do you think will be the next US President? Have you read or seen a recent news story that you just have to share? This is the place for posting about all things political, historical or found in today's news.
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The Best of YouTube
YouTube hosts some of the best video content on the web today. If you've seen a cool video lately why not share it with the community? Videos can be posted in other forums too if they seem to fit better in one of the more specific forums.
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Atheism & Freethought Explored
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Subforums: Responsibility and Judgment - by Hannah Arendt, Godless in America: Conversations With an Atheist - by George A. Ricker, Interventions - by Noam Chomsky, Religious Expression and the American Constitution - by Franklyn S. Haiman, Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future - by Bill McKibben, The God Delusion - by Richard Dawkins, The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal - by Jared Diamond, The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil - by Philip Zimbardo, The Woman in the Dunes - by Abe Kobo, Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction - by Eugenie Scott, The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals - by Michael Pollan, I, Claudius: From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born 10 B.C., Murdered and Deified A.D. 54 - by Robert Graves, Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon - by Daniel Dennett, A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East - by David Fromkin, The Time Traveler's Wife - by Audrey Niffenegger, The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason - by Sam Harris, Ender's Game - by Orson Scott Card, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - by Mark Haddon, Value & Virtue in a Godless Universe - by Erik J. Wielenberg
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