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# Discussion Period Title of Book Author Discussion Forum
49 May & June 2008 Our Inner Ape (Editor's Pick) (non-fiction) Frans de Waal Book Discussion Forum
48 May & June 2008 Your Inner Fish (non-fiction) Neil Shubin Book Discussion Forum
47 April & May 2008 No Country for Old Men (fiction) Cormac McCarthy Book Discussion Forum
46 Mar. & April 2008 The Age of American Unreason (Editor's Pick) (non-fiction) Susan Jacoby Book Discussion Forum
45 Mar. & April 2008 Ten Theories of Human Nature (non-fiction) Leslie Stevenson Book Discussion Forum
44 Feb. & Mar . 2008 Heart of Darkness (fiction) Joseph Conrad Book Discussion Forum
43 Jan. & Feb. 2008 The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window Into Human Nature (non-fiction) Stephen Pinker Book Discussion Forum
42 Dec. 2007 & Jan. 2008 A Thousand Splendid Suns (fiction) Khaled Hosseini Book Discussion Forum
41 Nov. & Dec. 2007 The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil (non-fiction) Philip Zimbardo Book Discussion Forum
40 Nov. & Dec. 2007 Responsibility and Judgment (non-fiction) Hannah Arendt Book Discussion Forum
39 July, Aug., Oct. & Sept. 2007 Interventions (non-fiction) Noam Chomsky Book Discussion Forum
38 July, Aug., Oct. & Sept. 2007 Godless in America (non-fiction) George A. Ricker Book Discussion Forum
37 April, May & June 2007 Religious Expression and the American Constitution (non-fiction) Franklyn S. Haiman Book Discussion Forum
36 April, May & June 2007 Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future (non-fiction) Bill McKibben Book Discussion Forum
35 Jan., Feb. & Mar. 2007 The God Delusion (non-fiction) Richard Dawkins Book Discussion Forum
34 Jan., Feb. & Mar. 2007 The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal (non-fiction) Jared Diamond Book Discussion Forum
33 Nov. & Dec. 2006 The Woman in the Dunes (fiction) Abe Kobo Book Discussion Forum
32 Oct., Nov. & Dec. 2006 Evolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction (non-fiction) Eugenie C. Scott Book Discussion Forum
31 Oct., Nov. & Dec. 2006 The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (non-fiction) Michael Pollan Book Discussion Forum
30 Sept. & Oct. 2006 I, Claudius : From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born 10 B.C., Murdered and Deified A.D. 54 (non-fiction)
Robert Graves Book Discussion Forum
29 July, Aug. & Sept. 2006 Breaking The Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon (non-fiction) Daniel C. Dennett Book Discussion Forum
28 July, Aug. & Sept. 2006 A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East Peace (non-fiction)
David Fromkin Book Discussion Forum
27 June, July & Aug. 2006 The Time Traveler's Wife (fiction) Audrey Niffenegger Book Discussion Forum
26 April, May & June 2006 The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason (non-fiction) Sam Harris Book Discussion Forum
25 April, May & June 2006 Enders Game (fiction) Orson Scott Card Book Discussion Forum
24 Feb. & Mar. 2006 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (fiction) Mark Haddon Book Discussion Forum
23 Jan., Feb. & Mar. 2006 Value and Virtue in a Godless Universe (non-fiction)
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22 Dec. 2005 & Jan. 2006 The March: A Novel (fiction)
E. L Doctorow Book Discussion Forum
21 Oct., Nov. & Dec. 2005 The Ethical Brain (non-fiction) Michael Gazzaniga Book Discussion Forum
20 July, Aug. & Sept. 2005 Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism (non-fiction)
Susan Jacoby Book Discussion Forum
19 April, May & June 2005 Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (non-fiction) Jared Diamond Book Discussion Forum
18 Jan., Feb. & Mar. 2005 The Battle for God (non-fiction)
Karen Armstrong Book Discussion Forum
17 Nov. & Dec. 2004 The Future of Life (non-fiction)
Edward O. Wilson Book Discussion Forum
16 Sept. & Oct. 2004 What is Good? The Search for the Best Way to Live (non-fiction)
A. C. Grayling Book Discussion Forum
15 July & Aug. 2004 Civilization and Its Enemies: The Next Stage of History (non-fiction)
Lee Harris Book Discussion Forum
14 May & June 2004 Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space (non-fiction)
Carl Sagan Book Discussion Forum
13 Mar. & April 2004 How We Believe: Science, Skepticism, and the Search for God (non-fiction)
Michael Shermer Book Discussion Forum
12 Jan. & Feb. 2004 Looking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain (non-fiction)
Antonio Damasio Book Discussion Forum
11 Nov. & Dec. 2003 Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right (non-fiction)
Al Franken Book Discussion Forum
10 Sept. & Oct. 2003 The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature (non-fiction)
Matt Ridley Book Discussion Forum
9 July & Aug. 2003 The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature (non-fiction) Stephen Pinker Book Discussion Forum
8 May & June 2003 Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder (non-fiction)
Richard Dawkins Book Discussion Forum
7 Mar. & April 2003 Atheism: A Reader (non-fiction)
Edited by S.T. Joshi Book Discussion Forum
6 Jan. & Feb. 2003 Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind From the Big Bang To the 21st Century (non-fiction) Howard Bloom Book Discussion Forum
5 Nov. & Dec. 2002 The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition into the Forces of Nature (non-fiction) Howard Bloom Book Discussion Forum
4 Sept. & Oct. 2002 Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (non-fiction)
Jared Diamond Book Discussion Forum
3 Aug. 2002 The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (non-fiction) Carl Sagan Book Discussion Forum
2 July 2002 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (non-fiction)
Dee Brown Book Discussion Forum
1 June 2002 Future Shock (non-fiction)
Alvin Toffler Book Discussion Forum
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Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are by Frans de Waal • Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year-History of the Human Body by Neil Shubin • No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy • The Age of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby • Ten Theories of Human Nature by Leslie Stevenson & David Haberman • Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad • The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window Into Human Nature by Stephen Pinker • A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini • The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil by Philip Zimbardo • Responsibility and Judgment by Hannah Arendt • Interventions by Noam Chomsky • Godless in America by George A. Ricker • Religious Expression and the American Constitution by Franklyn S. Haiman • Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future by Phil McKibben • The God Delusion by Richard DawkinsThe Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal by Jared DiamondThe Woman in the Dunes by Abe KoboEvolution vs. Creationism: An Introduction by Eugenie C. ScottThe Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael PollanI, Claudius : From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born 10 B.C., Murdered and Deified A.D. 54 by Robert GravesBreaking The Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon by Daniel C. DennettA Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East Peace by David FromkinThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThe End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam HarrisEnder's Game by Orson Scott CardThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark HaddonValue and Virtue in a Godless Universe by Erik J. WielenbergThe March by E. L DoctorowThe Ethical Brain by Michael GazzanigaFreethinkers: A History of American Secularism by Susan JacobyCollapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared DiamondThe Battle for God by Karen ArmstrongThe Future of Life by Edward O. WilsonWhat is Good? The Search for the Best Way to Live by A. C. GraylingCivilization and Its Enemies: The Next Stage of History by Lee HarrisPale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl SaganHow We Believe: Science, Skepticism, and the Search for God by Michael ShermerLooking for Spinoza: Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain by Antonio DamasioLies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right by Al FrankenThe Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature by Matt RidleyThe Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature by Stephen PinkerUnweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder by Richard DawkinsAtheism: A Reader edited by S.T. JoshiGlobal Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind From the Big Bang To the 21st Century by Howard BloomThe Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition into the Forces of Nature by Howard BloomGuns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared DiamondThe Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl SaganBury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee BrownFuture Shock by Alvin Toffler

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