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The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason

Author: Sam HarrisGenre: ReligionPublisher: W. W. Norton CompanyPublished: 9/17/2005Title: The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of ReasonFormat: PaperbackPage Count: 348Goodreads Rating: 3.94Goodreads ID: 29501ISBN13: 9780393327656ISBN: 9780393327656Book URL: GoodReads.comIn The End of Faith, Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a Read more

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Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion

Author: Sam HarrisGenre: ReligionPublisher: Simon & SchusterPublished: 6/16/2015Title: Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without ReligionFormat: PaperbackPage Count: 256Goodreads Rating: 3.91Goodreads ID: 23492813ISBN13: 9781451636024ISBN: 9781451636024Book URL: GoodReads.comFor the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harris’s latest New York Times bestseller is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience

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Letter to a Christian Nation

Author: Sam HarrisPublisher: VintagePublished: 1/8/2008Title: Letter to a Christian NationFormat: PaperbackPage Count: 114Goodreads Rating: 4.03Goodreads ID: 537484ISBN13: 9780307278777ISBN: 9780307278777Book URL: GoodReads.comFrom the new afterword by the author: “Humanity has had a long fascination with blood sacrifice. In fact, it has been by no means uncommon for a child to be born into this world only

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The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values

Author: Sam HarrisPublisher: Free PressPublished: 9/13/2011Title: The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human ValuesFormat: PaperbackPage Count: 320Goodreads Rating: 3.91Goodreads ID: 10137738ISBN13: 9781439171226ISBN: 9781439171226Book URL: GoodReads.comSam Harris’s first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most people—from religious fundamentalists to non-believing scientists—agree

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Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue

Authors: Maajid Nawaz, Sam HarrisGenre: IslamPublisher: Harvard University PressPublished: 10/6/2015Format: HardcoverPage Count: 138Goodreads Rating: 4.08Goodreads ID: 25151238ISBN13: 9780674088702ISBN: 9780674088702Book URL: GoodReads.comIn this deeply informed and absorbing exchange, Sam Harris and Maajid Nawaz present an antidote to the polarizing rhetoric and obscurantism that have become defining features of our time: honest dialogue. A renowned critic of

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Lying

Author: Sam HarrisPublisher: Four Elephants PressPublished: 12/19/2013Title: LyingFormat: HardcoverPage Count: 108Goodreads Rating: 3.86Goodreads ID: 17836584ISBN13: 9781940051000ISBN: 9781940051000Book URL: GoodReads.comAs it was in Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary, and Othello, so it is in life. Most forms of private vice and public evil are kindled and sustained by lies. Acts of adultery and other personal betrayals, financial

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