Notable Atheist Books

Good books about atheism and nonbelief.

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1	The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 280,263 ratings score: 40,093, and 405 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens 3.96 avg rating — 111,401 ratings score: 29,093, and 295 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan 4.29 avg rating — 78,874 ratings score: 15,154, and 155 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris 3.89 avg rating — 43,076 ratings score: 14,945, and 153 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 42,040 ratings score: 13,401, and 138 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever by Christopher Hitchens (Editor) 4.03 avg rating — 18,861 ratings score: 7,963, and 83 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects by Bertrand Russell 4.01 avg rating — 22,085 ratings score: 7,926, and 83 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 189,855 ratings score: 6,514, and 68 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon by Daniel C. Dennett 3.88 avg rating — 12,898 ratings score: 6,311, and 66 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 41,287 ratings score: 4,884, and 52 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 55,624 ratings score: 4,585, and 49 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.15 avg rating — 430,461 ratings score: 4,532, and 47 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values by Sam Harris 3.90 avg rating — 24,106 ratings score: 3,933, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Cosmos by Carl Sagan 4.40 avg rating — 156,376 ratings score: 3,925, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible & Why We Don't Know About Them by Bart D. Ehrman 3.99 avg rating — 10,880 ratings score: 3,496, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin 4.01 avg rating — 120,596 ratings score: 3,123, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine 4.12 avg rating — 9,331 ratings score: 2,995, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Letting Go of God by Julia Sweeney 4.32 avg rating — 1,985 ratings score: 2,868, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking 4.21 avg rating — 469,849 ratings score: 2,858, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3) by Philip Pullman 4.11 avg rating — 377,957 ratings score: 2,730, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why by Bart D. Ehrman 3.93 avg rating — 20,013 ratings score: 2,674, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1) by Douglas Adams 4.22 avg rating — 1,980,430 ratings score: 2,533, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Godless: How an Evangelical Preacher Became One of America's Leading Atheists by Dan Barker 3.97 avg rating — 7,258 ratings score: 2,414, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 28,489 ratings score: 2,303, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Why Evolution Is True by Jerry A. Coyne 4.19 avg rating — 25,812 ratings score: 2,298, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Atheist Universe: The Thinking Person's Answer to Christian Fundamentalism by David Mills 3.97 avg rating — 4,669 ratings score: 2,160, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 27,107 ratings score: 2,142, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Atheism: The Case Against God by George H. Smith 3.94 avg rating — 3,852 ratings score: 1,880, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Letters from the Earth: Uncensored Writings by Mark Twain 4.18 avg rating — 9,685 ratings score: 1,750, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time by Michael Shermer 3.86 avg rating — 9,958 ratings score: 1,604, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Anti-Christ, Ecce Homo, Twilight of the Idols, and Other Writings by Friedrich Nietzsche 4.23 avg rating — 280 ratings score: 1,602, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Rupture by George C. King (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 1,594, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice by Christopher Hitchens 4.06 avg rating — 11,629 ratings score: 1,583, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	God's Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question - Why We Suffer by Bart D. Ehrman 3.95 avg rating — 5,915 ratings score: 1,552, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche 4.07 avg rating — 171,180 ratings score: 1,503, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 11,448 ratings score: 1,340, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Free Will by Sam Harris 3.86 avg rating — 37,403 ratings score: 1,325, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	God: The Failed Hypothesis: How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist by Victor J. Stenger 3.94 avg rating — 8,224 ratings score: 1,224, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Holy Unbelievable by P.C. Dixon 4.57 avg rating — 44 ratings score: 1,200, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing by Lawrence M. Krauss 3.94 avg rating — 30,425 ratings score: 1,196, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Good Without God: What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe by Greg M. Epstein 3.91 avg rating — 3,374 ratings score: 1,187, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster by Bobby Henderson 3.80 avg rating — 5,670 ratings score: 1,149, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond 4.04 avg rating — 447,773 ratings score: 1,087, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Why I am Not a Muslim by Ibn Warraq 3.89 avg rating — 1,031 ratings score: 1,061, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature by Steven Pinker (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 25,127 ratings score: 1,043, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The God Virus: How Religion Infects Our Lives and Culture by Darrel Ray (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,958 ratings score: 1,041, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	God, No! Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales by Penn Jillette 3.67 avg rating — 7,799 ratings score: 1,028, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 4.20 avg rating — 92,162 ratings score: 1,014, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce 3.64 avg rating — 161,757 ratings score: 1,002, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Future of an Illusion by Sigmund Freud 3.76 avg rating — 7,167 ratings score: 915, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Small Gods (Discworld, #13) by Terry Pratchett 4.32 avg rating — 131,182 ratings score: 907, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion / The Natural History of Religion by David Hume 4.04 avg rating — 1,081 ratings score: 895, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Unholy Bible: Exposing the Lies Your Sunday School Teacher Told You by Nathan Harris 4.68 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 889, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	A Devil's Chaplain: Reflections on Hope, Lies, Science, and Love by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 7,929 ratings score: 853, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Atheist Manifesto: The Case Against Christianity, Judaism, and Islam by Michel Onfray 3.77 avg rating — 3,825 ratings score: 853, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism by Susan Jacoby 4.06 avg rating — 4,576 ratings score: 786, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking 4.06 avg rating — 76,735 ratings score: 781, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	What I Believe by Bertrand Russell 4.08 avg rating — 4,142 ratings score: 777, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 3.95 avg rating — 5,553 ratings score: 775, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The Science of Good and Evil: Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule by Michael Shermer 3.91 avg rating — 3,056 ratings score: 768, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José Saramago 4.31 avg rating — 37,114 ratings score: 767, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Doubt: A History by Jennifer Michael Hecht 4.08 avg rating — 3,307 ratings score: 764, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver 4.11 avg rating — 783,356 ratings score: 748, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris 3.91 avg rating — 50,162 ratings score: 740, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Religion for Atheists: A Non-Believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion by Alain de Botton (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 11,744 ratings score: 728, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Religion and Science by Bertrand Russell 3.95 avg rating — 3,267 ratings score: 691, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	A Manual for Creating Atheists by Peter Boghossian (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 2,238 ratings score: 686, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Anti-Christ by Friedrich Nietzsche 3.89 avg rating — 31,805 ratings score: 664, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	New Atheism: Taking a Stand for Science and Reason by Victor J. Stenger 3.89 avg rating — 929 ratings score: 619, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Letters to a Young Contrarian by Christopher Hitchens 4.13 avg rating — 12,690 ratings score: 606, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The Reluctant Jesus by Duncan Whitehead (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 372 ratings score: 597, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	نصف خائنة by وفاء شهاب الدين (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 59 ratings score: 596, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	تاج الجنيات by وفاء شهاب الدين (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 42 ratings score: 593, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	MIRACLE OF THEISM P: Arguments For and Against the Existence of God by J.L. Mackie 4.15 avg rating — 284 ratings score: 592, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	How We Believe: Science, Skepticism, and the Search for God by Michael Shermer 3.97 avg rating — 3,509 ratings score: 584, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	The Atheist's Introduction to the New Testament: How the Bible Undermines the Basic Teachings of Christianity by Mike Davis 3.86 avg rating — 71 ratings score: 576, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Essence of Christianity (Great Books in Philosophy) by Ludwig Feuerbach 3.83 avg rating — 979 ratings score: 562, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Who Wrote the Bible? by Richard Elliott Friedman 4.12 avg rating — 6,318 ratings score: 559, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll by Robert G. Ingersoll 4.63 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 552, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence by Carl Sagan 4.19 avg rating — 21,257 ratings score: 533, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time by Douglas Adams 3.94 avg rating — 30,605 ratings score: 530, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche 4.03 avg rating — 110,442 ratings score: 527, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Philosophers Without Gods: Meditations on Atheism and the Secular Life by Louise M. Antony (Editor) 4.02 avg rating — 337 ratings score: 526, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Superstition In All Ages by Jean Meslier 3.97 avg rating — 79 ratings score: 524, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World by Catherine Nixey 4.07 avg rating — 6,364 ratings score: 514, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Atheism: A Philosophical Justification by Michael Martin 4.27 avg rating — 132 ratings score: 501, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Victory Perspective by E.J. Kellett (Goodreads Author) 4.71 avg rating — 17 ratings score: 500, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	تويا by أشرف العشماوي (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 7,622 ratings score: 497, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	The Last Dragon Slayer (Deathsworn Arc, #1) by Martyn Stanley (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 477 ratings score: 492, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The Young Atheist's Handbook: Lessons for Living a Good Life Without God by Alom Shaha (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 370 ratings score: 490, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	The Improbability of God by Michael Martin (Editor) 3.91 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 481, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What One Is by Friedrich Nietzsche 3.81 avg rating — 19,401 ratings score: 475, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Sense and Goodness Without God: A Defense of Metaphysical Naturalism by Richard C. Carrier (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 808 ratings score: 469, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	The Little Book of Atheist Spirituality by André Comte-Sponville 3.80 avg rating — 1,381 ratings score: 466, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Mortality by Christopher Hitchens 4.12 avg rating — 29,159 ratings score: 457, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Pale Blue Dot: Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan 4.34 avg rating — 38,870 ratings score: 453, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist by Dan Barker 4.03 avg rating — 710 ratings score: 451, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 2,346,646 ratings score: 451, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	The Atheist's Bible: An Illustrious Collection of Irreverent Thoughts by Joan Konner 3.92 avg rating — 1,340 ratings score: 446, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Nonbeliever Nation: The Rise of Secular Americans by David Niose (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 609 ratings score: 445, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Janna (new)

Aug 18, 2009 11:14AM

Do these have to be non-fiction?

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message 2: by Gary (new)

Aug 18, 2009 11:25AM

No, Janna. Fiction is welcome, too!

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message 3: by C-tim (new)

Apr 17, 2010 03:03PM

How many of these books are not about atheism or non-believe? I count 4 but of course haven't read them all. Small Gods for instance is predicated on the existence of gods. No gods no story.

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message 4: by Grady (new)

Jun 04, 2010 11:18AM

The New Enlightenment - A Search for Global Civilization, Peace, and Spiritual Growth in the 21st Century by Grady E. Means

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message 5: by Gary (new)

Mar 05, 2011 07:34AM

You got it, Kate. See, for example, the first 6 items on this list.

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message 6: by Gary (new)

Mar 05, 2011 12:23PM

The idea of an atheist canon is kind of funny, as atheism is not dogmatic by definition. It is true, however, that Dawkins, Hitchens, Harris, and Dennett are very popular right now.

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message 7: by Ewa (new)

Apr 04, 2011 07:08PM

I'm so glad I found this list! :D

It's great to see Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris so high up on the list, but I wish Robert G. Ingersoll was higher on the list, too.

His Lectures Of Col. R. G. Ingersoll-Latest is a must-read for everyone who agrees with these three authors and likes their books.

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message 8: by [deleted user] (new)

Jul 01, 2011 03:15PM

Just stumbled across the God Delusion in my local library. Probably on of the books least likely to show up in a heavily religious community.

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message 9: by Will (new)

Jul 31, 2011 11:36AM

The God Delusion isn't a very well-written book. god Is Not Great is a much better read.

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message 10: by Therese (new)

Sep 14, 2011 01:18PM

I feel like this list is a bit Ayn Rand-heavy. Not all atheists are Randroids, and from this list you'd think she was the new Messiah!

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message 11: by Gary (new)

Sep 20, 2011 07:16AM

I agree with you, Therese. I have just now cleaned up the list a bit, removing obvious outliers. I think some fan boy got a little excited. I usually comb through every couple of months to keep it on topic. Thanks for the heads-up.

Personally, I find Rand repugnant. I have left several of her books on this list as I understand other people have different opinions. Luckily, she doesn't show up until #74 on this list (as of this writing). Remember, you can vote other items up on the list.

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message 12: by Therese (new)

Sep 20, 2011 08:11AM

Thanks Gary, that's an improvement I think! By the way, I've recently had an atheism-themed novel of my own published. It's called A Lost Argument and has a Goodreads page. I hope you'll consider taking a look at it. If you like, I'd be happy to send you a free review copy of the e-book - and if you enjoyed it, you could then recommend it to your atheist friends?

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message 13: by Therese (new)

Sep 20, 2011 08:13AM

Will wrote: "The God Delusion isn't a very well-written book. god Is Not Great is a much better read."

Well, it's hard to beat Christopher Hitchens. I didn't make it all the way through God is not Great just because with me he was preaching to the choir, but I made sure to read at least a couple of chapters just to savor his ass-kicking prose for a bit ...

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message 14: by Gary (new)

Sep 20, 2011 08:17AM

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message 15: by Will (new)

Sep 26, 2011 10:15AM

Therese wrote: "Well, it's hard to beat Christopher Hitchens. I didn't make it all the way through God is not Great just because with me he was preaching to the choir, but I made sure to read at least a couple of chapters just to savor his ass-kicking prose for a bit ... "

Yes, I've been itching to get some of his essays. I'll probably get Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens as soon as it's available in paperback.

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message 16: by Tai (new)

Nov 14, 2011 09:15AM

Hello
I just created (only cause I couldn't find one) a freethinkers list for YA fiction. Can anyone add to the list with books they have read that are freethinking in nature? thanks!
Tai

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message 17: by Gary (new)

Nov 14, 2011 09:22AM

Tai wrote: "Hello
I just created (only cause I couldn't find one) a freethinkers list for YA fiction. Can anyone add to the list with books they have read that are freethinking in nature? thanks!
Tai"

Very cool, Tai! The whole "His Dark Materials" trilogy could go on that.

Thanks for the tip!

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message 18: by Gary (new)

Nov 14, 2011 09:28AM

Here is the direct link for anyone who is interested:

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/13...

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/13704.Freethinkers_Skeptics_Agnostic_YA_Fiction

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message 19: by Zack (new)

Dec 10, 2011 05:30PM

I noticed that The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is on this list. Even though Adam Douglass referred to himself as a radical atheist (using radical just so people would stop asking him if he meant agnostic), that book wasn't really about atheism in particular. There were occasional atheist-type jokes (i.e. God disproved his own existence when he created the Babel fish), and I don't personally object to it being on the list, but I felt I should point out that it isn't strictly about atheism.

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message 20: by Mex (new)

Aug 06, 2012 04:52AM

There are *FAR* too many books on the list that are not actually about atheism, or are so but only in passing. I love Douglas Adams as much as anybody, and the Hitch-hiker books are fantastic, but why are they here? The same goes for a lot of the listed books.

The one omission I am /very/ surprised about is there is no sign of the bible itself, from conversations I had with, and reading about atheists around the world from now going back many years. I would say the bible has created more atheists than all the books on this list put together.

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message 21: by Vanessa (new)

Aug 26, 2012 12:20AM

I am pretty sure Ehrman, who has three books on this list, identifies as an agnostic.

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message 22: by Khalil (new)

May 20, 2013 12:40PM

its an Amazing List , Science and Philosophy together , what a trouble creationists have here XD

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message 23: by Scott (new)

Jan 25, 2014 06:55AM

Some Mistakes of Moses Easily. Or anything else by Ingersoll for that matter.

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message 24: by Buck (new)

Apr 22, 2014 12:48PM

Interesting that The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins is in first place and also in 67th place. Is it a miracle?

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message 25: by Gary (new)

Apr 22, 2014 02:21PM

Strange. Not sure how that happened, Buck!

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message 26: by Drew (new)

Jul 01, 2014 02:43AM

I find books for athiesm to be pretty pointless. I kind of get the political side of the argument, but to 'prove' god doesn't exist seems kinda silly.

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message 27: by Gary (new)

Jul 01, 2014 05:10AM

Hi, Andrew, atheism does not attempt to 'prove' gods don't exist. It simply rejects the belief that gods do exist.

Which atheist books have you read?

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message 28: by Drew (new)

Jul 01, 2014 05:37AM

I think we are just arguing semantics.

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message 29: by Gary (new)

Jul 01, 2014 06:09AM

What else is there?

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message 30: by Drew (new)

Jul 01, 2014 06:35AM

Well, lots of stuff... just no God right? lol

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message 31: by Mario (new)

Nov 15, 2014 07:11AM

Quiero leer todos estos libros.

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message 32: by Jon (last edited Mar 05, 2016 07:45PM) (new)

Mar 05, 2016 07:44PM

Please add The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler.

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message 33: by Will (new)

Mar 05, 2016 09:47PM

Andrew wrote: "I find books for athiesm to be pretty pointless. I kind of get the political side of the argument, but to 'prove' god doesn't exist seems kinda silly."

The distinction is pretty important. No one can prove a negative. You can't prove that there are no gods in the same sense that you can't prove there are no fairies. I haven't read a book yet 'for atheism' that says they can prove a god doesn't exist. That's not the point and that's not what atheism means.

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message 34: by Paul (last edited May 12, 2016 12:54PM) (new)

May 12, 2016 12:53PM

Although one can never totally disprove an "Intelligent Designer" of the universe, I claim that the god of the bible, Yahweh, is indeed a Myth.

The age of the earth as being 6,000 years approx can be proven without any doubt to be a lie and a proof of this fact does not need to rely upon the fossil records, carbon dating or other similar techniques. Indeed I have also claimed in "The God Myth - How Knowledge Destroyed the Almighty" that the Ark and the Tower of Babel are utterly impossible, particularly Babel - since the construction was impossible, the futility of such is described in detail.

It is also quite clear from the texts of Daniel, Isaiah and Job that there is further lack of inspired "citric knowledge" from the Apple of Adam - ignorance and contradicton abound, even the date of the Iron Age is false in the bible. There is much that could be written here obviously but I will avoid doing so; I will simply state that the only conclusion that can be deduced from biblical studies, other research and mathematics is that the bible is most definately not "the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth" - it could never be considered as the "inspired word of god".

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message 35: by Danial (new)

Jun 04, 2016 07:17AM

hey its danial tanvir from pakistan and i have read the book by ibn warraq and liked it,i am very good friends with dan barker and i have read three of his books twice including godless.
i have many such books in my room in islamabad.

i have all the christopher hitchens books in my room in islamabad and the God delusion is available in most book shops in pakistan.

i am also a sam harris fan and have read end of faith two times \bye

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message 36: by Danial (new)

Jun 08, 2016 03:42AM

i am a very big fan of christopher hitchens.
i loved all these writers that have been mentioned above.

i have all these books with me in my room.

i have gotten dozens of emails from dan barker and am very good friends with him and i loved his book, called "god less".

i have also been able to read michel onfrays book called
Atheist Manifesto
it is great book by a french writer and i read it years ago.
i also want to become a writer...

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message 37: by Rainbowheart (new)

Mar 19, 2019 10:04PM

Someone changed the title of the list, and I have reverted back to the original title. The list creator mentioned in the comments above that fiction is welcome.

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message 38: by Gary (new)

Mar 20, 2019 04:57AM

I'm the list creator. I didn't see any change to the title of the list.

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message 39: by Rainbowheart (new)

Mar 20, 2019 09:33AM

Hi Gary, I changed it back. There's a particular person going around changing dozens of other people's Listopia lists. If you check the change log, you can see someone switched it yesterday, and I switched it back.

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message 40: by Gary (last edited Mar 20, 2019 12:44PM) (new)

Mar 20, 2019 12:44PM

I see it now. Thanks, Rainbowheart. I did not know just any librarian could go around changing list names.

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message 41: by Rainbowheart (new)

Mar 20, 2019 07:56PM

They can, although it's against Listopia etiquette to do so. Normally if a librarian makes changes, they should ask permission if the list has an active creator or at least make a note in the comments that they are changing something. I'm not sure why this person has taken it upon herself to commandeer lists.

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message 42: by Bento (new)

Jun 09, 2023 02:54PM

“Liberated from Religion” and “Wasting Time on God”, by Paulo Bitencourt, are, in my opinion, the best books on Freethought, Humanism and Atheism. Bitencourt writes from experience and, although the subjects are serious, making use of humor.

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