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The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 18,872 ratings — published 2007
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The Power of Myth The Power of Myth (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 53,325 ratings — published 1988
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Myths to Live By Myths to Live By (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 7,055 ratings — published 1972
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A History of God: The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam A History of God: The 4000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 52,053 ratings — published 1993
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Living Buddha, Living Christ Living Buddha, Living Christ (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 18,744 ratings — published 1997
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The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 10,278 ratings — published 2011
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The Case for God The Case for God (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 9,278 ratings — published 2009
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The Varieties of Religious Experience The Varieties of Religious Experience (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 12,898 ratings — published 1902
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A History of Religious Ideas, Volume 1: From the Stone Age to the Eleusinian Mysteries A History of Religious Ideas, Volume 1: From the Stone Age to the Eleusinian Mysteries (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 1,848 ratings — published 1975
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Dogs and Demons: Tales from the Dark Side of Japan Dogs and Demons: Tales from the Dark Side of Japan (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 1,250 ratings — published 2001
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Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.68 — 684 ratings — published 1999
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Churchill's Empire: The World That Made Him and the World He Made Churchill's Empire: The World That Made Him and the World He Made (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.60 — 226 ratings — published 2010
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How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 4,945 ratings — published 2013
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The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line Between Christianity and Islam (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.83 — 855 ratings — published 2010
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Fundamentalism: A Very Short Introduction Fundamentalism: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.61 — 185 ratings — published 2004
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Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 6,606 ratings — published 1998
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Capital in the Twenty First Century Capital in the Twenty First Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 34,101 ratings — published 2013
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The Sociology of Philosophies: A Global Theory of Intellectual Change The Sociology of Philosophies: A Global Theory of Intellectual Change (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 162 ratings — published 1998
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Lords of the left-hand path: A history of spiritual dissent Lords of the left-hand path: A history of spiritual dissent (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 415 ratings — published 2012
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Comparative literature and literary theory: survey and introduction, (A Midland book MB-) Comparative literature and literary theory: survey and introduction, (A Midland book MB-)
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avg rating 3.40 — 10 ratings — published 1974
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The Golden Bough The Golden Bough (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 8,646 ratings — published 1890
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The Hero With a Thousand Faces The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 44,462 ratings — published 1949
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Foucault’s Pendulum Foucault’s Pendulum (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 74,159 ratings — published 1988
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States and Social Revolutions: A Comparative Analysis of France, Russia and China States and Social Revolutions: A Comparative Analysis of France, Russia and China (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 546 ratings — published 1979
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The Enigma of Capital and the Crises of Capitalism The Enigma of Capital and the Crises of Capitalism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 1,490 ratings — published 2010
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The "God" Part of the Brain: A Scientific Interpretation of Human Spirituality and God The "God" Part of the Brain: A Scientific Interpretation of Human Spirituality and God (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.76 — 999 ratings — published 1999
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The Forgotten Founding Father: Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture The Forgotten Founding Father: Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.50 — 680 ratings — published 2011
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Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.28 — 614 ratings — published 2010
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The Evolution of God The Evolution of God (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 7,966 ratings — published 2009
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The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 43,150 ratings — published 2004
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The Hijacking of Jesus: How the Religious Right Distorts Christianity and Promotes Prejudice and Hate The Hijacking of Jesus: How the Religious Right Distorts Christianity and Promotes Prejudice and Hate (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.60 — 65 ratings — published 2006
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The World's Religions The World's Religions (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 13,895 ratings — published
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I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears and Other Intriguing Idioms From Around the World I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears and Other Intriguing Idioms From Around the World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.26 — 323 ratings — published 2009
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Why America Is Not a New Rome Why America Is Not a New Rome (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.52 — 117 ratings — published 2010
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Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 16,052 ratings — published 1983
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The Pink Line: Journeys Across the World's Queer Frontiers The Pink Line: Journeys Across the World's Queer Frontiers (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 1,180 ratings — published 2020
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The Black Nile: One Man's Amazing Journey Through Peace and War on the World's Longest River The Black Nile: One Man's Amazing Journey Through Peace and War on the World's Longest River (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.38 — 511 ratings — published 2010
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Democracy and Redistribution (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics) Democracy and Redistribution (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
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avg rating 3.70 — 63 ratings — published 2003
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The Interpretation of Cultures The Interpretation of Cultures (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 3,835 ratings — published 1973
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How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 31,113 ratings — published 2018
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Polyarchy: Participation and Opposition Polyarchy: Participation and Opposition (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 290 ratings — published 1971
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The Tower of Babel: Legend or History? The Tower of Babel: Legend or History? (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 1.75 — 4 ratings — published 2015
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Race for Empire: Koreans as Japanese and Japanese as Americans during World War II (Volume 7) Race for Empire: Koreans as Japanese and Japanese as Americans during World War II (Volume 7)
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avg rating 4.10 — 60 ratings — published 2011
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The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 2,125 ratings — published 2022
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Religion in the Soviet Union: An Archival Reader Religion in the Soviet Union: An Archival Reader (ebook)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1996
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A New History of Shinto A New History of Shinto (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.78 — 77 ratings — published 2007
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Mussolini's Italy: Life Under the Fascist Dictatorship, 1915-1945 Mussolini's Italy: Life Under the Fascist Dictatorship, 1915-1945 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.55 — 371 ratings — published 2005
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