Origins Books

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,279,867 ratings — published 2011
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The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate (Volume 2) (The Lost World Series) The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate (Volume 2) (The Lost World Series)
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avg rating 4.23 — 4,587 ratings — published 2009
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Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 4,066 ratings — published 1996
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The Origin of Species The Origin of Species (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 122,665 ratings — published 1859
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Darwin on Trial Darwin on Trial (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 1,799 ratings — published 1991
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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 56,313 ratings — published 2009
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Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 10,908 ratings — published 2004
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 461,649 ratings — published 1997
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The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 5,674 ratings — published 2013
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 95,964 ratings — published 2005
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After the Ice: A Global Human History, 20,000-5000 BC After the Ice: A Global Human History, 20,000-5000 BC (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 1,552 ratings — published 2003
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Batman: Year One Batman: Year One (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 275,591 ratings — published 1988
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The Selfish Gene The Selfish Gene (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 193,987 ratings — published 1976
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Intelligent Design: The Bridge Between Science & Theology Intelligent Design: The Bridge Between Science & Theology (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 401 ratings — published 1999
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.66 — 345 ratings — published 2006
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Why Evolution Is True Why Evolution Is True (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 26,141 ratings — published 2008
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The Edge of Evolution: The Search for the Limits of Darwinism The Edge of Evolution: The Search for the Limits of Darwinism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 730 ratings — published 2007
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A Brief History of Time A Brief History of Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 483,058 ratings — published 1988
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Icons of Evolution: Science or Myth? Why Much of What We Teach About Evolution Is Wrong Icons of Evolution: Science or Myth? Why Much of What We Teach About Evolution Is Wrong (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 753 ratings — published 2000
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The Design Revolution: Answering the Toughest Questions About Intelligent Design The Design Revolution: Answering the Toughest Questions About Intelligent Design (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 187 ratings — published 2004
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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 26,961 ratings — published 2021
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Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 29,144 ratings — published 2008
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The Creator and the Cosmos: How the Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God The Creator and the Cosmos: How the Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 717 ratings — published 1993
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The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 28,758 ratings — published 1991
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Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 73,238 ratings — published 2013
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Cosmos Cosmos (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 160,110 ratings — published 1980
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The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 6,025 ratings — published 2015
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Coming to Grips with Genesis: Biblical Authority and the Age of the Earth Coming to Grips with Genesis: Biblical Authority and the Age of the Earth (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 118 ratings — published 2008
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Fingerprint of God: Recent Scientific Discoveries Reveal the Unmistakable Identity of the Creator Fingerprint of God: Recent Scientific Discoveries Reveal the Unmistakable Identity of the Creator (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 269 ratings — published 1989
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The Universe in a Nutshell The Universe in a Nutshell (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 45,552 ratings — published 2001
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The Quest for the Historical Adam: Genesis, Hermeneutics, and Human Origins The Quest for the Historical Adam: Genesis, Hermeneutics, and Human Origins (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 74 ratings — published
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The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 27,480 ratings — published 2011
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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 102,694 ratings — published 1999
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A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 426,095 ratings — published 2003
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Genetic Entropy Genetic Entropy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 249 ratings — published 2005
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Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 17,052 ratings — published 1995
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Evolution: A Theory in Crisis Evolution: A Theory in Crisis (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 239 ratings — published 1985
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Objections Sustained : Subversive Essays on Evolution, Law & Culture Objections Sustained : Subversive Essays on Evolution, Law & Culture (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.45 — 47 ratings — published 1998
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The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 13,742 ratings — published 2006
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The God Delusion The God Delusion (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 284,594 ratings — published 2006
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The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 41,936 ratings — published 1986
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Utopia Utopia (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.55 — 84,009 ratings — published 1516
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Debt: The First 5,000 Years Debt: The First 5,000 Years (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 27,294 ratings — published 2011
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The Canterbury Tales The Canterbury Tales (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.53 — 239,021 ratings — published 1400
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Beowulf Beowulf (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.50 — 349,336 ratings — published 1000
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Worn: A People's History of Clothing Worn: A People's History of Clothing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 2,508 ratings — published 2022
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Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 5,754 ratings — published 2005
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Mind & Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature is Almost Certainly False Mind & Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature is Almost Certainly False (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.59 — 2,063 ratings — published 2012
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,925,707 ratings — published 1818
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The Brightest Night (Origin, #3) The Brightest Night (Origin, #3)
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avg rating 4.27 — 10,683 ratings — published 2020
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Samuel Noah Kramer
“Incredible as it may seem, however, this pinpoint historian, this Toynbee in reverse, has something of unusual interest (an "ace in the hole," as it were) to offer to the general reader. The Sumerologist, more than most other scholars and specialists, is in a position to satisfy man's universal quest for origins — for "firsts" in the history of civilization.”
Samuel Noah Kramer, History Begins at Sumer: Thirty-Nine Firsts in Recorded History

T.F. Hodge
“Deep within, there is something profoundly known, not consciously, but subconsciously. A quiet truth, that is not a version of something, but an original knowing. What this, absolute, truth [identity] is may be none of our business…but it is there, guiding us along the path of greater becoming; a true awareness. It is so self-sustaining that our recognition of it is not required. We are offspring’s of such a powerfully divine force – Creator of all things known and unknown.”
T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph over Death and Conscious Encounters With the Divine Presence

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