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Moby-Dick or, The Whale Moby-Dick or, The Whale (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.57 — 622,322 ratings — published 1851
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Mean Girl Feminism: How White Feminists Gaslight, Gatekeep, and Girlboss (Feminist Media Studies) Mean Girl Feminism: How White Feminists Gaslight, Gatekeep, and Girlboss (Feminist Media Studies)
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avg rating 3.27 — 77 ratings — published 2024
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A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.00 — 8,217 ratings — published 2023
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Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.89 — 18,043 ratings — published 2020
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Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,417 ratings — published 2024
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Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit Genesis: Artificial Intelligence, Hope, and the Human Spirit (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.53 — 1,575 ratings — published 2024
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Jesusland: Stories from the Upside Down World of Christian Pop Culture Jesusland: Stories from the Upside Down World of Christian Pop Culture (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 502 ratings — published
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The #MeToo Reckoning: Facing the Church's Complicity in Sexual Abuse and Misconduct The #MeToo Reckoning: Facing the Church's Complicity in Sexual Abuse and Misconduct (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.43 — 220 ratings — published 2020
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Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 9,618 ratings — published 2025
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The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 18,343 ratings — published 2021
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A Godless Crusade: The Progressive Campaign to Rid the World of Religion A Godless Crusade: The Progressive Campaign to Rid the World of Religion (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published
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Cult Following: The Extreme Sects That Capture Our Imaginations―and Take Over Our Lives Cult Following: The Extreme Sects That Capture Our Imaginations―and Take Over Our Lives (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.72 — 1,523 ratings — published 2024
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Dracula Daily Dracula Daily (daily email digest)
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avg rating 4.07 — 692 ratings — published
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Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.91 — 2,461 ratings — published 2023
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The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 2,565 ratings — published 2020
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Culture Creep: Notes on the Pop Apocalypse Culture Creep: Notes on the Pop Apocalypse (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.42 — 798 ratings — published 2025
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Project Mind Control: Sidney Gottlieb, the CIA, and the Tragedy of MKULTRA Project Mind Control: Sidney Gottlieb, the CIA, and the Tragedy of MKULTRA (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 742 ratings — published 2025
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Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 1,275 ratings — published 2017
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The Secret History of the Five Eyes: The Untold Story of the International Spy Network The Secret History of the Five Eyes: The Untold Story of the International Spy Network (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.79 — 609 ratings — published
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Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 78,907 ratings — published 2019
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Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult Sex Cult Nun: Breaking Away from the Children of God, a Wild, Radical Religious Cult (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 10,608 ratings — published 2021
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The Culting of America: What Makes a Cult and Why We Love Them The Culting of America: What Makes a Cult and Why We Love Them (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 327 ratings — published
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Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 238,169 ratings — published 2025
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Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 4,964 ratings — published 2022
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Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.31 — 2,442 ratings — published 2023
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Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans Selling the Dream: The Billion-Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.74 — 2,761 ratings — published 2024
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Twelve Churches: An Unlikely History of the Buildings That Made Christianity Twelve Churches: An Unlikely History of the Buildings That Made Christianity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.80 — 118 ratings — published 2025
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The Denial of Death The Denial of Death (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 16,273 ratings — published 1973
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American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 3,736 ratings — published 2019
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The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America The Martians: The True Story of an Alien Craze that Captured Turn-of-the-Century America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.79 — 694 ratings — published 2025
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 173,766 ratings — published 2019
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Pulphead Pulphead (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 8,215 ratings — published 2011
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Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 12,628 ratings — published 2019
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Notes from No Man's Land Notes from No Man's Land (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 3,834 ratings — published 2009
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Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm Into a Tool of Healing Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm Into a Tool of Healing (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.68 — 1,461 ratings — published 2025
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Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing Hey, Hun: Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.59 — 14,180 ratings — published 2023
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The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 7,197 ratings — published 2024
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Bad Feminist Bad Feminist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 119,725 ratings — published 2014
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Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 1,632 ratings — published
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The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 2,365 ratings — published 2015
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Star-Spangled Jesus: Leaving Christian Nationalism and Finding A True Faith Star-Spangled Jesus: Leaving Christian Nationalism and Finding A True Faith (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 4,058 ratings — published 2024
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Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.77 — 1,484 ratings — published 2025
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The Holy Vote: The Politics of Faith in America The Holy Vote: The Politics of Faith in America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.61 — 49 ratings — published 2006
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Abundance Abundance (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 46,521 ratings — published 2025
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Cults Like Us: Why Doomsday Thinking Drives America Cults Like Us: Why Doomsday Thinking Drives America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 1,538 ratings — published 2025
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Swipe Up for More!: Inside the Unfiltered Lives of Influencers Swipe Up for More!: Inside the Unfiltered Lives of Influencers (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.17 — 2,894 ratings — published
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Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 1,526 ratings — published 2020
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The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture’s Most Controversial Issues The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture’s Most Controversial Issues
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avg rating 4.22 — 2,983 ratings — published 2025
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 133,874 ratings — published 1848
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