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	Nonbeliever Nation: The Rise of Secular Americans 4.04 avg rating — 611 ratings — published 2012 — 11 editions	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
	Fighting Back the Right: Reclaiming America from the Attack on Reason 4.17 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	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
	Nonbeliever Nation by David Niose (2014-01-14) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Noam Chomsky: on humanism, the vulnerability of secular nationalism, and the mother of all book plugs.(The Humanist Interview)(Interview): An article from: The Humanist 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Harvard humanism: beyond the walls of the secular cathedral the Humanist interview with Greg Epstein, Humanist Chaplain of Harvard.(Interview): An article from: The Humanist 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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David Niose rated a book it was amazing The Greatest Game Ever Played by Mark Frost (Goodreads Author)	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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David Niose rated a book it was amazing The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever by Mark Frost (Goodreads Author)	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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David Niose has read Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings From a Lifetime of Golf by Harvey Penick	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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David Niose rated a book it was amazing The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir by Paul Newman	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
A unique book about one of the more admirable stars to come out of Hollywood in our lifetime. This "memoir" is actually drawn mainly from a series of interviews that Newman did about two decades before he died. He is unguarded and honest, laying out ...more
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David Niose rated a book did not like it The Silence by Don DeLillo	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
Doesn't even seem like a finished novel. More akin to an early draft of an outline of what might someday be a pretty interesting story. ...more
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David Niose rated a book liked it The Elementary Particles by Michel Houellebecq	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
Much of what you might expect from a twentieth century French novel: deep intellectual pondering, existential angst, and lots of sex. The sex, however, is over the top, and we're not talking about tender romance or even naughty erotica -- by any stan ...more
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David Niose has read Bowie at the BBC: A life in interviews by David Bowie	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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David Niose rated a book really liked it Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell by David Yaffe	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
A solid bio that anyone with interest in the 60s/70s music scene is sure to enjoy. Joni was in the middle of it all for many years. A bit too much hero worship, but still a page turner.
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David Niose rated a book really liked it Moonglow by Michael Chabon	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
A very well-written novel with a character-driven plot, centering on the writer's grandfather but also encompassing other family members. The story is a patchwork, jumping around different time periods over the last century, with a plot that really h ...more
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David Niose rated a book really liked it Orbital by Samantha Harvey	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
Part homage to the Earth and humanity, part elegy? Enjoyed the writing but, that said, there's not much of a plot or character development. It's more a string or almost random quasi-poetic musings, some interesting and/or perceptive, others less so. ...more
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“When libertarian sentiments take a populist form, it looks like this: a mix of anger, fear, anti-intellectualism, and fierce government hostility. Welcome to the Tea Party movement.”
― David Niose, Fighting Back the Right: Reclaiming America from the Attack on Reason

tags: american-politics, anti-intellectualism, libertarian, libertarianism, neoconservatism, politics, populism

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“If corporations are people, they’re not the kind of people you’d want to take home to meet your parents. Imagine a person who is totally self-absorbed, greedy, phony, amoral at best, and downright immoral at worst. And if that’s not bad enough, corporate “people” are also rich, immune from physical injury, and, for all practical purposes, immortal.”
― David Niose, Fighting Back the Right: Reclaiming America from the Attack on Reason

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“Real humans stand no chance of long-term success in opposing corporate power until legal steps are taken to force the corporate sector to submit to the public interest. To do this, a constitutional amendment is necessary.”
― David Niose, Fighting Back the Right: Reclaiming America from the Attack on Reason

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