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Ali Almossawi

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Born

in Bahrain

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http://almossawi.com

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Historical Fiction, Humor and Comedy

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J. M. Coetzee, James Baldwin

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July 2012

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Ali Almossawi is the author of books on critical thinking. His books have reached 3.5 million readers, translated into 22 languages, and have sold over 370,000 copies in print. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and daughter.

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	An Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments by Ali Almossawi (Goodreads Author), Alejandro Giraldo (Illustrator) 3.81 avg rating — 5,205 ratings — published 2013 — 27 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
	Bad Choices 3.26 avg rating — 380 ratings — published 2017 — 9 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
	An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language: Learn to Hear What’s Left Unsaid by Ali Almossawi (Goodreads Author), Alejandro Giraldo (Illustrations) 3.83 avg rating — 242 ratings — published 2021 — 7 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
	The Point of Pointless Work by Ali Almossawi (Goodreads Author), Rebecca Green (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 45 ratings — 2 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
	Хакни рутину. Как алгоритмы помогают справляться с беспорядком, не тупить в супермаркете и жить проще by Ali Almossawi (Goodreads Author), Владимир Черепанов (Translator) it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 2 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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“You can’t threaten an atheist with hell, Peg. It doesn’t make any sense. It’s like a hippie threatening to punch you in your aura.”
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“The ability to analyze others’ arguments can also serve as a yardstick for when to withdraw from discussions that will most likely be futile.”
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“Misrepresenting the idea is much easier than refuting the evidence for it. Informal Fallacy › Red Herring › Straw Man”
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“The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks.”
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“The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.”
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“The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in heaven.”
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