A list of nonfiction books recommended by neuroscientist and secular writer Sam Harris, as seen on his personal website: http://www.samharris.org/book_store/a...
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3.90 avg rating — 282,398 ratings
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4.02 avg rating — 26,601 ratings
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4.28 avg rating — 340,355 ratings
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4.07 avg rating — 16,984 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 10,514 ratings
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4.13 avg rating — 12,805 ratings
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4.08 avg rating — 205,424 ratings
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4.12 avg rating — 130,779 ratings
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4.65 avg rating — 430 ratings
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4.09 avg rating — 724,977 ratings
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4.43 avg rating — 30 ratings
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4.04 avg rating — 454,580 ratings
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4.50 avg rating — 1,016 ratings
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4.34 avg rating — 113,660 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 244,908 ratings
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4.17 avg rating — 9,654 ratings
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18

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3.86 avg rating — 606 ratings
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19

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4.17 avg rating — 582,803 ratings
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20

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3.91 avg rating — 75,211 ratings
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4.36 avg rating — 37,272 ratings
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22

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3.85 avg rating — 20,879 ratings
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4.03 avg rating — 5,433 ratings
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24

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4.19 avg rating — 26,004 ratings
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25

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3.88 avg rating — 12,930 ratings
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26

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4.18 avg rating — 82,137 ratings
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27

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3.94 avg rating — 74,521 ratings
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27

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3.93 avg rating — 4,920 ratings
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29

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3.71 avg rating — 2,542 ratings
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30

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4.28 avg rating — 99,226 ratings
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31

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4.42 avg rating — 6,946 ratings
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31

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4.29 avg rating — 79,960 ratings
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4.29 avg rating — 12,006 ratings
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34

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4.38 avg rating — 2,152 ratings
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35

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4.02 avg rating — 485 ratings
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36

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3.77 avg rating — 6,493 ratings
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37

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4.11 avg rating — 5,490 ratings
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38

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4.10 avg rating — 3,263 ratings
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39

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4.06 avg rating — 317 ratings
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40

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3.93 avg rating — 1,761 ratings
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41

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4.01 avg rating — 10,090 ratings
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42

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3.94 avg rating — 30,699 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 22,315 ratings
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44

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4.09 avg rating — 41,644 ratings
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45

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3.90 avg rating — 8,657 ratings
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46

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4.21 avg rating — 80,600 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 18,805 ratings
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48

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3.93 avg rating — 20,343 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 225 ratings
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4.20 avg rating — 33,090 ratings
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51

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4.28 avg rating — 13,537 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 27,379 ratings
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53

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3.95 avg rating — 4,173 ratings
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54

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4.45 avg rating — 315,360 ratings
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55

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3.95 avg rating — 5,589 ratings
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56

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3.71 avg rating — 3,568 ratings
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4.14 avg rating — 1,296 ratings
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4.27 avg rating — 1,882 ratings
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4.06 avg rating — 2,109 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,483 ratings
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61

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4.21 avg rating — 175,737 ratings
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62

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3.65 avg rating — 21,060 ratings
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63

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4.01 avg rating — 121,612 ratings
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3.82 avg rating — 2,868 ratings
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3.54 avg rating — 2,397 ratings
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65

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4.04 avg rating — 190 ratings
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4.07 avg rating — 427 ratings
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3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings
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4.49 avg rating — 1,405 ratings
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65

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4.35 avg rating — 55,402 ratings
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4.17 avg rating — 7,868 ratings
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65

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4.30 avg rating — 11,260 ratings
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3.96 avg rating — 112,363 ratings
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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3.59 avg rating — 138 ratings
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3.96 avg rating — 114 ratings
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3.90 avg rating — 5,535 ratings
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4.18 avg rating — 50,837 ratings
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 16,797 ratings
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
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3.48 avg rating — 2,688 ratings
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3.85 avg rating — 4,516 ratings
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84

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4.33 avg rating — 105 ratings
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4.06 avg rating — 27,969 ratings
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84

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4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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89

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4.22 avg rating — 126 ratings
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89

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3.66 avg rating — 419 ratings
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3.70 avg rating — 73 ratings
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4.31 avg rating — 1,156 ratings
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92

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3.76 avg rating — 439 ratings
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3.72 avg rating — 307 ratings
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4.64 avg rating — 647 ratings
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3.60 avg rating — 166 ratings
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4.28 avg rating — 1,198 ratings
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4.12 avg rating — 6,466 ratings
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3.85 avg rating — 53 ratings
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4.03 avg rating — 1,601 ratings
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Dimitar 1531 books
193 friends
Ryan 782 books
151 friends
Zoe 1585 books
55 friends
Garrison 546 books
302 friends
mmagskr215 1210 books
0 friends
Bakunin 21303 books
284 friends
Jake 1401 books
74 friends
Daniel 3960 books
308 friends

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Comments Showing 1-2 of 2 (2 new)

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message 1: by Scott (new)

Scott Thanks! It's much easier to sort through this list vs Sam's website.


message 2: by Ivan (new)

Ivan Smekalov Thanks!

Please, change address of Sam’s website to samharris.org/recommended


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