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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 — 289,214 ratings
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4.02 avg rating — 28,278 ratings
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4.27 avg rating — 388,308 ratings
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4.07 avg rating — 17,206 ratings
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4.15 avg rating — 10,810 ratings
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4.13 avg rating — 13,084 ratings
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4.04 avg rating — 476,124 ratings
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4.08 avg rating — 218,732 ratings
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4.17 avg rating — 10,495 ratings
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4.11 avg rating — 133,746 ratings
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4.65 avg rating — 431 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 622,313 ratings
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4.09 avg rating — 761,916 ratings
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4.37 avg rating — 30 ratings
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4.49 avg rating — 1,059 ratings
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17

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4.34 avg rating — 119,325 ratings
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4.04 avg rating — 256,277 ratings
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3.86 avg rating — 622 ratings
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3.90 avg rating — 78,413 ratings
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4.36 avg rating — 40,136 ratings
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3.85 avg rating — 21,885 ratings
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4.03 avg rating — 5,568 ratings
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24

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4.21 avg rating — 186,536 ratings
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25

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4.19 avg rating — 26,495 ratings
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26

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3.88 avg rating — 13,095 ratings
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4.18 avg rating — 89,952 ratings
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3.94 avg rating — 76,096 ratings
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3.92 avg rating — 5,191 ratings
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3.71 avg rating — 2,960 ratings
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31

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4.28 avg rating — 114,965 ratings
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4.43 avg rating — 7,199 ratings
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32

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4.28 avg rating — 83,762 ratings
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34

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4.31 avg rating — 12,914 ratings
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35

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4.38 avg rating — 2,256 ratings
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36

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4.01 avg rating — 491 ratings
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37

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3.76 avg rating — 6,660 ratings
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38

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4.11 avg rating — 5,838 ratings
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4.10 avg rating — 3,400 ratings
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40

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4.06 avg rating — 327 ratings
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41

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3.92 avg rating — 1,796 ratings
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4.01 avg rating — 10,402 ratings
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43

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3.94 avg rating — 31,368 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 22,863 ratings
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45

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4.09 avg rating — 42,642 ratings
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3.90 avg rating — 8,830 ratings
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47

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4.21 avg rating — 81,803 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 19,364 ratings
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3.94 avg rating — 21,243 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 228 ratings
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51

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4.20 avg rating — 36,737 ratings
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4.29 avg rating — 14,518 ratings
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3.99 avg rating — 28,311 ratings
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3.95 avg rating — 4,266 ratings
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4.45 avg rating — 331,263 ratings
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3.95 avg rating — 5,679 ratings
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3.71 avg rating — 3,683 ratings
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4.14 avg rating — 1,337 ratings
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4.27 avg rating — 2,003 ratings
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4.06 avg rating — 2,212 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,580 ratings
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3.66 avg rating — 21,888 ratings
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4.01 avg rating — 125,193 ratings
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3.82 avg rating — 2,898 ratings
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3.54 avg rating — 2,430 ratings
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4.09 avg rating — 201 ratings
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4.07 avg rating — 452 ratings
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3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings
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4.49 avg rating — 1,433 ratings
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4.34 avg rating — 58,646 ratings
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4.17 avg rating — 8,134 ratings
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4.31 avg rating — 11,617 ratings
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3.96 avg rating — 115,180 ratings
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4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
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3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 88 ratings
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4.99 avg rating — 184 ratings
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4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
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4.82 avg rating — 32 ratings
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4.93 avg rating — 47 ratings
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81

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3.62 avg rating — 141 ratings
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3.97 avg rating — 115 ratings
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3.90 avg rating — 6,023 ratings
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4.18 avg rating — 54,237 ratings
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
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4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
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3.48 avg rating — 2,687 ratings
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3.86 avg rating — 4,776 ratings
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87

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4.38 avg rating — 107 ratings
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4.06 avg rating — 28,737 ratings
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4.21 avg rating — 131 ratings
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91

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3.65 avg rating — 427 ratings
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3.68 avg rating — 75 ratings
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4.30 avg rating — 1,222 ratings
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3.76 avg rating — 440 ratings
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3.73 avg rating — 309 ratings
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4.64 avg rating — 668 ratings
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3.59 avg rating — 165 ratings
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4.29 avg rating — 1,215 ratings
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4.12 avg rating — 6,766 ratings
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Dimitar 1713 books
194 friends
Ryan 831 books
151 friends
Zoe 1580 books
55 friends
Garrison 603 books
308 friends
mmagskr215 1278 books
0 friends
Bakunin 21412 books
287 friends
Jake 1402 books
74 friends
Daniel 3983 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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