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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 — 284,660 ratings
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4.02 avg rating — 27,127 ratings
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4.28 avg rating — 358,476 ratings
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4.07 avg rating — 17,060 ratings
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4.15 avg rating — 10,628 ratings
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4.13 avg rating — 12,883 ratings
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4.08 avg rating — 209,671 ratings
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4.12 avg rating — 131,785 ratings
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4.65 avg rating — 429 ratings
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4.09 avg rating — 737,303 ratings
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4.39 avg rating — 31 ratings
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4.04 avg rating — 461,865 ratings
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4.49 avg rating — 1,034 ratings
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4.34 avg rating — 115,454 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 248,549 ratings
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4.17 avg rating — 9,931 ratings
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3.86 avg rating — 613 ratings
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4.17 avg rating — 596,507 ratings
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3.90 avg rating — 76,344 ratings
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4.36 avg rating — 38,061 ratings
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3.85 avg rating — 21,204 ratings
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4.03 avg rating — 5,473 ratings
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4.19 avg rating — 26,149 ratings
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3.89 avg rating — 12,974 ratings
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4.18 avg rating — 84,550 ratings
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3.94 avg rating — 75,017 ratings
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3.92 avg rating — 5,030 ratings
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3.71 avg rating — 2,862 ratings
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4.29 avg rating — 111,630 ratings
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4.43 avg rating — 7,057 ratings
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4.29 avg rating — 81,048 ratings
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4.29 avg rating — 12,240 ratings
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4.38 avg rating — 2,193 ratings
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4.02 avg rating — 488 ratings
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3.77 avg rating — 6,559 ratings
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4.11 avg rating — 5,593 ratings
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4.10 avg rating — 3,294 ratings
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4.06 avg rating — 320 ratings
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3.92 avg rating — 1,766 ratings
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4.01 avg rating — 10,203 ratings
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3.94 avg rating — 30,936 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 22,498 ratings
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4.09 avg rating — 41,954 ratings
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3.90 avg rating — 8,718 ratings
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4.21 avg rating — 80,927 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 18,976 ratings
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3.94 avg rating — 20,650 ratings
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4.04 avg rating — 226 ratings
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4.20 avg rating — 34,340 ratings
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4.29 avg rating — 13,975 ratings
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3.99 avg rating — 27,668 ratings
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3.95 avg rating — 4,205 ratings
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4.45 avg rating — 321,413 ratings
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3.95 avg rating — 5,619 ratings
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3.71 avg rating — 3,606 ratings
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4.14 avg rating — 1,311 ratings
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4.27 avg rating — 1,924 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,510 ratings
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4.21 avg rating — 179,048 ratings
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3.65 avg rating — 21,277 ratings
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4.01 avg rating — 122,710 ratings
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3.82 avg rating — 2,876 ratings
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3.54 avg rating — 2,407 ratings
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4.06 avg rating — 194 ratings
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4.06 avg rating — 435 ratings
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3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings
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4.49 avg rating — 1,414 ratings
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4.35 avg rating — 56,386 ratings
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4.17 avg rating — 7,951 ratings
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4.31 avg rating — 11,378 ratings
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3.96 avg rating — 113,269 ratings
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4.86 avg rating — 7 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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3.60 avg rating — 138 ratings
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3.96 avg rating — 114 ratings
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3.90 avg rating — 5,709 ratings
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4.18 avg rating — 52,059 ratings
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 17,288 ratings
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
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3.48 avg rating — 2,690 ratings
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3.86 avg rating — 4,613 ratings
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4.35 avg rating — 105 ratings
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4.06 avg rating — 28,171 ratings
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4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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4.21 avg rating — 129 ratings
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3.66 avg rating — 422 ratings
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3.70 avg rating — 74 ratings
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4.31 avg rating — 1,178 ratings
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3.76 avg rating — 439 ratings
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3.72 avg rating — 308 ratings
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4.63 avg rating — 651 ratings
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3.60 avg rating — 165 ratings
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4.28 avg rating — 1,201 ratings
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4.12 avg rating — 6,562 ratings
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3.85 avg rating — 53 ratings
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4.02 avg rating — 1,618 ratings
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Dimitar 1557 books
193 friends
Ryan 783 books
151 friends
Zoe 1585 books
55 friends
Garrison 549 books
301 friends
mmagskr215 1195 books
0 friends
Bakunin 21364 books
285 friends
Jake 1401 books
74 friends
Daniel 3970 books
309 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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