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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4.16 avg rating — 192,367 ratings
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3.90 avg rating — 282,910 ratings
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4.02 avg rating — 26,682 ratings
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4.28 avg rating — 343,398 ratings
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4.07 avg rating — 16,989 ratings
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4.15 avg rating — 10,533 ratings
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4.13 avg rating — 12,830 ratings
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4.08 avg rating — 206,203 ratings
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4.12 avg rating — 130,962 ratings
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4.65 avg rating — 430 ratings
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4.09 avg rating — 727,077 ratings
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4.39 avg rating — 31 ratings
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4.04 avg rating — 456,166 ratings
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4.50 avg rating — 1,017 ratings
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4.34 avg rating — 114,005 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 245,633 ratings
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4.17 avg rating — 9,705 ratings
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18

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3.86 avg rating — 607 ratings
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19

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4.17 avg rating — 585,802 ratings
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20

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3.91 avg rating — 75,409 ratings
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21

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4.36 avg rating — 37,374 ratings
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22

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3.85 avg rating — 20,927 ratings
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4.03 avg rating — 5,443 ratings
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24

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4.19 avg rating — 26,025 ratings
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25

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3.88 avg rating — 12,935 ratings
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26

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4.18 avg rating — 82,514 ratings
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27

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3.94 avg rating — 74,595 ratings
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27

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3.93 avg rating — 4,941 ratings
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29

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3.71 avg rating — 2,546 ratings
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30

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4.28 avg rating — 100,334 ratings
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31

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4.42 avg rating — 6,959 ratings
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31

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4.29 avg rating — 80,172 ratings
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4.29 avg rating — 12,043 ratings
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4.38 avg rating — 2,159 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 — 6,506 ratings
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37

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4.11 avg rating — 5,510 ratings
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38

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4.10 avg rating — 3,266 ratings
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39

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4.06 avg rating — 319 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 — 10,109 ratings
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42

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3.94 avg rating — 30,736 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 22,349 ratings
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44

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4.09 avg rating — 41,702 ratings
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45

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3.90 avg rating — 8,670 ratings
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46

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4.21 avg rating — 80,633 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 18,827 ratings
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3.93 avg rating — 20,398 ratings
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49

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4.05 avg rating — 225 ratings
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4.20 avg rating — 33,264 ratings
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51

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4.28 avg rating — 13,575 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 27,419 ratings
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3.95 avg rating — 4,181 ratings
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54

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4.45 avg rating — 317,139 ratings
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3.95 avg rating — 5,595 ratings
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3.71 avg rating — 3,577 ratings
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4.14 avg rating — 1,297 ratings
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4.26 avg rating — 1,885 ratings
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4.06 avg rating — 2,115 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,486 ratings
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61

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4.21 avg rating — 176,375 ratings
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62

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3.66 avg rating — 21,100 ratings
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4.01 avg rating — 121,844 ratings
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3.82 avg rating — 2,870 ratings
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3.54 avg rating — 2,399 ratings
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4.04 avg rating — 192 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 — 1,407 ratings
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65

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4.35 avg rating — 55,568 ratings
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4.17 avg rating — 7,891 ratings
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65

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4.31 avg rating — 11,281 ratings
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3.96 avg rating — 112,537 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 — 139 ratings
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3.96 avg rating — 114 ratings
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3.90 avg rating — 5,566 ratings
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4.18 avg rating — 51,019 ratings
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it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 16,868 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 — 4,535 ratings
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84

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4.35 avg rating — 105 ratings
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4.06 avg rating — 28,005 ratings
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4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings
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89

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4.22 avg rating — 128 ratings
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89

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3.66 avg rating — 420 ratings
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3.70 avg rating — 73 ratings
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4.31 avg rating — 1,160 ratings
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92

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3.76 avg rating — 439 ratings
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3.72 avg rating — 308 ratings
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4.64 avg rating — 647 ratings
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3.60 avg rating — 166 ratings
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4.28 avg rating — 1,200 ratings
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4.13 avg rating — 6,485 ratings
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3.85 avg rating — 53 ratings
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4.03 avg rating — 1,609 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 1216 books
0 friends
Bakunin 21306 books
285 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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