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Non-fiction and Fiction books with a secular theme, e.g, "God is Not Great" by Christopher Hitchens; "Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion" by Sam Harris

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1	They Told Us To Just Believe: Critically thinking about the origins of beliefs - Are they real? by Daniel J Friedrich 4.93 avg rating — 14 ratings score: 1,100, and 11 people voted	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
2	The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris 3.89 avg rating — 43,958 ratings score: 894, and 9 people voted	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
3	The God Delusion: A Study of Religious Belief and Skepticism by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 288,461 ratings score: 877, and 9 people voted	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
4	God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens 3.96 avg rating — 114,906 ratings score: 688, and 7 people voted	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
5	The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values by Sam Harris 3.90 avg rating — 24,683 ratings score: 683, and 7 people voted	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
6	Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris 3.90 avg rating — 52,724 ratings score: 682, and 7 people voted	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
7	God, the Evolver: A Secular Approach to the Divine by Faiz King (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 113 ratings score: 600, and 6 people voted	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
8	Pomegranate Juice: Sacrilegious Tales of Dark Abrahamic Horror by Magnus Wilton (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 48 ratings score: 490, and 5 people voted	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
9	The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan 4.28 avg rating — 83,297 ratings score: 475, and 5 people voted	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
10	Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 4.20 avg rating — 93,703 ratings score: 463, and 5 people voted	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
11	The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World by Catherine Nixey 4.07 avg rating — 6,982 ratings score: 386, and 4 people voted	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
12	Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life by Daniel C. Dennett 4.07 avg rating — 17,216 ratings score: 370, and 4 people voted	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
13	Letters to a Young Contrarian by Christopher Hitchens 4.13 avg rating — 13,046 ratings score: 369, and 4 people voted	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
14	The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 42,539 ratings score: 366, and 4 people voted	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
14	Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects by Bertrand Russell really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 22,795 ratings score: 366, and 4 people voted	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
16	The Gospel of the Rauschmonstrum by Nick LaTorre 3.56 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	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
17	Lights Out: Islam, Free Speech And The Twilight of the West by Mark Steyn 4.24 avg rating — 272 ratings score: 283, and 3 people voted	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
18	The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt 3.88 avg rating — 36,185 ratings score: 280, and 3 people voted	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
19	The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever by Christopher Hitchens (Editor) 4.03 avg rating — 19,052 ratings score: 268, and 3 people voted	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
20	Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon by Daniel C. Dennett 3.88 avg rating — 13,055 ratings score: 264, and 3 people voted	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
21	Why I am Not a Muslim by Ibn Warraq 3.89 avg rating — 1,060 ratings score: 260, and 3 people voted	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
22	Letter to a Christian Nation by Sam Harris 3.99 avg rating — 43,109 ratings score: 254, and 3 people voted	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
23	The Seashell on the Mountaintop: A Story of Science, Sainthood, and the Humble Genius who Discovered a New History of the Earth by Alan Cutler 3.86 avg rating — 990 ratings score: 181, and 2 people voted	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
24	Holy Unbelievable by P.C. Dixon 4.59 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	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
25	The Myth of an Afterlife: The Case against Life After Death by Michael Martin 3.26 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	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
26	Money Toughness: Riches of Heaven upon Earth 21 Principles of Financial Success and Abudance A New Transformed Better Lifestyle by Wanjiru Gachie 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	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
27	Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand 3.69 avg rating — 412,306 ratings score: 175, and 2 people voted	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
28	The Conspiracy Against the Human Race by Thomas Ligotti 4.01 avg rating — 10,122 ratings score: 173, and 2 people voted	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
29	The Young Atheist's Handbook: Lessons for Living a Good Life Without God by Alom Shaha (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 377 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	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
30	Hitch 22: A Memoir by Christopher Hitchens 4.03 avg rating — 22,723 ratings score: 167, and 2 people voted	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
31	Arguably: Selected Essays by Christopher Hitchens 4.20 avg rating — 10,001 ratings score: 165, and 2 people voted	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
32	The Atheist Muslim: A Journey from Religion to Reason by Ali A. Rizvi (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 1,173 ratings score: 163, and 2 people voted	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
33	All in the Mind: A Farewell to God by Ludovic Kennedy 3.95 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 161, and 2 people voted	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
34	The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 57,108 ratings score: 160, and 2 people voted	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
35	Brief Candle in the Dark: My Life in Science by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 1,637 ratings score: 156, and 2 people voted	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
36	The Magic of Reality: How We Know What's Really True by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 27,850 ratings score: 153, and 2 people voted	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
36	The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God by Carl Sagan 4.29 avg rating — 10,843 ratings score: 153, and 2 people voted	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
38	A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing by Lawrence M. Krauss 3.94 avg rating — 31,295 ratings score: 149, and 2 people voted	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
39	The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant by John Dominic Crossan 4.06 avg rating — 1,990 ratings score: 147, and 2 people voted	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
40	Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design by Michael Shermer 3.99 avg rating — 5,431 ratings score: 144, and 2 people voted	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
41	God: The Failed Hypothesis: How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist by Victor J. Stenger 3.94 avg rating — 8,244 ratings score: 140, and 2 people voted	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
42	The Ignorant God: Thoughts about Time and Eternity by Mathijs Koenraadt (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
42	From Atheist to Bahá'í: A Journey Through Suffering by Susan Lieberman Walker 4.11 avg rating — 44 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
42	Perdendo Tempo Com Deus: Por Que Sou Ateu by Paulo Bitencourt (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
42	The Revisionist Theory of the “Liberation” of Science From Ideology by M.D. Kammari really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
42	Comforting Thoughts About Death That Have Nothing to Do with God by Greta Christina 3.76 avg rating — 410 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	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
47	Fulfillment: A Journey Through a Spiritual Life by Mihail Militaru (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
47	Liberated from Religion: The Inestimable Pleasure of Being a Freethinker by Paulo Bitencourt (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
47	The Way of the Heathen: Practicing Atheism in Everyday Life by Greta Christina 4.10 avg rating — 71 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	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
50	The History of Philosophy by A.C. Grayling 4.06 avg rating — 1,853 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	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
51	The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World by Bart D. Ehrman 3.94 avg rating — 3,314 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	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
51	Ethics Without God (The Skeptic's Bookshelf) by Kai Nielsen 3.76 avg rating — 58 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	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
53	The Good Atheist: Living a Purpose-Filled Life Without God by Dan Barker 3.34 avg rating — 155 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	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
54	What It Means to Be Moral: Why Religion Is Not Necessary for Living an Ethical Life by Phil Zuckerman 4.24 avg rating — 223 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	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
54	Living the Secular Life: New Answers to Old Questions by Phil Zuckerman 3.90 avg rating — 706 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	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
56	Doubt: A History by Jennifer Michael Hecht 4.08 avg rating — 3,338 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	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
57	This Life: Why Mortality Makes Us Free by Martin Hagglund 4.06 avg rating — 1,667 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	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