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Bad Science Bad Science (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 45,126 ratings — published 2008
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We Have Always Been Here We Have Always Been Here (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as bad-science)
avg rating 3.50 — 2,796 ratings — published 2021
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as bad-science)
avg rating 4.29 — 81,645 ratings — published 1995
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Daisy's Run (The Clockwork Chimera, #1) Daisy's Run (The Clockwork Chimera, #1)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,123 ratings — published 2018
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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,023,064 ratings — published 2012
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as bad-science)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,947,756 ratings — published 1818
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Half-Breed Half-Breed (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.29 — 35 ratings — published
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Europa Europa (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,165 ratings — published 2025
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Tales from the Couch: A Clinical Psychologist's True Stories of Psychopathology Tales from the Couch: A Clinical Psychologist's True Stories of Psychopathology (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.47 — 1,087 ratings — published 2015
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Warrior Race Warrior Race (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.45 — 110 ratings — published 1952
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Fresh Dirt From the Grave Fresh Dirt From the Grave (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,385 ratings — published 2020
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Mind the Science: Saving your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry Mind the Science: Saving your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.16 — 250 ratings — published 2024
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Congo Congo (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.64 — 179,970 ratings — published 1980
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Brain Storm: The Flaws in the Science of Sex Differences Brain Storm: The Flaws in the Science of Sex Differences (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.06 — 311 ratings — published 2010
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Ship Wrecked (Ship Wrecked #1) Ship Wrecked (Ship Wrecked #1)
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avg rating 4.27 — 2,101 ratings — published
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The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 39,179 ratings — published
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The Shape of the New: Four Big Ideas and How They Made the Modern World The Shape of the New: Four Big Ideas and How They Made the Modern World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.06 — 187 ratings — published 2015
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Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.08 — 22,611 ratings — published 2015
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Research Methods in Psychology: Evaluating a World of Information Research Methods in Psychology: Evaluating a World of Information (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.72 — 355 ratings — published 2011
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.17 — 601,609 ratings — published 2011
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How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-based Medicine How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-based Medicine (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.01 — 382 ratings — published 1999
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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.31 — 201,228 ratings — published 2024
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How to Be Animal: A New History of What It Means to Be Human How to Be Animal: A New History of What It Means to Be Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.65 — 838 ratings — published 2020
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The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.23 — 2,913 ratings — published 2017
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.40 — 285,160 ratings — published 2018
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Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.05 — 3,489 ratings — published 2018
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Insurgent (Divergent, #2) Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,638,263 ratings — published 2012
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Go Big or Go Home Go Big or Go Home (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.55 — 1,051 ratings — published 2008
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Thirteen Rising (Zodiac, #4) Thirteen Rising (Zodiac, #4)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,435 ratings — published 2017
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The Way It Went Down Vol. 2: Delta Green The Way It Went Down Vol. 2: Delta Green (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.16 — 55 ratings — published
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Uranus (Outer Planets Trilogy, #1) Uranus (Outer Planets Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.21 — 368 ratings — published
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Nellie and the Nanites: Book One Nellie and the Nanites: Book One (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.44 — 43 ratings — published
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An Affinity for Formaldehyde An Affinity for Formaldehyde (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.53 — 68 ratings — published
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The Politics of the Family and Other Essays The Politics of the Family and Other Essays (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.83 — 236 ratings — published 1969
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Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy #2) Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy #2)
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avg rating 4.39 — 180,257 ratings — published 2012
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Deception Point Deception Point (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.77 — 705,516 ratings — published 2001
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The Secrets of the Self: A Philosophical Poem 1944 The Secrets of the Self: A Philosophical Poem 1944 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.25 — 321 ratings — published 1915
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Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines, and the Forgotten History Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines, and the Forgotten History (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.62 — 2,111 ratings — published 2013
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Girl in Ice Girl in Ice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,255 ratings — published 2022
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Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.04 — 6,340 ratings — published 2020
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Light Light (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.50 — 2 ratings — published
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The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.30 — 37,498 ratings — published 2022
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OMD: The Simple, Plant-Based Program to Save Your Health, Save Your Waistline, and Save the Planet OMD: The Simple, Plant-Based Program to Save Your Health, Save Your Waistline, and Save the Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.80 — 200 ratings — published 2018
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The Sauropod Dinosaurs (Life in the Age of Giants) The Sauropod Dinosaurs (Life in the Age of Giants)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.64 — 47 ratings — published
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Mr. Antipyrine #2 Mr. Antipyrine #2
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2015
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Reparation of Sin (The Society #2) Reparation of Sin (The Society #2)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.88 — 6,600 ratings — published 2021
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Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.07 — 46,469 ratings — published 2018
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Sweetening the Pill: or How We Got Hooked on Hormonal Birth Control Sweetening the Pill: or How We Got Hooked on Hormonal Birth Control (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.57 — 336 ratings — published 2013
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“The psychological view of ME led to the controversial and now debunked PACE trial—PACE is “Pacing, graded Activity, and Cognitive behaviour therapy; a randomised Evaluation”... As the trial progressed and the results did not meet the authors’ expectations, they simply lowered the threshold to define improvement. In some cases, those whose condition had deteriorated were classed as “recovered”. That is simply not good science.”
Carol Monaghan

“It is hard to see how scientific theories that don't correspond with reality and consequently don't work can benefit marginalized people, or anyone.”
Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay

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