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Bad Science Bad Science (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 45,471 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 — 2,880 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 4.28 — 83,386 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 3.95 — 1,139 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 — 1,037,369 ratings — published 2012
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Frankenstein Frankenstein (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as bad-science)
avg rating 3.92 — 2,010,885 ratings — published 1818
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Detour (Detour, #1) Detour (Detour, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.72 — 3,980 ratings — published 2026
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Operation Bounce House Operation Bounce House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.88 — 42,983 ratings — published 2026
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Half-Breed Half-Breed (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.27 — 37 ratings — published
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Europa Europa (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,473 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 — 1,108 ratings — published 2015
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Warrior Race Warrior Race (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.47 — 113 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 3.73 — 1,518 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)
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avg rating 4.15 — 267 ratings — published 2024
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Congo Congo (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.64 — 181,587 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)
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avg rating 4.05 — 310 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 — 2,112 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 — 39,907 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)
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avg rating 4.06 — 191 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 — 23,128 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 — 360 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 4.16 — 618,985 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 — 387 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 4.30 — 223,242 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)
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avg rating 3.65 — 870 ratings — published 2020
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The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 3,009 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 — 290,872 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 — 3,542 ratings — published 2018
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Insurgent (Divergent, #2) Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,658,423 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 3.56 — 1,053 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 — 3,489 ratings — published 2017
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Delta Green: The Way It Went Down Vol. 2 Delta Green: The Way It Went Down Vol. 2 (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.17 — 59 ratings — published 2023
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Uranus (Outer Planets Trilogy, #1) Uranus (Outer Planets Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.22 — 386 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 3.51 — 74 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 3.84 — 237 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 — 183,627 ratings — published 2012
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Deception Point Deception Point (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 711,151 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 — 327 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 — 2,203 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 — 7,498 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 4.05 — 6,549 ratings — published 2020
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Light Light (Paperback)
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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 — 39,831 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 3.78 — 202 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)
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avg rating 4.62 — 48 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)
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avg rating 3.88 — 6,796 ratings — published 2021
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Gary Taubes
“Even if these researchers do see the need to address the problem immediately, though they have obligations and legitimate interests elsewhere, including being funded for other research. With luck, the ideas discussed in Good Calories, Bad Calories may be rigorously tested in the next twenty years. If confirmed, it will be another decade or so after that, at least, before our public health authorities actively change their official explanation for why we get fat, how that leads to illness, and what we have to do to avoid or reverse those fates. As I was told by a professor of nutrition at New York University after on of my lectures, the kind of change I'm advocating could take a lifetime to be accepted.”
― Gary Taubes, Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It

Paul Gibbons
“Psychological pseudoscience dies hard, especially when there are commercial interests at stake.”
― Paul Gibbons, The Science of Successful Organizational Change: How Leaders Set Strategy, Change Behavior, and Create an Agile Culture

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