Skeptical Books

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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 6 times as skeptical)
avg rating 4.29 — 82,195 ratings — published 1995
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Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as skeptical)
avg rating 3.86 — 10,010 ratings — published 1997
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as skeptical)
avg rating 4.39 — 4,989 ratings — published 2018
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Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
by (shelved 3 times as skeptical)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,283,538 ratings — published 2011
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Bad Astronomy Bad Astronomy (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as skeptical)
avg rating 4.04 — 5,791 ratings — published 2002
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A Love Letter to Whiskey (A Love Letter to Whiskey #1-1.5) A Love Letter to Whiskey (A Love Letter to Whiskey #1-1.5)
by (shelved 2 times as skeptical)
avg rating 4.13 — 121,145 ratings — published 2021
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as skeptical)
avg rating 4.27 — 981,695 ratings — published 2015
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The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as skeptical)
avg rating 4.11 — 286,359 ratings — published 1980
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Kill Switch (Devil's Night, #3) Kill Switch (Devil's Night, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as skeptical)
avg rating 4.29 — 194,201 ratings — published 2019
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Tryst Six Venom Tryst Six Venom (ebook)
by (shelved 2 times as skeptical)
avg rating 3.81 — 50,427 ratings — published 2021
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Four Psychos (The Dark Side, #1) Four Psychos (The Dark Side, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as skeptical)
avg rating 4.07 — 48,754 ratings — published 2017
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The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds, #1) The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as skeptical)
avg rating 4.15 — 209,735 ratings — published 2012
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The School for Good and Evil (The School for Good and Evil, #1) The School for Good and Evil (The School for Good and Evil, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as skeptical)
avg rating 3.99 — 139,021 ratings — published 2013
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as skeptical)
avg rating 4.17 — 606,975 ratings — published 2011
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Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as skeptical)
avg rating 4.33 — 40,425 ratings — published 1994
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Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as skeptical)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,225 ratings — published 2008
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A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as skeptical)
avg rating 3.94 — 31,155 ratings — published 2012
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The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as skeptical)
avg rating 3.95 — 159,152 ratings — published 2011
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The Men Who Stare at Goats The Men Who Stare at Goats (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as skeptical)
avg rating 3.64 — 20,819 ratings — published 2004
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Paranormality: Why We See What Isn't There Paranormality: Why We See What Isn't There (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as skeptical)
avg rating 4.02 — 5,048 ratings — published 2010
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Bad Science Bad Science (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as skeptical)
avg rating 4.06 — 45,209 ratings — published 2008
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The God Delusion: A Study of Religious Belief and Skepticism The God Delusion: A Study of Religious Belief and Skepticism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as skeptical)
avg rating 3.90 — 286,627 ratings — published 2006
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The Mismeasure of Man The Mismeasure of Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as skeptical)
avg rating 4.06 — 9,408 ratings — published 1982
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The Silent Patient The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,492,633 ratings — published 2019
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Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1) Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,051,714 ratings — published 2023
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Crayson Crayson (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 4.27 — 630 ratings — published 2019
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A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians (The Shadow Histories, #1) A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians (The Shadow Histories, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 3.74 — 4,421 ratings — published 2020
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Firian Rising (The Tanyuin Academy, #1) Firian Rising (The Tanyuin Academy, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 3.90 — 80 ratings — published
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Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) Here Be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 4.30 — 25,273 ratings — published 1985
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When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1) When the Moon Hatched (Moonfall, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 4.00 — 339,942 ratings — published 2024
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Life and Other Near-Death Experiences Life and Other Near-Death Experiences (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 3.88 — 37,284 ratings — published 2015
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Wolf Soldier (Lightraider Academy, #1) Wolf Soldier (Lightraider Academy, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 4.17 — 285 ratings — published
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Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, #1) Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 4.44 — 684,017 ratings — published 2018
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If We Were Villains If We Were Villains (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 4.08 — 433,170 ratings — published 2017
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Still Beating Still Beating (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 4.19 — 261,826 ratings — published 2020
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The Four Winds The Four Winds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,058,414 ratings — published 2021
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The Great Alone The Great Alone (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,298,623 ratings — published 2018
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,292,526 ratings — published 2015
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Nineteen Minutes Nineteen Minutes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 4.18 — 432,441 ratings — published 2007
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Bonded by Thorns (Beasts of the Briar, #1) Bonded by Thorns (Beasts of the Briar, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 3.92 — 78,099 ratings — published 2023
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The Ever King (The Ever Seas, #1) The Ever King (The Ever Seas, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 4.09 — 108,874 ratings — published 2023
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Lightlark (Lightlark, #1) Lightlark (Lightlark, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 3.84 — 364,471 ratings — published 2022
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Serpent & Dove (Serpent & Dove, #1) Serpent & Dove (Serpent & Dove, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 3.96 — 351,347 ratings — published 2019
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Make You Wish I Was Dead (Madness and Mayhem #1) Make You Wish I Was Dead (Madness and Mayhem #1)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 3.65 — 1,402 ratings — published
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Things We Never Got Over (Knockemout, #1) Things We Never Got Over (Knockemout, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,103,347 ratings — published 2022
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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong, #1) Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 4.02 — 227,478 ratings — published 2023
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Fallen Angels and the History of Judaism and Christianity: The Reception of Enochic Literature Fallen Angels and the History of Judaism and Christianity: The Reception of Enochic Literature (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 4.12 — 24 ratings — published 2001
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 3.91 — 310,626 ratings — published 1962
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Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Products to Mainstream Customers (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as skeptical)
avg rating 4.02 — 31,830 ratings — published 2002
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Bertrand Russell
“The opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists; indeed the passion is the measure of the holders lack of rational conviction. Opinions in politics and religion are almost always held passionately.”
Bertrand Russell, Sceptical Essays

“I am afraid that those comments go back to the late 80's. At that time I was a skeptic — the argument based on Koch's postulates to try to distinguish between cause and association. … Today I would regard the success of the many antiviral agents which lower the virus titers (to be expected) and also resolve the failure of the immune system (only expected if the virus is the cause of the failure) as a reasonable proof of the causation argument.”
Walter Gilbert

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