The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author290 reviews Richard Dawkins Oxford University Press, USA, 2006 Possibly my favorite read of all time + Neo-Darwinian Genetic Evolution of Altruism and Social Behaviour that shook Group Selectionists + Dissecting "The Selfish Gene" Wow. When I finished this book, I did something I had never done before: I read the same book again. The second time through, I underlined things and scribbled thoughts on the inside covers and in the margins and wrote emails to friends about questions forming in my mind. After that second pass, ...             The First Three Minutes: A Modern View Of The Origin Of The Universe21 reviews Steven Weinberg Basic Books, 1993 A bang in the dawn: Physics of the origin of the universe + enlighting, good analysis + Steven Weinberg: Nobel leaureate and biographer of nature This book in cosmology requires some knowledge in undergraduate level physics, where the author chronicles the very early history of the universe while describing the underlying physical concepts. In the light of epoch experiments to be conducted with new Large Hadron Collider (LHC), during October ...             The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist46 reviews Richard P. Feynman Basic Books, 2005 Its title says it all and it is indeed one of the greates books I have ever read + If you know that you are not sure . . . + Enlighted thoughts of an intelligent man Mr. Feynman wrote in this book how the basic things in life, such as its meaning if any are. His writting style is even simpler than Einstein's while his ideas are just as profound. The book is very thin and it is an easy read, so you learn a lot by reading very few pages and this is really ...             The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence65 reviews Carl Sagan Ballantine Books, 1986 The Dragons of Sagan + A must read book + One fo the best, and most important books ever written + Great Book + A Great Book by Carl Sagan             Atheist Universe: The Thinking Person's Answer to Christian Fundamentalism209 reviews David Mills Ulysses Press, 2006 From Christian To Skeptic + Excellent book for the Free Thinker + An Excellent Book on the Logic of Atheism + A Basic Primer For Non-Believers             Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory (Modern Library Chronicles)20 reviews Edward J. Larson Modern Library, 2006 Excellent General History of a Great Idea + very good, if somewhat light, history of evolution + Detailed history of an important theory + How Darwinism made headway among Christians + A Highly Useful Introduction to Evolution             The Scientists: A History of Science Told Through the Lives of Its Greatest Inventors23 reviews John Gribbin Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004 Science Made by People + good balanced scientific information + 0.5 percent non sequitur; 99.5 percent excellent. + The Scientists + An excellent read, an authoritative understanding of the history of science             Ricky Gervais Presents: The World of Karl Pilkington19 reviews Karl Pilkington Hyperion, 2006 He really does have a head shaped like a f***ing orange - it's filled with genius juice + Fab + Hilarious + Congratulations local boy Karl Pilkington; World's Roundest Head + Round Head, Funny Man             The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark402 reviews Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan Ballantine Books, 1997 Don't believe Fundamentalist Propaganda! + Sagan is one of the greatest of Americans + Skepticism as a tool to protect our freedoms + A Classic About How Science Does (and Does Not) Work!             Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science132 reviews Charles Wheelan W. W. Norton & Company, 2003 Excellent Primer + Excellent book + Economics for a layman + Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science + Great!             Thomas Paine and the Promise of America18 reviews Harvey J. Kaye Hill and Wang, 2006 A great book with a hidden tragic story + Estraordinary sense about Thomas Paine + A Timely Treasure This book takes a surprising amount of time to read due to the 'hidden' density of the writing. It is a superlative history of one of our most important founding fathers. The impact of 'Common Sense' by Paine simply can hardly over stated. This book is not a dry or boring read, it simply takes more ...             Atheism: A Reader12 reviews Prometheus Books, 2000 Kindred spirits + Deja Vu All Over Again If you're an atheist, this book is a wonderful resource, full of good friends. The selection seems strong and many selections are 10 pages long or less, so you can get acquainted with many atheists. Most wrote during the last 3 centuries. Discussion with a theist about God seems a waste of ...             River Out Of Eden: A Darwinian View Of Life (Science Masters Series)65 reviews Richard Dawkins Basic Books, 1996 DNA just is and we dance to its Music + Regarding Science-Ejected Vitalism: + Good Read As mentioned in other reviews of Dawkins's books I enjoy his writing and his passion for explaining science to the general public in an understandable way. I have given this book 5 stars because of the way he explain his arguments... although I don't agree with them. Now for a reply which is ...             My View of the World2 reviews Erwin Schrodinger Ox Bow Press, 1983 Schroedinger's thought I had come across a bit of Schroedinger's philosophy while reading The Masks of God by Joseph Campbell. I found the paragraph to be very spiritual and very beautiful. At the time, it was a surprise to me to find that the author of the piece was one of fathers of modern quantum theory. It took me ...             A Short History of Nearly Everything635 reviews Bill Bryson Broadway, 2004 A biography of the universe + A tour through history + 2000 Shock + Not really short, nor about everything, but worth the effort + like drinking out of a fire hose             The Fountainhead967 reviews Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff Signet, 1996 More traditionally novelistic, tells the backstory of Atlas Shrugged + Fountainhead + Why Was This Book Written? + Fairy Tale             What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character62 reviews Richard P. Feynman W. W. Norton & Company, 2001 Feynman was a great man + An adventurous and curious character. + A Wonderful Treatise + A curious character indeed, and furious + Feynman...The Scientific Entertainer             Anthem8 reviews Ayn Rand Boomer Books, 2007 Loved it + classic dystopian novel + It blew me away! + Easy read, great for travel or when you've got just a little time.             Lost Horizon: A Novel98 reviews James Hilton Harper Perennial, 2004 Love it, love it, love it!!! + Free SF Reader + A classic but a bit of a letdown at the end + My favorite book of all time + Excellent Fantasy             Ricky Gervais Presents: The World of Karl Pilkington19 reviews Karl Pilkington Hyperion, 2006 He really does have a head shaped like a f***ing orange - it's filled with genius juice + Fab + Hilarious + Congratulations local boy Karl Pilkington; World's Roundest Head + Round Head, Funny Man