RecommendedBooks
A collection of interesting books
A collection of books often referenced or recommended within the community. These books are on a wide range of subjects and a presented here as a reference. The views and opinions expressed in these books are not explicitly the views and options of Deviant Robot or the community.
![You Are Not So Smart: You Are Not So Smart:](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/1f689cd482d95a597ae5c126e398b1012c7c9aaf/5d382/static/381119fca770ea6b60efb2f76baa1259/09473/you-are-not-so-smart.jpg)
You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself
![Why I am not a Christian Why I am not a Christian](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/9f67134f61b6542f3313d0f26dbcc0cb0558f873/c4e44/static/33874c91a2805e0d1b87b6b5f8792b65/fe7fa/why-i-am-not-a-christian.jpg)
Why I am not a Christian And Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
![What If What If](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/d6f971a49907f00999b87993f8f80d1e326fd923/a0b06/static/852cce9b6e8ab5910d76279672184b94/db573/what-if.jpg)
What If Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
![Unfollow Unfollow](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/c06a077a6bbc762bf0e60b9ca8a63be9f30ed0a8/7978d/static/470ed80b8000ba44e57edb7d74c9dfd7/d8382/unfollow.jpg)
![Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/dceb1e97371c98072fe4f1130ce3cfdb1b79b6db/8e6bd/static/0e7174838709965e42c0ef09fb5135e7/ca207/tractatus-logico-philosophicus.jpg)
![Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/f8106e8a18f79a9912c7c1e2b752a6777fd3e4a5/d2f2e/static/33ce085bcd3095ba3499e1f991e42b34/ea0cd/thinking-fast-and-slow.jpg)
![Theaetetus Theaetetus](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/01f83900fabf24713e504b418fbc0a92e4218d3c/ab27b/static/7a023b7f3f6ffe65270bfc13f4e977d2/6a0b3/theaetetus.jpg)
![The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe:](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/cbd6d110861f6fee35fbdfea4833b775f30a6e9d/8394b/static/45434213f0532373f14d3401b6325fd7/3102a/the-skeptics-guide-to-the-universe.jpg)
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe: How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake
![The Selfish Gene The Selfish Gene](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/55a087d2d82a3cb54cd5275a0d1dec57f7efdb0a/8c1d9/static/5888c3acd6b519e89a5f753c6470bc1f/88993/the-selfish-gene.jpg)
![The Scout Mindset: The Scout Mindset:](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/969b304c01fe3751c9a72f845e8fc33892cba19b/3bfc3/static/6e22ca60fcdfc7655efc148614d72978/4c086/the-scout-mindset.jpg)
The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
![The Righteous Mind The Righteous Mind](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/3d2b8fbc59ba6d18464672b503d17dffad7d45cd/44df8/static/94bc7eccac5462e032ab725bc1487244/4fa6b/the-righteous-mind.jpg)
The Righteous Mind Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
![The Portable Atheist: The Portable Atheist:](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/5388ece91756595a5ffc161e60a525f784890f77/b2128/static/21cb627f3a288c78535386ebddbbed78/3102a/the-portable-atheist.jpg)
The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
![The Outsider Test for Faith: The Outsider Test for Faith:](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/30bd691373c100269a6578ea22f28ead5724dc0f/965f2/static/09b19401d9863e6925ceb6695454fc93/9bc84/the-outsider-test-for-faith.jpg)
![The Moral Landscape The Moral Landscape](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/6c432535d0775dd0d5c86fd1a0c4612c4473b9e0/1977a/static/3860a4a713afa45696ec64689df6df3c/4c086/the-moral-landscape.jpg)
![The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/a687cb8f0194ca657d959a820b7cc464ccd72c50/0ccae/static/a96ed632bd1dfeeab8c84b305edd897e/a1fd7/the-man-who-mistook-his-wife-for-a-hat.jpg)
![The Madness of Crowds The Madness of Crowds](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/015d9c3037e4bd0a943de4c9c2384ac6a444774f/9e313/static/841074bc5dddc1a71c5594e7c24c1922/f21ba/the-madness-of-crowds.jpg)
![The Irrational Ape The Irrational Ape](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/35a4044c93fedce218200c6faff1b8b990edb01a/28c51/static/b4616f37f8e3e5c6a0e08ec81c35a700/2579c/the-irrational-ape.jpg)
The Irrational Ape Why Flawed Logic Puts us all at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World
![The God Delusion The God Delusion](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/72bed6f719afc19ee4372887c2aebb16eea68b52/1a719/static/a9cf1c928e5ff27c83d21e9f6a351b5c/a1fd7/the-god-delusion.jpg)
![The Etymologicon: The Etymologicon:](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/00bdb13beb86b85c6f36cff2b2f00861159534b4/6a2e4/static/ff734fbea21fe7ec7ee4bbb5a212e540/d2647/the-etymologicon.jpg)
The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
![The End of Faith: The End of Faith:](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/cccd146f16221c8006f8efb50f587ef058601b37/8bf4a/static/cee189a97650d0b4add62c3bbbd01973/07910/the-end-of-faith.jpg)
![The Design of Everyday Things The Design of Everyday Things](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/d15ac648ce401de015b651a83ed0729801199f59/c0dea/static/39b3509c45ae39e227f712dfd5140d9e/562b9/the-design-of-everyday-things.jpg)
The Design of Everyday Things
Anyone who designs anything to be used by humans -- from physical objects to computer programs to conceptual tools -- must read this book, and it is an equally tremendous read for anyone who has to use anything created by another human.
View on GoodReads![The Demon-Haunted World The Demon-Haunted World](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/3ea5a6c4b1881a5428fa59430de080579c53bbe2/2abcc/static/efc259ad73a15fc0c2f3241bffbdc4c1/ea0cd/the-demon-haunted-world.jpg)
![The Daily Stoic The Daily Stoic](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/c91fc3e44c0a0066528412010d59c7b6e569bcd2/c3c7c/static/9486370ca202693397d98de4f1c354f7/aa63c/the-daily-stoic.jpg)
The Daily Stoic 366 Meditations for Clarity, Effectiveness, and Serenity
![The Better Angels of Our Nature The Better Angels of Our Nature](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/a154e96dd45d2e799fec809f019bd5d2082973eb/8d6e3/static/18e6c352ccfd37b1dd426a2cab74e262/2579c/the-better-angels-of-our-nature.jpg)
![The Art of Thinking Clearly The Art of Thinking Clearly](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/0c823ccb1e5fa30bc47facc1684e31e467be775f/65e60/static/96a9e3b13392a1ccd43e503fb4e8547d/9bc84/the-art-of-thinking-clearly.jpg)
![Science as a Process: Science as a Process:](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/bf2a5ca8040351e5139c1d651438cf1a896a985f/b77cd/static/2e4f1726ea68db3148133cee8e4803ba/140f3/science-as-a-process.jpg)
Science as a Process: An Evolutionary Account of the Social and Conceptual Development of Science
![Sapiens Sapiens](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/617523a4428b67bcb8e16649d523ee573748b839/9315e/static/6e3864e37682bf3942f1faecabf44946/d8382/sapiens.jpg)
![Rationality Rationality](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/9ff27aa736b45d288ba8f62ca1fa6884d480ebbb/a73d7/static/9eb59e3c00edf2e3e61bcabc3a1fbeff/5c608/rationality.jpg)
![On the Nature of Things On the Nature of Things](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/99f9dcbc08b9326273f9ad9b7a39f236a560d840/17c29/static/5d5a3d2469aff7c6925758dd463dc6f5/9bc84/on-the-nature-of-things.jpg)
![On Liberty On Liberty](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/29248665a3923007912e10d9aab5ce37a813640d/a6937/static/ed71bf3b196fbacff759f553193dd5c6/df599/on-liberty.jpg)
![Nonviolent Communication: Nonviolent Communication:](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/c5ec2029206f830eace06b58434dfe1e6a66237a/d10fc/static/0086fdb43fb15f6820bdb14e7ad8f76c/3675a/nonviolent-communication.jpg)
Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
![Meditations Meditations](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/8bb541ef6eeedf3c1fb9c391cc068c807a13b52f/fc455/static/403e6f3b8578401d71d29258082cdae0/4fa6b/meditations.jpg)
![Letter to a Christian Nation Letter to a Christian Nation](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/55729a935ea730728fcdb93f08eca7d909d83d00/a5567/static/12b9ab967e7bbefe23a2406670121b08/4c367/letter-to-a-christian-nation.jpg)
![Kindly Inquisitors Kindly Inquisitors](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/2ee39f79ed0060b4d3e7e85b0bb51b10f2bb26bf/c4ba7/static/e396d66fda8559746d7a4be272e858ef/1455b/kindly-inquisitors.jpg)
![Islam and the Future of Tolerance Islam and the Future of Tolerance](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/5608d7b450c7e35f23051380c07af05ae16daf94/bf270/static/ed920ab267f26d3b476524dd80be546e/3675a/islam_and_the_future_of_rolerance.jpg)
![Intuition Pumps And Other Tools for Thinking Intuition Pumps And Other Tools for Thinking](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/968f533f2962eda6779cdb4c3efaf9835797f2e4/f7520/static/113d8a85cd4716eb058d311b2c3a6e2d/2579c/intuition-pumps-and-other-tools-for-thinking.jpg)
![I Think You'll Find It's a Bit More Complicated Than That I Think You'll Find It's a Bit More Complicated Than That](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/023d2498cc603a547f65c6dc817124f32da59496/ccde2/static/d4e3436d1daa3c480b7d95e832910e72/d0313/i-think-you-ll-find-it-s-a-bit-more-complicated-than-that.jpg)
![How to Win Friends and Influence People How to Win Friends and Influence People](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/f0fd3619cdbc1475b5c996fb46c6a5f950bb6fd1/83b6b/static/e269360adad4e273c5778af410671b0e/ca207/how-to-win-friends-and-influence-people.jpg)
![How We Know What Isn't So How We Know What Isn't So](/static/c0846e2aa98701e629b59cba26c087b1/1455b/how-we-know-what-isn't-so.jpg)
![Heretic Heretic](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/907a3baf743334ee3eb7f30cd8c7649891266ae3/7d278/static/b2ed7d08f2d1e4676312f228491cb33a/4c086/heretic.jpg)
![God is not Great God is not Great](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/a48bc90732eb91a9c6c8586850d9ea7628c8f56a/5cd03/static/52973084484318d758ddf08f4c4a5223/3e3dd/god-is-not-great.jpg)
![Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/2c2712ae434126546cf2e506de222076ebe6ab93/c66d8/static/221f0ff4bb40d9d90fe6b6d228273c7a/2579c/foundational_falsehoods_of_creationism.jpg)
Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism
Religious fundamentalists and biblical literalists present any number of arguments that attempt to disprove evolution. Those with a sympathetic ear often fail to critically examine these creationist claims, leading to an ill-informed public and, perhaps more troubling, ill-advised public policy.
View on GoodReads![Factfulness: Factfulness:](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/b67ea42458db6f68ce970e8271978d78cd063b35/dbc4c/static/fa7174c3a4925c27fb4e430e0341dfdb/6a0b3/factfulness.jpg)
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
![Drunk with Blood: Drunk with Blood:](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/2f3efacdbf612e1c66006f23b370cc359669095d/49aff/static/ae7bbd91d01b23359852c51ed40a9ebe/2579c/drunk-with-blood.jpg)
![Difficult Conversations Difficult Conversations](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/9d8f8d1402ce988ca17193df97ee91924e53b5d7/98013/static/c113679a77b9c4d0eabfdb5d4d717eb1/4fa6b/difficult-conversations.jpg)
Difficult Conversations How to Discuss What Matters Most
![Combatting Cult Mind Control Combatting Cult Mind Control](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/b004d9a6b144fc85d545977840add9777325bd59/d88ed/static/f5bd70e2dcaacd046f6f449beb9fba0b/4c086/combatting-cult-mind-control.jpg)
![Calling Bullshit Calling Bullshit](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/2ab028efc7e68eea5651ee256dd16ac2f463edc8/3345b/static/a43178e9487f8d3c4f981411be72ed01/f21ba/calling-bullshit.jpg)
Calling Bullshit The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World
![Breaking the Spell Breaking the Spell](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/bd89f109013782f2c89431005bac651a03be1ccd/7bc54/static/7a1e1647bf9006ab1937c2b8d61211b7/3102a/breaking-the-spell.jpg)
![Black Box Thinking Black Box Thinking](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/5059654944a0a05bcc5ec385a51a30b8fc71d848/3140f/static/4b10b5d017ccd05550a9f645fec63135/4c086/black-box-thinking.jpg)
Black Box Thinking Why Some People Never Learn from Their Mistakes - But Some Do
![Bad Science Bad Science](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/a03430e852215466a9f098e9818d3e012099dc5f/88b09/static/282213c52d376e820858b04d57d1b278/3102a/bad-science.jpg)
![An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/adaba164ed11392d4610782a9d935af74dd301e5/49ac3/static/08dab46bc21d335a661df1a28b71ede3/c0b60/an-inquiry-concerning-human-understanding.jpg)
![Algorithms to Live By Algorithms to Live By](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/c2402ff99e120a04972ca7d16943267ceffea14f/12525/static/7e8c6d20c3f9062a66a6992e28f4c917/4c086/algorithms-to-live-by.jpg)
Algorithms to Live By The Computer Science of Human Decisions
![A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/877e963775896c32abfc3ad0ab8d4f457096c3de/38a71/static/a4f92c24a11b9f90de1022810cc5dd5e/3102a/a-short-history-of-nearly-everything.jpg)
![A History of Western Philosophy A History of Western Philosophy](https://d33wubrfki0l68.cloudfront.net/456620209c0241148ff190a3f584dddb0c48e95f/f2002/static/3c8b99f8e9000c1613f03b73e2ce7564/6a0b3/a_history_of_western_philosophy.jpg)
A History of Western Philosophy
A survey of Western philosophy from the pre-Socratic philosophers to the early 20th century
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