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1	The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief more books like this by Dr. Francis S Collins, M.D., PH.D. add to wishlist Does science necessarily undermine faith in God? Or could it actually support faith? Beyond the flashpoint debates over the teaching of evolution, or stem-cell research, most of us struggle with contradictions concerning life's ultimate question. We know that accidents happen, but we believe we are on earth for a reason. Until now, most scientists ... see all copies from $3.62! new only from $5.16! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools more books like this by Jonathan Kozol add to wishlist A searing, eye-opening expose of the inequality built into America's public education system, written by the National Book Award-winning author of Death at an Early Age and Rachel and Her Children. Kozol blames the disparity among public school systems on the local funding structure that ensures a direct connection between affluence of a community ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Structure of Scientific Revolutions more books like this by Thomas S Kuhn add to wishlist Thomas S. Kuhn's work explaining the process of scientific discovery. This text is the third edition and incorporates a new index. see all copies from $3.39! new only from $7.29! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark more books like this by Carl Sagan add to wishlist Scientist Dr Carl Sagan argues that modern tales of the paranormal, such as alien abduction stories, are in fact simply a modern version of fairy tales and only exist in the mind, and asserts that these accounts come from a potentially hazardous lack of scientific thought and knowledge, a situation which he feels should be remedied. see all copies from $3.07! new only from $5.98! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Holographic Universe more books like this by Michael Talbot add to wishlist What if all the separate images we see virtually every moment of our waking lives were actually part of the same whole? What if every mind was connected and inseparable from every other mind? And what if the universe were a projection of our consciousness? Synchronicities and previously inexplicable phenomena would be easier to understand, the ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $8.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology more books like this by Ray Kurzweil, PhD add to wishlist Inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil, the author of THE AGE OF SPIRITUAL MACHINES, provocatively argues that we are rapidly approaching the Singularity, a point in history in which advances in artificial intelligence, brain scanning, and nanotechnology will blur the division between humans and machines. When we are no longer limited by our current ... see all copies from $5.62! new only from $10.00! \| signed copies \| SVS
7	Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind more books like this by V S Ramachandran, M.D., Ph.D., Sandra Blakeslee add to wishlist In the tradition of the works of Oliver Sacks, this fascinating journey into the deep architecture of the mind introduces readers to a range of patients suffering from strange neurological afflictions, explains how Dr. Ramachandran's evaluations reveal what actually occurs in the brain, and explores what these findings reveal about dreams, ... see all copies from $6.87! new only from $9.59! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Ideas & Opinions more books like this by Albert Einstein add to wishlist First published in 1954, this definitive collection contains Einstein's most significant writings, in five parts: Ideas and Opinions, On Politics, Government and Pacifism, On the Jewish People, On Germany, and Contributions to Science. The selections span from early in his career to a year before his death, with articles never published before in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Fingerprints of God: The Search for the Science of Spirituality more books like this by Barbara Bradley Hagerty add to wishlist From the award-winning NPR religion correspondent comes a fascinating investigation into how science is seeking to answer the question that has puzzled humanity for generations: Can science explain God? see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| SVS
10	I Am a Strange Loop more books like this by Douglas R Hofstadter add to wishlist What do we mean when we say "I"? Can thought arise out of matter? Can a self, a soul, a consciousness, an "I" arise out of mere matter? If it cannot, then how can you or I be here? I Am a Strange Loop argues that the key to understanding selves and consciousness is the "strange loop"--a special kind of abstract feedback loop inhabiting our brains ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God more books like this by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan (Editor) add to wishlist In his charmingly down-to-earth voice, the late astronomer Carl Sagan discusses the relationship between religion and science and describes his own personal search to understand the nature of the sacred in the vastness of the cosmos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Finding Darwin's God: A Scientist's Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution more books like this by Kenneth R Miller add to wishlist In this scientific examination of creationist and evolutionary theories, a biologist argues that a belief in evolution can coexist with, and even strengthen, religious faith. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.15! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea more books like this by Charles Seife add to wishlist Born in Babylonia, the Zero has donned many different hats--accountant, god, devil, infinity--and has elicited as many different responses from people across the ages. Seife's scientific yet accessible text explores the biography of this enigmatic number. Winner of the 2001 PEN Award for First Non-Fiction. see all copies from $2.26! new only from $6.97! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics more books like this by Roger Penrose, Martin Gardner (Foreword by) add to wishlist The proponents of artificial intelligence want to prove that it is only a matter of time before computers will be doing everything that a human mind can do. They take it for granted that pleasure and pain, the appreciation of beauty and humour, consciousness and free will are capacities that a computer will display once the appropriate programs of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.64! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusio more books like this by Michael Shermer add to wishlist The publisher of Skeptic magazine argues that the search for meaning and spiritual fulfillment often results in the embracing of extraordinary claims and controversial ideas, discussing a variety of pseudoscientific ideas and superstitions that promote spiritual beliefs. see all copies from $4.55! new only from $7.51! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Business Ethics more books like this by William H Shaw add to wishlist Combining engaging discussions and stimulating case studies, "Business Ethics" brings you a comprehensive survey of business ethics that will guide you toward becoming an ethical professional - even if you've never studied philosophy before. Rich with real-world examples and introductions, the text introduces you to important philosophical ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Hidden Face of God: Science Reveals the Ultimate Truth more books like this by Dr. Gerald L Schroeder add to wishlist Schroeder brings together science and religion in his third book hailing the theory of Intelligent Design. Schroeder, an MIT scientist, explores recent discoveries in chemistry, biology, and neurology to illustrate the wisdom behind all things, and suggests that that wisdom is God. Schroeder's tone and handling of delicate subject matter can open ... see all copies from $3.16! new only from $8.63! \| SVS
18 view cover	The Astonishing Hypothesis: The Scientific Search for the Soul more books like this by Francis Crick add to wishlist When, in 1953, Francis Crick asked the question "What is the structure of DNA?" he forever transformed our understanding of life itself. Now, 31 years after he received the Nobel Prize, Crick turns his formidable mind to the task of understanding human consciousness and asks what makes us sentient beings? Bent on understanding the complexities of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.80! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	World as I See It more books like this by Albert Einstein add to wishlist To the majority of people Einstein's theory is a complete mystery. Their attitude towards Einstein is like that of Mark Twain towards the writer of a work on mathematics: here was a man who had written an entire book of which Mark could not understand a single sentence. Einstein, therefore, is great in the public eye partly because he has made ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $6.05! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Logic of Scientific Discovery more books like this by Karl Popper add to wishlist First published in English in 1959, Karl Popper's The Logic of Scientific Discovery revolutionized contemporary thinking about science and knowledge and is one of the most widely read books about science written last century. Described by the philosopher AJ Ayer as 'a work of great originality and power', Popper presents the two ideas that did ... see all copies from $9.49! new only from $15.97! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Ethics in Media Communications: Cases and Controversies more books like this by Louis Day add to wishlist You'll find yourself engaged firsthand in controversial issues in the Second Edition of Ethics in Media Communications. As you take on the role of ethical decision maker, you'll analyze rich and original case studies, arrive at your own conclusions - and master the process of moral reasoning. Author Louis A. Day prepares you for the journey by ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.08! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	The Great Work: Our Way Into the Future more books like this by Thomas Berry add to wishlist In his magnum opus, one of the most eminent cultural historians of our time outlines society's role in saving itself and the earth, and our need as individuals to experience creation as a source of wonder and delight rather than a commodity for our personal use. see all copies from $4.15! new only from $7.98! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Operating manual for spaceship earth more books like this by R Buckminster Fuller add to wishlist Buckminster Fuller (1895a "1983) was an architect, engineer, geometrician, cartographer, philosopher, futurist, inventor of the famous geodesic dome, and one of the most brilliant thinkers of his time. For more than five decades, he set forth his comprehensive perspective on the worlda (TM)s problems in numerous essays, which offer an illuminating ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.91! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Mind of God: The Scientific Basis for a Rational World more books like this by Paul Davies add to wishlist Pursuing the eternal quest of Western thought to comprehend the origin and design of the universe, Davies probes into the essential nature of scientific inquiry and the role of man in interpreting the cosmos. A provocative synthesis of science, philosophy, and theology, by the bestselling author of God and the New Physics. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
25 view cover	Only a Theory: Evolution and the Battle for America's Soul more books like this by Kenneth R Miller add to wishlist A leading scientist examines the battle between evolution and Intelligent Design in America. see all copies from $4.50! new only from $4.50! \| first editions \| SVS

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