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“Although we cannot observe them (and they may be forever inaccessible), other universes are a natural expectation from current cosmology. Moreover, many features of our universe that otherwise seem baffling fall into place once we recognize this.” Sir Martin Rees, the British Astronomer Royal, gives a vivid, occasionally acid tour of current astrophysics and cosmology, […]

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This is the most recent and most extensive apologetics reference work ever written. Geisler is a prominent apologist who writes from an Evangelical perspective on virtually every subject conceivable: persons, issues, movements, concepts, arguments of all kinds are all addressed. For secularists who want to know what tunes the Devil is playing, this is the […]

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Explodes popular myths related to astronomy, and explains genuine science.

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Australian writer Greg Egan presents 18 of his short stories from the early 1990s in this collection. The blurb on the cover says “Science fiction for people who like science fiction,” and experienced and new sci-fi fans alike will agree. The ideas and world-building are light years ahead of the pack. Highlights include: “The Hundred […]

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The book that moved the world–and about the man who almost stopped it. Setting forth the fundamentals of Ayn Rand’s unique philosophy of Objectivism, Atlas Shrugged is an acclaimed work about the murder–and rebirth–of a man’s spirit.

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This collection of essays by one of the world’s best-known philosophers directly addresses the many and diverse aspects of this branch of humanist philosophy. Included in the author’s theses are “Fundamentals of Unbelief, ” “Defending Knowledge and Responsibility,” “Scientific Socialism, ” and “Freedom and Human Nature.”

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Book Description This hugely controversial work demonstrates convincingly how the world’s three major monotheistic religions–Christianity, Judaism, and Islam–have attempted to suppress knowledge, science, pleasure, and desire, condemning nonbelievers often to death. Not since Nietzsche has a work so groundbreaking and explosive appeared, to question the role of the world’s three major monotheistic religions. If Nietzsche […]

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George Smith’s book, Atheism: The Case Against God, is one of the most popular books on atheism ever written. Although Smith is a philosopher, you don’t need to be a philosopher to read this book. If you’ve ever wanted to know more about theism but were afraid to ask, this book is for you.

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Despite the pluralism of contemporary American culture, the Judeo-Christian legacy still has a great deal of influence on the popular imagination. Thus it is not surprising that in this context atheism has a slightly scandalous ring, and unbelief is often associated with lack of morality and a meaningless existence. Distinguished philosopher and committed atheist Michael […]

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Book Description Atheism Explained explores the claims made both for and against the existence of God. On the pro side: that the wonders of the world can only be explained by an intelligent creator; that the universe had to start somewhere; telepathy, out-of-body experiences, and other paranormal phenomena demonstrate the existence of a spirit world; […]

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An interesting collection of essays on atheism, Ayn Rand, and other issues including “My Path to Atheism,” “Philosophies of Toleration,” “The Righteous Persecution of Drug Consumers,” “Children’s Rights in Political Philosophy.”

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The issue of whether or not there is a God is one of the oldest and most widely disputed philosophical questions. It is a debate that spreads far across the range of philosophical questions about the status of science, the nature of mind, the character of good and evil, the epistemology of experience and testimony, […]

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Atheism is often considered to be a negative, dark, and pessimistic belief which is characterised by a rejection of values and purpose and a fierce opposition to religion. Atheism: A Very Short Introduction sets out to dispel the myths that surround atheism and show how a life without religious belief can be positive, meaningful, and […]

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Atheism: A Reader is a unique anthology that presents for the first time a comprehensive selection of writings on atheism, agnosticism, and skepticism by some of the world’s most celebrated thinkers, past and present. Arranged thematically, the essays in this valuable collection cover many of the significant areas in which atheists have questioned religious orthodoxy. […]

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A detailed and scholarly justification of atheism. Contains an outstanding appendix defining terminology and usage in this (necessarily) tendentious area. Argues both for “negative atheism” (i.e. the “non-belief in the existence of god(s)”) and also for “positive atheism” (“the belief in the non-existence of god(s)”). Includes great refutations of the most challenging arguments for god.

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At the Water’s Edge will change the way you think about your place in the world. The awesome journey of life’s transformation from the first microbes 4 billion years ago to Homo sapiens today is an epic that we are only now beginning to grasp. Magnificent and bizarre, it is the story of how we […]

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A complete short novel, At the Mountains of Madness is a tale of terror unlike any other. The barren, windswept interior of the Antarctic plateau was lifeless–or so the expedition from Miskatonic University thought. Then they found the strange fossils of unheard-of creatures…and the carved stones tens of millions of years old…and, finally, the mind-blasting […]

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The “nova effect” makes the H-bomb look like a kitchen match–one bomb can vaporize an entire planet. An undercover agent carrying the secret of this weapon must defeat an insane opponent, one who has decided that when she dies, the Earth will go “nova” with her.

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The second volume of the spectacular science-fiction thriller evolving from the works of Arthur C.Clarke, grandmaster of science fiction and author of 2001: A Space Odyssey.. Her code name is Sparta. Her beauty veils a mysterious past and abilities of superhuman dimension-the product of advanced biotech engineering. When a team of scientists is trapped in […]

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e name: Sparta. Her beauty veils a mysterious past and abilities far surpassing those of a normal human being: Sparta is the first product of advanced biotech engineering. But crucial memories of the past three years are locked away in the dark recesses of her brain. Who is she really? Why is she here on […]

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This book collects the hitherto unpublished correspondence between science fiction legend Sir Arthur C. Clarke and fantasy master Lord Dunsany. Their correspondence, which lasted 12 years (1944-1956), reveals much about the world views of both authors.

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This is an introduction to philosophy of religion written by an atheist. Le Poidevin manages to discuss a number of technical metaphysical issues in a highly readable way, which is exactly what we would hope to find in a college textbook such as this. Arguing for Atheism is an outstanding atheist introduction to philosophy of […]

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Do you have a supernatural soul? If you think you do, have you asked yourself why you think so? If souls are real, will yours survive after you die? Is your soul your most valuable possession, or is the entire idea of the soul a fossilized remnant of an outdated worldview? How we answer these […]

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In the spring of 1940 amidst the Great Depression and the threat of world war a tempest in a teapot was brewing on the island of Manhattan, where the board of the City College of New York had just appointed the renowned philosopher Bertrand Russell to teach. with the appointment of this most celebrated of […]

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As the millennium approaches, there is renewed interest in Apocalyptic visions. Over the years, several groups, or cults have brought the idea of the Apocalypse into the media. In this important and timely work, Apocalypse Observed analyzes five of the most notorious cults of recent years. John R. Hall, along with Philip D. Schuyler and […]

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Available for the first time in trade paperback–this provocative book is “an anthem sung in praise of man’s ego”–from the legendary author Ayn Rand. Anthem has long been hailed as one of Ayn Rand’s classic novels, and a clear predecessor to her later masterpieces, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. In Anthem, Rand examines a frightening […]

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Christian apologist Norman L. Geisler and former muslim Abdul Saleeb team up to provide a comprehensive, systematic philosophical comparison of Islam and Christianity. Although freethinkers will obviously find much to disagree with in the portions of this book which attempt to “prove” Christianity, the insights of the anti-Islam sections alone make this book valuable to […]