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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 £5.11! new only from £5.11! \| first editions
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 £5.61! new only from £6.19! \| signed copies \| first editions
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 £5.62! new only from £5.62! \| first editions
4	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 £5.57! new only from £5.57! \| first editions
5	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 £7.14! new only from £8.09! \| first editions
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 £8.02! new only from £11.11! \| signed copies
7	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 £7.31! new only from £7.31!
8	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 £7.01! new only from £10.34! \| first editions
9	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 £4.46! new only from £9.14! \| first editions
10	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 £5.61! new only from £6.32! \| first editions
11 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 £2.49! new only from £2.49! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves more books like this by W Brian Arthur add to wishlist Leading scientific theorist Arthur puts forth the first complete theory of the origins and evolution of technology, in a major work that achieves for the invention of new technologies what Darwin's theory had achieved for the emergence of new species. see all copies from £12.78! new only from £12.78!
13 view cover	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 £2.11! new only from £6.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist more books like this by Richard Phillips Feynman, PH.D. add to wishlist In these remarkable lectures--never before published--the brilliant scientist reveals his thinking on life religion, politics, science, and everything in between.. Many appreciate Richard P. Feynmans contributions to twentieth-century physics, but few realize how engaged he was with the world around himhow deeply and thoughtfully he considered ... see all copies from £2.58! new only from £6.31! \| first editions
15 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 £1.89! new only from £7.66! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Turning Point: Science, Society, and the Rising Culture more books like this by Fritjof Capra, Ph.D. add to wishlist see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	The Quantum and the Lotus: A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meet more books like this by Trinh Xuan Thuan, Matthieu Ricard add to wishlist A Buddhist with a scientific background and a scientist with a Buddhist background compare notes on the intersection of the disparate worldviews, highlighting remarkable similarities between the two. see all copies from £9.94! new only from £9.94! \| first editions
18 view cover	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 £3.12! new only from £3.12! \| first editions
19 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 £6.55! new only from £9.28! \| first editions
20 view cover	The Culture of Make Believe more books like this by Derrick Jensen add to wishlist Interweaving political, historical, philosophical, and deeply personal perspectives, Jensen attempts to understand the atrocities that characterize so much of our culture, from lynchings in early 20th-century America to death squads in South America to the destruction of the natural world. Illustrations. see all copies from £6.70! new only from £10.33! \| signed copies
21 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 £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
22 view cover	Visions: How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century more books like this by Michio Kaku (Preface by) add to wishlist Kaku examines how quantum mechanics, bio-genetics, and artificial intelligence will dramatically alter science and the way we will live in the 21st century. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
23 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 £6.32! new only from £9.57!
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 £5.61! new only from £6.77! \| first editions
25 view cover	Our Posthuman Future: Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution more books like this by Professor Francis Fukuyama add to wishlist Francis Fukuyama revisits his thesis about the end of history by theorizing about the role genetic technologies will play in our future. Seeing designer babies, agism, cloning, and genetic therapies all around him, Fukuyama argues that the integrity of scientific--and by consequence political--human rights depends on the maintenance of human ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.74! \| signed copies \| first editions

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