Vote: Science, Religion, and History Group Reads

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This is a group read in the 75 Books Challenge group, but anyone is welcome to join in. We plan to do one or two books per quarter. We're ideally looking for books that fit at least two of the categories (science, religion, or history), but we aren't too strict about it. Rank/vote on what you'd like to read, and add explanations if you want to. Try to vote for a book only if there's a chance that you might actually participate in the discussion if that book is chosen—but of course, it's not a firm commitment!
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The Selfish Gene
de Richard Dawkins
10,840 membres
119 ressenyes
½ 4.3
9 Members
timspalding, hailelib, southernbooklady, sjmccreary, Samantha_kathy, PiyushC, The_Hibernator, banjo123, khemako,_Zoe_ , ,aulsmith
Explicacions
_Zoe_ : As discussed in the thread, this is mostly just science without much religion or history.
aulsmith : I've tried this a couple of times and I'm just not interested in the details.
7
Flu
de Gina Kolata
1,275 membres
35 ressenyes
½ 3.7
8 Members
hailelib, _Zoe_, streamsong, aulsmith, ronincats, sjmccreary, Samantha_kathy, PiyushC,timspalding
Explicacions
aulsmith: I finished it. I think it's the kind of book that many of you like.
8
The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom
de Simon Winchester
1,654 membres
71 ressenyes
3.8
7 Members
hailelib, streamsong, aulsmith, ronincats, sjmccreary, Samantha_kathy, banjo123
Explicacions
aulsmith: I've read this recently and would participate in a discussion, though I'm not sure what there is to discuss.
10
Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief
de Lawrence Wright
2,069 membres
119 ressenyes
4.1
5 Members
aulsmith, qebo, sjmccreary, kgodey, banjo123
11
The Beginnings of Western Science
de David C. Lindberg
649 membres
9 ressenyes
3.9
6 Members
timspalding, southernbooklady, JDHomrighausen, sjmccreary, Samantha_kathy, Britt84
14
Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love
de Dava Sobel
6,479 membres
112 ressenyes
½ 3.7
6 Members
_Zoe_, streamsong, aulsmith, qebo, sjmccreary, Samantha_kathy,timspalding
15
Survival of the Sickest
de Sharon Moalem
887 membres
25 ressenyes
4.1
5 Members
qebo, ronincats, sjmccreary, Samantha_kathy, Britt84
16
The Stone of Heaven
de Adrian Levy
203 membres
5 ressenyes
½ 3.5
5 Members
hailelib, streamsong, southernbooklady, qebo, Samantha_kathy
17
Greek Religion
de Walter Burkert
761 membres
7 ressenyes
4.2
5 Members
timspalding, southernbooklady, JDHomrighausen, aulsmith, PiyushC
19
The Mind of God : The Scientific Basis for a Rational World
de Paul Davies
1,278 membres
9 ressenyes
3.9
5 Members
southernbooklady, sjmccreary, Samantha_kathy, The_Hibernator, Britt84,timspalding
21
On Greek Religion
de Robert Parker
42 membres
½ 4.5
3 Members
_Zoe_, JDHomrighausen, aulsmith
22
Fragrant Palm Leaves: Journals, 1962-1966
de Thich Nhat Hanh
216 membres
7 ressenyes
4.2
4 Members
streamsong, qebo, sjmccreary, Samantha_kathy,PiyushC
23
Men of Mathematics
de E. T. Bell
967 membres
16 ressenyes
4
2 Members
southernbooklady, PiyushC
24
The Sleepwalkers: A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe
de Arthur Koestler
978 membres
11 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
ronincats, Samantha_kathy, Britt84,PiyushC
25
The Tending Instinct: How Nurturing is Essential to Who We Are and How We Live
de Shelley E. Taylor
51 membres
2 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
sjmccreary, Samantha_kathy,PiyushC
27
Exodus and Revolution
de Michael Walzer
226 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
PiyushC
28
What the Buddha Thought
de Richard Gombrich
77 membres
3 ressenyes
½ 4.7
Member
hailelib
29
Dreaming in the World's Religions: A Comparative History
de Kelly Bulkeley
38 membres
½ 3.5
2 Members
sjmccreary, Britt84,PiyushC
30
Ancient Greek Divination
de Sarah Iles Johnston
71 membres
3.8
2 Members
JDHomrighausen, PiyushC,timspalding ,aulsmith
Explicacions
aulsmith : Tim said it was a bad book, which is good enough for me to skip it.