The library is provided as a valuable resource available to all Seattle Atheists
members. We are always adding more books, so feel free to contribute items or submit
suggestions.
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Seattle Atheists has a mobile library that includes several books and other materials
that are either by, for, or about atheists or atheism. In addition, several members
have books in their personal collection that they are willing to lend out upon request.
Check out the lists below for our current collection.
These books will be available at all meetings and at many events, including Meetups.
If you are interested in an item and want to make sure you can check it out at your
next event, just email our librarian.
- Almost Human: Making Robots Think, Lee Gutkind, 2006
- American Atheists (information packet #9)
- American Ethical Union (information folder #8)
- Atheism, Morality, and Meaning, Michael Martin, 2002
- The Atheist: Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Bryan F. Le Beau, 2003
- Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, 1957
- The Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama, 2006
- Bertrand Russell on God and Religion, Al Seckel, 1986
- The Black Humanist Experience: An Alternative to Religion, Norm R. Allen
Jr., 2003
- The Blank State: The Modern Denial of Human Nature, Steven Pinker, 2002
- Conclave: The Politics, Personalities, and Process of the Next Papal Election, John L. Allen, 2002
- The Darwin Conspiracy, John Darnton, 2005
- The Demon-Haunted World, Carl Sagan, 1996
- The Discoveries: Great Breakthroughs in 20th-Century Science, Alan Lightman, 2005
- Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors, James Reston, 2005
- Double Crossed: Uncovering the Catholic Church's Betrayal of American Nuns, Kenneth Briggs, 2006
- Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism, Robert A. Paper, 2005
- An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, John Locke, 1689
- Ethics without God, Kai Nielsen, 1990
- Evolution, Stephen Baxter, 2003
- Fascism Anyone? From Council for Secular Humanists (information folder #7),
Laurence W. Britt
- Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism, Susan Jacoby, 2004
- The Fundamentals of Extremism: The Christian Right in America, Kimberly Blaker,
2003
- The Ghost in the Universe, Taner Edis, 2002
- God is not Great, Christopher Hitchens, 2007
- God? A Debate Between a Christian and an Atheist, W. L. Craig and W Sinnott-Armstrong,
2004
- A History of Jews in America, Howard M. Sachar, 1992
- How Do You Know Its True? Discovering the Difference Between Science & Superstition,
Hy Ruchlis, 1991
- Humanism and Democratic Criticism, Edward W. Said, 2004
- In Spite of the Gods: The Rise of Modern India, Edward Luce, 2007
- The Infinite Book: A Short Guide to the Boundless, Timeless, and Endless, John D. Barrow, 2005
- Infidels: A History of the Conflict Between Christendom and Islam, Andrew Wheatcroft, 2005
- Is It Good for the Jews? The Crisis of America's Israel Lobby, Stephen Schwartz, 2006
- Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial (DVD), 2007
- Maybe Right, Maybe Wrong: A Guide for Young Thinkers, Dan Barker, 1992
- Mother Jones (periodical), Oct. 2004
- Natural Atheism, David Eller, 2004
- The New Skepticism: Inquiry and Reliable Knowledge, Paul Kurtz, 1992
- Objective Knowledge: An Evolutionary Approach, Karl R. Popper, 1972
- Outfoxed (DVD)
- Passionate Minds, David Bodanis, 2006
- Piety & Politics: The Right-wing Assault on Religious Freedom, Barry W. Lynn, 2006
- Political Liberalism, John Rawls, 1993
- Promiscuity: An Evolutionary History of Sperm Competition, Tim Birkhead, 2002
- The Question of God (2 VHS tapes), PBS Special, Sept., 2004
- Real World Poetry, book two, Norris Ray Peery, 2006
- Religion Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Thought, Pascal
Boyer, 2001
- Religion Without God, Ray Billington, 2002
- The Despoiling of America: Research article about church-state separation (information
folder #6), Katherine Yurica
- The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins, 2006
- The Religiosity of George W. Bush: Is the Personal Presidential? (information
folder #5), Edmund D. Cohen
- The Root of All Evil? Richard Dawkins (DVD)
- The Story of Religion, Betsy and Guilio Maestro, 1996
- The Theocons: Secular America Under Seige, Damon Linker, 2006
- The Transcendental Temptation: A Critique of Religion and the Paranormal,
Paul Kurtz, 1986
- Under the Banner of Heaven, Jon Krauker
- The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success, Rodney Stark, 2005
- Virginity or Death! And Other Social and Political Issues of Our Time, Katha Pollitt, 2006
- The Virtue of Selfishness, Ayn Rand, 1961
- Virus of the Mind: The New Science of the Meme, Richard Brodie, 1996
- The Ways of an Atheist, Bernard Katz, 1999
- What is Atheism? A Short Introduction, Douglas E. Krueger, 1998
- What Terrorists Want: Understanding the Enemy, Containing the Threat, Louise Richardson, 2006
- Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Disgn, Michael Shermer,
2006
- Why Atheism?, George H. Smith, 2000
- Why I Am Not a Christian,Betrand Russel, 1957
- The Wicked Son, David Mamet, 2006
- Woody Allen and Philosophy: You Mean My Whole Fallacy Is Wrong?, Mark T.
Conard and Aeon J. Skoble, 2004
- The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers,
Robert L. Heilbroner, 1999
- Writings on an Ethical Life, Peter Singer, 2000
Some of our members have books in their personal collection that they are willing
to loan out upon request. If you're interested in any of these items, just send
an email to the member listed.
- The Age of Reason, Thomas Paine
(Marcus)
- Atheism: The Case Against God, George H. Smith
(Megan)
- The Beginnings of Western Science, David C. Lindberg
(Megan)
- Evolution (a cool pop-up book for kids), Raymond Hawkey
(Megan)
- Flim-Flam! Psychics, ESP, Unicorns and other Delusions, James Randi, 1982,
(Jeff)
- How Do You Know Its True?, Hymen Ruchlis
(Marcus)
- How We Believe: The Search for God in an Age of Science, Michael Shermer
(Tiffany)
- Leaving the Fold: A Guide for Former Fundamentalists and Others Leaving their
Religion, Marlene Winell, PhD
(Tiffany)
- Philosophy: The Basics, Nigel Warburton
(Megan)
- The Assault on Reason,
Al Gore (Jami)
- Twist of Faith: A Story of Sin, Betrayal, and the Power of Truth (DVD),
Kirby Dick (Andrew)
- Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudo-Science, Superstition, and Bogus
Notions of our Time, Michael Shermer
(Tiffany)
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