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A Candle Burned    by Jerry Guibor
Price: $16.00 USD. 52950 words. Published on January 19, 2009. .

For "A Candle Burned," Jerry Guibor interviewed friends of his who were born into Soviet oppression and survived those terrible times to find out there is a living God who loves them. Others stubbornly cling to their atheistic upbringings. Nevertheless, their stories are just as compelling.
Maggie's Beautiful World    by Gren Blackall
Price: Free! 4900 words. Published on August 23, 2009. .

This fifteen page book follows best friends Maggie (an atheist) and Joan (a Christian) through illuminating situations. Each chapter sees the majesty of life from two lines of sight. Maggie finds a comfortable place in her atheism where she sees a beautiful a world without having to explain it away to a supernatural God. Joan disagrees, but they keep their mutual respect.
Sam Harris And The End Of Faith: A Muslim's Critical Response    by Bill Whitehouse
Price: $4.99 USD. 39430 words. Published on September 6, 2009. .

This work is a critical exploration of a book by Sam Harris entitled 'The End of Faith'. While the book by Mr. Harris puts forth arguments that attempt to paint all spirituality and religion with broad strokes of derision, castigation, and rejection, the present book focuses on the errors contained in Mr. Harris' book which involve Islam.
Deception by Design: The Intelligent Design Movement in America    by Lenny  Flank
Price: $9.99 USD. 83300 words. Published on September 8, 2009. .

A history of the anti-evolution "Intelligent Design" movement in the US, from the Scopes trial in 1925, through the rise of creation "science" in the 1980's, to the rise of intelligent design "theory" in the 1990's. Appendix includes the Wedge Document, a leaked internal document which spells out the theocratic political goals of the Intelligent Design movement.
Religion, Language, Narrative and the Search for Meaning    by Anthony Campbell
Price: $3.99 USD. 56640 words. Published on October 29, 2009. .

This is a book about religion from a secular standpoint which nevertheless takes its subject seriously. Contrary to some secularists I don't think religion is likely to disappear any time soon. I try to develop a way of thinking about religion, using two main clues: language and narrative. Narrative is how most religious people encounter their religions, because humans are story-telling animals.
Totality Beliefs and the Religious Imagination    by Anthony Campbell
Price: $3.99 USD. 55960 words. Published on November 1, 2009. .

There seems to be a widespread notion that belief is, in itself, a good thing, but in this book I argue that, for at least some people, freeing oneself from all belief systems brings a huge sense of relief. I illustrate this by describing my own experience of Roman Catholicism and Transcendental Meditation. An insider's view of religion and moving beyond religion.
The Humanist - 1000 Summers    by Dwight Gilbert Jones
Price: $3.95 USD. 118280 words. Published on December 2, 2009. .

A philosopher revives classical Humanism, an ancient and noble philosophy that inspires our species, and our world comes together within the United Nations. Set on the West Coast just five years from now, amid political upheavals in motion today, this prophetic novel forgoes dystopian cynicism to advance soaring intellectual, political and species issues otherwise not current in Western thought.
The Atheist Afterlife    by David Staume
Price: $4.99 USD. 26430 words. Published by AgioPublishing on December 9, 2009. .

THE ATHEIST AFTERLIFE: The odds of an afterlife: Reasonable. The odds of meeting God there: Nil. "Entertaining and well reasoned." THE ATHEIST AFTERLIFE describes an afterlife consistent with known law and requires nothing more than physics. It demonstrates that an afterlife is possible based on reason, and supports the probability of an afterlife with an original and testable support for dualism.
A Guide for the Godless: Atheism and a Meaningful Life    by Andrew Kernohan
Price: $0.99 USD. 55560 words. Published on December 23, 2009. .

How can an atheist lead a meaningful life? The answer is to follow modern science, give up the search for purpose in life, and start looking for what truly matters. This requires paying attention to emotional responses, taking the effort to make emotional judgments true, and constructing a life that is truly worthy of respect. A Guide for the Godless offers philosophical advice on this quest.
True Earth: The Short History of Our Planet Part 1    by Bruce Hendler
Price: $5.99 USD. 133080 words. Published on January 19, 2010. .

A Tour Guide with a Bad Attitude made somewhat bearable by a sense of humor - the Author leads you on a journey through our Home in The Universe. Somehow he wanders off into all kinds of diversions: UFOs and Fairies; Dragons, Monsters and Vampires; various plots and conspiracies; some history you never knew. Earth Science made Fun for anyone curious about the real story of our planet.