jpbradt's reviews
127 reviews

Life of Black Hawk, or Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak by Black Hawk

3.0

I had to read this for a class I took at university. It was interesting.

Fighting God: An Atheist Manifesto for a Religious World by Cara Santa Maria, David Silverman

4.0

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins

5.0

Humanist Manifestos I and II by

5.0

The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century by Thomas L. Friedman

3.0

The God Argument: The Case against Religion and for Humanism by A.C. Grayling

This is an excellent book promoting humanism over religion. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and would recommend it to anyone, especially if they are on the fence about adopting humanism or some of its commonly held philosophies.

Beyond the Wall of Sleep by H.P. Lovecraft

4.0

Obviously, as it is Lovecraft, it was very dark. I enjoyed this piece.

When AA Doesn't Work for You: Rational Steps to Quitting Alcohol by Albert Ellis

4.0

This did not strike me as the absolute best book on recovery from alcohol, but it shows what Ellis was thinking around the time he started SMART Recovery, which is now (2019) in its 25th year.

Atheism as a Positive Social Force by Raymond W. Converse

2.0

Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment by Robert Wright

5.0