 | The Miracle of Theism: Arguments for and against the Existence of God by J. L. Mackie
Buy new: £18.23 / Used from: £12.50 I bought this brilliant book when it first came out and it was invaluable in my resistance to religious indoctrination! ;-)
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 | Imperial Ambitions: Conversations with Noam Chomsky on the Post-9/11 World by Noam Chomsky
Buy used from: £0.01 Like most of Chomsky's book's this is disturbing stuff and should be compulsory reading.
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 | Welcome to the USSA: Corruption in the Government and Media by Ryan Dawson
Buy new: £8.54 / Used from: £10.60 If you can ignore the fact that this great book needs proofreading then it'll open your mind to the horror that is the neo-conservative Project for a New American Century. I highly recommend it!
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 | Pet Hates: The Shocking Truth About Pets and Vets by Josh Artmeier
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.00 This completely blows Herriot away. Hilarious, but if you ever thought being a vet would be a good idea, then this will change your mind!
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 | Drugs and the Party Line ("Rebel Inc") by Kevin Williamson
Buy used from: £0.25 At last it sems the police may be coming round to what this book says: provide addicts with heroin and you will reduce crime. This book exposes the hypocrisy of the powers-that-be.
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 | Happiness: Lessons from a New Science by Richard Layard
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £1.49 A damning but highly readable indictment of materialism, celebrity culture and the way we are going. You MUST READ THIS!
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 | Economic Horror by Viviane Forrester
Buy new: £15.19 / Used from: £0.01 This book was a great influence on me, but I read the original French version. Apparently this translated version isn't as good.
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 | Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: The Shocking Story of How America Really Took Over the World by John Perkins
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.97 This book argues that the US deliberately drove countries into debt for its own military and economic reasons.
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 | Saving the World and Being Happy: The Computer Ager by R. Eric Swanepoel
Buy new: £17.58 / Used from: £4.50 OK, this is my own book, but I think you'll find it offers a humorous analysis of the world's problems and a way to solve them!
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 | 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
Buy new: £5.09 / Used from: £2.35 It's terrifying how close this is to what is happening now!
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 | Guns, Germs and Steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years by Jared M. Diamond
Buy new: £6.96 / Used from: £4.99 The ultimate put-down for racists. Should be a school textbook.
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