2006: An Omnivorous Bookshelf
Explore a diverse 2006 bookshelf with an omnivorous selection of titles spanning genres, from fiction to non-fiction. Discover top reads and hidden gems from this eclectic year in literature.
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Opening Skinner's Box
by Lauren Slater
Traces developments in human psychology over the course of the twentieth century, beginning with B. F. Skinner and the legend of the child raised in …
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The Omnivore's Dilemma
by Michael Pollan
One of the New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the Year Winner of the James Beard Award Author of How to Change …
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In the Heart of the Sea
by Nathaniel Philbrick
From the author of Mayflower, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye--the riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick. …
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The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
by Sam Harris
Harris offers a vivid historical tour of mankind's willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs, even when those beliefs are used to justify …
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The God Delusion
by Richard Dawkins
Argues that belief in God is irrational, and describes examples of religion's negative influences on society throughout the centuries, such as war, bigotry, child abuse, …