Mapheads Favorite Reads of 2007

Discover Mapheads' top book picks of 2007! Explore their favorite reads filled with cartographic wonders, geography gems, and captivating journeys—perfect for map enthusiasts and book lovers alike.

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Freakonomics Rev Ed

by Steven D. Levitt

Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live …
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The Devil in the White City

by Erik Larson

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile comes the …
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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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No God But God

by Reza Aslan

In this compelling--and profoundly hopeful--book, Aslan demonstrates that Islam has much in common with Christianity and Judaism, and bears seeds of egalitarianism and social reform …
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The Many Faces of God

by Jeremy Campbell

A historical evaluation of how science has changed humanity's perception of God from the age of Newton to the era of quantum mechanics traces how …
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Parasite Rex

by Carl Zimmer

IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE parasites control the minds of their hosts, sending them to their destruction. IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE parasites are masters of chemical …
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Peace be Upon You

by Zachary Karabell

In a narrative spanning 14 centuries, Karabell explores the growing tensions between Islam and the West and traces the rise of Arab nationalism. Evoking the …
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The Bible

by Karen Armstrong

Examines the Bible's complex history, the social and political environment in which oral history became written scripture, how the various books were collected into a …
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