Books about skeptic

Christopher Hitchens takes on God in this, his most fiercely controversial book to date. 'God is Not Great' revels in the wonders of a very real world and rejects our deeply flawed creation. It propounds that given the ludicrous nature of our God we might in fact be a great deal better off without him.

An entertaining, impassioned polemic on the retreat of reason in the late 20th century.

Shermer argues that science is the best lens through which to view the world, but recognizes that it's often difficult to tell where valid science leaves off and borderland, or fuzzy science begins. He examines where real science, borderline science - and just plain nonsense collide.

A provocative and entertaining guided tour of atheist and agnostic thought through the ages selected by bestselling author Christopher Hitchens

The Disinformation Guide to Religion. 50 writers, reporters and researchers invade the inner sanctum for an unrestrained look at the wild and woolly world of organised belief.

In December 1999, a multi-national team journeys out to the stars, to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who - or what - is out there?

Derren Brown's television and stage performances have entranced and dumbfounded millions. His baffling illusions and stunning set pieces - such as The Seance , Russian Roulette and The Heist - have set standards of what's possible. This work takes you on a journey into the structure and pyschology of magic.

Presenting different arguments for religion, this book demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being. It aims to show how religion fuels war, foments bigotry and abuses children.

In the dialogue of 'On Divination', Roman statesman and philosopher Cicero and his brother, Quintus, examine various sorts of divination on Stoic principles, which Quintus upholds. Cicero counters that there is no such science of divination, and that the ambiguities and absurdities are the result of natural phenomena or coincidence.

Confronts trends in pseudo-science and the paranormal: from the much-publicised past-life exploits of Shirley MacLaine to the perpetual-motion machines, and from prime-time preachers to the channelling mania .

The paranormal - and the pseudoscience that attempts to validate it - is so ubiquitous that many people lose sight of the distinction between the real and the imaginary, and some never learn to make the distinction in the first place. This book explores the question of evidence for the paranormal.

Examines the variety of pseudoscientific conjectures that dominate the media. With an emphasis on parapsychology and occultism, this collection addresses the evidence put forth to support claims of ESP, psychokinesis, faith healing, and other pseudoscience.