The Coddling of the American Mind
Greg Lukianoff
”Utterly superb book, recommended unreservedly.”
Evolutionary biologist · The Selfish Gene, The God Delusion
Books recommended by Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins is a British evolutionary biologist, a former professor at the University of Oxford, and one of the most influential science communicators of the 20th century. He became world-famous for works such as The Selfish Gene (1976), in which he popularized the concept of the meme, and The God Delusion (2006), which established him as one of the leading voices of contemporary atheism.
His reading recommendations reflect a rigorous profile with a passion for science, emphasizing evolutionary biology, philosophy of science, and skepticism. Those who follow Dawkins find a curation that favors intellectual clarity, critical thinking, and an appreciation for empirical knowledge as the basis for understanding the world.
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Dawn of Language
Sverker Johansson · 2005
”I love a book that teaches me things I didn’t know while provoking in me thoughts I never had before, setting my mind racing in new directions.”
Conundrum
Jan Morris · 1974
”Jan Morris's book, Conundrum, is a beautifully written account of what it's like to feel you're a woman trapped in a man's body.”
The Little Book of Humanism
Alice Roberts · 2018
”is a delight. Give it like a bunch of flowers to someone you love.”
The Book of Humans
Adam Rutherford · 2018
”Highly stimulating, lots to think about, lots to learn.”
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Neil deGrasse Tyson · 2017
”Lovely book. Last chapter worthy of Carl Sagan himself.”
Collusion
Luke Harding · 2017
”Putin comes across as a deeply nasty piece of work, Trump a blundering idiot.”
Good News Club
Katherine Stewart · 2012
”Read Katherine Stewart's eye-opening book on The Good News Club http://t.co/m20buPxH77 and be horrified by what Supreme Court allowed.”
Freedom from speech
Greg Lukianoff · 2021
”Strong title, and the book lives up to it.”
What a Wonderful World
Marcus Chown · 2011
”It's a pretty wonderful book, too.”