My Favourite Non-fiction Books

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Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior
1.  Spent: Sex, Evolution, and Consumer Behavior by Geoffrey Miller
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  "We often buy things to display who we are to others."
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59 Seconds: Think a little, change a lot
2.  59 Seconds: Think a little, change a lot by Prof. Richard Wiseman
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  "A good way to move from self-help books to real science."
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How Are We to Live?: Ethics in an Age of Self-Interest (OPUS)
3.  How Are We to Live?: Ethics in an Age of Self-Interest (OPUS) by Peter Singer
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  "It made me want to be good!"
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The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature (Penguin Press Science)
4.  The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature (Penguin Press Science) by Steven Pinker
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  "A blast against left-wing-influenced science."
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Science Master: Why Is Sex Fun? The Evolution Of Human Sexuality (SCIENCE MASTERS)
5.  Science Master: Why Is Sex Fun? The Evolution Of Human Sexuality (SCIENCE MASTERS) by Jared Diamond
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  "A good way into how evolution works."
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Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty
6.  Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty by Nancy Etcoff
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  "Human beauty seen from an evolutionary perspective."
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The Origins of Virtue (Penguin Press Science)
7.  The Origins of Virtue (Penguin Press Science) by Matt Ridley
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  "How evolutionary science can explain our kinder sides."
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The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
8.  The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley
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  "Why we should be optimistic about the future."
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Irrationality
9.  Irrationality by Stuart Sutherland
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  "Great book about our natural irrationality."
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Bad Science
10.  Bad Science by Ben Goldacre
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  "Good book about bad science."
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A Devil's Chaplain: Selected Writings
11.  A Devil's Chaplain: Selected Writings by Richard Dawkins
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  "A collection of some of Richard Dawkins' articles"
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What's it All About?: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life
12.  What's it All About?: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life by Julian Baggini
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  "Good overview of some philosophical questions."
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The Ego Trick
13.  The Ego Trick by Julian Baggini
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  "An attempt to answer what a 'self' is."
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A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives
14.  A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives by Cordelia Fine
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  "Good insight into how our brains work."
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