Also, if you have any books or other media which you think is appropriate to the group that you are so kind to want to donate, please contact <mitaah-officers@mit>. And thanks in advance!
Why the Religious Right is Wrong (About Separation of Church and State)
Robert Boston
The title says it all.
Self-Contradictions of the Bible
William Henry Burr
Very specific list of contradictory Bible passages.
The Blind Watchmaker
Richard Dawkins
Well-written, easy to digest book that answers the Argument from
Design with current knowledge of evolution, and also proposes new
ideas on how evolution may progress at the genetic or even molecular
level. A sequel to The Selfish Gene.
2000 Years of Disbelief: Famous People with the Courage to Doubt
James A. Haught
Collection of quotes and essays by famous non-believers throughout history.
Pseudoscience and the Paranormal: A Critical Examination of the Evidence
Terence Hines
Debunks paranormal and supernatural claims, and explains why people are prone to believing them in the first place.
Humanist Anthology
Margaret Knight
Collections of short essays by and about Humanists/Humanism from authors of all time periods.
The Atheist Debater's Handbook
B.C. Johnson
Briefly covers all standard and not-so-standard arguments for God, miracles, etc.
Forbidden Fruit: The Ethics of Humanism
Paul Kurtz
All about godless morality.
Living Without Religion: Eupraxophy
Paul Kurtz
Introduces a new philosophical term to describe Humanism. Controversial amongst Humanists, but if Kurtz has his way eupraxophy could possibly become the preferred terminology of Humanism in the future.
The Transcendental Temptation: A Critique of Religion and the Paranormal
Paul Kurtz
Compares the popular self-proclaimed prophets of lots of different religions, examines the reasons people continue to believe and follow them, and discusses the possibility of a more humanistic society in the future.
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in
the Dark
Carl Sagan
A series of essays critiquing the recent and past influence of
pseudoscience, superstition, magical thinking, and poor reasoning
skills on our society. A must-read for scientists, skeptics, or
freethinkers.
Atheism: The Case Against God
George H. Smith
Quoth Smith: "It is not my purpose to convert people to atheism...(but to) demonstrate that the belief in God is irrational to the point of absurdity. If a person wishes to continue believing in a god, that is his prerogative, but he can no longer excuse his belief in the name of reason and moral necessity." This is Smith on his soapbox being the classic atheist, if there is such a thing. Very readable, very fun, very devil's advocate.
Contact
Carl Sagan
A novel about the political, social, and religious effects of our
first contact with extraterrestrial life. The basis for the 1997
motion picture.
Job: A Comedy of Justice
Robert A. Heinlein
A charmingly humorous novel (though quite serious at heart) in which unseen forces wreak havoc with the life of the protagonist (a modern-day evangelical minister), who, while experiencing even more unlikely events, gets hooked up with a girlfriend who believes in the Norse gods... (It's got a Hell of an ending, too.)
Amazing Conversions: Why some turn to faith and others abandon religion
Bob Altemeyer and Bruce Hunsberger
Results of a study (perhaps the first of its kind) on unlikely converts and apostates.
Critiques of God: Making the case against belief in God
Peter A. Angeles
Collection of pure philosophy from all the big-name freethinkers. This could be a textbook, probably is a textbook somewhere, and probably wouldn't interest anyone who doesn't love philosophy.
The Philosophy of Humanism
Corliss Lamont
Often considered the standard text defining Humanism. Of great historical value, this is the book that spurred on the modern Humanist movement.
Evangelicals at the Ballot Box
Albert J. Menendez
Covers the influence of the evagelical voting population. Packed with all the statistics, graphs, maps, and facts you'll ever want to know about this subject!
Flim-Flam!: Psychics, ESP, and other Delusions
James "The Amazing" Randi
Debunks paranormal, occult, and supernatural claims.
Why I Am Not a Christian, and other essays on religion and related subjects
Bertrand Russell
Essays by one of the great, and agnostic, philosophers of our time. A must-read standard book.
Why I Am Not a Muslim
Ibn Warraq
Critiques Islam -- the Islamic world wants Warraq's blood for writing this book. Bored with shredding Christian doctrine? Be daring! Take a stab at the Muslims! Afterall, their doctrines are arguably much worse.