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American Ethics and the Virtuous Citizen
by Robert Grant
$18.95 (quantity)
Published in 1999 by Humanist Press, this 205-page paperback is a synthesis of history, philosophy, and law. Attorney Grant explains the public morality of the American people as defined by both laws and landmark court cases; explores the underlying ethical principles of the Constitution and other historical documents; and provides readers with the ethical tools for sorting out today's complex social questions and moral dilemmas.

Asimov's Guide to the Bible
by Isaac Asimov
$17.98

The famous scientist, science-fiction writer, and Humanist has provided the most comprehensive and up-to-date critique of the most influential book in the history of the printed word. Over 1,200 pages of provocative and entertaining reading examine both the Old and New Testaments and discuss their historical and literary origins.

Catholic Schools: The Facts
by Edd Doerr
$9.95 (quantity)
Published in 2000 by Humanist Press, this 79-page compact but remarkably thorough paperback provides the information needed to address the massive political and religious propaganda to divert public school funding to private schools through voucher programs. Well documented (with 165 endnotes) from Catholic church sources, this is a must read for everyone who wants to understand the school voucher controversy.

Compulsory Pregnancy: The War Against American Women
by John M. Swomley
$12.95 (quantity)
A 1999 release from Humanist Press, this 158-page book brings together ethicist, political scientist, and civil libertarian Swomley's far-ranging writings on abortion rights. It's an important contribution to the white-hot debate over the right of every woman to decide for herself if and when to become a mother and the intense political campaign by some political and sectarian leaders to curtail that right.

Ethical People and How They Got to Be That Way
by Arthur Dobrin
$12.95 (quantity)
This Ten Chapter Book, ending with "40 Things You Can Do To Raise A Moral Child", discusses what ethics is, how to teach it, and why some people just don't have it.

Church and State in Canada
by Albert J. Menendez
$5.00 (quantity)
Originally priced $26.95, this unique 140-page book offers a portrait and history of the Canadian provinces; a prospectus of church, state, and education in Canada; a discussion of the abortion debate; and a comparison to the United States.

The December Wars: Religious Symbols and Ceremonies
by Albert. J. Menendez
$5.00 (quantity)
In an age of "political correctness, " Christmas has metamorphosed into our most controversial holiday. Each year brings new court battles over nativity scenes on public property and acrimony in the public schools. Menendez traces this dispute as far back as the 4th century, when Catholic Orthodoxy used Christmas as a major propaganda tool and a political issue as well as a religious observance.

Confronting Church and State:
Memoirs of an Activist
by John M. Swomley
$12.95 (quantity)
In this 133-page text, Swomley recounts the founding of the non-violent movement that led to the overthrow of Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos, the assassination threats Swomley received from the far-right Minutemen, his service as a confidant of FBI Assistant Director William Sullivan during the difficult J. Edgar Hoover years, and his ongoing battles against racism and for reproductive rights, among other things.

Freedom Is As Freedom Does
by Corliss Lamont
$12.95 (quantity)
In today's resurgence of radical right-wing politics, we must never forget how things were during the turbulent McCarthy era. In this 327-page book, Lamont reveals the gripping saga of the Congressional Inquisition and details its trampling on American freedoms, including his own battles with Senator Joseph McCarthy, the State Department, the CIA, the FBI, and the U.S. Postal Service. Lamont's landmark court cases continue to buttress the rights of us all.

Freethought Across the Centuries: Toward a New Age of Enlightenment
by Gerald A. Larue
Cloth $27.95 (quantity)
Paper $19.95 (quantity)
For 516 pages, Larue chronicles the significant role played by freethought and Humanism in both ancient and modern societies and shows how the facts of history knock religion off its pedestal to be revealed as a consistent persecutor of all who question its dogma. In examining the Humanist and freethought tradition, he celebrates those who made possible the liberties we all enjoy today.

Genesis of Humanist Manifesto
by Edwin H. Wilson
$12.95 (quantity)
To tell the story of the document that crystallized the principles and ideals of contemporary Humanism is to tell the story of the origins of the movement itself. The 1933 publication of "A Humanist Manifesto," its impact on society, and the subsequent appeals for revision all comprise this 212-page Humanist Press chronicle of the development of American humanism, told by one of the people most responsible for its unfolding.

Freedom of Choice Affirmed
by Corliss Lamont
$12.95 (quantity)
Much recent debate has focused on whether or not freedom of choice exists. In the view of science, no being is exempt from the great chain of causality; in the opinion of law, we are the uncaused originators of our own acts. In this 214-page book, Lamont convincingly argues the case for the existence of freedom of choice.

Humanism as the Next Step
by Lloyd and Mary Morain
$10.00 (quantity)
In this revised edition of their popular guide to living the Humanist life, the Morains use simple but inspiring language to show how the Humanist philosophy meets both personal and social needs. Praised by Eleanor Roosevelt when it was first released, this 150-page edition is the sort of book that just might change your life.

The Philosophy of Humanism by Corliss Lamont
$16.95

Released in 1999 by Humanist Press in its degenderized eighth edition, this powerful 407-page book is the definitive study of the history and growth of the Humanist movement in North America. Lamont offers a vigorous argument for Humanism and provides an affirmative, intelligent guidebook for shaping a better life in today's complex world.

Living the Bill of Rights
by Nat Hentoff
$5.00 (quantity)
Hentoff takes what is too often thought of as an abstract issue and enlivens it by focusing on individuals for whom the Constitution is a vital part of life. He eloquently covers in 236 pages the full range of American life and illuminates the basic necessity-and fragility-of our rights and liberties. Originally priced at $25.00.

Religious Liberty and State Constitutions
by Edd Doerr and
Albert J. Menendez
$22.95 (quantity)
This comprehensive 117-page volume brings together all of the religious-liberty and church-state separation provisions of the fifty state constitutions and details how some are in violation of Supreme Court rulings and the U.S. Constitution. Doerr and Menedez provide a useful reference work for people in the fields of education, law, and religion, as well as the lay reader.

Public Education and the Public Good
by Robert S. Alley
$5.00 (quantity)
This important 102-page book presents one of the most effective cases ever written for the separation of church and state with regard to public schools. Exposing the religious right's prayer agenda for the political weapon it is, Alley makes an uncompromising case for a religiously neutral educational system. Originally priced at $10.00.

Religious Political Parties
by John M. Swomley
$10.00 (quantity)
Published as monograph #3 by Americans for Religious Liberty, this 113-page book examines the developments since the mid-1970s of the religious right and its influence on American politics. Also included are Swomley's article "Reducing Prayer to Public Ritual" (reprinted from the June 1994 Christian Social Action), and a survey of religious political parties by Albert J. Menendez.

Timely and Timeless: The Wisdom of E. Burdette Backus
edited by Edd Doerr
foreword by Jack Mendelsohn
$14.95 (quantity)
Longtime Humanist leader Doerr presents a 268-page Humanist Press anthology of the pulpit addresses of one of the most influential leaders and exponents of twentieth-century Humanism and Unitarian Universalism, one of the original signers of Humanist Manifesto I and the second president of the American Humanist Association.

Vox Populi: Letters to the Editor
by Edd Doerr
$9.95 (quantity)
In this 95-page 1999 Humanist Press book, Doerr has compiled the best of his prolific published editorials and letters. Writing with clarity and an economy of words on diverse topics- ranging from reproductive choice to church-state separation to twentieth-century Humanism- he often targets pundits of religious conservatism, analyzing their schemes to subvert constitutional freedom and religious liberty.

Yes to Life
by Corliss Lamont
$12.95 (quantity)
In this 276-page revised edition of his memoirs, Lamont chronicles the history of his family, recounts his experiences as they related to historical events, and provides memories of humanistic luminaries. The life of Corliss Lamont is a major chapter in Humanist history.

Humanist Manifesto I & II
$1.00 (quantity)
Publication of the Manifesto has provoked world-wide debate over humanist recommendations for the future of humankind in the areas of religion and ethics and over humanist views on the meaning of life, civil liberties and democracy, the right to suicide, abortion, and divorce, euthanasia, sexual freedom, worldwide ecological and economic planning, and the building of world community. Signed by Andrei Sakharov, B.F. Skinner, Corliss Lamont, Betty Friedan, Sir Julian Huxley, Sidney Hook, Jacques Monod, Gunnar Myrdal, and 275 other distinguished leaders of thought and action, Humanist Manifesto II has been hailed as a classic. Humanist Manifesto II supplements the influential Humanist Manifesto I, which was signed by 34 authors and educators, including John Dewey, and had a major impact on religion when it was published in 1933.

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