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The quotable atheist : ammunition for nonbelievers, political junkies, gadflies, and those generally hell-bound / [compiled by] Jack Huberman.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Nation Books : Distributed by Publishers Group West, c2007.Description: xv, 336 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 1560259698 (pbk.)
  • 9781560259695 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 211/.8 22
LOC classification:
  • BL 2747.3 .Q68 2007
Online resources: Summary: Summary:Summary: Surprisingly, no book of quotations on God and religion by atheists and agnostics exists. Luckily for the millions of American nonbelievers who have quietly stewed for years as the religious right made gains in politics and culture, the wait is over. Bestselling author Jack Huberman's zeitgeist sense has honed into the backlash building against religious fundamentalism and collected a veritable treasure trove of quotes by philosophers, scientists, poets, writers, artists, entertainers, and political figures. His colorful cast of atheists includes Karen Armstrong, Lance Armstrong, Jules Feiffer, Federico Fellini, H.L. Mencken, Ian McKellen, Isaac Singer, Jonathan Swift, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Virginia Woolf and the Marquis de Sade.--From publisher description.
Item type: Books
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Judith Thomas Library General Stacks Books BL 2747.3 .Q68 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA013924 Available AUA013924

Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-336).

Summary:

Surprisingly, no book of quotations on God and religion by atheists and agnostics exists. Luckily for the millions of American nonbelievers who have quietly stewed for years as the religious right made gains in politics and culture, the wait is over. Bestselling author Jack Huberman's zeitgeist sense has honed into the backlash building against religious fundamentalism and collected a veritable treasure trove of quotes by philosophers, scientists, poets, writers, artists, entertainers, and political figures. His colorful cast of atheists includes Karen Armstrong, Lance Armstrong, Jules Feiffer, Federico Fellini, H.L. Mencken, Ian McKellen, Isaac Singer, Jonathan Swift, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Virginia Woolf and the Marquis de Sade.--From publisher description.