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Skepticism is not an absolutist pursuit but a reliable & practical one based upon probabilities & plausibility.

Embiggen Books is also the home of the Sunshine Coast Skeptics. We occasionally get asked why we decided to bring such a group into our business. In truth, it was actually from our interest in Skepticism that the bookshop grew. At the heart of this interest are the tools of critical thinking and logic as well the long history of philosophy using various methods of questioning to arrive at understanding and accuracy. It seems to us that these are notions a society should value at least as highly as things such as health, co-operation, compassion and productivity.

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Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics

Official Launch Party
Families, friends, professionals, supporters and carers are invited to celebrate the launch for the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics (FAST) Australia.
FAST is an organisation of families and professionals dedicated to finding a cure for Angelman Syndrome and related disorders through the funding of an aggressive research agenda, education, and advocacy. We are committed [...]

The Moral Landscape

We are now taking pre-orders for The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris author of End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation. Although still a few months out from publication (November) it has already caused quite a stir due to Harris’ TED talk which we’ve embedded below.

After the recent spate of books by atheists [...]

Online Videos of Instore Talks

Dr Martin Bridgstock The Skeptical Eye

New Products

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    Regular Price: $ 35.00

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  • Massive: The Hunt for the God Particle
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  • Voodoo Histories: How Conspiracy Theory Has Shaped Modern History
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Embiggen Favourites

  1. Blank Slate The

    Blank Slate The

    Pinker Steven

  2. Collapse: How Societies Choose To Fail or Survive

    Collapse: How Societies Choose To Fail or Survive

    Diamond, Jared

  3. Elegant Universe, The

    Elegant Universe, The

    Brian Greene

  4. Fermat's Last Theorem

    Fermat's Last Theorem

    Simon Singh

  5. Selfish Gene, The (30th Anniversary Ed)

    Selfish Gene, The (30th Anniversary Ed)

    Dawkins, Richard

  6. Short History Of Nearly Everything, A

    Short History Of Nearly Everything, A

    Bill Bryson