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9. ''[https://www.amazon.com/History-Atheism-Britain-Hobbes-Russell/dp/0415047277/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1509167647&sr=1-1&keywords=A+History+of+Atheism+in+Britain%27%27+by+David+Berman A History of Atheism in Britain'' by David Berman] – In this work, Berman agues that numerous religious forces sought to keep the very idea of atheism repressed and out of the minds of the public in Britain during the nineteenth century. Berman holds that because of the Church’s sway on society, the very concept of the denial of God would have been inconceivable prior to the Enlightenment, and the various philosophical texts that arose from it. Agree or disagree, he presents a good case.
10. ''[https://www.amazon.com/Selfish-Gene-Anniversary-Landmark-Science/dp/0198788606/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1509167675&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Selfish+Gene%27%27+by+Richard+Dawkins The Selfish Gene'' by Richard Dawkins] – While this book does not particularly deal with atheism or history, it is, perhaps, one of the most important treatises in evolutionary biology ever published, and is thus, a part of history itself. In 2017, Dawkins' book was voted as the "most inspiring science book of all time" by Britain's Royal Society of Science.<ref>The Royal Society (Ed.). (2017, July 19). ''The Selfish Gene '' tops Royal Society poll to reveal the nation's most inspiring science books. Retrieved October 28, 2017, from https://royalsociety.org/news/2017/07/science-book-prize-poll-results/</ref>
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