Books like The hundred-year lie by Randall Fitzgerald

Daniel Kahneman's "Thinking, Fast and Slow" explains how two distinct mental systems shape our judgments and decisions, offering insights into the biases that influence everyday choices.

Carl Sagan’s classic work urges critical thinking, exposing the myths of pseudoscience—from witchcraft to UFOs—and arguing that scientific literacy is essential for informed, democratic decision‑making in the modern world.

In *Enlightenment Now*, Steven Pinker presents data-driven evidence that life, health, prosperity, safety, and peace have risen worldwide, arguing that the principles of reason, science, and humanism keep society progressing and defend against ideological threats.

Overestimates of violence beg the question: is modern society the most peaceful era? Steven Pinker argues that, through centuries of decline, violence has steadily fallen, revealing humanity’s better angels.

Matt Ridley argues that human progress depends on trade and trust, showing how our world has become richer and safer over 10,000 years and why optimism about the future is justified.

Exploring how the food industry’s reliance on salt, sugar, and fat fuels addictive eating habits, this book uncovers corporate strategies that have shaped modern diets and contributed to obesity, diabetes and other health crises.

"For those who need to know what doctors and pharmaceutical companies are doing to people's health . . . this belongs in the library of every home."-- Lendon H. Smith, M.D., author of Feed Your Body Right Prescription Alternatives is an easy-to-use, immediate reference for all the information you need about how medications affect your body, what you can do to counteract imbalances, and what alternative treatments work best."FDA approved" doesn't mean it's safe!Prescription drugs can deplete the body of essential vitamins and mineralsStudies show that H2 blockers for heartburn can cause bone lossDrugs to treat diabetes can increase risk of heart disease and deathCovering the major prescription drugs in use today and their dangerous side effects, natural health expert Dr. Earl Mindell lays the foundation for a sound body with safer alternatives to these medicines.New drugs and natural alternatives for:Heart diseaseDiabetesObesity-related ailmentsAsthmaADD

Psychologist Christopher Chabris opens a window into the hidden biases of everyday perception, revealing how our minds routinely miss facts that surround us.