The Atheist's Bible

An Illustrious Collection of Irreverent Thoughts

Joan Konner

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Duckworth
01 November 2011

Religion & beliefs; Nature & existence of God

"All thinking men are atheists", Ernest Hemingway famously wrote. True? Here are quips, quotes and questions from a distinguished assortment of geniuses and jokers, giving readers a chance to decide for themselves...

Includes comments from: Woody Allen, Isaac Asimov, Samuel Beckett, Luis Bunuel, Albert Camus, Fidel Castro, Noam Chomsky, Umberto Eco, Albert Einstein, Joseph Heller, Christopher Hitchens, Aldous Huxley, Friedrich Nietzche, Peter O'Toole, Salman Rushdie, Bertrand Russell, Emo Philips, Frank Sinatra, Kurt Vonnegut and Frank Zappa.

When I think of all the harm [the Bible] has done, i despair of ever writing anything to equal it - Oscar Wilde

SAINT, n. A dead sinner revised and edited - Ambrose Bierce

There ain't no answer. There ain't going to be an answer. There never has been an answer. That's the answer - Gertrude Stein

Is man just one of God's mistakes? Or is God one of man's? - Friedrich Nietzsche

Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon - Susan Ertz

God is love, but get it in writing - Gypsy Rose Lee

If we believe absudities, we shall commit atrocities - Voltaire

The fact that a believer is happier than a sceptic is no more to the point than the fact a drunken man is happier than a sober one - George Bernard Shaw

By: Joan Konner
Imprint: Duckworth
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 181mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 269g
ISBN: 9780715641361
ISBN 10: 0715641360
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 November 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joan Konner is an award-winning journalist and documentary producer., winner of 16 Emmys and a member of the Pulitzer Prize Board.

Reviews for The Atheist's Bible: An Illustrious Collection of Irreverent Thoughts

'This slim, attractively produced volume will amuse nonbelievers - and, ironically, cause them to spend hours reading about God and religion.' * The Boston Globe * 'If atheism's going 'mass' you need not only a sacred text but an easily portable one.' * Philadelphia Inquirer * 'A collection of 'irreverent thoughts' from notable atheists... There's rather a lot of Arthur C Clarke and Woody Allen. But then there would be.' * 4 stars, Time Out *