Birmingham Humanists

We are the local voice of Humanism.

The Birmingham Humanists Library


The library contains a large collection of books on a variety of subjects, and also a small collection of video cassettes and DVDs, and a CD ROM, all of which are available to members of Birmingham Humanists. The collection is held at the house of Percy Lea, the Librarian, who brings a selection of books to each meeting. If there is a particular item you would like to borrow, you can request it by emailing Percy Lea with its title and the author’s name. He will then bring the book to the next meeting.

You will be asked to sign for any book you borrow in the record book provided. Members can borrow books for a period of three months. To extend the loan period, email the Librarian or contact him at the next meeting. When you return a book, the Librarian will sign and date the record book to show that you no longer have it.

You will find details of all the books in the collection in the lists below, which are categorised under four main headings.

 

HUMANISM, AGNOSTICISM & ATHEISM

1. What Humanism is About, Kit Mouat
2. The Philosophy of Humanism, Corliss Lamont.
3. A Challenge to Christianity, J. B. Coates
4. Essays of a Humanist, Julian Huxley.
5. Religion without Revelation, Julian Huxley.
6. The Humanist Frame, Edited by Julian Huxley.
7. Humanist Anthology, Margaret Knight
8. Liberty Today, C. E. M. Joad,
9. Objections to Humanism, Martin Nott {4 copies}
10. The Misery of Christianity, Joachim Kahl.
11. Breaking the Shackles, Various.
12. An End to Belief, Ludovic Kennedy.
13. Practical Humanism, Various
14. An Enquiry into Humanism, Various.
15. Humanist Counselling, P. A. Pols.
16. New Arrivals - A guide to non-religious naming ceremonies, Jane Wynne Wilson
17. To Love and to Cherish - A guide to non-religious wedding ceremonies, Jane Wynne Wilson
18. Funerals without God. A practical guide to non-religious funeral ceremonies, Jane Wynne Wilson
19. Science With a Human Face, University for Humanist Studies.
20. People and Progress, Gora.
21. I Learn, Gora.
22. Positive Atheism, Gora.
23. An Atheist Around the World, Gora.
24. Atheist Centre, an Introduction, Gora.
25. The Meaning of Atheism, E. Haldeman-Julius.
26. Atheism and Alienation, Patrick Masterson
27. Second World Atheist Conference {1980}
28. Atheism - Genetics to Geology, M. de Bono, Jr.
29. One Man's Pilgrimage, Leslie Scrase.
30. Conversations between an Atheist and a Christian, Leslie Scrase.
31. Coping with Death, Leslie Scrase.
32. Some Ancestors of Humanism, LesIie Scrase,
33. The Truth, R. G. Ingersoll.
34. Rome or Reason, R. G. Jngersoll.
35. Our Pagan Christmas, R. L. Condon.
36. Freewill / Determination and Resolution, W. E. Whitehouse
37. Towards an Open Society, Various.
38. The Plain View, Various,
39. Honest to our Children, B.H.A.
40. Christianity and Humanism, Alan Naylor Smith.
41. The Bible and its Background, Archibald Robertson.
42. The Bible Handbook, G.W.Foot and W Hall.
43. Controversy, Hector Hawthorne.
44. The Humanist Revolution, Hector Hawthome.
45. Facing the World, Bet Cherrington {Poetry for Humanists}
46. Vox Humana, {poetry}, Norman Macdonald.
47. The Freethinker - Bound Volume 1988.
48. The Freethinker - Bound Volume 1989.
49. The Freethinker - Bound Volume 1990.
50. The Freethinker - Bound Volume 1991.
51. The Freethinker - Bound Volume 1992.
52. Humanism, An Introduction, Jim Herrick.
53. Humanist Perspectives {1} Primary Education.
54. Humanist Perspectives {2} Secondary Education.
55. Speaker's Notes - Humanism in Schools.
56. Humanities Gain from Unbelief, Charles Bradlaugh.
57. Question 13 - Rationalist Press {various subjects}
58. Without the Faith, J. Mcllroy {3 copies}
59. The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins.
60. God Is Not Great, Christopher Hitchens.
61. Religion and Darwinism, Robert Hinde (2 copies).
62. The End of Faith, Sam Hams.
63. What I Believe, E. M. Forster.
64. Living Without God, C.D. Rom
65. DVD The Genius of Charles Darwin - Presented by Richard Dawkins
66. Six Impossible Things to do Before Breakfast: Lewis Wolpert
67. Humanism - A Beginners Guide: Peter Cave 68. Humanist Outlook -various. 
68. Humanist Outlook, Various
69. Did Christians Steal Christmas, R. J. Stovold
70. Blackham's Best, Barbara Smoker
71. Does Evolution Explain Human Nature? John Templeton Foundation
72. The Good Man Jesus and The Scoundrel Christ, Philip Pullman
73. On The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin (David Quammen, illustrated)
74. The Greatest Show on Earth – the Evidence for Evolution, Richard Dawkins
75. Video cassette: Thomas Paine– the Most Valuable Englishman Ever, Kenneth Griffith
76. Video cassette: Humanism – the Great Human Detective Story, BHA
77. DVD: The God Who Wasn't There, Richard Dawkins + various
78. Video cassette: 2500 years (& more) of Free Thinking
79. DVD: The Genius of Charles Darwin
80. DVD: Creation – how Darwin Changed the World
81. The God Experiment, Russell Stanard

RELIGION

1. The Religion of Man, Rabindranath Tagore.
2. In Search of the Real Bible, A. D. Howell Smith.
3. Magic and Religion, Sir lames George Fraser.
4. Jesus: Myth or History? Archibald Robertson.
5. The Secular Meaning of the Gospel, Paul van Buren.
6. Ethics of the Great Religions, E. Royston Pike.
7. Religion in a Secular Society, Bryan Wilson.
8. Objections to Christian Belief, Various.
9. Objections to Roman Catholicism, Various.
10. The Future of Religion, Kathleen Bliss.
11. Pensees, Pascal.
12. The Story of the Bible, Macleod Yearsley.
13. Wrestling Jacob, Marjorie Bowen.
14. Twelve Years in a Monastery, Joseph McCabe.
15. The Ethics of Belief, W. K. Clifford {2 copies.}
16. A Book of Good Faith, Montaigne.
17. The Popes and Social Problems, J. W. Poynter.
18. The Life of John Knox, Marjorie Bowen.
19. Introducing Quakers, George H. Gorman.
20. The Prophet, Khalil Gibran.
21. The English Sunday, R. C. Churchill.
22. Religion and Society in Industrial England, A. D. Gilbert.
23. Faith Facing Facts, Rheinallt NantIais Williams.
24. Commitment and Neutrality in Religious Education, E. Hulmes
25. The Myth of God Incarnate, Edited by John Hick.
26. The Transcendental Temptation, Paul Kurtz.
27. Realists and Nominalists, Meyrick H. Clarke.
28. In God’s Country, Douglas Kennedy.
29. The Divine Supermarket, Malise Ruthven.
30. Five Questions in Search of an Answer, David Stafford Clark.
31. Humour and Pathos in Judaeo-Christianity, Branko Bokum.
32. The Gospel According to Mahmood, Mahmood {Cartoonist}.
33. What is Religion? Jawaharial Nehru.
34. The Credentials of the Creeds, Rt. Rev. Dorian Herbert.
35. Religion and Ethics in Schools, David Tribe.
36. Survival of Death, Edited by Peter Brooksmith.
37. The World's Religions, Ninian Smart.
38. The Cult of Softness, A. Lunn and G. Lean.
39. Class and Religion in the Late Victorian City, H. McLeod.
40. Let's Teach Them Right, Various.
41. Personal Values in the Modem World, M. V.C. Jeffreys.
42. The Twilight of Atheism, Alister Mcgrath.
43. The Dawkins Delusion, Alister McGrath.
44. Dictionary of Beliefs and Religions, Wordworth Reference.
45. Comparative Religion, A. C. Bouquet
46. The Big Questions: Johnathan Hill
47. Creation or Evolution, J. M. Hellawell
48. Feminism and Muslim Women, Sajda Nazlee
49. Video cassette: The Magdelene Sisters
50. Israel – Frequently Asked Questions

PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS & SOCIOLOGY

1. Thinking to Some Purpose, Susan Stebbing.
2. The Riddle of the Universe, Ernst Haeckel, {2 copies}.
3. Modem Science and the Nature of Life, William S. Beck.
4. Clearer Thinking {Logic for Everyman}, A. E. Mander.
5. Let the People Think, Bertrand Russell.
6. Bertrand Russell’s Best, Bertrand Russell.
7. A Freeman's Worship, Bertrand Russell.
8. Marriage and Morals, Bertrand Russell, {2 copies}.
9. Political Ideals, Bertrand Russell.
10. On Education, Bertrand Russell.
11. Why I am not a Christian, Bertrand Russell, {2 copies}.
12. Authority and the Individual, Bertrand Russell.
13. Bertrand Russell - The Passionate Sceptic, Allan Wood
14. Philosophy, C. E. Joad.
15. The Meaning of Life, A. J. Ayer.
16. Philosophy in the 20th Century, A. J. Ayer {2 copies}.
17. The Martyrdom of Man - Winwood Reade, {2 copies}.
18. The Outcast, Winwood Reade.
19. A Realistic Conception of History, W. F. Whitehouse {2 copies}
20. Moral Literacy {How to do the Right Thing}, Colm McGion.
21. Encyclopaedic Selections, Dennis Diderot.
22. A Guide for the Perplexed, E. F. Schumacher.
23. Truth: A Guide for the Perplexed, Simon Blackburn.
24. Chomsky for Beginners, David Cogswell.
25. The Sex Code – ‘Morals for Moderns’ - Francis Bennion
26. The Physical Basis of Mind, Various.
27. The Unconscious Civilisation, J. R. Saul
28. Four Progressive Educators, Various.
29. The Systems View of the World, Elvin Laszlo.
30. The Age of Enlightenment, Isaiah Berlin.
31. Philosophy Made Simple, Popkin and Stroll.
32. John Stuart Mills On…{British Humanist Association}
33. What is Humanism: Humanist Philosophers Group
34. For Your Own Good? Paternalism Re-examined: Humanist Philosophers Group
35. Religious Schools The Case Against: Humanist Philosophers Group
36. Thinking About Death Edited By P. Cave and B. Larver: Humanist Philosophers Group
37. The Philosophy of Humanism - C. Lamont

38. The Big Questions, Simon Blackburn
 

MISCELLANEOUS

1. A Brief History of Time, Edited by Stephen Hawkins.
2. A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawkins.
3. A Life in Science, Stephen Hawkins.
4. World Population and Human Values, Jonas & Jonathan Salk.
5. Wonderful Life, Stephen Jay Gould.
6. Birmingham Working People, George J Barnsby.
7. Be Fruitful and Multiply, John Freeman.
8. Go Spin You Jade, D. L. Hobman.
9. Sex, Death and Punishment - Richard Davenport-Hines.
10. Our Common Future, World Commission on Environment.
11. The Goodwins and the Shelleys, William St. Clair.
12. William Thompson, Richard K. P. Pankhurst.
13. Czech Tragedy, Gioney Bolton.
14. The Priestley Riots and The Lunar Society, Vivian Bird.
15. Know Your Marriage, Robed E. Morton.
16. 1,000,000 Delinquents, Benjamin Fine.
17. Memory Hold the Door, John Buchan.
18. The Direction of Human Development, M. F. Ashley Montagu.
19. Biology in the Modem World, L. C. Comber.
20. Saga of Women’s Struggle, Malladi Subbamma.
21. Future Shock, Alvin Toffler.
22. Simple Abundance {Comfort and Joy Daybook}, S. Breathnach.
23. How Do You Know Who You Are? Derek & Julia Parker.
24. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley.
25. The Devils of Loudin, Aldons Huxley
26. North - South {A Programme for Survival}, Commission Report.
27. A Separate Development, Christopher Hope.
28. The Free Lunch, C. Bazlidon.
29. History of Taxes on Knowledge, Collet, Dobson, Collet.
30. The Distressed Mind, J. A. C. Brown.
31. A Short History of Women, J. L. Langdon Davies.
32. Modern Science & The Nature of Life, W. S. Beck.
33. The Scientific Attitude, C. H. Waddington.
34. Diagnosis of Man, K. Walker.
35. History and the Present, Christopher Hill
36. European Convention on Human Rights.
37. The Happiness Purpose, Edward Bono.
38. Straight and Crooked Thinking, Robert H. Thoulness.
39. The Senses of Animals and Men, Loms and Marjery Milne.
40. How To Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie.
41. Memorials {Poetry and Prose} - June Benn.
42. A Life of Ones Own, Joanna Field.
43. Working in Teams, Alison Hardingham.
44. The Mind in The Making, James Harvey Robinson.
45. From the History of Human Folly, Istvan Rath Vegh.
46. The Origin and Evolution of Human Values
47. The Two Aspirations of Humanity, Nassif Isaac.
48. Censorship and The Arts, Richard Griffiths.
49. The Ancestors Tale, Richard Dawkins.
50. Darwin's Watch {Discworld 3}: Pratchett, Stuart & Cohen.
51. Taking a Stand, Gus John.