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Atheists: The Origin of the Species by Nick Spencer, book review

Nick Spencer, meanwhile, provides a potted history of the tradition that Ehrenreich – at least to a degree – has distanced herself from.

Marcus Tanner | Read the full article in the Independent

Posted 7 May 2014

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