Controversial Books

This page shows your 100 most controversial books, as measured by the standard deviation of members star ratings. (This is also the source of the Zeitgeist category "25 Books People Can't Agree on.") To be included, a book must have been rated at least 20 times. Work titles are given.

Standard
Deviation
RatingTitle
1.2713.51The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
1.2293.65Nave's Topical Bible by Orville J. Nave
1.2243.06Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution by Robert C. Atkins
1.1973.64She Said Yes: The Unlikely Martyrdom of Cassie Bernall by Misty Bernall
1.1953.82The Holy Qur'an (Abdullah Yusuf Ali, 1934) by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
1.1874.3The Holy Bible: New International Version (NIV) by Bible
1.1833.64Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul by John Eldredge
1.184.11The Holy Bible: King James Version (KJV) by Bible
1.1783.53The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
1.173.58The Case for Faith by Lee Strobel
1.1483.65The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything by Stephen M.R. Covey
1.1324.21Catechism of the Catholic Church by Catholic Church
1.1323.76The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
1.1173.91Why Men Hate Going to Church by David Murrow
1.113.79The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus by Lee Strobel
1.1093.6Darwin on Trial by Phillip E. Johnson
1.1073.67The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
1.1064.21The Book of Common Prayer [1662] by Church of England
1.0683.85Saint Francis of Assisi by G. K. Chesterton
1.0633.7Robert's Rules of Order by Henry M. Robert
1.063.83Rachel's Tears: The Spiritual Journey of Columbine Martyr Rachel Scott by Beth Nimmo
1.0593.95On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society by Dave Grossman
1.0543.71The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss
1.0523.93Confessions by Saint Augustine
1.0513.59Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories by Robert J. Morgan
1.0493.85The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God by Lee Strobel
1.0453.71Home to Harmony by Philip Gulley
1.0393.49The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Success by Achieving More with Less by Richard Koch
1.0373.8Ecclesiastical History of the English People by Bede
1.033.85The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
1.0213.66The Mitford Snowmen by Jan Karon
1.0183.83The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) by Robert Spencer
1.0183.74The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
1.0143.68Her Hand in Marriage: Biblical Courtship in the Modern World by Douglas Wilson
1.0123.94The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
1.0073.4Esther's Gift by Jan Karon
1.0043.83Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson
1.0023.81More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell
1.0013.59The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
13.41The Big Four by Agatha Christie
0.9993.93At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
0.9983.92Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
0.9973.86Vine's Expository Dictionary of the Old & New Testament by W. E. Vine
0.9893.39Managing the Non-Profit Organization: Principles and Practices by Peter F. Drucker
0.9873.848 Days to the Work You Love by Dan Miller
0.9833.85A History of Christianity, Volume 1: Beginnings to 1500 (Revised) by Kenneth Scott Latourette
0.9823.94Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
0.9813.73How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill
0.984.32The Exhaustive concordance of the Bible by James Strong
0.9743.87Just Shy of Harmony (Harmony Novels) by Philip Gulley
0.9724.07The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
0.9694.02Shepherds Abiding by Jan Karon
0.9683.78Upgrade Your Life by Gina Trapani
0.9663.16Blog: Understanding the Information Reformation That's Changing Your World by Hugh Hewitt
0.9653.85A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Kate L. Turabian
0.9643.75Rule of Saint Benedict by Saint Benedict
0.9643.64Handbook of Denominations in the United States by Frank S. Mead
0.9633.92Foxe's Book of Martyrs by John Foxe
0.9634.12Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
0.9624.01The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country's Foremost Relationship Expert by John M. Gottman
0.9613.78The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History by Thomas E. Woods
0.963.65Patches of Godlight: Father Tim's Favorite Quotes by Jan Karon
0.9594.08Concise Theology: A Guide to Historic Christian Beliefs by J. I. Packer
0.9594.35Richard Scarry's Best Storybook Ever! by Richard Scarry
0.9593.99The Kingdom of the Cults by Walter Martin
0.9563.59Halley's Bible Handbook by Henry H. Halley
0.9563.9Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life by C. S. Lewis
0.9544.04The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis
0.9514.08The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis
0.9453.97Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics (Baker Reference Library) by Norman L. Geisler
0.9454.02The Official Scrabble® Players Dictionary by Merriam-Webster
0.9443.94A Common Life by Jan Karon
0.9443.91Federal Husband by Douglas Wilson
0.944.33Just Do Something: How to Make a Decision Without Dreams, Visions, Fleeces, Open Doors, Random Bible Verses, Casting Lots, Liver Shivers, Writing in the Sky, etc. by Kevin DeYoung
0.9394.09A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
0.9374.22The Elements of Style by William Jr. Strunk
0.9343.78Now, That's a Good Question! by R. C. Sproul
0.9283.85The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century by Thomas X. Hammes
0.9273.73The Early Church by Henry Chadwick
0.9252.94Civil War Curiosities: Strange Stories, Oddities, Events, and Coincidences by Webb Garrison
0.9234.1Here I Stand : A Life of Martin Luther by Roland H. Bainton
0.9184.11In This Mountain by Jan Karon
0.9173.87Misquoting Jesus by Bart D. Ehrman
0.9164.08The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis
0.9163.97Manalive by G. K. Chesterton
0.9164.04Out to Canaan by Jan Karon
0.9154.14Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series) by Ralph P. Martin
0.9134.26Till We Have Faces by C. S. Lewis
0.9133.89Just and unjust wars : a moral argument with historical illustrations by Michael Walzer
0.9093.38The Last Days According to Jesus by R. C. Sproul
0.9074.13Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon by Francis Brown
0.9053.86Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
0.9023.86Charts of Christian Theology & Doctrine by H. Wayne House
0.8993.98How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon D. Fee
0.8993.74Two Treatises of Government by John Locke
0.8973.84The Case for the Real Jesus: A Journalist Investigates Current Attacks on the Identity of Christ by Lee Strobel
0.8973.82Rework by Jason Fried
0.8963.88The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
0.8943.88Signs and Wonders by Philip Gulley
0.8934.3Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
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