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	Rating	Title
1.78	3.33	The Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith
1.444	3.38	Tarot Spells by Janina Renee
1.435	2.82	The 21 Lessons of Merlyn: A Study in Druid Magic and Lore by Douglas Monroe
1.427	3.65	Letters of Ayn Rand by Ayn Rand
1.413	2.7	The Gold of the Gods by Erich von Däniken
1.362	3.6	Giants and Ogres (Enchanted World) by Time-Life Books
1.35	3.69	The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really Matters by Sarah Susanka
1.347	3.1	The Prayer of Jabez by Bruce H. Wilkinson
1.33	3.7	Legends of Valor (Enchanted World) by Brendan Lehane
1.325	3.29	True Magick: A Beginner's Guide by Amber K
1.317	3.51	The Marble Faun by Nathaniel Hawthorne
1.303	2.93	The Stones Of Summer by Dow Mossman
1.299	3.5	The Death and Life of Sylvia Plath by Ronald Hayman
1.297	2.8	The Rose Labyrinth by Titania Hardie
1.294	3.09	Teen Witch: Wicca for a New Generation by Silver RavenWolf
1.288	3.06	The Quiet Girl by Peter Høeg
1.286	3.32	The Book of Shadows by James Reese
1.279	3.38	Women Who Love Too Much by Robin Norwood
1.279	3.05	Celtic Magic by D.J. Conway
1.279	3.17	To Ride A Silver Broomstick: New Generational Witchcraft by Silver RavenWolf
1.276	3.25	Picture This by Joseph Heller
1.273	3.26	Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman
1.271	3.56	A Witch's Guide to Faery Folk: Reclaiming Our Working Relationship with Invisible Helpers by Edain McCoy
1.252	3.36	Wheel of the Year: Living the Magical Life by Pauline Campanelli
1.247	3.92	The Song of Bernadette by Franz Werfel
1.228	2.97	The Secret Language of Dreams by David Fontana
1.219	3.37	The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller
1.216	3.89	Conversations with God: an Uncommon Dialogue by Neale Donald Walsch
1.214	3.54	Lord of the Two Lands by Judith Tarr
1.211	3.68	The Tulip by Anna Pavord
1.207	3.1	Picasso: Creator and Destroyer by Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington
1.204	3.07	Violin by Anne Rice
1.203	3.61	The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
1.2	4.12	Pictures from Brueghel and Other Poems by William Carlos Williams
1.197	3.72	Book of Moons by Rosemary Edghill
1.196	3.63	Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
1.195	3.5	Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul by Jack Canfield
1.195	3.34	Mr Darcy Takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll
1.194	3.57	Discover Your Genius: How to Think Like History's Ten Most Revolutionary Minds by Michael J. Gelb
1.192	4.36	The Holy Bible: New King James Version (NKJV) by Bible
1.187	2.96	Climbing High: A Woman's Account of Surviving the Everest Tragedy by Lene Gammelgaard
1.186	3.63	Then and Now by W. Somerset Maugham
1.186	3.53	Tutankhamen by Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt
1.184	3.87	The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success by Andy Andrews
1.182	3.86	Night Creatures (Enchanted World) by Time-Life Books
1.181	3.39	The Overnight by Ramsey Campbell
1.18	4.1	The Holy Bible: King James Version (KJV) by Bible
1.178	3.53	The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
1.176	3.63	Out on a Limb by Shirley MacLaine
1.175	3.96	Haunted Castle on Hallow's Eve by Mary Pope Osborne
1.174	3.5	Heaven's Mirror: Quest for the Lost Civilization by Graham Hancock
1.174	3.34	To Stir A Magick Cauldron: A Witch's Guide to Casting and Conjuring by Silver RavenWolf
1.17	3.59	Cuore by Edmondo De Amicis
1.167	3.31	The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho
1.164	3.44	He's Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt
1.162	3.87	Popol Vuh by Anonymous
1.161	3.67	One Second After by William R. Forstchen
1.161	3.95	The Sacred Circle Tarot: A Celtic Pagan Journey by Anna Franklin
1.16	3.91	The Art of Pilgrimage: The Seeker's Guide to Making Travel Sacred by Phil Cousineau
1.159	3.77	Wizards and Witches (Enchanted World) by Brendan Lehane
1.158	3.49	Green Witchcraft: Folk Magic, Fairy Lore & Herb Craft by Aoumiel
1.158	3.64	Green Witchcraft III: The Manual by Ann Moura
1.155	3.92	Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
1.154	4.24	Writings : Autobiography / Notes on the State of Virginia / Public and Private Papers / Addresses / Letters by Thomas Jefferson
1.153	3.93	Rhetoric; Poetics by Aristoteles
1.15	3.4	A Book of Angels by Sophy Burnham
1.149	3.57	The Bridge Across Forever: A True Love Story by Richard Bach
1.147	3.54	Halloween: Customs, Recipes & Spells by Silver RavenWolf
1.147	3.86	Moby Dick by Herman Melville
1.142	3.54	There's No Such Place as Far Away by Richard Bach
1.139	3.35	Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now by Gordon Livingston
1.138	3.09	Don't Kiss Them Good-bye by Allison DuBois
1.136	3.4	Embraced By The Light by Betty J. Eadie
1.135	2.8	Shadowmancer by G. P. Taylor
1.13	3.23	If There Be Thorns by V.C. Andrews
1.129	3.55	The Imaginary Invalid by Molière
1.128	3.67	The Feast of All Saints by Anne Rice
1.127	3.33	Love Story by Erich Segal
1.127	3.55	The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos
1.126	3.52	Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho
1.126	3.41	Self Matters: Creating Your Life from the Inside Out by Dr. Phil McGraw
1.125	3.74	Secrets & Mysteries of the World by Sylvia Browne
1.123	3.61	Billy Budd and Other Stories by Herman Melville
1.122	3.75	Old Books, Rare Friends: Two Literary Sleuths And Their Shared Passion by Leona Rostenberg
1.122	3.5	Go Ask Alice by Anonymous
1.122	3.81	The Book of Kells: An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College Dublin by Bernard Meehan
1.121	3.82	Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian L. Weiss
1.121	3.5	A Long Fatal Love Chase by Louisa May Alcott
1.121	3.5	Grave's End by Elaine Mercado
1.12	3.17	Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by John Gray
1.119	3.79	Ancient Images by Ramsey Campbell
1.119	3.4	A Field Guide to the Little People by Nancy Arrowsmith
1.118	3.44	The Volcano Lover by Susan Sontag
1.117	3.43	Leaving the World: A Novel by Douglas Kennedy
1.116	3.15	The Valkyries by Paulo Coelho
1.112	3.63	Lord of the Dead by Tom Holland
1.111	3.69	The Egyptian Book of the Dead by Anonymous
1.11	3.69	Green Witchcraft II: Balancing Light & Shadow by Ann Moura
1.109	3.42	The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
1.108	3.54	Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews

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