List of controversial non-fiction books

This is a list of books which discuss controversial issues, or are controversial for other reasons. The intention is to provide


 * 1) a reading list of the pivotal works in controversial subjects


 * 1) a list of topics for Wikipedia articles on those books and their authors


 * This list is alphabetical by topic, and books should be ordered by publication date within topics

Artificial intelligence


 * 1990: The Emperor's New Mind by Roger Penrose

Environmentalism


 * 1962: Silent Spring by Rachel Carson


 * 1972: The Limits to Growth; A Report for the Club of Rome's Project on the Predicament of Mankind


 * 2001: The Skeptical Environmentalist by Bj&oslash;rn Lomborg

Evolution


 * The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin


 * Darwin's Dangerous Idea by Daniel Dennett

Race and intelligence


 * The Bell Curve


 * The Mismeasure of Man by Stephen Jay Gould