Best Sellers
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Cosmos
- A Personal Voyage
- Written by: Carl Sagan
- Narrated by: LeVar Burton, Seth MacFarlane, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Cosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean of space....
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LeVar is like listening to a breathy James T. Kirk
- By Robert on 2018-04-04
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Material World
- The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
- Written by: Ed Conway
- Narrated by: Ed Conway
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Ed Conway embarks on an epic journey across continents, cultures, and epochs to reveal the underpinnings of modern life on Earth—traveling from the sweltering depths of the deepest mine in Europe to spotless silicon chip factories in Taiwan to the eerie green pools where lithium originates....
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Excellent in linking raw materials w/daily lives
- By Billy on 2024-01-01
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
- A New History of a Lost World
- Written by: Steve Brusatte
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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The dinosaurs. 66 million years ago, the Earth's most fearsome and spectacular creatures vanished. Today their extraordinary true story remains one of our planet's great mysteries. In this stunning narrative spanning more than 200 million years....
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Not bad
- By Mark on 2018-06-23
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Salt
- A World History
- Written by: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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So much of our human body is made up of salt that we'd be dead without it...
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A very salty history
- By Ron Smallwood on 2021-02-11
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Into the Storm
- Two Ships, a Deadly Hurricane, and an Epic Battle for Survival
- Written by: Tristram Korten
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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The true story of two doomed ships and a daring search-and-rescue operation that shines a light on the elite Coast Guard swimmers trained for the most dangerous ocean missions....
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Drawn out
- By linda on 2020-02-12
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Otherlands
- A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
- Written by: Thomas Halliday
- Narrated by: Adetomiwa Edun
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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The past is past, but it does leave clues, and Thomas Halliday has used cutting-edge science to decipher them more completely than ever before. In Otherlands, Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life....
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Amazing and humbling.
- By Geneviève on 2023-02-22
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Cosmos
- A Personal Voyage
- Written by: Carl Sagan
- Narrated by: LeVar Burton, Seth MacFarlane, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Cosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean of space....
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LeVar is like listening to a breathy James T. Kirk
- By Robert on 2018-04-04
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Material World
- The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
- Written by: Ed Conway
- Narrated by: Ed Conway
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Ed Conway embarks on an epic journey across continents, cultures, and epochs to reveal the underpinnings of modern life on Earth—traveling from the sweltering depths of the deepest mine in Europe to spotless silicon chip factories in Taiwan to the eerie green pools where lithium originates....
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Excellent in linking raw materials w/daily lives
- By Billy on 2024-01-01
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
- A New History of a Lost World
- Written by: Steve Brusatte
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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The dinosaurs. 66 million years ago, the Earth's most fearsome and spectacular creatures vanished. Today their extraordinary true story remains one of our planet's great mysteries. In this stunning narrative spanning more than 200 million years....
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Not bad
- By Mark on 2018-06-23
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Salt
- A World History
- Written by: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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So much of our human body is made up of salt that we'd be dead without it...
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A very salty history
- By Ron Smallwood on 2021-02-11
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Into the Storm
- Two Ships, a Deadly Hurricane, and an Epic Battle for Survival
- Written by: Tristram Korten
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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The true story of two doomed ships and a daring search-and-rescue operation that shines a light on the elite Coast Guard swimmers trained for the most dangerous ocean missions....
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Drawn out
- By linda on 2020-02-12
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Otherlands
- A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
- Written by: Thomas Halliday
- Narrated by: Adetomiwa Edun
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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The past is past, but it does leave clues, and Thomas Halliday has used cutting-edge science to decipher them more completely than ever before. In Otherlands, Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life....
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Amazing and humbling.
- By Geneviève on 2023-02-22
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The Invention of Prehistory
- Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins
- Written by: Stefanos Geroulanos
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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In this coruscating work, acclaimed historian Stefanos Geroulanos demonstrates how claims about the earliest humans not only shaped Western intellectual culture, but gave rise to our modern world.
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How the Earth Works
- Written by: Michael E. Wysession, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Michael E. Wysession
- Length: 24 hrs and 31 mins
- Original Recording
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How the Earth Works takes you on an astonishing journey through time and space. In 48 lectures, you will look at what went into making our planet - from the big bang, to the formation of the solar system, to the subsequent evolution of Earth....
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Top 10 (of 100's) Great Courses
- By Steven MC on 2024-05-03
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All We Can Save
- Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
- Written by: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson
- Narrated by: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson, Cristela Alonzo, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions to lead humanity forward....
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Truly Inspirational, I will play it again and again!
- By Michele A. on 2020-12-19
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The Rise and Reign of the Mammals
- A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
- Written by: Steve Brusatte
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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We humans are the inheritors of a dynasty that has reigned over the planet for nearly 66 million years, through fiery cataclysm and ice ages: the mammals....
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Excellent Follow Up That Stands On It’s Own
- By Sebastian on 2022-07-12
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The Underworld
- Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
- Written by: Susan Casey
- Narrated by: Susan Casey
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Susan Casey is our premiere chronicler of the aquatic world. For The Underworld she traversed the globe, joining scientists and explorers on dives to the deepest places on the planet....
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The Blue Machine
- How the Ocean Works
- Written by: Helen Czerski
- Narrated by: Helen Czerski
- Length: 14 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski explores the “ocean engine”—the physics behind the ocean’s systems—and why it matters....
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Unsettled
- What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters
- Written by: Steven E. Koonin
- Narrated by: Jay Aaseng
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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When it comes to climate change, the media, politicians, and other prominent voices have declared that "the science is settled." In reality, the long game of telephone from research to reports to the popular media is corrupted by misunderstanding and misinformation....
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Climate science unsettled? Yes and very much so.
- By Norman Klippenstein on 2021-05-22
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A Brief History of Earth
- Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
- Written by: Andrew H. Knoll
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, renowned geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a rigorous yet accessible biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story....
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More biological than I thought it would be
- By Paul R. on 2024-02-25
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Deep
- Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves
- Written by: James Nestor
- Narrated by: James Nestor
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Deep is a voyage from the ocean's surface to its darkest trenches, the most mysterious places on Earth....
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Educational
- By Kim on 2020-04-05
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Striatum
- Comment notre cerveau peut sauver la planète
- Written by: Sébastien Bohler
- Narrated by: Hervé Carrasco
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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La situation n'est pas désespérée. La solution est en nous. Ça y est, nous avons dépassé le stade critique. Le dernier rapport du GIEC...
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Wild New World
- The Epic Story of Animals and People in America
- Written by: Dan Flores
- Narrated by: Clark Cornell
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Distinguished scholar Dan Flores's ambitious history chronicles the epoch in which humans and animals have coexisted in the "wild new world" of North America—a place shaped both by its own grand evolutionary forces and by momentous arrivals from Asia, Africa, and Europe....
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Annoying Accents
- By Rob Larmer on 2023-10-29
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Salmon
- A Fish, the Earth, and the History of Their Common Fate
- Written by: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Mark Kurlansky
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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In what he says is the most important piece of environmental writing in his long and award-winning career, Mark Kurlansky employs his signature multi-century storytelling and compelling attention to detail to chronicle the harrowing yet awe-inspiring life cycle of salmon....
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good read
- By Anonymous User on 2022-09-12
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The Invention of Nature
- Alexander von Humboldt's New World
- Written by: Andrea Wulf
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. His restless life was packed with adventure and discovery....
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Great Story
- By Thomas M on 2023-03-31
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Nuestro cuerpo
- Siete millones de años de evolución
- Written by: Juan Luis Arsuaga
- Narrated by: Rocío Arsuaga
- Length: 18 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Arsuaga en su máximo esplendor. El primer libro sobre la evolución de la anatomía humana, y que une ciencia y arte. 4.ª edición. Más de 40.000 lectores...
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Earth
- Over 4 Billion Years in the Making
- Written by: Chris Packham, Andrew Cohen
- Narrated by: Rupert Evans
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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With the trademark dramatic storytelling techniques of The Planets and The Universe, Andrew Cohen and Chris Packham narrate the biography of the Earth, revealing the most epic moments from its history, from the first seconds of its existence to the arrival of its most incredible inhabitants, us....
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Fossil Men
- The Quest for the Oldest Skeleton and the Origins of Humankind
- Written by: Kermit Pattison
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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A behind-the-scenes account of the discovery of the oldest skeleton of a human ancestor, named "Ardi"—a find that shook the world of paleoanthropology and radically altered our understanding of human evolution....
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Outstanding!
- By Chelsea Colbourne on 2021-08-01
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The Three Ages of Water
- Prehistoric Past, Imperiled Present, and a Hope for the Future
- Written by: Peter Gleick
- Narrated by: Jonathan Beville
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Three Ages of Water, Peter Gleick guides us through the long, fraught history of our relationship to this precious resource....
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The Weather Detective
- Rediscovering Nature's Secret Signs
- Written by: Peter Wohlleben
- Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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In this first-ever English translation of The Weather Detective, Peter Wohlleben uses his long experience and deep love of nature to help decipher the weather and our local environments....
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Informative on the surface...
- By soberlin on 2019-08-29
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Isaac's Storm
- A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
- Written by: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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At the dawn of the 20th century, a great confidence suffused America. Isaac Cline was one of the era's new men, a scientist who believed he knew all there was to know about the motion of clouds and the behavior of storms....
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One of the best
- By Tim Mabey on 2023-01-15
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Our Fragile Moment
- How Lessons from Earth's Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis
- Written by: Michael E. Mann
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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In this sweeping work of science and history, the renowned climate scientist and author of The New Climate War shows us the conditions on Earth that allowed humans not only to exist but thrive, and how they are imperiled if we veer off course....
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Perfectly synthesizes climate science and highlights the agency we need to exercise to combat the climate crisis
- By Alex MacAulay on 2024-02-29
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Less Heat, More Light
- A Guided Tour of Weather, Climate, and Climate Change
- Written by: John D. Aber
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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A straightforward and fact-based exploration of how weather happens, how it relates to climate, and how science answers major questions about Earth as a system....
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Exploring Creation with Physical Science, 3rd Edition
- Written by: Vicki Dincher
- Narrated by: Margo Trueblood
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Exploring Creation with Physical Science, 3rd Edition was created to give middle school students an understanding of the basic world that surrounds them each day of their lives and the forces in creation so that they can appreciate the real world relevance of scientific inquiry....
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18 Miles
- The Epic Drama of Our Atmosphere and Its Weather
- Written by: Christopher Dewdney
- Narrated by: Angelo Di Loreto
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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18 Miles is a kaleidoscopic and fact-filled journey that uncovers our obsession with the atmosphere and weather - as both evocative metaphor and physical reality. Chris Dewdney entertains as he gives listeners a long overdue look at the very air we breathe....
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Loved it
- By Wm. G. O'Farrell on 2019-10-19
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Billions & Billions
- Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium
- Written by: Carl Sagan
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo, Ann Druyan
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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In the final book of his astonishing career, Carl Sagan brilliantly examines the burning questions of our lives, our world, and the universe around us....
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Stunning
- By Anonymous User on 2023-02-02
New Releases
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Farts Aren't Invisible
- Mind-Blowing Facts from Science, History, Sport and the Universe
- Written by: Mick O'Hare
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Own the room with this hilarious collection of fact-tastic myth-busters and jaw-dropping trivia exploring science, history, sport and lesser-known facts from across the universe. Did you know that the Moon has a Bishop? That ostriches DON'T bury their heads in the sand? And that powdered rice was used as cement in the Great Wall of China? What do souls weigh? What can't 60% of the human population smell? And what on earth is rhinotillexomania? And the big one . . . are farts actually invisible? The answers to these questions are all here.
Written by: Mick O'Hare
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Volcano Ventures
- Earth's Fiery Giant
- Written by: Marc Mauge
- Narrated by: Geoff McIntyre
- Length: 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Embark on a thrilling adventure into the heart of Earth's most captivating natural phenomena with 'Volcano Ventures.' From the iconic peaks of Mount Vesuvius to the fiery depths of volcanic lightning storms, this book takes listeners on a journey of discovery through the dynamic and ever-changing world of volcanoes. Explore the science, history, and cultural significance of these awe-inspiring geological wonders, and uncover the diverse ecosystems and wildlife that thrive in their shadow.
Written by: Marc Mauge
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At Every Depth
- Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans
- Written by: Tessa Hill, Eric Simons
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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The world's oceans are changing at a drastic pace. In response, the people who know the ocean most intimately are taking action for the sake of our shared future. Community scientists track species in California tidepools. Researchers dive into the waters around Sydney to replant kelp forests. Scientists and First Nations communities collaborate to restore clam gardens in the Pacific Northwest.
Written by: Tessa Hill, and others
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Soil to Foil
- Aluminum and the Quest for Industrial Sustainability
- Written by: Saleem Ali
- Narrated by: Douglas R Pratt
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust. It is also ubiquitous in the modern world, from aircraft to soda cans. A dizzying number of consumer and industrial products employ aluminum, typically alloyed, because of its availability, versatility, and malleability. Today, how efficiently we use—and reuse—aluminum is vital to addressing key environmental challenges and understanding humanity’s fraught relationship with the earth.
Written by: Saleem Ali
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The Invention of Prehistory
- Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins
- Written by: Stefanos Geroulanos
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Books about the origins of humanity dominate bestseller lists, while national newspapers present breathless accounts of new archaeological findings and speculate about what those findings tell us about our earliest ancestors. We are obsessed with prehistory—and, in this respect, our current era is no different from any other in the last three hundred years. In this coruscating work, acclaimed historian Stefanos Geroulanos demonstrates how claims about the earliest humans not only shaped Western intellectual culture, but gave rise to our modern world.
Written by: Stefanos Geroulanos
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Weathering
- Written by: Ruth Allen
- Narrated by: Ruth Allen
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Rocks and mountains have withstood aeons of life on our planet - gradually eroding, dissolving, recycling, shifting, solidifying, and weathering. We might spend a little less time on earth, but humans are also weathering: evolving and changing as we're transformed by the shifting climates of our lives and experiences. So, what might these ancient natural forms have to teach us about resilience and change?
Written by: Ruth Allen
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Farts Aren't Invisible
- Mind-Blowing Facts from Science, History, Sport and the Universe
- Written by: Mick O'Hare
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Own the room with this hilarious collection of fact-tastic myth-busters and jaw-dropping trivia exploring science, history, sport and lesser-known facts from across the universe. Did you know that the Moon has a Bishop? That ostriches DON'T bury their heads in the sand? And that powdered rice was used as cement in the Great Wall of China? What do souls weigh? What can't 60% of the human population smell? And what on earth is rhinotillexomania? And the big one . . . are farts actually invisible? The answers to these questions are all here.
Written by: Mick O'Hare
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Volcano Ventures
- Earth's Fiery Giant
- Written by: Marc Mauge
- Narrated by: Geoff McIntyre
- Length: 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Embark on a thrilling adventure into the heart of Earth's most captivating natural phenomena with 'Volcano Ventures.' From the iconic peaks of Mount Vesuvius to the fiery depths of volcanic lightning storms, this book takes listeners on a journey of discovery through the dynamic and ever-changing world of volcanoes. Explore the science, history, and cultural significance of these awe-inspiring geological wonders, and uncover the diverse ecosystems and wildlife that thrive in their shadow.
Written by: Marc Mauge
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At Every Depth
- Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans
- Written by: Tessa Hill, Eric Simons
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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The world's oceans are changing at a drastic pace. In response, the people who know the ocean most intimately are taking action for the sake of our shared future. Community scientists track species in California tidepools. Researchers dive into the waters around Sydney to replant kelp forests. Scientists and First Nations communities collaborate to restore clam gardens in the Pacific Northwest.
Written by: Tessa Hill, and others
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Soil to Foil
- Aluminum and the Quest for Industrial Sustainability
- Written by: Saleem Ali
- Narrated by: Douglas R Pratt
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust. It is also ubiquitous in the modern world, from aircraft to soda cans. A dizzying number of consumer and industrial products employ aluminum, typically alloyed, because of its availability, versatility, and malleability. Today, how efficiently we use—and reuse—aluminum is vital to addressing key environmental challenges and understanding humanity’s fraught relationship with the earth.
Written by: Saleem Ali
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The Invention of Prehistory
- Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins
- Written by: Stefanos Geroulanos
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Books about the origins of humanity dominate bestseller lists, while national newspapers present breathless accounts of new archaeological findings and speculate about what those findings tell us about our earliest ancestors. We are obsessed with prehistory—and, in this respect, our current era is no different from any other in the last three hundred years. In this coruscating work, acclaimed historian Stefanos Geroulanos demonstrates how claims about the earliest humans not only shaped Western intellectual culture, but gave rise to our modern world.
Written by: Stefanos Geroulanos
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Weathering
- Written by: Ruth Allen
- Narrated by: Ruth Allen
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Rocks and mountains have withstood aeons of life on our planet - gradually eroding, dissolving, recycling, shifting, solidifying, and weathering. We might spend a little less time on earth, but humans are also weathering: evolving and changing as we're transformed by the shifting climates of our lives and experiences. So, what might these ancient natural forms have to teach us about resilience and change?
Written by: Ruth Allen