Bestsellers
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Fooled by Randomness
- The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
- Written by: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall241
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Performance186
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Story184
This audiobook is about luck, or more precisely, how we perceive and deal with luck in life and business. It is already a landmark work and its title has entered our vocabulary. In its second edition, Fooled by Randomness is now a cornerstone for anyone interested in random outcomes. Set against...
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9 hours of mindless blabbering
- By Bryden Panchyshyn on 2019-04-04
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Numbers Don't Lie
- 71 Stories to Help Us Understand the Modern World
- Written by: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: Ben Prendergast
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall79
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Performance59
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Story59
"There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil."--Bill Gates An essential guide to understanding how numbers reveal the true state of our world--exploring a wide range of topics including energy, the environment, technology, transportation, and food production. Vaclav...
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It Helps To Understand Numbers
- By Anonymous on 2023-03-03
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The Art of Strategy
- A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life
- Written by: Barry J. Nalebuff, Avinash K. Dixit
- Narrated by: Matthew Dudley
- Length: 17 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance4
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Story4
Game theory means rigorous strategic thinking. It’s the art of anticipating your opponent’s next moves, knowing full well that your rival is trying to do the same thing to you....
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Just get the print version
- By Amanda on 2018-08-08
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Game Theory
- A Very Short Introduction
- Written by: Ken Binmore
- Narrated by: Jesse Einstein
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Games are everywhere: Drivers maneuvering in heavy traffic are playing a driving game. Bargain hunters bidding on eBay are playing an auctioning game. The supermarket's price for corn flakes is decided by playing an economic game. This Very Short Introduction offers a succinct tour of the...
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Great content, but one of the worst readers ever
- By Chris on 2021-08-10
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The Signal and the Noise
- Why So Many Predictions Fail - but Some Don't
- Written by: Nate Silver
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall75
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Performance60
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Story60
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The groundbreaking exploration of probability and uncertainty that explains how to make better predictions in a world drowning in data, from the nation’s foremost political forecaster—updated with insights into the pandemic, journalism today, and polling One of...
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Very interesting if you're into statistics/data
- By Robert on 2018-04-29
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Freakonomics
- Revised Edition
- Written by: Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
- Narrated by: Stephen J. Dubner
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall317
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Performance249
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Story248
The legendary bestseller that encouraged millions of readers to look at the hidden side of everything | Read by author Stephen J. Dubner! Which is more dangerous: a gun or a swimming pool? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? What do real estate agents and the KKK have in common?...
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Only For Young People
- By Zane Gates on 2021-01-28
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Fooled by Randomness
- The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
- Written by: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall241
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Performance186
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Story184
This audiobook is about luck, or more precisely, how we perceive and deal with luck in life and business. It is already a landmark work and its title has entered our vocabulary. In its second edition, Fooled by Randomness is now a cornerstone for anyone interested in random outcomes. Set against...
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9 hours of mindless blabbering
- By Bryden Panchyshyn on 2019-04-04
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Numbers Don't Lie
- 71 Stories to Help Us Understand the Modern World
- Written by: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: Ben Prendergast
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall79
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Performance59
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Story59
"There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil."--Bill Gates An essential guide to understanding how numbers reveal the true state of our world--exploring a wide range of topics including energy, the environment, technology, transportation, and food production. Vaclav...
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It Helps To Understand Numbers
- By Anonymous on 2023-03-03
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The Art of Strategy
- A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life
- Written by: Barry J. Nalebuff, Avinash K. Dixit
- Narrated by: Matthew Dudley
- Length: 17 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance4
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Story4
Game theory means rigorous strategic thinking. It’s the art of anticipating your opponent’s next moves, knowing full well that your rival is trying to do the same thing to you....
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Just get the print version
- By Amanda on 2018-08-08
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Game Theory
- A Very Short Introduction
- Written by: Ken Binmore
- Narrated by: Jesse Einstein
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Games are everywhere: Drivers maneuvering in heavy traffic are playing a driving game. Bargain hunters bidding on eBay are playing an auctioning game. The supermarket's price for corn flakes is decided by playing an economic game. This Very Short Introduction offers a succinct tour of the...
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Great content, but one of the worst readers ever
- By Chris on 2021-08-10
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The Signal and the Noise
- Why So Many Predictions Fail - but Some Don't
- Written by: Nate Silver
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall75
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Performance60
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Story60
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The groundbreaking exploration of probability and uncertainty that explains how to make better predictions in a world drowning in data, from the nation’s foremost political forecaster—updated with insights into the pandemic, journalism today, and polling One of...
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Very interesting if you're into statistics/data
- By Robert on 2018-04-29
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Freakonomics
- Revised Edition
- Written by: Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
- Narrated by: Stephen J. Dubner
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall317
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Performance249
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Story248
The legendary bestseller that encouraged millions of readers to look at the hidden side of everything | Read by author Stephen J. Dubner! Which is more dangerous: a gun or a swimming pool? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? What do real estate agents and the KKK have in common?...
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Only For Young People
- By Zane Gates on 2021-01-28
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Our Mathematical Universe
- My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality
- Written by: Max Tegmark
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall91
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Performance77
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Story78
Max Tegmark leads us on an astonishing journey through past, present and future, and through the physics, astronomy and mathematics that are the foundation of his work, most particularly his hypothesis that our physical reality is a mathematical structure and his theory of the ultimate...
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A deeply engaging look at our universe(s).
- By Allan on 2018-07-01
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Calculating the Cosmos
- How Mathematics Unveils the Universe
- Written by: Ian Stewart
- Narrated by: Dana Hickox
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance2
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Story2
In Calculating the Cosmos, Ian Stewart presents an exhilarating guide to the cosmos, from our solar system to the entire universe. He describes the architecture of space and time, dark matter and dark energy, how galaxies form, why stars implode, how everything began, and how it's all going to...
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Who Gets What - And Why
- The New Economics of Matchmaking and Market Design
- Written by: Alvin E. Roth
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance4
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Story4
A Nobel laureate reveals the often surprising rules that govern a vast array of activities - both mundane and life-changing - in which money may play little or no role....
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Numerology and Astrology for Beginners
- A Soul's Journey Through the Magical World of Numbers, Zodiac Signs, Horoscopes and Self-Discovery
- Written by: Crystal Hathaway
- Narrated by: Whitney Ann Jenkins
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance6
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Story6
Do you sometimes question if you are on the right path or if you are wasting your time on something you are not supposed to do? Do you repeatedly see numbers all around you? Listen to find out more....
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Robotic
- By Matthew Mingo Millar on 2025-03-04
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Love Triangle
- How Trigonometry Shapes the World
- Written by: Matt Parker
- Narrated by: Matt Parker
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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Story4
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! An ode to triangles, the shape that makes our lives possible Trigonometry is perhaps the most essential concept humans have ever devised. The simple yet versatile triangle allows us to record music, map the world, launch rockets into space, and be slightly...
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Not great in audio book format
- By Chris on 2025-01-14
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How the World Really Works
- The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going
- Written by: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: Stephen Perring
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall148
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Performance123
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Story122
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Provocative but perceptive . . . You can agree or disagree with Smil—accept or doubt his ‘just the facts’ posture—but you probably shouldn’t ignore him.”—The Washington Post An essential analysis of the modern science and technology that makes...
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How the World Really Works [For Oligarchs]
- By CoreDev on 2024-04-14
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The Systems Thinker: Analytical Skills
- Level Up Your Decision Making, Problem Solving, and Deduction Skills. Notice the Details Others Miss.
- Written by: Albert Rutherford
- Narrated by: Russell Newton
- Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
The Systems Thinker: Analytical Skills aims to raise the level of your mental performance by focusing on the fundamentals of how to use your mind effectively....
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Factfulness
- Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World - and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
- Written by: Hans Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund, Ola Rosling
- Narrated by: Richard Harries
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall505
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Performance425
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Story424
For fans of Freakonomics and Thinking, Fast and Slow, here is a book by Hans Rosling, the scientist called "a true inspiration" by Bill Gates, that teaches us how to see the world as it truly is. Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of carrying only opinions for which you have strong...
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Helping you clear your head of the NOISE.
- By Anthony I on 2018-11-30
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Infinite Powers
- How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
- Written by: Steven Strogatz
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance25
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Story25
Without calculus, we wouldn't have cell phones, TV, GPS, or ultrasound. We wouldn't have unraveled DNA or discovered Neptune or figured out how to put 5,000 songs in your pocket. Though many of us were scared away from this essential, engrossing subject in high school and college, Steven...
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Narration borders on unlistenable
- By Brandon on 2019-11-09
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The Model Thinker
- What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You
- Written by: Scott E. Page
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 15 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
Work with data like a pro using this guide that breaks down how to organize, apply, and most importantly, understand what you are analyzing in order to become a true data ninja. From the stock market to genomics laboratories, census figures to marketing email blasts, we are awash with data. But...
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Gto Poker Gems: 12 Insights From the Solver That Every Player Should Use
- GTO Poker Books: Unlock the Secrets of Optimal Poker Strategy, Book 1
- Written by: James Splitsuit Sweeney, W34Z3L
- Narrated by: James Sweeney
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
As GTO poker gets more popular, and more solvers become available, it’s more important than ever to fully understand key GTO concepts. So we took our years of GTO solver exploration and distilled the major takeaways that you can actually use. We call these the gems.
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Fractals
- A Very Short Introduction
- Written by: Kenneth Falconer
- Narrated by: Jason Huggins
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
From the contours of coastlines to the outlines of clouds, and the branching of trees, fractal shapes can be found everywhere in nature. In this Very Short Introduction, Kenneth Falconer explains the basic concepts of fractal geometry, which produced a revolution in our mathematical...
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How to Lie with Statistics
- Written by: Darrell Huff
- Narrated by: Bryan DePuy
- Length: 3 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance20
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Story19
Darrell Huff's celebrated classic How to Lie With Statistics is a straightforward and engaging guide to understanding the manipulation and misrepresentation of information....
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Crappy
- By Anonymous on 2019-08-06
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Scale
- The Universal Laws of Growth, Innovation, Sustainability, and the Pace of Life, in Organisms, Cities, Economies, and Companies
- Written by: Geoffrey West
- Narrated by: Bruce Mann
- Length: 19 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall38
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Performance28
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Story28
"This is science writing as wonder and as inspiration." —The Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal From one of the most influential scientists of our time, a dazzling exploration of the hidden laws that govern the life cycle of everything from plants and animals to the cities we live in...
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Profound Insight, Poorly Written
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-05-23
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Thinking Better
- The Art of the Shortcut in Math and Life
- Written by: Marcus Du Sautoy
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance7
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Story7
One of the world's great mathematicians shows why math is the ultimate timesaver—and how everyone can make their lives easier with a few simple shortcuts. We are often told that hard work is the key to success. But success isn’t about hard work – it’s about shortcuts. Shortcuts allow...
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Thank you, I am Thinking Better now.
- By Roger Meloche on 2021-12-13
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Paradox
- The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
- Written by: Jim Al-Khalili
- Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance6
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Story6
A fun and fascinating look at great scientific paradoxes. Throughout history, scientists have come up with theories and ideas that just don't seem to make sense. These we call paradoxes. The paradoxes Al-Khalili offers are drawn chiefly from physics and astronomy and represent those that...
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E=mc2
- A Biography Of The World's Most Famous Equation
- Written by: David Bodanis
- Narrated by: Dan Cashman
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance10
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Story10
E=mc2 was born in 1905, the brainchild of Albert Einstein. In this lucid and brilliant book, one of the best popularizers of science illuminates one of science's most complex concepts. Ranging widely from Exit signs in theatres to the future fate of the earth, from smoke detectors to black holes...
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Totally accessible for anyone!
- By Laura Small on 2021-09-18
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Everything Is Predictable
- How Bayesian Statistics Explain Our World
- Written by: Tom Chivers
- Narrated by: Tom Chivers
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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Story4
A “fascinating, witty, and perspective-shifting” (Oliver Burkeman, New York Times bestselling author) tour of Bayes’s theorem and its global impact on modern life from the acclaimed science writer and author ofThe Rationalist’s Guide to the Galaxy. At its simplest, Bayes’s theorem...
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Great book but might be better in print form?
- By the5chord on 2024-08-18
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The Improbability Principle
- Why Coincidences, Miracles, and Rare Events Happen Every Day
- Written by: David J. Hand
- Narrated by: Paul Hodgson
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
In The Improbability Principle, the renowned statistician David J. Hand argues that extraordinarily rare events are anything but. In fact, they're commonplace. Not only that, we should all expect to experience a miracle roughly once every month. But Hand is no believer in superstitions...
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The Joy of X
- A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity
- Written by: Steven Strogatz
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance5
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Story5
Many people take math in high school and promptly forget much of it. But math plays a part in all of our lives all of the time, whether we know it or not. In The Joy of x, Steven Strogatz expands on his hit New York Times series to explain the big ideas of math gently and clearly, with wit, and...
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interesting
- By LeAnna Kolbuch on 2021-04-20
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A Mind for Numbers
- How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra)
- Written by: Barbara Oakley PhD
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance7
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Story7
The companion book to COURSERA's wildly popular massive open online course "Learning How to Learn" Whether you are a student struggling to fulfill a math or science requirement, or you are embarking on a career change that requires a new skill set, A Mind for Numbers offers the tools you need...
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Extremely valuable
- By Luis Jaimes on 2024-08-24
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Game Theory
- Understanding the Mathematics of Life
- Written by: Brian Clegg
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Clegg delves into game theory’s colorful history and significant findings and shows what we can all learn from this oft-misunderstood field of study....
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Enjoyed the author. Buy the Kindle instead.
- By Rockyroost on 2022-07-02
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How Not to Be Wrong
- The Power of Mathematical Thinking
- Written by: Jordan Ellenberg
- Narrated by: Jordan Ellenberg
- Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall69
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Performance57
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Story57
The Freakonomics of math—a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our hands The math we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows us...
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Meant for general public, slow to get to point
- By Steven on 2021-05-11
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More Numbers Every Day
- How Data, Stats, and Figures Control Our Lives and How to Set Ourselves Free
- Written by: Micael Dahlen, Helge Thorbjørnsen
- Narrated by: Katie Koster, Micael Dahlen, Helge Thorbjørnsen
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
Your personal number detox: learn how numbers have taken control of your life—and how to get it back. How many hours of sleep did you get last week? How many steps did you walk today? How many friends do you have? It seems everywhere you go, you’re surrounded by numbers. You depend on them...