Best Sellers
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The Bomber Mafia
- A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
- Written by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. Malcolm Gladwell reexamines moments from the past and asks whether we got it right the first time....
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Amazing!
- By Spinningwheelgirl on 2021-04-30
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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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A Brief History of Time
- Written by: Stephen Hawking
- Narrated by: Michael Jackson
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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This landmark book is for those of us who prefer words to equations; this is the story of the ultimate quest for knowledge, the ongoing search for the secrets at the heart of time and space....
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change the narrator
- By V Camp on 2018-07-10
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The Order of Time
- Written by: Carlo Rovelli
- Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch
- Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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A concise, elegant exploration of time from the author of the international best seller, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics....
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More like this please
- By Jihane Mriouah on 2019-04-19
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The Demon-Haunted World
- Science as a Candle in the Dark
- Written by: Carl Sagan
- Narrated by: Cary Elwes, Seth MacFarlane
- Length: 17 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don’t understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience and the testable hypotheses of science? Find out....
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sobering, humorous and instructive
- By F Clarke on 2020-04-29
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
- Written by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these questions than astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson....
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make the world smart again.
- By a2thak on 2017-10-19
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The Bomber Mafia
- A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
- Written by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. Malcolm Gladwell reexamines moments from the past and asks whether we got it right the first time....
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Amazing!
- By Spinningwheelgirl on 2021-04-30
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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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A Brief History of Time
- Written by: Stephen Hawking
- Narrated by: Michael Jackson
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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This landmark book is for those of us who prefer words to equations; this is the story of the ultimate quest for knowledge, the ongoing search for the secrets at the heart of time and space....
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change the narrator
- By V Camp on 2018-07-10
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The Order of Time
- Written by: Carlo Rovelli
- Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch
- Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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A concise, elegant exploration of time from the author of the international best seller, Seven Brief Lessons on Physics....
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More like this please
- By Jihane Mriouah on 2019-04-19
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The Demon-Haunted World
- Science as a Candle in the Dark
- Written by: Carl Sagan
- Narrated by: Cary Elwes, Seth MacFarlane
- Length: 17 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don’t understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience and the testable hypotheses of science? Find out....
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sobering, humorous and instructive
- By F Clarke on 2020-04-29
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
- Written by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these questions than astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson....
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make the world smart again.
- By a2thak on 2017-10-19
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The Fabric of Reality
- The Science of Parallel Universes - and Its Implications
- Written by: David Deutsch
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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The author of the best seller The Beginning of Infinity, David Deutsch, explores the four most fundamental strands of human knowledge: quantum physics, and the theories of knowledge, computation, and evolution - and their unexpected connections....
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Deep discussion changing your views
- By Hossein on 2021-08-07
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The Beginning of Infinity
- Explanations That Transform the World
- Written by: David Deutsch
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 20 hrs
- Unabridged
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A bold and all-embracing exploration of the nature and progress of knowledge from one of today's great thinkers....
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enlightening book
- By Mark on 2019-08-11
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The Elegant Universe
- Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
- Written by: Brian Greene
- Narrated by: Erik Davies
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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In a rare blend of scientific insight and writing as elegant as the theories it explains, Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels away the layers of mystery surrounding string theory to reveal a universe that consists of 11 dimensions....
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Great love Mr Greene's work.
- By Vicki Nadine Callan on 2018-01-27
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You Are the Universe
- Discovering Your Cosmic Self and Why It Matters
- Written by: Menas C. Kafatos PhD, Deepak Chopra
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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New York Times best-selling author Deepak Chopra joins forces with leading physicist Menas Kafatos to explore some of the most important and baffling questions....
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Mind-blowing!!
- By Katie on 2019-02-05
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Space Oddities
- The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe
- Written by: Harry Cliff
- Narrated by: Harry Cliff
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Experimental physicist at CERN and acclaimed science presenter Harry Cliff offers an eye-opening account of the inexplicable phenomena that science has only recently glimpsed, and that could transform our understanding of the fundamental nature of reality....
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The Theory of Everything
- The Origin and Fate of the Universe
- Written by: Stephen Hawking
- Narrated by: Michael York
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Hawking takes us on a fascinating journey through the telescopic lens of modern physics to gain a new glimpse of the universe....
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Listen, repeat
- By Linda in Nepean, Canada on 2024-01-14
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The Universe in Your Hand
- A Journey Through Space, Time, and Beyond
- Written by: Christophe Galfard
- Narrated by: Ray Chase
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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The Universe in Your Hand employs the immediacy of simple, direct language to show us, not explain to us, the theories that underpin everything we know about our universe....
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Brief Answers to the Big Questions
- Written by: Stephen Hawking, Eddie Redmayne - foreword
- Narrated by: Garrick Hagon, Lucy Hawking, Ben Whishaw
- Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Stephen Hawking not only unraveled some of the universe's greatest mysteries but also believed science plays a critical role in fixing problems here on Earth. Now, as we face immense challenges on our planet, he turns his attention to the most urgent issues facing us ....
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Simply amazing
- By Andrea Whiting on 2018-11-12
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The Romance of Reality
- How the Universe Organizes Itself to Create Life, Consciousness, and Cosmic Complexity
- Written by: Bobby Azarian
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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According to the prevailing scientific paradigm, the universe tends toward randomness; it functions according to laws without purpose, and life is an accident devoid of meaning. Today, a new cosmic narrative is taking shape....
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The Universe
- The Book of the BBC TV Series Presented by Professor Brian Cox
- Written by: Andrew Cohen, Professor Brian Cox - foreword
- Narrated by: Brian Cox, Professor Jot Davies
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Andrew Cohen takes listeners on a voyage of discovery via the probes and telescopes exploring the outer reaches of our galaxy, revealing how it was formed and how it will inevitably be destroyed by the enigmatic black hole at its heart....
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Needs A PDF With Space Photography 🤗
- By Jamie Charles on 2022-02-04
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Brèves réponses aux grandes questions
- Written by: Stephen Hawking
- Narrated by: Stéphane Lecallo
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Dieu existe-t-il ? Comment l'Univers a-t-il commencé ? Y a-t-il de la vie intelligente ailleurs ? Peut-on prévoir l'avenir ? Qu'y a-t-il à...
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Pale Blue Dot
- A Vision of the Human Future in Space
- Written by: Carl Sagan
- Narrated by: Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the Universe and made it accessible to millions of people....
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Read by Ann Druyan featuring Carl Sagan
- By Brian on 2018-08-27
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Darwin's Doubt
- The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design
- Written by: Stephen C. Meyer
- Narrated by: Derek Shetterly
- Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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When Charles Darwin finished The Origin of Species, he thought he had explained every clue but one. Darwin knew there was a significant event in the history of life that his theory did not explain....
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Intelligent People Read Darwin Doubt.
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-08-14
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Apollo 13
- Written by: Jim Lovell, Jeffrey Kluger
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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In April 1970, during the glory days of the Apollo space program, NASA sent Navy Captain Jim Lovell and two other astronauts on America's fifth mission to the moon. Only 55 hours into the flight of Apollo 13, disaster struck: a mysterious explosion rocked the ship....
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A good story.
- By Gary W on 2022-02-22
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The Disordered Cosmos
- A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred
- Written by: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
- Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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From a star theoretical physicist, a journey into the world of particle physics and the cosmos—and a call for a more liberatory practice of science....
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The Big Picture
- On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
- Written by: Sean Carroll
- Narrated by: Sean Carroll
- Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Listeners learn the difference between how the world works at the quantum level, the cosmic level, and the human level - and then how each connects to the other....
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Maybe angels are transgender...
- By Count Erklock on 2019-10-12
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How Cosmic Forces Shape Our Destinies (1915)
- Written by: Nikola Tesla
- Narrated by: Victor Craig
- Length: 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Nikola Tesla (1856 - 1943) was a genius who revolutionized the way the world looks at electricity. In February 1915, Tesla published a short 12-page work titled How Cosmic Forces Shape Our Destinies in the New York American magazine, recreated as an audiobook here....
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not worth using a credit
- By Joelynn Delawski on 2023-10-30
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Welcome to the Universe
- An Astrophysical Tour
- Written by: Michael A. Strauss, J. Richard Gott, Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Welcome to the Universe is a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today's leading astrophysicists....
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Excellent content... annoying narrator
- By mykey on 2019-04-03
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Einstein's Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists, 2nd Edition
- Written by: Richard Wolfson, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Richard Wolfson
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Original Recording
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"It doesn't take an Einstein to understand modern physics," says Professor Wolfson at the outset of these twenty-four lectures....
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good but old
- By James on 2021-02-25
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On the Origin of Time
- Stephen Hawking's Final Theory
- Written by: Thomas Hertog
- Narrated by: Ethan Kelly
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Stephen Hawking’s closest collaborator offers the intellectual superstar’s final thoughts on the cosmos—a dramatic revision of the theory he put forward in A Brief History of Time....
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Difficult
- By rmack on 2023-09-25
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Space at the Speed of Light
- The History of 14 Billion Years for People Short on Time
- Written by: Dr. Becky Smethurst
- Narrated by: Dr. Becky Smethurst
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Oxford University astrophysicist and popular YouTube personality Dr. Becky Smethurst presents everything you need to know about the universe in 10 accessible and engaging lessons....
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Short but great
- By Geoff on 2021-06-03
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Ignition!
- An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants
- Written by: John Drury Clark, Isaac Asimov - foreward
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Ignition! is the story of the Cold War era search for a rocket propellant that could be trusted to take man into space. A favorite of Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, listeners will want to tune into this "really good book on rocket[s]," available for the first time in audio....
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HIlarious, dense read
- By Noah L. on 2019-05-13
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The Complete (Short) Guide to Absolutely Everything
- Adventures in Math and Science
- Written by: Adam Rutherford, Hannah Fry
- Narrated by: Hannah Fry, Adam Rutherford
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Geneticist Adam Rutherford and mathematician Hannah Fry guide listeners through time and space, through our bodies and brains, showing how emotions shape our view of reality, how our minds tell us lies....
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The curious detectives strike again
- By Amazon Customer on 2023-04-09
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A Brief History of Black Holes
- And Why Nearly Everything You Know About Them Is Wrong
- Written by: Dr Becky Smethurst
- Narrated by: Dr. Becky Smethurst
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Black Holes are the universe’s strangest and most fascinating objects—Dr Becky explains all, and why nearly everything you know about them is wrong....
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Best history book
- By Anonymous User on 2022-12-02
New Releases
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Space Oddities
- The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe
- Written by: Harry Cliff
- Narrated by: Harry Cliff
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Something strange is going on in the cosmos. Scientists are uncovering a catalogue of weird phenomena that simply can’t be explained by our long-established theories of the universe. After decades of fruitless searching, could we finally be catching glimpses of a profound new view of our physical world? Or are we being fooled by cruel tricks of the data? In Space Oddities, Harry Cliff, a physicist who does cutting-edge work on the Large Hadron Collider, provides a riveting look at the universe’s most confounding puzzles.
Written by: Harry Cliff
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The Universal One
- Written by: Walter Russell
- Narrated by: Luke Erlenbuch
- Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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"The Universal One" by Walter Russell is an ambitious and comprehensive work that endeavors to blend the realms of science, philosophy, and spirituality into a singular, cohesive theory of the universe.
Written by: Walter Russell
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The Asteroid Hunter
- A Scientist's Journey to the Dawn of Our Solar System
- Written by: Dante Lauretta
- Narrated by: Dante Lauretta, Sir Brian May
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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On September 11, 1999, humanity made a monumental discovery in the vastness of space. Scientists uncovered an asteroid of immense scientific importance—a colossal celestial entity. As massive as an aircraft carrier and towering as high as the iconic Empire State Building, this cosmic titan was later named Bennu. Remarkable for much more than its size, Bennu belonged to a rare breed of asteroids capable of revealing the essence of life itself. But just as Bennu became a beacon of promise, researchers identified a grave danger.
Written by: Dante Lauretta
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Splinters of Infinity
- Cosmic Rays and the Clash of Two Nobel Prize-Winning Scientists over the Secrets of Creation
- Written by: Mark Wolverton
- Narrated by: Steve Marvel
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
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Set in a revolutionary era of physics and science when a series of rapid-fire discoveries was upending our understanding of the universe, Splinters of Infinity by Mark Wolverton tells a little-known story: the tale of two of America's foremost physicists, Robert Millikan (1868-1953) and Arthur Compton (1892-1962), who found themselves locked in an intense, often deeply personal, conflict about cosmic rays.
Written by: Mark Wolverton
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Eyes in the Sky
- Space Telescopes from Hubble to Webb
- Written by: Andrew May
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Over 50 years ago, astronomers launched the world's first orbiting telescope. This allowed them to gaze further into outer space and examine anything that appears in the sky above our heads, from comets and planets to galaxy clusters and stars. Since then, almost 100 space telescopes have been launched from Earth and are orbiting our planet, with 26 still active and relaying information back to us. In Eyes in the Sky, science writer Andrew May takes us on a journey into space.
Written by: Andrew May
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Universe Deciphered
- 100 Key Insights from Astronomy
- Written by: Kamil Rak
- Narrated by: Bill Yarbrough
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
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"Universe Deciphered" invites listeners on a transformative journey through the cosmos, uncovering the most profound insights that astronomy has to offer. Bridging the gap between celestial wonder and scientific understanding, this compendium illuminates the mysteries and marvels of the universe through 100 pivotal discoveries. From the early observations of Galileo to the latest findings from space telescopes, "Universe Deciphered" chronicles the advancements that have expanded our knowledge and reshaped our perspective of the cosmos.
Written by: Kamil Rak
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Space Oddities
- The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe
- Written by: Harry Cliff
- Narrated by: Harry Cliff
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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Something strange is going on in the cosmos. Scientists are uncovering a catalogue of weird phenomena that simply can’t be explained by our long-established theories of the universe. After decades of fruitless searching, could we finally be catching glimpses of a profound new view of our physical world? Or are we being fooled by cruel tricks of the data? In Space Oddities, Harry Cliff, a physicist who does cutting-edge work on the Large Hadron Collider, provides a riveting look at the universe’s most confounding puzzles.
Written by: Harry Cliff
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The Universal One
- Written by: Walter Russell
- Narrated by: Luke Erlenbuch
- Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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"The Universal One" by Walter Russell is an ambitious and comprehensive work that endeavors to blend the realms of science, philosophy, and spirituality into a singular, cohesive theory of the universe.
Written by: Walter Russell
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The Asteroid Hunter
- A Scientist's Journey to the Dawn of Our Solar System
- Written by: Dante Lauretta
- Narrated by: Dante Lauretta, Sir Brian May
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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On September 11, 1999, humanity made a monumental discovery in the vastness of space. Scientists uncovered an asteroid of immense scientific importance—a colossal celestial entity. As massive as an aircraft carrier and towering as high as the iconic Empire State Building, this cosmic titan was later named Bennu. Remarkable for much more than its size, Bennu belonged to a rare breed of asteroids capable of revealing the essence of life itself. But just as Bennu became a beacon of promise, researchers identified a grave danger.
Written by: Dante Lauretta
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Splinters of Infinity
- Cosmic Rays and the Clash of Two Nobel Prize-Winning Scientists over the Secrets of Creation
- Written by: Mark Wolverton
- Narrated by: Steve Marvel
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Set in a revolutionary era of physics and science when a series of rapid-fire discoveries was upending our understanding of the universe, Splinters of Infinity by Mark Wolverton tells a little-known story: the tale of two of America's foremost physicists, Robert Millikan (1868-1953) and Arthur Compton (1892-1962), who found themselves locked in an intense, often deeply personal, conflict about cosmic rays.
Written by: Mark Wolverton
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Eyes in the Sky
- Space Telescopes from Hubble to Webb
- Written by: Andrew May
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Over 50 years ago, astronomers launched the world's first orbiting telescope. This allowed them to gaze further into outer space and examine anything that appears in the sky above our heads, from comets and planets to galaxy clusters and stars. Since then, almost 100 space telescopes have been launched from Earth and are orbiting our planet, with 26 still active and relaying information back to us. In Eyes in the Sky, science writer Andrew May takes us on a journey into space.
Written by: Andrew May
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Universe Deciphered
- 100 Key Insights from Astronomy
- Written by: Kamil Rak
- Narrated by: Bill Yarbrough
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
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"Universe Deciphered" invites listeners on a transformative journey through the cosmos, uncovering the most profound insights that astronomy has to offer. Bridging the gap between celestial wonder and scientific understanding, this compendium illuminates the mysteries and marvels of the universe through 100 pivotal discoveries. From the early observations of Galileo to the latest findings from space telescopes, "Universe Deciphered" chronicles the advancements that have expanded our knowledge and reshaped our perspective of the cosmos.
Written by: Kamil Rak