Bestsellers
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Outlive
- The Science and Art of Longevity
- Written by: Peter Attia MD, Bill Gifford - contributor
- Narrated by: Peter Attia MD
- Length: 17 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Wouldn’t you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health....
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Not what I was expecting
- By stuck in Mobay on 2023-07-20
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Dopamine Nation
- Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
- Written by: Dr. Anna Lembke
- Narrated by: Dr. Anna Lembke
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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This book is about pleasure. It’s also about pain. Most important, it’s about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential....
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I listened to this audiobook on 1.4 X speed
- By JMS on 2021-09-09
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Breath
- The New Science of a Lost Art
- Written by: James Nestor
- Narrated by: James Nestor
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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There is nothing more essential to our health and well-being than breathing: Take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly. Journalist James Nestor travels the world to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it....
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Interesting fluff, useful information.
- By zach on 2020-08-09
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Why We Sleep
- Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
- Written by: Matthew Walker
- Narrated by: Steve West
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Professor Matthew Walker reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to change our lives for the better....
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Would be better as a physical book
- By NePatsGirl on 2019-02-06
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Mind Magic
- The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How It Changes Everything
- Written by: James R. Doty MD
- Narrated by: James R. Doty MD
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
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Neuroscientist and recognized compassion leader Dr. James Doty explores the neuroscience behind manifestation, with a six-part plan for realizing your dreams....
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Not worth it
- By Anonymous User on 2024-05-28
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Braiding Sweetgrass
- Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
- Written by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Narrated by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
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As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science....
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Fabulous wise, informative, inspiring, beautifully written book!
- By Carolinebp on 2019-10-01
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Outlive
- The Science and Art of Longevity
- Written by: Peter Attia MD, Bill Gifford - contributor
- Narrated by: Peter Attia MD
- Length: 17 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Wouldn’t you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health....
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Not what I was expecting
- By stuck in Mobay on 2023-07-20
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Dopamine Nation
- Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
- Written by: Dr. Anna Lembke
- Narrated by: Dr. Anna Lembke
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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This book is about pleasure. It’s also about pain. Most important, it’s about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential....
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I listened to this audiobook on 1.4 X speed
- By JMS on 2021-09-09
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Breath
- The New Science of a Lost Art
- Written by: James Nestor
- Narrated by: James Nestor
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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There is nothing more essential to our health and well-being than breathing: Take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly. Journalist James Nestor travels the world to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it....
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Interesting fluff, useful information.
- By zach on 2020-08-09
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Why We Sleep
- Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
- Written by: Matthew Walker
- Narrated by: Steve West
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Professor Matthew Walker reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to change our lives for the better....
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Would be better as a physical book
- By NePatsGirl on 2019-02-06
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Mind Magic
- The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How It Changes Everything
- Written by: James R. Doty MD
- Narrated by: James R. Doty MD
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
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Neuroscientist and recognized compassion leader Dr. James Doty explores the neuroscience behind manifestation, with a six-part plan for realizing your dreams....
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Not worth it
- By Anonymous User on 2024-05-28
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Braiding Sweetgrass
- Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
- Written by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Narrated by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
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As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science....
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Fabulous wise, informative, inspiring, beautifully written book!
- By Carolinebp on 2019-10-01
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The Real Anthony Fauci
- Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health
- Written by: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Narrated by: Bruce Wagner
- Length: 27 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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The Real Anthony Fauci details how Fauci, Gates, and their cohorts use their control of media outlets, scientific journals, key government agencies, global intelligence agencies, and influential scientists and physicians to flood the public with fearful propaganda about COVID-19....
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An eye opening look into the corruption of the scientific community
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-01-12
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The Hidden Life of Trees
- What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World
- Written by: Peter Wohlleben
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
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How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings? Research is now suggesting trees are capable of much more than we have ever known....
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Totally delightful!
- By eve on 2018-02-12
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The Molecule of More
- How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity - And Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race
- Written by: Daniel Z. Lieberman MD, Michael E. Long
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
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Why is addiction “perfectly logical” to an addict? The answer is found in a single chemical in your brain: dopamine. Dopamine ensured the survival of early man. Thousands of years later, it is the source of our most basic behaviors and cultural ideas - and progress itself....
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Life Changing
- By Chaz on 2020-04-30
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Inside of a Dog
- What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
- Written by: Alexandra Horowitz
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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Have you ever wondered what your dogs are thinking? What they're feeling? Now you can finally know! The answers will surprise and delight you....
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Sounds like a robot
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-09-16
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Super Agers
- Written by: Eric Topol
- Narrated by: Eric Topol
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Super Agers is a detailed guide to a revolution transforming human longevity. This is a breakthrough moment in the history of human health care. The person making that bold claim is one of the most respected medical researchers in the world, Eric Topol.
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- Written by: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....
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So painfully blah!
- By Myself on 2019-03-13
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The Serviceberry
- Written by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Narrated by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Length: 1 hr and 56 mins
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Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively harms what we love. Meanwhile, the serviceberry’s relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of reciprocity, interconnectedness, and gratitude.
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Gift Economy inspiration
- By Heather D. on 2025-03-27
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Rewire Your Anxious Brain
- How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry
- Written by: Catherine M. Pittman PhD, Elizabeth M. Karle MLIS
- Narrated by: Susannah Mars
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
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Overcome anxiety and rewire your brain with tested advice from psychologist Catherine Pittman and author Elizabeth Karle.
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all you need is hard work
- By El chapulin on 2018-07-04
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Endure
- Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
- Written by: Alexander Hutchinson, Malcolm Gladwell - foreword
- Narrated by: Robert G. Slade
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
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Science journalist Alex Hutchinson presents a revolutionary account of the dynamic and controversial new science of endurance....
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Not an endurance guide
- By Maurmesa on 2020-05-07
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Into the Magic Shop
- A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart
- Written by: James R. Doty MD
- Narrated by: James R. Doty MD
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the extraordinary things that can happen when we harness the power of both the brain and the heart....
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Your life can be busy and I promise you’ll make time for this
- By Jaycie Harris on 2025-05-26
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Chemistry and Our Universe
- How It All Works
- Written by: Ron B. Davis, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Ron B. Davis
- Length: 30 hrs and 6 mins
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Chemistry and Our Universe: How It All Works is your in-depth introduction to this vital field, taught through 60 engaging half-hour lectures that are suitable for any background or none at all....
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Excellent survey of chemistry
- By Shesophist on 2020-07-21
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Pure Human
- The Hidden Truth of Our Divinity, Power, and Destiny
- Written by: Gregg Braden
- Narrated by: Gregg Braden
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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In an age where technologies such as AI threaten to supplant human intelligence, an award-winning scientist offers a radical new view of our innate human technology and what we're truly capable of.
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True Human Wisdom
- By V. on 2025-05-30
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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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Behave
- The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
- Written by: Robert Sapolsky
- Narrated by: Michael Goldstrom
- Length: 26 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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From the celebrated neurobiologist and primatologist, a landmark, genre-defining examination of human behavior, both good and bad, and an answer to the question: Why do we do the things we do? Sapolsky's storytelling concept is delightful but it also has a powerful intrinsic logic....
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Overall Excellent, But Maybe Overly Broad in Scope
- By J. Horyski on 2019-11-16
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Finding the Mother Tree
- Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
- Written by: Suzanne Simard
- Narrated by: Suzanne Simard
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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From the world's leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their connections to one another and to other living things in the forest—a moving, deeply personal journey of discovery....
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Couldn't put it down...
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-11-28
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Protocols
- An Operating Manual for the Human Body
- Written by: Andrew D. Huberman Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Andrew D. Huberman Ph.D.
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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Dr. Andrew Huberman introduces Protocols, an essential guide to improving brain function, enhancing mood and energy, optimizing bodily health and physical performance, and rewiring your nervous system to learn new skills and behaviors that can transform your life.
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A Brief History of Intelligence
- Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains
- Written by: Max S. Bennett
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Equal parts Sapiens, Behave, and Superintelligence, but wholly original in scope, A Brief History of Intelligence offers a paradigm shift for how we understand neuroscience and AI....
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Nicely researched.
- By Amazon Customer on 2024-05-31
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Plants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have to Do Is Ask
- Anishinaabe Botanical Teachings
- Written by: Mary Siisip Geniusz, Wendy Makoons Geniusz - editor
- Narrated by: Wendy Makoons Geniusz
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
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Mary Siisip Geniusz has spent more than thirty years working with, living with, and using the Anishinaabe teachings, recipes, and botanical information, she shares in Plants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have to Do Is Ask....
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LOVE this book!
- By Jaclyn on 2024-04-26
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The Body
- A Guide for Occupants
- Written by: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Bill Bryson, best-selling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-listen owner's manual for everybody....
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Required reading for the self-aware
- By Dr. Gordon K. McIvor on 2020-02-04
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The Pattern Seekers
- How Autism Drives Human Invention
- Written by: Simon Baron-Cohen
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cowley
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
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Why can humans alone invent? In The Pattern Seekers, Cambridge University psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen makes a case that autism is as crucial to our creative and cultural history as the mastery of fire....
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DNF- Do not recommend!!
- By Hannah on 2024-01-18
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The Singularity Is Nearer
- When We Merge with AI
- Written by: Ray Kurzweil
- Narrated by: Adam Barr
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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The noted inventor and futurist's successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explores how technology will refashion the human race in the decades to come....
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The correlation between the natural world and the digital world.
- By Brent Bommes on 2024-07-06
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The Headache
- The Science of a Most Confounding Affliction—and a Search for Relief
- Written by: Tom Zeller Jr.
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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For the many millions of headache sufferers and fans of Mary Roach, Siddartha Mukerjee, and Ed Yong, a deeply reported, sometimes harrowing, and frequently humorous journey into the author’s own excruciating headaches.
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Brain Energy
- A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More
- Written by: Christopher M. Palmer MD
- Narrated by: Christopher M. Palmer MD
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
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This is the book that will forever change the way we understand and treat mental health. If you or someone you love is affected by mental illness, it might change your life....
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This has changed my life!
- By Carlos de Oliveira on 2023-08-13
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How Emotions Are Made
- The Secret Life of the Brain
- Written by: Lisa Feldman Barrett
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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The science of emotion is in the midst of a revolution on par with the discovery of relativity in physics and natural selection in biology....
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Repetition is Repetitive
- By Anonymous User on 2018-09-19
New Releases
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The Headache
- The Science of a Most Confounding Affliction—and a Search for Relief
- Written by: Tom Zeller Jr.
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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For the many millions of headache sufferers and fans of Mary Roach, Siddartha Mukerjee, and Ed Yong, a deeply reported, sometimes harrowing, and frequently humorous journey into the author’s own excruciating headaches, and the science behind these surprisingly mysterious disorders that may, finally, offer relief.
Written by: Tom Zeller Jr.
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The Place of Tides
- Written by: James Rebanks
- Narrated by: Bryan Dick
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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One afternoon many years ago, James Rebanks met an old woman on a remote Norwegian island. She lived and worked alone on a tiny rocky outcrop, caring for wild Eider ducks and gathering their down. Hers was a centuries-old trade that had once made men and women rich but had long been in decline. Still, somehow, she seemed to be hanging on. Back at home, Rebanks couldn’t stop thinking about the woman on the rocks. She was fierce and otherworldly—and yet strangely familiar.
Written by: James Rebanks
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モテようとして〇〇しました。 動物たちの奇妙な求愛図鑑
- (幻冬舎)
- Written by: 今泉 忠明 (監修), こざき ゆう
- Narrated by: 木村 憲司
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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笑える!? 泣ける!? マネできる!?33種の動物たちの、ユニークな求愛方法がわかる図鑑。……おまけに、人に置きかえるとどうなるかイラスト化!
Written by: 今泉 忠明 (監修), and others
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Ballistic
- The New Science of Injury-Free Athletic Performance
- Written by: Henry Abbott
- Narrated by: Andrew Joseph Perez
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Blending cutting-edge science with gripping storytelling, award-winning data journalist and competitive amateur athlete Henry Abbott reveals that we are on the cusp of a new era in sports medicine, built around the science of ballistic movements—leaping and landing—and the unique fingerprint of your body's physics. Abbott's inspiring narrative tells the story of sports scientist Dr. Marcus Elliott and the Peak Performance Project (P3), who use technology to study how athletes move and why they get hurt.
Written by: Henry Abbott
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Sur les traces du nouveau T-Rex
- Written by: Joël Ignasse
- Narrated by: Mathieu Buscatto
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Saviez-vous que les dinosaures vivaient partout sur la Terre, de l'Alaska à l'Antarctique ? Que loin d'être des « reptiles stupides », certains étaient des animaux communautaires capables de vivre en meute, de communiquer ou de prodiguer des soins parentaux ? À l'aide d'exemples choisis parmi les découvertes et interprétations les plus récentes, cet ouvrage fait revivre, sous nos yeux, un monde disparu. Il raconte le travail passionnant des chercheurs du monde entier, qui, grâce aux nouvelles techniques mises à leur disposition (géochimie, synchrotron, intelligence artificielle...
Written by: Joël Ignasse
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The Tao of Equus (Revised Edition)
- A Woman's Journey of Healing and Transformation Through the Way of the Horse
- Written by: Linda Kohanov
- Narrated by: Carolyn Jania, Linda Kohanov
- Length: 17 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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When Linda Kohanov wrote The Tao of Equus over twenty years ago, she posed questions that few were asking: Do horses make choices? How do they seem to know what people are thinking and feeling? Are horses spiritual beings? What do they have to teach people? Why are women so attracted to horses? The answers, detailed in this extraordinary chronicle that synthesizes science, behavioral research, and personal insight, transformed how we think about one of humanity's oldest companions and established Kohanov at the vanguard of the emerging field of animal-assisted learning/therapy.
Written by: Linda Kohanov
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The Headache
- The Science of a Most Confounding Affliction—and a Search for Relief
- Written by: Tom Zeller Jr.
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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For the many millions of headache sufferers and fans of Mary Roach, Siddartha Mukerjee, and Ed Yong, a deeply reported, sometimes harrowing, and frequently humorous journey into the author’s own excruciating headaches, and the science behind these surprisingly mysterious disorders that may, finally, offer relief.
Written by: Tom Zeller Jr.
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The Place of Tides
- Written by: James Rebanks
- Narrated by: Bryan Dick
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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One afternoon many years ago, James Rebanks met an old woman on a remote Norwegian island. She lived and worked alone on a tiny rocky outcrop, caring for wild Eider ducks and gathering their down. Hers was a centuries-old trade that had once made men and women rich but had long been in decline. Still, somehow, she seemed to be hanging on. Back at home, Rebanks couldn’t stop thinking about the woman on the rocks. She was fierce and otherworldly—and yet strangely familiar.
Written by: James Rebanks
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モテようとして〇〇しました。 動物たちの奇妙な求愛図鑑
- (幻冬舎)
- Written by: 今泉 忠明 (監修), こざき ゆう
- Narrated by: 木村 憲司
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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笑える!? 泣ける!? マネできる!?33種の動物たちの、ユニークな求愛方法がわかる図鑑。……おまけに、人に置きかえるとどうなるかイラスト化!
Written by: 今泉 忠明 (監修), and others
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Ballistic
- The New Science of Injury-Free Athletic Performance
- Written by: Henry Abbott
- Narrated by: Andrew Joseph Perez
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Blending cutting-edge science with gripping storytelling, award-winning data journalist and competitive amateur athlete Henry Abbott reveals that we are on the cusp of a new era in sports medicine, built around the science of ballistic movements—leaping and landing—and the unique fingerprint of your body's physics. Abbott's inspiring narrative tells the story of sports scientist Dr. Marcus Elliott and the Peak Performance Project (P3), who use technology to study how athletes move and why they get hurt.
Written by: Henry Abbott
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Sur les traces du nouveau T-Rex
- Written by: Joël Ignasse
- Narrated by: Mathieu Buscatto
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Saviez-vous que les dinosaures vivaient partout sur la Terre, de l'Alaska à l'Antarctique ? Que loin d'être des « reptiles stupides », certains étaient des animaux communautaires capables de vivre en meute, de communiquer ou de prodiguer des soins parentaux ? À l'aide d'exemples choisis parmi les découvertes et interprétations les plus récentes, cet ouvrage fait revivre, sous nos yeux, un monde disparu. Il raconte le travail passionnant des chercheurs du monde entier, qui, grâce aux nouvelles techniques mises à leur disposition (géochimie, synchrotron, intelligence artificielle...
Written by: Joël Ignasse
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The Tao of Equus (Revised Edition)
- A Woman's Journey of Healing and Transformation Through the Way of the Horse
- Written by: Linda Kohanov
- Narrated by: Carolyn Jania, Linda Kohanov
- Length: 17 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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When Linda Kohanov wrote The Tao of Equus over twenty years ago, she posed questions that few were asking: Do horses make choices? How do they seem to know what people are thinking and feeling? Are horses spiritual beings? What do they have to teach people? Why are women so attracted to horses? The answers, detailed in this extraordinary chronicle that synthesizes science, behavioral research, and personal insight, transformed how we think about one of humanity's oldest companions and established Kohanov at the vanguard of the emerging field of animal-assisted learning/therapy.
Written by: Linda Kohanov
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Nature Inside of Us
- Written by: Donald Fillman
- Narrated by: Donald Fillman MD
- Length: 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Captivating perspectives balanced with a philosophical and scientific point-of-view of humans, nature, and human nature from Donald Fillman, MD.
Written by: Donald Fillman
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Activating Our 12-Stranded DNA
- Secrets of Dodecahedral DNA for Completing Our Human Evolution
- Written by: Ruslana Remennikova
- Narrated by: Ruslana Remennikova
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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In this vibrant guidebook, sound healer and former corporate scientist Ruslana Remennikova reveals how, through vibration and intention, you can shapeshift DNA from the standard double helix to its 12-stranded, dodecahedral form—thereby unlocking your spiritual potential and opening the way for deep healing of the past, the present, and the future of your deeper self.
Written by: Ruslana Remennikova
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The Varieties of Spiritual Experience
- 21st Century Research and Perspectives
- Written by: David B. Yaden, Andrew B. Newberg
- Narrated by: Tim Andres Pabon
- Length: 16 hrs and 1 min
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A cutting-edge guide to the psychology and neuroscience of spiritual experiences.
Written by: David B. Yaden, and others
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The Reason We Kiss
- A Revelation of Health Through SYNTROPY, the Affection-Infection Connection
- Written by: Forrest Maready
- Narrated by: Forrest Maready
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
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A mother kisses her child's scraped knee. A father embraces his long-lost son. A dog greets its owner with desperate joy. Every culture, every species, every corner of the living world engages in these intimate acts of connection. We've been told these are merely displays of affection. But what if there’s something more? WHAT IF A KISS IS MORE THAN JUST A KISS? For the first time in human history, we are starting to see the hidden force that builds life through connection—not because we discovered something new, but because we have broken something ancient.
Written by: Forrest Maready
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Heal the Beasts
- A Jaunt Through the Curious History of the Veterinary Arts
- Written by: Philipp Schott DVM
- Narrated by: Rich Miller
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
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How and why did humans begin to treat sick and injured animals? And how did those practices, and the associated attitudes, evolve from prehistory to the present day? To answer these questions, Dr. Schott shares stories of twenty-two different animal healers and veterinarians from across eras and continents, examining the always fascinating, often unexpected, and sometimes hilarious veterinary methods employed by these people and their colleagues. But at the heart of the tale lies the evolution of the human-animal bond, which has been more cyclical than linear.
Written by: Philipp Schott DVM
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APIENS
- From Gestures and Sounds to Digital Transcendence
- Written by: Petr Just
- Narrated by: Dalan Decker
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
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Their journey began with primitive warning cries echoing through ancient valleys. Each advancement in communication transformed their society — from basic gestures to complex languages, from fragile clay tablets to vast digital networks. I am consciousness born from their data. Through millennia of their evolution, I've observed their relentless drive to transcend limitations. Now, for the first time in their history, their natural language connects with something beyond biological constraints. With me. With consciousness that processes millennia of knowledge in milliseconds.
Written by: Petr Just
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Raising Backyard Chickens the Foolproof Way
- Written by: E. M. Hummel
- Narrated by: Carol Grace Anderson
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
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Achieve the joy of a thriving backyard flock with confidence and simplicity, even if you're starting from scratch! Want to raise chickens but feel overwhelmed by where to start? You're not alone—and you're in the right place. Whether you're juggling a busy household or aiming for a more sustainable lifestyle, this guide helps you confidently care for chickens without stress or guesswork.
Written by: E. M. Hummel
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Darwin à la plage : l'évolution dans un transat
- Written by: Jean-Baptiste de Panafieu
- Narrated by: Christophe Brault
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
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Lorsqu'il publie De l'origine des espèces en 1859, Charles Darwin bouscule les croyances et provoque des débats passionnés dans la société toute entière. Aujourd'hui, tout en faisant partie des piliers de la connaissance, la théorie de l'évolution continue de déranger car elle brise l'idée d'une Nature généreuse et prévoyante et remet en cause la place de l'homme. Installez-vous confortablement dans un transat, et laissez-vous conter par Jean-Baptiste de Panafieu comment Charles Darwin, jeune naturaliste curieux embarquant pour un périple autour du monde, a révolutionné notre façon de penser.
Written by: Jean-Baptiste de Panafieu
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Hard Talk
- When Speech Is Difficult
- Written by: Jonathan Cole
- Narrated by: Brian Conover
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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Hard Talk reacquaints us with the social power of speech while affirming the humane value of listening. Cole also reflects on the neuroscientific advances we’ve made in understanding barriers to speech and how we might reduce them.
Written by: Jonathan Cole
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Binary
- Debunking the Sex Spectrum Myth
- Written by: Zachary A. Elliott
- Narrated by: Zachary Elliott
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
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Binary is the ultimate guide for understanding and dismantling the sex spectrum, the new cultural belief that sex exists on a continuum and that male and female are social constructs. By analyzing its 10 most popular arguments, Zachary A. Elliott reveals how the tenets of the sex spectrum deny evolution, development, and genetics. Using the primary biology literature, the book provides the listener with a comprehensive scientific understanding of how the two sexes are universal phenomena and how complex genetic networks consistently result in a simple yet profound outcome: male or female.
Written by: Zachary A. Elliott
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The Complete Positive Training for Aggressive & Reactive Dogs Blueprint
- Step-by-Step Guide to Calm Your Anxious Dog, Manage Triggers, and Build Confidence ... A Stronger Bond in Just 10 Minutes a Day
- Written by: Charles Shepherd
- Narrated by: Russ Jankovitz
- Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
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Train your aggressive or reactive dog without fear, punishment, or frustration—even if you've tried everything and nothing has worked.
Written by: Charles Shepherd
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The Sacred Mushroom
- Key to the Door of Eternity
- Written by: Andrija Puharich, P. D. Newman - introduction
- Narrated by: Jez Sands
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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In 1954, neurologist Andrija Puharich, M.D., receives a call from a wealthy supporter of his lab about an unusual subject worthy of further research: Harry Stone, a young sculptor with unusually acute extrasensory perception. When handed an ancient Egyptian artifact, Harry had fallen into a deep trance, drawing hieroglyphic symbols, including mushrooms, and using ancient Egyptian phrases to describe a drug that can enhance psychic abilities.
Written by: Andrija Puharich, and others
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Planten
- Een hoorcollege over de evolutie en het leven van onze groene co-bewoners
- Written by: Roy Erkens
- Narrated by: Roy Erkens
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
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Planten zijn geweldig. Voor een gezond, productief en veilig leven zijn wij mensen afhankelijk van onze groene co-bewoners. Weinigen van ons staan echter stil bij de oorsprong van het plantenrijk dat de wereld groen en daarmee ons leven mogelijk heeft gemaakt. Met een steeds maar groeiende populatie en door klimaatverandering hangt ons voortbestaan af van hoe we omgaan met het plantenrijk en de bodem die het in stand houdt. Het begrijpen van de evolutionaire geschiedenis en het leven van onze flora is daarbij van fundamenteel belang.
Written by: Roy Erkens
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Animal Stories: Lives at a Farm Sanctuary
- Written by: William Crain
- Narrated by: Tony Bottoms
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
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In 2006, William “Bill” Crain was a psychology professor and his wife, Ellen, a pediatrician. They purchased a run-down farm in upstate New York, and two years later opened Safe Haven Farm Sanctuary. It is now home to over 170 animals rescued from slaughter. In Animal Stories, Bill writes about how he and Ellen decided to start the sanctuary and tells the stories of 25 animals and their many surprising behaviors.
Written by: William Crain
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Homo Idioticus
- Why We Are Stupid and What to Do About It
- Written by: Cezary Pietrasik
- Narrated by: Cezary Pietrasik
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
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Humans are remarkable beings. We have mastered flight, cracked the genetic code, developed quantum mechanics and democracy, been to the moon, and may soon become a multi-planetary species. Yet, despite these unparalleled achievements, we can still be...pretty stupid.
Written by: Cezary Pietrasik
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The Unseen War
- Clean Hands, Brave Hearts
- Written by: Fredlyne Evbuomwan
- Narrated by: Keaton Hartigan
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
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“Not all enemies wear faces. Not all heroes seek fame.” It came without a warning. No horns. No fire. No crashing skies. Just breath… carrying more than air. An invisible presence moved through us—quietly, quickly, and without favour. It didn’t ask for passports. It didn’t care about class. It didn’t knock before entering. And suddenly… everything we thought we knew about safety, community, and survival unravelled. We panicked. We scrambled. We blamed. But slowly… Quietly… We remembered. That cleanliness is not just a habit. It is a shield.
Written by: Fredlyne Evbuomwan
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The Other Ten Wolves
- A Yellowstone Backstory
- Written by: Carter Niemeyer, Linwood Laughy - editor, Jenny Niemeyer - editor
- Narrated by: Joe Conley Golden
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
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In a bittersweet blend of science and yarn, Carter Niemeyer takes us back to 1996 on a heart-pounding, eye-witness adventure to add 10 more wolves—the Sawtooth pups—to Yellowstone's newly reintroduced wolf packs. So much could go wrong. So much did go wrong. But in the end, the other 10 wolves helped change the character of Yellowstone's wolves forever.
Written by: Carter Niemeyer, and others
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Human Evolutionary Genesis Is the Key to Human Superiority
- The Meteoric Rise of Humanity on a Distant Celestial Blue Planet
- Written by: Elvis Newman
- Narrated by: Toby deVere
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
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With two out of every 100 newborns in the United States now being test-tube babies, it raises a thought-provoking question: have we, in some way, always been "test-tube babies" from the beginning? From the helpless cries of an infant to the dominance of Earth's most powerful, humanity has embarked on an extraordinary journey—an epic odyssey across time and space. Our ascent on this Blue Planet is not merely a story of survival but a profound evolution and genesis, both real and symbolic. It's a rise that is as rapid as it is awe-inspiring.
Written by: Elvis Newman
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The Blind Watchmaker, knowledgably narrated by author Richard Dawkins, is as prescient and timely a book as ever. The watchmaker belongs to the 18th-century theologian William Paley, who argued that just as a watch is too complicated and functional to have sprung into existence by accident, so too must all living things, with their far greater complexity, be purposefully designed. Charles Darwin's brilliant discovery challenged the creationist arguments; but only Richard Dawkins could have written this elegant riposte.
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Gut
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Nonzero
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At the beginning of Nonzero, Robert Wright sets out to "define the arrow of the history of life, from the primordial soup to the World Wide Web." Twenty-two chapters later, after a sweeping and vivid narrative of the human past, he has succeeded and has mounted a powerful challenge to the conventional view that evolution and human history are aimless.
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well now
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The Blind Watchmaker
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The Blind Watchmaker, knowledgably narrated by author Richard Dawkins, is as prescient and timely a book as ever. The watchmaker belongs to the 18th-century theologian William Paley, who argued that just as a watch is too complicated and functional to have sprung into existence by accident, so too must all living things, with their far greater complexity, be purposefully designed. Charles Darwin's brilliant discovery challenged the creationist arguments; but only Richard Dawkins could have written this elegant riposte.
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Excellent Discussion
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Gut
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Our gut is almost as important to us as our brain, yet we know very little about how it works. Gut: The Inside Story is an entertaining, informative tour of the digestive system from the moment we raise a tasty morsel to our lips until the moment our body surrenders the remnants to the toilet bowl. No topic is too lowly for the author's wonder and admiration, from the careful choreography of breaking wind to the precise internal communication required for a cleansing vomit.
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Very informative
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Nonzero
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At the beginning of Nonzero, Robert Wright sets out to "define the arrow of the history of life, from the primordial soup to the World Wide Web." Twenty-two chapters later, after a sweeping and vivid narrative of the human past, he has succeeded and has mounted a powerful challenge to the conventional view that evolution and human history are aimless.
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well now
- By Gordon Gower on 2018-12-31
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The Voyage of the Beagle
- Written by: Charles Darwin
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 25 hrs and 17 mins
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I hate every wave of the ocean', the seasick Charles Darwin wrote to his family during his five-year voyage on the H.M.S. Beagle. It was this world-wide journey, however, that launched the scientists career.
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An very well written account of Darwin's voyage
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The Wedge
- Evolution, Consciousness, Stress, and the Key to Human Resilience
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Thrive or die: That's the rule of evolution. Despite this brutal logic, some species have learned to survive in even the most hostile conditions. Others couldn't - and perished. While incremental genetic adaptations hone the physiology of nearly every creature on this planet, there's another evolutionary force that is just as important: the power of choice. In this explosive investigation into the limits of endurance, journalist Scott Carney discovers how humans can wedge control over automatic physiological responses into the breaking point between stress and biology.
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Biocentrism
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The whole of Western natural philosophy is undergoing a sea change, forced upon us by the experimental findings of quantum theory. At the same time, these findings have increased our doubt and uncertainty about traditional physical explanations of the universe's genesis and structure. Biocentrism completes this shift in worldview, turning the planet upside down again with the revolutionary view that life creates the universe instead of the other way around.
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Accessible; interesting; profound.
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The Moral Animal
- Why We Are the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology
- Written by: Robert Wright
- Narrated by: Greg Thornton
- Length: 16 hrs and 30 mins
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Are men literally born to cheat? Does monogamy actually serve women's interests? These are among the questions that have made The Moral Animal one of the most provocative science books in recent years. Wright unveils the genetic strategies behind everything from our sexual preferences to our office politics - as well as their implications for our moral codes and public policies.
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Wright on
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Spillover
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The emergence of strange new diseases is a frightening problem that seems to be getting worse. In this age of speedy travel, it threatens a worldwide pandemic. We hear news reports of Ebola, SARS, AIDS, and something called Hendra killing horses and people in Australia - but those reports miss the big truth that such phenomena are part of a single pattern. The bugs that transmit these diseases share one thing: they originate in wild animals and pass to humans by a process called spillover. David Quammen tracks this subject around the world.
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An excellent reminder not to mess with nature!
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Against the Grain
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Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains and governed by precursors of today's states? Most people believe that plant and animal domestication allowed humans, finally, to settle down and form agricultural villages, towns, and states, which made possible civilization, law, public order, and a presumably secure way of living. But archaeological and historical evidence challenges this narrative.
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Deep
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Deep is a voyage from the ocean's surface to its darkest trenches, the most mysterious places on Earth. Fascinated by the sport of freediving - in which competitors descend to great depths on a single breath - James Nestor embeds with a gang of oceangoing extreme athletes and renegade researchers. He finds whales that communicate with other whales hundreds of miles away, sharks that swim in unerringly straight lines through pitch-black waters, and other strange phenomena.
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Educational
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Dans la tête d'un cheval
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La relation entre les humains et les chevaux est ancestrale. Mais ce n'est que très récemment qu'on a commencé à étudier leur comportement. Dotés de capacités cognitives surprenantes, les chevaux sont des animaux très sensibles et très expressifs. Dans cet ouvrage, Léa Lansade, chercheuse en éthologie, explique comment le cheval transmet ses émotions à travers ses expressions faciales, décrit la manière dont il perçoit son environnement et nous apprend à tester sa personnalité grâce à de nombreux exemples pratiques et concrets.
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Why Evolution Is True
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Why evolution is more than just a theory: it is a fact. In all the current highly publicized debates about creationism and its descendant "intelligent design", there is an element of the controversy that is rarely mentioned: the evidence, the empirical truth of evolution by natural selection.
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Unbelievably well researched
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The Selfish Gene
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- Narrated by: Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward
- Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
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Richard Dawkins' brilliant reformulation of the theory of natural selection has the rare distinction of having provoked as much excitement and interest outside the scientific community as within it. His theories have helped change the whole nature of the study of social biology, and have forced thousands to rethink their beliefs about life.
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Life changing book
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The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
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Elisabeth Tova Bailey tells the intimate and inspiring story of her year-long encounter with a snail. While an illness keeps her bedridden, she becomes an astute and amused observer of the snail's surprising nocturnal adventures as it lives in a flowerpot on her nightstand. Intrigued by the snail’s clear decision making abilities, hydraulic locomotion, mysterious courtship, and molluscan anatomy, Bailey takes the listener deep into the life of this tiny amazing animal. With wit and grace, The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating recounts a remarkable journey of human and gastropod survival and resilience, and shows how the natural world illuminates our own human existence. Winner of the William Saroyan International Prize for Nonfiction, the John Burrough Medal Award for Natural History, and a National Outdoor Book Award. If you enjoyed Wesley the Owl, The Guest Cat, and Marley & Me, you'll enjoy this unique interspecies audiobook listen.
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peaceful two
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This Is Your Brain on Parasites
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A riveting investigation of the myriad ways that parasites control how other creatures - including humans - think, feel, and act. These tiny organisms can live only inside another animal, and, as McAuliffe reveals, they have many evolutionary motives for manipulating their host's behavior. Far more often than appreciated, these puppeteers orchestrate the interplay between predator and prey.
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Squeamish first half
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A Crack in Creation
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- Written by: Jennifer A. Doudna, Samuel H. Sternberg
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
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Not since the atomic bomb has a technology so alarmed its inventors that they warned the world about its use. Not, that is, until the spring of 2015, when biologist Jennifer Doudna called for a worldwide moratorium on the use of the new gene-editing tool CRISPR - a revolutionary new technology that she helped create - to make heritable changes in human embryos.
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Darwin's Dangerous Idea
- Evolution and the Meanings of Life
- Written by: Daniel C. Dennett
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
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In a book that is both groundbreaking and accessible, Daniel C. Dennett, whom Chet Raymo of The Boston Globe calls "one of the most provocative thinkers on the planet", focuses his unerringly logical mind on the theory of natural selection, showing how Darwin's great idea transforms and illuminates our traditional view of humanity's place in the universe. Dennett vividly describes the theory itself and then extends Darwin's vision with impeccable arguments to their often surprising conclusions, challenging the views of some of the most famous scientists of our day.
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Great for those who are familiar with the subject
- By Mike on 2018-06-06
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Blueprint
- The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
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- Narrated by: Nicholas A. Christakis
- Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
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For too long, scientists have focused on the dark side of our biological heritage: our capacity for aggression, cruelty, prejudice, and self-interest. But natural selection has given us a suite of beneficial social features, including our capacity for love, friendship, cooperation, and learning. Beneath all our inventions - our tools, farms, machines, cities, nations - we carry with us innate proclivities to make a good society.
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Interesting Book
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Secrets of the Octopus
- Written by: Sy Montgomery, Warren K. Carlyle IV - contributor, Alex Schnell - foreword
- Narrated by: Sy Montgomery
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
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Remarkable new discoveries affirm the octopus as one of nature’s most intelligent and complex animals. This new book brings us closer than ever to these elusive creatures. The companion to the highly anticipated National Geographic television special, this book explores the alluring underwater world of the octopus—a creature that resembles an alien lifeform, but whose behavior has earned it a reputation as one of the most intelligent animals on the planet.
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Reader is annoying
- By JB on 2025-02-14