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Where Did the Universe Come From? And Other Cosmic Questions
- Our Universe, from Quantum to the Cosmos
- By: Chris Ferrie, Geraint F. Lewis
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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In this thought-provoking exploration, physicists Chris Ferrie and Geraint F. Lewis delve into the fundamental questions that have puzzled humanity for centuries. With clarity and precision, Ferrie and Lewis navigate the realms of quantum physics, relativity, and cosmology, providing accessible explanations that engage both novices and enthusiasts.
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Where Did the Universe Come From? And Other Cosmic Questions
- Our Universe, from Quantum to the Cosmos
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 13-01-26
- Language: English
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The Great Influenza
- The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History
- By: John M. Barry
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 19 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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In the winter of 1918, at the height of World War I, history's most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. It killed more people in twenty-four weeks than AIDS has killed in...
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Interesting subject... horribly boring book...
- By Amazon Customer on 07-05-20
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The Great Influenza
- The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 19 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 16-03-06
- Language: English
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Shores of Knowledge
- New World Discoveries and the Scientific Imagination
- By: Joyce Appleby
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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When Columbus first returned to Spain from the Caribbean, he dazzled King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella with exotic parrots, tropical flowers, and bits of gold. Inspired by the promise of riches, countless seafarers poured out of the Iberian Peninsula and wider Europe in search of spices, treasure, and land. Many returned with strange tales of the New World. Curiosity began to percolate through Europe as the New World’s people, animals, and plants ruptured prior assumptions about the biblical description of creation.
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Shores of Knowledge
- New World Discoveries and the Scientific Imagination
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 24-12-13
- Language: English
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The Triassic Period
- The History and Legacy of the Geologic Era that Witnessed the Rise of Dinosaurs
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Gregory T Luzitano
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Scientists have long attempted to understand Earth’s past, and in service to that effort, they have divided the world’s history into eons, eras, periods, epochs, and ages. The Triassic Period: The History and Legacy of the Geologic Era that Witnessed the Rise of Dinosaurs looks at the development of the era, the extinction events that preceded it, and how dinosaurs began to evolve in the Late Triassic. You will learn about the Triassic Period like never before.
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An interesting overview
- By Jim outa Liverpool on 26-05-22
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The Triassic Period
- The History and Legacy of the Geologic Era that Witnessed the Rise of Dinosaurs
- Narrated by: Gregory T Luzitano
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
- Release date: 19-09-19
- Language: English
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Furnace of Creation, Cradle of Destruction
- A Journey to the Birthplace of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
- By: Roy Chester
- Narrated by: Bill Weideman
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Over the past few years, devastating tsunamis off the coast of the Indian Ocean have killed hundreds of thousands of people. Even more alarmingly, scientists predict that these tsunamis, as well as a series of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, will be striking with even greater frequency and may eventually threaten Hawaii, California, and Oregon.
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Furnace of Creation, Cradle of Destruction
- A Journey to the Birthplace of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
- Narrated by: Bill Weideman
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 07-07-08
- Language: English
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109 East Palace
- Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos
- By: Jennet Conant
- Narrated by: Anne Twomey
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
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From the bestselling author of Tuxedo Park, the extraordinary story of the thousands of people who were sequestered in a military facility in the desert for twenty-seven intense months under J. Robert Oppenheimer where the world's best scientists raced to invent the atomic bomb and win World War...
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Wonderful insiders account
- By Michael on 24-12-12
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109 East Palace
- Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos
- Narrated by: Anne Twomey
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 06-06-05
- Language: English
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Assembling the Dinosaur
- By: Lukas Rieppel
- Narrated by: Pete Cross
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Although dinosaur fossils were first found in England, a series of dramatic discoveries during the late 1800s turned North America into a world center for vertebrate paleontology. At the same time, the United States emerged as the world’s largest industrial economy, and creatures like tyrannosaurus, brontosaurus, and triceratops became emblems of American capitalism. Large, fierce, and spectacular, American dinosaurs dominated the popular imagination, making front-page headlines and appearing in feature films.
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Paleontology and Corporate money.
- By Wendell Poons on 25-04-22
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Assembling the Dinosaur
- Narrated by: Pete Cross
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 10-06-19
- Language: English
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The Huxleys
- An Intimate History of Evolution
- By: Alison Bashford
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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This momentous biography tells the story of the Huxleys: the Victorian natural historian T. H. Huxley ("Darwin's Bulldog") and his grandson, the scientist, conservationist, and zoologist Julian Huxley.
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The Huxleys
- An Intimate History of Evolution
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 14-11-23
- Language: English
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Microlands
- The Future of Life on Earth (and Why It’s Smaller Than You Think)
- By: J. Craig Venter, David Ewing Duncan
- Narrated by: Paul Brion
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Upon completing his historic work on the Human Genome Project in 2002, J. Craig Venter declared that he would sequence the genetic code of all life on earth. Thus began a fifteen-year quest to collect DNA from the world's oldest and most abundant form of life: microbes. Boarding the Sorcerer II, a 100-foot sailboat turned research vessel, Venter travelled over 65,000 miles around the globe to sample ocean water and the microscopic life within. In this book, Venter and science writer David Ewing Duncan tell the remarkable story of these expeditions and of the momentous discoveries that ensued.
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Microlands
- The Future of Life on Earth (and Why It’s Smaller Than You Think)
- Narrated by: Paul Brion
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 08-02-24
- Language: English
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The Seven Measures of the World
- By: Piero Martin, Gregory Conti - translator
- Narrated by: Michael Langan
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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From the beginning of history, measurement has been interwoven into the human experience, shaping our understanding of nature, personal relationships, and the supernatural. We measure the world to know our past, comprehend the present, and plan the future.
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The Seven Measures of the World
- Narrated by: Michael Langan
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 17-10-23
- Language: English
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Of Ice and Men
- How We've Used Cold to Transform Humanity
- By: Fred Hogge
- Narrated by: Brian Telestai
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
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An exploration of humanity’s relationship with ice since the dawn of civilization, Of Ice and Men reminds us that only by understanding this unique substance can we save the ice on our planet—and perhaps ourselves.
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Of Ice and Men
- How We've Used Cold to Transform Humanity
- Narrated by: Brian Telestai
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 13-01-23
- Language: English
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The Borderlands of Science
- Where Sense Meets Nonsense
- By: Michael Shermer
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
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As author of the bestselling Why People Believe Weird Things and How We Believe, and Editor-in-Chief of Skeptic magazine, Michael Shermer has emerged as the nation's number one scourge of superstition and bad science. Now, in The Borderlands of Science, he takes us to the place where real...
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The Borderlands of Science
- Where Sense Meets Nonsense
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 29-10-04
- Language: English
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The Problem of Increasing Human Energy
- By: Nikola Tesla
- Narrated by: David Van Der Molen
- Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Where does human energy come from, and where is it going? In this fascinating text, notable inventor Nikola Tesla examines these fundamental questions as he theorizes ways of maximizing human energy. While he thinks like a scientist, Tesla writes like a philosopher, making the text accessible for a wider audience. The Problem of Increasing Human Energy functions as both a valuable contribution to scientific thought and a self-help book for humanity.
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The Problem of Increasing Human Energy
- Narrated by: David Van Der Molen
- Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 27-02-18
- Language: English
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Light
- A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age
- By: Bruce Watson
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
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Light begins at Stonehenge, where crowds cheer a solstice sunrise. After sampling myths explaining First Light, the story moves on to early philosophers' queries, then through the centuries, from Buddhist temples to Biblical scripture, when light was the soul of the divine. Battling darkness and despair, Gothic architects crafted radiant cathedrals while Dante dreamed a 'heaven of pure light.' Later, following Leonardo's advice, Renaissance artists learned to capture light on canvas.
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Light
- A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 23-08-16
- Language: English
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The Genius Factory
- The Curious History of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank
- By: David Plotz
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
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From the former editor of Slate and CEO of Atlas Obscura comes the unbelievable story of “the Nobel Prize sperm bank” and the children it produced—“a superb book about the quest for genius and, ultimately, family” (Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point and Talking to Strangers)...
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Sense of humour and thoughtful content
- By LeslieC on 08-02-26
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The Genius Factory
- The Curious History of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 07-06-05
- Language: English
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Ahead of the Curve
- Women Scientists at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
- By: Kathleen Weston
- Narrated by: Kathleen Weston
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
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The MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in Cambridge, UK is a world-leading scientific institution. This book, by LMB alumna Kathy Weston, is a collective portrait of women scientists who, as staff members, visitors, and trainees, helped build the LMB’s reputation as a powerhouse of science, often going on to stellar careers at other outstanding institutions around the world. Combining narrative history with interview transcripts and personal reminiscence, Weston’s book describes the career accomplishments of these successful scientists.
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Ahead of the Curve
- Women Scientists at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
- Narrated by: Kathleen Weston
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 11-04-22
- Language: English
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Reaching for the Moon
- Short History of the Space Race
- By: Roger D. Launius
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 7 hrs
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Launius places American and Soviet programs on equal footing - following American aerospace engineers Wernher von Braun and Robert Gilruth, their Soviet counterparts Sergei Korolev and Valentin Glushko, and astronaut Buzz Aldrin and cosmonaut Alexei Leonov - to highlight key actions that led to various successes, failures, and ultimately the American Moon landing.
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Disappointing retrospective
- By Jeeves by another name on 17-07-23
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Reaching for the Moon
- Short History of the Space Race
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 7 hrs
- Release date: 25-06-19
- Language: English
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The Invention of the Modern Dog
- Breed and Blood in Victorian Britain (Animals, History, Culture)
- By: Michael Worboys, Julie-Marie Strange, Neil Pemberton
- Narrated by: Keith McCarthy
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
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In The Invention of the Modern Dog, Michael Worboys, Julie-Marie Strange, and Neil Pemberton explore when, where, why, and how Victorians invented the modern way of ordering and breeding dogs. Though talk of "breed" was common before this period in the context of livestock, the modern idea of a dog breed defined in terms of shape, size, coat, and color arose during the Victorian period in response to a burgeoning competitive dog show culture.
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The Invention of the Modern Dog
- Breed and Blood in Victorian Britain (Animals, History, Culture)
- Narrated by: Keith McCarthy
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 19-04-24
- Language: English
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Slouch
- Posture Panic in Modern America
- By: Beth Linker
- Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
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In 1995, a scandal erupted when the New York Times revealed that the Smithsonian possessed a century’s worth of nude “posture” photos of college students. In this riveting history, Beth Linker tells why these photos were only a small part of the incredible story of twentieth-century America’s largely forgotten posture panic—a decades-long episode in which it was widely accepted as scientific fact that Americans were suffering from an epidemic of bad posture, with potentially catastrophic health consequences.
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Slouch
- Posture Panic in Modern America
- Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 09-04-24
- Language: English
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The Great Dead Body Teachers
- By: Jackie Dent
- Narrated by: Jackie Dent
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
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Weaving the personal with the history of anatomy and the dissected, Jackie Dent explores the world of whole-body donation—all the while looking for answers as to what happened to her grandparents.
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The Great Dead Body Teachers
- Narrated by: Jackie Dent
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 02-05-23
- Language: English
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