Showing results by publisher "Basic Books" in Sports & Outdoors
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Walter Ralegh
- Architect of Empire
- By: Alan Gallay
- Narrated by: Paul Hodgson
- Length: 19 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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From a Bancroft Prize-winning historian, a biography of the famed poet, courtier, and colonizer, showing how he laid the foundations of the English Empire Sir Walter Ralegh was a favorite of Queen Elizabeth. She showered him with estates and political appointments. He envisioned her becoming...
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Lacks focus
- By Christine on 21-01-20
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Walter Ralegh
- Architect of Empire
- Narrated by: Paul Hodgson
- Length: 19 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 20-12-19
- Language: English
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Meteorite
- How Stones from Outer Space Made Our World
- By: Tim Gregory
- Narrated by: Tim Gregory
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Explore the universe and immerse yourself in the story of our solar system, planet, and life through meteorites. "Meteorite is a treasure"--Wall Street Journal Meteorites have long been seen as portents of fate and messages from the gods, their fiery remains inspiring worship and giving rise to...
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Meteorite
- How Stones from Outer Space Made Our World
- Narrated by: Tim Gregory
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 13-10-20
- Language: English
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The Call of the Honeyguide
- What Science Tells Us about How to Live Well with the Rest of Life
- By: Rob Dunn
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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How rethinking our relationships with other species can help us reimagine the future of humankind In the woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa, sometime deep in our species’ past, something strange happened: a bird called out, not to warn others of human presence, but to call attention to herself...
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The Call of the Honeyguide
- What Science Tells Us about How to Live Well with the Rest of Life
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 26-08-25
- Language: English
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Blood Brothers
- The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X
- By: Randy Roberts, Johnny Smith
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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An “engrossing and important book" (Wall Street Journal) that brings to life the fateful friendship between Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali In 1962, boxing writers and fans considered Cassius Clay an obnoxious self-promoter, and few believed that he would become the heavyweight champion of the...
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Blood Brothers
- The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 14-03-23
- Language: English
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Never Home Alone
- From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets, and Honeybees, the Natural History of Where We Live
- By: Rob Dunn
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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A natural history of the wilderness in our homes, from the microbes in our showers to the crickets in our basements Even when the floors are sparkling clean and the house seems silent, our domestic domain is wild beyond imagination. In Never Home Alone, biologist Rob Dunn introduces us to the...
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Never Home Alone
- From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets, and Honeybees, the Natural History of Where We Live
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 20-11-18
- Language: English
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Power Trip
- The Story of Energy
- By: Michael E. Webber
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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A global tour of energy--the builder of human civilization and also its greatest threat. Energy is humanity's single most important resource. In fact, as energy expert Michael E. Webber argues in Power Trip, the story of how societies rise can be told largely as the story of how they manage...
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Gave me a whole new perspective!
- By Christopher W. on 11-05-20
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Power Trip
- The Story of Energy
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 07-05-19
- Language: English
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The Next Apocalypse
- The Art and Science of Survival
- By: Chris Begley
- Narrated by: Chris Begley, Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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In this insightful book, an underwater archaeologist and survival coach shows how understanding the collapse of civilizations can help us prepare for a troubled future. Pandemic, climate change, or war: our era is ripe with the odor of doomsday. In movies, books, and more, our imaginations run...
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The Next Apocalypse
- The Art and Science of Survival
- Narrated by: Chris Begley, Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 16-11-21
- Language: English
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The Glitter in the Green
- In Search of Hummingbirds
- By: Jon Dunn
- Narrated by: James Edward Thomas
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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An acclaimed natural history writer follows the trail of the remarkable hummingbird all over the world. Hummingbirds are a glittering, sparkling collective of over three hundred wildly variable species. For centuries, they have been revered by indigenous Americans, coveted by European collectors...
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The Glitter in the Green
- In Search of Hummingbirds
- Narrated by: James Edward Thomas
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 20-04-21
- Language: English
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Close to Home
- The Wonders of Nature Just Outside Your Door
- By: Thor Hanson
- Narrated by: Stacy Carolan
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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An award-winning natural-history writer opens the door to the nature that thrives in our yards, gardens, and parks We all live on nature’s doorstep, but we often overlook it. From backyards to local parks, the natural places we see the most may well be the ones we know the least. In Close to...
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Close to Home
- The Wonders of Nature Just Outside Your Door
- Narrated by: Stacy Carolan
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 11-03-25
- Language: English
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The MVP Machine
- How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players
- By: Ben Lindbergh, Travis Sawchik
- Narrated by: Josh Hurley
- Length: 14 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Move over, Moneyball―this New York Times bestseller examines major league baseball's next cutting-edge revolution: the high-tech quest to build better players. "A convincing, and faith-restoring, case that genuine, unadulterated miracles can happen in baseball."―Washington Post As...
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The MVP Machine
- How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players
- Narrated by: Josh Hurley
- Length: 14 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 04-06-19
- Language: English
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Hungry Beautiful Animals
- The Joyful Case for Going Vegan
- By: Matthew C. Halteman
- Narrated by: Matthew C. Halteman
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
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A heartfelt, humane, and even hilarious account of why rule-obsessed veganism fails and how a focus on flourishing can bring about an abundant future for all In Hungry Beautiful Animals, philosopher Matthew C. Halteman shows us how—despite all the forces arrayed against going vegan—we can...
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Hungry Beautiful Animals
- The Joyful Case for Going Vegan
- Narrated by: Matthew C. Halteman
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 12-11-24
- Language: English
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In Search of the Canary Tree
- The Story of a Scientist, a Cypress, and a Changing World
- By: Lauren E. Oakes
- Narrated by: Ellen Archer
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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The award-winning and surprisingly hopeful story of one woman's search for resiliency in a warming world Several years ago, ecologist Lauren E. Oakes set out from California for Alaska's old-growth forests to hunt for a dying tree: the yellow-cedar. With climate change as the culprit, the death...
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In Search of the Canary Tree
- The Story of a Scientist, a Cypress, and a Changing World
- Narrated by: Ellen Archer
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 27-11-18
- Language: English
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Rocket Men
- The Black Quarterbacks Who Revolutionized Pro Football
- By: John Eisenberg
- Narrated by: Brad Sanders
- Length: 14 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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An acclaimed sportswriter offers an inside look at the Black quarterbacks whose skill and grit transformed the NFL In Rocket Men, John Eisenberg offers the definitive history of Black quarterbacks in the NFL—men who shaped not only the history of football but the cause of civil rights in...
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Rocket Men
- The Black Quarterbacks Who Revolutionized Pro Football
- Narrated by: Brad Sanders
- Length: 14 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 05-09-23
- Language: English
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The Fair Chase
- The Epic Story of Hunting in America
- By: Philip Dray
- Narrated by: Will Collyer
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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An award-winning historian tells the story of hunting in America, showing how this sport has shaped our national identity. From Daniel Boone to Teddy Roosevelt, hunting is one of America's most sacred-but also most fraught-traditions. It was promoted in the 19th century as a way to reconnect...
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The Fair Chase
- The Epic Story of Hunting in America
- Narrated by: Will Collyer
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 05-05-18
- Language: English
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War Fever
- Boston, Baseball, and America in the Shadow of the Great War
- By: Randy Roberts, Johnny Smith
- Narrated by: Craig A. Hart
- Length: 11 hrs
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A "marvelous" (Sports Illustrated) portrait of the three men whose lives were forever changed by WWI-era Boston and the Spanish flu: baseball star Babe Ruth, symphony conductor Karl Muck, and Harvard law student Charles Whittlesey. In the fall of 1918, a fever gripped Boston. The streets emptied...
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War Fever
- Boston, Baseball, and America in the Shadow of the Great War
- Narrated by: Craig A. Hart
- Length: 11 hrs
- Release date: 24-03-20
- Language: English
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Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid
- The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change
- By: Thor Hanson
- Narrated by: Stacy Carolan
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
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A beloved natural historian explores how climate change is driving evolution In Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid, biologist Thor Hanson tells the remarkable story of how plants and animals are responding to climate change: adjusting, evolving, and sometimes dying out. Anole lizards have...
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Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid
- The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change
- Narrated by: Stacy Carolan
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 28-09-21
- Language: English
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