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Endure

Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance

by Alexander Hutchinson ...

Narrated by Robert G. Slade ...

Unabridged

11 hours 9 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "Reveals how we can all surpass our perceived physical limits." —Adam GrantLimits are an illusion: a revolutionary book that reveals the secrets of accessing your hidden extra potential. Read by Robert G. SladeForeword by Malcolm GladwellThe capacity to endure is the key trait that underlies great performance in virtually every field—from a 100-meter sprint to a 100 ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "Reveals how we can all surpass our perceived physical limits." —Adam GrantLimits are an illusion: a revolutionary book that reveals the secrets of accessing your hidden extra potential. Read by Robert G. SladeForeword by Malcolm GladwellThe capacity to endure is the key trait that underlies great performance in virtually every field—from a 100-meter sprint to a 100
... Read more
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Die kürzeste Geschichte der Zeit

by Stephen Hawking, Stephen Hawking ...

Narrated by Stephan Benson, Ulrike Johannson ...

Unabridged

3 hours 39 min

Eine überarbeitete Fassung von Hawkings weltweitem Bestseller "Eine kurze Geschichte der Zeit": Zusammen mit Leonard Mlodinow erläutert das Physikgenie Hawking noch ausführlicher und für jedermann verständlich unser Universum. Was wissen wir wirklich darüber? Woher kam es, und wohin geht es? Diese und viele weitere Fragen werden anhand des neusten Wissenstands klar und anschaulich erklärt. ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Eine überarbeitete Fassung von Hawkings weltweitem Bestseller "Eine kurze Geschichte der Zeit": Zusammen mit Leonard Mlodinow erläutert das Physikgenie Hawking noch ausführlicher und für jedermann verständlich unser Universum. Was wissen wir wirklich darüber? Woher kam es, und wohin geht es? Diese und viele weitere Fragen werden anhand des neusten Wissenstands klar und anschaulich erklärt.
... Read more
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Sapiens

A Brief History of Humankind

by Yuval Noah Harari ...

Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

Unabridged

15 hours 18 min

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERDestined to become a modern classic in the vein of Guns, Germs, and Steel, Sapiens is a lively, groundbreaking history of humankind told from a unique perspective.**100,000 years ago, at least six species of human inhabited the earth. Today there is just one.Us.Homo Sapiens.How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERDestined to become a modern classic in the vein of Guns, Germs, and Steel, Sapiens is a lively, groundbreaking history of humankind told from a unique perspective.**100,000 years ago, at least six species of human inhabited the earth. Today there is just one.Us.Homo Sapiens.How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging
... Read more
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Super Agers

by Eric Topol ...

Narrated by Eric Topol ...

Unabridged

14 hours 43 min

**A New York Times BestsellerSuper 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.**Dr. Topol’s unprecedented, evidenced-based guide is about how you and your family and friends can benefit from new ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

**A New York Times BestsellerSuper 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.**Dr. Topol’s unprecedented, evidenced-based guide is about how you and your family and friends can benefit from new
... Read more
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Sing Like Fish

How Sound Rules Life Under Water

by Amorina Kingdon ...

Narrated by Angelina Rocca ...

Unabridged

8 hours 50 min

A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call for humans to address the ways we invade these critical soundscapes—from an award-winning science writer“Sing Like Fish is that rare book that makes you see the world differently.”—Mark Kurlansky, New York Times bestselling author of Salt and CodLONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call for humans to address the ways we invade these critical soundscapes—from an award-winning science writer“Sing Like Fish is that rare book that makes you see the world differently.”—Mark Kurlansky, New York Times bestselling author of Salt and CodLONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE
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Biological War

A Scenario

by Annie Jacobsen ...

Narrated by Annie Jacobsen ...

Unabridged

11 hours 13 min

**Instant New York Times Bestseller!New York Times Editors' ChoiceOne of People's 15 Most Anticipated Books of SummerThe Next Big Idea Club's July 2026 Must-Read BooksOne of the New York Times Nonfiction Everyone Will Be Reading This SummerSunset Magazine's 15 New Books You Don't Want to MissFrom Annie Jacobsen, the author of the bestselling Nuclear War: A Scenario, a book on a subjec... ... Read more

$33.00 CAD

**Instant New York Times Bestseller!New York Times Editors' ChoiceOne of People's 15 Most Anticipated Books of SummerThe Next Big Idea Club's July 2026 Must-Read BooksOne of the New York Times Nonfiction Everyone Will Be Reading This SummerSunset Magazine's 15 New Books You Don't Want to MissFrom Annie Jacobsen, the author of the bestselling Nuclear War: A Scenario, a book on a subjec...
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Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing The Uncommon

by Dr. Joe Dispenza ...

Narrated by Adam Boyce ...

Unabridged

14 hours 6 min

The author of the New York Times bestseller You Are the Placebo, as well as Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself and Evolve Your Brain, draws on research conducted at his advanced workshops since 2012 to explore how common people are doing the uncommon to transform themselves and their lives. Becoming Supernatural marries the some of the most profound scientific information with ancient wisdom to ... Read more

$44.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The author of the New York Times bestseller You Are the Placebo, as well as Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself and Evolve Your Brain, draws on research conducted at his advanced workshops since 2012 to explore how common people are doing the uncommon to transform themselves and their lives. Becoming Supernatural marries the some of the most profound scientific information with ancient wisdom to
... Read more
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Hamlet's Mill

An Essay Investigating the Origins of Human Knowledge And Its Transmission Through Myth

by Giorgio de Santillana, Hertha von Dechen ...

Narrated by Madison Niederhauser ...

Unabridged

13 hours 49 min

**“A book wonderful to read and startling to contemplate....both the history of science and the reinterpretation of myths have been enriched immensely.”―**Washington PostA seminal work of scientific and philosophical exploration. Ever since the Greeks coined the language we commonly use for scientific description, mythology and science have developed separately. But what if we could prove that all ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

**“A book wonderful to read and startling to contemplate....both the history of science and the reinterpretation of myths have been enriched immensely.”―**Washington PostA seminal work of scientific and philosophical exploration. Ever since the Greeks coined the language we commonly use for scientific description, mythology and science have developed separately. But what if we could prove that all
... Read more
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Hidden Figures

The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

by Margot Lee Shetterly ...

Narrated by Robin Miles ...

Unabridged

10 hours 47 min

The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten Dunst, and Kevin Costner.Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten Dunst, and Kevin Costner.Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known
... Read more
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The Promise That Changes Everything

I Won’t Interrupt You

by Nancy Kline ...

Narrated by Nancy Kline ...

Unabridged

9 hours 25 min

Brought to you by Penguin.How often do you interrupt? How often do people interrupt you? Can you remember the last time someone listened to you all the way through your thinking?In her new book, Nancy Kline, bestselling author of Time To Think, makes this radical proposal: 'I won't Interrupt you' is a promise that changes everything. It deepens relationships, spawns dignity, raises the ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Brought to you by Penguin.How often do you interrupt? How often do people interrupt you? Can you remember the last time someone listened to you all the way through your thinking?In her new book, Nancy Kline, bestselling author of Time To Think, makes this radical proposal: 'I won't Interrupt you' is a promise that changes everything. It deepens relationships, spawns dignity, raises the
... Read more
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Fire Weather

The Making of a Beast

by John Vaillant ...

Narrated by Alan Carlson ...

Unabridged

14 hours 17 min

**#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Winner of the 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing • Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction • Winner of the 2024 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize • Winner of the 2024 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize • Winner of the 2024 Lane Anderson Award • Finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction • Finalist for the National Book Award in ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

**#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Winner of the 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing • Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction • Winner of the 2024 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize • Winner of the 2024 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize • Winner of the 2024 Lane Anderson Award • Finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction • Finalist for the National Book Award in
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To Engineer Is Human

The Role of Failure in Successful Design

by Henry Petroski ...

Narrated by Matthew Boston ...

Unabridged

8 hours 34 min

How did a simple design error cause one of the great disasters of the 1980s—the collapse of the walkways at the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel? What made the graceful and innovative Tacoma Narrows Bridge twist apart in a mild wind in 1940? How did an oversized waterlily inspire the magnificent Crystal Palace, the crowning achievement of Victorian architecture and engineering? These are some of ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

How did a simple design error cause one of the great disasters of the 1980s—the collapse of the walkways at the Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel? What made the graceful and innovative Tacoma Narrows Bridge twist apart in a mild wind in 1940? How did an oversized waterlily inspire the magnificent Crystal Palace, the crowning achievement of Victorian architecture and engineering? These are some of
... Read more
Audiobook

Why We Run

A Natural History

by Bernd Heinrich ...

Narrated by Jonathan Beville ...

Unabridged

9 hours 22 min

When Bernd Heinrich decided to write a memoir of his ultramarathon running experience he realized that the preparation for the race was as important, if not more so, than the race itself. Considering the physiology and motivation of running from a scientific point of view, he wondered what he could learn from other animals.In Why We Run, Heinrich considers the flight endurance of birds, the ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

When Bernd Heinrich decided to write a memoir of his ultramarathon running experience he realized that the preparation for the race was as important, if not more so, than the race itself. Considering the physiology and motivation of running from a scientific point of view, he wondered what he could learn from other animals.In Why We Run, Heinrich considers the flight endurance of birds, the
... Read more
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The Infinity Machine

Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence

by Sebastian Mallaby ...

Narrated by Vidish Athavale ...

Unabridged

15 hours 6 min

**An Instant New York Times Bestseller • One of NPR's Best Books of the YearFrom one of our leading chroniclers of the intersection of innovation and capitalism, a landmark reckoning—based on unprecedented access—with one of the world’s most brilliant and driven tech visionaries, and his game-changing company**Even by the standard of a tech industry stacked with so-called geniuses, Demis Hassabis ... Read more

$37.00 CAD

**An Instant New York Times Bestseller • One of NPR's Best Books of the YearFrom one of our leading chroniclers of the intersection of innovation and capitalism, a landmark reckoning—based on unprecedented access—with one of the world’s most brilliant and driven tech visionaries, and his game-changing company**Even by the standard of a tech industry stacked with so-called geniuses, Demis Hassabis
... Read more
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The Only Cure

Freud and the Neuroscience of Mental Healing

by Mark Solms ...

Narrated by Mark Solms ...

Unabridged

11 hours 47 min

'Wide-ranging and engrossing . . . Wonderfully witty and lucid' Raymond Tallis, GUARDIAN'Refreshing . . . Solms makes his case interestingly, sincerely and with passion' SUNDAY TIMES'Extraordinary on so many levels' BRIAN ENO'Brilliant, determined, scrupulous, tactful' OLIVER SACKSOnce dismissed as unscientific, psychoanalytic therapy is proving to be among our most effecti... ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

'Wide-ranging and engrossing . . . Wonderfully witty and lucid' Raymond Tallis, GUARDIAN'Refreshing . . . Solms makes his case interestingly, sincerely and with passion' SUNDAY TIMES'Extraordinary on so many levels' BRIAN ENO'Brilliant, determined, scrupulous, tactful' OLIVER SACKSOnce dismissed as unscientific, psychoanalytic therapy is proving to be among our most effecti...
... Read more
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Shroud

A gripping first contact story from the Arthur C. Clarke Award winner

by Adrian Tchaikovsky ...

Narrated by Sophie Aldred ...

Unabridged

14 hours 36 min

**Read by Sophie Aldred (Doctor Who).‘Thrilling, terrifying and fascinating’**Tim Peake, British ESA astronautThey looked into darkness. The darkness looked back . . .An utterly gripping story of survival and first contact on a hostile planet from Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning Children of Time.A commercial expedition to a distant star system discovers a pitch ... Read more

$31.34 CAD

**Read by Sophie Aldred (Doctor Who).‘Thrilling, terrifying and fascinating’**Tim Peake, British ESA astronautThey looked into darkness. The darkness looked back . . .An utterly gripping story of survival and first contact on a hostile planet from Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning Children of Time.A commercial expedition to a distant star system discovers a pitch
... Read more
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When the Forest Breathes

Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World

by Suzanne Simard ...

Narrated by Suzanne Simard ...

Unabridged

8 hours 51 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of Finding the Mother Tree offers a powerful vision for saving our forests based on nature’s deep-rooted cycles of renewal."A masterclass on the inner workings of forests. . . . This is science as an act of love for the world.” —Zoë Schlanger, author of The Light Eaters**Early one spring morning, I went back to the forest. I wanted to learn what the mother ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of Finding the Mother Tree offers a powerful vision for saving our forests based on nature’s deep-rooted cycles of renewal."A masterclass on the inner workings of forests. . . . This is science as an act of love for the world.” —Zoë Schlanger, author of The Light Eaters**Early one spring morning, I went back to the forest. I wanted to learn what the mother
... Read more
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The Master and His Emissary

The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World

by Iain McGilchrist ...

Narrated by Dennis Kleinman ...

Unabridged

27 hours 15 min

This pioneering account sets out to understand the structure of the human brain—the place where mind meets matter. Until recently, the left hemisphere of our brain has been seen as the "rational" side, the superior partner to the right. But is this distinction true?Drawing on a vast body of experimental research, Iain McGilchrist argues while our left brain makes for a wonderful servant, it is a ... Read more

$48.99 CAD

This pioneering account sets out to understand the structure of the human brain—the place where mind meets matter. Until recently, the left hemisphere of our brain has been seen as the "rational" side, the superior partner to the right. But is this distinction true?Drawing on a vast body of experimental research, Iain McGilchrist argues while our left brain makes for a wonderful servant, it is a
... Read more
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Wired for Intimacy

How Pornography Hijacks the Male Brain

by William M. Struthers ...

Narrated by Claton Butcher ...

Unabridged

6 hours 24 min

Pornography is powerful. Our contemporary culture as been pornified, and it shapes our assumptions about identity, sexuality, the value of women, and the nature of relationships. Countless Christian men struggle with the addictive power of porn. But common spiritual approaches of more prayer and accountability groups are often of limited help.In this book, neuroscientist and researcher William ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

Pornography is powerful. Our contemporary culture as been pornified, and it shapes our assumptions about identity, sexuality, the value of women, and the nature of relationships. Countless Christian men struggle with the addictive power of porn. But common spiritual approaches of more prayer and accountability groups are often of limited help.In this book, neuroscientist and researcher William
... Read more
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Krakatoa

The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883

by Simon Winchester ...

Narrated by Simon Winchester ...

Unabridged

12 hours 1 min

The bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World examines the enduring and world-changing effects of the catastrophic eruption off the coast of Java of the earth's most dangerous volcano -- Krakatoa.The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa -- the name has since become a byword for a cataclysmic disaster -- was followed by an ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

The bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World examines the enduring and world-changing effects of the catastrophic eruption off the coast of Java of the earth's most dangerous volcano -- Krakatoa.The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa -- the name has since become a byword for a cataclysmic disaster -- was followed by an
... Read more
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A Brief History of Intelligence

Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains

by Max S. Bennett ...

Narrated by George Newbern ...

Unabridged

12 hours 17 min

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. Artificial intelligence entrepreneur Max Bennett chronicles the five “breakthroughs” in the evolution of human intelligence and reveals what brains of the past can tell us about the AI of tomorrow.In the last decade, ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

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. Artificial intelligence entrepreneur Max Bennett chronicles the five “breakthroughs” in the evolution of human intelligence and reveals what brains of the past can tell us about the AI of tomorrow.In the last decade,
... Read more
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Dopamine Nation

Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

by Anna Lembke MD ...

Narrated by Anna Lembke MD ...

Unabridged

6 hours 11 min

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES and LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER“Brilliant . . . riveting, scary, cogent, and cleverly argued.”—Beth Macy, author of Dopesick,as heard on Fresh AirThis 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. We’re living in a time of unprecedented ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES and LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER“Brilliant . . . riveting, scary, cogent, and cleverly argued.”—Beth Macy, author of Dopesick,as heard on Fresh AirThis 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. We’re living in a time of unprecedented
... Read more
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Accessory to War

The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military

by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Avis Lang ...

Narrated by Courtney B. Vance ...

Unabridged

18 hours 38 min

**New York Times BestsellerAn exploration of the age-old complicity between skywatchers and warfighters, from the best-selling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.**In this fascinating foray into the centuries-old relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and writer-researcher Avis Lang examine how the methods and tools of astrophysics ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

**New York Times BestsellerAn exploration of the age-old complicity between skywatchers and warfighters, from the best-selling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.**In this fascinating foray into the centuries-old relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and writer-researcher Avis Lang examine how the methods and tools of astrophysics
... Read more
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The Lost Family

How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are

by Libby Copeland ...

Narrated by Cindy Kay ...

Unabridged

11 hours 12 min

A deeply reported look at the rise of home genetic testing and the seismic shock it has had on individual livesYou swab your cheek or spit into a vial, then send it away to a lab somewhere. Weeks later you get a report that might tell you where your ancestors came from or if you carry certain genetic risks. Or the report could reveal a long-buried family secret and upend your entire sense of ... Read more

$27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A deeply reported look at the rise of home genetic testing and the seismic shock it has had on individual livesYou swab your cheek or spit into a vial, then send it away to a lab somewhere. Weeks later you get a report that might tell you where your ancestors came from or if you carry certain genetic risks. Or the report could reveal a long-buried family secret and upend your entire sense of
... Read more

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