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Putting Ourselves Back in the Equation

Why Physicists Are Studying Human Consciousness and AI to Unravel the Mysteries of the Universe

by George Musser ...

Narrated by Alan Peterson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 45 min

"This is a delightful account of one of the deepest and most fascinating explorations going on today at the frontier of our knowledge." —Carlo Rovelli, bestselling author of The Order of Time and Seven Brief Lessons on PhysicsA revelatory exploration of how a "theory of everything" depends upon our understanding of the human mindThe whole goal of physics is to explain what we observe. For ... Read more

$24.99 USD

"This is a delightful account of one of the deepest and most fascinating explorations going on today at the frontier of our knowledge." —Carlo Rovelli, bestselling author of The Order of Time and Seven Brief Lessons on PhysicsA revelatory exploration of how a "theory of everything" depends upon our understanding of the human mindThe whole goal of physics is to explain what we observe. For
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The Hidden Language of Cats

How They Have Us at Meow

by Sarah Brown PhD ...

Narrated by Helen Keeley ...

Unabridged

6 hours 44 min

Descended from shy, solitary North African wild cats, domestic cats set up homes with devoted owners all over the world by learning how to talk to us. This book translates—in case you missed anything.A renowned cat behavior scientist of over thirty years, Dr. Sarah Brown has been at the forefront of research in the field, discovering how cats use tail signals to interact with each other and their ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Descended from shy, solitary North African wild cats, domestic cats set up homes with devoted owners all over the world by learning how to talk to us. This book translates—in case you missed anything.A renowned cat behavior scientist of over thirty years, Dr. Sarah Brown has been at the forefront of research in the field, discovering how cats use tail signals to interact with each other and their
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Summer for the Gods

The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion

by Edward J Larson ...

Narrated by Brian Troxell ...

Unabridged

10 hours 47 min

**The landmark history of the Scopes Trial and the battle over evolution and creation in America's schoolsWinner of the Pulitzer Prize in History“A riveting book.” —Frank Rich, New York Times**In the summer of 1925, the sleepy hamlet of Dayton, Tennessee, became the setting for one of the twentieth century's most contentious courtroom dramas, pitting William Jennings Bryan and the anti-Darwinists ... Read more

$27.99 USD

**The landmark history of the Scopes Trial and the battle over evolution and creation in America's schoolsWinner of the Pulitzer Prize in History“A riveting book.” —Frank Rich, New York Times**In the summer of 1925, the sleepy hamlet of Dayton, Tennessee, became the setting for one of the twentieth century's most contentious courtroom dramas, pitting William Jennings Bryan and the anti-Darwinists
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Breath

The New Science of a Lost Art

by James Nestor ...

Narrated by James Nestor ...

Unabridged

7 hours 55 min

**THE MILLION COPY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, FEATURING NEW MATERIAL"I highly recommend this book." —Wim Hof“A fascinating scientific, cultural, spiritual and evolutionary history of the way humans breathe—and how we’ve all been doing it wrong for a long, long time.” —Elizabeth Gilbert"This book is amazing. “ *—*Joe RoganNo matter what you eat, how much you exercise, how skinny or young or wise ... Read more

$17.99 USD

**THE MILLION COPY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, FEATURING NEW MATERIAL"I highly recommend this book." —Wim Hof“A fascinating scientific, cultural, spiritual and evolutionary history of the way humans breathe—and how we’ve all been doing it wrong for a long, long time.” —Elizabeth Gilbert"This book is amazing. “ *—*Joe RoganNo matter what you eat, how much you exercise, how skinny or young or wise
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An Immense World

How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

by Ed Yong ...

Narrated by Ed Yong ...

Unabridged

14 hours 17 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “thrilling” (The New York Times), “dazzling” (The Wall Street Journal) tour of the radically different ways that animals perceive the world that will fill you with wonder and forever alter your perspective, by Pulitzer Prize–winning science journalist Ed Yong“One of this year’s finest works of narrative nonfiction.”—Oprah DailyONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: <e ... Read more

$25.00 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “thrilling” (The New York Times), “dazzling” (The Wall Street Journal) tour of the radically different ways that animals perceive the world that will fill you with wonder and forever alter your perspective, by Pulitzer Prize–winning science journalist Ed Yong“One of this year’s finest works of narrative nonfiction.”—Oprah DailyONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: <e
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The Spirit of the Rainforest

How Indigenous Wisdom Reconnects Us to Nature

by Dr Rosa Vásquez Espinoza ...

Narrated by Dr Rosa Vásquez Espinoza ...

Unabridged

9 hours 22 min

Before you step into the jungle, there are a few things you need to know...Join scientist Dr Rosa Vasquez Espinoza as she uncovers one of the most unexplored regions on the planet.Dr Rosa is no stranger to the Amazon. Growing up with the rainforest as her back garden, she learnt the lessons of the rainforest from her grandmother, a native healer in natural medicine. She went on to pursue a ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Before you step into the jungle, there are a few things you need to know...Join scientist Dr Rosa Vasquez Espinoza as she uncovers one of the most unexplored regions on the planet.Dr Rosa is no stranger to the Amazon. Growing up with the rainforest as her back garden, she learnt the lessons of the rainforest from her grandmother, a native healer in natural medicine. She went on to pursue a
... 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

#1 New York Times Bestseller • New York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21**st** Century • The Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama and Bill GatesOfficial U.S. editionFrom renowned historian Yuval Noah Harari comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller—that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and ... Read more

$32.99 USD

#1 New York Times Bestseller • New York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21**st** Century • The Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama and Bill GatesOfficial U.S. editionFrom renowned historian Yuval Noah Harari comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller—that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and
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The Earth Transformed

An Untold History

by Peter Frankopan ...

Narrated by Peter Frankopan ...

Unabridged

29 hours 11 min

A revolutionary new history that reveals how climate change has dramatically shaped the development—and demise—of civilizations across timeGlobal warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on ... Read more

$32.99 USD

A revolutionary new history that reveals how climate change has dramatically shaped the development—and demise—of civilizations across timeGlobal warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on
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Primates al este del Edén

El organismo humano a la luz de su evolución

by Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias, Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias ...

Narrated by Santiago (Voz de IA) ...

Series series Drakontos
Unabridged

14 hours 37 min

Una nueva manera de conocer la evolución humana: cómo nuestroorganismo se ha ido modificando para adaptarse y sobrevivirHace seis millones de años, el entorno en el que vivían nuestros antepasados empezó a cambiar. La selva dio paso al bosque abierto y este a las praderas. La ocupación de ese nuevo medio fue posible gracias a la capacidad de los primeros miembros de nuestro linaje para caminar ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Una nueva manera de conocer la evolución humana: cómo nuestroorganismo se ha ido modificando para adaptarse y sobrevivirHace seis millones de años, el entorno en el que vivían nuestros antepasados empezó a cambiar. La selva dio paso al bosque abierto y este a las praderas. La ocupación de ese nuevo medio fue posible gracias a la capacidad de los primeros miembros de nuestro linaje para caminar
... Read more
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American Prometheus

The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

by Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin ...

Narrated by Jeff Cummings ...

Unabridged

26 hours 30 min

The inspiration for the major motion picture Oppenheimer, this is the definitive biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress.American Prometheus is the first full-scale biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, “father of the ... Read more

$34.99 USD

The inspiration for the major motion picture Oppenheimer, this is the definitive biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress.American Prometheus is the first full-scale biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, “father of the
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Growing a Revolution

Bringing Our Soil Back to Life

by David R. Montgomery ...

Narrated by Eric Michael Summerer ...

Unabridged

10 hours 32 min

The problem of agriculture is as old as civilization. Throughout history, great societies that abused their land withered into poverty or disappeared entirely. Now we risk repeating this ancient story on a global scale due to ongoing soil degradation, a changing climate, and a rising population.But there is reason for hope. David R. Montgomery introduces us to farmers around the world at the heart ... Read more

$19.99 USD

The problem of agriculture is as old as civilization. Throughout history, great societies that abused their land withered into poverty or disappeared entirely. Now we risk repeating this ancient story on a global scale due to ongoing soil degradation, a changing climate, and a rising population.But there is reason for hope. David R. Montgomery introduces us to farmers around the world at the heart
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Behave

The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

by Robert M. Sapolsky ...

Narrated by Michael Goldstrom ...

Unabridged

26 hours 27 min

New York Times bestseller • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize • One of the Washington Post's 10 Best Books of the Year“It’s no exaggeration to say that Behave is one of the best nonfiction books I’ve ever read.” —David P. Barash, The Wall Street Journal"It has my vote for science book of the year.” —Parul Sehgal, The New York Times<stron... ... Read more

$30.99 USD

New York Times bestseller • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize • One of the Washington Post's 10 Best Books of the Year“It’s no exaggeration to say that Behave is one of the best nonfiction books I’ve ever read.” —David P. Barash, The Wall Street Journal"It has my vote for science book of the year.” —Parul Sehgal, The New York Times<stron...
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The Hour between Dog and Wolf

Risk Taking, Gut Feelings, and the Biology of Boom and Bust

by John Coates ...

Narrated by Richard Powers ...

Unabridged

10 hours 29 min

How risk taking transforms our body chemistry, driving us to extremes of euphoria and risky behavior—or stress and depressionIn this eye-opening book, Coates—a former Wall Street trader and now a world-class neuroscientist—describes the role our biology plays in our risk-taking behavior. Coates brings his research to life by telling a story of fictional traders who get caught up in a bubble and ... Read more

$19.99 USD

How risk taking transforms our body chemistry, driving us to extremes of euphoria and risky behavior—or stress and depressionIn this eye-opening book, Coates—a former Wall Street trader and now a world-class neuroscientist—describes the role our biology plays in our risk-taking behavior. Coates brings his research to life by telling a story of fictional traders who get caught up in a bubble and
... Read more
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My Stroke of Insight

by Jill Bolte Taylor ...

Narrated by Jill Bolte Taylor ...

Unabridged

5 hours 43 min

The astonishing New York Times bestseller that chronicles how a brain scientist's own stroke led to enlightenment.On December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven-year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. As she observed her mind deteriorate to the point that she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life—all ... Read more

$17.50 USD

The astonishing New York Times bestseller that chronicles how a brain scientist's own stroke led to enlightenment.On December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven-year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. As she observed her mind deteriorate to the point that she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life—all
... Read more
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Rewire Your OCD Brain

Powerful Neuroscience-Based Skills to Break Free from Obsessive Thoughts and Fears

by Catherine M. Pittman, PhD, William H. Youngs, PhD ...

Narrated by Kitty Hendrix ...

Unabridged

7 hours 30 min

Rewire the brain processes that cause obsessions and compulsions—and take back your life!If you've ever wondered why you seem to get trapped in an endless cycle of obsessive, compulsive thoughts, you don't have to wonder anymore. Grounded in cutting-edge neuroscience and evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Rewire Your OCD Brain will show you how and why your brain gets stuck in a ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Rewire the brain processes that cause obsessions and compulsions—and take back your life!If you've ever wondered why you seem to get trapped in an endless cycle of obsessive, compulsive thoughts, you don't have to wonder anymore. Grounded in cutting-edge neuroscience and evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Rewire Your OCD Brain will show you how and why your brain gets stuck in a
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The Body

A Guide for Occupants

by Bill Bryson ...

Narrated by Bill Bryson ...

Unabridged

14 hours 4 min

**AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST • LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN E.O. WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD"Glorious. . .You will marvel at the brilliance and vast weirdness of your design." —The Washington PostBill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. ... Read more

$25.00 USD

**AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST • LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN E.O. WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD"Glorious. . .You will marvel at the brilliance and vast weirdness of your design." —The Washington PostBill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body.
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Life's Edge

The Search for What It Means to Be Alive

by Carl Zimmer ...

Narrated by Joe Ochman ...

Unabridged

9 hours 15 min

**“Carl Zimmer is one of the best science writers we have today.”—Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksWe all assume we know what life is, but the more scientists learn about the living world—from protocells to brains, from zygotes to pandemic viruses—the harder they find it is to locate life’s edge.**Carl Zimmer investigates one of the biggest questions of all: What is ... Read more

$20.99 USD

**“Carl Zimmer is one of the best science writers we have today.”—Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta LacksWe all assume we know what life is, but the more scientists learn about the living world—from protocells to brains, from zygotes to pandemic viruses—the harder they find it is to locate life’s edge.**Carl Zimmer investigates one of the biggest questions of all: What is
... Read more
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Lifespan

Why We Age—and Why We Don't Have To

by Matthew D. LaPlante, David Sinclair ...

Narrated by David Sinclair ...

Unabridged

11 hours 55 min

Audio Bonus! Includes exclusive conversations with the authors!A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Brilliant and enthralling.” —The Wall Street JournalA paradigm-shifting book from an acclaimed Harvard Medical School scientist and one of Time’s most influential people.It’s a seemingly undeniable truth that aging is inevitable. But what if everything we’ve been taught to bel... ... Read more

$26.99 USD

Audio Bonus! Includes exclusive conversations with the authors!A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Brilliant and enthralling.” —The Wall Street JournalA paradigm-shifting book from an acclaimed Harvard Medical School scientist and one of Time’s most influential people.It’s a seemingly undeniable truth that aging is inevitable. But what if everything we’ve been taught to bel...
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Finding the Mother Tree

Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest

by Suzanne Simard ...

Narrated by Suzanne Simard ...

Unabridged

12 hours 13 min

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • 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“Finding the Mother Tree reminds us that the world is a web of stories, connecting us to one another. [The book] carries the stories of trees, fungi, soil and ... Read more

$22.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • 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“Finding the Mother Tree reminds us that the world is a web of stories, connecting us to one another. [The book] carries the stories of trees, fungi, soil and
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Where Are We Heading?

The Evolution of Humans and Things

by Ian Hodder ...

Narrated by Gildart Jackson ...

Unabridged

5 hours 13 min

In this engaging exploration, archaeologist Ian Hodder departs from the two prevailing modes of thought about human evolution: the older idea of constant advancement toward a civilized ideal and the newer one of a directionless process of natural selection. Instead, he proposes a theory of human evolution and history based on “entanglement,” the ever-increasing mutual dependency between humans and ... Read more

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In this engaging exploration, archaeologist Ian Hodder departs from the two prevailing modes of thought about human evolution: the older idea of constant advancement toward a civilized ideal and the newer one of a directionless process of natural selection. Instead, he proposes a theory of human evolution and history based on “entanglement,” the ever-increasing mutual dependency between humans and
... Read more
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Eve

How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution

by Cat Bohannon ...

Narrated by Cat Bohannon ...

Unabridged

15 hours 54 min

An ambitious, eye-opening, myth-busting, and groundbreaking history of the evolution of the female body, by a brilliant new researcher and writerWhy do women live longer than men? Why do women have menopause? Why are women more likely to get Alzheimer’s? Why do girls score better at every academic subject than boys until puberty, when suddenly their scores plummet? And does the female brain really ... Read more

$27.50 USD

An ambitious, eye-opening, myth-busting, and groundbreaking history of the evolution of the female body, by a brilliant new researcher and writerWhy do women live longer than men? Why do women have menopause? Why are women more likely to get Alzheimer’s? Why do girls score better at every academic subject than boys until puberty, when suddenly their scores plummet? And does the female brain really
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The Hidden Life of Trees

What They Feel, How They Communicate

by Peter Wohlleben ...

Narrated by Mike Grady ...

Unabridged

7 hours 33 min

Sunday Times Bestseller ‘A paradigm-smashing chronicle of joyous entanglement’ Charles FosterWaterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month (September)Are trees social beings? How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings?In The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben makes the case that the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Sunday Times Bestseller ‘A paradigm-smashing chronicle of joyous entanglement’ Charles FosterWaterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month (September)Are trees social beings? How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings?In The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben makes the case that the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to
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Braiding Sweetgrass

Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

by Robin Wall Kimmerer ...

Narrated by Robin Wall Kimmerer ...

Unabridged

16 hours 44 min

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. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders, family, and history that the Potawatomi, as well as a majority of other cultures indigenous to this land, consider plants and animals to be our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders, family, and history that the Potawatomi, as well as a majority of other cultures indigenous to this land, consider plants and animals to be our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer
... Read more
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

by Rebecca Skloot ...

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell, Bahni Turpin ...

Unabridged

12 hours 31 min

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment WeeklyNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO® STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE • ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN), “DEFINING” (LITHUB), AND “BEST” (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK ... Read more

$20.99 USD

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment WeeklyNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO® STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE • ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN), “DEFINING” (LITHUB), AND “BEST” (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK
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