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White Light

The Elemental Role of Phosphorus-in Our Cells, in Our Food, and in Our World

by Jack Lohmann ...

**"At once lyrical and exacting, clear-sighted and deeply informed—a beautiful book." —Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under a White SkyA profound and poetic reflection on the cyclical nature of life, what happens when we break that cycle, and how to repair it—told through the fate of phosphorus**“There would be no life without constant death.” So begins Jack Lohmann’s remarkable debut, White Light, ... Read more

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**"At once lyrical and exacting, clear-sighted and deeply informed—a beautiful book." —Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under a White SkyA profound and poetic reflection on the cyclical nature of life, what happens when we break that cycle, and how to repair it—told through the fate of phosphorus**“There would be no life without constant death.” So begins Jack Lohmann’s remarkable debut, White Light,
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White Light

The Elemental Role of Phosphorus-in Our Cells, in Our Food, and in Our World

by Jack Lohmann ...

Narrated by Jack Lohmann ...

Unabridged

10 hours 33 min

**"At once lyrical and exacting, clear-sighted and deeply informed—a beautiful book." —Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under a White SkyA profound and poetic reflection on the cyclical nature of life, what happens when we break that cycle, and how to repair it—told through the fate of phosphorus**“There would be no life without constant death.” So begins Jack Lohmann’s remarkable debut, White Light, ... Read more

$22.00 USD

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**"At once lyrical and exacting, clear-sighted and deeply informed—a beautiful book." —Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under a White SkyA profound and poetic reflection on the cyclical nature of life, what happens when we break that cycle, and how to repair it—told through the fate of phosphorus**“There would be no life without constant death.” So begins Jack Lohmann’s remarkable debut, White Light,
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Discriminations

Making Peace in the Culture Wars

by A. C. Grayling ...

Narrated by Julian Elfer ...

Unabridged

6 hours 13 min

World-renowned philosopher A. C. Grayling explores the messy politics of the 'culture wars'It seems like we can't talk about anything nowadays . . . Whether it's war or something utterly inconsequential, the internet is primed for furor. And the results can be horrifying—from online pile ons and doxing to job loss and, in some cases, death. But how did we end up here?Nuanced and historically ... Read more

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World-renowned philosopher A. C. Grayling explores the messy politics of the 'culture wars'It seems like we can't talk about anything nowadays . . . Whether it's war or something utterly inconsequential, the internet is primed for furor. And the results can be horrifying—from online pile ons and doxing to job loss and, in some cases, death. But how did we end up here?Nuanced and historically
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Humanish

What Talking to Your Cat or Naming Your Car Reveals About the Uniquely Human Need to Humanize

by Justin Gregg ...

Narrated by Justin Gregg ...

Unabridged

7 hours 56 min

A playful deep dive into anthropomorphism (our peculiar tendency to humanize the nonhuman) that will resonate with anyone who has thrown a birthday party for their dog.Bestselling science writer Justin Gregg explores the science behind our instinct to see ourselves in the creatures and objects around us. Ours is a world filled with emotional support alligators, a woman who married her briefcase, ... Read more

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A playful deep dive into anthropomorphism (our peculiar tendency to humanize the nonhuman) that will resonate with anyone who has thrown a birthday party for their dog.Bestselling science writer Justin Gregg explores the science behind our instinct to see ourselves in the creatures and objects around us. Ours is a world filled with emotional support alligators, a woman who married her briefcase,
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Elixir

In the Valley at the End of Time

by Kapka Kassabova ...

Narrated by Natalie Pela ...

Unabridged

17 hours 26 min

In Elixir, in a wild river valley and amid the three mountains that define it, Kapka Kassabova seeks out the deep connection between people, plants, and place. The Mesta is one of the oldest rivers in Europe and the surrounding forests and mountains of the southern Balkans are an extraordinarily rich nexus for plant gatherers.Over several seasons, Kassabova spends time with the people of this ... Read more

$30.99 USD

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In Elixir, in a wild river valley and amid the three mountains that define it, Kapka Kassabova seeks out the deep connection between people, plants, and place. The Mesta is one of the oldest rivers in Europe and the surrounding forests and mountains of the southern Balkans are an extraordinarily rich nexus for plant gatherers.Over several seasons, Kassabova spends time with the people of this
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How the World Eats

A Global Food Philosophy

by Julian Baggini ...

Narrated by Julian Baggini ...

Unabridged

13 hours 40 min

How we live is shaped by how we eat. You can see this in the vastly different approaches to growing, preparing, and eating food around the world, such as the hunter-gatherer Hadza in Tanzania whose sustainable lifestyle is under threat in a crowded planet, or Western societies whose food is farmed or bred in vast intensive enterprises. And most of us now rely on a complex global food web of ... Read more

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How we live is shaped by how we eat. You can see this in the vastly different approaches to growing, preparing, and eating food around the world, such as the hunter-gatherer Hadza in Tanzania whose sustainable lifestyle is under threat in a crowded planet, or Western societies whose food is farmed or bred in vast intensive enterprises. And most of us now rely on a complex global food web of
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The Hidden Seasons

A Calendar of Nature’s Clues

by Tristan Gooley ...

Narrated by Tristan Gooley ...

Series series Natural Navigation
Unabridged

9 hours 1 min

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs**: Learn to spot the endlessly unfolding clues and signs that reveal the hidden ways nature changes every day of the year**We all notice the flowers of spring, longer days of summer, colors of autumn, and snowfalls of winter. But have you observed the way that water tends to run clearest in June? Did you know that ... Read more

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Art of Reading Nature's Signs**: Learn to spot the endlessly unfolding clues and signs that reveal the hidden ways nature changes every day of the year**We all notice the flowers of spring, longer days of summer, colors of autumn, and snowfalls of winter. But have you observed the way that water tends to run clearest in June? Did you know that
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Inside the Stargazer's Palace

The Transformation of Science in 16th-Century Europe

by Violet Moller ...

Narrated by Lillian Rachel ...

Unabridged

9 hours 32 min

Enter the mysterious world of sixteenth-century science, where astronomers and alchemists shared laboratories.In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus declared the earth revolved around the Sun, overturning centuries of scholastic presumption. A new age was coming into view—one guided by observation, technology and logic.But omens and elixirs did not disappear from the sixteenth-century laboratory. Charms and ... Read more

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Enter the mysterious world of sixteenth-century science, where astronomers and alchemists shared laboratories.In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus declared the earth revolved around the Sun, overturning centuries of scholastic presumption. A new age was coming into view—one guided by observation, technology and logic.But omens and elixirs did not disappear from the sixteenth-century laboratory. Charms and
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Trauma Industrial Complex

How Oversharing Became a Product in a Digital World from the Orwell Prize-winning author

by Darren McGarvey ...

Narrated by Darren McGarvey ...

Unabridged

9 hours 13 min

Brought to you by Penguin.The new book from the Orwell Prize-Winning author of Poverty Safari and The Social Distance Between UsToday, trauma permeates media, from music and television to films and books – my own included. While the increasing openness is welcome, I’ve observed that this rise has been accompanied by a parallel explosion of disinformation and sometimes harmful guidance about how to ... Read more

$18.79 USD

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Brought to you by Penguin.The new book from the Orwell Prize-Winning author of Poverty Safari and The Social Distance Between UsToday, trauma permeates media, from music and television to films and books – my own included. While the increasing openness is welcome, I’ve observed that this rise has been accompanied by a parallel explosion of disinformation and sometimes harmful guidance about how to
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The Word of Dog

What Our Canine Companions Can Teach Us About Living a Good Life

by Mark Rowlands ...

Narrated by Todd McLaren ...

Unabridged

7 hours 18 min

A heartwarming philosophical meditation on how to live a fulfilling life—inspired by the inherent happiness of dogs.If you have spent any part of your life with a dog, you may have found certain questions popping, unbidden, into your mind: Is my dog living a fulfilled life? Is my dog a good dog? Does my dog love me? Addressing these questions compels you to confront not just your dog's life but ... Read more

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A heartwarming philosophical meditation on how to live a fulfilling life—inspired by the inherent happiness of dogs.If you have spent any part of your life with a dog, you may have found certain questions popping, unbidden, into your mind: Is my dog living a fulfilled life? Is my dog a good dog? Does my dog love me? Addressing these questions compels you to confront not just your dog's life but
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2024

How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America

by Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager, Isaac Arnsdorf ...

Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini ...

Unabridged

10 hours 39 min

**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn 2024, award-winning reporters Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager, and Isaac Arnsdorf bring us the definitive, inside story of the most high-stakes and volatile presidential election in modern U.S. history"A well-paced, thorough and often (darkly) humorous account of the two-year campaign season that began when Donald Trump announced he was running for president ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn 2024, award-winning reporters Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager, and Isaac Arnsdorf bring us the definitive, inside story of the most high-stakes and volatile presidential election in modern U.S. history"A well-paced, thorough and often (darkly) humorous account of the two-year campaign season that began when Donald Trump announced he was running for president
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The Wizard and the Prophet

Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World

by Charles C. Mann ...

**From the bestselling, award-winning author of 1491 and 1493—an incisive portrait of the two little-known twentieth-century scientists, Norman Borlaug and William Vogt, whose diametrically opposed views shaped our ideas about the environment, laying the groundwork for how people in the twenty-first century will choose to live in tomorrow's world.In forty years, Earth's population will reach ten ... Read more

$13.99 USD

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**From the bestselling, award-winning author of 1491 and 1493—an incisive portrait of the two little-known twentieth-century scientists, Norman Borlaug and William Vogt, whose diametrically opposed views shaped our ideas about the environment, laying the groundwork for how people in the twenty-first century will choose to live in tomorrow's world.In forty years, Earth's population will reach ten
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