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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Merging Motion: The Science of Seamless Transportation is a deep dive into the future of mobility, where technology, infrastructure, and human behavior converge to create an integrated transportation system. As cities become more crowded and the demand for efficient travel grows, the need for seamless multimodal transportation has never been greater. ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Merging Motion: The Science of Seamless Transportation is a deep dive into the future of mobility, where technology, infrastructure, and human behavior converge to create an integrated transportation system. As cities become more crowded and the demand for efficient travel grows, the need for seamless multimodal transportation has never been greater.
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The Highway Code is an essential reading for every road user in England, Scotland and Wales. This Code applies to all road users including drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and horse riders. It is aimed at ensuring road safety. Many of the rules of the Code are legal requirements and road users that do not comply may be fined, given points on driving licence, disqualified, or in ... Read more

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The Highway Code is an essential reading for every road user in England, Scotland and Wales. This Code applies to all road users including drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and horse riders. It is aimed at ensuring road safety. Many of the rules of the Code are legal requirements and road users that do not comply may be fined, given points on driving licence, disqualified, or in
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Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, yet we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. While roads are so ubiquitous they're practically invisible to us, wild animals experience them as entirely alien forces of death and disruption. In Crossings, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb travels throughout the United States and around the world to investigate ... Read more

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In the US we are nearing four million road deaths since we began counting them in 1899. The numbers are getting worse, yet we continue to accept these deaths as part of doing business. There has been no examination of why we engineer roads that are literally killing us.In Killed by a Traffic Engineer, civil engineering professor Wes Marshall shines a spotlight on how little science there is behind ... Read more

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As breathtaking today as when it was completed, Hoover Dam ranks among America's greatest achievements. The story of its conception, design, and construction is the story of the United States at a unique moment in history: when facing both a global economic crisis and the implacable elements of nature, we prevailed.The United States after Hoover Dam was a different country from the one that began ... Read more

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Inventing Paradise

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The Surge

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6 hours 42 min

An Observer ‘book to look out for’ in 2026A New Scientist pick for 2026The Surge is a timely, gripping account of humanity’s battle against rising waters — and the urgent choices we must make for our future.Rising waters are flooding cities and homes across the globe, from Florida to Nepal. By 2050, 150 million people will live below the high tide line, facing an uncertain future as cities like ... Read more

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Growth and Decay of Coral Reefs

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Autonomy

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11 hours 21 min

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Unabridged

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Unlock the popular science of civil engineering to witness the epic battle against gravity on your daily commute. Every time you drive over a soaring suspension span or walk across an urban footbridge, invisible forces of tension and compression are fighting to keep you safely airborne.Perfect for relaxing weekend listening or long road trips, this accessible guide strips away intimidating jargon ... Read more

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