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The Code Breaker

Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race

by Walter Isaacson ...

Narrated by Kathe Mazur ...

Unabridged

16 hours 4 min

A 2022 Audie Award FinalistA Best Book of 2021 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Time, and The Washington PostThe bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a “compelling” (The Washington Post) account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babie... ... Read more

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A 2022 Audie Award FinalistA Best Book of 2021 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Time, and The Washington PostThe bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a “compelling” (The Washington Post) account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses, and have healthier babie...
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The Nvidia Way

Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant

by Tae Kim ...

Narrated by Michael Braun ...

Unabridged

9 hours 42 min

Nvidia is the darling of the age of artificial intelligence: the company’s chips are powering the generative-AI revolution, and demand is insatiable. For all the current interest and attention, however, Nvidia is not of our time. Founded more than three decades ago in a Denny’s in East San Jose, for years it was known primarily in the then-niche world of computer gaming. In fact, the company’s ... Read more

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Nvidia is the darling of the age of artificial intelligence: the company’s chips are powering the generative-AI revolution, and demand is insatiable. For all the current interest and attention, however, Nvidia is not of our time. Founded more than three decades ago in a Denny’s in East San Jose, for years it was known primarily in the then-niche world of computer gaming. In fact, the company’s
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Charlie Munger: Advice on Living a Good Life From Charlie Munger (The Iconic Biography of Legendary American Investor and Philanthropist)

by Alton Bushman ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mike G ...

Unabridged

53 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Discover the pivotal moments that shaped munger's investment philosophy, from his early days as a lawyer to his role in building berkshirehathaway into a global conglomerate. Gain valuable lessons from his contrarian approach to investing, his emphasis on lifelong learning, and his unwavering commitment to ethical business practices.Whether you're a ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Discover the pivotal moments that shaped munger's investment philosophy, from his early days as a lawyer to his role in building berkshirehathaway into a global conglomerate. Gain valuable lessons from his contrarian approach to investing, his emphasis on lifelong learning, and his unwavering commitment to ethical business practices.Whether you're a
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Caged Lion

Joseph Pilates and His Legacy

by John Howard Steel ...

Narrated by John Howard Steel ...

Unabridged

9 hours 51 min

The surprising story of Pilates - the man and the method.Part biography, part history, and part memoir, Caged Lion untangles for the first time Joseph Pilates’s opaque life story and the perilous journey of his exercise program known the world over as Pilates.This is the story of Joseph Pilates, a gifted man who immigrated to the United States at forty-three with no assets or credentials. He not ... Read more

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The surprising story of Pilates - the man and the method.Part biography, part history, and part memoir, Caged Lion untangles for the first time Joseph Pilates’s opaque life story and the perilous journey of his exercise program known the world over as Pilates.This is the story of Joseph Pilates, a gifted man who immigrated to the United States at forty-three with no assets or credentials. He not
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The Life Of Kit Carson

by Edward S. Ellis ...

Narrated by Geoffrey Giuliano, The Orb ...

Unabridged

6 hours 22 min

Christopher Carson, or as he was familiarly called, Kit Carson, was a man whose real worth was understood only by those with whom he was associated or who closely studied his character. He was more than a hunter, trapper, guide, Indian agent, and Colonel in the United States Army...His lot was cast on the extreme western frontier, where, when but a youth, he earned the respect of the tough and ... Read more

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Christopher Carson, or as he was familiarly called, Kit Carson, was a man whose real worth was understood only by those with whom he was associated or who closely studied his character. He was more than a hunter, trapper, guide, Indian agent, and Colonel in the United States Army...His lot was cast on the extreme western frontier, where, when but a youth, he earned the respect of the tough and
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Missions to Mars

A New Era of Rover and Spacecraft Discovery on the Red Planet

by Larry Crumpler ...

Narrated by Stephen Graybill ...

Unabridged

12 hours 3 min

From a long-term planning lead for the Mars Exploration Rover Project comes this vivid insider account of some of NASA’s most vital and exciting missions to the Red Planet—a wondrous chronicle of unprecedented scientific discovery and the search for evidence of life on Mars.“There are probably just a few of moments in human history when a small group of humans stood on the margins of a vast new ... Read more

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From a long-term planning lead for the Mars Exploration Rover Project comes this vivid insider account of some of NASA’s most vital and exciting missions to the Red Planet—a wondrous chronicle of unprecedented scientific discovery and the search for evidence of life on Mars.“There are probably just a few of moments in human history when a small group of humans stood on the margins of a vast new
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What A Body Remembers

A Memoir of Sexual Assault and Its Aftermath

by Karen Stefano ...

Narrated by Nicole Poole ...

Unabridged

7 hours 52 min

On a summer night in 1984, nineteen-year-old UC Berkeley sophomore Karen Thomas leaves her uniformed patrol job at the University of California Police Department and walks home alone in darkness. At the threshold of her apartment a man assaults her at knife point. After a soul chilling struggle she manages to escape and call 911. Police catch her assailant, she identifies him, and he is arrested ... Read more

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On a summer night in 1984, nineteen-year-old UC Berkeley sophomore Karen Thomas leaves her uniformed patrol job at the University of California Police Department and walks home alone in darkness. At the threshold of her apartment a man assaults her at knife point. After a soul chilling struggle she manages to escape and call 911. Police catch her assailant, she identifies him, and he is arrested
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Divine Intervention

A Tragic Memoir of Unwavering Faith

by Gunmolly Kodiad ...

Narrated by Johnathan Welsh ...

Unabridged

2 hours 14 min

A journey full of pain, romance, self-sacrifice, humor and finally Catharsis. A book that touches every emotion. A story that makes you want more and more! ... Read more

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A journey full of pain, romance, self-sacrifice, humor and finally Catharsis. A book that touches every emotion. A story that makes you want more and more!
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Cómo cambiar tu mente

Lo que la nueva ciencia de la psicodelia nos enseña sobre la conciencia, la muerte, la adicción, la depresión y la transcendencia

by Michael Pollan ...

Narrated by Sebastián Rosas ...

Unabridged

17 hours 35 min

Una brillante y valiente investigación de Michael Pollan, autor de cinco best sellers de The New York Times, sobre la revolución médica y científica en torno a las drogas psicodélicas, y la fascinante historia de sus propias experiencias psicodélicas que le cambiaron la vida.Cuando Michael Pollan se propuso investigar por qué el LSD y la psilocibina (el componente activo de las setas alucinógenas) ... Read more

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Una brillante y valiente investigación de Michael Pollan, autor de cinco best sellers de The New York Times, sobre la revolución médica y científica en torno a las drogas psicodélicas, y la fascinante historia de sus propias experiencias psicodélicas que le cambiaron la vida.Cuando Michael Pollan se propuso investigar por qué el LSD y la psilocibina (el componente activo de las setas alucinógenas)
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Surviving Cancerland

Intuitive Aspects of Healing

by Kathleen O’Keefe-Kanavos ...

Narrated by Kate Mulligan ...

Unabridged

10 hours 34 min

When Kathleen O’Keefe-Kanavos discovered a pea-sized lump in her breast, she did what any sensible woman would do: She went to see her doctor, who assured her that she was in good health and that the lump was nothing but a fibrous tumor and posed no threat. Kathleen was not convinced, particularly in light of the fact that her mother had recently died of cancer. In a dream that night, Kathleen saw ... Read more

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When Kathleen O’Keefe-Kanavos discovered a pea-sized lump in her breast, she did what any sensible woman would do: She went to see her doctor, who assured her that she was in good health and that the lump was nothing but a fibrous tumor and posed no threat. Kathleen was not convinced, particularly in light of the fact that her mother had recently died of cancer. In a dream that night, Kathleen saw
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The Philosopher in the Valley

Alex Karp, Palantir, and the Rise of the Surveillance State

by Michael Steinberger ...

Narrated by Jonathan Beville ...

Unabridged

9 hours 27 min

An acclaimed New York Times Magazine writer brings us into the world of the controversial technology firm Palantir and its very colorful and outspoken CEO, Alex Karp, tracing the ascent of Big Data, the rise of surveillance technology, and the shifting global balance of power in the 21st century.Palantir builds data integration software: its technology ingests vast quantities of information and ... Read more

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An acclaimed New York Times Magazine writer brings us into the world of the controversial technology firm Palantir and its very colorful and outspoken CEO, Alex Karp, tracing the ascent of Big Data, the rise of surveillance technology, and the shifting global balance of power in the 21st century.Palantir builds data integration software: its technology ingests vast quantities of information and
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Det er et fucking eventyr! - Betændt politik - EP#04

Med DNA-forskeren på sporet af mennesket

by Eske Willerslev ...

Narrated by Eske Willerslev ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Det er et fucking eventyr!
Unabridged

21 min

Tag med DNA-forskeren og eventyreren Eske Willerslev på rejser ud i verden og tilbage i tiden.Eske har gang i sin videnskabelige karriere med at analysere fortidens DNA, hvilket kan have store implikationer for nulevende mennesker. Det er et minefelt at bevæge sig ind i nordamerikansk arkæologi og minoriteters historie – med videnskabsfolk på den ene side og indianerstammer på den anden. I BETÆNDT ... Read more

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Tag med DNA-forskeren og eventyreren Eske Willerslev på rejser ud i verden og tilbage i tiden.Eske har gang i sin videnskabelige karriere med at analysere fortidens DNA, hvilket kan have store implikationer for nulevende mennesker. Det er et minefelt at bevæge sig ind i nordamerikansk arkæologi og minoriteters historie – med videnskabsfolk på den ene side og indianerstammer på den anden. I BETÆNDT
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Lazy B

Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest

by Sandra Day O'Connor, H. Alan Day ...

Narrated by Sandra Day O'Connor ...

Abridged

5 hours 13 min

What was it in Sandra Day O'Connor's background and early life that helped make her the woman she is today-the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and one of the most powerful women in America? In this beautiful, illuminating, and unusual book, Sandra Day O'Connor, with her brother, Alan, tells the story of the Day family and of growing up on the harsh yet beautiful land of the Lazy B ... Read more

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What was it in Sandra Day O'Connor's background and early life that helped make her the woman she is today-the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and one of the most powerful women in America? In this beautiful, illuminating, and unusual book, Sandra Day O'Connor, with her brother, Alan, tells the story of the Day family and of growing up on the harsh yet beautiful land of the Lazy B
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This Is Not the End of Me

Lessons on Living from a Dying Man

by Dakshana Bascaramurty ...

Narrated by Farah Merani, A. K. Wilson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 3 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLERA BEST BOOK OF 2020CBC – The Best Canadian Nonfiction of 2020The Globe and Mail’s Globe 100: Our Favourite Books of 2020**Chatelaine’s 10 Best Books of 2020The Walrus’s Favourite Books of 2020For readers of Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air and Will Schwalbe, t... ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLERA BEST BOOK OF 2020CBC – The Best Canadian Nonfiction of 2020The Globe and Mail’s Globe 100: Our Favourite Books of 2020**Chatelaine’s 10 Best Books of 2020The Walrus’s Favourite Books of 2020For readers of Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air and Will Schwalbe, t...
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Civil Rights Queen

Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality

by Tomiko Brown-Nagin ...

Narrated by Karen Chilton ...

Unabridged

15 hours 57 min

**A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • The first major biography of one of our most influential judges—an activist lawyer who became the first Black woman appointed to the federal judiciary—that provides an eye-opening account of the twin struggles for gender equality and civil rights in the 20th Century. • “Timely and essential."—The Washington Post“A must-read for anyone who dares to believe that ... Read more

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**A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • The first major biography of one of our most influential judges—an activist lawyer who became the first Black woman appointed to the federal judiciary—that provides an eye-opening account of the twin struggles for gender equality and civil rights in the 20th Century. • “Timely and essential."—The Washington Post“A must-read for anyone who dares to believe that
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Henry Ford and the Building of Modern Capitalism

by Jeff Webb ...

Narrated by Jeff Webb ...

Series series Learn25: Biographies
Unabridged

3 hours 51 min

Explore the compelling and complex legacy of the man Forbes Magazine named “The Businessman of the 20th Century.Your guide for this audio course is celebrated history professor Jeff Webb, voted Teacher of the Year at Huntington University. Each captivating lecture guides you through a different facet of Henry Ford’s life and accomplishments.Few industrial leaders rival Ford in their contributions ... Read more

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Explore the compelling and complex legacy of the man Forbes Magazine named “The Businessman of the 20th Century.Your guide for this audio course is celebrated history professor Jeff Webb, voted Teacher of the Year at Huntington University. Each captivating lecture guides you through a different facet of Henry Ford’s life and accomplishments.Few industrial leaders rival Ford in their contributions
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Beyond Love

The Epic Story of Doctors and Scientists, Sisters and Patients, Heroes and Dreamers, Fighting the Greatest Plague of Our Time

by Dominique Lapierre ...

Narrated by Michael York ...

Abridged

3 hours 5 min

From its first appearance in the late 1970s to the remarkable treatment methods that are now keeping millions alive, AIDS has been a headlining topic for decades. Master storyteller Dominique Lapierre— renowned for his best sellers Is Paris Burning? and The City of Joy— has created his most extraordinary epic of human endeavor. In this dramatic, inspiring, and tender work, the author recounts the ... Read more

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From its first appearance in the late 1970s to the remarkable treatment methods that are now keeping millions alive, AIDS has been a headlining topic for decades. Master storyteller Dominique Lapierre— renowned for his best sellers Is Paris Burning? and The City of Joy— has created his most extraordinary epic of human endeavor. In this dramatic, inspiring, and tender work, the author recounts the
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Letters to a Young Therapist

by Mary Pipher ...

Narrated by Eliza Foss ...

Unabridged

4 hours 54 min

A bestselling author and gifted healer’s guidance on how therapy can restore us in an increasingly stressful world.**“A wise and compassionate book.” -**Washington PostIn Letters to a Young Therapist, psychologist Mary Pipher shares what she has learned in thirty years of clinical practice helping warring families, alienated adolescents, and harried professionals restore peace and beauty to their ... Read more

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A bestselling author and gifted healer’s guidance on how therapy can restore us in an increasingly stressful world.**“A wise and compassionate book.” -**Washington PostIn Letters to a Young Therapist, psychologist Mary Pipher shares what she has learned in thirty years of clinical practice helping warring families, alienated adolescents, and harried professionals restore peace and beauty to their
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Stephen Hawking

A Life from Beginning to End

by Hourly History ...

Narrated by Mike Nelson ...

Series series Biographies of Physicists
Unabridged

1 hour 12 min

In 1963, Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and given two years to live. More than half a century later, Hawking had made some of the most significant contributions to our understanding of the universe since Albert Einstein. The world's most famous physics professor, a best-selling author, and a father of three, Stephen lived his life to its fullest. Bridging the world of ... Read more

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In 1963, Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and given two years to live. More than half a century later, Hawking had made some of the most significant contributions to our understanding of the universe since Albert Einstein. The world's most famous physics professor, a best-selling author, and a father of three, Stephen lived his life to its fullest. Bridging the world of
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Canadarm and Collaboration

How Canada’s Astronauts and Space Robots Explore New Worlds

by Elizabeth Howell ...

Narrated by Tracey Hoyt ...

Unabridged

8 hours 29 min

With interviews from Chris Hadfield and Marc Garneau, the tale of Canada’s involvement in international space exploration from the 1960s to the present dayCanada is a small but mighty power in space exploration. After providing the Canadarm robotic arm for the space shuttle in 1981, Canada received an invitation to start an astronaut program — a program that quickly let its people accumulate skill ... Read more

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With interviews from Chris Hadfield and Marc Garneau, the tale of Canada’s involvement in international space exploration from the 1960s to the present dayCanada is a small but mighty power in space exploration. After providing the Canadarm robotic arm for the space shuttle in 1981, Canada received an invitation to start an astronaut program — a program that quickly let its people accumulate skill
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My Body Is Distant

A Memoir

by Paige Maylott ...

Narrated by Paige Maylott ...

Unabridged

10 hours 2 min

An electrifying and vulnerable memoir that invites readers into an intimate conversation about our digital and physical selves, gender, and belonging.In My Body Is Distant, Paige Maylott writes about her life — both virtual and IRL — as she explores her authentic self and sexuality through dream-like virtual worlds. While Paige dances in online BDSM clubs and hurls spells on virtual battlefields, ... Read more

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An electrifying and vulnerable memoir that invites readers into an intimate conversation about our digital and physical selves, gender, and belonging.In My Body Is Distant, Paige Maylott writes about her life — both virtual and IRL — as she explores her authentic self and sexuality through dream-like virtual worlds. While Paige dances in online BDSM clubs and hurls spells on virtual battlefields,
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Habits for Self-Love

A practical guide to selfrespect, confidence, and kinder daily routines

by Chloe Henderson ...

Narrated by Ethan Maxwell ...

Unabridged

5 hours 23 min

Self-love is not a feeling. It is a utility.In Habits for SelfLove, Julian Thorne provides a tactical, high-fidelity guide to reclaiming your autonomy. If you have spent years running on the outdated software of self-sabotage, scarcity, and neglect, this book is your hard reset.Moving beyond vague concepts of pampering, this program teaches you how to govern your internal environment with the same ... Read more

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Self-love is not a feeling. It is a utility.In Habits for SelfLove, Julian Thorne provides a tactical, high-fidelity guide to reclaiming your autonomy. If you have spent years running on the outdated software of self-sabotage, scarcity, and neglect, this book is your hard reset.Moving beyond vague concepts of pampering, this program teaches you how to govern your internal environment with the same
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Fortune Teller's Prophecy, The

A Memoir of an Unlikely Doctor

by Lally Pia ...

Narrated by Lally Pia ...

Unabridged

11 hours 51 min

When a military coup in Ghana leads to the abrupt closure of Lally Pia's medical school, she is stranded thousands of miles away from her family - and left with no educational prospects, no money, and a botched American Green Card. But a Sri Lankan priest told Lally's father that she will one day become a "Doctor of Doctors" - a laughable outcome, given her current predicament.This multicultural ... Read more

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When a military coup in Ghana leads to the abrupt closure of Lally Pia's medical school, she is stranded thousands of miles away from her family - and left with no educational prospects, no money, and a botched American Green Card. But a Sri Lankan priest told Lally's father that she will one day become a "Doctor of Doctors" - a laughable outcome, given her current predicament.This multicultural
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Her Beautiful Brain

A Memoir

by Ann Hedreen ...

Narrated by Ann Hedreen ...

Unabridged

6 hours 35 min

Ann Hedreen's story of what it was like to become a mom just as her own beautiful, brainy mother began to lose her mind to an unforgiving disease. Arlene was a copper miner’s daughter who was divorced twice, widowed once, raised six kids singlehandedly, survived the turbulent ‘60s, and got her B.A. and M.A. at 40 so she could support her family as a Seattle schoolteacher―only to start showing ... Read more

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Ann Hedreen's story of what it was like to become a mom just as her own beautiful, brainy mother began to lose her mind to an unforgiving disease. Arlene was a copper miner’s daughter who was divorced twice, widowed once, raised six kids singlehandedly, survived the turbulent ‘60s, and got her B.A. and M.A. at 40 so she could support her family as a Seattle schoolteacher―only to start showing
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The Code Breaker

The Nvidia Way

Charlie Munger: Advice on Living a Good Life From Charlie Munger (The Iconic Biography of Legendary American Investor and Philanthropist)

Caged Lion

The Life Of Kit Carson

Missions to Mars

What A Body Remembers

Divine Intervention

Cómo cambiar tu mente

Surviving Cancerland

The Philosopher in the Valley

Det er et fucking eventyr! - Betændt politik - EP#04

Lazy B

This Is Not the End of Me

Civil Rights Queen

Henry Ford and the Building of Modern Capitalism

Beyond Love

Letters to a Young Therapist

Stephen Hawking

Canadarm and Collaboration

My Body Is Distant

Habits for Self-Love

Fortune Teller's Prophecy, The

Her Beautiful Brain