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Think Like a Rocket Scientist

Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life

by Ozan Varol ...

Narrated by Ozan Varol ...

Unabridged

10 hours 44 min

* Adam Grant's # 1 pick of his top 20 books of the yearThis is not just an engrossing read--it's bursting with practical insights. Ozan Varol's dazzling debut might change how you approach problems. Houston, this book has solutions."―Adam GrantRocket science is often celebrated as the ultimate triumph of technology. But it's not. Rather, it's the apex of a certain thought process -- a way to ... Read more

$27.99 USD

* Adam Grant's # 1 pick of his top 20 books of the yearThis is not just an engrossing read--it's bursting with practical insights. Ozan Varol's dazzling debut might change how you approach problems. Houston, this book has solutions."―Adam GrantRocket science is often celebrated as the ultimate triumph of technology. But it's not. Rather, it's the apex of a certain thought process -- a way to
... Read more
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Algorithms to Live By

The Computer Science of Human Decisions

by Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths ...

Narrated by Brian Christian ...

Unabridged

11 hours 50 min

A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives, helping to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mindAll our lives are constrained by limited space and time, limits that give rise to a particular set of problems. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What ... Read more

$42.99 USD

A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives, helping to solve common decision-making problems and illuminate the workings of the human mindAll our lives are constrained by limited space and time, limits that give rise to a particular set of problems. What should we do, or leave undone, in a day or a lifetime? How much messiness should we accept? What
... Read more
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A World Appears

A Journey into Consciousness

by Michael Pollan ...

Narrated by Michael Pollan ...

Unabridged

8 hours 46 min

**The Instant New York Times Bestseller"Pollan’s real genius—the word is not too strong—remains intact. That is his uncanny ability to scent the direction in which the culture is headed. He did it with food and psychedelics, and now, though A World Appears focuses on AI only intermittently, he has done it again." —Charles Finch, The AtlanticFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to ... Read more

$22.00 USD

**The Instant New York Times Bestseller"Pollan’s real genius—the word is not too strong—remains intact. That is his uncanny ability to scent the direction in which the culture is headed. He did it with food and psychedelics, and now, though A World Appears focuses on AI only intermittently, he has done it again." —Charles Finch, The AtlanticFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How 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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Return of the Goddess

by Marija Gimbutas, Ph.D. ...

Narrated by Michael Toms ...

Unabridged

57 min

Almost single-handedly, through her excavations and discovery of artifacts and remnants from European cultures predating both Egyptian and Greek civilization, the late Marija Gimbutas revamped both history and the field of archaeology. Here she speaks about the thousands of Goddess-related figurines she unearthed, pointing to the existence of peaceful European cultures that existed for millennia ... Read more

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Almost single-handedly, through her excavations and discovery of artifacts and remnants from European cultures predating both Egyptian and Greek civilization, the late Marija Gimbutas revamped both history and the field of archaeology. Here she speaks about the thousands of Goddess-related figurines she unearthed, pointing to the existence of peaceful European cultures that existed for millennia
... Read more
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The World as We Know It

From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science

by Peter Dear ...

Narrated by Mike Cooper ...

Unabridged

10 hours 2 min

Science is the basis of our assumptions about ourselves and our world, from ideas about our evolutionary past to our conceptions of the vast expanses of space and the smallest particles of matter. In this panoramic book, acclaimed historian of science Peter Dear uncovers the roots of such beliefs, revealing how they constitute a natural philosophy that has been developed and refined over the ... Read more

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Science is the basis of our assumptions about ourselves and our world, from ideas about our evolutionary past to our conceptions of the vast expanses of space and the smallest particles of matter. In this panoramic book, acclaimed historian of science Peter Dear uncovers the roots of such beliefs, revealing how they constitute a natural philosophy that has been developed and refined over the
... Read more
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The Elegant Universe

Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory

by Brian Greene ...

Narrated by Erik Davies ...

Unabridged

15 hours 36 min

"[Greene] develops one fresh new insight after another...In the great tradition of physicists writing for the masses, The Elegant Universe sets a standard that will be hard to beat." --George Johnson, The New York Times Book ReviewIn a rare blend of scientific insight and writing as elegant as the theories it explains, Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels away the ... Read more

$25.99 USD

"[Greene] develops one fresh new insight after another...In the great tradition of physicists writing for the masses, The Elegant Universe sets a standard that will be hard to beat." --George Johnson, The New York Times Book ReviewIn a rare blend of scientific insight and writing as elegant as the theories it explains, Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels away the
... Read more
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Energía y civilización

by Vaclav Smil ...

Narrated by Antonio Raluy ...

Unabridged

20 hours 4 min

La energía es la única moneda de cambio universal. Sin transformación de energía, no hay nada. La vida en la Tierra depende de la conversión de la energía solar en biomasa vegetal, mientras que los seres humanos hemos aprendido a utilizar otros flujos de energía, como los combustibles fósiles o la generación fotovoltaica de electricidad. En esta monumental historia, Vaclav Smil ofrece una ... Read more

$30.99 USD

La energía es la única moneda de cambio universal. Sin transformación de energía, no hay nada. La vida en la Tierra depende de la conversión de la energía solar en biomasa vegetal, mientras que los seres humanos hemos aprendido a utilizar otros flujos de energía, como los combustibles fósiles o la generación fotovoltaica de electricidad. En esta monumental historia, Vaclav Smil ofrece una
... Read more
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Stealing Fire

How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work

by Steven Kotler, Jamie Wheal ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

8 hours 24 min

The author of the bestselling Boldand The Rise of Superman explores altered states of consciousness and how they can ignite passion, fuel creativity, and accelerate problem solving, in this groundbreaking book in the vein of Daniel Pink’s Drive and Charles Duhigg’s Smarter Faster Better.Why has generating ""flow"" and getting ""into the zone"" become the goal of the world’s most elite ... Read more

$25.99 USD

The author of the bestselling Boldand The Rise of Superman explores altered states of consciousness and how they can ignite passion, fuel creativity, and accelerate problem solving, in this groundbreaking book in the vein of Daniel Pink’s Drive and Charles Duhigg’s Smarter Faster Better.Why has generating ""flow"" and getting ""into the zone"" become the goal of the world’s most elite
... Read more
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Society As A Community Of Manipulators And Their Subjects

by Andrey Davydov, Olga Skorbatyuk ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Archie G ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Archetypal Pattern. Fundamentals Of Non-Traditional Psychoanalysis.
Unabridged

51 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The following statement can be considered the main hypothesis that formed the basis of this book: all types of interpersonal relationships in the human community are built entirely on manipulation as a principle.We focus only on the study of unconscious motivations, as the true cause of human activity. And, when discussing true motivations that arise ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The following statement can be considered the main hypothesis that formed the basis of this book: all types of interpersonal relationships in the human community are built entirely on manipulation as a principle.We focus only on the study of unconscious motivations, as the true cause of human activity. And, when discussing true motivations that arise
... Read more
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Food Intelligence

The Science of How Food Both Nourishes and Harms Us

by Julia Belluz, Kevin Hall PhD ...

Narrated by Barrie Kreinik ...

Unabridged

10 hours 2 min

**“Food Intelligence dispels many popular myths we have about weight loss and breaks down the real drivers of the obesity crisis based on decades of research. I really hope everyone gets a chance to read this book." —Sanjay Gupta, MD, Chief Medical Correspondent at CNN and host of Chasing LifeThe essential guide for understanding what you’re eating, and the forces that are driving you to eat it.* ... Read more

$24.00 USD

**“Food Intelligence dispels many popular myths we have about weight loss and breaks down the real drivers of the obesity crisis based on decades of research. I really hope everyone gets a chance to read this book." —Sanjay Gupta, MD, Chief Medical Correspondent at CNN and host of Chasing LifeThe essential guide for understanding what you’re eating, and the forces that are driving you to eat it.*
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Inside of a Dog

What Dogs See, Smell, and Know

by Alexandra Horowitz ...

Narrated by Karen White ...

Unabridged

10 hours 25 min

"Every dog owner should have this book." —Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah PodcastNOW FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED! The beloved #1 New York Times bestseller that “causes one’s dog-loving heart to flutter with astonishment and gratitude” (The New York Times Book Review).The instant classic on the mind of the dog is now updated to include the latest results in the booming field of dog cognition. What do dogs ... Read more

$25.99 USD

"Every dog owner should have this book." —Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah PodcastNOW FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED! The beloved #1 New York Times bestseller that “causes one’s dog-loving heart to flutter with astonishment and gratitude” (The New York Times Book Review).The instant classic on the mind of the dog is now updated to include the latest results in the booming field of dog cognition. What do dogs
... Read more
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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

$28.79 USD 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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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

$28.99 USD

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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Quantum Space

Loop Quantum Gravity and the Search for the Structure of Space, Time, and the Universe

by Jim Baggott ...

Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

Unabridged

10 hours 16 min

Today we are blessed with two extraordinarily successful theories of physics. The first is Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, which describes the large-scale behavior of matter in a curved spacetime. The second is quantum mechanics. This theory describes the properties and behavior of matter and radiation at their smallest scales.But, while they are both highly successful, these two ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Today we are blessed with two extraordinarily successful theories of physics. The first is Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, which describes the large-scale behavior of matter in a curved spacetime. The second is quantum mechanics. This theory describes the properties and behavior of matter and radiation at their smallest scales.But, while they are both highly successful, these two
... Read more
Audiobook

The Heartbeat of Trees

Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature

by Peter Wohlleben ...

Narrated by Mike Grady ...

Unabridged

7 hours 21 min

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREESA powerful return to the forest, where trees have heartbeats and roots are like brains that extend underground. Where the color green calms us, and the forest sharpens our senses.In The Heartbeat of Trees, renowned forester Peter Wohlleben draws on new scientific discoveries to show how humans are deeply con... ... Read more

$26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREESA powerful return to the forest, where trees have heartbeats and roots are like brains that extend underground. Where the color green calms us, and the forest sharpens our senses.In The Heartbeat of Trees, renowned forester Peter Wohlleben draws on new scientific discoveries to show how humans are deeply con...
... Read more
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Helgoland

Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution

by Carlo Rovelli ...

Narrated by David Rintoul ...

Unabridged

4 hours 31 min

**Named a Best Book of 2021 by the Financial Times and a Best Science Book of 2021 by The Guardian“Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator… This is the place where science comes to life.” ―Neil Gaiman“One of the warmest, most elegant and most lucid interpreters to the laity of the dazzling enigmas of his discipline...[a] momentous book” ―John Banville, The Wall Street Journal**A startling ... Read more

$15.99 USD

**Named a Best Book of 2021 by the Financial Times and a Best Science Book of 2021 by The Guardian“Rovelli is a genius and an amazing communicator… This is the place where science comes to life.” ―Neil Gaiman“One of the warmest, most elegant and most lucid interpreters to the laity of the dazzling enigmas of his discipline...[a] momentous book” ―John Banville, The Wall Street Journal**A startling
... Read more
Audiobook

Here Comes the Sun

A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization

by Bill McKibben ...

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

Unabridged

7 hours 36 min

From the acclaimed environmentalist, a call to harness solar power and rewrite our scientific, economic, and political future.Every eighteen hours, the world puts up a nuclear power plant's–worth of solar panels. At the same time, combustion continues to melt our poles, poison our bodies, and drive our global inequality. And it is no longer necessary: For the first time in 700,000 years, we know ... Read more

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From the acclaimed environmentalist, a call to harness solar power and rewrite our scientific, economic, and political future.Every eighteen hours, the world puts up a nuclear power plant's–worth of solar panels. At the same time, combustion continues to melt our poles, poison our bodies, and drive our global inequality. And it is no longer necessary: For the first time in 700,000 years, we know
... Read more
Audiobook

The Reign of Wolf 21

The Saga of Yellowstone's Legendary Druid Pack

by Rick McIntyre ...

Narrated by Geoff Sugiyama ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone
Unabridged

6 hours 41 min

“A redemption story, an adventure story, and perhaps above all, a love story.”—Nate Blakeslee, New York Times-bestselling author of American WolfThe Druid Peak Pack was the most famous wolf pack in Yellowstone National Park, and maybe even in the world.This is the dramatic true story of its remarkable leader, Wolf 21—whose compassion and loyalty challenges commonly held beliefs about alpha males ... Read more

$26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

“A redemption story, an adventure story, and perhaps above all, a love story.”—Nate Blakeslee, New York Times-bestselling author of American WolfThe Druid Peak Pack was the most famous wolf pack in Yellowstone National Park, and maybe even in the world.This is the dramatic true story of its remarkable leader, Wolf 21—whose compassion and loyalty challenges commonly held beliefs about alpha males
... Read more
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Second Nature

A Gardener's Education

by Michael Pollan ...

Narrated by Michael Pollan ...

Unabridged

9 hours 2 min

In his articles and in bestselling books such as The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan has established himself as one of our most important and beloved writers on modern man's place in the natural world. A new literary classic, Second Nature has become a manifesto not just for gardeners but for environmentalists everywhere. Chosen by the American Horticultural Society as one of the seventy-five ... Read more

$14.99 USD

In his articles and in bestselling books such as The Botany of Desire, Michael Pollan has established himself as one of our most important and beloved writers on modern man's place in the natural world. A new literary classic, Second Nature has become a manifesto not just for gardeners but for environmentalists everywhere. Chosen by the American Horticultural Society as one of the seventy-five
... Read more
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The Social Paradox

Autonomy, Connection, and Why We Need Both to Find Happiness

by William von Hippel ...

Narrated by Josh Bloomberg ...

Unabridged

8 hours 36 min

A Next Big Idea Club Must Read of February 2025From the author of The Social Leap comes this thought-provoking exploration into humans’ two core evolutionary needs, for connection and autonomy, how the modern world has thrown them out of whack, and how we can rebalance them to improve our lives.Why do people who have so much—leading comfortable lives filled with unprecedented freedom, choice, and ... Read more

$25.99 USD

A Next Big Idea Club Must Read of February 2025From the author of The Social Leap comes this thought-provoking exploration into humans’ two core evolutionary needs, for connection and autonomy, how the modern world has thrown them out of whack, and how we can rebalance them to improve our lives.Why do people who have so much—leading comfortable lives filled with unprecedented freedom, choice, and
... Read more
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Overcoming Dyslexia

Second Edition, Completely Revised and Updated

by Sally Shaywitz M.D., Jonathan Shaywitz MD ...

Narrated by Sally Shaywitz M.D. ...

Unabridged

25 hours 55 min

From one of the world's preeminent experts on reading and dyslexia, the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and practical book available on identifying, understanding, and overcoming reading problems--now revised to reflect the latest research and evidence-based approaches.Dyslexia is the most common learning disorder on the planet, affecting about one in five individuals, regardless of age or gender. ... Read more

$30.99 USD

From one of the world's preeminent experts on reading and dyslexia, the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and practical book available on identifying, understanding, and overcoming reading problems--now revised to reflect the latest research and evidence-based approaches.Dyslexia is the most common learning disorder on the planet, affecting about one in five individuals, regardless of age or gender.
... Read more
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Real Time Travel Stories From a Psychic Engineer

by Martin K. Ettington ...

Narrated by Martin K. Ettington ...

Unabridged

1 hour 55 min

There are many unusual stories of persons seeing the future, and some who have seen the past. Some stories seem to show that persons have actually visited the past and interacted with the people they met.I’ve had many paranormal experiences myself and visions of the future which I wrote about in two of my own books. I’m also an Engineer and think this gives me a pretty unique perspective about ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

There are many unusual stories of persons seeing the future, and some who have seen the past. Some stories seem to show that persons have actually visited the past and interacted with the people they met.I’ve had many paranormal experiences myself and visions of the future which I wrote about in two of my own books. I’m also an Engineer and think this gives me a pretty unique perspective about
... Read more
Audiobook

Oxygen

The molecule that made the world

by Nick Lane ...

Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

Unabridged

16 hours 35 min

Three hundred million years ago, in Carboniferous times, dragonflies grew as big as seagulls, with wingspans of nearly a meter. Researchers claim they could have flown only if the air had contained more oxygen than today—probably as much as thirty-five percent. Giant spiders, tree-ferns, marine rock formations, and fossil charcoals all tell the same story. High oxygen levels may also explain the ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Three hundred million years ago, in Carboniferous times, dragonflies grew as big as seagulls, with wingspans of nearly a meter. Researchers claim they could have flown only if the air had contained more oxygen than today—probably as much as thirty-five percent. Giant spiders, tree-ferns, marine rock formations, and fossil charcoals all tell the same story. High oxygen levels may also explain the
... Read more

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