Best Sellers
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Outlive
- The Science and Art of Longevity
- Written by: Peter Attia MD, Bill Gifford - contributor
- Narrated by: Peter Attia MD
- Length: 17 hrs and 7 mins
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Wouldn’t you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health....
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Not what I was expecting
- By stuck in Mobay on 2023-07-20
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Breath
- The New Science of a Lost Art
- Written by: James Nestor
- Narrated by: James Nestor
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
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There is nothing more essential to our health and well-being than breathing: Take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly. Journalist James Nestor travels the world to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it....
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Interesting fluff, useful information.
- By zach on 2020-08-09
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Dopamine Nation
- Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
- Written by: Dr. Anna Lembke
- Narrated by: Dr. Anna Lembke
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
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This book is about pleasure. It’s also about pain. Most important, it’s about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential....
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I listened to this audiobook on 1.4 X speed
- By JMS on 2021-09-09
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- Written by: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....
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So painfully blah!
- By Myself on 2019-03-13
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Why We Sleep
- Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
- Written by: Matthew Walker
- Narrated by: Steve West
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
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Professor Matthew Walker reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to change our lives for the better....
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Would be better as a physical book
- By NePatsGirl on 2019-02-06
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Mind Magic
- The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How It Changes Everything
- Written by: James R. Doty MD
- Narrated by: James R. Doty MD
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
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Neuroscientist and recognized compassion leader Dr. James Doty explores the neuroscience behind manifestation, with a six-part plan for realizing your dreams....
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Outlive
- The Science and Art of Longevity
- Written by: Peter Attia MD, Bill Gifford - contributor
- Narrated by: Peter Attia MD
- Length: 17 hrs and 7 mins
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Wouldn’t you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health....
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Not what I was expecting
- By stuck in Mobay on 2023-07-20
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Breath
- The New Science of a Lost Art
- Written by: James Nestor
- Narrated by: James Nestor
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
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There is nothing more essential to our health and well-being than breathing: Take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly. Journalist James Nestor travels the world to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it....
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Interesting fluff, useful information.
- By zach on 2020-08-09
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Dopamine Nation
- Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
- Written by: Dr. Anna Lembke
- Narrated by: Dr. Anna Lembke
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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This book is about pleasure. It’s also about pain. Most important, it’s about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential....
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I listened to this audiobook on 1.4 X speed
- By JMS on 2021-09-09
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- Written by: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....
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So painfully blah!
- By Myself on 2019-03-13
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Why We Sleep
- Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
- Written by: Matthew Walker
- Narrated by: Steve West
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
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Professor Matthew Walker reveals his groundbreaking exploration of sleep, explaining how we can harness its transformative power to change our lives for the better....
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Would be better as a physical book
- By NePatsGirl on 2019-02-06
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Mind Magic
- The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How It Changes Everything
- Written by: James R. Doty MD
- Narrated by: James R. Doty MD
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
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Neuroscientist and recognized compassion leader Dr. James Doty explores the neuroscience behind manifestation, with a six-part plan for realizing your dreams....
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Lessons from the Magic Shop
- A Heart-Centered Program to Manifest a Life of Compassion, Purpose, and Transformation
- Written by: James R. Doty MD
- Narrated by: James R. Doty MD
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
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We each possess an extraordinary power to realize our greatest potential and live the life we want. Dr. James Doty is living proof. With Lessons from the Magic Shop, Dr. Doty offers an in-depth training program with the same transformational practices that helped him overcome great odds....
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Fantastic
- By Brenda on 2020-02-10
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Behave
- The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
- Written by: Robert Sapolsky
- Narrated by: Michael Goldstrom
- Length: 26 hrs and 27 mins
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From the celebrated neurobiologist and primatologist, a landmark, genre-defining examination of human behavior, both good and bad, and an answer to the question: Why do we do the things we do? Sapolsky's storytelling concept is delightful but it also has a powerful intrinsic logic....
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Overall Excellent, But Maybe Overly Broad in Scope
- By J. Horyski on 2019-11-16
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The Real Anthony Fauci
- Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health
- Written by: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- Narrated by: Bruce Wagner
- Length: 27 hrs and 20 mins
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The Real Anthony Fauci details how Fauci, Gates, and their cohorts use their control of media outlets, scientific journals, key government agencies, global intelligence agencies, and influential scientists and physicians to flood the public with fearful propaganda about COVID-19....
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An eye opening look into the corruption of the scientific community
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-01-12
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The Bomber Mafia
- A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
- Written by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
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Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. Malcolm Gladwell reexamines moments from the past and asks whether we got it right the first time....
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Amazing!
- By Spinningwheelgirl on 2021-04-30
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
- Written by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
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How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these questions than astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson....
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make the world smart again.
- By a2thak on 2017-10-19
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Finding the Mother Tree
- Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
- Written by: Suzanne Simard
- Narrated by: Suzanne Simard
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
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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....
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Couldn't put it down...
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-11-28
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Immune
- A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive
- Written by: Philipp Dettmer
- Narrated by: Steve Taylor
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
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A deep dive into the immune system that will forever change how you think about your body, from the creator of the popular science YouTube channel Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell....
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I learned so much
- By B on 2024-05-08
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Scarcity Brain
- Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough
- Written by: Michael Easter
- Narrated by: Michael Easter
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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Michael Easter, author of The Comfort Crisis and one of the world’s leading experts on behavior change, shows that the problem isn’t you. The problem is your scarcity mindset, left over from our ancient ancestors....
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Good read
- By Charles E Sutton JR on 2023-10-28
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Lifespan
- Why We Age - and Why We Don't Have To
- Written by: David A. Sinclair PhD, Matthew D. LaPlante
- Narrated by: David A. Sinclair PhD
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
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This paradigm-shifting audiobook shows how almost everything we think we know about aging is wrong, offers a front-row seat to the amazing global effort to slow, stop, and reverse aging, and calls listeners to consider a future where aging can be treated....
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Starts good
- By Adam Dee on 2019-10-17
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The Hidden Life of Trees
- What They Feel, How They Communicate - Discoveries from a Secret World
- Written by: Peter Wohlleben
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
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How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings? Research is now suggesting trees are capable of much more than we have ever known....
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Totally delightful!
- By eve on 2018-02-12
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How the World Really Works
- The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going
- Written by: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: Stephen Perring
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
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An essential analysis of the modern science and technology that makes our twenty-first century lives possible—a scientist's investigation into what science really does, and does not, accomplish....
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How the World Really Works [For Oligarchs]
- By CoreDev on 2024-04-14
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A Brief History of Intelligence
- Evolution, AI, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains
- Written by: Max Bennett
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
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Equal parts Sapiens, Behave, and Superintelligence, but wholly original in scope, A Brief History of Intelligence offers a paradigm shift for how we understand neuroscience and AI....
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Delivers!
- By Kindle Customer on 2024-02-04
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Not the End of the World
- How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet
- Written by: Hannah Ritchie
- Narrated by: Hannah Ritchie PhD
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s become common to tell kids that they’re going to die from climate change. We are constantly bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won’t be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, and that we should reconsider having children....
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Helped me see beyond my understandings
- By Anonymous User on 2024-04-15
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Cosmos
- A Personal Voyage
- Written by: Carl Sagan
- Narrated by: LeVar Burton, Seth MacFarlane, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
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Cosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean of space....
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LeVar is like listening to a breathy James T. Kirk
- By Robert on 2018-04-04
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Return of the God Hypothesis
- Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe
- Written by: Stephen C. Meyer
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 18 hrs and 49 mins
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The New York Times best-selling author of Darwin’s Doubt presents groundbreaking scientific evidence of the existence of God, based on breakthroughs in physics, cosmology, and biology....
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A low-resolution snapshot of the book
- By DGFeijoo on 2021-07-25
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Algorithms to Live By
- The Computer Science of Human Decisions
- Written by: Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths
- Narrated by: Brian Christian
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
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From finding a spouse to finding a parking spot, from organizing one's inbox to understanding the workings of human memory, Algorithms to Live By transforms the wisdom of computer science into strategies for human living....
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They must have written this book for me
- By SJ on 2018-10-24
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Starry Messenger
- Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
- Written by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
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Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time—war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, and race—in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of unity for us all....
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There is really nothing deep about the book.
- By Client Kindle on 2023-11-16
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Gut
- The Inside Story of Our Body's Most Underrated Organ
- Written by: Giulia Enders
- Narrated by: Katy Sobey
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
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Our gut is almost as important to us as our brain, yet we know very little about how it works. Gut: The Inside Story is an entertaining, informative tour of the digestive system....
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Very informative
- By Yousuf J. on 2019-12-18
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Endure
- Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
- Written by: Alexander Hutchinson, Malcolm Gladwell - foreword
- Narrated by: Robert G. Slade
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
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Science journalist Alex Hutchinson presents a revolutionary account of the dynamic and controversial new science of endurance....
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Not an endurance guide
- By Maurmesa on 2020-05-07
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Into the Magic Shop
- A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart
- Written by: James R. Doty MD
- Narrated by: James R. Doty MD
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
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The award-winning New York Times bestseller about the extraordinary things that can happen when we harness the power of both the brain and the heart....
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The Body
- A Guide for Occupants
- Written by: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
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Bill Bryson, best-selling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As addictive as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-listen owner's manual for everybody....
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Required reading for the self-aware
- By Dr. Gordon K. McIvor on 2020-02-04
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The Art of Explanation
- How to Communicate with Clarity and Confidence
- Written by: Ros Atkins
- Narrated by: Ros Atkins
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
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BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral 'Ros Atkins on...' explainer videos, offers a practical and accessible guide to getting across complex information clearly....
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Thinking in Systems
- A Primer
- Written by: Donella H. Meadows
- Narrated by: Tia Rider Sorensen
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
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Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem-solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. This essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world....
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Good book with Deleuzian undertones
- By Zac on 2020-10-24
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The Expectation Effect
- How Your Mindset Can Change Your World
- Written by: David Robson
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
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Melding neuroscience with narrative, science journalist David Robson takes lstenersi on a deep dive into the many life zones the expectation effect permeates. We see how people who believe stress is beneficial become more creative when placed under strain....
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Very empowering!
- By wyatt negrini on 2022-03-14
New Releases
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Stalking the Wild Asparagus
- Written by: Euell Gibbons
- Narrated by: Douglas James
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Together, they settled on the title, Stalking the Wild Asparagus. No one expected that this iconic title would become part of the American language, nor did they anticipate the revival of interest in natural food and in environmental preservation in which this book played a major role. Euell Gibbons became an unlikely celebrity and made many television appearances. Stalking the Wild Asparagus has sold the better part of half a million copies since the original publication, and has been continuously in print since 1962.
Written by: Euell Gibbons
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Quantum Physics, into the Light 2-in-1 Value
- Quantum Physics + Relativity for Beginners: The 7 Bizarre Discoveries You Must Know to Master Them Fast, Revealed Step-by-Step (In Plain English)
- Written by: John Stoddard
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
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In 1965, the great American physicist Richard Feynman famously proclaimed, “I think I can safely say that nobody understands Quantum Mechanics." Is there any wonder why? Particles that pop in and out of existence... Spooky action at a distance that travels faster than light... Infinite universes and branching realities… In this book, we will break through the confusion and reveal to you the most important ideas of Quantum Physics, told through the amazing true story of just 4 bizarre discoveries
Written by: John Stoddard
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What We Know About Climate Change
- Updated with a New Foreword by Bob Inglis (The MIT Press)
- Written by: Kerry Emanuel
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
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This audiobook is an updated edition of a guide to the basic science of climate change, and a call to action. The vast majority of scientists agree that human activity has significantly increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere—most dramatically since the 1970s. Yet global warming skeptics and ill-informed elected officials continue to dismiss this broad scientific consensus. In this updated edition of his authoritative book, MIT atmospheric scientist Kerry Emanuel outlines the basic science of global warming and how the current consensus has emerged.
Written by: Kerry Emanuel
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Mind Magic
- The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How It Changes Everything
- Written by: James R. Doty MD
- Narrated by: James R. Doty MD
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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For decades the practice of manifestation has been widely dismissed as self-involved, materialistic pseudoscience. But as neuroscientist and recognized compassion leader Dr. James Doty reveals, manifestation introduces us to different possibilities, and it lays the groundwork for a kinder, better world. Doty grounds us in the practices that change our brain structures: attention, meditation, visualization, and compassion. This mind magic allows us to move through the world in ways that help us see clearly.
Written by: James R. Doty MD
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Natural Magic
- Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the Dawn of Modern Science
- Written by: Renée Bergland
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
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Emily Dickinson and Charles Darwin were born at a time when the science of studying the natural world was known as natural philosophy, a pastime for poets, priests, and schoolgirls. The world began to change in the 1830s, while Darwin was exploring the Pacific aboard the Beagle and Dickinson was a student in Amherst, Massachusetts. Poetry and science started to grow apart, and modern thinkers challenged the old orthodoxies, offering thrilling new perspectives that suddenly felt radical—and too dangerous for women.
Written by: Renée Bergland
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The Light Eaters
- How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
- Written by: Zoë Schlanger
- Narrated by: Zoë Schlanger
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
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It takes tremendous biological creativity to be a plant. To survive and thrive while rooted in a single spot, plants have adapted ingenious methods of survival. In recent years, scientists have learned about their ability to communicate, recognize their kin and behave socially, hear sounds, morph their bodies to blend into their surroundings, store useful memories that inform their life cycle, and trick animals into behaving to their benefit, to name just a few remarkable talents.
Written by: Zoë Schlanger
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Stalking the Wild Asparagus
- Written by: Euell Gibbons
- Narrated by: Douglas James
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Together, they settled on the title, Stalking the Wild Asparagus. No one expected that this iconic title would become part of the American language, nor did they anticipate the revival of interest in natural food and in environmental preservation in which this book played a major role. Euell Gibbons became an unlikely celebrity and made many television appearances. Stalking the Wild Asparagus has sold the better part of half a million copies since the original publication, and has been continuously in print since 1962.
Written by: Euell Gibbons
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Quantum Physics, into the Light 2-in-1 Value
- Quantum Physics + Relativity for Beginners: The 7 Bizarre Discoveries You Must Know to Master Them Fast, Revealed Step-by-Step (In Plain English)
- Written by: John Stoddard
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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In 1965, the great American physicist Richard Feynman famously proclaimed, “I think I can safely say that nobody understands Quantum Mechanics." Is there any wonder why? Particles that pop in and out of existence... Spooky action at a distance that travels faster than light... Infinite universes and branching realities… In this book, we will break through the confusion and reveal to you the most important ideas of Quantum Physics, told through the amazing true story of just 4 bizarre discoveries
Written by: John Stoddard
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What We Know About Climate Change
- Updated with a New Foreword by Bob Inglis (The MIT Press)
- Written by: Kerry Emanuel
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook is an updated edition of a guide to the basic science of climate change, and a call to action. The vast majority of scientists agree that human activity has significantly increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere—most dramatically since the 1970s. Yet global warming skeptics and ill-informed elected officials continue to dismiss this broad scientific consensus. In this updated edition of his authoritative book, MIT atmospheric scientist Kerry Emanuel outlines the basic science of global warming and how the current consensus has emerged.
Written by: Kerry Emanuel
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Mind Magic
- The Neuroscience of Manifestation and How It Changes Everything
- Written by: James R. Doty MD
- Narrated by: James R. Doty MD
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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For decades the practice of manifestation has been widely dismissed as self-involved, materialistic pseudoscience. But as neuroscientist and recognized compassion leader Dr. James Doty reveals, manifestation introduces us to different possibilities, and it lays the groundwork for a kinder, better world. Doty grounds us in the practices that change our brain structures: attention, meditation, visualization, and compassion. This mind magic allows us to move through the world in ways that help us see clearly.
Written by: James R. Doty MD
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Natural Magic
- Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin, and the Dawn of Modern Science
- Written by: Renée Bergland
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Emily Dickinson and Charles Darwin were born at a time when the science of studying the natural world was known as natural philosophy, a pastime for poets, priests, and schoolgirls. The world began to change in the 1830s, while Darwin was exploring the Pacific aboard the Beagle and Dickinson was a student in Amherst, Massachusetts. Poetry and science started to grow apart, and modern thinkers challenged the old orthodoxies, offering thrilling new perspectives that suddenly felt radical—and too dangerous for women.
Written by: Renée Bergland
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The Light Eaters
- How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
- Written by: Zoë Schlanger
- Narrated by: Zoë Schlanger
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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It takes tremendous biological creativity to be a plant. To survive and thrive while rooted in a single spot, plants have adapted ingenious methods of survival. In recent years, scientists have learned about their ability to communicate, recognize their kin and behave socially, hear sounds, morph their bodies to blend into their surroundings, store useful memories that inform their life cycle, and trick animals into behaving to their benefit, to name just a few remarkable talents.
Written by: Zoë Schlanger
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Intervention Earth
- Life-Saving Ideas from the World's Climate Engineers
- Written by: Gwynne Dyer
- Narrated by: Braden Wright
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
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For decades, discerning listeners have turned to journalist and historian Gwynne Dyer for his unparalleled acumen in serving up hard geopolitical truths. Intervention Earth is built around Dyer’s interviews with one hundred climate scientists from around the globe, including the leading figures in the geoengineering field. One of the most interesting topics: the pros and cons of Solar Radiation Management, a possible planetary Hail Mary that is rife with political risks. But Intervention Earth is about more than technological mega-projects.
Written by: Gwynne Dyer
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Heart: An Owner's Guide
- The Body Literacy Library
- Written by: Paddy Barrett
- Narrated by: Conor Sheridan
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
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Become body literate with Heart: An Owner's Guide, the next book in The Body Literacy Library, an enlightening series that will democratize health for a new generation of listeners. Heart: An Owner's Guide is an informative, practical, and engaging introduction to all aspects of heart health with the goal of living well and longer. Find out what is the key to a long, healthy life, and what is your own personal cardiac risk.
Written by: Paddy Barrett
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The Birds That Audubon Missed
- Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness
- Written by: Kenn Kaufman
- Narrated by: Mack Sanderson
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
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Raging ambition. Towering egos. Competition under a veneer of courtesy. Heroic effort combined with plagiarism, theft, exaggeration, and fraud. This was the state of bird study in eastern North America during the early 1800s, as a handful of intrepid men raced to find the last few birds that were still unknown to science. The most famous name in the bird world was John James Audubon, who painted spectacular portraits of birds. But although his images were beautiful, creating art was not his main goal. Instead, he aimed to illustrate (and write about) as many different species as possible.
Written by: Kenn Kaufman
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At Every Depth
- Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans
- Written by: Tessa Hill, Eric Simons
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
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The world's oceans are changing at a drastic pace. In response, the people who know the ocean most intimately are taking action for the sake of our shared future. Community scientists track species in California tidepools. Researchers dive into the waters around Sydney to replant kelp forests. Scientists and First Nations communities collaborate to restore clam gardens in the Pacific Northwest.
Written by: Tessa Hill, and others
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Five Times Faster
- Rethinking the Science, Economics, and Diplomacy of Climate Change
- Written by: Simon Sharpe
- Narrated by: Michael Langan
- Length: 14 hrs and 1 min
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Five Times Faster is an inside story from Simon Sharpe, who has spent ten years at the forefront of climate change policy and diplomacy. In our fight to avoid dangerous climate change, science is pulling its punches, diplomacy is picking the wrong battles, and economics has been fighting for the other side. This provocative and engaging book sets out how we should rethink our strategies and reorganize our efforts in the fields of science, economics, and diplomacy, so that we can act fast enough to stay safe.
Written by: Simon Sharpe
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Imminent Domains
- Reckoning with the Anthropocene
- Written by: Alessandra Naccarato
- Narrated by: Helena Marie
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
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Imminent Domains: Reckoning with the Anthropocene invites listeners to join a contemplation of survival—our own, and that of the elements that surround us. Using research, lyric prose, and first-hand experiences, Alessandra Naccarato addresses fundamental questions about our modern relationship to nature amidst depictions of landscapes undergoing dramatic transformation. Naccarato offers not blanket answers about our future, but rather myriad ways to find our own, individual response to an imminent question.
Written by: Alessandra Naccarato
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The Multifaceted Realm of AI, and the Apprehensions Surrounding Its Development
- Written by: Anthony Farrior
- Narrated by: Jody Thompson
- Length: 8 mins
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the most transformative technologies of the 21st century, revolutionizing various industries and reshaping the way we live, work, and interact. From finance to content creation, AI is making significant strides, driven by its remarkable progress in recent years. However, alongside its promise, there exists a palpable fear regarding the potential consequences of its unchecked advancement.
Written by: Anthony Farrior
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Our Easy Life
- How We Systematically Avoid Chaos
- Written by: Kevin A. Hicks
- Narrated by: Jeri Harris
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
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Daily we overlook fundamental simplicities. There are some fascinating things about how things got so easy. This book explores some interesting and captivating history behind everyday things that simplify our lives immensely. Why is your keyboard QWERTY? Why do we have 24 hours in a day and 12 months in a year? To highlight the importance of these simplicities, the book contrasts the daily lives of people who live in Anarcha, where there is no agreed-upon clock, calendar, unit of measurement, et cetera.
Written by: Kevin A. Hicks
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Lifelong
- Quantum Biology, Anti-Aging Science, and the Cutting-Edge Program That Will Transform Your Body and Mind
- Written by: Greg Lindberg
- Narrated by: Robert Plank
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
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In Lifelong, Lindberg takes listeners through the world of quantum biology, the science of anti-aging, the concept of hormesis, and the cutting-edge fasting program that can lead to an incredible personal growth and self-rejuvenation. Through a series of enlightening chapters, he lays out the remarkable program that has rejuvenated his mind, body, and soul and hopes to inspire others to embark on this transformative journey.
Written by: Greg Lindberg
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My Fishing Life
- A Story of the Sea
- Written by: Ashley Mullenger
- Narrated by: Ashley Mullenger
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
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The sea has captivated people ever since humans first set sail on it; its beauty, its force, the mysteries it holds. For the few who make their living from it, trying to understand it, to second guess its ever-changing moods, creates an addiction to salt water that keeps us coming back. My Fishing Life documents the reality of that life. This book lifts the lid on what it's like to be one of the country's very few female fishermen, and also do justice to an iconic industry that, while it feeds and impacts almost all of us, remains one of our most mysterious and misunderstood.
Written by: Ashley Mullenger
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My Family and Other Seedlings
- A Year on a Dorset Allotment
- Written by: Lalage Snow
- Narrated by: Lally Snow
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
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A few years ago Lally Snow moved to a Dorset village with her husband and three small children, having spent over a decade as a war photographer, foreign correspondent and film maker living in Kabul. She covered the conflict there as well as other wars from Gaza to Eastern Ukraine, and Iraq. In the late winter of 2021-22, Lally decided to rent an allotment, despite having only a rudimentary knowledge of gardening. She was starting from scratch and setting herself the dual challenge of growing an allotment at the same time as growing a family.
Written by: Lalage Snow
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Feather Trails
- A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds
- Written by: Sophie A. H. Osborn
- Narrated by: Tia Rider
- Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
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In Feather Trails, wildlife biologist and birder Sophie A. H. Osborn reveals how the harmful environmental choices we’ve made—including pesticide use, the introduction of invasive species, lead poisoning, and habitat destruction—have decimated Peregrine Falcons, Hawaiian Crows, and California Condors.
Written by: Sophie A. H. Osborn