Bestsellers
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Abundance
- The Future Is Better Than You Think
- Written by: Steven Kotler, Peter H. Diamandis
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story5 out of 5 stars 9
Authors Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler document how progress in artificial intelligence, robotics, digital manufacturing synthetic biology, and other growing technologies will enable us to make greater gains in the next two decades than we have in the previous 200 years....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Even though it's older ideas still very relevant
- By Joe on 2022-12-19
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The Carbon Almanac
- It's Not Too Late
- Written by: The Carbon Almanac Network, Seth Godin
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller, Seth Godin
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
When it comes to the climate, we don’t need more marketing or anxiety. We need established facts and a plan for collective action....
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Wasteland
- The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future
- Written by: Oliver Franklin-Wallis
- Narrated by: Chris Harper
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
In Wasteland, journalist Oliver Franklin-Wallis takes us on a shocking journey inside the waste industry—the secretive multi-billion dollar world that underpins the modern economy, quietly profiting from what we leave behind....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Essential listening
- By Beatrice Miu on 2023-10-12
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The Grid
- The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future
- Written by: Gretchen Bakke
- Narrated by: Emily Caudwell
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22
The grid is an accident of history and of culture, in no way intrinsic to how we produce, deliver and consume electrical power. Yet this is the system the United States ended up with....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good but not excellent
- By Taras T. on 2019-11-14
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Chernobyl
- The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
- Written by: Serhii Plokhy
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story5 out of 5 stars 32
From a preeminent historian of Eastern Europe, the definitive history of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Book!
- By Sschonwa on 2023-06-23
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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
- The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
- Written by: Bill Gates
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton, Bill Gates
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 607
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 489
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 485
Bill Gates shares what he's learned in more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address the problems, and sets out a vision for how the world can build the tools it needs to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Who's this for?
- By SB The Student on 2021-02-21
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Abundance
- The Future Is Better Than You Think
- Written by: Steven Kotler, Peter H. Diamandis
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story5 out of 5 stars 9
Authors Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler document how progress in artificial intelligence, robotics, digital manufacturing synthetic biology, and other growing technologies will enable us to make greater gains in the next two decades than we have in the previous 200 years....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Even though it's older ideas still very relevant
- By Joe on 2022-12-19
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The Carbon Almanac
- It's Not Too Late
- Written by: The Carbon Almanac Network, Seth Godin
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller, Seth Godin
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
When it comes to the climate, we don’t need more marketing or anxiety. We need established facts and a plan for collective action....
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Wasteland
- The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future
- Written by: Oliver Franklin-Wallis
- Narrated by: Chris Harper
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
In Wasteland, journalist Oliver Franklin-Wallis takes us on a shocking journey inside the waste industry—the secretive multi-billion dollar world that underpins the modern economy, quietly profiting from what we leave behind....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Essential listening
- By Beatrice Miu on 2023-10-12
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The Grid
- The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future
- Written by: Gretchen Bakke
- Narrated by: Emily Caudwell
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22
The grid is an accident of history and of culture, in no way intrinsic to how we produce, deliver and consume electrical power. Yet this is the system the United States ended up with....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good but not excellent
- By Taras T. on 2019-11-14
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Chernobyl
- The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
- Written by: Serhii Plokhy
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story5 out of 5 stars 32
From a preeminent historian of Eastern Europe, the definitive history of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Book!
- By Sschonwa on 2023-06-23
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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
- The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
- Written by: Bill Gates
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton, Bill Gates
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 607
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 489
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 485
Bill Gates shares what he's learned in more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address the problems, and sets out a vision for how the world can build the tools it needs to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Who's this for?
- By SB The Student on 2021-02-21
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Cradle to Cradle
- Remaking the Way We Make Things
- Written by: William McDonough, Michael Braungart
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Story4 out of 5 stars 16
In this book, authors William McDonough and Michael Braungart challenge the notion that human industry must inevitably damage the natural world....
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5 out of 5 stars
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New Revolution
- By Brandon Claude Lewis on 2024-11-06
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Fashionopolis
- The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes
- Written by: Dana Thomas
- Narrated by: Dana Thomas
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9
In Fashionopolis, Thomas sees renewal in a host of developments, including printing 3-D clothes, clean denim processing, smart manufacturing, hyperlocalism, fabric recycling - even lab-grown materials....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating!
- By Anonymous User on 2021-04-27
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Bold
- How to Go Big, Make Bank, and Better the World
- Written by: Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler
- Narrated by: Steven Kotler
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 67
Bold is a radical, how-to guide for using exponential technologies, moonshot thinking, and crowd-powered tools to create extraordinary wealth....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Rapid Evolution!
- By Steve on 2018-08-18
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Cadillac Desert, Revised and Updated Edition
- The American West and Its Disappearing Water
- Written by: Marc Reisner
- Narrated by: Joe Spieler, Kate Udall
- Length: 27 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruptions and intrigue....
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More and More and More
- Written by: Jean-Baptiste Fressoz
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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This radical, paradigm-shifting international bestseller destroys our delusions about energy consumption and will change the way we talk about climate change.
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Volt Rush
- The Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green
- Written by: Henry Sanderson
- Narrated by: Rory Barnett
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
In the twentieth century, wealth and power was dictated by access to oil. This century will have different kingmakers, perhaps different wars....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Comprehensive view of electric car supply chain
- By Scott O'Donnell on 2023-02-19
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Zero Waste Home
- The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste
- Written by: Bea Johnson
- Narrated by: Henrietta Meire
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 65
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Story4 out of 5 stars 64
In Zero Waste Home, Bea Johnson shares the story of how she simplified her life by reducing her waste....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Some good ideas some not.
- By me on 2020-02-22
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A Poison Like No Other
- How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies
- Written by: Matt Simon
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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It's in our food, our clothes, and our homes. It's microplastic and it's everywhere—including our own bodies. Scientists are just beginning to discover how these tiny particles threaten health, but the studies are alarming....
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Essential Rainwater Harvesting
- A Guide to Home-Scale System Design (Sustainable Building Essentials Series, Book 11)
- Written by: Rob Avis, Michelle Avis
- Narrated by: Nate Drury
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Essential Rainwater Harvesting is a comprehensive manual for designing, building, and maintaining water-harvesting systems for the warm and cold climates of the world....
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Prepper's Ultimate Survival Series
- Off-Grid Self-Sufficiency Collection: A Comprehensive Guide to Water Purification, Survival Strategies, and Self-Sufficient Practices for Preppers
- Written by: Johnathan Nash
- Narrated by: Bill Ayers
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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In an era where unpredictability is the only certainty, these essential guides are combined for those determined to be prepared for anything. This collection is not just about survival; it's about thriving in the face of the unknown.
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Net Zero
- How We Stop Causing Climate Change
- Written by: Dieter Helm
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
What can we really do about the climate emergency? The inconvenient truth is that we are causing the climate crisis with our carbon-intensive lifestyles and that fixing - or even just slowing - it will affect all of us. But it can be done.
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Speed & Scale
- An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now
- Written by: John Doerr, Ryan Panchadsaram
- Narrated by: John Doerr, Sundar Pichai, Margot Brown, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
In 2006, John Doerr was moved by Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth and a challenge from his teenage daughter: “Dad, your generation created this problem. You better fix it.” Since then, Doerr has searched for solutions to this existential problem....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A lifelong investment stud; John Doerr
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-12-09
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Secondhand
- Travels in the New Global Garage Sale
- Written by: Adam Minter
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
In Secondhand, Adam Minter delves into the vast, multibillion-dollar industry that resells used stuff around the world. He follows the trail of unwanted objects from the closets, garages, and storage units of Middle America to epic used-goods markets in Canada, Mexico, and beyond....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating
- By Penny on 2020-08-17
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The End of Growth
- Adapting to Our New Economic Reality
- Written by: Richard Heinberg
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Economists insist that recovery is at hand, yet unemployment remains high, real estate values continue to sink, and governments stagger under record deficits....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Good Listen
- By Zane Gates on 2021-01-28
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Water 4.0
- The Past, Present, and Future of the World's Most Vital Resource
- Written by: David Sedlak
- Narrated by: Gary Roelofs
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Most of us give little thought to the hidden systems that bring us water and take it away when we’re done. But these underappreciated marvels of engineering face an array of challenges....
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Unraveled
- The Life and Death of a Garment
- Written by: Maxine Bedat
- Narrated by: Maxine Bedat
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
A groundbreaking chronicle of the birth - and death - of a pair of jeans, that exposes the fractures in our global supply chains, and our relationships to each other, ourselves, and the planet....
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The Unnatural World
- The Race to Remake Civilization in Earth's Newest Age
- Written by: David Biello
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
The Unnatural World examines the world we have created and analyzes the glimmers of hope emerging from the efforts of incredible individuals seeking to change our future....
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Junkyard Planet
- Travels in the Billion-Dollar Trash Trade
- Written by: Adam Minter
- Narrated by: William Elsman
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
Adam Minter - veteran journalist and son of an American junkyard owner - travels deep into a vast, often hidden, 500-billion-dollar industry that’s transforming our economy and environment....
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The Great Indoors
- The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness
- Written by: Emily Anthes
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4
In this wide-ranging, character-driven audiobook, science-journalist Emily Anthes takes us on an adventure into the buildings in which we spend our days, exploring the profound and sometimes unexpected ways that they shape our lives....
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5 out of 5 stars
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I liked this book so much i bought an actual copy
- By Stephanie Poole on 2021-01-28
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Get Abundance
- Why Your Future Is Brighter Than You Think
- Written by: Peter Diamandis
- Narrated by: Peter Diamandis
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3
How would you like to be the center of a massive outpouring of wealth, innovation, success, and prosperity....
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Inconspicuous Consumption
- The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have
- Written by: Tatiana Schlossberg
- Narrated by: Tatiana Schlossberg
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
With urgency and wit, Tatiana Schlossberg explains that far from being only a distant problem of the natural world created by the fossil fuel industry, climate change is all around us, all the time, lurking everywhere in our convenience-driven society, all without our realizing it....
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Carbon Capture
- Written by: Howard J. Herzog
- Narrated by: Al Kessel
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance1 out of 5 stars 1
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Story3 out of 5 stars 1
In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Howard Herzog offers a concise guide to carbon capture, covering basic information as well as the larger context of climate technology and policy....
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Wasted
- How We Squander Time, Money, and Natural Resources-and What We Can Do About It
- Written by: Byron Reese, Scott Hoffman
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Wasted is a riveting exploration of the complicated, and often surprising, ways that waste occurs in our businesses, our communities, and our lives....
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Tendre vers le zéro déchet
- Written by: Mélissa de La Fontaine
- Narrated by: Marie-Josée Forget
- Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story5 out of 5 stars 17
Mélissa de La Fontaine a amorcé un virage zéro déchet après avoir découvert ce mode de vie grâce à l’expérience de l’initiatrice du mouvement, la Franco-Américaine Béa Johnson....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Très bien expliqué
- By Charlène Marcoux on 2022-12-09