Bestsellers
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The Hurricane Hunters
- By: Ivan Ray Tannehill
- Narrated by: David Wales
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
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This is the lively account of the hair-raising experiences of the men who have probed by sea and air into the inner mysteries of the world’s most terrible storms.
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Cosmos
- A Personal Voyage
- By: Carl Sagan
- Narrated by: LeVar Burton, Seth MacFarlane, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Over-acting voice actors
- By John on 11-09-17
By: Carl Sagan
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A Brief History of Earth
- Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
- By: Andrew H. Knoll
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, renowned geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a rigorous yet accessible biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story....
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Very chilling and well thought out
- By Colin Bump on 05-21-21
By: Andrew H. Knoll
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When the Earth Was Green
- Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance
- By: Riley Black
- Narrated by: Wren Mack
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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A gorgeously composed look at the longstanding relationship between prehistoric plants and life on Earth.
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AMAZING-READ QUEER BOOKS
- By Grace Haws on 04-23-25
By: Riley Black
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Isaac's Storm
- A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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At the dawn of the 20th century, a great confidence suffused America. Isaac Cline was one of the era's new men, a scientist who believed he knew all there was to know about the motion of clouds and the behavior of storms....
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Two versions on Audible
- By stephiemav42 on 03-10-21
By: Erik Larson
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How the Earth Works
- By: Michael E. Wysession, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Michael E. Wysession
- Length: 24 hrs and 31 mins
- Original Recording
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How the Earth Works takes you on an astonishing journey through time and space. In 48 lectures, you will look at what went into making our planet - from the big bang, to the formation of the solar system, to the subsequent evolution of Earth....
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Excellent course
- By Doug B. on 05-23-19
By: Michael E. Wysession, and others
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The Hurricane Hunters
- By: Ivan Ray Tannehill
- Narrated by: David Wales
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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This is the lively account of the hair-raising experiences of the men who have probed by sea and air into the inner mysteries of the world’s most terrible storms.
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Cosmos
- A Personal Voyage
- By: Carl Sagan
- Narrated by: LeVar Burton, Seth MacFarlane, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Over-acting voice actors
- By John on 11-09-17
By: Carl Sagan
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A Brief History of Earth
- Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
- By: Andrew H. Knoll
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, renowned geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a rigorous yet accessible biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story....
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Very chilling and well thought out
- By Colin Bump on 05-21-21
By: Andrew H. Knoll
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When the Earth Was Green
- Plants, Animals, and Evolution's Greatest Romance
- By: Riley Black
- Narrated by: Wren Mack
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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A gorgeously composed look at the longstanding relationship between prehistoric plants and life on Earth.
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AMAZING-READ QUEER BOOKS
- By Grace Haws on 04-23-25
By: Riley Black
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Isaac's Storm
- A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Richard Davidson
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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At the dawn of the 20th century, a great confidence suffused America. Isaac Cline was one of the era's new men, a scientist who believed he knew all there was to know about the motion of clouds and the behavior of storms....
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Two versions on Audible
- By stephiemav42 on 03-10-21
By: Erik Larson
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How the Earth Works
- By: Michael E. Wysession, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Michael E. Wysession
- Length: 24 hrs and 31 mins
- Original Recording
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How the Earth Works takes you on an astonishing journey through time and space. In 48 lectures, you will look at what went into making our planet - from the big bang, to the formation of the solar system, to the subsequent evolution of Earth....
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Excellent course
- By Doug B. on 05-23-19
By: Michael E. Wysession, and others
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Otherlands
- A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
- By: Thomas Halliday
- Narrated by: Adetomiwa Edun
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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The past is past, but it does leave clues, and Thomas Halliday has used cutting-edge science to decipher them more completely than ever before. In Otherlands, Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life....
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Great book brilliantly read
- By Dipam on 04-06-22
By: Thomas Halliday
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
- A New History of a Lost World
- By: Steve Brusatte
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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The dinosaurs. 66 million years ago, the Earth's most fearsome and spectacular creatures vanished. Today their extraordinary true story remains one of our planet's great mysteries. In this stunning narrative spanning more than 200 million years....
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"The Rise of the Scientists Who Study Dinosaurs"
- By Daniel Powell on 09-16-18
By: Steve Brusatte
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Salt
- A World History
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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The author of Cod and The Basque History of the World takes an extraordinary look at an ordinary substance — salt, the only rock humans eat — and how it has shaped civilization from the very beginning....
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More than SALT
- By Karen on 03-12-03
By: Mark Kurlansky
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Cadillac Desert, Revised and Updated Edition
- The American West and Its Disappearing Water
- By: Marc Reisner
- Narrated by: Joe Spieler, Kate Udall
- Length: 27 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Too much mouth noise in narration
- By AES on 07-23-19
By: Marc Reisner
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Material World
- The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
- By: Ed Conway
- Narrated by: Ed Conway
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Ed Conway embarks on an epic journey across continents, cultures, and epochs to reveal the underpinnings of modern life on Earth—traveling from the sweltering depths of the deepest mine in Europe to spotless silicon chip factories in Taiwan to the eerie green pools where lithium originates....
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Insightful
- By Sam on 01-17-24
By: Ed Conway
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The Rise and Reign of the Mammals
- A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
- By: Steve Brusatte
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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We humans are the inheritors of a dynasty that has reigned over the planet for nearly 66 million years, through fiery cataclysm and ice ages: the mammals....
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Fantastic Book
- By Peter Jensen on 09-08-22
By: Steve Brusatte
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Becoming Earth
- How Our Planet Came to Life
- By: Ferris Jabr
- Narrated by: Joe Ochman
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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One of humanity’s oldest beliefs is that our world is alive. Though once ridiculed by some scientists, the idea of Earth as a vast interconnected living system has gained acceptance in recent decades....
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Fascinating and well researched
- By Amazon Customer on 07-10-24
By: Ferris Jabr
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The Last Days of the Dinosaurs
- An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
- By: Riley Black
- Narrated by: Christina Delaine
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Picture yourself in the Cretaceous period. It’s a sunny afternoon in the Hell Creek of ancient Montana 66 million years ago. A Triceratops horridus ambles along the edge of the forest. In a matter of hours, everything here will be wiped away....
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One of the best
- By Amazon Customer on 05-02-22
By: Riley Black
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Deep
- Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves
- By: James Nestor
- Narrated by: James Nestor
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Deep is a voyage from the ocean's surface to its darkest trenches, the most mysterious places on Earth....
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More than I expected!
- By P. Wilson on 11-13-17
By: James Nestor
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The Underworld
- Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
- By: Susan Casey
- Narrated by: Susan Casey
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Susan Casey is our premiere chronicler of the aquatic world. For The Underworld she traversed the globe, joining scientists and explorers on dives to the deepest places on the planet....
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narrator ruined it
- By Amazon Customer on 05-12-24
By: Susan Casey
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The Outlaw Ocean
- Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier
- By: Ian Urbina
- Narrated by: Jason Culp, Ian Urbina
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
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There are few remaining frontiers on our planet. But perhaps the wildest, and least understood, are the world's oceans: too big to police, and under no clear international authority, these immense regions of treacherous water play host to rampant criminality and exploitation....
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Subject interesting, but some facts not true
- By Worldoceans on 12-09-19
By: Ian Urbina
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Into the Storm
- Two Ships, a Deadly Hurricane, and an Epic Battle for Survival
- By: Tristram Korten
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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The true story of two doomed ships and a daring search-and-rescue operation that shines a light on the elite Coast Guard swimmers trained for the most dangerous ocean missions....
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Just average
- By Rickmeister on 03-13-20
By: Tristram Korten
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Origins
- How Earth's History Shaped Human History
- By: Lewis Dartnell
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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When we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving changes in climate that forced the transition from nomadism to farming....
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GREAT Book with a Narrator Who's Falling Asleep
- By aaron on 08-02-20
By: Lewis Dartnell
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All We Can Save
- Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
- By: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson
- Narrated by: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Katharine K. Wilkinson, Cristela Alonzo, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions to lead humanity forward....
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Saved My Life
- By Taylor Seamount on 11-07-21
By: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, and others
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Turning to Stone
- Discovering the Subtle Wisdom of Rocks
- By: Marcia Bjornerud
- Narrated by: Rebecca Stern
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Geologist Marcia Bjornerud Bjornerud reveals how rocks are the hidden infrastructure that keep the planet functioning, from sandstone aquifers purifying the water we drink to basalt formations slowly regulating global climate.
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Very unusual book by a profound writer
- By F Shaw on 09-17-24
By: Marcia Bjornerud
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Extinctions
- How Life Survives, Adapts and Evolves
- By: Michael J. Benton
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Cutting-edge techniques across biology, chemistry, physics, and geology have transformed our understanding of the deep past, including the discovery of a previously unknown mass extinction....
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Gets better as you go
- By Texas Mama on 01-31-25
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The Blue Machine
- How the Ocean Works
- By: Helen Czerski
- Narrated by: Helen Czerski
- Length: 14 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski explores the “ocean engine”—the physics behind the ocean’s systems—and why it matters....
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Pay to be lectured at
- By J. Luvmour on 10-12-23
By: Helen Czerski
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Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior
- What They Did and How We Know
- By: David Hone
- Narrated by: Graham Mack
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Written by one of the world's leading dinosaur experts, Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior is a foundational work on the subject and an invaluable reference for anyone interested in these amazing creatures.
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No PDF
- By BrendaMT on 11-14-24
By: David Hone
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The Man Who Caught the Storm
- By: Brantley Hargrove
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Tim Samaras didn’t attend a day of college in his life. He chased storms with brilliant tools of his own invention and pushed closer to the tornado than anyone else ever dared....
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Tim Samaras Would be Proud
- By Amazon Customer on 05-25-18
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Fossil Men
- The Quest for the Oldest Skeleton and the Origins of Humankind
- By: Kermit Pattison
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
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A behind-the-scenes account of the discovery of the oldest skeleton of a human ancestor, named "Ardi"—a find that shook the world of paleoanthropology and radically altered our understanding of human evolution....
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Oh narrator
- By Paul on 01-21-21
By: Kermit Pattison
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Weather 101
- From Doppler Radar and Long-Range Forecasts to the Polar Vortex and Climate Change, Everything You Need to Know About the Study of Weather
- By: Kathleen Sears
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
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Learn the science behind weather and weather prediction in this clear and straightforward new guide....
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Entertaining but lightweight
- By PME on 09-28-17
By: Kathleen Sears
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Where the Water Goes
- Life and Death Along the Colorado River
- By: David Owen
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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The Colorado River is an essential resource for a surprisingly large part of the United States, and every gallon that flows down it is owned or claimed by someone. David Owen traces all that water from the Colorado’s headwaters to its parched terminus, once a verdant wetland....
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Water issues are never about only water.
- By Bonny on 08-20-17
By: David Owen
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Rare Earth Frontiers: From Terrestrial Subsoils to Lunar Landscapes
- By: Julie Michelle Klinger
- Narrated by: Steve Rausch
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Rare Earth Frontiers is a work of human geography that serves to demystify the powerful elements that make possible the miniaturization of electronics, green energy and medical technologies, and essential telecommunications and defense systems....
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This is not about rare earth's
- By MNDLBRT on 04-03-21
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Landmarks
- By: Robert Macfarlane
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
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Words are grained into our landscapes, and landscapes are grained into our words. Landmarks is about the power of language to shape our sense of place....
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Buy the book
- By Kindle Customer on 08-08-17
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Underwater Archaeology
- Mysteries of the Deep
- By: Ashley Lemke, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Ashley Lemke
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
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The work of archaeology uncovers fascinating vestiges of humanity’s past, greatly enriching our knowledge of our ancestors and ourselves. Over the last century, archaeologists have increasingly ventured underwater, making spellbinding finds and opening an incredible new frontier for archaeological discovery. In the 12 delightful and eye-opening lectures of Underwater Archaeology: Mysteries of the Deep, Professor Lemke, an expert underwater archaeologist working in the field, invites you to discover astonishing treasures of history that lie beneath the waves.
By: Ashley Lemke, and others
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Beryllium
- From Discovery to Modern Energy Application
- By: Ronald Legarski
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 19 hrs and 10 mins
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Beryllium: From Discovery to Modern Energy Applications offers a comprehensive exploration of one of the most remarkable and strategically vital elements shaping advanced technology and industry today. Written by Ronald Joseph Legarski, Jr., President and CEO of SolveForce, this book traces the fascinating journey of Beryllium—from its early discovery to its transformative applications in aerospace, defense, electronics, medical innovation, and nuclear energy. In a world increasingly driven by the need for precision, durability, and innovation, Beryllium stands out as a material of ...
By: Ronald Legarski
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Unearthing the Uncommon
- Strategies in Geological Surveys and Exploration for Rare Earth Elements
- By: Barrett Williams, ChatGPT ChatGPT
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
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Delve into the hidden world of rare earth elements with Unearthing the Uncommon, an insightful exploration into the materials crucial for modern technology and innovation. This comprehensive guide takes readers on a journey from the historical context of rare earth discovery to their indispensable roles in today's tech-driven society. Begin your adventure with an introduction to the importance of these elusive elements, laying the groundwork with a rich historical view of exploration and understanding. Transition seamlessly into the geological foundations that underlie rare earth deposits, ...
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Hidden Elements
- The Power and Importance of Rare Earth Minerals in Our Modern World
- By: Barrett Williams, ChatGPT ChatGPT
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
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Unlock the secrets of our technological age with Hidden Elements, an illuminating exploration into the world of rare earth minerals. Delve into the complexities of natural wonders that fuel our everyday lives—from powering your smartphone to advancing groundbreaking medical technologies. Discover why these hidden elements are more critical than ever in today’s fast-paced, tech-driven era. Start your journey with a compelling introduction to the fascinating world of rare earth minerals. Trace their historical roots and understand their crucial role in shaping human progress. Navigate ...
By: Barrett Williams, and others
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A Very Convenient Warming
- How Modest Warming and More CO2 Are Benefiting Humanity
- By: Gregory Wrightstone
- Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
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Learn about the enormous benefits that are accruing to humanity from modest warming and increasing carbon dioxide. By nearly every metric, Earth’s ecosystems are thriving, and the human condition is improving.
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Dimming the Sun
- The Urgent Case for Geoengineering
- By: Thomas Ramge
- Narrated by: Rob Greenbaum
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
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Earth stands at a tipping point. As we fail to curtail emissions fast enough, our planet stares down a cascade of imminent, catastrophic, and irreversible disaster triggered by climate change. Yet a potent technology already exists to buy us more time: solar geoengineering. Through methods such as atmospheric aerosols, human-generated cirrus clouds, and solar sails, we humans can—at least in the short term—slow the Earth's warming. Should we?
By: Thomas Ramge
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Underwater Archaeology
- Mysteries of the Deep
- By: Ashley Lemke, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Ashley Lemke
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The work of archaeology uncovers fascinating vestiges of humanity’s past, greatly enriching our knowledge of our ancestors and ourselves. Over the last century, archaeologists have increasingly ventured underwater, making spellbinding finds and opening an incredible new frontier for archaeological discovery. In the 12 delightful and eye-opening lectures of Underwater Archaeology: Mysteries of the Deep, Professor Lemke, an expert underwater archaeologist working in the field, invites you to discover astonishing treasures of history that lie beneath the waves.
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Beryllium
- From Discovery to Modern Energy Application
- By: Ronald Legarski
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Beryllium: From Discovery to Modern Energy Applications offers a comprehensive exploration of one of the most remarkable and strategically vital elements shaping advanced technology and industry today. Written by Ronald Joseph Legarski, Jr., President and CEO of SolveForce, this book traces the fascinating journey of Beryllium—from its early discovery to its transformative applications in aerospace, defense, electronics, medical innovation, and nuclear energy. In a world increasingly driven by the need for precision, durability, and innovation, Beryllium stands out as a material of ...
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Unearthing the Uncommon
- Strategies in Geological Surveys and Exploration for Rare Earth Elements
- By: Barrett Williams, ChatGPT ChatGPT
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
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Delve into the hidden world of rare earth elements with Unearthing the Uncommon, an insightful exploration into the materials crucial for modern technology and innovation. This comprehensive guide takes readers on a journey from the historical context of rare earth discovery to their indispensable roles in today's tech-driven society. Begin your adventure with an introduction to the importance of these elusive elements, laying the groundwork with a rich historical view of exploration and understanding. Transition seamlessly into the geological foundations that underlie rare earth deposits, ...
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Hidden Elements
- The Power and Importance of Rare Earth Minerals in Our Modern World
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A Very Convenient Warming
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Learn about the enormous benefits that are accruing to humanity from modest warming and increasing carbon dioxide. By nearly every metric, Earth’s ecosystems are thriving, and the human condition is improving.
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Dimming the Sun
- The Urgent Case for Geoengineering
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Earth stands at a tipping point. As we fail to curtail emissions fast enough, our planet stares down a cascade of imminent, catastrophic, and irreversible disaster triggered by climate change. Yet a potent technology already exists to buy us more time: solar geoengineering. Through methods such as atmospheric aerosols, human-generated cirrus clouds, and solar sails, we humans can—at least in the short term—slow the Earth's warming. Should we?
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