Physical Geography
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The Invention of Nature
- Alexander von Humboldt's New World
- By: Andrea Wulf
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
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Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. His restless life was packed with adventure and discovery....
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Poignant origin story
- By Jeremy Fairbanks on 03-03-16
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The Invention of Nature
- Alexander von Humboldt's New World
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 10-20-15
- Language: English
- Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. His restless life was packed with adventure and discovery....
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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
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Origins
- How Earth's History Shaped Human History
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 05-14-19
- Language: English
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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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Reading the Rocks
- The Autobiography of the Earth
- By: Marcia Bjornerud
- Narrated by: Alma Cuervo
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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To many of us, the Earth's crust is a relic of ancient, unknowable history. But to a geologist, stones are richly illustrated narratives, telling gothic tales of cataclysm and reincarnation....
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More like a whiny sermon.
- By Keith on 10-09-24
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Reading the Rocks
- The Autobiography of the Earth
- Narrated by: Alma Cuervo
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 06-20-23
- Language: English
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To many of us, the Earth's crust is a relic of ancient, unknowable history. But to a geologist, stones are richly illustrated narratives, telling gothic tales of cataclysm and reincarnation....
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Landmarks
- By: Robert Macfarlane
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Landmarks
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 03-05-15
- Language: English
- 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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Four Lost Cities
- A Secret History of the Urban Age
- By: Annalee Newitz
- Narrated by: Chloe Cannon
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes listeners on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. Investigating across the centuries and around the world, Newitz explores the rise and fall of four ancient cities....
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What really happened to four "lost" cities
- By Elisabeth Carey on 04-12-21
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Four Lost Cities
- A Secret History of the Urban Age
- Narrated by: Chloe Cannon
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 02-09-21
- Language: English
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In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes listeners on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. Investigating across the centuries and around the world, Newitz explores the rise and fall of four ancient cities....
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The Sea Around Us
- By: Rachel Carson
- Narrated by: Kaiulani Lee
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Published in 1951, The Sea Around Us is one of the most remarkably successful books ever written about the natural world....
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A Historiographical Gem
- By Reggie on 03-10-19
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The Sea Around Us
- Narrated by: Kaiulani Lee
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 07-07-15
- Language: English
- Published in 1951, The Sea Around Us is one of the most remarkably successful books ever written about the natural world....
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The Travels of Marco Polo
- By: Marco Polo
- Narrated by: Walter Covell
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo Read by Walter Covell. Take a fascinating journey through strange and exotic countries...
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An educational experience.
- By Doug on 06-23-03
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The Travels of Marco Polo
- Narrated by: Walter Covell
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 05-09-03
- Language: English
- The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo Read by Walter Covell. Take a fascinating journey through strange and exotic countries...
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Everest the Cruel Way
- By: Joe Tasker
- Narrated by: Stewart Crank
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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On 30 January, 1981 Joe Tasker and Ade Burgess stood at 24,000 feet on the west ridge of Mount Everest. Below them were their companions, some exhausted, some crippled by illness, all virtually incapacitated. Further progress seemed impossible....
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Nothing really happens
- By W. Sherer on 05-20-23
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Everest the Cruel Way
- Narrated by: Stewart Crank
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 08-05-19
- Language: English
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On 30 January, 1981 Joe Tasker and Ade Burgess stood at 24,000 feet on the west ridge of Mount Everest. Below them were their companions, some exhausted, some crippled by illness, all virtually incapacitated. Further progress seemed impossible....
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The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons
- By: John Wesley Powell
- Narrated by: Andre Stojka
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
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The great unknown of the Southwest is conquered by a one-armed man and his crew of adventurers, placing the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon on the map of the American continent....
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Unfortunate Narration
- By Eclipse on 03-14-17
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The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons
- Narrated by: Andre Stojka
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 12-15-11
- Language: English
- The great unknown of the Southwest is conquered by a one-armed man and his crew of adventurers, placing the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon on the map of the American continent....
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Don't Know Much About Geography: Revised and Updated Edition
- Everything You Need to Know About the World But Never Learned, Revised and Updated
- By: Kenneth C. Davis
- Narrated by: Kenneth C. Davis, Joe Ochman, Mark Bramhall, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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From bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis comes a treasure trove of answers to questions about our world.
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Errors
- By The Product Owner on 08-29-15
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Don't Know Much About Geography: Revised and Updated Edition
- Everything You Need to Know About the World But Never Learned, Revised and Updated
- Narrated by: Kenneth C. Davis, Joe Ochman, Mark Bramhall, Paul Boehmer, Zach McLarty, Adenrele Ojo
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 05-21-13
- Language: English
- From bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis comes a treasure trove of answers to questions about our world.
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Savage Arena
- By: Joe Tasker
- Narrated by: Stewart Crank
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Savage Arena is both moving and exciting, an inspirational tale of the adventuring spirit which follows its own path, endlessly seeking new challenges, climbs and difficulties to overcome. It is not reaching the summit which counts, it is the journey to it....
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Decades of inspiration
- By Anonymous User on 01-30-21
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Savage Arena
- Narrated by: Stewart Crank
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 07-22-19
- Language: English
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Savage Arena is both moving and exciting, an inspirational tale of the adventuring spirit which follows its own path, endlessly seeking new challenges, climbs and difficulties to overcome. It is not reaching the summit which counts, it is the journey to it....
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The Gilded Age
- By: Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins
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The Gilded Age is the collaborative work of Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner that satirized the era that followed the Civil War....
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An American classic, beautifully narrated
- By TX lilbit on 03-31-12
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The Gilded Age
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 05-05-11
- Language: English
- The Gilded Age is the collaborative work of Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner that satirized the era that followed the Civil War....
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Maphead
- Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks
- By: Ken Jennings
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
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It comes as no surprise that, as a kid, Jeopardy! legend Ken Jennings slept with a bulky Hammond world atlas by his pillow every night....
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A Romp through Maps
- By Lynn on 01-27-12
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Maphead
- Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 09-20-11
- Language: English
- It comes as no surprise that, as a kid, Jeopardy! legend Ken Jennings slept with a bulky Hammond world atlas by his pillow every night....
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The Endurance
- By: Caroline Alexander
- Narrated by: Michael Tezla, Martin Rubin
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Abridged
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In August 1914, renowned explorer Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 set sail for the South Atlantic in pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in the history of exploration....
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Wonderful Story - Listen To Others As Well
- By Mark M. on 11-13-18
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The Endurance
- Narrated by: Michael Tezla, Martin Rubin
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 11-04-09
- Language: English
- In August 1914, renowned explorer Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 set sail for the South Atlantic in pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in the history of exploration....
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The Starship and the Canoe
- By: Kenneth Brower, Neal Stephenson - foreword
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
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Freeman Dyson is a world-renowned astrophysicist who dreams of exploring the heavens and has designed a spaceship to take him there....
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Excellent Story - Captivating, Poignant, Educational
- By Anonymous User on 11-25-20
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The Starship and the Canoe
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 04-28-20
- Language: English
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Freeman Dyson is a world-renowned astrophysicist who dreams of exploring the heavens and has designed a spaceship to take him there....
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Lakes
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Warwick F. Vincent
- Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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In this Very Short Introduction, Warwick Vincent outlines the essential features of lake environments and their biology, offering an up-to-date view of lake ecosystems. Vincent traces the origins of lake science (limnology) from the seminal work of Francois Forel to modern approaches....
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Lakes
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 12-18-18
- Language: English
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In this Very Short Introduction, Warwick Vincent outlines the essential features of lake environments and their biology, offering an up-to-date view of lake ecosystems. Vincent traces the origins of lake science (limnology) from the seminal work of Francois Forel to modern approaches....
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Worlds at War
- The 2,500-Year Struggle Between East and West
- By: Anthony Pagden
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 20 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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The relationship between East and West has always been one of turmoil....
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Great story, with a lot of unfamiliar names
- By Tad Davis on 07-02-08
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Worlds at War
- The 2,500-Year Struggle Between East and West
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 20 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 03-21-08
- Language: English
- The relationship between East and West has always been one of turmoil....
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The Ship and the Storm
- Hurricane Mitch and the Loss of the Fantome
- By: Jim Carrier
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
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Captain Guyan March had spent his entire professional career aboard Windjammer Barefoot Cruises’ fleet of extravagant tall ships that carry passengers on weeklong fantasy cruises spiced with rum and sun....
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Too long
- By Clemens on 09-19-24
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The Ship and the Storm
- Hurricane Mitch and the Loss of the Fantome
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 01-21-20
- Language: English
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Captain Guyan March had spent his entire professional career aboard Windjammer Barefoot Cruises’ fleet of extravagant tall ships that carry passengers on weeklong fantasy cruises spiced with rum and sun....
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Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls
- True Stories of Castaways and Other Survivors
- By: Edward E. Leslie
- Narrated by: Patrick Cullen
- Length: 21 hrs and 23 mins
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Here are the most remarkable stories imaginable of maroons, castaways, and other survivors....
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Slow to start
- By nancy on 12-03-06
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Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls
- True Stories of Castaways and Other Survivors
- Narrated by: Patrick Cullen
- Length: 21 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 01-26-06
- Language: English
- Here are the most remarkable stories imaginable of maroons, castaways, and other survivors....
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Two Years Before the Mast
- By: Richard Henry Dana
- Narrated by: Athur Addison
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
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This is the true story of a Harvard graduate who forsook his studies for two years of the grueling life of an ordinary seaman....
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Must reading
- By Carole B. Regan on 05-14-17
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Two Years Before the Mast
- Narrated by: Athur Addison
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 11-25-13
- Language: English
- This is the true story of a Harvard graduate who forsook his studies for two years of the grueling life of an ordinary seaman....
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