Technology History Nonfiction

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    • By: Rebecca Skloot
    • Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Bahni Turpin
    • Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 02-02-10
    • Language: English
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    • Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells - taken without her knowledge - became one of the most important tools in medicine....

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    • Nose-Diving into History
    • By: Ben Thompson, Erik Slader
    • Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
    • Series: Epic Fails, Book 1
    • Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
    • Release date: 12-20-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
    • In this first installment of the brand new Epic Fails series, Ben Thompson and Erik Slader take listeners through the Wright brothers' many mishaps and misadventures as they paved the way for modern aviation....

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    • Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest
    • By: Suzanne Simard
    • Narrated by: Suzanne Simard
    • Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 05-04-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,327 ratings
    • 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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    • The Rise and Fall of the World's Most Remarkable Animals
    • By: Steve Brusatte
    • Narrated by: Josh Horowitz
    • Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 03-02-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 37 ratings
    • Think you know about dinosaurs? Think again! New York Times best-selling and award-winning author Steve Brusatte brings young scientists and listeners everywhere into his world of massive herbivores and fearsome predators....

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    • Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women
    • By: Catherine Thimmesh
    • Narrated by: Karen Zippler
    • Length: 58 mins
    • Release date: 02-26-09
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 20 ratings
    • The stories of women inventors and pioneers will make you believe that nothing is impossible....

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    • By: James Buckley Jr., Who HQ
    • Narrated by: Johnny Heller
    • Series: Who-? by Who HQ
    • Length: 56 mins
    • Release date: 06-05-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
    • As young boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright loved all things mechanical. As adults, the brothers worked together to invent, build, and fly the world's first successful airplane. This is the fascinating story of the two inventors and aviation pioneers....

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    • The Influenza Pandemic of 1918
    • By: Albert Marrin
    • Narrated by: Jim Frangione
    • Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 01-09-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 162 ratings
    • From National Book Award finalist Albert Marrin comes a fascinating look at the history and science of the deadly 1918 flu pandemic - and its chilling and timely resemblance to the worldwide coronavirus outbreak....

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    • By: Nicholas de Monchaux
    • Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
    • Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
    • Release date: 05-13-14
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 153 ratings
    • When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the lunar surface in July of 1969, they wore spacesuits made by Playtex: 21 layers of fabric, each with a distinct yet interrelated function....

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    • True Tales of Childhood from Science Superstars
    • By: David Stabler
    • Narrated by: Pete Cross
    • Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 02-11-20
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • Before their experiments, inventions, and discoveries that changed the world, the world’s most celebrated scientists had regular-kid problems just like you....

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    • The Story of Life from the Big Bang to the Evolution of Humans
    • By: Martin Jenkins
    • Narrated by: Peter Noble
    • Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 09-10-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
    • Experience Earth from the big bang to the dinosaurs and beyond in this beautifully written, vibrant overview of our home planet's journey from creation to our time today....

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    • By: Janet Nolan
    • Narrated by: Christina Moore
    • Length: 8 mins
    • Release date: 11-22-16
    • Language: English
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    • Following the events of September 11, 2001, the governor of New York gave the navy a steel beam that was once inside one of the World Trade Towers....

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    • By: Murray N. Rothbard
    • Narrated by: Millian Quinteros
    • Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
    • Release date: 02-17-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 56 ratings
    • In this previously unpublished manuscript, found in the Rothbard Archives, Rothbard deftly turns the tables on the supporters of big government and their mandate for control of research....

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    • By: Nikki Bruno Clapper
    • Narrated by: anonymous
    • Series: Let's Look At
    • Length: 2 mins
    • Release date: 03-03-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • Welcome to South Africa! Hear the sounds of 11 official languages. Learn about lions and elephants on safari. Try new sports like cricket and rugby. Learn about the people, places, and traditions of this diverse African country....

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    • America, Russia, and the Hidden History of the Space Race
    • By: Amy Cherrix
    • Narrated by: Josh Horowitz
    • Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 02-09-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • You’ve heard of the space race, but do you know the whole story? From Amy Cherrix comes the extraordinary hidden story of the space race and the bitter rivalry that launched humankind to the moon....

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