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- How It Explains the World
- By: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: Stephen Perring
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
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Size explains the regularities—and peculiarities—of the key processes shaping life (from microbes to whales), the Earth (from asteroids to volcanic eruptions), technical advances (from architecture to transportation), and societies and economies (from cities to wages)....
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Worth a read
- By Rurik McKaiser on 05-21-23
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81. Size
- How It Explains the World
- Narrated by: Stephen Perring
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 05-16-23
- Language: English
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The Little Book of Aliens
- By: Adam Frank
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Everyone is curious about life in the Universe, UFOs and whether ET is out there. Over the course of his thirty-year career as an astrophysicist, Adam Frank has consistently been asked about the possibility of intelligent life in the universe....
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Simply Outstanding
- By CarlosR on 04-22-24
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82. The Little Book of Aliens
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 10-24-23
- Language: English
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Ambassadors from Earth: Pioneering Explorations with Unmanned Spacecraft
- Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight
- By: Jay Gallentine
- Narrated by: Douglas R Pratt
- Length: 20 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Ambassadors from Earth relates the story of the first unmanned space probes and planetary explorers - from the Sputnik and Explorer satellites launched in the late 1950's to the thrilling interstellar Voyager missions of the '70's....
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An intriguing account of early space exploration. Fantastic.
- By Michael N. Wells on 11-22-23
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83. Ambassadors from Earth: Pioneering Explorations with Unmanned Spacecraft
- Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight
- Narrated by: Douglas R Pratt
- Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight
- Length: 20 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 03-28-20
- Language: English
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A Question of Power
- Electricity and the Wealth of Nations
- By: Robert Bryce
- Narrated by: Robert Bryce
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Historically, it was guns, germs, and steel that determined the fates of people and nations. Now, more than ever, it is electricity....
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Not the complete story
- By John on 08-11-20
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84. A Question of Power
- Electricity and the Wealth of Nations
- Narrated by: Robert Bryce
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 03-10-20
- Language: English
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Machines of Loving Grace
- The Quest for Common Ground Between Humans and Robots
- By: John Markoff
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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In Machines of Loving Grace, John Markoff offers a sweeping history of the complicated and evolving relationship between humans and computers....
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Excellent blend of tech, philosophy, bio
- By S. Yates on 08-08-16
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85. Machines of Loving Grace
- The Quest for Common Ground Between Humans and Robots
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 08-25-15
- Language: English
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The Bonanza King
- By: Gregory Crouch
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 23 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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The rags-to-riches American frontier tale of an Irish immigrant who outwits, outworks, and outmaneuvers thousands of rivals to take control of Nevada’s Comstock Lode - the body of gold and silver so immensely valuable that it changed the destiny of the US....
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Stellar narration, biography exemplar!
- By LEE on 06-25-18
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86. The Bonanza King
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 23 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 06-19-18
- Language: English
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From the River to the Sea
- The Untold Story of the Railroad War that Made the West
- By: John Sedgwick
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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It is difficult to imagine now, but for all its gorgeous scenery, the American West might have been barren tundra as far as most Americans knew well into the 19th century....
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Excellent
- By Anonymous User on 07-21-21
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87. From the River to the Sea
- The Untold Story of the Railroad War that Made the West
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 06-01-21
- Language: English
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They Made America
- From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine: Two Centuries of Innovators
- By: Harold Evans, Gail Buckland, David Lefer
- Narrated by: Harold Evans
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Abridged
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There has never been a history of America like Harold Evans's long-awaited They Made America....
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Wait for the Unabridged audiobook.
- By Jim on 01-02-05
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88. They Made America
- From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine: Two Centuries of Innovators
- Narrated by: Harold Evans
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 10-20-04
- Language: English
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A Revolution Down on the Farm
- The Transformation of American Agriculture since 1929
- By: Paul K. Conkin
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
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A Revolution Down on the Farm: The Transformation of American Agriculture since 1929 charts the profound changes in farming that have occurred during author Paul K. Conkin's lifetime....
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Excellent review of farming history in US
- By Joanne on 01-26-14
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89. A Revolution Down on the Farm
- The Transformation of American Agriculture since 1929
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 03-30-13
- Language: English
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Marconi
- The Man Who Networked the World
- By: Marc Raboy
- Narrated by: Allan Robertson
- Length: 31 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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As Marc Raboy shows us in this enthralling and comprehensive biography, Marconi was the first truly global figure in modern communications....
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Paints a broad and detailed picture of Marconi
- By LUIS DEPAVIA on 05-31-24
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90. Marconi
- The Man Who Networked the World
- Narrated by: Allan Robertson
- Length: 31 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 04-04-17
- Language: English
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Influence Empire
- The Story of Tencent and China's Tech Ambition
- By: Lulu Yilun Chen
- Narrated by: Richard Burnip, Lulu Yilum Chen
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Lulu Chen tells the story of how Tencent is changing the world, a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at one of the worlds biggest tech companies....
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Anti china sentiments
- By Anonymous User on 05-26-23
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91. Influence Empire
- The Story of Tencent and China's Tech Ambition
- Narrated by: Richard Burnip, Lulu Yilum Chen
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 07-14-22
- Language: English
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The Department of Mad Scientists
- Inside DARPA, the Path-Breaking Government Agency You've Never Heard Of
- By: Michael Belfiore
- Narrated by: Michael Belfiore
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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The first-ever inside look at DARPA - the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - the maverick and controversial group whose futuristic work has had amazing civilian and military applications....
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meh
- By Patrick on 12-22-09
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92. The Department of Mad Scientists
- Inside DARPA, the Path-Breaking Government Agency You've Never Heard Of
- Narrated by: Michael Belfiore
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 10-23-09
- Language: English
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Water to the Angels
- William Mulholland, His Monumental Aqueduct, and the Rise of Los Angeles
- By: Les Standiford
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1907 Irish immigrant William Mulholland conceived and built one of the greatest civil engineering feats in history: the aqueduct that carried water 223 miles....
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Water challenges never end
- By John Matel on 04-10-15
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93. Water to the Angels
- William Mulholland, His Monumental Aqueduct, and the Rise of Los Angeles
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 03-31-15
- Language: English
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The Substance of Civilization
- Materials and Human History from the Stone Age to the Age of Silicon
- By: Stephen L. Sass
- Narrated by: John Haag
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of human civilization can be read most deeply in the materials we have found or created, used or abused......
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Very enjoyable!
- By Tim Dion on 10-25-22
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94. The Substance of Civilization
- Materials and Human History from the Stone Age to the Age of Silicon
- Narrated by: John Haag
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 02-23-13
- Language: English
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The Technology Trap
- Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation
- By: Carl Benedikt Frey
- Narrated by: Richard Lyddon
- Length: 15 hrs and 31 mins
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The Technology Trap reveals how the history of technological revolutions can help us better understand economic and political polarization in the age of automation....
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Very good
- By Brad on 07-04-19
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95. The Technology Trap
- Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation
- Narrated by: Richard Lyddon
- Length: 15 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 06-18-19
- Language: English
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"You Are Not Expected to Understand This"
- How 26 Lines of Code Changed the World
- By: Torie Bosch - editor, Ellen Ullman - introduction
- Narrated by: Emily Schwing, Mack Sanderson
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
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In this audiobook, Mack Sanderson and Emily Schwing reveal the stories behind the computer coding that touches all aspects of life—for better or worse....
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Erudite yet oh so tractable
- By Don Stewart on 01-09-23
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96. "You Are Not Expected to Understand This"
- How 26 Lines of Code Changed the World
- Narrated by: Emily Schwing, Mack Sanderson
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 11-15-22
- Language: English
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High Bias
- The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape
- By: Marc Masters
- Narrated by: Paul Brion
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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The cassette tape was revolutionary. Cheap, portable, and reusable, this small plastic rectangle changed music history. Make your own tapes! Trade them with friends! Tape over the ones you don't like! The cassette tape upended pop culture, creating movements and uniting communities....
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Meahhhhh
- By Jonathan on 01-09-24
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97. High Bias
- The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape
- Narrated by: Paul Brion
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 10-17-23
- Language: English
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Archaeology from Space
- How the Future Shapes Our Past
- By: Sarah Parcak
- Narrated by: Sarah Parcak
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
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National Geographic Explorer and TED Prize-winner Dr. Sarah Parcak welcomes you to the exciting new world of space archaeology, a growing field that is sparking extraordinary discoveries from ancient civilizations across the globe....
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So excited
- By Michael G Bell on 05-15-21
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98. Archaeology from Space
- How the Future Shapes Our Past
- Narrated by: Sarah Parcak
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 07-09-19
- Language: English
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Radiolab: Mixtape
- How the Cassette Changed the World
- By: Radiolab
- Narrated by: Lulu Miller, Latif Nasser
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
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Before the podcast and the smartphone, there was the cassette tape and the Walkman—two devices that, although not considered much today, were revolutionary. They were recordable, rewritable, spliceable, compact, and mobile....
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99. Radiolab: Mixtape
- How the Cassette Changed the World
- Narrated by: Lulu Miller, Latif Nasser
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 06-09-23
- Language: English
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Footprints in the Dust
- The Epic Voyages of Apollo, 1969-1975
- By: Richard F. Gordon Jr, Colin Burgess
- Narrated by: Jerry Longe
- Length: 17 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Footprints in the Dust offers a thorough, engrossing, and multifaceted account of the Apollo missions....
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Meh
- By d_francis on 02-13-15
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100. Footprints in the Dust
- The Epic Voyages of Apollo, 1969-1975
- Narrated by: Jerry Longe
- Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight
- Length: 17 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 11-21-14
- Language: English
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