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A Short History of Nearly Everything
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Richard Matthews
- Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27,970
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21,244
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21,140
Bill Bryson has been an enormously popular author both for his travel books and for his books on the English language. Now, this beloved comic genius turns his attention to science...
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Only Book I reread imediatley after reading
- By Andrew on 11-09-09
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1. A Short History of Nearly Everything
- Narrated by: Richard Matthews
- Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 05-04-03
- Language: English
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
- By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38,074
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 33,392
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 33,110
How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There's no better guide through these questions than astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing - not much physics
- By Rob Hahn on 07-15-17
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2. Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 05-02-17
- Language: English
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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,491
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,495
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,456
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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3 out of 5 stars
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Over-acting voice actors
- By John on 11-09-17
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3. Cosmos
- A Personal Voyage
- Narrated by: LeVar Burton, Seth MacFarlane, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ann Druyan
- Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 05-30-17
- Language: English
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Billions & Billions
- Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium
- By: Carl Sagan
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo, Ann Druyan
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 620
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 538
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 538
In the final book of his astonishing career, Carl Sagan brilliantly examines the burning questions of our lives, our world, and the universe around us....
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3 out of 5 stars
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To The Stars
- By Judy on 12-31-19
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4. Billions & Billions
- Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium
- Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo, Ann Druyan
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 07-25-17
- Language: English
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Merlin’s Tour of the Universe, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century
- A Traveler’s Guide to Blue Moons and Black Holes, Mars, Stars, and Everything Far
- By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrated by: Jim Meskimen, André Santana, Bronson Pinchot, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 56
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 56
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry takes listeners on an entertaining and edifying tour of the universe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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complex ideas made approachable
- By David Ore on 12-30-24
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5. Merlin’s Tour of the Universe, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century
- A Traveler’s Guide to Blue Moons and Black Holes, Mars, Stars, and Everything Far
- Narrated by: Jim Meskimen, André Santana, Bronson Pinchot, Pun Bandhu, Em Grosland, Lauren Fortgang, Luzma Ortiz, Kevin R. Free, Jaime Lincoln Smith
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 10-29-24
- Language: English
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The Demon-Haunted World
- Science as a Candle in the Dark
- By: Carl Sagan
- Narrated by: Cary Elwes, Seth MacFarlane
- Length: 17 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,385
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,726
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,695
How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don’t understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience and the testable hypotheses of science? Find out....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Some good points, but not a great book
- By William Jenks on 07-25-19
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6. The Demon-Haunted World
- Science as a Candle in the Dark
- Narrated by: Cary Elwes, Seth MacFarlane
- Length: 17 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 05-30-17
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Time
- From the Big Bang to Black Holes
- By: Stephen W. Hawking
- Narrated by: Michael Jackson
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,822
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,099
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,063
Told in language we all can understand, A Brief History of Time plunges into the exotic realms of black holes and quarks, of antimatter and “arrows of time,” of the big bang and a bigger God — where the possibilities are wondrous and unexpected....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Easily Digestible Presentation of Complex Topics
- By James on 05-19-04
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7. A Brief History of Time
- From the Big Bang to Black Holes
- Narrated by: Michael Jackson
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 01-06-22
- Language: English
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Einstein's Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists, 2nd Edition
- By: Richard Wolfson, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Richard Wolfson
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,700
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,006
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,913
"It doesn't take an Einstein to understand modern physics," says Professor Wolfson at the outset of these twenty-four lectures....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great primer for hard SF fans and physics laymen
- By David on 01-05-15
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8. Einstein's Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists, 2nd Edition
- Narrated by: Richard Wolfson
- Series: The Great Courses: Physics
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 07-08-13
- Language: English
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The Big Picture
- On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
- By: Sean Carroll
- Narrated by: Sean Carroll
- Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,137
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,762
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,733
Listeners learn the difference between how the world works at the quantum level, the cosmic level, and the human level - and then how each connects to the other....
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5 out of 5 stars
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ABSOLUTE MUST READ!
- By serine on 05-12-16
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9. The Big Picture
- On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
- Narrated by: Sean Carroll
- Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 05-10-16
- Language: English
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Apollo 13
- By: Jim Lovell, Jeffrey Kluger
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,384
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,218
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,214
In April 1970, during the glory days of the Apollo space program, NASA sent Navy Captain Jim Lovell and two other astronauts on America's fifth mission to the moon. Only 55 hours into the flight of Apollo 13, disaster struck: a mysterious explosion rocked the ship....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story but a terrible narrator
- By Nicci on 01-29-20
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10. Apollo 13
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 12-10-19
- Language: English
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Pale Blue Dot
- A Vision of the Human Future in Space
- By: Carl Sagan
- Narrated by: Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,976
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,739
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,731
In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the Universe and made it accessible to millions of people....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Audio Quality Choices
- By JR on 05-30-17
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11. Pale Blue Dot
- A Vision of the Human Future in Space
- Narrated by: Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 05-30-17
- Language: English
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The Fabric of Reality
- The Science of Parallel Universes - and Its Implications
- By: David Deutsch
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 366
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 311
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 305
The author of the best seller The Beginning of Infinity, David Deutsch, explores the four most fundamental strands of human knowledge: quantum physics, and the theories of knowledge, computation, and evolution - and their unexpected connections....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Such a disappointment
- By Philip Cziao on 01-27-19
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12. The Fabric of Reality
- The Science of Parallel Universes - and Its Implications
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 12-10-18
- Language: English
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Packing for Mars
- The Curious Science of Life in the Void
- By: Mary Roach
- Narrated by: Sandra Burr
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4,551
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,486
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,479
Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know - and More
- By Roy on 09-22-10
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13. Packing for Mars
- The Curious Science of Life in the Void
- Narrated by: Sandra Burr
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 08-02-10
- Language: English
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Black Holes
- The Key to Understanding the Universe
- By: Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw
- Narrated by: Jeff Forshaw
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 57
By the star physicist and author of multiple #1 Sunday Times bestsellers, a major and definitive narrative work on black holes and how they can help us understand the universe....
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3 out of 5 stars
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not really a good audio book for active listeners
- By D Co on 05-27-24
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14. Black Holes
- The Key to Understanding the Universe
- Narrated by: Jeff Forshaw
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 03-28-23
- Language: English
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Welcome to the Universe
- An Astrophysical Tour
- By: Michael A. Strauss, J. Richard Gott, Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,375
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,213
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,208
Welcome to the Universe is a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today's leading astrophysicists....
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3 out of 5 stars
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All About What We Know About the Universe - ALL
- By J.B. on 02-17-17
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15. Welcome to the Universe
- An Astrophysical Tour
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 02-14-17
- Language: English
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Origins, Revised and Updated
- Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution
- By: Donald Goldsmith, Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 74
Our true origins are not only human, or even terrestrial, but in fact cosmic. Drawing on recent scientific breakthroughs and cross-pollination among geology, biology, astrophysics, and cosmology, Origins illuminates the soul-stirring leaps in our understanding of the cosmos....
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1 out of 5 stars
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There is nothing here
- By Hermanubis on 12-30-22
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16. Origins, Revised and Updated
- Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 10-25-22
- Language: English
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The Fabric of the Cosmos
- Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality
- By: Brian Greene
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 22 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,056
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,112
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,104
Brian Greene takes us all, regardless of our scientific backgrounds, on an irresistible and revelatory journey to the new layers of reality that modern physics has discovered....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lucid, Revealing, Thorough
- By Matthew on 02-23-04
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17. The Fabric of the Cosmos
- Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 22 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 02-12-04
- Language: English
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UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record
- By: Leslie Kean
- Narrated by: Heather Henderson
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,050
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 882
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 881
An Air Force major is ordered to approach a brilliant UFO in his Phantom jet over Tehran....
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the Best Books on UFOs That Is Out There
- By Nils J. Rasmussen on 08-19-14
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18. UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record
- Narrated by: Heather Henderson
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 05-10-11
- Language: English
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The Universe
- The Book of the BBC TV Series Presented by Professor Brian Cox
- By: Andrew Cohen, Professor Brian Cox - foreword
- Narrated by: Brian Cox, Professor Jot Davies
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 91
Andrew Cohen takes listeners on a voyage of discovery via the probes and telescopes exploring the outer reaches of our galaxy, revealing how it was formed and how it will inevitably be destroyed by the enigmatic black hole at its heart....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Listen to this alone and with your loved ones. You’ll be transported and inspired
- By MH on 02-26-22
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19. The Universe
- The Book of the BBC TV Series Presented by Professor Brian Cox
- Narrated by: Brian Cox, Professor Jot Davies
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 10-14-21
- Language: English
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My Favorite Universe
- By: Neil deGrasse Tyson, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,170
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,827
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,815
Explore how black holes are formed, how asteroids move through space, why the odds seem overwhelmingly in favor of extraterrestrial life, and much more....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Wish there was more
- By dan on 08-21-16
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20. My Favorite Universe
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Series: The Great Courses: Astronomy
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 04-22-16
- Language: English
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