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Robots help us understand our weather and climate. Some fly into storms to measure wind. Others dive into the ocean to learn about weather patterns. And some drive across frigid polar regions to gather climate data. How are robots helping us plan for the weather of the future? Listen to this audiobook to find out!

Books are one of humankind's greatest forms of expression, and now Book, in a witty, idiosyncratic voice, tells us the inside story. A wonderfully eccentric character with strong opinions and a poetic turn of phrase, Book tells of a journey from papyrus scrolls to medieval manuscripts to printed paper and beyond - pondering, along the way, many bookish things, including the evolution of the alphabet, the library (known to Egyptians as "the healing place of the soul"), and even book burning.

It’s just a routine pick up mission.In and out in a few hours no contact with the natives. But the beautiful world of Topaz isn’t anymore. Now Yaz and the squad must try and save an entire planet. But if that’s not enough first they have to save themselves! Buy your copy today!

The philosopher - whose teachings have followers even more than 20 centuries after his death – was a genius without a doubt. Many of his ideas are hotly debated ever since. Even beyond heated philosophical debates, there are plenty of useful ideas by Plato. Studying thick books for this is not necessary - just listen to this audiobook published by AB Publishing! Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Prodolzhenie neverojatnogo audioblokbastera! Poslednee Chudo. Jepizod 2: Neobychnaja sem'ja. Trudnosti prekrasnoj devochki. Otvetstvennost' pri kazhdom vdohe. On mechtaet ostat'sja na Zemle. Tol'ko zdes' est' takie strannosti, kak okno, imja, nadezhda… s kazhdym dnem putnik iz drugoj real'nosti vstrechaet vse novye chudesa, kotorye my perestali zamechat'. No skoro emu pridetsja vozvrashhat'sja, a vyhod v ego mir zaterjan sredi beskonechnyh prostorov nashej planety.

Vpervye v Rossii! Pervyj audioblokbaster. Poslednee Chudo - Jepizod 1: Puteshestvie v trushhobah. Begstvo. Zhizn' posle smerti. On mechtaet ostat'sja na Zemle. Tol'ko zdes' est' takie strannosti, kak okno, imja, nadezhda… s kazhdym dnem putnik iz drugoj real'nosti vstrechaet vse novye chudesa, kotorye my perestali zamechat'. No skoro emu pridetsja vozvrashhat'sja, a vyhod v ego mir zaterjan sredi beskonechnyh prostorov nashej planety.

Posle apokalipsisa v pod#ezde rebjatam srochno nuzhno bezhat' iz goroda. Jeto krajne slozhno po neskol'kim prichinam. Zhutkaja ssora Oli i Serezhi, kotoryj, po suti, organizoval «terakt», sozdaet v kollektive tjazheluju atmosferu. Vvedenie v gorode «osobogo polozhenija» otrezaet vse puti othoda – gorod «zapert», na ulicah tolpy policejskih. Chto zhe delat' - rebjata pridumyvajut v kafe na otshibe, kuda durnaja slava, pohozhe, tozhe dobralas'.

Prodolzhenie neverojatnogo audioblokbastera! Poslednee Chudo. Jepizod 3: Neschastnaja mat'. Osada. Federal'nyj rozysk. On mechtaet ostat'sja na Zemle. Tol'ko zdes' est' takie strannosti, kak okno, imja, nadezhda… s kazhdym dnem putnik iz drugoj real'nosti vstrechaet vse novye chudesa, kotorye my perestali zamechat'. No skoro emu pridetsja vozvrashhat'sja, a vyhod v ego mir zaterjan sredi beskonechnyh prostorov nashej planety. Pomoch' v poiskah sposobny lish' chetvero rebjat, okazavshihsja vne zakona, i neponjatnaja zagadka.

Popytka nachat' novuju zhizn' zakonchilas' federal'nym rozyskom. Andrej, Serezha, Vika, Olja i Geroj begut iz goroda. Doverivshis' Andreju, oni sadjatsja v prigorodnuju jelektrichku i otpravljajutsja v derevnju Peredonsk, gde u nih, okazyvaetsja, est' dom...

Rebjata, v poiskah zhilishha, zabralis' noch'ju po neznaniju v dom opasnogo «kriminal'nogo avtoriteta», kuda, v tot zhe moment zalez i vor, vzjavshij rebjat v zalozhniki. Posle razmyshlenij, kak ograbit' hozjaina, nichego luchshe, kak ustroit' v ego zhe dome svad'bu, nikto ne pridumal. Teper' ostalos' do 7 chasov utra sobrat' k banditu zhitelej derevni, kotorye bojatsja ego, kak ognja, ustroit' popojku i pod shumok ukrast' sejf, chto stoit v spal'ne «avtoriteta»...

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history. Contents: Edward Jenner, the man who fought the terrible disease smallpox; Florence Nightingale, the nurse known as 'the lady with the lamp'; Elizabeth Garrett, England's first female doctor; Carl Jung, the doctor who wanted to understand the human mind; Jonas Salk, who defeated the dangerous illness polio; Christiaan Barnard, the first man to replace a human heart.

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history, including Alessandro Volta, inventor of the battery; Michael Faraday, inventor of the electric motor; Marie Curie, famous for her work on radioactivity; Albert Einstein, creator of the theory of relativity; Alexander Fleming, discoverer of the first antibiotic; and Linus Pauling, chemist and peace activist.

Meet animals that live in the desert, including camels, lizards, owls, snakes, spiders, and tortoises. Pair this nonfiction title with its fiction companion book, No Bugs Here.

How does a swimming tadpole become a hopping frog? A tiny tadpole leaves its egg. It swims and eats. Its tail gets longer. Soon back legs grow. Then front legs grow. Follow the frog's life cycle step by step.

See what pulls and pushes can do through several examples of forces and motion in everyday life. Pair this nonfiction title with its fiction companion book, Milo and the Ball.

Discover the variety of animals that live in the rain forest, including frogs, jaguars, monkeys, parrots, and sloths. Pair this nonfiction title with its fiction companion book, Up the Tree.

What sorts of animals live in the forest? You'll hear about squirrels, birds, butterflies, rabbits, skunks, and snakes. Pair this nonfiction title with its fiction companion book, A Good Nut.

Dive beneath the waves to meet the crabs, fish, turtles, whales, and seaweed that live in the ocean habitat. Pair this nonfiction title with its fiction companion book, The Fish.

What roams through grassland habitats? Discover bison, elephants, giraffes, kangaroos, lions, and zebra. Pair this nonfiction title with its fiction companion book, My Baby Elephant.

Introduce listeners to the concept of food chains by examining what four animals eat. Pair this nonfiction title with its companion fiction story, Hungry Little Bear.