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Bitch

On the Female of the Species

by Lucy Cooke ...

Narrated by Lucy Cooke ...

Unabridged

11 hours 55 min

A zoologist’s “compelling and often hilarious” (Science) look at the queens of the animal kingdomSomewhere in the ocean, an orca matriarch leads her pod to better hunting grounds. At the same time, a male clownfish, alone after the death of his mate, changes sex. All the while, humans battle over sex and gender: One side argues evolutionary biology dictates how we should be, and the other that it ... Read more

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A zoologist’s “compelling and often hilarious” (Science) look at the queens of the animal kingdomSomewhere in the ocean, an orca matriarch leads her pod to better hunting grounds. At the same time, a male clownfish, alone after the death of his mate, changes sex. All the while, humans battle over sex and gender: One side argues evolutionary biology dictates how we should be, and the other that it
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Dopamine Nation

Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

by Anna Lembke MD ...

Narrated by Anna Lembke MD ...

Unabridged

6 hours 11 min

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES and LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER“Brilliant . . . riveting, scary, cogent, and cleverly argued.”—Beth Macy, author of Dopesick,as heard on Fresh AirThis book is about pleasure. It’s also about pain. Most important, it’s about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential. We’re living in a time of unprecedented ... Read more

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES and LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER“Brilliant . . . riveting, scary, cogent, and cleverly argued.”—Beth Macy, author of Dopesick,as heard on Fresh AirThis book is about pleasure. It’s also about pain. Most important, it’s about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential. We’re living in a time of unprecedented
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The World Without Us

by Alan Weisman ...

Narrated by Adam Grupper ...

Unabridged

12 hours 22 min

Discover the impact of the human footprint in The World Without Us. Take us off the Earth and what traces of us would linger? And which would disappear? Alan Weisman writes about which objects from today would vanish without us; how our pipes, wires, and cables would be pulverized into an unusual (but mere) line of red rock; why some museums and churches might be the last human creations standing; ... Read more

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Discover the impact of the human footprint in The World Without Us. Take us off the Earth and what traces of us would linger? And which would disappear? Alan Weisman writes about which objects from today would vanish without us; how our pipes, wires, and cables would be pulverized into an unusual (but mere) line of red rock; why some museums and churches might be the last human creations standing;
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The Co-Creation

How Earth Made Life and Life Made Earth

by Olivia Judson ...

Narrated by Olivia Judson ...

Unabridged

12 hours 24 min

**“A fascinating and original account of the history of life. It is full of new insights about evolution and history, and even more importantly—with new viewpoints.” —Yuval Noah Harari, New York Times bestselling author of Sapiens: A Brief History of HumankindA daring new planetary history, one that focuses our attention on the beautiful and dynamic dance between life and Earth, from Olivia Judson ... Read more

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**“A fascinating and original account of the history of life. It is full of new insights about evolution and history, and even more importantly—with new viewpoints.” —Yuval Noah Harari, New York Times bestselling author of Sapiens: A Brief History of HumankindA daring new planetary history, one that focuses our attention on the beautiful and dynamic dance between life and Earth, from Olivia Judson
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Hidden Valley Road

Inside the Mind of an American Family

by Robert Kolker ...

Narrated by Sean Pratt ...

Unabridged

13 hours 8 min

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • ONE OF GQ's TOP 50 BOOKS OF LITERARY JOURNALISM IN THE 21st CENTURY • The heartrending story of a midcentury American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science's great hope in the quest to understand the disease."Reads like a medical detective journey and sheds light on a topic so many of us ... Read more

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • ONE OF GQ's TOP 50 BOOKS OF LITERARY JOURNALISM IN THE 21st CENTURY • The heartrending story of a midcentury American family with twelve children, six of them diagnosed with schizophrenia, that became science's great hope in the quest to understand the disease."Reads like a medical detective journey and sheds light on a topic so many of us
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Behave

The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

by Robert M. Sapolsky ...

Narrated by Michael Goldstrom ...

Unabridged

26 hours 27 min

New York Times bestseller • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize • One of the Washington Post's 10 Best Books of the Year“It’s no exaggeration to say that Behave is one of the best nonfiction books I’ve ever read.” —David P. Barash, The Wall Street Journal"It has my vote for science book of the year.” —Parul Sehgal, The New York Times<stron... ... Read more

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New York Times bestseller • Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize • One of the Washington Post's 10 Best Books of the Year“It’s no exaggeration to say that Behave is one of the best nonfiction books I’ve ever read.” —David P. Barash, The Wall Street Journal"It has my vote for science book of the year.” —Parul Sehgal, The New York Times<stron...
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Clearing the Air

A Hopeful Guide to Solving Climate Change in 50 Questions and Answers

by Hannah Ritchie ...

Narrated by Hannah Ritchie ...

Unabridged

6 hours 57 min

A FINANCIAL TIMES & NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF 2025**"A refreshingly pragmatic and undoomy book." —**The GuardianClear, simple answers to the most common and vexing questions about climate change that we can take action on right now.We can't afford to delay climate action, but with all the shouting and disagreement, it's hard to know where to turn. In Clearing the Air, data scientist and ... Read more

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A FINANCIAL TIMES & NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF 2025**"A refreshingly pragmatic and undoomy book." —**The GuardianClear, simple answers to the most common and vexing questions about climate change that we can take action on right now.We can't afford to delay climate action, but with all the shouting and disagreement, it's hard to know where to turn. In Clearing the Air, data scientist and
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Protocols

An Operating Manual for the Human Body

by Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. ...

Narrated by Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. ...

Unabridged

18 hours 5 min

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAndrew Huberman, host of the world’s leading health and science podcast Huberman Lab and neuroscientist and professor at Stanford School of Medicine, presents an essential guide to improving brain function, enhancing mood and energy, optimizing bodily health and physical performance, and rewiring your nervous system to learn new skills and behaviors that can positively ... Read more

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAndrew Huberman, host of the world’s leading health and science podcast Huberman Lab and neuroscientist and professor at Stanford School of Medicine, presents an essential guide to improving brain function, enhancing mood and energy, optimizing bodily health and physical performance, and rewiring your nervous system to learn new skills and behaviors that can positively
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La inmensidad del mundo

Una historia de cómo los sentidos de los animales nos muestran los reinos ocultos que nos rodean

by Ed Yong ...

Narrated by Jesús Granados ...

Unabridged

15 hours 15 min

La Tierra está repleta de imágenes y texturas, sonidos y vibraciones, olores y sabores, campos eléctricos y magnéticos. Pero cada individuo está encerrado dentro de su burbuja sensorial, propia y única, y solo percibe una pequeña porción de la inmensidad de nuestro planeta. Este libro nos abre las puertas a dimensiones hasta ahora insondables: el mundo tal como lo perciben otros animales ... Read more

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La Tierra está repleta de imágenes y texturas, sonidos y vibraciones, olores y sabores, campos eléctricos y magnéticos. Pero cada individuo está encerrado dentro de su burbuja sensorial, propia y única, y solo percibe una pequeña porción de la inmensidad de nuestro planeta. Este libro nos abre las puertas a dimensiones hasta ahora insondables: el mundo tal como lo perciben otros animales
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This Book Could Fix Your Life

The Science of Self Help

by New Scientist, Helen Thomson ...

Narrated by Helen Thomson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 21 min

We all want to be happier, more successful and less stressed, but what really works?From improving creativity to building confidence, self-care to self-esteem, forming better habits and feeling happier, Fix Your Life debunks the fads and explores the real science of self-help.Can you learn to make better decisions?Or break bad habits and form new ones?What should you eat to feel happier?</st... ... Read more

$24.99 USD

We all want to be happier, more successful and less stressed, but what really works?From improving creativity to building confidence, self-care to self-esteem, forming better habits and feeling happier, Fix Your Life debunks the fads and explores the real science of self-help.Can you learn to make better decisions?Or break bad habits and form new ones?What should you eat to feel happier?</st...
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Braiding Sweetgrass

Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

by Robin Wall Kimmerer ...

Narrated by Robin Wall Kimmerer ...

Unabridged

16 hours 44 min

As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders, family, and history that the Potawatomi, as well as a majority of other cultures indigenous to this land, consider plants and animals to be our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer ... Read more

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As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders, family, and history that the Potawatomi, as well as a majority of other cultures indigenous to this land, consider plants and animals to be our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer
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Exercised

Why Something We Never Evolved to Do Is Healthy and Rewarding

by Daniel E. Lieberman ...

Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

Unabridged

13 hours 13 min

If exercise is healthy (so good for you!), why do many people dislike or avoid it? These engaging stories and explanations will revolutionize the way you think about exercising—not to mention sitting, sleeping, sprinting, weight lifting, playing, fighting, walking, jogging, and even dancing.“Strikes a perfect balance of scholarship, wit, and enthusiasm.” —Bill Bryson, New York Times best-selling ... Read more

$22.50 USD

If exercise is healthy (so good for you!), why do many people dislike or avoid it? These engaging stories and explanations will revolutionize the way you think about exercising—not to mention sitting, sleeping, sprinting, weight lifting, playing, fighting, walking, jogging, and even dancing.“Strikes a perfect balance of scholarship, wit, and enthusiasm.” —Bill Bryson, New York Times best-selling
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Words Can Change Your Brain

12 Conversation Strategies to Build Trust, Resolve Conflict, and Increase Intimacy

by Mark Robert Waldman, Andrew Newberg M.D. ...

Narrated by Mark Robert Waldman ...

Unabridged

7 hours 20 min

In our default state, our brains constantly get in the way of effective communication. They are lazy, angry, immature, and distracted. They can make a difficult conversation impossible. But Andrew Newberg, M.D., and Mark Waldman have discovered a powerful strategy called Compassionate Communication that allows two brains to work together as one. Using brainscans as well as data collected from ... Read more

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In our default state, our brains constantly get in the way of effective communication. They are lazy, angry, immature, and distracted. They can make a difficult conversation impossible. But Andrew Newberg, M.D., and Mark Waldman have discovered a powerful strategy called Compassionate Communication that allows two brains to work together as one. Using brainscans as well as data collected from
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Science Fundamentals: A Friendly Audio Guide to the Core Ideas Behind Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and the Nature of Scientific Thinking

by Stephen Harland ...

Narrated by Stephen Harland ...

Unabridged

1 hour 47 min

Unlock the fundamental laws of physics, chemistry, and biology to navigate everyday life with sharper critical thinking. Swap dense equations for relatable stories that transform complex theories into clear, accessible mental models. Satisfy your intellectual curiosity by understanding the hidden forces shaping the natural world.Whether you are optimizing your morning commute or relaxing after a ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Unlock the fundamental laws of physics, chemistry, and biology to navigate everyday life with sharper critical thinking. Swap dense equations for relatable stories that transform complex theories into clear, accessible mental models. Satisfy your intellectual curiosity by understanding the hidden forces shaping the natural world.Whether you are optimizing your morning commute or relaxing after a
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Touch Matters

Handshakes, Hugs, High Fives, and the New Science on How Touch Can Enhance Your Well Being

by Michael Banissy ...

Narrated by Michael Banissy ...

Unabridged

7 hours 27 min

An exploration of the new science behind our most underappreciated sense and why we need to harness the power of touch for our health and well-being.Every day, we use our sense of touch to navigate the world. A handshake, a pat on the shoulder, a hug—all essential touches that make up our daily lives. In Touch Matters, Professor Michael Banissy brings together diverse scientific insights from the ... Read more

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An exploration of the new science behind our most underappreciated sense and why we need to harness the power of touch for our health and well-being.Every day, we use our sense of touch to navigate the world. A handshake, a pat on the shoulder, a hug—all essential touches that make up our daily lives. In Touch Matters, Professor Michael Banissy brings together diverse scientific insights from the
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Parasite Rex

Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures

by Carl Zimmer ...

Narrated by Charles Constant ...

Unabridged

9 hours 30 min

For centuries, parasites have lived in nightmares, horror stories, and the darkest shadows of science. In Parasite Rex, Carl Zimmer takes listeners on a fantastic voyage into the secret universe of these extraordinary life-forms—which are not only among the most highly evolved on Earth, but make up the majority of life's diversity. Traveling from the steamy jungles of Costa Rica to the parasite ... Read more

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For centuries, parasites have lived in nightmares, horror stories, and the darkest shadows of science. In Parasite Rex, Carl Zimmer takes listeners on a fantastic voyage into the secret universe of these extraordinary life-forms—which are not only among the most highly evolved on Earth, but make up the majority of life's diversity. Traveling from the steamy jungles of Costa Rica to the parasite
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Eve

How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution

by Cat Bohannon ...

Narrated by Cat Bohannon ...

Unabridged

15 hours 54 min

An ambitious, eye-opening, myth-busting, and groundbreaking history of the evolution of the female body, by a brilliant new researcher and writerWhy do women live longer than men? Why do women have menopause? Why are women more likely to get Alzheimer’s? Why do girls score better at every academic subject than boys until puberty, when suddenly their scores plummet? And does the female brain really ... Read more

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An ambitious, eye-opening, myth-busting, and groundbreaking history of the evolution of the female body, by a brilliant new researcher and writerWhy do women live longer than men? Why do women have menopause? Why are women more likely to get Alzheimer’s? Why do girls score better at every academic subject than boys until puberty, when suddenly their scores plummet? And does the female brain really
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The Light Eaters

How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth

by Zoë Schlanger ...

Narrated by Zoë Schlanger ...

Unabridged

10 hours 56 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn Audible Best Nonfiction Listen of 2024TIME’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2024 • A Best Book of the Year: Barnes & Noble and Publishers Weekly • An Amazon Best Nonfiction Book of the Year“A masterpiece of science writing.” –Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass“Mesmerizing, world-expandin... ... Read more

$28.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn Audible Best Nonfiction Listen of 2024TIME’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2024 • A Best Book of the Year: Barnes & Noble and Publishers Weekly • An Amazon Best Nonfiction Book of the Year“A masterpiece of science writing.” –Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass“Mesmerizing, world-expandin...
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The Good Gut

Taking Control of Your Weight, Your Mood, and Your Long Term Health

by Justin Sonnenburg, Erica Sonnenburg ...

Narrated by Marc Cashman ...

Unabridged

8 hours 25 min

A groundbreaking guide to the surprising source of good healthGenetics and lifestyle are thought to be the two most important determinants of good health. But that is not the whole story. We have a second genome, our gut bacteria, that sets the dial on our bodies. Unlike our DNA, we can influence the gut bacteria, or microbiota, to optimize all aspects of our health.In The Good Gut, noted Stanford ... Read more

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A groundbreaking guide to the surprising source of good healthGenetics and lifestyle are thought to be the two most important determinants of good health. But that is not the whole story. We have a second genome, our gut bacteria, that sets the dial on our bodies. Unlike our DNA, we can influence the gut bacteria, or microbiota, to optimize all aspects of our health.In The Good Gut, noted Stanford
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Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms

Essays on Natural History

by Stephen Jay Gould ...

Narrated by Efrem Zimbalist Jr. ...

Unabridged

12 hours 43 min

For more than twenty-five years, paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould wrote a column called "The View of Life" for Natural History magazine. More than twenty entries from that column comprise this collection, which includes such essays as "Boyle's Law and Darwin's Details," "Brotherhood by Inversion (or, As the Worm Turns)," "Darwin's American Soulmate," "The Diet of Worms and Defenestration of Prague ... Read more

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For more than twenty-five years, paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould wrote a column called "The View of Life" for Natural History magazine. More than twenty entries from that column comprise this collection, which includes such essays as "Boyle's Law and Darwin's Details," "Brotherhood by Inversion (or, As the Worm Turns)," "Darwin's American Soulmate," "The Diet of Worms and Defenestration of Prague
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

by Rebecca Skloot ...

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell, Bahni Turpin ...

Unabridged

12 hours 31 min

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment WeeklyNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO® STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE • ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN), “DEFINING” (LITHUB), AND “BEST” (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK ... Read more

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment WeeklyNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO® STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE • ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN), “DEFINING” (LITHUB), AND “BEST” (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK
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Breath

The New Science of a Lost Art

by James Nestor ...

Narrated by James Nestor ...

Unabridged

7 hours 55 min

**THE MILLION COPY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, FEATURING NEW MATERIAL"I highly recommend this book." —Wim Hof“A fascinating scientific, cultural, spiritual and evolutionary history of the way humans breathe—and how we’ve all been doing it wrong for a long, long time.” —Elizabeth Gilbert"This book is amazing. “ *—*Joe RoganNo matter what you eat, how much you exercise, how skinny or young or wise ... Read more

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**THE MILLION COPY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, FEATURING NEW MATERIAL"I highly recommend this book." —Wim Hof“A fascinating scientific, cultural, spiritual and evolutionary history of the way humans breathe—and how we’ve all been doing it wrong for a long, long time.” —Elizabeth Gilbert"This book is amazing. “ *—*Joe RoganNo matter what you eat, how much you exercise, how skinny or young or wise
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Outlive

The Science and Art of Longevity

by Peter Attia MD ...

Narrated by Peter Attia MD ...

Unabridged

17 hours 7 min

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary physician and leading longevity expert“One of the most important books you’ll ever read.”—Steven D. Levitt, New York Times bestselling author of ... Read more

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary physician and leading longevity expert“One of the most important books you’ll ever read.”—Steven D. Levitt, New York Times bestselling author of
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Homo Deus

A Brief History of Tomorrow

by Yuval Noah Harari ...

Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

Unabridged

14 hours 54 min

Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity’s future, and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.Over the past century humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine, plague, and war. This may seem hard to ... Read more

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Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity’s future, and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.Over the past century humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine, plague, and war. This may seem hard to
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