Mathematics in Science & Nature & Nonfiction Audiobooks

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The Joy of X

A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity

by Steven Strogatz ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

6 hours 9 min

Many people take math in high school and promptly forget much of it. But math plays a part in all of our lives all of the time, whether we know it or not. In The Joy of x, Steven Strogatz expands on his hit New York Times series to explain the big ideas of math gently and clearly, with wit, and insight.Whether he is illuminating how often you should flip your mattress to get the maximum lifespan ... Read more

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Many people take math in high school and promptly forget much of it. But math plays a part in all of our lives all of the time, whether we know it or not. In The Joy of x, Steven Strogatz expands on his hit New York Times series to explain the big ideas of math gently and clearly, with wit, and insight.Whether he is illuminating how often you should flip your mattress to get the maximum lifespan
... Read more
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The Universe Speaks in Numbers

How Modern Math Reveals Nature's Deepest Secrets

by Graham Farmelo ...

Narrated by Hugh Kermode ...

Unabridged

8 hours 38 min

**An award-winning science writer shows how math helps us solve the universe’s mysteries.“If you like reading about math without having to do math, this is a stellar book.” —Forbes**One of the great insights of science is that the universe has an underlying order. The supreme goal of physicists is to understand this order through laws that describe the behavior of the most basic particles and the ... Read more

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**An award-winning science writer shows how math helps us solve the universe’s mysteries.“If you like reading about math without having to do math, this is a stellar book.” —Forbes**One of the great insights of science is that the universe has an underlying order. The supreme goal of physicists is to understand this order through laws that describe the behavior of the most basic particles and the
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Euclid: The Life and Legacy of the Ancient Greek Mathematician Who Pioneered Geometry

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Steve Knupp ...

Unabridged

1 hour 30 min

Of the many mathematical advances made by the Greeks, none rival those established by Euclid of Alexandria, who likely remains the most famous ancient mathematician despite the fact little is actually known about his life. He revolutionized geometry, mathematics, and astronomy in Alexandria, Egypt, around 300 BCE, yet left almost no clues about his life story. Historians know he was a trailblazing ... Read more

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Of the many mathematical advances made by the Greeks, none rival those established by Euclid of Alexandria, who likely remains the most famous ancient mathematician despite the fact little is actually known about his life. He revolutionized geometry, mathematics, and astronomy in Alexandria, Egypt, around 300 BCE, yet left almost no clues about his life story. Historians know he was a trailblazing
... Read more
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Change Is the Only Constant

The Wisdom of Calculus in a Madcap World

by Ben Orlin ...

Narrated by Will Collyer ...

Unabridged

5 hours 46 min

From popular math blogger and author of the underground bestseller Math With Bad Drawings, Change Is The Only Constant is an engaging and eloquent exploration of the intersection between calculus and daily life, complete with Orlin's sly humor and wonderfully bad drawings.Change is the Only Constant is an engaging and eloquent exploration of the intersection between calculus and daily life, ... Read more

$18.99 USD

From popular math blogger and author of the underground bestseller Math With Bad Drawings, Change Is The Only Constant is an engaging and eloquent exploration of the intersection between calculus and daily life, complete with Orlin's sly humor and wonderfully bad drawings.Change is the Only Constant is an engaging and eloquent exploration of the intersection between calculus and daily life,
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How Not to Be Wrong

The Power of Mathematical Thinking

by Jordan Ellenberg ...

Narrated by Jordan Ellenberg ...

Unabridged

13 hours 29 min

The Freakonomics of math—a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our handsThe math we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows us how terribly limiting this view is: Math isn’t confined to abstract incidents that never occur in real life ... Read more

$17.50 USD

The Freakonomics of math—a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our handsThe math we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows us how terribly limiting this view is: Math isn’t confined to abstract incidents that never occur in real life
... Read more
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Waves in an Impossible Sea

How Everyday Life Emerges from the Cosmic Ocean

by Matt Strassler ...

Narrated by Christopher Grove ...

Unabridged

11 hours 31 min

A theoretical physicist takes listeners on an awe-inspiring journey—found in "no other book" (Science)—to discover how the universe generates everything from nothing at all: "If you want to know what's really going on in the realms of relativity and particle physics, read this book" (Sean Carroll, author of The Biggest Ideas in the Universe).In Waves in an Impossible Sea, physicist Matt Strassler ... Read more

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A theoretical physicist takes listeners on an awe-inspiring journey—found in "no other book" (Science)—to discover how the universe generates everything from nothing at all: "If you want to know what's really going on in the realms of relativity and particle physics, read this book" (Sean Carroll, author of The Biggest Ideas in the Universe).In Waves in an Impossible Sea, physicist Matt Strassler
... Read more
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Mastering Logical Fallacies

The Definitive Guide to Flawless Rhetoric and Bulletproof Logic

by Michael Withey ...

Narrated by Steven Crossley ...

Unabridged

4 hours 22 min

Your argument is valid and you know it; yet once again you find yourself leaving a debate feeling defeated and embarrassed. The matter is only made worse when you realize that your defeat came at the hands of someone's abuse of logic—and that with the right skills you could have won the argument.The ability to recognize logical fallacies when they occur is an essential life skill. Mastering ... Read more

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Your argument is valid and you know it; yet once again you find yourself leaving a debate feeling defeated and embarrassed. The matter is only made worse when you realize that your defeat came at the hands of someone's abuse of logic—and that with the right skills you could have won the argument.The ability to recognize logical fallacies when they occur is an essential life skill. Mastering
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Political Science. Classics Collection:

Sun Tzu-The Art of War, Plato-The Republic, Niccolo Machiavelli-The Prince, Lao Tzu-Tao Te Ching, Thomas More-Utopia, Thomas Paine-Common Sense, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels-The Communist Manifesto

by Marcus Aurelius, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Thomas Paine, Niccolo Machiavelli, Lao Tzu, Sun Tzu, Plato, John Stuart Mill, Vladimir lenin, Thomas More ...

Narrated by Kenneth Elliot, Alfred Costa, Peter Coates, John Brown, Douglass Scott, Jowanna Lewis, Richard Williams, Jamey Lewis, Andrew Roberts ...

Unabridged

36 hours 24 min

Why Political Science Classics Collection is so important? In today's world, providing quality training for the younger generation at colleges and universities is of primary importance. But higher education is not enough. Any graduate is first and foremost a citizen of his nation. He has the right to be an actor in the political life of his society. The political changes taking place today in the ... Read more

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Why Political Science Classics Collection is so important? In today's world, providing quality training for the younger generation at colleges and universities is of primary importance. But higher education is not enough. Any graduate is first and foremost a citizen of his nation. He has the right to be an actor in the political life of his society. The political changes taking place today in the
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O andar do bêbado

Como o acaso determina nossas vidas

by Leonard Mlodinow ...

Narrated by Paulo Vinicius Justo Fernandes ...

Unabridged

11 hours 28 min

Best-seller internacional e livro notável do New York TimesUm dos 10 Melhores Livros de Ciência, segundo a Amazon.comNão estamos preparados para lidar com o aleatório e, por isso, não percebemos o quanto o acaso interfere em nossas vidas. Num tom irreverente, citando exemplos e pesquisas presentes em todos os âmbitos da vida, do mercado financeiro aos esportes, de Hollywood à medicina, Leonard ... Read more

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Best-seller internacional e livro notável do New York TimesUm dos 10 Melhores Livros de Ciência, segundo a Amazon.comNão estamos preparados para lidar com o aleatório e, por isso, não percebemos o quanto o acaso interfere em nossas vidas. Num tom irreverente, citando exemplos e pesquisas presentes em todos os âmbitos da vida, do mercado financeiro aos esportes, de Hollywood à medicina, Leonard
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Simply Nietzsche

by Peter Kail ...

Narrated by Victoria Meakin ...

Series Audiobook 16 - Great Lives
Unabridged

4 hours 40 min

Born and raised in a small town in Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900) began his career in philology (the study of language), and served as a professor at the University of Basel. In 1879, he was forced to leave due to health issues, which afflicted him throughout his life. Supported by his university pension and aided by friends, he spent the next decade as an independent author, ... Read more

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Born and raised in a small town in Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844-1900) began his career in philology (the study of language), and served as a professor at the University of Basel. In 1879, he was forced to leave due to health issues, which afflicted him throughout his life. Supported by his university pension and aided by friends, he spent the next decade as an independent author,
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In Our Time: 25 Theories and Thinkers in the History of Mathematics

A BBC Radio 4 Collection

by Melvyn Bragg ...

Narrated by Melvyn Bragg ...

Unabridged

18 hours 30 min

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 25 pivotal concepts, theorists and developments that have advanced the science of mathematics'Might be the best radio programme ever' Oliver Burkeman, The GuardianIn Our Time is a Radio 4 phenomenon, a knowledge juggernaut that has informed and entertained over 2 million listeners each week since its first broadcast in 1998. In its 25 years on air, it has covered an ... Read more

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 25 pivotal concepts, theorists and developments that have advanced the science of mathematics'Might be the best radio programme ever' Oliver Burkeman, The GuardianIn Our Time is a Radio 4 phenomenon, a knowledge juggernaut that has informed and entertained over 2 million listeners each week since its first broadcast in 1998. In its 25 years on air, it has covered an
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Hidden Games

The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behavior

by Erez Yoeli, Moshe Hoffman ...

Narrated by Gary Tiedemann ...

Unabridged

10 hours 41 min

**Two  MIT economists  show  how  game theory—the ultimate theory of rationality—explains irrational behavior  **We like to think of ourselves as rational. This idea is the foundation for classical economic analysis of human behavior, including the awesome achievements of game theory. But as behavioral economics shows, most behavior doesn’t seem rational at all—which, unfortunately, casts doubt on ... Read more

$27.99 USD

**Two  MIT economists  show  how  game theory—the ultimate theory of rationality—explains irrational behavior  **We like to think of ourselves as rational. This idea is the foundation for classical economic analysis of human behavior, including the awesome achievements of game theory. But as behavioral economics shows, most behavior doesn’t seem rational at all—which, unfortunately, casts doubt on
... Read more
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Follow My Lead

by Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand, Kim Mitzo Thompson ...

Narrated by Kim Mitzo Thompson ...

Unabridged

4 min

Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn subtraction facts for 18. ... Read more

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Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn subtraction facts for 18.
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Historias de Nuestra Historia

Temporada 2012

by Felipe Pigna, Felipe Pigna ...

Narrated by Felipe Pigna, Roberto Martínez ...

Unabridged

21 hours 32 min

Historias de nuestra historia. Felipe Pigna. La historia de nuestra historia, en tiempo presente, pensada desde ahora e interpelando las verdades de manual. ... Read more

$1.99 USD

Historias de nuestra historia. Felipe Pigna. La historia de nuestra historia, en tiempo presente, pensada desde ahora e interpelando las verdades de manual.
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從抽象理論，看數學中的具象思維：柯尼斯堡問題、莫比烏斯帶、魔術方塊解法、逆向推理思維……24個超具體的數學理論應用！

by 張遠南 ...

Unabridged

33 min

中國古代就發明了類似魔術方塊的玩具「六通」？「人體三分櫃」的魔術原理竟然很科學？拓樸學×圓規幾何學×集合論×運籌學，誰說數學太抽象？這些理論都可以很「具體」！▎誰說數學太抽象？　　本書將數學中抽象的概念轉化為具體的故事，讓讀者能夠更直觀地理解數學的奇妙與魅力。全書分為二十四章，每一章都以一個有趣的數學問題或概念為主題，從柯尼斯堡問題的來龍去脈，到剪刀下的奇蹟，再到圖上運籌論的應用，內容涵蓋了拓樸學、幾何學、數論等多個數學領域。作者透過生動的敘述和詳實的例子，展示了數學的廣泛應用和無限創造力，讓讀者在輕鬆愉快的閱讀中，領略數學的美妙。▎從扭結遊戲到拓樸理論　　書中的每一章節都是一個數學理論的濃縮。例如，第一章講述了著名的柯尼斯堡問題，這是一個關於如何走遍一座城市所有橋梁而不重複經過同一橋梁的問題，這也是圖論的起源。第六章介紹了奇異的莫比烏斯帶，這個看似簡單的物體卻隱藏了豐富的數學性質和科學應用 ... Read more

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中國古代就發明了類似魔術方塊的玩具「六通」？「人體三分櫃」的魔術原理竟然很科學？拓樸學×圓規幾何學×集合論×運籌學，誰說數學太抽象？這些理論都可以很「具體」！▎誰說數學太抽象？　　本書將數學中抽象的概念轉化為具體的故事，讓讀者能夠更直觀地理解數學的奇妙與魅力。全書分為二十四章，每一章都以一個有趣的數學問題或概念為主題，從柯尼斯堡問題的來龍去脈，到剪刀下的奇蹟，再到圖上運籌論的應用，內容涵蓋了拓樸學、幾何學、數論等多個數學領域。作者透過生動的敘述和詳實的例子，展示了數學的廣泛應用和無限創造力，讓讀者在輕鬆愉快的閱讀中，領略數學的美妙。▎從扭結遊戲到拓樸理論　　書中的每一章節都是一個數學理論的濃縮。例如，第一章講述了著名的柯尼斯堡問題，這是一個關於如何走遍一座城市所有橋梁而不重複經過同一橋梁的問題，這也是圖論的起源。第六章介紹了奇異的莫比烏斯帶，這個看似簡單的物體卻隱藏了豐富的數學性質和科學應用
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We're Learning The 3's And 4's

by Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand, Kim Mitzo Thompson ...

Narrated by Aaron M. Cabrera ...

Unabridged

6 min

Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn multiplication facts for 3 and 4. ... Read more

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Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn multiplication facts for 3 and 4.
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The Paperboy Chronicles

by James Nicholas Agals ...

Narrated by AI Voice Michael Goldman ...

Unabridged

4 hours 58 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In 1960, Eddie, a paperboy from Queens, NY, stumbles upon a ritualistic setup in the garage of one of his customers while making collections. He finds a cage designed to carry animals and is determined to find out if the garage and cage have anything to do with the disappearance of his friend, a street dog named Sampson.Eddie, a thirteen-year-old boy from ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In 1960, Eddie, a paperboy from Queens, NY, stumbles upon a ritualistic setup in the garage of one of his customers while making collections. He finds a cage designed to carry animals and is determined to find out if the garage and cage have anything to do with the disappearance of his friend, a street dog named Sampson.Eddie, a thirteen-year-old boy from
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Komm mit in die bunte Welt der sprechenden Zahlen

Ein Lernhörbuch mit Leo, Mia und dem Einhornkindergarten

by Ilka Buescher ...

Narrated by Stefan Rank der Erzähler (AI) ...

Unabridged

1 hour 43 min

Macht Mathe magisch: Ein zauberhaftes Lernabenteuer für kleine Entdecker!Hast du Lust auf eine Reise in einen Wald, in dem Zahlen sprechen, lachen und spielen können? Dann schnapp dir deine Freunde Leo und Mia und komm mit in die bunte Welt der sprechenden Zahlen!Was dich erwartet: In diesem fantasievollen Lernhörbuch entdecken Leo und Mia einen geheimnisvollen Zauberwald. Dort wohnen nicht nur ... Read more

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Macht Mathe magisch: Ein zauberhaftes Lernabenteuer für kleine Entdecker!Hast du Lust auf eine Reise in einen Wald, in dem Zahlen sprechen, lachen und spielen können? Dann schnapp dir deine Freunde Leo und Mia und komm mit in die bunte Welt der sprechenden Zahlen!Was dich erwartet: In diesem fantasievollen Lernhörbuch entdecken Leo und Mia einen geheimnisvollen Zauberwald. Dort wohnen nicht nur
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亂數中的秩序，機率學在日常中的角力：密碼破譯×抽籤順序×投擲骰子×布朗運動，從賭桌到實驗室，數學如何定義命運？

by 張遠南 ...

Unabridged

42 min

偶發事件、摸彩賭博、魔術求π……從賽馬到科學，數學如何解釋世界的「偶然」？在不確定中找尋確定，學會用數學思維解碼生活中的不可預測！▎探索機率的奧祕　　本書作者透過一系列精彩絕倫的故事，引導讀者深入理解機率學這門數學分支的核心精神。每個章節都是一個獨立的敘事，展示了機率如何在我們的日常生活中扮演著不可或缺的角色，從而在似乎隨機的事件中發掘出必然的規律。從威廉．向克斯對π值的計算到布豐的投針試驗，這些故事不僅具有趣味，更啟發思考，使機率學的概念變得生動而具體。▎機率與日常生活：從理論到實踐　　作者書中不僅談論理論，更與日常生活緊密相連。例如，在〈一場關於投擲骰子的爭論〉中，透過一個簡單的遊戲，展示了機率如何解釋日常生活中的不確定性和偶然事件。而在〈求π的「魔法」〉一章，則透過數學實驗向讀者展示了數學與實踐的完美結合。這些章節透過具體例子，使讀者理解到機率不僅是抽象數學的一部分 ... Read more

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偶發事件、摸彩賭博、魔術求π……從賽馬到科學，數學如何解釋世界的「偶然」？在不確定中找尋確定，學會用數學思維解碼生活中的不可預測！▎探索機率的奧祕　　本書作者透過一系列精彩絕倫的故事，引導讀者深入理解機率學這門數學分支的核心精神。每個章節都是一個獨立的敘事，展示了機率如何在我們的日常生活中扮演著不可或缺的角色，從而在似乎隨機的事件中發掘出必然的規律。從威廉．向克斯對π值的計算到布豐的投針試驗，這些故事不僅具有趣味，更啟發思考，使機率學的概念變得生動而具體。▎機率與日常生活：從理論到實踐　　作者書中不僅談論理論，更與日常生活緊密相連。例如，在〈一場關於投擲骰子的爭論〉中，透過一個簡單的遊戲，展示了機率如何解釋日常生活中的不確定性和偶然事件。而在〈求π的「魔法」〉一章，則透過數學實驗向讀者展示了數學與實踐的完美結合。這些章節透過具體例子，使讀者理解到機率不僅是抽象數學的一部分
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Crick, Watson y el ADN en 90 minutos

by Paul Strathern, Paul Strathern ...

Narrated by Marco Lubián ...

Series Audiobook 16 - 90 minutos
Unabridged

1 hour 35 min

Con el descubrimiento del ADN –el elemento básico de la vida– Crick y Watson influyeron en el desarrollo de la humanidad no solo en el ámbito científico, con la clonación y la investigación médica, sino también en nuestra vida diaria con la manipulación genética de los alimentos o la medicina forense. El descubrimiento del ADN también ha provocado serios dilemas éticos. ¿Pero qué es realmente el ... Read more

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Con el descubrimiento del ADN –el elemento básico de la vida– Crick y Watson influyeron en el desarrollo de la humanidad no solo en el ámbito científico, con la clonación y la investigación médica, sino también en nuestra vida diaria con la manipulación genética de los alimentos o la medicina forense. El descubrimiento del ADN también ha provocado serios dilemas éticos. ¿Pero qué es realmente el
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Philosophie als Kulturkritik

Originalvorträge

by Max Horkheimer ...

Narrated by Max Horkheimer ...

Series series O-Ton-Wissenschaft
Unabridged

2 hours 50 min

Max Horkheimer, geboren 14. Februar 1895 in Zuffenhausen bei Stuttgart, gestorben 7. Juli 1973 in Nürnberg; war Sozialphilosoph und Mitbegründer des Instituts für Sozialforschung. Horkheimer gilt gemeinsam mit Adorno als Hauptvertreter der Frankfurter Schule und der Kritischen Theorie. Seine Arbeiten beschäftigen sich größtenteils mit der Kritik der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft. Der von ihm ... Read more

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Max Horkheimer, geboren 14. Februar 1895 in Zuffenhausen bei Stuttgart, gestorben 7. Juli 1973 in Nürnberg; war Sozialphilosoph und Mitbegründer des Instituts für Sozialforschung. Horkheimer gilt gemeinsam mit Adorno als Hauptvertreter der Frankfurter Schule und der Kritischen Theorie. Seine Arbeiten beschäftigen sich größtenteils mit der Kritik der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft. Der von ihm
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The Rules of Contagion

Why Things Spread--And Why They Stop

by Adam Kucharski ...

Narrated by Joe Jameson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 47 min

One of the Best Books of 2020 — Financial TimesOne of the "Most 2020 Books of 2020" — Washington PostOne of the Best Science Books of 2020 — The Times of LondonOne of the Best Science Books of 2020 — The GuardianFrom ideas and infections to financial crises and fake news, an "utterly timely" look at why the science of outbreaks is the science of modern lifeThese days, whenever anything... ... Read more

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One of the Best Books of 2020 — Financial TimesOne of the "Most 2020 Books of 2020" — Washington PostOne of the Best Science Books of 2020 — The Times of LondonOne of the Best Science Books of 2020 — The GuardianFrom ideas and infections to financial crises and fake news, an "utterly timely" look at why the science of outbreaks is the science of modern lifeThese days, whenever anything...
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We'll Save The Best For Last

by Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand, Kim Mitzo Thompson ...

Narrated by Aaron M. Cabrera ...

Unabridged

2 min

Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn multiplication facts for 12. ... Read more

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Upbeat, fun music will help kids learn multiplication facts for 12.
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Good Decisions for Strange Situations

A guide to making the right choices

by Dr Sheheryar Banuri ...

Narrated by Rich Keeble ...

Unabridged

2 hours 20 min

Good decisions are hard to make - agreed? Whether it's deciding what kind of take-away to order, what brand of shampoo to buy, or what to do in a crisis, we've all been in situations where we panic or overthink.And now, more than ever, we are in unfamiliar territory. Our routines and norms have been completely disrupted, replaced by stress and anxiety and making a good decision is harder than ever ... Read more

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Good decisions are hard to make - agreed? Whether it's deciding what kind of take-away to order, what brand of shampoo to buy, or what to do in a crisis, we've all been in situations where we panic or overthink.And now, more than ever, we are in unfamiliar territory. Our routines and norms have been completely disrupted, replaced by stress and anxiety and making a good decision is harder than ever
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