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Waters of the World

The Story of the Scientists Who Unraveled the Mysteries of Our Oceans, Atmosphere, and Ice Sheets and Made the Planet Whole

by Sarah Dry ...

A Nature Top Ten Book of the Year: "Immensely readable" accounts of seven pioneers who were at the forefront of what we now call climate science ( New York Review of Books).One of Booklist's Top Ten Sci-Tech Books of the YearFrom the glaciers of the Alps to the towering cumulonimbus clouds of the Caribbean and the unexpectedly chaotic flows of the North Atlantic, Waters of the World is a tour ... Read more

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A Nature Top Ten Book of the Year: "Immensely readable" accounts of seven pioneers who were at the forefront of what we now call climate science ( New York Review of Books).One of Booklist's Top Ten Sci-Tech Books of the YearFrom the glaciers of the Alps to the towering cumulonimbus clouds of the Caribbean and the unexpectedly chaotic flows of the North Atlantic, Waters of the World is a tour
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The Newton Papers

The Strange and True Odyssey of Isaac Newton's Manuscripts

by Sarah Dry ...

When Isaac Newton died in 1727 without a will, he left behind a wealth of papers that, when examined, gave his followers and his family a deep sense of unease. Some of what they contained was wildly heretical and alchemically obsessed, hinting at a Newton altogether stranger and less palatable than the one enshrined in Westminster Abbey as the paragon of English rationality. These manuscripts had ... Read more

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When Isaac Newton died in 1727 without a will, he left behind a wealth of papers that, when examined, gave his followers and his family a deep sense of unease. Some of what they contained was wildly heretical and alchemically obsessed, hinting at a Newton altogether stranger and less palatable than the one enshrined in Westminster Abbey as the paragon of English rationality. These manuscripts had
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Curie

by Sarah Dry ...

Series series Life & Times
A striking biography of Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person ever to win Nobel Prizes in two disciplines.Marie Curie is most famous for her pioneering work in the field of radioactivity and for discovering two new elements, polonium and radium. Curie not only broke scientific barriers but defied the gender expectations of her time amidst a male-dominated scientific ... Read more

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A striking biography of Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the only person ever to win Nobel Prizes in two disciplines.Marie Curie is most famous for her pioneering work in the field of radioactivity and for discovering two new elements, polonium and radium. Curie not only broke scientific barriers but defied the gender expectations of her time amidst a male-dominated scientific
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Epidemics

Science, Governance and Social Justice

Edited by Sarah Dry, Melissa Leach ...

Series series Pathways to Sustainability
Recent disease events such as SARS, H1N1 and avian influenza, and haemorrhagic fevers have focussed policy and public concern as never before on epidemics and so-called 'emerging infectious diseases'. Understanding and responding to these often unpredictable events have become major challenges for local, national and international bodies. All too often, responses can become restricted by implicit ... Read more

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Recent disease events such as SARS, H1N1 and avian influenza, and haemorrhagic fevers have focussed policy and public concern as never before on epidemics and so-called 'emerging infectious diseases'. Understanding and responding to these often unpredictable events have become major challenges for local, national and international bodies. All too often, responses can become restricted by implicit
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Waters of the World

The Story of the Scientists Who Unraveled the Mysteries of Our Oceans, Atmosphere, and Ice Sheets and Made the Planet Whole

by Sarah Dry ...

Narrated by Allyson Johnson ...

Unabridged

10 hours 25 min

From the glaciers of the Alps to the towering cumulonimbus clouds of the Caribbean and the unexpectedly chaotic flows of the North Atlantic, Waters of the World is a tour through 150 years of the history of a significant but underappreciated idea: that the Earth has a global climate system made up of interconnected parts, constantly changing on all scales of both time and space. A prerequisite for ... Read more

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From the glaciers of the Alps to the towering cumulonimbus clouds of the Caribbean and the unexpectedly chaotic flows of the North Atlantic, Waters of the World is a tour through 150 years of the history of a significant but underappreciated idea: that the Earth has a global climate system made up of interconnected parts, constantly changing on all scales of both time and space. A prerequisite for
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Out of the Shadow of a Giant

Hooke, Halley and the Birth of Science

by Mary Gribbin, John Gribbin ...

Narrated by John Curless ...

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12 hours 22 min

What if Newton had never lived? A compelling dual biography argues that Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley easily could have filled the giant's shoes-and deserve credit for the birth of modern science. Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal ... Read more

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What if Newton had never lived? A compelling dual biography argues that Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley easily could have filled the giant's shoes-and deserve credit for the birth of modern science. Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal
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There Are (No) Stupid Questions … in Science

by Leah Elson MS, MPH ...

Narrated by Leah Elson MS, MPH ...

Unabridged

5 hours 34 min

Leah Elson draws upon her wildly popular web series, 60 Seconds of Science, in this highly entertaining and visually appealing giftable book of real-world scientific questions and answers.How does DNA work?Does chicken noodle soup actually help with being sick?When cats purr, what is actually making the noise?Does singing to plants really help them grow?Is it possible to clone a woolly mammoth?In ... Read more

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Leah Elson draws upon her wildly popular web series, 60 Seconds of Science, in this highly entertaining and visually appealing giftable book of real-world scientific questions and answers.How does DNA work?Does chicken noodle soup actually help with being sick?When cats purr, what is actually making the noise?Does singing to plants really help them grow?Is it possible to clone a woolly mammoth?In
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One Wild Bird at a Time

Portraits of Individual Lives

by Bernd Heinrich ...

Narrated by Rick Adamson ...

Unabridged

5 hours 48 min

In One Wild Bird at a Time, Heinrich returns to his great love: close, day-to-day observations of individual wild birds. Heinrich's observations lead to fascinating questions - and sometimes startling discoveries. A great crested flycatcher bringing food to the young acts surreptitiously and is attacked by the mate. Why? A pair of Northern flickers hammering their nest-hole into the side of ... Read more

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In One Wild Bird at a Time, Heinrich returns to his great love: close, day-to-day observations of individual wild birds. Heinrich's observations lead to fascinating questions - and sometimes startling discoveries. A great crested flycatcher bringing food to the young acts surreptitiously and is attacked by the mate. Why? A pair of Northern flickers hammering their nest-hole into the side of
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Blown To Hell

America's Deadly Betrayal of the Marshall Islanders

by Walter Pincus ...

Narrated by Chris Abernathy ...

Unabridged

12 hours 53 min

The most important place in American nuclear history are the Marshall Islands—an idyllic Pacific paradise that served as the staging ground for over sixty US nuclear tests. It was here, from 1946 to 1958, that America perfected the weapon that preserved the peace of the post-war years. It was here—with the 1954 Castle Bravo test over Bikini Atoll—that America executed its largest nuclear ... Read more

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The most important place in American nuclear history are the Marshall Islands—an idyllic Pacific paradise that served as the staging ground for over sixty US nuclear tests. It was here, from 1946 to 1958, that America perfected the weapon that preserved the peace of the post-war years. It was here—with the 1954 Castle Bravo test over Bikini Atoll—that America executed its largest nuclear
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The Dark Light Years

by Brian W. Aldiss ...

Narrated by Liam Gerrard ...

Unabridged

4 hours 53 min

A strange alien species forces us to question our definition of civilization in this biting satire from the Grand Master of Science Fiction.What would intelligent life-forms on another planet look like? Would they walk upright? Would they wear clothes? Or would they be hulking creatures on six legs that wallow in their own excrement? Upon first contact with the Utod—intelligent, pacifist beings ... Read more

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A strange alien species forces us to question our definition of civilization in this biting satire from the Grand Master of Science Fiction.What would intelligent life-forms on another planet look like? Would they walk upright? Would they wear clothes? Or would they be hulking creatures on six legs that wallow in their own excrement? Upon first contact with the Utod—intelligent, pacifist beings
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How to Save a Constitutional Democracy

by Tom Ginsburg, Aziz Z. Huq ...

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Unabridged

13 hours 31 min

Democracies are in danger. Around the world, a rising wave of populist leaders threatens to erode the core structures of democratic self-rule. In the United States, the tenure of Donald Trump has seemed decisive turning point for many. What kind of president intimidates jurors, calls the news media the “enemy of the American people,” and seeks foreign assistance investigating domestic political ... Read more

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Democracies are in danger. Around the world, a rising wave of populist leaders threatens to erode the core structures of democratic self-rule. In the United States, the tenure of Donald Trump has seemed decisive turning point for many. What kind of president intimidates jurors, calls the news media the “enemy of the American people,” and seeks foreign assistance investigating domestic political
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It Came from Something Awful

How a Toxic Troll Army Accidentally Memed Donald Trump into Office

by Dale Beran ...

Narrated by Dale Beran ...

Unabridged

10 hours 45 min

**This program is read by the author.An insider's history of the website at the end of the world, which burst into politics and memed Donald Trump into the White House.**The internet has transformed the ways we think and act, and by consequence, our politics. The most impactful recent political movements on the far left and right started with massive online collectives of teenagers. Strangely, ... Read more

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**This program is read by the author.An insider's history of the website at the end of the world, which burst into politics and memed Donald Trump into the White House.**The internet has transformed the ways we think and act, and by consequence, our politics. The most impactful recent political movements on the far left and right started with massive online collectives of teenagers. Strangely,
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