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Lost in Curiosity

Field Notes from Scientists' Adventures into the Unknown

de Roberta Kwok ...

The real story of science isn't a triumphant breakthrough. It's messy, mysterious, and deeply human.In Lost in Curiosity, award-winning journalist Roberta Kwok pulls back the curtain on what scientific discovery actually looks like… Not a Eureka moment, but a fraught, often chaotic pursuit of truth.Chronicling researchers' struggles and hopes in the field and lab, Kwok documents it all: fending ... Leer más

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The real story of science isn't a triumphant breakthrough. It's messy, mysterious, and deeply human.In Lost in Curiosity, award-winning journalist Roberta Kwok pulls back the curtain on what scientific discovery actually looks like… Not a Eureka moment, but a fraught, often chaotic pursuit of truth.Chronicling researchers' struggles and hopes in the field and lab, Kwok documents it all: fending
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Lost in Curiosity

Field Notes from Scientists' Adventures into the Unknown

de Roberta Kwok ...

Narrado por Cindy Kay ...

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8 hora 50 minutos

The real story of science isn’t a triumphant breakthrough. It’s messy, mysterious, and deeply human.In Lost in Curiosity, award-winning journalist Roberta Kwok pulls back the curtain on what scientific discovery actually looks like… Not a Eureka moment, but a fraught, often chaotic pursuit of truth.Chronicling researchers’ struggles and hopes in the field and lab, Kwok documents it all: fending ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

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The real story of science isn’t a triumphant breakthrough. It’s messy, mysterious, and deeply human.In Lost in Curiosity, award-winning journalist Roberta Kwok pulls back the curtain on what scientific discovery actually looks like… Not a Eureka moment, but a fraught, often chaotic pursuit of truth.Chronicling researchers’ struggles and hopes in the field and lab, Kwok documents it all: fending
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The Warhead

The Quest to Build the Perfect Weapon in the Age of Modern Warfare

de Jeffrey E. Stern ...

Narrado por Jeffrey E. Stern, Sitara Attaie, Ray Corasani, Vas Eli, Justin Price, Peter Romano, Saskia Maarleveld, Gary Tiedemann, Dallis Seeker ...

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12 hora 4 minutos

**An Apple Best Book of the MonthFrom award-winning journalist and coauthor of The 15:17 to Paris, an affecting human history of the first self-steering bomb**Paveway, the first "smart" bomb, was created to be a more precise and ostensibly humane weapon, reducing civilian casualties. The true impact of the bomb, however, is ever more complex and unpredictable.In The Warhead, Jeffrey Stern tells ... Leer más

$24.00 USD

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**An Apple Best Book of the MonthFrom award-winning journalist and coauthor of The 15:17 to Paris, an affecting human history of the first self-steering bomb**Paveway, the first "smart" bomb, was created to be a more precise and ostensibly humane weapon, reducing civilian casualties. The true impact of the bomb, however, is ever more complex and unpredictable.In The Warhead, Jeffrey Stern tells
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The Story of Stories

The Million-Year History of a Uniquely Human Art

de Kevin Ashton ...

Narrado por Derek Perkins ...

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11 hora 12 minutos

A KIRKUS EARPHONES AWARD WINNERAn irresistible and enchanting journey through human history—from mankind’s earliest fires to the latest smart phones—that tells the surprising and untold story of storytelling.Joan Didion told us, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” And yet, the story of stories has never been told until now. MIT technology pioneer Kevin Ashton was at the forefront of the ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

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A KIRKUS EARPHONES AWARD WINNERAn irresistible and enchanting journey through human history—from mankind’s earliest fires to the latest smart phones—that tells the surprising and untold story of storytelling.Joan Didion told us, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” And yet, the story of stories has never been told until now. MIT technology pioneer Kevin Ashton was at the forefront of the
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Days of Love and Rage

A Story of Ordinary People Forging a Revolution

de Anand Gopal ...

Narrado por Ali Andre Ali ...

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22 hora 36 minutos

“This story of ordinary Syrians who fought tyranny is a masterpiece.” —The New York Times Book ReviewFrom Pulitzer and National Book Award finalist Anand Gopal, an epic and enthralling account of six Syrians fighting for a better world, in the tradition of classic works by Philip Gourevitch and Katherine Boo.In 2011, in a northern Syrian city, a small group of men and women began a movement that ... Leer más

$34.99 USD

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“This story of ordinary Syrians who fought tyranny is a masterpiece.” —The New York Times Book ReviewFrom Pulitzer and National Book Award finalist Anand Gopal, an epic and enthralling account of six Syrians fighting for a better world, in the tradition of classic works by Philip Gourevitch and Katherine Boo.In 2011, in a northern Syrian city, a small group of men and women began a movement that
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Healing the Land Teaches Us Who We Are

How Indigenous Cultural Resistance Can Restore the Earth, Recover Community, and Create Sustainable Futures

de PhD Maceo Carrillo Martinet ...

Narrado por Alejandro Antonio Ruiz ...

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9 hora 48 minutos

**Rooted in Indigenous wisdom and a four-element framework, this book invites readers to rediscover and re-embody the truth that caring for ourselves and caring for the living Earth are one and the same.Global knowledge, personal stories, and natural science for repairing environmental harm, restoring biodiversity, and rekindling cultural-ecological bonds—for readers of The Serviceberry and Fresh ... Leer más

$36.95 USD

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**Rooted in Indigenous wisdom and a four-element framework, this book invites readers to rediscover and re-embody the truth that caring for ourselves and caring for the living Earth are one and the same.Global knowledge, personal stories, and natural science for repairing environmental harm, restoring biodiversity, and rekindling cultural-ecological bonds—for readers of The Serviceberry and Fresh
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Nothing Random

Bennett Cerf and the Publishing House He Built

de Gayle Feldman ...

Narrado por Gayle Feldman, Lisa Flanagan ...

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35 hora 27 minutos

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • The “exhilarating” (The Boston Globe) story of the legendary Random House founder, whose seemingly charmed life at the apogee of the American Century afforded him a front-row seat to literary and cultural history in the making“[A] big, beautiful biography . . . There’s a new Power Broker in town.”—The New York Times“Feldman depicts a lost world, at ti ... Leer más

$45.00 USD

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A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • The “exhilarating” (The Boston Globe) story of the legendary Random House founder, whose seemingly charmed life at the apogee of the American Century afforded him a front-row seat to literary and cultural history in the making“[A] big, beautiful biography . . . There’s a new Power Broker in town.”—The New York Times“Feldman depicts a lost world, at ti
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Freedom From the Market

America’s Fight to Liberate Itself from the Grip of the Invisible Hand

de Mike Konczal ...

Narrado por Mike Lenz ...

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7 hora 16 minutos

Health insurance, student loan debt, retirement savings, child care, work-life balance, access to home ownership—these are the issues driving America's current political debates. And they are all linked, as this brilliant and timely book reveals, by a single question: should we allow the free market to determine our lives?In the tradition of Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, noted economic commentator ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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Health insurance, student loan debt, retirement savings, child care, work-life balance, access to home ownership—these are the issues driving America's current political debates. And they are all linked, as this brilliant and timely book reveals, by a single question: should we allow the free market to determine our lives?In the tradition of Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine, noted economic commentator
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The Story of Stories

The Million-Year History of a Uniquely Human Art

de Kevin Ashton ...

An irresistible and enchanting journey through human history—from mankind’s earliest fires to the latest smart phones—that tells the surprising and untold story of storytelling.Joan Didion told us, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” And yet, the story of stories has never been told until now. MIT technology pioneer Kevin Ashton was at the forefront of the digital revolution that led to ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

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An irresistible and enchanting journey through human history—from mankind’s earliest fires to the latest smart phones—that tells the surprising and untold story of storytelling.Joan Didion told us, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” And yet, the story of stories has never been told until now. MIT technology pioneer Kevin Ashton was at the forefront of the digital revolution that led to
... Leer más

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Stealing America

The Hidden Story of Indigenous Slavery in U.S. History

de Linford D. Fisher ...

Narrado por Kaipo Schwab ...

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18 hora 12 minutos

Although the first enslaved Africans arrived in Jamestown in 1619, European slavery in America began more than a century before. In a work distinguished not only by its original research but by its “passionate prose” (James F. Brooks), historian Linford Fisher demonstrates how the enslavement of Indigenous people began in the years just after 1492, ensnaring an estimated three to six million ... Leer más

$30.99 USD

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Although the first enslaved Africans arrived in Jamestown in 1619, European slavery in America began more than a century before. In a work distinguished not only by its original research but by its “passionate prose” (James F. Brooks), historian Linford Fisher demonstrates how the enslavement of Indigenous people began in the years just after 1492, ensnaring an estimated three to six million
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The Language of Butterflies

How Thieves, Hoarders, Scientists, and Other Obsessives Unlocked the Secrets of the World's Favorite Insect

de Wendy Williams ...

Narrado por Angela Brazil ...

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8 hora 38 minutos

In this “deeply personal and lyrical book” (Publishers Weekly) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Horse, Wendy Williams explores the lives of one of the world’s most resilient creatures—the butterfly—shedding light on the role that they play in our ecosystem and in our human lives.“[A] glorious and exuberant celebration of these biological flying machines…Williams takes us on a ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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In this “deeply personal and lyrical book” (Publishers Weekly) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Horse, Wendy Williams explores the lives of one of the world’s most resilient creatures—the butterfly—shedding light on the role that they play in our ecosystem and in our human lives.“[A] glorious and exuberant celebration of these biological flying machines…Williams takes us on a
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After Tamerlane

The Global History of Empire Since 1405

de John Darwin ...

Narrado por Michael Hajiatonis ...

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21 hora 2 minutos

Bloomsbury presents After Tamerlane by John Darwin, read by Michael Hajiatonis.Tamerlane, the Ottomans, the Mughals, the Manchus, the British, the Japanese, the Nazis, and the Soviets: All built empires meant to last forever; all were to fail. But, as John Darwin shows in this magisterial book, their empire-building created the world we know today.From the death of Tamerlane in 1405, to America's ... Leer más

$35.00 USD

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Bloomsbury presents After Tamerlane by John Darwin, read by Michael Hajiatonis.Tamerlane, the Ottomans, the Mughals, the Manchus, the British, the Japanese, the Nazis, and the Soviets: All built empires meant to last forever; all were to fail. But, as John Darwin shows in this magisterial book, their empire-building created the world we know today.From the death of Tamerlane in 1405, to America's
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