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How To Keep Dinosaurs

The perfect mix of humour and science

de Robert Mash ...

Narrado por Neil Gardner ...

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5 hora

Perfect Christmas gift for any dinosaur enthusiast!'Who could resist a handbook about potential pets that has a little symbol for "likes children" and a separate one for "likes children to eat"... wonderful' GUARDIANHollywood and the popular press would have us believe that all dinosaurs are gigantic, hostile and untameable. In fact, there are many species that make charming and even useful ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Perfect Christmas gift for any dinosaur enthusiast!'Who could resist a handbook about potential pets that has a little symbol for "likes children" and a separate one for "likes children to eat"... wonderful' GUARDIANHollywood and the popular press would have us believe that all dinosaurs are gigantic, hostile and untameable. In fact, there are many species that make charming and even useful
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At Day's Close

A History of Nighttime

de Professor A. Roger Ekirch ...

Narrado por Roger Davis ...

Completo

14 hora 43 minutos

A fascinating and colourful social history of the nighttime.'A wonderful revelation of a vanished age of darkness' SPECTATOR'Fascinating' SUNDAY TIMES'A splendid book ... great entertainment' Sir Patrick Moore'A triumph of social history. Almost every page contains something to surprise the reader ... one of the most enjoyable literary experiences of the year' MAIL ON SUNDAYFrom blan... ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

A fascinating and colourful social history of the nighttime.'A wonderful revelation of a vanished age of darkness' SPECTATOR'Fascinating' SUNDAY TIMES'A splendid book ... great entertainment' Sir Patrick Moore'A triumph of social history. Almost every page contains something to surprise the reader ... one of the most enjoyable literary experiences of the year' MAIL ON SUNDAYFrom blan...
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The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire

Why Our Species Is on the Edge of Extinction

de Henry Gee ...

Narrado por Henry Gee ...

Completo

7 hora 27 minutos

**"Henry Gee presents a pithy, fascinating account of the stages of biological evolution. ... a meditative and friendly listening experience. —AudioFile on A (Very) Short History of Life on EarthWritten and read by the award-winning author of A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: a history of humanity on the brink of decline.**A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read SelectionWe are living through a ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

**"Henry Gee presents a pithy, fascinating account of the stages of biological evolution. ... a meditative and friendly listening experience. —AudioFile on A (Very) Short History of Life on EarthWritten and read by the award-winning author of A (Very) Short History of Life on Earth: a history of humanity on the brink of decline.**A Next Big Idea Club Must-Read SelectionWe are living through a
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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

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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A Series of Fortunate Events

Chance and the Making of the Planet, Life, and You

de Sean B. Carroll ...

Narrado por Sean B. Carroll ...

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4 hora 48 minutos

"Fascinating and exhilarating—Sean B. Carroll at his very best."—Bill Bryson, author of The Body: A Guide for OccupantsIn this audiobook, acclaimed writer and biologist Sean B. Carroll narrates the rollicking, awe-inspiring story of the surprising power of chance in our lives and the worldWhy is the world the way it is? How did we get here? Does everything happen for a reason or are some things ... Leer más

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"Fascinating and exhilarating—Sean B. Carroll at his very best."—Bill Bryson, author of The Body: A Guide for OccupantsIn this audiobook, acclaimed writer and biologist Sean B. Carroll narrates the rollicking, awe-inspiring story of the surprising power of chance in our lives and the worldWhy is the world the way it is? How did we get here? Does everything happen for a reason or are some things
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Minds Make Societies

How Cognition Explains the World Humans Create

de Pascal Boyer ...

Narrado por Tom Parks ...

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13 hora 4 minutos

A watershed book that masterfully integrates insights from evolutionary biology, genetics, psychology, economics, and more to explore the development and workings of human societies“There is no good reason why human societies should not be described and explained with the same precision and success as the rest of nature.” Thus argues evolutionary psychologist Pascal Boyer in this uniquely ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

A watershed book that masterfully integrates insights from evolutionary biology, genetics, psychology, economics, and more to explore the development and workings of human societies“There is no good reason why human societies should not be described and explained with the same precision and success as the rest of nature.” Thus argues evolutionary psychologist Pascal Boyer in this uniquely
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Drunk

How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization

de Edward Slingerland ...

Narrado por Tom Parks ...

Completo

10 hora 27 minutos

A "entertaining and enlightening" deep dive into the alcohol-soaked origins of civilization—and the evolutionary roots of humanity’s appetite for intoxication. (Daniel E. Lieberman, author of Exercised)While plenty of entertaining books have been written about the history of alcohol and other intoxicants, none have offered a comprehensive, convincing answer to the basic question of why humans want ... Leer más

$42.99 USD

A "entertaining and enlightening" deep dive into the alcohol-soaked origins of civilization—and the evolutionary roots of humanity’s appetite for intoxication. (Daniel E. Lieberman, author of Exercised)While plenty of entertaining books have been written about the history of alcohol and other intoxicants, none have offered a comprehensive, convincing answer to the basic question of why humans want
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Audiolibro

Case of the Sexual Cosmos, The

Everything You Know About Nature is Wrong

de Howard Bloom ...

Narrado por Howard Bloom ...

Completo

10 hora 58 minutos

The Case of the Sexual Cosmos: Everything You Know About Nature is Wrong is the eighth paradigm-jolting book by the man Britain's Channel 4 TV calls the Einstein, Newton, Darwin, and Freud of the 21st century, Howard Bloom.The Case of the Sexual Cosmos makes mincemeat of two of science's most cherished laws. And it tells you the tale of this cosmos, this planet, life, climate change, and your role ... Leer más

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The Case of the Sexual Cosmos: Everything You Know About Nature is Wrong is the eighth paradigm-jolting book by the man Britain's Channel 4 TV calls the Einstein, Newton, Darwin, and Freud of the 21st century, Howard Bloom.The Case of the Sexual Cosmos makes mincemeat of two of science's most cherished laws. And it tells you the tale of this cosmos, this planet, life, climate change, and your role
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Birds: The Living Dinosaurs That Rule the Skies

de Jonathan Hale ...

Narrado por Jonathan Hale ...

Completo

1 horas 51 minutos

Unearth the awe-inspiring natural history that transformed fierce ancient dinosaurs into the birds outside your window. Perfect for an educational commute or a mindful nature walk, this eye-opening journey takes you back to the Mesozoic era to trace a spectacular biological lineage. Watch the skies change as small, feathered carnivores evolve into lightweight, airborne masters of global ecosystems ... Leer más

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Unearth the awe-inspiring natural history that transformed fierce ancient dinosaurs into the birds outside your window. Perfect for an educational commute or a mindful nature walk, this eye-opening journey takes you back to the Mesozoic era to trace a spectacular biological lineage. Watch the skies change as small, feathered carnivores evolve into lightweight, airborne masters of global ecosystems
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Sharks: The Ancient Predators That Outlived the Dinosaurs

de Edward Holm ...

Narrado por Edward Holm ...

Completo

1 horas 53 minutos

Uncover the ultimate natural history survival story as ancient apex predators outlasted cataclysms to rule our oceans. Perfect for an educational commute, this immersive exploration brings you face-to-face with marine biology's most misunderstood survivors. Trade fear for fascination as you travel four hundred million years into the deep time of our ancient seas.Feel the tension of modern ... Leer más

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Uncover the ultimate natural history survival story as ancient apex predators outlasted cataclysms to rule our oceans. Perfect for an educational commute, this immersive exploration brings you face-to-face with marine biology's most misunderstood survivors. Trade fear for fascination as you travel four hundred million years into the deep time of our ancient seas.Feel the tension of modern
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Wild Sex

The Science behind Mating in the Animal Kingdom

de Dr. Carin Bondar ...

Narrado por Erin Bennett ...

Completo

10 hora 37 minutos

A brilliantly engaging guide to the reproductive habits of creatures great and small, based on the author’s popular web series Wild Sex, which has received over fourteen million viewsBirds do it, bees do it―every member of the animal kingdom does it, from fruit flies to blue whales. But if you think humans have a tough time dating, try having to do it while being hunted down by predators against a ... Leer más

$19.95 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

A brilliantly engaging guide to the reproductive habits of creatures great and small, based on the author’s popular web series Wild Sex, which has received over fourteen million viewsBirds do it, bees do it―every member of the animal kingdom does it, from fruit flies to blue whales. But if you think humans have a tough time dating, try having to do it while being hunted down by predators against a
... Leer más
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Pax and the Next Evolutionary Leap

Volume 7 of Do Unto Earth

de Penelope Jean Hayes, Carole Serene Borgens ...

Narrado por Penelope Jean Hayes ...

Series Audiolibro 7 - The Do Unto Earth Series
Completo

1 horas 26 minutos

What’s next in clean fuels and what can replace crude oil altogether? What is the next frontier in our scientific exploration? What is the new field of science that will merge traditional science with metaphysics and spiritual modalities? Do governments use a special psychic power to spy on each other, and why? All this and more is answered in this extraordinary conversation.Pax self-introduces as ... Leer más

$14.95 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

What’s next in clean fuels and what can replace crude oil altogether? What is the next frontier in our scientific exploration? What is the new field of science that will merge traditional science with metaphysics and spiritual modalities? Do governments use a special psychic power to spy on each other, and why? All this and more is answered in this extraordinary conversation.Pax self-introduces as
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Pax and the Journey to New Worlds

Volume 8 of Do Unto Earth

de Penelope Jean Hayes, Carole Serene Borgens ...

Narrado por Penelope Jean Hayes ...

Series Audiolibro 8 - The Do Unto Earth Series
Completo

2 hora 12 minutos

Are there other habitable planets within our reach? What will drive propulsion in space for our future interstellar travel? Will friendly extraterrestrials help us to advance the technologies to discover new worlds? Do aliens have sports and do they have a sense of play and humor? All this and more is answered in this extraordinary conversation.Pax self-introduces as the “Divine Universe” and “God ... Leer más

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Are there other habitable planets within our reach? What will drive propulsion in space for our future interstellar travel? Will friendly extraterrestrials help us to advance the technologies to discover new worlds? Do aliens have sports and do they have a sense of play and humor? All this and more is answered in this extraordinary conversation.Pax self-introduces as the “Divine Universe” and “God
... Leer más
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The Hunt for FOXP5

A Genomic Mystery Novel

de David Deamer, Wallace Kaufman ...

Narrado por Nancy Wu ...

Series series The Science and Fiction Series
Completo

13 hora 32 minutos

Genetics professor Michelle Murphy loses her husband under mysterious circumstances and without warning, while their brilliant eight-year-old daughter Avalon, adopted in Kazakhstan, stubbornly believes she is a mutant.As if this were not enough she soon finds herself thrown into the middle of a quickly thickening plot, where the legacy of Genghis Khan meets the hunt for FOXP5, a genetic ... Leer más

$22.95 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Genetics professor Michelle Murphy loses her husband under mysterious circumstances and without warning, while their brilliant eight-year-old daughter Avalon, adopted in Kazakhstan, stubbornly believes she is a mutant.As if this were not enough she soon finds herself thrown into the middle of a quickly thickening plot, where the legacy of Genghis Khan meets the hunt for FOXP5, a genetic
... Leer más
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Some Assembly Required

Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA

de Neil Shubin ...

Narrado por Marc Cashman ...

Completo

7 hora 28 minutos

An exciting and accessible new view of the evolution of human and animal life on Earth. From the author of national bestseller, Your Inner Fish, this extraordinary journey of discovery spans centuries, as explorers and scientists seek to understand the origins of life's immense diversity.“Fossils, DNA, scientists with a penchant for suits of armor—what’s not to love?”—BBC Wildlife MagazineOver ... Leer más

$20.00 USD

An exciting and accessible new view of the evolution of human and animal life on Earth. From the author of national bestseller, Your Inner Fish, this extraordinary journey of discovery spans centuries, as explorers and scientists seek to understand the origins of life's immense diversity.“Fossils, DNA, scientists with a penchant for suits of armor—what’s not to love?”—BBC Wildlife MagazineOver
... Leer más
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The Ascent of Information

Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life's Unending Algorithm

de Caleb Scharf ...

Narrado por Jonathan Todd Ross ...

Completo

11 hora 9 minutos

**“Full of fascinating insights drawn from an impressive range of disciplines, The Ascent of Information casts the familiar and the foreign in a dramatic new light.” —Brian Greene, author of The Elegant UniverseYour information has a life of its own, and it’s using you to get what it wants.**One of the most peculiar and possibly unique features of humans is the vast amount of information we carry ... Leer más

$20.00 USD

**“Full of fascinating insights drawn from an impressive range of disciplines, The Ascent of Information casts the familiar and the foreign in a dramatic new light.” —Brian Greene, author of The Elegant UniverseYour information has a life of its own, and it’s using you to get what it wants.**One of the most peculiar and possibly unique features of humans is the vast amount of information we carry
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Scatter, Adapt, and Remember

How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction

de Annalee Newitz ...

Narrado por Kimberly Farr ...

Completo

10 hora 19 minutos

In its 4.5 billion–year history, life on Earth has been almost erased at least half a dozen times: shattered by asteroid impacts, entombed in ice, smothered by methane, and torn apart by unfathomably powerful megavolcanoes. And we know that another global disaster is eventually headed our way. Can we survive it? How?As a species, Homo sapiens is at a crossroads. Study of our planet’s turbulent ... Leer más

$22.50 USD

In its 4.5 billion–year history, life on Earth has been almost erased at least half a dozen times: shattered by asteroid impacts, entombed in ice, smothered by methane, and torn apart by unfathomably powerful megavolcanoes. And we know that another global disaster is eventually headed our way. Can we survive it? How?As a species, Homo sapiens is at a crossroads. Study of our planet’s turbulent
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What If the Dinosaurs Never Went Extinct?

An Exploration of Alternative Evolutionary Timelines

de Viruti Shivan ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series series WHAT IF SERIES
Completo

26 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.An Exploration of Alternative Evolutionary TimelinesWhat if the mighty dinosaurs never disappeared? What would our world look like today? A Prehistoric Persistence provides an exhilarating deep-dive into these tantalizing questions. The book presents scientifically grounded theories intriguing possibilities and explores potential evolutionary scenarios ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.An Exploration of Alternative Evolutionary TimelinesWhat if the mighty dinosaurs never disappeared? What would our world look like today? A Prehistoric Persistence provides an exhilarating deep-dive into these tantalizing questions. The book presents scientifically grounded theories intriguing possibilities and explores potential evolutionary scenarios
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Ten Pulses of Evolution

& the Surprising Nature of Evolutionary Time

de Michael A. Susko ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Mike G ...

Completo

4 hora 15 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This work offers a novel way to map evolutionary time from life's origin to the first humans. Rather than using a traditional, linear scale in which events bunch up toward the end, a logarithmic scale is employed that expands our resolution as we come to the present. Such a scale allows us to detect patterns that would otherwise be invisible and ... Leer más

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This work offers a novel way to map evolutionary time from life's origin to the first humans. Rather than using a traditional, linear scale in which events bunch up toward the end, a logarithmic scale is employed that expands our resolution as we come to the present. Such a scale allows us to detect patterns that would otherwise be invisible and
... Leer más
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The Universe Within

Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People

de Neil Shubin ...

Narrado por Marc Cashman ...

Completo

6 hora 35 minutos

**Kirkus Best Books of the Year (2013)**From one of our finest and most popular science writers, and the best-selling author of Your Inner Fish, comes the answer to a scientific mystery as big as the world itself: How are the events that formed our solar system billions of years ago embedded inside each of us?In Your Inner Fish, Neil Shubin delved into the amazing connections between human bodies ... Leer más

$17.50 USD

**Kirkus Best Books of the Year (2013)**From one of our finest and most popular science writers, and the best-selling author of Your Inner Fish, comes the answer to a scientific mystery as big as the world itself: How are the events that formed our solar system billions of years ago embedded inside each of us?In Your Inner Fish, Neil Shubin delved into the amazing connections between human bodies
... Leer más
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Origins

How Earth's History Shaped Human History

de Lewis Dartnell ...

Narrado por John Sackville ...

Completo

9 hora 9 minutos

A New York Times-bestselling author explains how the physical world shaped the history of our speciesWhen we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving changes in climate that forced the transition from nomadism to farming. Mountainous terrain led to the ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

A New York Times-bestselling author explains how the physical world shaped the history of our speciesWhen we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving changes in climate that forced the transition from nomadism to farming. Mountainous terrain led to the
... Leer más
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Genome

The Autobiography of a Species In 23 Chapters

de Matt Ridley ...

Narrado por Simon Prebble ...

Completo

12 hora 20 minutos

“Ridley leaps from chromosome to chromosome in a handy summation of our ever increasing understanding of the roles that genes play in disease, behavior, sexual differences, and even intelligence. . . . . He addresses not only the ethical quandaries faced by contemporary scientists but the reductionist danger in equating inheritability with inevitability.” — The New YorkerThe genome's been mapped. ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

“Ridley leaps from chromosome to chromosome in a handy summation of our ever increasing understanding of the roles that genes play in disease, behavior, sexual differences, and even intelligence. . . . . He addresses not only the ethical quandaries faced by contemporary scientists but the reductionist danger in equating inheritability with inevitability.” — The New YorkerThe genome's been mapped.
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Neue Geschichte des Lebens: Wie Dinosaurier die Vorherrschaft erlangten und warum sie verschwanden

de Malte Knoll ...

Narrado por Malte Knoll ...

Completo

2 hora 26 minutos

Verfolge den evolutionären Aufstieg und das rasante Massenaussterben der Urzeitgiganten als epische Zeitreise. Von den ersten unscheinbaren Fossilienfunden bis zur globalen Klimaapokalypse entfaltet sich hier das komplexe Netz des prähistorischen Lebens. Begib dich auf eine wissenschaftliche Spurensuche, die gesicherte Fakten präzise von ungelösten Mythen trennt.Ob beim täglichen Pendeln oder als ... Leer más

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Verfolge den evolutionären Aufstieg und das rasante Massenaussterben der Urzeitgiganten als epische Zeitreise. Von den ersten unscheinbaren Fossilienfunden bis zur globalen Klimaapokalypse entfaltet sich hier das komplexe Netz des prähistorischen Lebens. Begib dich auf eine wissenschaftliche Spurensuche, die gesicherte Fakten präzise von ungelösten Mythen trennt.Ob beim täglichen Pendeln oder als
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Wie sich aus Dinosauriern die Vögel am Himmel über uns entwickelten

de Heinrich Engel ...

Narrado por Heinrich Engel ...

Completo

2 hora 23 minutos

Auf dieser biologischen Zeitreise der Evolution entdeckst du, warum Vögel eigentlich echte Dinosaurier sind. Wenn du beim täglichen Pendeln oder einem entspannten Spaziergang in der Natur nach oben blickst, erhält der Flug von Tauben und Schwalben durch dieses Wissen plötzlich eine völlig neue, prähistorische Dimension.Ohne Vorwissen vorauszusetzen, tauchst du tief in die Geheimnisse der ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Auf dieser biologischen Zeitreise der Evolution entdeckst du, warum Vögel eigentlich echte Dinosaurier sind. Wenn du beim täglichen Pendeln oder einem entspannten Spaziergang in der Natur nach oben blickst, erhält der Flug von Tauben und Schwalben durch dieses Wissen plötzlich eine völlig neue, prähistorische Dimension.Ohne Vorwissen vorauszusetzen, tauchst du tief in die Geheimnisse der
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