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The Musical Human

A History of Life on Earth – A BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week'

by Michael Spitzer ...

Narrated by Daniel Levitin ...

Unabridged

17 hours 18 min

Bloomsbury presents The Musical Human by Michael Spitzer, read by Daniel Levitin."Michael Spitzer has pulled off the impossible: a Guns, Germs and Steel for music." —Daniel LevitinA colossal history spanning cultures, time, and space to explore the vibrant relationship between music and the human species.165 million years ago saw the birth of rhythm.66 million years ago was the first melody.40 ... Read more

$30.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents The Musical Human by Michael Spitzer, read by Daniel Levitin."Michael Spitzer has pulled off the impossible: a Guns, Germs and Steel for music." —Daniel LevitinA colossal history spanning cultures, time, and space to explore the vibrant relationship between music and the human species.165 million years ago saw the birth of rhythm.66 million years ago was the first melody.40
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Shatterproof

How to Thrive in a World of Constant Chaos (And Why Resilience Alone Isn't Enough)

by Tasha Eurich ...

Narrated by Tasha Eurich ...

Unabridged

7 hours 33 min

This new roadmap for stressed-out strivers reveals the surprising limits of resilience and offers a second skillset for overcoming life’s greatest challenges.Are you working too much but feel like it’s never enough? Have you turned the act of pretending you’re “fine” into an art form? Have your best coping tools stopped working the way they used to, leaving you feeling tapped out and teetering on ... Read more

$24.99 USD

This new roadmap for stressed-out strivers reveals the surprising limits of resilience and offers a second skillset for overcoming life’s greatest challenges.Are you working too much but feel like it’s never enough? Have you turned the act of pretending you’re “fine” into an art form? Have your best coping tools stopped working the way they used to, leaving you feeling tapped out and teetering on
... Read more
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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

11 hours

Dr. Andrew Huberman, host of the world’s leading health podcast Huberman Lab, and neuroscientist and tenured professor at Stanford School of Medicine, introduces Protocols, 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 transform your life ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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Dr. Andrew Huberman, host of the world’s leading health podcast Huberman Lab, and neuroscientist and tenured professor at Stanford School of Medicine, introduces Protocols, 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 transform your life
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Who We Are and How We Got Here

Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past

by David Reich ...

Narrated by John Lescault ...

Unabridged

10 hours 51 min

A groundbreaking book about how ancient DNA has profoundly changed our understanding of human historyGeneticists like David Reich have made astounding advances in the field of genomics, which is proving to be as important as archaeology, linguistics, and written records as a means to understand our ancestry.In Who We Are and How We Got Here, Reich allows listeners to discover how the human genome ... Read more

$22.95 USD

A groundbreaking book about how ancient DNA has profoundly changed our understanding of human historyGeneticists like David Reich have made astounding advances in the field of genomics, which is proving to be as important as archaeology, linguistics, and written records as a means to understand our ancestry.In Who We Are and How We Got Here, Reich allows listeners to discover how the human genome
... Read more
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Other Minds

The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness

by Peter Godfrey-Smith ...

Narrated by Peter Noble ...

Unabridged

7 hours 1 min

Philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith dons a wet suit and journeys into the depths of consciousness in Other MindsAlthough mammals and birds are widely regarded as the smartest creatures on earth, it has lately become clear that a very distant branch of the tree of life has also sprouted higher intelligence: the cephalopods, consisting of the squid, the cuttlefish, and above all the octopus. In ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith dons a wet suit and journeys into the depths of consciousness in Other MindsAlthough mammals and birds are widely regarded as the smartest creatures on earth, it has lately become clear that a very distant branch of the tree of life has also sprouted higher intelligence: the cephalopods, consisting of the squid, the cuttlefish, and above all the octopus. In
... Read more
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The Social Paradox

Autonomy, Connection, and Why We Need Both to Find Happiness

by William von Hippel ...

Narrated by Josh Bloomberg ...

Unabridged

8 hours 36 min

A Next Big Idea Club Must Read of February 2025From the author of The Social Leap comes this thought-provoking exploration into humans’ two core evolutionary needs, for connection and autonomy, how the modern world has thrown them out of whack, and how we can rebalance them to improve our lives.Why do people who have so much—leading comfortable lives filled with unprecedented freedom, choice, and ... Read more

$25.99 USD

A Next Big Idea Club Must Read of February 2025From the author of The Social Leap comes this thought-provoking exploration into humans’ two core evolutionary needs, for connection and autonomy, how the modern world has thrown them out of whack, and how we can rebalance them to improve our lives.Why do people who have so much—leading comfortable lives filled with unprecedented freedom, choice, and
... Read more
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Inside of a Dog

What Dogs See, Smell, and Know

by Alexandra Horowitz ...

Narrated by Karen White ...

Unabridged

10 hours 25 min

"Every dog owner should have this book." —Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah PodcastNOW FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED! The beloved #1 New York Times bestseller that “causes one’s dog-loving heart to flutter with astonishment and gratitude” (The New York Times Book Review).The instant classic on the mind of the dog is now updated to include the latest results in the booming field of dog cognition. What do dogs ... Read more

$25.99 USD

"Every dog owner should have this book." —Oprah Winfrey, The Oprah PodcastNOW FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED! The beloved #1 New York Times bestseller that “causes one’s dog-loving heart to flutter with astonishment and gratitude” (The New York Times Book Review).The instant classic on the mind of the dog is now updated to include the latest results in the booming field of dog cognition. What do dogs
... Read more
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Rooted

Life at the Crossroads of Science, Nature, and Spirit

by Lyanda Lynn Haupt ...

Narrated by Christine Williams ...

Unabridged

5 hours 38 min

This inspiring meditation on the intersection of science, nature, and spirit shows readers how to deepen their connection to the natural world.In Rooted*,* cutting-edge science supports a truth that poets, artists, mystics, and earth-based cultures across the world have proclaimed over millennia: life on this planet is radically interconnected. Our bodies, thoughts, minds, and spirits are affected ... Read more

$18.99 USD

This inspiring meditation on the intersection of science, nature, and spirit shows readers how to deepen their connection to the natural world.In Rooted*,* cutting-edge science supports a truth that poets, artists, mystics, and earth-based cultures across the world have proclaimed over millennia: life on this planet is radically interconnected. Our bodies, thoughts, minds, and spirits are affected
... Read more
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Proto

How One Ancient Language Went Global

by Laura Spinney ...

Narrated by Emma Spurgin-Hussey ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

Bloomsbury presents Proto by Laura Spinney, read by Emma Spurgin-HusseyThe enthralling story of how today’s largest language family, spoken by nearly half the world’s population, descended from one ancient dialect.Daughter. Duhitár-. Dustr. Dukte. Listen to these English, Sanskrit, Armenian and Lithuanian words, all meaning the same thing, and you hear echoes of one of history’s most unlikely ... Read more

$22.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents Proto by Laura Spinney, read by Emma Spurgin-HusseyThe enthralling story of how today’s largest language family, spoken by nearly half the world’s population, descended from one ancient dialect.Daughter. Duhitár-. Dustr. Dukte. Listen to these English, Sanskrit, Armenian and Lithuanian words, all meaning the same thing, and you hear echoes of one of history’s most unlikely
... Read more
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Organ Speak

What It Really Means to Listen to Our Bodies

by Giulia Enders ...

Narrated by Giulia Enders ...

Unabridged

8 hours 52 min

From the international bestselling author of Gut, an entertaining and highly informative book about how the body’s organs work in tandem to keep us as healthy as we can be.In a world that is becoming ever louder and more complex, sometimes the best perspective is to look inward—at our own physicality. For thousands of years, our bodies have faced challenges and found their own unique ways to ... Read more

$28.99 USD

From the international bestselling author of Gut, an entertaining and highly informative book about how the body’s organs work in tandem to keep us as healthy as we can be.In a world that is becoming ever louder and more complex, sometimes the best perspective is to look inward—at our own physicality. For thousands of years, our bodies have faced challenges and found their own unique ways to
... Read more
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The Heartbeat of Trees

Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature

by Peter Wohlleben ...

Narrated by Mike Grady ...

Unabridged

7 hours 21 min

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREESA powerful return to the forest, where trees have heartbeats and roots are like brains that extend underground. Where the color green calms us, and the forest sharpens our senses.In The Heartbeat of Trees, renowned forester Peter Wohlleben draws on new scientific discoveries to show how humans are deeply con... ... Read more

$26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREESA powerful return to the forest, where trees have heartbeats and roots are like brains that extend underground. Where the color green calms us, and the forest sharpens our senses.In The Heartbeat of Trees, renowned forester Peter Wohlleben draws on new scientific discoveries to show how humans are deeply con...
... Read more
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The Reign of Wolf 21

The Saga of Yellowstone's Legendary Druid Pack

by Rick McIntyre ...

Narrated by Geoff Sugiyama ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone
Unabridged

6 hours 41 min

“A redemption story, an adventure story, and perhaps above all, a love story.”—Nate Blakeslee, New York Times-bestselling author of American WolfThe Druid Peak Pack was the most famous wolf pack in Yellowstone National Park, and maybe even in the world.This is the dramatic true story of its remarkable leader, Wolf 21—whose compassion and loyalty challenges commonly held beliefs about alpha males ... Read more

$26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

“A redemption story, an adventure story, and perhaps above all, a love story.”—Nate Blakeslee, New York Times-bestselling author of American WolfThe Druid Peak Pack was the most famous wolf pack in Yellowstone National Park, and maybe even in the world.This is the dramatic true story of its remarkable leader, Wolf 21—whose compassion and loyalty challenges commonly held beliefs about alpha males
... Read more
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Replaceable You

Adventures in Human Anatomy

by Mary Roach ...

Narrated by Mary Roach ...

Unabridged

8 hours 37 min

**One of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2025A Goodreads Readers' Most Anticipated Fall BookFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Stiff and Fuzz, a rollicking exploration of the quest to re-create the impossible complexities of human anatomy.**The body is the most complex machine in the world, and the only one for which you cannot get a replacement part from the manufacturer. For ... Read more

$22.00 USD

**One of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2025A Goodreads Readers' Most Anticipated Fall BookFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Stiff and Fuzz, a rollicking exploration of the quest to re-create the impossible complexities of human anatomy.**The body is the most complex machine in the world, and the only one for which you cannot get a replacement part from the manufacturer. For
... Read more
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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

$22.99 USD

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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They Had Names

Tracing the History of the North America Indigenous People

by Nathaniel Jeanson ...

Narrated by Nathaniel Jeanson ...

Unabridged

6 hours 8 min

Before the Pilgrims landed at Cape Cod, what was happening in North America? Who was there? What civilizations rose and fell? For years, the answers to these questions have been shrouded in mystery.At the time of European contact, a diverse world of Native peoples thrived across the continent. What was their backstory? Who were the ancestors of the Sioux? Where did the Navajo come from? What about ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Before the Pilgrims landed at Cape Cod, what was happening in North America? Who was there? What civilizations rose and fell? For years, the answers to these questions have been shrouded in mystery.At the time of European contact, a diverse world of Native peoples thrived across the continent. What was their backstory? Who were the ancestors of the Sioux? Where did the Navajo come from? What about
... Read more
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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

$17.99 USD

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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The Sports Gene

Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance

by David Epstein ...

Narrated by David Epstein ...

Unabridged

10 hours 22 min

In high school, I wondered whether the Jamaican Americans who made our track team so successful might carry some special speed gene from their tiny island. In college, I ran against Kenyans, and wondered whether endurance genes might have traveled with them from East Africa. At the same time, I began to notice that a training group on my team could consist of five men who run next to one another, ... Read more

$34.99 USD

In high school, I wondered whether the Jamaican Americans who made our track team so successful might carry some special speed gene from their tiny island. In college, I ran against Kenyans, and wondered whether endurance genes might have traveled with them from East Africa. At the same time, I began to notice that a training group on my team could consist of five men who run next to one another,
... Read more
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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

$22.99 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
... Read more
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The Body

A Guide for Occupants

by Bill Bryson ...

Narrated by Bill Bryson ...

Unabridged

14 hours 4 min

**AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST • LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN E.O. WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD"Glorious. . .You will marvel at the brilliance and vast weirdness of your design." —The Washington PostBill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. ... Read more

$25.00 USD

**AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST • LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN E.O. WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD"Glorious. . .You will marvel at the brilliance and vast weirdness of your design." —The Washington PostBill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body.
... Read more
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Peptide Protocols

Volume One

by William A Seeds MD ...

Narrated by William A Seeds MD ...

Unabridged

3 hours 14 min

This first in a series handbook introduces the cellular biology behind peptides, including how peptides can delay cellular senescence, reduce inflammation throughout the body and the brain, and ultimately prevent disease and the effects of aging. Written by William A. Seeds, MD, the foremost authority on peptides. ... Read more

$23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This first in a series handbook introduces the cellular biology behind peptides, including how peptides can delay cellular senescence, reduce inflammation throughout the body and the brain, and ultimately prevent disease and the effects of aging. Written by William A. Seeds, MD, the foremost authority on peptides.
... Read more
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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

$30.99 USD

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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On Muscle

The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters

by Bonnie Tsui ...

Narrated by Bonnie Tsui ...

Unabridged

6 hours 14 min

From the bestselling author of Why We Swim comes a mind-expanding exploration of muscle—from our ancient obsession with the ideal human form to the modern science of this amazing and adaptable tissue—that will change the way you think about what moves us through the world.“Remarkable ... A singular book about the true meanings of strength and flexibility, about our ability to define who we are and ... Read more

$24.99 USD

From the bestselling author of Why We Swim comes a mind-expanding exploration of muscle—from our ancient obsession with the ideal human form to the modern science of this amazing and adaptable tissue—that will change the way you think about what moves us through the world.“Remarkable ... A singular book about the true meanings of strength and flexibility, about our ability to define who we are and
... Read more
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Whole

Rethinking the Science of Nutrition

by T. Colin Campbell PhD, Howard Jacobson PhD ...

Narrated by Don Hagen ...

Unabridged

11 hours 10 min

What happens when you eat an apple? The answer is vastly more complex than you imagine.Whole, a New York Times bestseller and an eye-opening, paradigm-changing journey through cutting-edge thinking on nutrition, is a scientific tour de force with powerful implications for our health and for our world.Every apple contains thousands of antioxidants whose names, beyond a few like vitamin C, are ... Read more

$19.95 USD

What happens when you eat an apple? The answer is vastly more complex than you imagine.Whole, a New York Times bestseller and an eye-opening, paradigm-changing journey through cutting-edge thinking on nutrition, is a scientific tour de force with powerful implications for our health and for our world.Every apple contains thousands of antioxidants whose names, beyond a few like vitamin C, are
... Read more
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What an Owl Knows

The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds

by Jennifer Ackerman ...

Narrated by Jennifer Ackerman ...

Unabridged

9 hours 14 min

**An instant New York Times bestseller!A New York Times Notable Book of 2023Named a Best Book of 2023 by Publishers WeeklyFrom the author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a brilliant scientific investigation into owls—the most elusive of birds—and why they exert such a hold on human imagination**With their forward gaze and quiet flight, owls are often a symbol of wisdom, knowledge, and ... Read more

$22.50 USD

**An instant New York Times bestseller!A New York Times Notable Book of 2023Named a Best Book of 2023 by Publishers WeeklyFrom the author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a brilliant scientific investigation into owls—the most elusive of birds—and why they exert such a hold on human imagination**With their forward gaze and quiet flight, owls are often a symbol of wisdom, knowledge, and
... Read more

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