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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

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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
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The Hidden Life of Trees

What They Feel, How They Communicate

by Peter Wohlleben ...

Narrated by Mike Grady ...

Unabridged

7 hours 33 min

Sunday Times Bestseller ‘A paradigm-smashing chronicle of joyous entanglement’ Charles FosterWaterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month (September)Are trees social beings? How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings?In The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben makes the case that the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Sunday Times Bestseller ‘A paradigm-smashing chronicle of joyous entanglement’ Charles FosterWaterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month (September)Are trees social beings? How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings?In The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben makes the case that the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to
... Read more
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Gathering Moss

A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

by Robin Wall Kimmerer ...

Narrated by Robin Wall Kimmerer ...

Unabridged

7 hours 46 min

Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. Gathering Moss is a beautifully written mix of science and personal reflection that invites listeners to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses.Robin Wall Kimmerer's book is not an identification guide, nor is it a scientific treatise. Rather, it is a series ... Read more

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Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. Gathering Moss is a beautifully written mix of science and personal reflection that invites listeners to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses.Robin Wall Kimmerer's book is not an identification guide, nor is it a scientific treatise. Rather, it is a series
... Read more
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The Light Eaters

How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth

by Zoë Schlanger ...

Narrated by Zoë Schlanger ...

Unabridged

10 hours 56 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn Audible Best Nonfiction Listen of 2024TIME’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2024 • A Best Book of the Year: Barnes & Noble and Publishers Weekly • An Amazon Best Nonfiction Book of the Year“A masterpiece of science writing.” –Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass“Mesmerizing, world-expandin... ... Read more

$28.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn Audible Best Nonfiction Listen of 2024TIME’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2024 • A Best Book of the Year: Barnes & Noble and Publishers Weekly • An Amazon Best Nonfiction Book of the Year“A masterpiece of science writing.” –Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass“Mesmerizing, world-expandin...
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Living Planet

The Web of Life on Earth

by David Attenborough ...

Narrated by David Attenborough ...

Unabridged

11 hours 33 min

The Sunday Times BestsellerA new, fully updated narrative edition of David Attenborough’s seminal biography of our world, The Living Planet.Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants and animals thrive or survive within every extreme of climate and habitat that it offers. Single species, and often whole communities adapt to make the most of ice cap and tundra, forest and plain, desert, ocean ... Read more

$27.99 USD

The Sunday Times BestsellerA new, fully updated narrative edition of David Attenborough’s seminal biography of our world, The Living Planet.Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants and animals thrive or survive within every extreme of climate and habitat that it offers. Single species, and often whole communities adapt to make the most of ice cap and tundra, forest and plain, desert, ocean
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Tree Story

The History of the World Written in Rings

by Valerie Trouet ...

Narrated by Coleen Marlo ...

Unabridged

7 hours 59 min

Trouet, a leading tree-ring scientist, takes us out into the field, from remote African villages to radioactive Russian forests, offering readers an insider's look at tree-ring research, a discipline formally known as dendrochronology. Tracing her own professional journey while exploring dendrochronology's history and applications, Trouet describes the basics of how tell-tale tree cores are ... Read more

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Trouet, a leading tree-ring scientist, takes us out into the field, from remote African villages to radioactive Russian forests, offering readers an insider's look at tree-ring research, a discipline formally known as dendrochronology. Tracing her own professional journey while exploring dendrochronology's history and applications, Trouet describes the basics of how tell-tale tree cores are
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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

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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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Concrete Botany

The Ecology of Plants in the Age of Human Disturbance

by Joey Santore ...

Narrated by Joey Santore ...

Unabridged

5 hours 35 min

Concrete Botany is a gritty, kick-in-the-guts look at the ecological disturbance humans have caused and the resilience of the plants living amongst it.Delivered in his raw and unapologetic yet botanically accurate tone, Joey Santore—the unforgettable host of Crime Pays but Botany Doesn’t—offers an often unsettling view of human-caused ecological destruction and its impact on the natural ecosystems ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Concrete Botany is a gritty, kick-in-the-guts look at the ecological disturbance humans have caused and the resilience of the plants living amongst it.Delivered in his raw and unapologetic yet botanically accurate tone, Joey Santore—the unforgettable host of Crime Pays but Botany Doesn’t—offers an often unsettling view of human-caused ecological destruction and its impact on the natural ecosystems
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The Nature of Life and Death

Every Body Leaves a Trace

by Patricia Wiltshire ...

Narrated by Patricia Wiltshire ...

Unabridged

10 hours 32 min

A riveting blend of science writing and true-crime narrative that explores the valuable but often shocking interface between crime and nature--and the secrets each can reveal about the other--from a pioneer in forensic ecology and a trailblazing female scientist.From mud tracks on a quiet country road to dirt specks on the soles of walking boots, forensic ecologist Patricia Wiltshire uses her ... Read more

$20.00 USD

A riveting blend of science writing and true-crime narrative that explores the valuable but often shocking interface between crime and nature--and the secrets each can reveal about the other--from a pioneer in forensic ecology and a trailblazing female scientist.From mud tracks on a quiet country road to dirt specks on the soles of walking boots, forensic ecologist Patricia Wiltshire uses her
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On Plant Blindness

by Melissa Petruzzello ...

Narrated by Melissa Petruzzello ...

Series series Botanize!
Unabridged

12 min

Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica discusses “plant blindness” as a form of cognitive bias and why understanding plants is important for humanity. This is the first installment of the Botanize! podcast series. ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica discusses “plant blindness” as a form of cognitive bias and why understanding plants is important for humanity. This is the first installment of the Botanize! podcast series.
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In Defense of Plants

An Exploration into the Wonder of Plants

by Matt Candeias, PhD ...

Narrated by Matthew Boston ...

Unabridged

6 hours 16 min

In his debut book, internationally recognized blogger and podcaster Matt Candeias celebrates the nature of plants and the extraordinary world of plant organisms.A botanist's defense. Since his early days of plant restoration, this amateur plant scientist has been enchanted with flora and the greater environmental ecology of the planet. Now, he looks at the study of plants through the lens of his ... Read more

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In his debut book, internationally recognized blogger and podcaster Matt Candeias celebrates the nature of plants and the extraordinary world of plant organisms.A botanist's defense. Since his early days of plant restoration, this amateur plant scientist has been enchanted with flora and the greater environmental ecology of the planet. Now, he looks at the study of plants through the lens of his
... Read more
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Forest

Walking among trees

by Matt Collins ...

Narrated by Richard Hughes ...

Unabridged

5 hours 22 min

Forest celebrates the diverse ways in which trees and forests are as magnificent, economically relevant and profoundly enchanting today as they ever have been.Journeying across the continents, Matt Collins and Roo Lewis tie together both the historical context and modern-day applications of some of the world's most fascinating and iconic trees.Forest is a celebration of the diverse ways in which ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Forest celebrates the diverse ways in which trees and forests are as magnificent, economically relevant and profoundly enchanting today as they ever have been.Journeying across the continents, Matt Collins and Roo Lewis tie together both the historical context and modern-day applications of some of the world's most fascinating and iconic trees.Forest is a celebration of the diverse ways in which
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Slime

How Algae Created Us, Plague Us, and Just Might Save Us

by Ruth Kassinger ...

Narrated by Xe Sands ...

Unabridged

9 hours 7 min

Say “algae” and most people think of pond scum. What they don’t know is that without algae, none of us would exist.There are as many algae on Earth as stars in the universe, and they have been essential to life on our planet for eons. Algae created the Earth we know today, with its oxygen-rich atmosphere, abundant oceans, and coral reefs. Crude oil is made of dead algae, and algae are the ... Read more

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Say “algae” and most people think of pond scum. What they don’t know is that without algae, none of us would exist.There are as many algae on Earth as stars in the universe, and they have been essential to life on our planet for eons. Algae created the Earth we know today, with its oxygen-rich atmosphere, abundant oceans, and coral reefs. Crude oil is made of dead algae, and algae are the
... Read more
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The Earth in Her Hands

75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants

by Jennifer Jewell ...

Narrated by Cindy Kay ...

Unabridged

9 hours 20 min

In this beautiful and empowering book, Jennifer Jewell—host of public radio's award-winning program and podcast Cultivating Place—introduces seventy-five inspiring women. Working in wide-reaching fields that include botany, floral design, landscape architecture, farming, herbalism, and food justice, these influencers are creating change from the ground up. Profiled women include flower farmer Erin ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In this beautiful and empowering book, Jennifer Jewell—host of public radio's award-winning program and podcast Cultivating Place—introduces seventy-five inspiring women. Working in wide-reaching fields that include botany, floral design, landscape architecture, farming, herbalism, and food justice, these influencers are creating change from the ground up. Profiled women include flower farmer Erin
... Read more
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In Search of Perfumes

A Lifetime Journey to the Source of Nature’s Scents

by Dominique Roques ...

Narrated by Jean Brassard ...

Unabridged

9 hours 5 min

In this intoxicating concoction of history, travelogue, and memoir, one of the perfume industry’s leading scouts of natural ingredients tells the story of the precious ingredients needed to make our favorite fragrances.Do you know how many flowers it takes to produce a kilo of rose oil? One million roses, each handpicked. When it comes to nature, Dominique Roques is a unique authority. He has ... Read more

$28.99 USD

In this intoxicating concoction of history, travelogue, and memoir, one of the perfume industry’s leading scouts of natural ingredients tells the story of the precious ingredients needed to make our favorite fragrances.Do you know how many flowers it takes to produce a kilo of rose oil? One million roses, each handpicked. When it comes to nature, Dominique Roques is a unique authority. He has
... Read more
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The Devil’s Garden

The World's Most Sinister Plants and Fungi

by Peter Marren ...

Narrated by Justin Avoth ...

Unabridged

7 hours 57 min

Bloomsbury presents The Devil’s Garden: The World's Most Sinister Plants and Fungi by Peter Marren, read by Justin Avoth“Peter Marren is a master storyteller … he was destined to write The Devil’s Garden.” Richard MabeyA lively exploration of the poisoners, tricksters, stingers, stinkers and invaders of the plant world and how their lives intertwine with ours.Some plants and fungi – those we ... Read more

$18.00 USD

Bloomsbury presents The Devil’s Garden: The World's Most Sinister Plants and Fungi by Peter Marren, read by Justin Avoth“Peter Marren is a master storyteller … he was destined to write The Devil’s Garden.” Richard MabeyA lively exploration of the poisoners, tricksters, stingers, stinkers and invaders of the plant world and how their lives intertwine with ours.Some plants and fungi – those we
... Read more
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Little Lovely Lichens

by Melissa Petruzzello ...

Narrated by Melissa Petruzzello, Theo Llewellyn ...

Series series Botanize!
Unabridged

28 min

Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica and Theo Llewellyn of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Imperial College London delve into the unusual biology of lichens and explore their ecological importance. This is the 11th installment of the Botanize! podcast series. ... Read more

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Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica and Theo Llewellyn of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Imperial College London delve into the unusual biology of lichens and explore their ecological importance. This is the 11th installment of the Botanize! podcast series.
... Read more
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Mangroves Matter

by Melissa Petruzzello ...

Narrated by Melissa Petruzzello, Stacy Baez ...

Series series Botanize!
Unabridged

22 min

Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica and Dr. Stacy Baez of the Pew Charitable Trusts discuss mangrove conservation and explore the many services these critical plants provide humans and ecosystems. This is the tenth installment of the Botanize! podcast series. ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica and Dr. Stacy Baez of the Pew Charitable Trusts discuss mangrove conservation and explore the many services these critical plants provide humans and ecosystems. This is the tenth installment of the Botanize! podcast series.
... Read more
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Clone Giants, The

by Melissa Petruzzello ...

Narrated by Melissa Petruzzello, Åsmund Asdal ...

Series series Botanize!
Unabridged

19 min

Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica explores two of the largest organisms on Earth and the asexual reproductive strategies that have facilitated their remarkable growth. This is the fifth installment of the Botanize! podcast series. ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Melissa Petruzzello of Encyclopædia Britannica explores two of the largest organisms on Earth and the asexual reproductive strategies that have facilitated their remarkable growth. This is the fifth installment of the Botanize! podcast series.
... Read more
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The Origin of Species, with eBook

by Charles Darwin ...

Narrated by David Case ...

Unabridged

17 hours 12 min

On December 27, 1831, the young naturalist Charles Darwin left Plymouth Harbor aboard the HMS Beagle. For the next five years, he conducted research on plants and animals from around the globe, amassing a body of evidence that would culminate in one of the greatest discoveries in the history of mankind—the theory of evolution.Darwin presented his stunning insights in a landmark book that forever ... Read more

$30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

On December 27, 1831, the young naturalist Charles Darwin left Plymouth Harbor aboard the HMS Beagle. For the next five years, he conducted research on plants and animals from around the globe, amassing a body of evidence that would culminate in one of the greatest discoveries in the history of mankind—the theory of evolution.Darwin presented his stunning insights in a landmark book that forever
... Read more
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Iwígara

American Indian Ethnobotanical Traditions and Science

by Enrique Salmón ...

Narrated by Kaipo Schwab ...

Unabridged

7 hours 58 min

Tap into thousands of years of plant knowledgeThe belief that all life-forms are interconnected and share the same breath—known in the Rarámuri tribe as iwígara—has resulted in a treasury of knowledge about the natural world, passed down for millennia by native cultures. Ethnobotanist Enrique Salmón builds on this concept of connection and highlights eighty plants revered by North America's ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Tap into thousands of years of plant knowledgeThe belief that all life-forms are interconnected and share the same breath—known in the Rarámuri tribe as iwígara—has resulted in a treasury of knowledge about the natural world, passed down for millennia by native cultures. Ethnobotanist Enrique Salmón builds on this concept of connection and highlights eighty plants revered by North America's
... Read more
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La mente bien ajardinada

Las ventajas de vivir al ritmo de las plantas

by Sue Stuart-Smith ...

Narrated by Charo Soria ...

Unabridged

11 hours 25 min

Una maravillosa exploración del jardín como lugar mental y de los poderes de la naturaleza.Un jardín es un refugio ideal para huir del ajetreo del mundo y conectar con la naturaleza. Sin embargo, sabemos muy poco sobre los verdaderos beneficios de la jardinería. Investigaciones recientes demuestran que, cuando la practican, los presos tienen menos probabilidades de reincidir, los jóvenes en riesgo ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Una maravillosa exploración del jardín como lugar mental y de los poderes de la naturaleza.Un jardín es un refugio ideal para huir del ajetreo del mundo y conectar con la naturaleza. Sin embargo, sabemos muy poco sobre los verdaderos beneficios de la jardinería. Investigaciones recientes demuestran que, cuando la practican, los presos tienen menos probabilidades de reincidir, los jóvenes en riesgo
... Read more
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CURSO INTENSIVO DE BOTANICA

by Marcel Souza ...

Narrated by Voz Digital Patricia G ...

Unabridged

3 hours 26 min

Este audiolivro é narrado por uma voz digital.Descubra o fascinante mundo das plantas com o Curso Intensivo de Botânica! Este audiolivro é um guia completo para quem deseja compreender a diversidade vegetal, seus ciclos de vida e suas interações com o meio ambiente. Com uma abordagem clara e envolvente, você aprenderá desde os conceitos básicos da botânica até tópicos mais avançados, incluindo ... Read more

$6.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Este audiolivro é narrado por uma voz digital.Descubra o fascinante mundo das plantas com o Curso Intensivo de Botânica! Este audiolivro é um guia completo para quem deseja compreender a diversidade vegetal, seus ciclos de vida e suas interações com o meio ambiente. Com uma abordagem clara e envolvente, você aprenderá desde os conceitos básicos da botânica até tópicos mais avançados, incluindo
... Read more
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Le langage caché des arbres : Ce que les forêts révèlent par leurs racines, leurs substances chimiques et les signaux qu’elles partagent

by Gustave Bouillon ...

Narrated by Gustave Bouillon ...

Unabridged

2 hours 13 min

Explorez la biologie secrète des forêts pour comprendre comment des organismes sans cerveau communiquent et survivent. Parfait pour enrichir vos balades en pleine nature ou occuper vos trajets quotidiens, cet univers fascinant transforme une simple étendue boisée en un réseau ultra-connecté. Laissez la rigueur scientifique remplacer le mythe par une réalité encore plus stupéfiante.Profitez d'une ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Explorez la biologie secrète des forêts pour comprendre comment des organismes sans cerveau communiquent et survivent. Parfait pour enrichir vos balades en pleine nature ou occuper vos trajets quotidiens, cet univers fascinant transforme une simple étendue boisée en un réseau ultra-connecté. Laissez la rigueur scientifique remplacer le mythe par une réalité encore plus stupéfiante.Profitez d'une
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