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The Great Plant-Based Con

Why eating a plants-only diet won't improve your health or save the planet

by Jayne Buxton ...

Narrated by Laurel Lefkow ...

Unabridged

19 hours 24 min

'The most incredible book' Delia Smith'Persuasive, entertaining and well researched' Sunday TimesPlant-based is best for health, go vegan to help save the planet, eat less meat... Almost every day we are bombarded with the seemingly incontrovertible message that we must reduce our consumption of meat and dairy - or eliminate them from our diets altogether.But what if the pervasive message that the ... Read more

$37.99 USD

'The most incredible book' Delia Smith'Persuasive, entertaining and well researched' Sunday TimesPlant-based is best for health, go vegan to help save the planet, eat less meat... Almost every day we are bombarded with the seemingly incontrovertible message that we must reduce our consumption of meat and dairy - or eliminate them from our diets altogether.But what if the pervasive message that the
... Read more
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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need

by Bill Gates ...

Narrated by Bill Gates, Wil Wheaton ...

Unabridged

7 hours 11 min

In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical--and accessible--plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and ... Read more

$20.99 USD

In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical--and accessible--plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe.Bill Gates has spent a decade investigating the causes and effects of climate change. With the help of experts in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, political science, and
... Read more
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Not the End of the World

How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet

by Hannah Ritchie ...

Narrated by Hannah Ritchie, Ph.D. ...

Unabridged

9 hours 26 min

This "truly essential" audiobook will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems (Margaret Atwood)—and explains how we can solve them.It’s become common to tell kids that they’re going to die from climate change. We are constantly bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won’t be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, and that we should reconsider ... Read more

$27.99 USD

This "truly essential" audiobook will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems (Margaret Atwood)—and explains how we can solve them.It’s become common to tell kids that they’re going to die from climate change. We are constantly bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won’t be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, and that we should reconsider
... Read more
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Cradle to Cradle

Remaking the Way We Make Things

by Michael Braungart, William McDonough ...

Narrated by Stephen Hoye ...

Unabridged

5 hours 19 min

"Reduce, reuse, recycle," urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. As William McDonough and Michael Braungart argue in their provocative, visionary book, however, this approach perpetuates a one-way, "cradle to grave" manufacturing model that dates to the Industrial Revolution and casts off as much as 90 percent of the materials it uses as waste, much ... Read more

$15.99 USD

"Reduce, reuse, recycle," urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. As William McDonough and Michael Braungart argue in their provocative, visionary book, however, this approach perpetuates a one-way, "cradle to grave" manufacturing model that dates to the Industrial Revolution and casts off as much as 90 percent of the materials it uses as waste, much
... Read more
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Blue Horizons: Balancing Seas and Dreams

by Bryan Montoya ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Unabridged

3 hours 6 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.As awe-inspiring as it is delicate, the marine world faces a pressing issue. Ocean acidification, a consequence of rising carbon dioxide levels, whispers of a grim fate for marine ecosystems. In this book, we embark on an insightful journey to unravel the immense challenges posed by this natural phenomenon. Dive deep into the interconnected web of ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.As awe-inspiring as it is delicate, the marine world faces a pressing issue. Ocean acidification, a consequence of rising carbon dioxide levels, whispers of a grim fate for marine ecosystems. In this book, we embark on an insightful journey to unravel the immense challenges posed by this natural phenomenon. Dive deep into the interconnected web of
... Read more
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Livestock's Carbon Footprint: Unveiling the Connection

by Elton Ayers ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Marcus G ...

Unabridged

2 hours 51 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In this thought-provoking book, the intricate link between livestock ranching and global warming is brought to light. Dive deep into the realm of environmental consequences as you explore uncharted connections. Discover how certain practices within the livestock industry may be contributing to our planet's warming. Delve into the delicate balance ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In this thought-provoking book, the intricate link between livestock ranching and global warming is brought to light. Dive deep into the realm of environmental consequences as you explore uncharted connections. Discover how certain practices within the livestock industry may be contributing to our planet's warming. Delve into the delicate balance
... Read more
Audiobook

Circular Economy, The

Designing Products That Leave No Waste

by Ahmed Musa ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Archie G ...

Unabridged

5 hours 3 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Circular Economy explores the concept of designing products and systems that minimize waste and maximize resource efficiency. This book delves into how businesses, industries, and governments can embrace the principles of the circular economy to create products that can be reused, recycled, or upcycled. It challenges the traditional linear "take, ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Circular Economy explores the concept of designing products and systems that minimize waste and maximize resource efficiency. This book delves into how businesses, industries, and governments can embrace the principles of the circular economy to create products that can be reused, recycled, or upcycled. It challenges the traditional linear "take,
... Read more
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Unveiling Earth's Palette: Awakening through Art

by Lorraine Barnett ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mason G ...

Unabridged

5 hours 31 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In this captivating exploration, embark on a vivid journey where colors, brushstrokes, and imagination intertwine effortlessly with the urgent theme of our time. Discover an enlightening collection of diverse artistic expressions, capturing the essence of a changing world. From breathtaking murals that carry visual whispers of melting ice caps to ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In this captivating exploration, embark on a vivid journey where colors, brushstrokes, and imagination intertwine effortlessly with the urgent theme of our time. Discover an enlightening collection of diverse artistic expressions, capturing the essence of a changing world. From breathtaking murals that carry visual whispers of melting ice caps to
... Read more
Audiobook

Eco-Friendly Fashion

How Technology Is Making Clothing Greener

by Ahmed Musa ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Archie G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 11 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Eco-Friendly Fashion explores the transformative role of technology in creating more sustainable and environmentally conscious clothing. This book dives into how innovations in textiles, production processes, and recycling are helping to reduce the fashion industry’s carbon footprint and waste. From fabric made from recycled plastic bottles to the use ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Eco-Friendly Fashion explores the transformative role of technology in creating more sustainable and environmentally conscious clothing. This book dives into how innovations in textiles, production processes, and recycling are helping to reduce the fashion industry’s carbon footprint and waste. From fabric made from recycled plastic bottles to the use
... Read more
Audiobook

The Source

How Rivers Made America and America Remade Its Rivers

by Martin Doyle ...

Narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright ...

Unabridged

10 hours 32 min

In this fresh and powerful work of environmental history, Martin Doyle explores how rivers have often been the source of arguments at the heart of the American experiment?over federalism, taxation, regulation, conservation, and development.Doyle tells the epic story of America and its rivers, from the U.S. Constitution's roots in interstate river navigation, the origins of the Army Corps of ... Read more

$30.99 USD

In this fresh and powerful work of environmental history, Martin Doyle explores how rivers have often been the source of arguments at the heart of the American experiment?over federalism, taxation, regulation, conservation, and development.Doyle tells the epic story of America and its rivers, from the U.S. Constitution's roots in interstate river navigation, the origins of the Army Corps of
... Read more
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Wild Cities

Discovering New Ways of Living in the Modern Urban Jungle

by Chris Fitch ...

Narrated by Chris Fitch ...

Unabridged

10 hours 41 min

'Mind-shifting, heart-lifting' ISABELLA TREE'Inspiring and essential' ALASTAIR HUMPHREYS'As entertaining as it is enlightening' INDEPENDENTThe majority of the world now lives in some form of urban environment. But as the human footprint of brick, concrete and metal expands, our proximity to nature decreases. This is a problem; nature isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity. And it’s vital to our ... Read more

$27.99 USD

'Mind-shifting, heart-lifting' ISABELLA TREE'Inspiring and essential' ALASTAIR HUMPHREYS'As entertaining as it is enlightening' INDEPENDENTThe majority of the world now lives in some form of urban environment. But as the human footprint of brick, concrete and metal expands, our proximity to nature decreases. This is a problem; nature isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity. And it’s vital to our
... Read more
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Race for Tomorrow

Survival, Innovation and Profit on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis

by Simon Mundy ...

Narrated by Simon Mundy ...

Unabridged

10 hours 47 min

As featured on CNN’s Amanpour & Company and BBC Radio 4’s Start the Week with Andrew Marr One of the Financial Times’ best books of 2021In this compelling journey through twenty-six countries, Simon Mundy traces how the struggle to respond to the climate crisis is rapidly reshaping the modern world – shattering communities, shaking global business and propelling waves of cutting-edge innovation ... Read more

$28.99 USD

As featured on CNN’s Amanpour & Company and BBC Radio 4’s Start the Week with Andrew Marr One of the Financial Times’ best books of 2021In this compelling journey through twenty-six countries, Simon Mundy traces how the struggle to respond to the climate crisis is rapidly reshaping the modern world – shattering communities, shaking global business and propelling waves of cutting-edge innovation
... Read more
Audiobook

We React to Everything

A Guide to Avoid Toxic Triggers, Manage Chronic Inflammation, and Embrace Healthy Living

by Sharon L Kiesel ...

Narrated by AI Voice Kiesel ...

Unabridged

4 hours 11 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Do you feel like your body is constantly at war with the world around you? Do you seem powerless, overwhelmed and isolated by reactions you can’t control?If so, welcome to the world of Hista-Maniacs – a term the author created that portrays the immune system as an overzealous knight defending his sickly castle. For those battling Mast Cell Activation ... Read more

$14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Do you feel like your body is constantly at war with the world around you? Do you seem powerless, overwhelmed and isolated by reactions you can’t control?If so, welcome to the world of Hista-Maniacs – a term the author created that portrays the immune system as an overzealous knight defending his sickly castle. For those battling Mast Cell Activation
... Read more
Audiobook

Future of Recycling, The

Innovations That Are Changing the Game

by Ahmed Musa ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Archie G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 30 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Future of Recycling takes a deep dive into the innovative technologies and strategies that are revolutionizing the recycling industry. From advanced sorting systems and waste-to-energy technologies to new materials that are easier to recycle, this book explores how these innovations are making recycling more efficient and effective.The book also ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Future of Recycling takes a deep dive into the innovative technologies and strategies that are revolutionizing the recycling industry. From advanced sorting systems and waste-to-energy technologies to new materials that are easier to recycle, this book explores how these innovations are making recycling more efficient and effective.The book also
... Read more
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Our Livable World

Creating the Clean Earth of Tomorrow

by Marc Schaus ...

Narrated by Matthew Boston ...

Unabridged

12 hours 22 min

There's finally reason to hope. Climate change is the existential threat of our time, but incredible new advancements in science and engineering can allow us to avoid the worst repercussions of global warming as we work to reverse it over time. In Our Livable World, research specialist and author Marc Schaus leads listeners in an exploration of the newest and upcoming innovations in green ... Read more

$24.99 USD

There's finally reason to hope. Climate change is the existential threat of our time, but incredible new advancements in science and engineering can allow us to avoid the worst repercussions of global warming as we work to reverse it over time. In Our Livable World, research specialist and author Marc Schaus leads listeners in an exploration of the newest and upcoming innovations in green
... Read more
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Emergency Survival Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle:

by Peter Lonny, Kamden Clover ...

Narrated by Marcus Mulenga ...

Unabridged

23 min

Emergency Survival Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle: How To Stay Alive and SurviveWe have all seen those disaster movies. And while movies may exaggerate certain situations, it certainly makes us think if we are ready or prepared to face them and if we can come out of these situations alive. We don’t want to be that token character in the movie who dies very early on. Nobody wants calamities to happen but ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Emergency Survival Bundle, 2 in 1 Bundle: How To Stay Alive and SurviveWe have all seen those disaster movies. And while movies may exaggerate certain situations, it certainly makes us think if we are ready or prepared to face them and if we can come out of these situations alive. We don’t want to be that token character in the movie who dies very early on. Nobody wants calamities to happen but
... Read more
Audiobook

Saving the Starry Night

Light Pollution and Its Effects on Science, Culture, and Nature

by Patrizia Caraveo ...

Narrated by Christine Williams ...

Unabridged

4 hours 23 min

This book takes a close look at our relationship with the sky, the stars, light, and darkness. In particular, it examines how light pollution has interfered with the culture of astronomy and our ability to appreciate this essential facet of our natural world.The sky has always held significance for humanity, in both cultural and scientific terms. And yet we persistently pollute it with sometimes ... Read more

$14.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book takes a close look at our relationship with the sky, the stars, light, and darkness. In particular, it examines how light pollution has interfered with the culture of astronomy and our ability to appreciate this essential facet of our natural world.The sky has always held significance for humanity, in both cultural and scientific terms. And yet we persistently pollute it with sometimes
... Read more
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Boom, The

How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World

by Russell Gold ...

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

Unabridged

11 hours 28 min

The “best all-around book yet on fracking” (San Francisco Chronicle) from a Pulitzer Prize finalist: “Gold's work is a tour de force of contemporary journalism” (Booklist).First invented in 1947, hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has not only become a major source of energy, it is changing the way we use energy, and the energy we use. It is both a threat and a godsend for the environment, and it ... Read more

$14.99 USD

The “best all-around book yet on fracking” (San Francisco Chronicle) from a Pulitzer Prize finalist: “Gold's work is a tour de force of contemporary journalism” (Booklist).First invented in 1947, hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has not only become a major source of energy, it is changing the way we use energy, and the energy we use. It is both a threat and a godsend for the environment, and it
... Read more
Audiobook

River Notes

Drought and the Twilight of the American West ― A Natural and Human History of the Colorado

by Wade Davis ...

Narrated by Wade Davis ...

Unabridged

5 hours 46 min

From bestselling author, long-time former National Geographic Explorer, and anthropologist Wade Davis comes the story of America's Nile: how it once flowed freely and how human intervention has left it near exhaustion, altering the water temperature, volume, local species, and shoreline of the river Theodore Roosevelt once urged us to "leave it as it is."Plugged by no fewer than twenty-five dams, ... Read more

$12.99 USD

From bestselling author, long-time former National Geographic Explorer, and anthropologist Wade Davis comes the story of America's Nile: how it once flowed freely and how human intervention has left it near exhaustion, altering the water temperature, volume, local species, and shoreline of the river Theodore Roosevelt once urged us to "leave it as it is."Plugged by no fewer than twenty-five dams,
... Read more
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Chasing Shadows: Balancing Nature's Fury

by Samuel Montoya ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Michelle G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 17 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In this thought-provoking book, readers will delve into the intricate relationship between climate change and geoengineering. The first section delves into the various aspects of climate change, exploring its causes, impacts, and the urgent need for action. As readers journey through its chapters, they will gain a comprehensive understanding of the ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In this thought-provoking book, readers will delve into the intricate relationship between climate change and geoengineering. The first section delves into the various aspects of climate change, exploring its causes, impacts, and the urgent need for action. As readers journey through its chapters, they will gain a comprehensive understanding of the
... Read more
Audiobook

Fashionopolis

The Price of Fast Fashion and the Future of Clothes

by Dana Thomas ...

Narrated by Dana Thomas ...

Unabridged

9 hours 14 min

A “fascinating” (New York Times Book Review) investigation into the human and environmental cost of fast fashion and global supply chains—and what we can actually do to enact change“A glimpse into how consumerism, slowed to a less ferocious pace, might be reconciled with sustainability.” —The New YorkerWhat should I wear? It’s a fundamental question we ask ourselves every day. More than ever, we ... Read more

$20.99 USD

A “fascinating” (New York Times Book Review) investigation into the human and environmental cost of fast fashion and global supply chains—and what we can actually do to enact change“A glimpse into how consumerism, slowed to a less ferocious pace, might be reconciled with sustainability.” —The New YorkerWhat should I wear? It’s a fundamental question we ask ourselves every day. More than ever, we
... Read more
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Here Comes The Sun

How a high-school dropout brought renewable energy to coal country

by Andy McCarthy ...

Narrated by Andy McCarthy ...

Unabridged

5 hours 42 min

Here Comes the Sun is a story of overcoming adversity, finding a purpose and avoiding the potholes that throw you off course.When Andy McCarthy left school in Year 10 because of relentless bullying, his career prospects weren't great, but he was determined to prove the doubters wrong. At age 19, he connected his first solar panel and suddenly found himself powered by a purpose. He would accelerate ... Read more

$17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Here Comes the Sun is a story of overcoming adversity, finding a purpose and avoiding the potholes that throw you off course.When Andy McCarthy left school in Year 10 because of relentless bullying, his career prospects weren't great, but he was determined to prove the doubters wrong. At age 19, he connected his first solar panel and suddenly found himself powered by a purpose. He would accelerate
... Read more
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Blight

Fungi and the Coming Pandemic

by Emily Monosson ...

Narrated by Rosemary Benson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 39 min

Fungi are everywhere. Most are harmless; some are helpful. A few are killers. Collectively, infectious fungi are the most devastating agents of disease on earth, and a fungus that can persist in the environment without its host is here to stay. In Blight, Emily Monosson documents how trade, travel, and a changing climate are making us all more vulnerable to invasion. Populations of bats, frogs, ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Fungi are everywhere. Most are harmless; some are helpful. A few are killers. Collectively, infectious fungi are the most devastating agents of disease on earth, and a fungus that can persist in the environment without its host is here to stay. In Blight, Emily Monosson documents how trade, travel, and a changing climate are making us all more vulnerable to invasion. Populations of bats, frogs,
... Read more
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Sinking Sunshine: The Dark Tides of Tourism in an Acidified Ocean

by Cecile Davenport ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Anya G ...

Unabridged

5 hours 49 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In this thought-provoking book, you will delve into the intriguing relationship between ocean acidification and tourism. Discover the multifaceted effects of ocean acidification on tourism destinations and the industry as a whole. Explore the potential consequences of declining coral reefs and biodiversity loss, and how these may impact travel ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In this thought-provoking book, you will delve into the intriguing relationship between ocean acidification and tourism. Discover the multifaceted effects of ocean acidification on tourism destinations and the industry as a whole. Explore the potential consequences of declining coral reefs and biodiversity loss, and how these may impact travel
... Read more

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