Rakuten Kobo

Audiobook

Audiobook

Togetherness

Symbiosis and the Hidden Story of Life's Greatest Collaborations

by Rowan Hooper ...

Narrated by Rowan Hooper ...

Unabridged

9 hours 53 min

**A wondrous, eye-opening exploration of the surprising ways life is interconnected—and why it matters"Absolutely enthralling. I was hooked from the first sentence." —Bill Bryson, author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and The Body**From evolution to capitalism, our belief in the “survival of the fittest” has shaped our view of the world. But we got it wrong—and our mistake has brought us ... Read more

$22.00 USD

**A wondrous, eye-opening exploration of the surprising ways life is interconnected—and why it matters"Absolutely enthralling. I was hooked from the first sentence." —Bill Bryson, author of A Short History of Nearly Everything and The Body**From evolution to capitalism, our belief in the “survival of the fittest” has shaped our view of the world. But we got it wrong—and our mistake has brought us
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Origin Story

The Trials of Charles Darwin

by Howard Markel ...

Narrated by Mike Cooper ...

Unabridged

7 hours 49 min

By early morning of June 30, 1860, a large crowd began to congregate in front of Oxford University's brand-new Museum of Natural History. The occasion was the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and the subject of discussion was Charles Darwin's new treatise: fact or fiction?Darwin claimed to have solved "that mystery of mysteries," introducing a logical ... Read more

Was $24.99 USD Now $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

By early morning of June 30, 1860, a large crowd began to congregate in front of Oxford University's brand-new Museum of Natural History. The occasion was the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and the subject of discussion was Charles Darwin's new treatise: fact or fiction?Darwin claimed to have solved "that mystery of mysteries," introducing a logical
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

The Earth

A Biography of Life: The Story of Life On Our Planet through 47 Incredible Organisms

by Dr Elsa Panciroli ...

Narrated by Reanne Farley ...

Unabridged

9 hours 12 min

A unique perspective on how our living planet has evolved and adapted, from early organisms to life in the current Anthropocene.It is difficult to conceive of the vast scale of the history of life on Earth, from the very first living organisms sparking into life in hydrothermal deep-sea vents to the dizzying diversity of life today. The evolution of life is a sweeping epic of a tale, with twists ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A unique perspective on how our living planet has evolved and adapted, from early organisms to life in the current Anthropocene.It is difficult to conceive of the vast scale of the history of life on Earth, from the very first living organisms sparking into life in hydrothermal deep-sea vents to the dizzying diversity of life today. The evolution of life is a sweeping epic of a tale, with twists
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

The Invention of Nature

Alexander von Humboldt's New World

by Andrea Wulf ...

Narrated by David Drummond ...

Unabridged

14 hours 3 min

The acclaimed author of The Brother Gardeners and Founding Gardeners reveals the forgotten life of the visionary German naturalist whose ideas continue to influence how we view ourselves and our relationship with the natural world today. Alexander von Humboldt (1769 - 1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. His restless life was packed with adventure and discovery, ... Read more

Was $30.99 USD Now $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The acclaimed author of The Brother Gardeners and Founding Gardeners reveals the forgotten life of the visionary German naturalist whose ideas continue to influence how we view ourselves and our relationship with the natural world today. Alexander von Humboldt (1769 - 1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. His restless life was packed with adventure and discovery,
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Where Are We Heading?

The Evolution of Humans and Things

by Ian Hodder ...

Narrated by Gildart Jackson ...

Unabridged

5 hours 13 min

In this engaging exploration, archaeologist Ian Hodder departs from the two prevailing modes of thought about human evolution: the older idea of constant advancement toward a civilized ideal and the newer one of a directionless process of natural selection. Instead, he proposes a theory of human evolution and history based on “entanglement,” the ever-increasing mutual dependency between humans and ... Read more

$16.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In this engaging exploration, archaeologist Ian Hodder departs from the two prevailing modes of thought about human evolution: the older idea of constant advancement toward a civilized ideal and the newer one of a directionless process of natural selection. Instead, he proposes a theory of human evolution and history based on “entanglement,” the ever-increasing mutual dependency between humans and
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Population Wars

A New Perspective on Competition and Coexistence

by Greg Graffin ...

Narrated by Tom Zingarelli ...

Unabridged

10 hours 20 min

From the very beginning, life on Earth has been defined by war. Today, those first wars continue to be fought around and literally inside us, influencing our individual behavior and that of civilization as a whole. War between populations—whether between different species or between rival groups of humans—is seen as an inevitable part of the evolutionary process. The popular concept of "the ... Read more

$25.99 USD

From the very beginning, life on Earth has been defined by war. Today, those first wars continue to be fought around and literally inside us, influencing our individual behavior and that of civilization as a whole. War between populations—whether between different species or between rival groups of humans—is seen as an inevitable part of the evolutionary process. The popular concept of "the
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

What Do Bees Think About?

by Mathieu Lihoreau ...

Narrated by Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

6 hours 6 min

Explore the mind of a bee and learn what drives its behavior.Have you ever observed a bee up close and wondered what was going on inside its head? Like ours, insects' brains take up most of the space in their heads, but their brains are smaller than a grain of rice, only 0.0002% as large as ours. But what purpose does the insect brain serve, and how does that drive their creativity, morality, and ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Explore the mind of a bee and learn what drives its behavior.Have you ever observed a bee up close and wondered what was going on inside its head? Like ours, insects' brains take up most of the space in their heads, but their brains are smaller than a grain of rice, only 0.0002% as large as ours. But what purpose does the insect brain serve, and how does that drive their creativity, morality, and
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Masters of the Planet

The Search for Our Human Origins

by Ian Tattersall ...

Narrated by Bob Souer ...

Unabridged

8 hours 43 min

Fifty thousand years ago—merely a blip in evolutionary time—our Homo sapiens ancestors were competing for existence with several other human species, just as their precursors had done for millions of years. Yet something about our species distinguished it from the pack, and ultimately led to its survival while the rest became extinct. Just what was it that allowed Homo sapiens to become masters of ... Read more

$20.99 USD

Fifty thousand years ago—merely a blip in evolutionary time—our Homo sapiens ancestors were competing for existence with several other human species, just as their precursors had done for millions of years. Yet something about our species distinguished it from the pack, and ultimately led to its survival while the rest became extinct. Just what was it that allowed Homo sapiens to become masters of
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Riconquistare Felicità e Amore

by Marco Ferrini ...

Narrated by Marco Ferrini ...

Unabridged

2 hours 30 min

Non tutto ciò che provoca piacere conduce verso la felicità.L’essere umano vive una continua tensione tra Eros e Amore: la mera soddisfazione dei desideri sensoriali, da un lato, ed una necessità insopprimibile di idealità, dall’altro.Pur essendo in perenne viaggio alla ricerca della felicità, spesso orienta i propri desideri verso piaceri effimeri, che infine producono vuoto interiore e ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Non tutto ciò che provoca piacere conduce verso la felicità.L’essere umano vive una continua tensione tra Eros e Amore: la mera soddisfazione dei desideri sensoriali, da un lato, ed una necessità insopprimibile di idealità, dall’altro.Pur essendo in perenne viaggio alla ricerca della felicità, spesso orienta i propri desideri verso piaceri effimeri, che infine producono vuoto interiore e
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Junk DNA

A Journey Through the Dark Matter of the Genome

by Nessa Carey ...

Narrated by Cat Gould ...

Unabridged

10 hours 16 min

For decades after the identification of the structure of DNA, scientists focused only on genes, the regions of the genome that contain codes for the production of proteins. Other regions that make up 98 percent of the human genome were dismissed as "junk," sequences that serve no purpose. But researchers have recently discovered variations and modulations in this junk DNA that are involved with a ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

For decades after the identification of the structure of DNA, scientists focused only on genes, the regions of the genome that contain codes for the production of proteins. Other regions that make up 98 percent of the human genome were dismissed as "junk," sequences that serve no purpose. But researchers have recently discovered variations and modulations in this junk DNA that are involved with a
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Genome

The Autobiography of a Species In 23 Chapters

by Matt Ridley ...

Narrated by Simon Prebble ...

Unabridged

12 hours 20 min

“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. ... Read more

$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.
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Creazione Ed Evoluzione

Un Confronto Fra Evoluzionismo Teista, Darwinismo Casualista E Creazionismo - Saggio

by Guido Pagliarino ...

Narrated by Patrizia Barrera ...

Unabridged

4 hours 17 min

Saggio che tratta temi temi legati all’evoluzionismo, relativamente al quale prosperano pregiudizi e imprecisioni come, ad esempio, l'idea che i termini “evoluzionismo” e “darwinismo” siano sinonimi. Le teorie evoluzioniste sono in realtà molteplici. Nel saggio l'autore parla, fra l’altro, del significato del termine caso, fa presente che a base della ricerca scientifica c'è sempre una posizione ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Saggio che tratta temi temi legati all’evoluzionismo, relativamente al quale prosperano pregiudizi e imprecisioni come, ad esempio, l'idea che i termini “evoluzionismo” e “darwinismo” siano sinonimi. Le teorie evoluzioniste sono in realtà molteplici. Nel saggio l'autore parla, fra l’altro, del significato del termine caso, fa presente che a base della ricerca scientifica c'è sempre una posizione
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Digital Mind, The

How Science is Redefining Humanity

by Arlindo Oliveira ...

Narrated by Braden Wright ...

Unabridged

12 hours 25 min

What do computers, cells, and brains have in common? Computers are electronic devices designed by humans; cells are biological entities crafted by evolution; brains are the containers and creators of our minds. But all are, in one way or another, information-processing devices. The power of the human brain is, so far, unequaled by any existing machine or known living being. Over eons of evolution, ... Read more

$29.99 USD

What do computers, cells, and brains have in common? Computers are electronic devices designed by humans; cells are biological entities crafted by evolution; brains are the containers and creators of our minds. But all are, in one way or another, information-processing devices. The power of the human brain is, so far, unequaled by any existing machine or known living being. Over eons of evolution,
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Une brève histoire des Galápagos : Les îles qui ont inspiré la théorie de l’évolution

by Urbain Jacquet ...

Narrated by Urbain Jacquet ...

Unabridged

2 hours 11 min

Explorez l'évolution fascinante et la biodiversité sauvage d'un archipel volcanique qui a bouleversé la science. Idéal pour enrichir votre trajet quotidien, ce récit historique immersif vous transporte au cœur d'un véritable laboratoire naturel isolé par l'océan.Laissez-vous captiver par une aventure scientifique où d'étranges iguanes marins et des tortues géantes murmurent les secrets du vivant. ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Explorez l'évolution fascinante et la biodiversité sauvage d'un archipel volcanique qui a bouleversé la science. Idéal pour enrichir votre trajet quotidien, ce récit historique immersif vous transporte au cœur d'un véritable laboratoire naturel isolé par l'océan.Laissez-vous captiver par une aventure scientifique où d'étranges iguanes marins et des tortues géantes murmurent les secrets du vivant.
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Evolución humana: Qué cambia cuando las mujeres ocupan el centro del relato de nuestros orígenes

by Sandra Montes ...

Narrated by Sandra Montes ...

Unabridged

2 hours 21 min

Desafía los sesgos de la ciencia y reescribe la historia evolutiva situando a las mujeres en el centro del relato. Si buscas expandir tu mente y cuestionar verdades asumidas, este revelador análisis transforma nuestra comprensión sobre cómo sobrevivió nuestra especie.Lejos de invertir los roles tradicionales, este viaje prehistórico se apoya en evidencias arqueológicas reales para iluminar a una ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Desafía los sesgos de la ciencia y reescribe la historia evolutiva situando a las mujeres en el centro del relato. Si buscas expandir tu mente y cuestionar verdades asumidas, este revelador análisis transforma nuestra comprensión sobre cómo sobrevivió nuestra especie.Lejos de invertir los roles tradicionales, este viaje prehistórico se apoya en evidencias arqueológicas reales para iluminar a una
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

La vie sur Terre : Quatre milliards d’années d’histoire, de la première cellule à nous

by Yoann Hamon ...

Narrated by Yoann Hamon ...

Unabridged

2 hours 25 min

Parcourez quatre milliards d'années d'évolution et d'histoire naturelle pour déchiffrer les secrets de nos origines. Idéal pour enrichir vos trajets quotidiens, ce voyage sonore immersif transforme la science de la biologie en une épopée majestueuse. Des océans primitifs aux extinctions de masse, chaque ère géologique prend vie avec une clarté remarquable.Laissez-vous transporter par une narration ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Parcourez quatre milliards d'années d'évolution et d'histoire naturelle pour déchiffrer les secrets de nos origines. Idéal pour enrichir vos trajets quotidiens, ce voyage sonore immersif transforme la science de la biologie en une épopée majestueuse. Des océans primitifs aux extinctions de masse, chaque ère géologique prend vie avec une clarté remarquable.Laissez-vous transporter par une narration
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Los virus: Entidades en la frontera de lo vivo que secuestran la vida misma

by Mauricio Palomares ...

Narrated by Mauricio Palomares ...

Unabridged

2 hours 14 min

¿Son los virus seres vivos o simples partículas? Este misterio científico desafía las reglas de la biología evolutiva. Ideal para mentes curiosas que buscan aprender durante sus trayectos, este sereno y analítico viaje sonoro explora la frontera de la existencia microscópica.Aléjate del alarmismo y adéntrate en una reflexión profunda sobre entidades que dependen radicalmente de sus huéspedes para ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

¿Son los virus seres vivos o simples partículas? Este misterio científico desafía las reglas de la biología evolutiva. Ideal para mentes curiosas que buscan aprender durante sus trayectos, este sereno y analítico viaje sonoro explora la frontera de la existencia microscópica.Aléjate del alarmismo y adéntrate en una reflexión profunda sobre entidades que dependen radicalmente de sus huéspedes para
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

La Luna: Cómo una roca gris y sin vida moldeó la vida en la Tierra

by Baltasar Ruano ...

Narrated by Baltasar Ruano ...

Unabridged

2 hours 15 min

Explora cómo un satélite inerte y distante impulsó la evolución biológica y el clima terrestre desde el oscuro espacio. Ideal para acompañar tus trayectos diarios o tus momentos de relajación nocturna, esta narración asombrosa transformará por completo tu perspectiva del firmamento.Sumérgete en un relato cautivador y riguroso que revela la inmensa red de conexiones invisibles entre el cosmos y la ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Explora cómo un satélite inerte y distante impulsó la evolución biológica y el clima terrestre desde el oscuro espacio. Ideal para acompañar tus trayectos diarios o tus momentos de relajación nocturna, esta narración asombrosa transformará por completo tu perspectiva del firmamento.Sumérgete en un relato cautivador y riguroso que revela la inmensa red de conexiones invisibles entre el cosmos y la
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Pax and Enviro-Tech Gamechangers

Volume 3 of Do Unto Earth

by Penelope Jean Hayes, Carole Serene Borgens ...

Narrated by Penelope Jean Hayes ...

Series Audiobook 3 - The Do Unto Earth Series
Unabridged

1 hour 20 min

Did aliens really crash at Roswell in 1947? (And, where are the bodies?) Do ETs help mankind advance our technology? Is there a magical soil that can turn saltwater to fresh and end the global water shortage crisis? What’s the best replacement material to all plastics? What’s coming that will make cell phones a thing of the past as our communication technology advances? All this and more is ... Read more

$14.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Did aliens really crash at Roswell in 1947? (And, where are the bodies?) Do ETs help mankind advance our technology? Is there a magical soil that can turn saltwater to fresh and end the global water shortage crisis? What’s the best replacement material to all plastics? What’s coming that will make cell phones a thing of the past as our communication technology advances? All this and more is
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Drunk

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

by Edward Slingerland ...

Narrated by Tom Parks ...

Unabridged

10 hours 27 min

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 ... Read more

$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
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Origins

How Earth's History Shaped Human History

by Lewis Dartnell ...

Narrated by John Sackville ...

Unabridged

9 hours 9 min

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 ... Read more

$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
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

The Sexual Evolution

How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender, and Mating Shape Modern Relationships

by Nathan H. Lents ...

Narrated by Daniel Henning ...

Unabridged

13 hours 27 min

Longlisted for PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award“A bulletproof case that sexual diversity exists in the natural world…The Sexual Evolution is a thoughtfully and delightfully written book full of illuminating and entertaining information that will be new to most readers. At a time when ignorance and misinformation about sex, gender, reproduction, and intimacy abound, we could all ... Read more

$32.99 USD

Longlisted for PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award“A bulletproof case that sexual diversity exists in the natural world…The Sexual Evolution is a thoughtfully and delightfully written book full of illuminating and entertaining information that will be new to most readers. At a time when ignorance and misinformation about sex, gender, reproduction, and intimacy abound, we could all
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

El mono arrogante

La supremacía humana y sus consecuencias

by Christine Webb ...

Narrated by Ofelia (Voz de IA), Eva (Voz de IA), Mario (Voz de IA) ...

Series series Drakontos
Unabridged

11 hours 13 min

Un alegato brillante contra el antropocentrismo que revela un planeta lleno de inteligencias y culturas más allá de la humana.Darwin consideraba que los seres humanos formamos parte de la red de la vida, no la cúspide de una jerarquía natural. Sin embargo, hoy muchos siguen convencidos de que somos la especie más inteligente, virtuosa y exitosa que ha existido. Este pensamiento erróneo nos permite ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Un alegato brillante contra el antropocentrismo que revela un planeta lleno de inteligencias y culturas más allá de la humana.Darwin consideraba que los seres humanos formamos parte de la red de la vida, no la cúspide de una jerarquía natural. Sin embargo, hoy muchos siguen convencidos de que somos la especie más inteligente, virtuosa y exitosa que ha existido. Este pensamiento erróneo nos permite
... Read more
Audiobook

Audiobook

Charles Darwin

The Man Who Came up with the Idea of Evolution

by Kelly Mass ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Ava G ...

Unabridged

59 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The ancient stone walls of Shrewsbury School echoed with the footsteps of a restless young man who would rather be collecting beetles than conjugating Latin verbs, as sixteen-year-old Charles Darwin gazed out the classroom window toward the countryside that called to his naturalist's soul. Born on February 12, 1809, the same day as Abraham Lincoln, ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The ancient stone walls of Shrewsbury School echoed with the footsteps of a restless young man who would rather be collecting beetles than conjugating Latin verbs, as sixteen-year-old Charles Darwin gazed out the classroom window toward the countryside that called to his naturalist's soul. Born on February 12, 1809, the same day as Abraham Lincoln,
... Read more

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Evolution Audiobooks

Show: