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Moby-Duck

The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea & of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists & Fools Including the Author Who Went in Search of Them

by Donovan Hohn ...

Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year A revelatory tale of science, adventure, and modern myth.When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arctic science and geography. But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too ... Read more

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Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year A revelatory tale of science, adventure, and modern myth.When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arctic science and geography. But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too
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The Inner Coast

Essays

by Donovan Hohn ...

Prize-winning essays on our changing place in the natural world by the best-selling author of Moby-Duck.Writing in the grand American tradition of Annie Dillard and Barry Lopez, Donovan Hohn is an “adventurous, inquisitive, and brightly illuminating writer” (New York Times). Since the publication of Moby-Duck a decade ago, Hohn has been widely hailed for his prize-winning essays on the borderlands ... Read more

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Prize-winning essays on our changing place in the natural world by the best-selling author of Moby-Duck.Writing in the grand American tradition of Annie Dillard and Barry Lopez, Donovan Hohn is an “adventurous, inquisitive, and brightly illuminating writer” (New York Times). Since the publication of Moby-Duck a decade ago, Hohn has been widely hailed for his prize-winning essays on the borderlands
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Moby-Duck

The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea & of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists & Fools Including the Author Who Went in Search of Them

by Donovan Hohn ...

Narrated by Christopher Evan Welch ...

Unabridged

15 hours 37 min

Award-winning author Donovan Hohn's work has been featured in Harper's and New York Times Magazine. In Moby-Duck, Hohn investigates the curious incident of thousands of rubber ducky toys lost at sea in 2005. "This dazzles from start to finish."-Booklist, starred review ... Read more

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Award-winning author Donovan Hohn's work has been featured in Harper's and New York Times Magazine. In Moby-Duck, Hohn investigates the curious incident of thousands of rubber ducky toys lost at sea in 2005. "This dazzles from start to finish."-Booklist, starred review
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The Inner Coast

Essays

by Donovan Hohn ...

Narrated by Charlie Thurston ...

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7 hours 8 min

Prize-winning essays on our changing place in the natural world by the bestselling author of Moby-Duck.Writing in the grand American tradition of Annie Dillard and Barry Lopez, Donovan Hohn is an "adventurous, inquisitive, and brightly illuminating writer" (New York Times). Since the publication of Moby-Duck a decade ago, Hohn has been widely hailed for his prize-winning essays on the borderlands ... Read more

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Prize-winning essays on our changing place in the natural world by the bestselling author of Moby-Duck.Writing in the grand American tradition of Annie Dillard and Barry Lopez, Donovan Hohn is an "adventurous, inquisitive, and brightly illuminating writer" (New York Times). Since the publication of Moby-Duck a decade ago, Hohn has been widely hailed for his prize-winning essays on the borderlands
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Skeleton Keys

The Secret Life of Bone

by Riley Black (Brian Switek) ...

Narrated by Will Damron ...

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6 hours 56 min

“A provocative and entertaining magical mineral tour through the life and afterlife of bone.” —Wall Street JournalOur bones have many stories to tell, if you know how to listen.Bone is a marvel, an adaptable and resilient building material developed over more than four hundred million years of evolutionary history. It gives your body its shape and the ability to move. It grows and changes with you ... Read more

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“A provocative and entertaining magical mineral tour through the life and afterlife of bone.” —Wall Street JournalOur bones have many stories to tell, if you know how to listen.Bone is a marvel, an adaptable and resilient building material developed over more than four hundred million years of evolutionary history. It gives your body its shape and the ability to move. It grows and changes with you
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Gemini

Stepping Stone to the Moon, the Untold Story

by Jeffrey Kluger ...

Narrated by Rob Reider ...

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10 hours 47 min

From the bestselling author of Apollo 13 comes the thrilling untold story of the pioneering Gemini program that was instrumental in getting Americans on the moon.Without Gemini, there would be no Apollo.After we first launched Americans into space but before we touched down on the moon’s surface, there was the Gemini program. It was no easy jump from manned missions in low-Earth orbit to a ... Read more

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From the bestselling author of Apollo 13 comes the thrilling untold story of the pioneering Gemini program that was instrumental in getting Americans on the moon.Without Gemini, there would be no Apollo.After we first launched Americans into space but before we touched down on the moon’s surface, there was the Gemini program. It was no easy jump from manned missions in low-Earth orbit to a
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The Architecture Book

by DK ...

Narrated by Charles Armstrong ...

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13 hours 20 min

Discover the key architectural concepts behind the world's most incredible buildings and structures.The Architecture Book goes beyond other architecture books to analyse not just buildings themselves, but the ideas and principles that make each of the featured structures key to the history and evolution of our built environment.From ancient and classical architecture through Medieval, Gothic, and ... Read more

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Discover the key architectural concepts behind the world's most incredible buildings and structures.The Architecture Book goes beyond other architecture books to analyse not just buildings themselves, but the ideas and principles that make each of the featured structures key to the history and evolution of our built environment.From ancient and classical architecture through Medieval, Gothic, and
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Cannae

Hannibal's Greatest Victory

by Adrian Goldsworthy ...

Unabridged

7 hours

**From an award-winning historian of ancient Rome, the definitive history of Rome’s most devastating defeat.“Goldsworthy is the preeminent military historian of Rome.” —History Today**In Cannae, celebrated historian Adrian Goldsworthy offers a concise and enthralling account of one of history’s bloodiest, and most famous, battles. On August 2, 216 BC, across a narrow plain near the Souther Italian ... Read more

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**From an award-winning historian of ancient Rome, the definitive history of Rome’s most devastating defeat.“Goldsworthy is the preeminent military historian of Rome.” —History Today**In Cannae, celebrated historian Adrian Goldsworthy offers a concise and enthralling account of one of history’s bloodiest, and most famous, battles. On August 2, 216 BC, across a narrow plain near the Souther Italian
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Sing Like Fish

How Sound Rules Life Under Water

by Amorina Kingdon ...

Narrated by Angelina Rocca ...

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8 hours 50 min

A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call for humans to address the ways we invade these critical soundscapes—from an award-winning science writer“Sing Like Fish is that rare book that makes you see the world differently.”—Mark Kurlansky, New York Times bestselling author of Salt and CodLONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE ... Read more

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A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call for humans to address the ways we invade these critical soundscapes—from an award-winning science writer“Sing Like Fish is that rare book that makes you see the world differently.”—Mark Kurlansky, New York Times bestselling author of Salt and CodLONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE
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Proving Ground

The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World's First Modern Computer

by Kathy Kleiman ...

Narrated by Erin Bennett ...

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7 hours 53 min

**Discover a fascinating look into the lives of six historic trailblazers in this World War II-era story of the American women who programmed the world's first modern computer."Kleiman’s persistence in sleuthing out the story of the ENIAC 6 programmers has resulted in an admirable contribution to the historical record and a labor of love." ―Wall Street Journal**After the end of World War II, the ... Read more

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**Discover a fascinating look into the lives of six historic trailblazers in this World War II-era story of the American women who programmed the world's first modern computer."Kleiman’s persistence in sleuthing out the story of the ENIAC 6 programmers has resulted in an admirable contribution to the historical record and a labor of love." ―Wall Street Journal**After the end of World War II, the
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Elemental: The New Geography of Climate Change and How We Survive It

The first comprehensive account of the geopolitics of climate change

by Arthur Snell ...

Narrated by Arthur Snell ...

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12 hours 28 min

'An extraordinary mastery of geopolitics, combining years on the ground in the most challenging places, a raw instinct for politics and a deep ethical concern for the world in the face of climate catastrophe. A masterpiece.' - RORY STEWART'A powerful, passionate and utterly convincing book.' - LORD PETER RICKETTSFrom the water-stressed mountains of the Arabian Peninsula to ... ... Read more

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'An extraordinary mastery of geopolitics, combining years on the ground in the most challenging places, a raw instinct for politics and a deep ethical concern for the world in the face of climate catastrophe. A masterpiece.' - RORY STEWART'A powerful, passionate and utterly convincing book.' - LORD PETER RICKETTSFrom the water-stressed mountains of the Arabian Peninsula to ...
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Berlin 1961

Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth

by Frederick Kempe ...

Narrated by Paul Hecht ...

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19 hours 7 min

A former Wall Street Journal editor and the current president and CEO of the Atlantic Council, Frederick Kempe draws on recently released documents and personal interviews to re-create the powder keg that was 1961 Berlin. In Cold War Berlin, the United States and the Soviet Union stand nose to nose, with the possibility of nuclear war just one misstep away. ... Read more

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A former Wall Street Journal editor and the current president and CEO of the Atlantic Council, Frederick Kempe draws on recently released documents and personal interviews to re-create the powder keg that was 1961 Berlin. In Cold War Berlin, the United States and the Soviet Union stand nose to nose, with the possibility of nuclear war just one misstep away.
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