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“sandra roach”

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  • STEM Navigators - Pathways to Achievement in Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics

    by Anderson D. Prewitt, Arielle Drummond, Charmane V. Caldwell, Jasmine D. Crenshaw, Lauren D. Thomas, Sandra Roach ...
    So many people discuss the importance of educating our nation and our students getting degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM), but it is often difficult to successfully guide students through the educational landscape. This results in low retention rates, poor academic outcomes, and an increase in the difficulty of recruiting students into technology related careers. ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

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    Bonk

    The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

    by Mary Roach ...
    Narrated by Sandra Burr ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 29 min

    The study of sexual physiology—what happens, and why, and how to make it happen better—has been a paying career or a diverting sideline for scientists as far-ranging as Leonardo da Vinci and James Watson. The research has taken place behind the closed doors of laboratories, brothels, MRI centers, pig farms, sex-toy R&D labs, and Alfred Kinsey’s attic.Mary Roach, “The funniest science writer in the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Packing for Mars

    The Curious Science of Life in the Void

    by Mary Roach ...
    Narrated by Sandra Burr ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 28 min

    The best-selling author of Stiff and Bonk explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity.Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. How much can a person give up? How much weirdness can they take? What ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Spook

    Science Tackles the Afterlife

    by Mary Roach ...
    Narrated by Bernadette Quigley ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 29 min

    “What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that’s that—the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a place to plug in my laptop?”In an attempt to find out, Mary Roach brings her tireless curiosity to bear on an array of contemporary and historical soul-searchers: scientists, schemers, ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

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    Also available as: eBook

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    Grunt

    The Curious Science of Humans at War

    by Mary Roach ...
    Narrated by Abby Elvidge ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 54 min

    Bestselling author Mary Roach explores the science of keeping human beings intact, awake, sane, uninfected, and uninfested in the bizarre and extreme circumstances of war.Grunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier’s most challenging adversaries—panic, exhaustion, heat, noise—and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them. Mary Roach dodges hostile fire with the U.S. Marine ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

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    Also available as: eBook

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    Fuzz

    When Nature Breaks the Law

    by Mary Roach ...
    Narrated by Mary Roach ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 17 min

    One of Audible's Best of 2021One of AudioFile Magazine's Best Audiobooks of 2021An Instant New York Times Bestseller#1 Los Angeles Times Bestseller#1 Indie Hardcover Nonfiction BestsellerA Washington Post and Publishers Weekly Best Nonfiction Book of 2021Longlisted for the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionJoin "America’s funniest science writer" (Pet... ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

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    Also available as: eBook

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    The Disappearing Spoon

    And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements

    by Sam Kean ...
    Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 35 min

    The periodic table is one of man's crowning scientific achievements. But it's also a treasure trove of stories of passion, adventure, betrayal, and obsession. The infectious tales and astounding details in The Disappearing Spoon follow carbon, neon, silicon, and gold as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, war, the arts, poison, and the lives of the (frequently) mad ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    My Planet

    Finding Humor in the Oddest Places

    by Mary Roach ...
    Narrated by Angela Dawe ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 42 min

    From acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author Mary Roach comes the complete collection of her “My Planet” articles published in Reader’s Digest. She was a hit columnist in the magazine, and this audiobook features the articles she wrote in that time. Insightful and hilarious, Mary explores the ins and outs of the modern world: marriage, friends, family, food, technology, customer service, ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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    Also available as: eBook

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    Riding Rockets

    The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut

    by Mike Mullane ...
    Narrated by Joel Richards ...

    Unabridged

    18 hours 32 min

    In 1978, the first group of space shuttle astronauts was introduced to the world—twenty-nine men and six women who would carry NASA through the most tumultuous years of the space shuttle program. Among them was USAF Colonel Mike Mullane, who, in his memoir Riding Rockets, strips the heroic veneer from the astronaut corps and paints them as they are—human.Mullane's tales of arrested development ... Read more

    $30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Also available as: eBook

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    The Violinist's Thumb

    And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code

    by Sam Kean ...
    Narrated by Henry Leyva ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 35 min

    From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, language, and music, as told by our own DNA.In The Disappearing Spoon, bestselling author Sam Kean unlocked the mysteries of the periodic table. In The Violinist's Thumb, he explores the wonders of the magical building block of life: DNA.There are genes to explain crazy cat ladies, why other people have ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

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    Also available as: eBook

  • Change by Design

    How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation

    by Tim Brown ...
    In Change by Design, Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO, the celebrated innovation and design firm, shows how the techniques and strategies of design belong at every level of business. Change by Design is not a book by designers for designers; this is a book for creative leaders who seek to infuse design thinking into every level of an organization, product, or service to drive new alternatives for business ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

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  • A More Beautiful Question

    The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas

    by Warren Berger ...
    10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION * REVISED AND UPDATED“A book everyone ought to read-without question.”-ADAM GRANTTo get better answers, we must first ask better questions. Warren Berger reveals how in this beloved guide, with hundreds of thousands of copies sold.In his groundbreaking A More Beautiful Question, now updated throughout, innovation expert Warren Berger proves that one of the most powerful ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

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