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The Good Virus

The Amazing Story and Forgotten Promise of the Phage

by Tom Ireland ...

**A New York Times Editors’ Choice"A deft narrative that is rich and approachable." —Alex Johnson, New York Times Book ReviewHow a mysterious, super-powerful—yet long-neglected—microbe rules our world and can rescue our health in the age of antibiotic resistance.**At every moment, within our bodies and all around us, trillions of microscopic combatants are waging a war that shapes our health and ... Read more

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**A New York Times Editors’ Choice"A deft narrative that is rich and approachable." —Alex Johnson, New York Times Book ReviewHow a mysterious, super-powerful—yet long-neglected—microbe rules our world and can rescue our health in the age of antibiotic resistance.**At every moment, within our bodies and all around us, trillions of microscopic combatants are waging a war that shapes our health and
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The Good Virus

The Amazing Story and Forgotten Promise of the Phage

by Tom Ireland ...

Narrated by Ben Deery ...

Unabridged

10 hours 20 min

How a mysterious, super-powerful—yet long-neglected—microbe rules our world and can rescue our health in the age of antibiotic resistance.At every moment, within our bodies and all around us, trillions of microscopic combatants are waging a war that shapes our health and life on Earth. Countless times per second, viruses known as phages attack and destroy bacteria while leaving all other life ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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How a mysterious, super-powerful—yet long-neglected—microbe rules our world and can rescue our health in the age of antibiotic resistance.At every moment, within our bodies and all around us, trillions of microscopic combatants are waging a war that shapes our health and life on Earth. Countless times per second, viruses known as phages attack and destroy bacteria while leaving all other life
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Truth

How the Many Sides to Every Story Shape Our Reality

by Hector Macdonald ...

Narrated by Robert Fass ...

Unabridged

9 hours 34 min

"In a time when truth is under assault, Hector Macdonald is here to defend it. He offers clear-eyed, compelling guidelines for becoming a more accurate consumer and producer of information."-Adam Grant, author of Give and Take, Originals, and Option B with Sheryl SandbergFor fans of Nudge, Sway, and The Art of Thinking Clearly, a fascinating dive into the many ways in which "competing truths" ... Read more

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"In a time when truth is under assault, Hector Macdonald is here to defend it. He offers clear-eyed, compelling guidelines for becoming a more accurate consumer and producer of information."-Adam Grant, author of Give and Take, Originals, and Option B with Sheryl SandbergFor fans of Nudge, Sway, and The Art of Thinking Clearly, a fascinating dive into the many ways in which "competing truths"
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Seven Social Movements That Changed America

by Linda Gordon ...

Narrated by Hillary Huber ...

Unabridged

17 hours 35 min

A brilliantly conceived and provocative work from an award-winning historian that examines how seven twentieth-century social movements transformed America.How do social movements arise, wield power, and decline? Renowned scholar Linda Gordon investigates these questions in a groundbreaking work, narrating the stories of many of America's most influential twentieth-century social movements. ... Read more

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A brilliantly conceived and provocative work from an award-winning historian that examines how seven twentieth-century social movements transformed America.How do social movements arise, wield power, and decline? Renowned scholar Linda Gordon investigates these questions in a groundbreaking work, narrating the stories of many of America's most influential twentieth-century social movements.
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Muscle

The Gripping Story of Strength and Movement

by Roy A. Meals, MD ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

7 hours 55 min

An entertaining deep dive into muscle, from the discovery of human anatomy to the latest science of strength training.Muscle tissue powers every heartbeat, blink, jog, jump, and goosebump. It is the force behind the most critical bodily functions, including digestion and childbirth, as well as extreme feats of athleticism. We can mold our muscles with exercise and observe the results.In this ... Read more

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An entertaining deep dive into muscle, from the discovery of human anatomy to the latest science of strength training.Muscle tissue powers every heartbeat, blink, jog, jump, and goosebump. It is the force behind the most critical bodily functions, including digestion and childbirth, as well as extreme feats of athleticism. We can mold our muscles with exercise and observe the results.In this
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Into the Amazon

The Life of Cândido Rondon, Trailblazing Explorer, Scientist, Statesman, and Conservationist

by Larry Rohter ...

Narrated by Gary Tiedemann ...

Unabridged

15 hours 51 min

A thrilling biography of the Indigenous Brazilian explorer, scientist, stateseman, and conservationist who guided Theodore Roosevelt on his journey down the River of Doubt.Cândido Rondon is by any measure the greatest tropical explorer in history. Between 1890 and 1930, he navigated scores of previously unmapped rivers, traversed untrodden mountain ranges, and hacked his way through jungles so ... Read more

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A thrilling biography of the Indigenous Brazilian explorer, scientist, stateseman, and conservationist who guided Theodore Roosevelt on his journey down the River of Doubt.Cândido Rondon is by any measure the greatest tropical explorer in history. Between 1890 and 1930, he navigated scores of previously unmapped rivers, traversed untrodden mountain ranges, and hacked his way through jungles so
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Botticelli's Secret

The Lost Drawings and the Rediscovery of the Renaissance

by Joseph Luzzi ...

Narrated by Keith Szarabajka ...

Unabridged

6 hours 55 min

A true historical “detective story” full of insight about how we look at art―and the artists and eras that produced itSome five hundred years ago, Sandro Botticelli, a painter of humble origin, created work of unearthly beauty. An intimate associate of Florence’s unofficial rulers, the Medici, he was commissioned by a member of their family to execute a near-impossible project: to illustrate all ... Read more

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A true historical “detective story” full of insight about how we look at art―and the artists and eras that produced itSome five hundred years ago, Sandro Botticelli, a painter of humble origin, created work of unearthly beauty. An intimate associate of Florence’s unofficial rulers, the Medici, he was commissioned by a member of their family to execute a near-impossible project: to illustrate all
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The Last Sweet Bite

Stories and Recipes of Culinary Heritage Lost and Found

by Michael Shaikh ...

Narrated by Michael Shaikh ...

Unabridged

7 hours 31 min

A powerful and heartwarming exploration of cuisine in conflict zones, highlighting the heroic persistence of people struggling to protect their food culture in the face of war, genocide, and violence.War changes every part of human culture: art, education, music, politics. Why should food be any different? For nearly twenty years, Michael Shaikh’s job was investigating human rights abuses in ... Read more

$20.99 USD

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A powerful and heartwarming exploration of cuisine in conflict zones, highlighting the heroic persistence of people struggling to protect their food culture in the face of war, genocide, and violence.War changes every part of human culture: art, education, music, politics. Why should food be any different? For nearly twenty years, Michael Shaikh’s job was investigating human rights abuses in
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Women of War

The Italian Assassins, Spies, and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis

by Suzanne Cope ...

Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld ...

Unabridged

9 hours 26 min

The gripping, true, and untold history of the Italian anti-fascist resistance during World War II, told through the stories of four spectacularly courageous women fightersFrom underground soldiers to intrepid spies, Women of War unearths the hidden history of the brave women who risked their lives to overthrow the Nazi occupation and liberate Italy. Using primary sources and brand new scholarship, ... Read more

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The gripping, true, and untold history of the Italian anti-fascist resistance during World War II, told through the stories of four spectacularly courageous women fightersFrom underground soldiers to intrepid spies, Women of War unearths the hidden history of the brave women who risked their lives to overthrow the Nazi occupation and liberate Italy. Using primary sources and brand new scholarship,
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The Shining Path

Love, Madness, and Revolution in the Andes

by Orin Starn, Miguel La Serna ...

Narrated by Robert Fass ...

Unabridged

12 hours 35 min

On May 17, 1980, on the eve of Peru's presidential election, five masked men stormed a small town in the Andean heartland. They set election ballots ablaze and vanished into the night, but not before planting a red hammer-and-sickle banner in the town square. The lone man arrested the next morning later swore allegiance to a group called Shining Path.Described by a U.S. State Department cable as ... Read more

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On May 17, 1980, on the eve of Peru's presidential election, five masked men stormed a small town in the Andean heartland. They set election ballots ablaze and vanished into the night, but not before planting a red hammer-and-sickle banner in the town square. The lone man arrested the next morning later swore allegiance to a group called Shining Path.Described by a U.S. State Department cable as
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Shade

The Promise of a Forgotten Natural Resource

by Sam Bloch ...

Narrated by Shawn K. Jain ...

Unabridged

9 hours 45 min

**An extraordinary investigation into shade, this “compelling . . . conversation-starter draws examples from history, city-planning and social policy” (NPR) to change the way we think about a critical natural resource that should be available to all.“Thought-provoking . . . Bloch, an environmental journalist, examines how shade is now a privilege, often denied to farmworkers, the homeless, and ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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**An extraordinary investigation into shade, this “compelling . . . conversation-starter draws examples from history, city-planning and social policy” (NPR) to change the way we think about a critical natural resource that should be available to all.“Thought-provoking . . . Bloch, an environmental journalist, examines how shade is now a privilege, often denied to farmworkers, the homeless, and
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Here Beside the Rising Tide

Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening

by Jim Newton ...

Narrated by Jim Newton ...

Unabridged

15 hours 36 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A MULANEY READS PICK • A kaleidoscopic history of the Grateful Dead that explores the American counterculture through the life of iconoclastic frontman Jerry Garcia, and his merry band“By writing this book, Jim Newton informs the rest of the world what Deadheads have known for years: that Jerry Garcia was more than a world-class musician, he was an American icon.”—Trixie ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A MULANEY READS PICK • A kaleidoscopic history of the Grateful Dead that explores the American counterculture through the life of iconoclastic frontman Jerry Garcia, and his merry band“By writing this book, Jim Newton informs the rest of the world what Deadheads have known for years: that Jerry Garcia was more than a world-class musician, he was an American icon.”—Trixie
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