Science & Technology audiobooks

How To Deal With Difficult People

By: Madison Taylor

Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Difficult people can seriously throw off your vibe. They make your life more challenging and they cause you needless stress and pain. Unfortunately, difficult people are also inevitable. You are bound to come into contact with a rude, manipulative, pessimistic, indecisive, or excessively needy people several times throughout your life. If you... Read more

The Elephant Man

By: Sir Frederick Treves

Narrated by: Cathy Dobson

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet, GCVO, CH, CB (1853 – 1923) was a prominent British surgeon of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, best known for his friendship with Joseph Merrick, "the Elephant Man".

"The Elephant Man" is Treves' own first-hand account of how he met and befriended Joseph Merrick (whom he mistakenly calls John Merrick), a young... Read more

Medical volunteers risk their lives to save Mosul's injured

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

On the front lines of Mosul, Iraq, two young American volunteers aid those injured in battle. Pete Reed and Derek Coleman treat Iraqi soldiers and civilians right in the path of fire, far closer than other medical providers. Without their proximity to the fighting, many more wounded would die. But their location also means they are at enormous... Read more

Usenet - The Ultimate Guide

By: Lance Henderson

Narrated by: James C. Lewis

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Usenet. The term conjures images of archaic bulletin boards from the 1980s in which jacking in meant astronomical charges every month. No longer. Ignore those who say "Don't talk about Usenet". No longer can you afford to leave your IP address out there for the world to see. You want privacy & anonymity? Come to Usenet. Learn to be a ghost... Read more

Affiliate Marketing for Newbies

By: BJ Min

Narrated by: R3dmanActual

Length: 34 minutes

Abridged: No

If you want to make money with affiliate marketing, then check out Affiliate Marketing for Newbies.This is a short and straight to the point guide to show you seven simple steps to make money online as a newbie affiliate marketer.It was created by BJ Min who went from being a broke convenience store clerk to eventually earning over a million... Read more

A Most Improbable Journey

By: Walter Alvarez

Narrated by: Adam Verner

Length: 6 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Big History, the field that studies the entire known past of our universe to give context to human existence, has so far been the domain of historians. Geologist Walter Alvarez-best known for his Impact Theory explaining dinosaur extinction-makes a compelling case for a new, science-first approach to Big History. He brings a scientist's view to... Read more

Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline

By: Becky A. Bailey, PhD

Narrated by: Emily Beresford

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you ever opened your mouth to discipline your child, and your parents' nastiest words tumble out? In an era when most parenting books focus on the child, this book supports parents in dealing more positively with themselves as well as their toddler-to-school-age children, offering specific tools to stop policing and pleading with kids and... Read more

Mindfulness for Borderline Personality Disorder

By: Blaise Aguirre, MD & Gillian Galen, PsyD

Narrated by: Laura Copland

Length: 5 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

If you are like many others living with borderline personality disorder (BPD), you know what it's like to be overwhelmed by intense and fluctuating emotions; to have difficulty with relationships; and to constantly struggle with troubling thoughts and behaviors. BPD can be especially difficult to treat, though there are ways to gain control over... Read more

The Art Of Deception

By: Madison Taylor

Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: No

The art of deception is an essential art to know to get through life. No, deception is not nice. You should not regularly engage in it. But deception is also a part of human nature that is very important. Deception can get you through a lot of situations and save from a lot of ego bruising. It can even preserve your relationships in some... Read more

Die Kunst sich selbst auszuhalten

By: Michael Bordt SJ

Narrated by: Michael Bordt SJ

Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

Abridged: No

"Man kann im Leben vor vielem erfolgreich auf der Flucht sein. Vor sich selbst aber nie." (Michael Bordt) Warum ist es so schwer, sich selbst zu erkennen und zu akzeptieren? Wie findet man die innere Freiheit – die Freiheit, sein eigenes Leben zu führen und nicht das Leben, das andere von einem erwarten? Michael Bordt, Jesuit,... Read more

The Origins of Everything in 100 Pages (More or Less)

By: David Bercovici

Narrated by: Jim Meskimen

Length: 5 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Covering 13.8 billion years, a calculatedly concise, wryly intelligent history of everything, from the Big Bang to the advent of human civilizationWith wonder, wit, and flair—and in record time and space—geophysicist David Bercovici explains how everything came to be everywhere, from the creation of stars and galaxies to the formation of Earth’s... Read more

Ada's Ideas

By: Fiona Robinson

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Length: 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) was the daughter of Lord Byron, a poet, and Anna Isabella Milbanke, a mathematician. Her parents separated when she was young, and her mother insisted on a logic-focused education, rejecting Byron's mad love of poetry. But Ada remained fascinated with her father and considered mathematics poetical science. Via her... Read more

Zak George’s Dog Training Revolution

By: Zak George

Narrated by: Zak George

Length: 6 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Celebrity dog trainer, YouTube sensation, and Animal Planet star Zak George presents a next-generation guide that uses his infectiously energetic style to teach dog-lovers everything they need to know about raising and training their unique pup.Zak George is a new type of dog trainer. His fresh approach puts a strong emphasis on the relationship... Read more

New Choices in Natural Healing for Dogs & Cats

By: Amy Shojai

Narrated by: Amy Shojai

Length: 19 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

CLEAN LIVING FOR PETS! 
You want it for yourself--and that extends to your furry family members, to ensure a longer, happier and healthier quality of life. From the author who brought you THE FIRST-AID COMPANION FOR DOGS AND CATS, award-winning pet journalist and certified animal behavior consultant Amy Shojai presents this audiobook edition of... Read more

Free Innovation

By: Eric von Hippel

Narrated by: Tom Parks

Length: 5 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

In this book, Eric von Hippel, author of the influential Democratizing Innovation, integrates new theory and research findings into the framework of a "free innovation paradigm." Free innovation, as he defines it, involves innovations developed by consumers who are self-rewarded for their efforts, and who give their designs away "for free." It... Read more

Positive Discipline Parenting Tools

By: Jane Nelsen, Ed.D., Mary Nelsen Tamborski & Bra...

Narrated by: Kimberly Farr, Kathleen McInerney & Fred Sanders

Length: 11 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you wish there was a way to raise well-behaved children without punishment? Are you afraid the only alternative is being overly indulgent? With Positive Discipline, an encouragement model based on both kindness and firmness, you don’t have to choose between these two extremes. Using these 49 Positive Discipline tools, honed and perfected... Read more

The Social Organism

By: Oliver Luckett

Narrated by: Oliver Luckett

Length: 9 hours

Abridged: No

"A must-read for business leaders and anyone who wants to understand all the implications of a social world." -- Bob Iger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company

From tech visionaries Oliver Luckett and Michael J. Casey, a groundbreaking, must-read theory of social media -- how it works, how it's changing human life, and... Read more

Beyond Earth

By: Charles Wohlforth & Amanda R. Hendrix, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Will Damron

Length: 12 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

From a leading planetary scientist and an award-winning science writer, a propulsive account of the developments and initiatives that have transformed the dream of space colonization into something that may well be achievable.
 
We are at the cusp of a golden age in space science, as increasingly more entrepreneurs—Elon Musk, Richard Branson,... Read more

Payoff

By: Dan Ariely

Narrated by: Simon Jones

Length: 2 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Bestselling author Dan Ariely reveals fascinating new insights into motivation—showing that the subject is far more complex than we ever imagined.

Every day we work hard to motivate ourselves, the people we live with, the people who work for and do business with us. In this way, much of what we do can be defined as being “motivators.” From the... Read more

Hi, Anxiety

By: Kat Kinsman

Narrated by: Kat Kinsman

Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Joining the ranks of such acclaimed accounts as Manic, Brain on Fire, and Monkey Mind, a deeply personal, funny, and sometimes painful look at anxiety and its impact from writer and commentator Kat Kinsman.Feeling anxious? Can’t sleep because your brain won’t stop recycling thoughts? Unable to make a decision because you're too afraid you’ll... Read more

Wonderland

By: Steven Johnson

Narrated by: George Newbern

Length: 8 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

“A house of wonders itself. . . . Wonderland inspires grins and well-what-d'ya-knows” —The New York Times Book Review

From the New York Times–bestselling author of How We Got to Now and Extra Life, a look at the world-changing innovations we made while keeping ourselves entertained.

This lushly illustrated history of popular entertainment takes... Read more

Bellevue

By: David Oshinsky

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 14 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

From a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian comes a riveting history of New York's iconic public hospital that charts the turbulent rise of American medicine.

Bellevue Hospital, on New York City's East Side, occupies a colorful and horrifying place in the public imagination: a den of mangled crime victims, vicious psychopaths, assorted derelicts,... Read more

The Dark Science Of Psychological Warfare

By: Madison Taylor

Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston

Length: 3 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you want to know how to gain control over people? Do you want to learn how to become the master of your own life? Do you want to be able to avenge yourself when you are wronged, without going to jail? Then you should learn about the art of psychological warfare.
This book is your ultimate guide to using psychological warfare at home.... Read more

Wunder wirken Wunder

By: Eckart von Hirschhausen

Narrated by: Eckart von Hirschhausen

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Medizinisch. Magisch. Menschlich. Warum wirken Placebos, auch wenn man nicht an sie glaubt? Wann sind Klangschalen besser als Kortison? Wirkt Akupunktur sicherer mit Sicherheitsnadeln? Mit viel Humor entkrampft Hirschhausen den Streit zwischen Schul- und Alternativmedizin und zeigt, was jeder für sich tun, aber vor allem auch lassen kann. Eckart... Read more