Science & Technology audiobooks

How to Shit in the Woods

By: Kathleen Meyer

Narrated by: Khristine Hvam

Length: 4 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

World changes come fast and furious, and in the backcountry it is no different. The practice of "packing-it-out"—adopted to protect high-use areas and fragile ecosystems—is here to stay. We are now often urged or even required to haul our poop home. To assist with all this responsible human waste disposal, Kathleen Meyer discusses the latest in... Read more

Life's Fingerprint: How Birth Order Affects Your Path Throughout Life

By: Dr. Robert V. V. Hurst & Dr. Robert V.V. Hurst

Narrated by: Dr. Robert V.V. Hurst

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Did you know that each child is unique in the family and has his or her own personality that is different from all the others?. It is your order of birth that determines who you really are. Your interactions with your siblings. mold your character. Dr. Robert V. V. Hurst wrote this book after following his orthodontic patients for over 40... Read more

Never Go Back

By: Dr. Henry Cloud

Narrated by: Michael Prichard

Length: 6 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Everyone makes mistakes, big and small. Sometimes our mistakes take us down the wrong path and send us spiraling into destructive life patterns, and sometimes we learn a lesson and never make the same mistake again. But how? How do we recognize our destructive patterns, make new choices, and then follow through?



In Never Go Back, bestselling... Read more

American Catch

By: Paul Greenberg

Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Bestselling author of Four Fish Paul Greenberg looks to New York oysters, gulf shrimp, and Alaskan salmon to tell the surprising story of why Americans no longer eat from local watersIn 2005, the United States imported twelve billion dollars’ worth of seafood, nearly double what we had imported ten years earlier. During that same period, our... Read more

Zoom

By: Bob Berman

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

From the speed of light to moving mountains--and everything in between--ZOOM explores how the universe and its objects move.
If you sit as still as you can in a quiet room, you might be able to convince yourself that nothing is moving. But air currents are still wafting around you. Blood rushes through your veins. The atoms in your chair jiggle... Read more

Zoom

By: Bob Berman

Narrated by: Bob Berman & Dan Woren

Length: 9 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

From the speed of light to moving mountains -- and everything in between -- Zoom explores how the universe and its objects move.

If you sit as still as you can in a quiet room, you might be able to convince yourself that nothing is moving. But air currents are still wafting around you. Blood rushes through your veins. The atoms in your chair... Read more

Every Creeping Thing

By: Richard Conniff

Narrated by: Richard Davidson

Length: 9 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Popular natural history writer Richard Conniff received much acclaim for his earlier book, Spineless Wonders: Strange Tales from the Invertebrate World. In the same vein, Every Creeping Thing is a fascinating look at some of nature's most misunderstood creatures. Traveling the world over, Conniff shatters popular myths and shares extraordinary... Read more

Honey, Mud, Maggots, and Other Medical Marvels

By: Michele Root-Bernstein & Robert Root-Bernstein

Narrated by: Nelson Runger

Length: 11 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Written with wit and narrative force, Honey, Mud, Maggots and Other Medical Marvels is an enriching excursion into the world of folk medicine. The award-winning team of Robert and MichelE Root-Bernstein provide a fascinating glimpse into the evolution of medical traditions. In addition to the honey, mud, and maggots used in wound therapy, the... Read more

Spineless Wonders

By: Richard Conniff

Narrated by: Richard Davidson

Length: 7 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

With this fascinating book, award-winning journalist Richard Conniff satisfies your cravings for the thrill and horror of formication-that chilling sensation of something crawling across your skin. Blending humor and sophistication, he introduces you to a host of spineless creatures, from moths to leeches, and the extraordinary enthusiasts who... Read more

Steve Jobs

By: Walter Isaacson

Narrated by: Roberto Medina

Length: 27 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Escucha la biografía definitiva de Steve Jobs, el fundador de Apple, escrita con su colaboración. La muerte de Steve Jobs ha conmocionado al mundo. Tras entrevistarlo en más de cuarenta ocasiones en los últimos dos años, además de a un centenar de personas de su entorno, familiares, amigos, adversarios y colegas, Walter Isaacson nos presenta la... Read more

The Narcissism Epidemic

By: Jean M. Twenge, PhD & W. Keith Campbell, PhD

Narrated by: Randye Kaye

Length: 12 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Narcissism—an inflated view of the self—is everywhere. Public figures say it's what makes them stray from their wives. Parents teach it by dressing children in T-shirts that say "Princess." Teenagers and young adults hone it on Facebook, and celebrity newsmakers have elevated it to an art form. And it's what's making people depressed, lonely,... Read more

Taboo!

By: Fouzia Saeed

Narrated by: Ashlyn Kindberg

Length: 11 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Taboo!: The Hidden Culture of a Red Light Area is a journey of discovery into the infamous red-light district of Lahore, Pakistan, known as the Shahi Mohalla (the Royal Bazaar) or Heera Mandi (the market of diamonds). The phenomenon of prostitution coupled with music and dance performances has ancient roots in South Asia. Regardless of the... Read more

Moving From Despair To Hope In Threshold Times: Part 1

By: Paul Loeb

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

We do not have to join the ranks of despair in these challenging times. We have a choice. As Loeb says, “History is not ended, the future is not foreclosed, there are things we can do even if we can’t quite see the path.” He encourages us to find what has meaning for us and take a stand. We can influence the arc of time toward a positive future. Read more

Moving From Despair To Hope In Threshold Times: Part 2

By: Paul Loeb

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Sometimes our activity for positive change in the world makes a visible leap and other times the impact of our work takes a seemingly long time to show any results. As Loeb points out, “You draw hope from the knowledge that whatever it is that you do, something unexpected is going to happen and it often happens at the periphery of your vision.” Read more

Go Wild

By: John J. Ratey & Richard Manning

Narrated by: Dan Woren

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

The scientific evidence behind why maintaining a lifestyle more like that of our ancestors will restore our health and well-being.

In GO WILD, Harvard Medical School Professor John Ratey, MD, and journalist Richard Manning reveal that although civilization has rapidly evolved, our bodies have not kept pace. This mismatch affects every area of... Read more

Go Wild

By: John J. Ratey & Richard Manning

Narrated by: Dan Woren

Length: 9 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

The scientific evidence behind why maintaining a lifestyle more like that of our ancestors will restore our health and well-being.

In Go Wild, Harvard Medical School Professor John Ratey, MD, and journalist Richard Manning reveal that although civilization has rapidly evolved, our bodies have not kept pace. This mismatch affects every area of... Read more

Do Fathers Matter?

By: Paul Raeburn

Narrated by: Paul Raeburn

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

For too long, we've thought of fathers as little more than sources of authority and economic stability in the lives of their children. Yet cutting-edge studies drawing unexpected links between fathers and children are forcing us to reconsider our assumptions and ask new questions: What changes occur in men when they are "expecting"? Do fathers... Read more

Architecture: Portals To Consciousness

By: Anthony Lawlor

Narrated by: Phil Cousineau

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Architect Lawlor feels physical forms frame portals to the vitality and inspiration of consciousness. He shares the idea that beautiful places remind us of those aspects of ourselves. This far ranging dialogue takes us from our homes as a reflection of the quality of our consciousness to why skyscrapers and “McMansions” are giving way to the... Read more

Middle School Makeover

By: Michelle Icard

Narrated by: Rose Itzcovitz

Length: 4 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Middle School Makeover is a guide for parents and educators to help the tweens in their lives navigate the socially fraught hallways, gyms, and cafeterias of middle school. The audiobook helps parents, teachers, and other adults in middle school settings to understand the social dilemmas and other issues that kids today face. Author Michelle... Read more

Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper

By: Robert Bryce

Narrated by: Steven Menasche

Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

In the face of today’s environmental and economic challenges, doomsayers preach that the only way to stave off disaster is for humans to reverse course: to de-industrialize, re-localize, ban the use of modern energy sources, and forswear prosperity. But in this provocative and optimistic rebuke to the catastrophists, Robert Bryce shows how... Read more

Magnet

By: Darcy Pattison

Narrated by: Josiah Bildner

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

“Pattison’s clear explication of magnets integrates facts into a story formatthat children will easily comprehend…An engaging account of scientific observation and experimentation for kids.” Kirkus Reviews “…inviting…appealing…interesting….” Booklist OnlineThe compass needle always pointed north.This simple observation sent William Gilbert deep... Read more

The Man Who Knew Too Much

By: David Leavitt

Narrated by: Richard Powers

Length: 9 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

A "skillful, literate" (New York Times Book Review) biography of the persecuted genius who helped create the modern computerTo solve one of the great mathematical problems of his day, Alan Turing proposed an imaginary computer. Then, attempting to break a Nazi code during World War II, he successfully designed and built one, thus ensuring the... Read more

The New Rules of Marketing and PR

By: David Meerman Scott

Narrated by: David Meerman Scott & Sean Pratt

Length: 16 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

The benchmark guide to marketing and PR, updated with the latest social media and marketing trends, tools, and real-world examples of success

The New Rules of Marketing & PR, 4th Edition is the pioneering guide to the future of marketing, an international bestseller with more than 300,000 copies sold in over 25 languages. It offers a... Read more

Commit to Win

By: Heidi Reeder

Narrated by: Heidi Reeder

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

What do you need besides motivation and willpower?

In Commit to Win, Heidi Reeder, PhD, unpacks over forty years of research by psychologists and economists to show that the key to reaching any goal, whether it’s to hit the gym more often or to finally quit that dead-end job, isn’t motivation, willpower, or determination. It’s commitment. Busting... Read more