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Life's Edge

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“Carl Zimmer is one of the best science writers we have today.” (Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks) We all assume we know what life is, but the more scientists learn about the living world - from protocells to brains, from zygotes to pandemic viruses - the harder they find it is to locate life’s edge.    Carl Zimmer investigates one of the biggest questions of all: What is life? The answer seems obvious until you try to seriously answer it. Is the apple sitting on your kitchen counter alive, or is only the apple tree it came from deserving of the word? If we can’t answer that question here on Earth, how will we know when and if we discover alien life on other worlds? The question hangs over some of society’s most charged conflicts - whether a fertilized egg is a living person, for example, and when we ought to declare a person legally dead.    Life's Edge is an utterly fascinating investigation that no one but one of the most celebrated science writers of our generation could craft. Zimmer journeys through the strange experiments that have attempted to recreate life. Literally hundreds of definitions of what that should look like now exist, but none has yet emerged as an obvious winner. Lists of what living things have in common do not add up to a theory of life. It's never clear why some items on the list are essential and others not. Coronaviruses have altered the course of history, and yet many scientists maintain they are not alive. Chemists are creating droplets that can swarm, sense their environment, and multiply. Have they made life in the lab?    Whether he is handling pythons in Alabama or searching for hibernating bats in the Adirondacks, Zimmer revels in astounding examples of life at its most bizarre. He tries his own hand at evolving life in a test tube with unnerving results. Charting the obsession with Dr. Frankenstein's monster and how Coleridge came to believe the whole universe was alive, Zimmer leads us all the way into the labs and minds of researchers working on engineering life from the ground up.  Cover image Courtesy of the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology. © MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology/Madeline Lancaster 

©2021 Carl Zimmer (P)2021 Penguin Audio

Narrator: Joe Ochman
Author: Carl Zimmer
Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
Available on Audible
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Foraging

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This book includes:  Recognizing toxic and poisonous wild plants and mushrooms Toxins present in plants and mushrooms How to destroy toxins by cooking  Poisonous plants and mushrooms to watch out for  How to identify toxins  Try out sample recipes for exotic dishes. Learn which dangerous mushrooms to avoid. The best edible wild foods recipes The basics of foraging Wild plants tea recipes Wild plants jam and jelly recipes Wild plants preserve recipes Wild plants condiment recipes Wild plants pickle recipes Wild plants spreads and dips recipes Wild plants beverages recipes Wild plants beverages recipes Wild plants smoothies recipes Wild plants breakfast recipes Wild plants bread recipes Wild plants soup recipes Wild plants salad recipes Wild plants beverages recipes Wild plants snack recipes Wild plants appetizer recipes Wild plants pasta recipes Wild plants rice recipes Wild plants side-dishes recipes Wild plants lunch recipes Wild plants dinner recipes Wild plants dessert recipes Eating for free while on hiking and camping The basics of foraging The best foraging tools Common edible and medicinal plants How to forage in the wild Tips for winter and fall foraging Common edible and medicinal plants Editable trees, shrubs, roots, and fungi Editable weeds and herbs Tips on how to identify and avoid poisonous plants And much more!

©2020 Mona Greeny (P)2020 Mona Greeny

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Author: Mona Greeny
Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
Available on Audible
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The Very Best of Charles Darwin

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The Very Best of Charles Darwin comprises On the Origin of Species and The Voyage of the Beagle. The first introduced the theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. The evidence was gathered on the Beagle expedition in the 1830s, recounted in The Voyage of the Beagle, which is both a travel memoir and a scientific field journal of anthropological, biological, and geological interest. The Beagle sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and carried out hydrographical surveys along the coast of Southern South America. After circumnavigating the globe, the ship returned home via Tahiti and Australia. Soon after this journey, Darwin began to formulate the theories of evolution and natural selection that would become the unifying concept of the life sciences.

Public Domain (P)2020 Museum Audiobooks

Length: 34 hrs and 50 mins
Available on Audible
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Raising Chickens

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Are you interested in raising your own chickens, but have no idea where to start? Then keep reading!  Raising chickens in your own backyard can be a wonderful way to make extra food or income for you and your family. Getting started, however, can pose some unique problems that might make it difficult to hit the ground running. One needs to know what breeds of chicken to get, how to select a coop, and more in order to breed happy, healthy, productive chickens. When it comes to raising chickens, or any animals for that matter, you want to make sure that you understand the unique challenges that come with that territory. Raising Chickens is the ultimate beginner’s guide that features tips, tricks, and tools of the art of raising healthy chickens for whatever your purposes may be. In this guide, you will find the best tips on: Raising happy chickens that lay lots of eggs Boosting your income and profit with chickens  Building the ideal coop for your home Raising free-range chickens for profit Taking care of your chickens and keeping them at peak health Understanding what it’s really like to raise your own chickens  And much more! FAQs I live in the city, can I still raise chickens? You bet! Whether you have a back yard, a small farm, or a place in the city, you can raise your own chickens! This book has tips that can help you to construct a coop and a space for your chickens to roam, without needing acres and acres of farmland. I’m on a budget. Is raising chickens something I can do? Absolutely! With the information in these chapters, you’ll find helpful guidance on the right places to trim down on costs, without compromising on the quality or comfort of your chickens. You’ll find information on how those who started out on a budget, made simple changes that allowed them to maximize their profits, and exceed their previous income constraints.  Don’t wait! Buy the audiobook today and get started!

©2019 James Barley (P)2020 James Barley

Narrator: Debbie Fisher
Author: James Barley
Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
Available on Audible
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The Gulf Stream

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Coursing through the Atlantic Ocean is a powerful current with a force 300 times that of the mighty Amazon. Ulanski explores the fascinating science and history of this sea highway known as the Gulf Stream, a watery wilderness that stretches from the Caribbean to the North Atlantic. Spanning both distance and time, Ulanski's investigation reveals how the Gulf Stream affects and is affected by every living thing that encounters it--from tiny planktonic organisms to giant bluefin tuna, from ancient mariners to big-game anglers. He examines the scientific discovery of ocean circulation, the role of ocean currents in the settlement of the New World, and the biological life teeming in the stream.

©2008 The University of North Carolina Press (P)2014 Audible Inc.

Narrator: Ray Grover
Author: Stan Ulanski
Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
Available on Audible
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Astronomy for Beginners: The Introduction Guide to Space, Cosmos, Galaxies and Celestial Bodies

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Astronomy is inherently more observational rather than an elemental study of science. All measurements are performed at a greater distance from the object of interest, with no control of quantities such as chemical composition, pressure, or temperature. You will also understand the study of the solar system with relation to the gravitational attraction that holds the planets in their elliptical orbits around the Sun.  An early study of the universe was done through the naked eyes. This method led to the categorization of the celestial bodies and assigned constellations. Constellation has been a very important navigational tool since the beginning of the world. Various disciplines of Astronomy will also be discussed.  Examples of such disciplines include: Astrophysics Galactic astronomy Galaxy Formation Cosmology Astrometry Extragalactic astronomy Stellar astronomy Planetary sciences Astrobiology Formation of stars

©2019 Bluesource and Friends (P)2019 Bluesource and Friends

Narrator: Al M. Rocca
Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
Available on Audible
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Two Owls at Eton

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Two Owls at Eton - a classic British tale of eccentricity, education and owls. Witty, poignant and nostalgic, this best-selling memoir continues to find new fans and delight young and old alike. Now available for the first time in audiobook.  When Jonathan Franklin takes two baby tawny owls back to Eton, he has no idea how chaotic the following months will be. The birds show no respect for Etonian routine and tradition. They trash his room and rule his daily life and are known throughout the school as 'Dum' and 'Dee'. Although a keen naturalist, Jonathan struggles to understand his charges and to find the right food for them: at first meat and feathers, soon mice and rats. Even so, they nearly die of malnutrition on two occasions.  Frantic, he searches for natural food. How to keep them alive is a constant worry. He watches them grow from ugly balls of fluff into beautiful adults, every change of plumage and behaviour noted. They play truant; they shock others and lead Jonathan into hilarious adventures. They charm his housemaster and everybody who meets them. Best of all is seeing them flying about over those famous playing fields.  All the time, Jonathan works to train them for eventual return to the wild. Will that be possible? He is never sure whether he will succeed.

©1960 Jonathan Franklin (P)2018 Bonnier

Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
Available on Audible
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Finding the Mother Tree

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From the world's leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their connections to one another and to other living things in the forest - a moving, deeply personal journey of discovery Suzanne Simard is a pioneer on the frontier of plant communication and intelligence; she's been compared to Rachel Carson, hailed as a scientist who conveys complex, technical ideas in a way that is dazzling and profound. Her work has influenced filmmakers (the Tree of Souls of James Cameron's Avatar) and her TED talks have been viewed by more than 10 million people worldwide.  Now, in her first book, Simard brings us into her world, the intimate world of the trees, in which she brilliantly illuminates the fascinating and vital truths - that trees are not simply the source of timber or pulp, but are a complicated, interdependent circle of life; that forests are social, cooperative creatures connected through underground networks by which trees communicate their vitality and vulnerabilities with communal lives not that different from our own.   Simard writes - in inspiring, illuminating, and accessible ways - how trees, living side by side for hundreds of years, have evolved, how they perceive one another, learn and adapt their behaviors, recognize neighbors, and remember the past; how they have agency about the future; elicit warnings and mount defenses, compete and cooperate with one another with sophistication, characteristics ascribed to human intelligence, traits that are the essence of civil societies - and at the center of it all, the Mother Trees: the mysterious, powerful forces that connect and sustain the others that surround them.  Simard writes of her own life, born and raised into a logging world in the rainforests of British Columbia, of her days as a child spent cataloging the trees from the forest and how she came to love and respect them - embarking on a journey of discovery, and struggle. And as she writes of her scientific quest, she writes of her own journey - of love and loss, of observation and change, of risk and reward, making us understand how deeply human scientific inquiry exists beyond data and technology, that it is about understanding who we are and our place in the world, and, in writing of her own life, we come to see the true connectedness of the Mother Tree that nurtures the forest in the profound ways that families and human societies do, and how these inseparable bonds enable all our survival. 

©2021 Suzanne Simard (P)2021 Random House Audio

Narrator: Suzanne Simard
Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
Available on Audible
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Chicken Coops

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If you've always wanted to learn how to build a great chicken coop and start raising chickens but never knew how to do it, then keep listening.... Are you sick and tired of fragile, ready-made, and expensive chicken coops?  Have you tried to build a chicken coop before without much success?  Do you finally want to build a great chicken coop by yourself and start raising a happy flock of backyard chickens?  If so, then you've come to the right place. Building a great chicken coop doesn't have to be difficult. Even if you've made a few attempts and failed before.  In fact, it's easier than you think.  A great chicken coop can be built by clearly understanding the reasons chickens need shelter and how to satisfy those needs.  This means you can learn how to make a great chicken coop without having to be a professional carpenter.  Here's just a tiny fraction of what you'll discover:  Learn about backyard chickens and which breed is best for you.  Enlighten yourself with the benefits of raising backyard chickens. Learn the drawbacks of raising chickens in your backyard. Find out about the essential needs of chickens. Learn the various types of shelter that chickens need and how to provide it. Discover the key characteristics of an efficient chicken coop. Discover the different types of chicken coop designs available. Learn the most common chicken coop design mistakes. Powerful tips to help you build a great chicken coop all by yourself  Tips and tricks on how to maintain a disease-free chicken coop  Clear pointers on how to build chicken coops for different climates  Learn how to raise free-range chickens. Learn the best chicken feeders and waterers available. Learn ways to make your chicken coop eco-friendly.  And much, much more!  Take a second to imagine how you'll feel once you finish building your own chicken coop, and how your family and friends will react when they see your happy flock of backyard chickens living in it.  Even if you're new to raising backyard chickens, you can successfully build a great chicken coop and have an amazing flock of healthy, happy fowl. If you’re ready to get started, scroll up and click "Buy Now" button today! 

©2020 Catherine Xavier (P)2020 Catherine Xavier

Narrator: William Bahl
Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
Available on Audible
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Magic Mushrooms: 2 Books in 1: The Definitive Guide to Psilocybin Mushrooms

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You Are About To Discover The Limitless Power Of Magic Mushrooms, Including How To Cultivate And Use Them Safely To Improve Your Life In Ways You Probably Didn’t Know!  It’s no secret that today is the best time to be a fan of magic mushrooms. Back in the 60s, hallucinogens were used to treat a range of medical conditions but this line of treatment was ended in 1970. But today, after decades of research and great advances in brain imaging, hallucinogens are being taken even more seriously, and psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushroom is particularly making great strides in countless therapeutic ways, including reducing anxiety in cancer patients. It is no wonder that some states are considering legalizing them thanks to the piling scientific studies that have been done on magic mushrooms. In other words, you’d never make a mistake choosing to cultivate or use magic mushrooms today.  And you know what? This might be your lucky day because this 2 in 1 book is here to teach any beginner, intermediate or advanced psilocybin cultivator/user everything there is to know about this plant. It is aimed at helping you: Understand the meaning, uses and benefits of magic mushrooms Understand how to cultivate them properly Understand how to select, obtain, and prepare them Understand their effects, implications and legality of their use So if questions like: How exactly do magic mushrooms bring all the benefits they are known for? Which scientific studies have been done to back up the use and cultivation of magic mushrooms? How do you prepare them for use? How exactly do you use them – in what doses? How do you store them? Are there any side-effects you should be aware of? And many others are going through your mind, this book is for you! More precisely, this book will cover the following topics:  The basics of magic mushrooms, including what they are, what they do, their history, how they are used, legality of use and cultivation and more Spiritual significance of psilocybin  Interesting facts about magic mushrooms you need to know The herbal benefits of magic mushrooms How to safely heal your body with magic mushrooms How to use magic mushrooms for stress and depression Facts about addiction to magic mushrooms The mistakes to avoid when using magic mushrooms The basics of psilocybin mushroom cultivation Psilocybin mushroom production process including making of the compost, spawning, selecting the right nutrients and mushrooms and the setting the right environmental conditions The cultivation techniques for magic mushrooms Harvesting and storage of the mushrooms Distinguishing edible mushrooms from poisonous species Powerful tips and tricks for growing/cultivating mushrooms The production systems for magic mushrooms Plagues and diseases you should be aware of and how to deal with them An many more... So if you’ve been having a desire to dip your feet into the world of magic mushrooms, you will find this book handy, whether you’re a beginner, advanced user, or cultivator! Are you ready to join the happy team of psilocybin producers and consumers with more confidence and knowledge? Buy now to get started!

©2020 Terence Leary (P)2020 Terence Leary

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Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
Available on Audible
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Chicken Coops

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There are many types of chicken coop designs. A poultry farmer will select the perfect chicken coop depending on their personal needs, such as the number of chickens, the amount of capital, the space available, and the form of the product being sought from the chickens. Choosing the correct coop is important. A chicken coop for chicken layers (chickens that lay eggs) must have certain features that the primary broiler chicken coop can do without. For example, chicken layers must have a nesting box that will make the conditions conducive for the chickens to lay the eggs and for the farmer to easily collect the eggs. Therefore, the perfect chicken coop will depend on the needs of the farmer. Chicken coop manufacturers have come up with numerous chicken coop designs to meet different needs. These chicken coop designs have undergone numerous redesigns to promote the overall welfare of the chickens and meet the vast needs of the poultry farmer. Many factors determine whether a chicken coop in worth investing in, such as the material used in building it. Therefore, research is crucial before purchasing or building a chicken coop. Despite farmers having different needs, there are basic requirements that every chicken coop ought to have for many reasons such as cleanliness, comfortability of the chickens, ventilation, security, among others. Therefore, a chicken coop design that doesn't meet the basic needs of the chickens can be hazardous to their health. In this audiobook, you’ll discover:  Reasons to become a poultry farmer How to protect your chickens from disease, pests, and predators Should you build a chicken coop or buy a coop? Factors to consider when buying or building a coop, including design, size, ventilation, materials, type of chicken the coop caters to, etc. How to care for a nesting box Best ventilation systems to consider The best coop for your needs and where to buy it The top 50 best chicken coop designs And much more!  Poultry farmers have the option to build their own coop or to purchase one. Thankfully, we have provided step-by-step instructions to guide farmers who wish to build their own. Most importantly, there are also chicken coop designs that consider the beginner poultry farmer and make it easier with a premade structure; however, most of them do not accommodate a large number of chickens at once. In this book, we shall look into the top 50 chicken coop designs for both large-scale and small-scale poultry farming. If you’ve always been interested in raising chickens for meat, eggs, or just entertainment, this book has everything you need to know to provide your chicks with a nice, healthy home to live in. Click the "buy now" button to get started.

©2020 Catherine Xavier (P)2020 Catherine Xavier

Narrator: William Bahl
Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
Available on Audible
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Psilocybin Mushrooms

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Growing Psilocybin Mushrooms So, now that you know the extensive benefits of fungi and their mushrooms, are you ready to grow some? The following technique works for most types of mushroom strains, but the focus of this book is on psilocybin (magic mushroom) cultivation. More and more people are growing psilocybin mushrooms at home. As well as providing a reliable, year-round supply, home cultivation eliminates the risk of misidentifying mushrooms in the wild. For many growers, it’s also a fun, low-cost hobby. Growing at home is more accessible than ever! With the different cultivation methods available, it might be good to ask yourself: "Which cultivation method fits me the best?" To help you answer this question, we made a pros and cons overview of each magic mushroom cultivation option. At the end you'll have clear vision on how you want grow magic mushrooms at home! At this point, you’re probably wondering how long this process takes. That’s a terrific question. Here’s an approximate timeline: Spore inoculation to spore germination - within a week Spore germination to complete colonization of the cake - about two to four weeks. Start of fruiting cycle - approx. two weeks. After two or so, the cakes will begin to turn blue, and no more mushrooms will form. All in all, the process takes from four to six weeks from spore inoculation to fruiting. How many times have you heard someone mention magic mushrooms? Have you ever tried to find some to study, with no luck? Buy this book now, and start today.

©2021 De Rong Yang (P)2021 De Rong Yang

Narrator: Michelle Savage
Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
Available on Audible
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Water for Any Farm

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New from best-selling author Mark Shepard! Written as a companion to the best seller Restoration Agriculture, this book will help farmers capture water in areas they want to and avoid having water flow immediately to the low point. The result? Less water expense, healthier crops and livestock, and less erosion...just to name a few.  What you will listen to in this audiobook is a distillation of more than 25 years of on-the-ground experience working with and modifying the Yeomans Keyline Plan. From the backyard suburbs to 10,000-acre ranches and everywhere in between, from permafrost mountainsides just shy of the Arctic Circle, to equatorial boulder fields of East Africa, areas with 300 inches of rain per year to those with less than three inches, I have personally installed systems based on the Keyline design methodology and its modified forms. What you will listen to in this audiobook is tried and true. It is intended to give a sufficient background to any landowner so they can optimize their water resource for higher site productivity, have greater drought resistance, and just as importantly, to know deep in their heart that they have made even one little piece of earth a little more life-filled, livable, and green.

©2020 Mark Shepard (P)2020 Tantor

Narrator: Matthew Boston
Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
Available on Audible
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Foraging Guide

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Knowledge puts you on the way to new frontiers. Discover a whole new world of wonderful plants and mushrooms without compromising your safety. In this book Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms, you learn how to identify toxin-containing mushrooms and poisonous plants. Learn the details of poisons in plants:  Listen to descriptions of the different plants and mushrooms and what their distinguishing characteristics are and use the information for your reference. Understand exactly what you can and cannot eat! This audiobook explains to you: Toxins present in plants and mushrooms How to destroy toxins by cooking Poisonous plants and mushrooms to watch out for How to identify toxins Sample recipes for exotic dishes Which dangerous mushrooms to avoid Group your plants: Learn how to forage the forests for mushrooms safely by learning the identity of poisonous mushrooms and plants and classify them with ease. You can enrich your life by learning how to forage in the nearby woods for new mushrooms and plants. Scroll up and click on the "buy now" button to get started on an exciting new journey!

©2020 Mona Greeny (P)2020 Mona Greeny

Narrator: Kevin Liang
Author: Mona Greeny
Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
Available on Audible
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Rewild Yourself

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We're not just losing the wild world. We're forgetting it. We're no longer noticing it. We've lost the habit of looking and seeing and listening and hearing. But we can make hidden things visible, and this audiobook features 23 spellbinding ways to bring the magic of nature much closer to home.  Mammals you never knew existed will enter your world. Birds hidden in treetops will shed their cloak of anonymity. With a single movement of your hand you can make reptiles appear before you. Butterflies you never saw before will bring joy to every sunny day. Creatures of the darkness will enter your consciousness. And as you take on new techniques and a little new equipment, you will discover new creatures and, with them, new areas of yourself that had gone dormant. Once put to use, they wake up and start working again. You become wilder in your mind and in your heart. Once you know the tricks, the wild world begins to appear before you.  For anyone who wants to get closer to the nature all around them and bring it back into focus, this is the perfect listen.

©2020 Simon Barnes (P)2020 Simon & Schuster UK

Narrator: Simon Mattacks
Author: Simon Barnes
Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
Available on Audible
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1001 Amazing Facts About Animals

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Did you know that in medieval times dogs were known to have accompanied their masters into battle wearing suits of armour? Or that cows from different regions moo in different accents? Were you aware that the courtship dance of some seahorses can last eight hours? Or that an albatross flies much further in a lifetime than the Apollo astronauts did on their moon missions?  In this collection, narrators Jason Zenobia, Charles King and Lawrence Keefe talk us through over 1,000 facts about birds, cats, dogs, fish, horses, insects, lizards, sharks, snakes and spiders. Each of the 10 individual audiobooks in this collection are further split into 10 chapters, with each one having a theme such as ‘record breakers’ or ‘myths’. So, if you want to know what the wagometer was invented for, which fish the Romans used as a recreational drug or what the offspring of a donkey and a zebra is called, then this is the perfect audiobook collection for you!

©2018 Jack Goldstein Books (P)2018 Jack Goldstein Books

Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
Available on Audible
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Borrowed Time

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The question of how and why organisms age has teased scientists for centuries. There are myriad competing theories, from the idea that ageing is a simple wear and tear process, like the rusting of a car, to the belief that ageing and death are genetically programmed and controlled. In fact, there is no clearly defined limit to life and no single, predictable program playing itself out: different things are happening within and between tissues, and each system or organ accumulates damage at its own pace, according to the kind of insults imposed on it by daily living.  Sometime before 2020, the number of people over 65 worldwide will, for the first time, be greater than the number of 0-4 year olds; and by 2050 there are likely to be 2.5 times as many older people in the world as toddlers. Sue Armstrong tells the story of society's quest to understand ageing through the eyes of the scientists themselves as well as through the 'ordinary' people who exemplify the mysteries of ageing - from those who suffer from the premature ageing condition, Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome, to people still running marathons in their 80s.  Borrowed Time investigates such mind-boggling experiments as transfusing young blood into old rodents and research into transplanting the first human head, among many others. It explores where science is taking us and what issues are being raised from a psychological, philosophical and ethical perspective, through interviews with, and profiles of, key scientists in the field and the people who represent interesting and important aspects of ageing.

©2018 Sue Armstrong (P)2019 Audible, Ltd

Narrator: Rachel Atkins
Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
Available on Audible
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On the Origin of Species: By Means of Natural Selection

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On the Origin of Species (1859) by Charles Darwin is a work of scientific literature considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. The book introduced the theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection, backed by a body of evidence that the diversity of life arose by common descent through a branching pattern of evolution. The evidence was gathered on the Beagle expedition in the 1830s and the author’s subsequent findings from research, correspondence, and experimentation. Darwin’s theory that species derive from other species by a gradual evolutionary process and that the average level of each species is heightened by the “survival of the fittest” stirred controversy and opposition. Darwin's concept of evolutionary adaptation through natural selection has become the unifying concept of the life sciences.

Public Domain (P)2019 Museum Audiobooks

Narrator: Joel Allen
Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins
Available on Audible
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Ten Short Lessons in Space Travel

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In an era of rapidly developing technology and renewed ambition, the 21st century has ushered in an exciting new age of space flight. But what has brought us to this point in our exploration of the universe? And what does the future of space travel hold?  From the amazing technology that has enabled us to look beyond the clouds to the possibilities of space tourism, 10 Short Lessons in Space Travel takes a timely look at the essential lessons learned from our voyages into outer space.

©2020 Paul Parsons (P)2020 W. F. Howes Ltd

Narrator: David Vickery
Author: Paul Parsons
Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
Available on Audible
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The Systems Thinker - Mental Models

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Regain focus. Select relevant information. Make quick and clear decisions. We are dealing with too many options, too much information, conflicting advice on general choices like what diet to choose, or who to choose as a mate. It’s hard to maintain focus and be confident in our decisions under such conditions.  The Systems Thinker - Mental Models helps you make decisions based on your relevant thought patterns and true values. Finding the most relevant information to you, the best decision to you is a matter of exploring your thoughts and wants.  Mental models are cognitive frameworks that you can use to make order in your head, tune out the noise, and focus on what’s important - without getting overwhelmed. Mental models provide transparency, order, deeper understanding, context, and most importantly, a clear solution or conclusion about problems. Using systems thinking as your leading cognitive tool will provide depth and width to your mental analysis.  Learn how corporate executives, economists, and policy makers analyze big data and make decisions based on it. Discover 12 powerful thinking tools to facilitate your though processes  Understanding and model dynamic systems  Learn to use mental models through real-life examples  Mental models are so much more than a cognitive tool; they help with productivity, enhance understanding, boost critical thinking, and analytical skills.  Understand how corporations make multidimensional decisions  Learn to design your own mental models to map out your real priorities  Learn to include soft variables such as emotions into your analysis  Shift your mindset from blaming to accountability and resolve conflicts easier PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2020 Albert Rutherford (P)2020 Albert Rutherford

Narrator: Russell Newton
Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
Available on Audible