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Author:
Kevin Davies
Reader:
Johnny Heller
Format: 9
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A lively and deeply researched account of the race to offer a complete, individual human genome sequence to the public for just $1,000, which will be the tipping point to a revolution in personalized, genomic medicine. From the author of the critically acclaimed Cracking the Genome. "Deeply relevant."—Publishers Weekly
Item #: E8M850
ISBN: 9781400118502
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Author:
Terry McDermott
Reader:
Stephen Hoye
Format: 7
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An obsessive scientist and his eclectic research team race to discover a hidden treasure of neuroscience – the physical makeup of memory. In the process they pursue a pharmaceutical wonder drug that holds out the possibility for cures for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. A fascinating and dramatic account of daily life in the lab. "Raucous scientific saga... engrossing."—Publishers Weekly
Item #: E8M618
ISBN: 9781400116188
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Author:
Richard Panek
Reader:
Ray Porter
Format: 9
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2012 Audie Award Finalist, Nonfiction. A handful of scientists have been racing to explain the disturbing fact that only four percent of the universe consists of the matter that makes up you, me, our things, and every star and planet. The rest is unknown. A science writer brings to life the dramatic quest to find this "dark" matter and "dark" energy. "This lively story of big personalities, intellectual competitiveness, and ravenous curiosity is as entertaining as it is illuminating."—Publishers Weekly
Item #: E8B9473
ISBN: 9781441769473
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Author:
Adam Frank
Reader:
David Drummond
Format: 11
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Addresses humanity's deepest question – when and how did everything begin? – alongside the story of how human beings have experienced time in an astounding book that will change the way we think about time.
Item #: E9M452
ISBN: 9781452604527
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Author:
Bryan Sykes
Reader:
Christopher Kay
Format: 10
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Lately, men are getting it from all sides. What if even their own bodies are working against them? This Harvard professor of genetics raises the unnerving idea that men's Y chromosome has a fatal flaw. He covers whether there's a genetic cause for male greed, aggression, and promiscuity, and the possible existence of a male homosexual gene. From the author of The Seven Daughters of Eve.
Item #: E9X210
ISBN: 9781402582196
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Author:
Frans de Waal
Reader:
Alan Sklar
Format: 9
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The world's leading primatologist explores the origins of human morality. Is competitive, selfish behavior really instinctive human nature? The author argues that we are equally hard-wired for empathy, and that we are cooperative group animals, just like other primates, elephants, and dolphins. This revelation has implications for everything from politics to office culture. "Illuminating... magnetic."—Booklist
Item #: E7M355
ISBN: 9781400113552
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Author:
Richard Holmes
Reader:
Gildart Jackson
Format: 17
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An investigation of the earliest ideas of deep time and space, and the explorers of "dynamic science," of an infinite, mysterious Nature waiting to be discovered. Brilliantly conceived as a relay of scientific stories involving Joseph Banks, the botanist; astronomers William and Caroline Herschel; chemist Humphry Davy; plus Romantic writers such as Coleridge and Keats who were inspired by scientific breakthroughs of their day.
Item #: E9B4320
ISBN: 9781455114320
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Author:
James Kakalios
Reader:
Peter Berkrot
Format: 8
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Quantum mechanics? It may sound complicated – and it is – but don't let the jargon scare you away. Daily, in spite of ourselves, we all depend on quantum mechanics – from cell phones and the Internet to calculators and MRI machines. The author uses examples from comics and magazines to explain how scientific breakthroughs led to such technologies.
Item #: E9M628
ISBN: 9781400116287
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Author:
David Kirby
Reader:
William Hughes
Format: 17
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Swine flu, bird flu, unusual concentrations of cancer, food recalls due to E. coli contamination. All of these public health crises raise urgent questions about how our animal-derived food is produced and brought to market. The author exposes the powerful interests behind large-scale factory farms that contaminate our air, land, water, and food. "Meticulously detailed yet propulsive... extraordinary journalism... irrefutable and unforgettable."—Booklist
Item #: E9B970
ISBN: 9781441739704
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Author:
Temple Grandin, with Catherine Johnson
Reader:
Shelly Frasier
Format: 10
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One of the world's most celebrated animal scientists, she sees what others cannot – because she is autistic. Here, she merges a lifetime of study with her extraordinary perceptions, revolutionizing our understanding of how animals think and feel. "A lively and absorbing look at the world from animals' point of view."—Publishers Weekly
Item #: E9X147
ISBN: 9781400101467
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Author:
Henry David Thoreau
Reader:
Brett Barry
Format:
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Two institutions of New England, our fall colors and Henry David Thoreau, are brought back together in this posthumously published rumination on Nature. This is Thoreau's classic essay on the colors of New England fall.
Item #: EP8469
ISBN: 9781606408469
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Author:
Ben Goldacre
Reader:
Michael Page
Format: 7
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An expose of the epidemic of pseudoscience, giving listeners the tools they need to distinguish good science from nonsense.
Item #: E8M5890
ISBN: 9781452605890
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Author:
Maryn McKenna
Reader:
Ellen Archer
Format: 9
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Most of us would run – and fast! – from exposure to these deadly diseases. Not the heroes in the Epidemic Intelligence Service. They have confronted outbreaks of AIDS, Ebola virus, toxic shock syndrome, and E. coli. Follow themas they hunt down the threats that dominate our headlines: SARS, West Nile virus, and anthrax. In the war against disease, they are the special forces. "Real-life drama with real high stakes."—AudioFile
Item #: E9X142
ISBN: 9781400101405
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Author:
Nicholas Wade
Reader:
Alan Sklar
Format: 11
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Communication, language, race, clothing, human nature: this science reporter tells an intriguing history of the human story before the dawn of civilization. He makes the case for novel arguments about many hotly debated issues, and revealsthat human evolution has continued even to today. "[He] presents the science skillfully, with detail and complexity and without compromising clarity."—Booklist
Item #: E9X232
ISBN: 9781400102327
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Author:
Laurie Garrett
Reader:
Fran Tunno
Format: 2
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*A terrifying portrait of global disaster in the making, from plague in India and the Ebola virus in Zaire, to a crippled public health system in the U.S. From a Pulitzer Prize-winning Newsday reporter and former NPR science correspondent. "This chilling exploration of the decline of public health should be taken seriously by leaders and policy makers around the world."—Publishers Weekly
Item #: E2Z341
ISBN: 9781559353410
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Author:
Atul Gawande
Reader:
John Bedford Lloyd
Format: 6
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A surgeon examines the complex medical profession and how those involved progress from merely good to great, even in the face of adversity. The author of Complications provides rare insight into his life as a physician. "Gawande's scope is broad and candid... Lloyd's deep, rich voice delivers just the mix we look for in doctors – knowledgeable, authoritarian tones mixed with the warm, comforting style that characterizes a great bedside manner."—AudioFile
Item #: E6U098
ISBN: 9781427200983
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Author:
Charles Fishman
Reader:
Stephen Hoye
Format: 11
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Explore the passing of the golden age of water and learn the shocking facts about how water scarcity is becoming a major factor worldwide, from Las Vegas to Delhi. But this esteemed journalist reveals that we have more than enough water – we just don't think about it, or use it, smartly. "Engrossing, globe-trotting narrative."—Publishers Weekly
Item #: E9M078
ISBN: 9781452600789
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Author/Reader:
Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D.
Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D.
Format: 3
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What you believe – can it change your body? Yes, says this scientist. He explains that the latest and best research in cell biology and quantum physics shows that energetic messages emanating from our positive and negative thoughts can alter what goes on in our bodies – on the level of our DNA. Our bodies can be changed as we retrain our thinking.
Item #: E3X523
ISBN: 9781591795230
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Author:
Leonard Susskind
Reader:
Ray Porter
Format: 10
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Physicists Leonard Susskind and Gerardt t'Hooft disagreed with Stephen Hawking about black holes – and finally, Hawking admitted he was wrong. This inside account of their battle focuses on modern physics, quantum mechanics, the fateof stars, and the mysteries of black holes, and gives us a new and fascinating view of the universe. "Remarkably skilled reading... This is a resourceful, intelligent reading of a fine book."—AudioFile
Item #: E9B3684
ISBN: 9781433243684
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