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The Invention of Nature
- Alexander von Humboldt's New World
- De: Andrea Wulf
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 14 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,584
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,270
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,263
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. His restless life was packed with adventure and discovery, whether climbing the highest volcanoes in the world or racing through anthrax-infested Siberia. He came up with a radical vision of nature, that it was a complex and interconnected global force and did not exist for man's use alone. Ironically, his ideas have become so accepted and widespread that he has been nearly forgotten.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Poignant origin story
- De Jeremy Fairbanks en 03-03-16
- The Invention of Nature
- Alexander von Humboldt's New World
- De: Andrea Wulf
- Narrado por: David Drummond
Highly Entertaining
Revisado: 04-25-21
While listening to this book, I had the impression that I was hearing the story first hand, not being read to. The narrator was the storyteller not simply a reader. Though not terribly familiar with Humboldt himself, I like how the lives of several well known people were tied into the storyline.
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Bringing Nature Home, Updated and Expanded
- How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants
- De: Douglas W. Tallamy, Rick Darke - foreword
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Duración: 6 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 269
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 237
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 233
As development and subsequent habitat destruction accelerate, there are increasing pressures on wildlife populations. But there is an important and simple step toward reversing this alarming trend: Everyone with access to a patch of earth can make a significant contribution toward sustaining biodiversity. Bringing Nature Home has sparked a national conversation about the link between healthy local ecosystems and human well-being, and this audio edition will help broaden the movement. By acting on Douglas Tallamy's practical recommendations, everyone can make a difference.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Life changing
- De Villaid en 01-23-19
- Bringing Nature Home, Updated and Expanded
- How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants
- De: Douglas W. Tallamy, Rick Darke - foreword
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
A Moral Guide to Gardening
Revisado: 03-23-20
Written in a down to earth style by person who really knows what he's talking about. Bought the book after listening so that I could congitate over the ideas presented . I think of it as a prequel to his latest book.
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The Book of Humans
- A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War, and the Evolution of Us
- De: Adam Rutherford
- Narrado por: Adam Rutherford
- Duración: 5 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 210
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 192
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 190
Evolutionary theory has long established that humans are animals: Modern Homo sapiens are primates who share an ancestor with monkeys and other great apes. Our genome is 98 percent identical to a chimpanzee's. And yet we think of ourselves as exceptional. Are we? In this original and entertaining tour of life on Earth, Adam Rutherford explores the profound paradox of the "human animal".
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2 out of 5 stars
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Scattered and anecdotal
- De Nemo71 en 09-29-19
- The Book of Humans
- A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War, and the Evolution of Us
- De: Adam Rutherford
- Narrado por: Adam Rutherford
Too Short
Revisado: 05-26-19
I find Dr. Rutherford a very good read and an even better listen to. I can't imagine anyone else reading his works that would give one the feeling of talking to you from across a cafe table. He is writing about things he has come to believe and he is not afraid to say when he disagrees.
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The Science of Extreme Weather
- De: Eric R. Snodgrass, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Eric R. Snodgrass
- Duración: 12 h y 55 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 210
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 193
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 191
Thanks to an ongoing revolution in the science of meteorology, we can now understand how extreme weather conditions arise, produce far more accurate forecasts, and know how to protect ourselves when dangerous conditions develop. The Science of Extreme Weather is your field guide to the worst that Earth’s atmosphere can inflict. In 24 exciting, informative, and potentially life-saving half-hour lectures aimed at weather novices and amateur forecasters alike, you gain a surprisingly powerful tool in the face of such overwhelming forces: knowledge.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, but an absolute mess of a recording
- De Keith en 01-10-19
- The Science of Extreme Weather
- De: Eric R. Snodgrass, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Eric R. Snodgrass
Not the complete course
Revisado: 05-24-19
This production is the audio track for a video course. The instructor keeps referring to diagrams and pictures for explanations. The problem is that if you buy this version of the course you don't get to see what he is continually referring to. I didn't know about the video version until I saw it listed on the Amazon website. The videos must be terrific as the instructor sounds interesting.
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The History of the English Language, 2nd Edition
- De: Seth Lerer, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Seth Lerer
- Duración: 18 h y 27 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 537
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 457
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 457
This course offers an overview of the English language that is literary, historical, cultural, political, and scientific in its scope and designed to give you greater insight into the written and spoken word.The lectures provide a thorough understanding of the history of the English language - from its origins as a dialect of the Germanic-speaking peoples through the literary and cultural documents of its 1,500-year span to the state of American speech today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sparkling
- De Amazon Customer en 02-26-15
Very Theatrical
Revisado: 01-17-19
The presentation has a well developed mix of literature to exemplify the way language has evolved and how literature has had an effect on that process. t
The professor makes no attempt to hide his enthusiasm for the subject. Or, if did try, he failed miserably.
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The Joy of Science
- De: Robert M. Hazen, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Robert M. Hazen
- Duración: 30 h y 29 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 670
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 570
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 569
Science is humanity's greatest achievement. It ranges from the study of the universe itself to the smallest particles of matter contained within it - and everything in between. If you want to better understand our physical world, as most of us do, gaining a basic understanding of science itself is profoundly important - yet many are intimidated by the breathtaking scope of such an endeavor. Now an award-winning science teacher has taken out the intimidation, harnessing that breathtaking scope into a series of 60 exciting, comprehensive, and accessible lectures.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Back to school
- De Mark en 09-30-13
- The Joy of Science
- De: Robert M. Hazen, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Robert M. Hazen
Good review of science.
Revisado: 01-09-19
Everything discussed is relevant to today. However, these lectures were developed before the millennium. That fact means that the great discoveries of the last twenty years are missing. Far more research has been done on the climate , genetics, and artificial intelligence. Professor Hazen today, I imagine, would lecture differently on these subjects.
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The Modern Scholar: Geology
- The Story of Earth
- De: Professor Kate Zeigler
- Narrado por: Professor Kate Zeigler
- Duración: 4 h y 49 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 308
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 260
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 259
Geology is often thought of as simply the study of rocks. In reality, geology is the study of our planet on all scales, from microscopic to planet-wide, and ranging in time from almost instantaneous events, like earthquakes, to the glacially slow motion of the tectonic plates. Everything we know about our world from a geologic perspective is based on information locked into the rock record and the job of a geologist is to tease out that story through a wide variety of observations. This insightful course explores a range of topics that help to tell the story of Earth and to explain the discipline of Geology and the role of the geologist.
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5 out of 5 stars
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interesting, informative and well presented.
- De Steven Mark en 01-09-16
- The Modern Scholar: Geology
- The Story of Earth
- De: Professor Kate Zeigler
- Narrado por: Professor Kate Zeigler
Great except for one piece of false information
Revisado: 07-17-18
Pole reversal was well known through geologic studies done before 1920's. The timing was being developed by 1920. The only computers then were women who did mathematical calculations for lazy men. It was one of the lines of evidence for plate tectonics in the 1960's. Please don't rewrite history.
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To Explain the World
- The Discovery of Modern Science
- De: Steven Weinberg
- Narrado por: Tom Perkins
- Duración: 10 h y 43 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 261
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 220
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 218
In this rich, irreverent, and compelling history, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg takes us across centuries, from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad and Oxford, from Plato's Academy and the Museum of Alexandria to the cathedral school of Chartres and the Royal Society of London. He shows that the scientists of ancient and medieval times not only did not understand what we understand about the world--they did not understand what there is to understand or how to understand it.
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4 out of 5 stars
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How the world created a Newton
- De Gary en 03-02-15
- To Explain the World
- The Discovery of Modern Science
- De: Steven Weinberg
- Narrado por: Tom Perkins
Great mind's interpretation.
Revisado: 12-24-17
Dr. Weinberg's historical perspective is similar to one I found in Will Durant's "History of Civilization". The added perspective of a dedicated scientific mind is what sets this book apart from a simple historical review. With these personal interpretations this book becomes a primary source for research into the ideas of a Nobel Prize Laureate.
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American Eclipse
- A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World
- De: David Baron
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
- Duración: 8 h y 38 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 78
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 72
In the scorching summer of 1878, with the Gilded Age in its infancy, three tenacious and brilliant scientists raced to Wyoming and Colorado to observe a rare total solar eclipse. One sought to discover a new planet. Another - an adventuresome female astronomer - fought to prove that science was not anathema to femininity. And a young megalomaniacal inventor, with the tabloid press fast on his heels, sought to test his scientific bona fides and light the world through his revelations.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Just OK.
- De Melanie A Hwalek en 09-18-17
- American Eclipse
- A Nation's Epic Race to Catch the Shadow of the Moon and Win the Glory of the World
- De: David Baron
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
Nature, Scientific Discovery, Equality, & Eclipse
Revisado: 07-08-17
This a good primer for what to expect out of the 2017 eclipse and the one coming in the 2020's. It is a wonderful historical narrative about the slow development of scientific theories. Especially how the only scientific facts are those that tell us what Nature isn't. In some small part this book gives an insight into how scientific progress comes after a society is able to fund it when its economy has developed excess capital much like that needed for the arts. There is also some exposition on the negative effects of competition and ego in science. It also reminds us of the slow recognition of woman's place in science and society.
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