- Geografía Física (74)
Bestsellers
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Cadillac Desert, Revised and Updated Edition
- The American West and Its Disappearing Water
- De: Marc Reisner
- Narrado por: Joe Spieler, Kate Udall
- Duración: 27 h y 58 m
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The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruptions and intrigue....
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Too much mouth noise in narration
- De AES en 07-23-19
De: Marc Reisner
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Salt
- A World History
- De: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 13 h y 48 m
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So much of our human body is made up of salt that we'd be dead without it...
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More than SALT
- De Karen en 03-12-03
De: Mark Kurlansky
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Wonderful Life
- The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
- De: Stephen Jay Gould
- Narrado por: Jonathan Sleep
- Duración: 10 h y 42 m
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High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It holds the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived—a forgotten corner of evolution preserved in awesome detail....
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Science made interesting
- De An Old Crow en 09-13-23
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Extinctions
- How Life Survives, Adapts and Evolves
- De: Michael J. Benton
- Narrado por: Peter Noble
- Duración: 9 h y 39 m
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Cutting-edge techniques across biology, chemistry, physics, and geology have transformed our understanding of the deep past, including the discovery of a previously unknown mass extinction....
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Wonderful, thought provoking !
- De Judy en 05-06-24
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A New History of Life
- De: Stuart Sutherland, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Stuart Sutherland
- Duración: 17 h y 46 m
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The story of our world and the different living things that have populated it is an amazing epic with millions of species, exotic settings, planet-wide cataclysms, and surprising plot twists....
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Get the video version
- De B. Bartosh en 06-17-19
De: Stuart Sutherland, y otros
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A Brief History of Earth
- Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
- De: Andrew H. Knoll
- Narrado por: Tom Parks
- Duración: 4 h y 57 m
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Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, renowned geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a rigorous yet accessible biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story....
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Very chilling and well thought out
- De Colin Bump en 05-21-21
De: Andrew H. Knoll
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Cadillac Desert, Revised and Updated Edition
- The American West and Its Disappearing Water
- De: Marc Reisner
- Narrado por: Joe Spieler, Kate Udall
- Duración: 27 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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Historia
The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruptions and intrigue....
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Too much mouth noise in narration
- De AES en 07-23-19
De: Marc Reisner
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Salt
- A World History
- De: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 13 h y 48 m
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So much of our human body is made up of salt that we'd be dead without it...
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More than SALT
- De Karen en 03-12-03
De: Mark Kurlansky
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Wonderful Life
- The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
- De: Stephen Jay Gould
- Narrado por: Jonathan Sleep
- Duración: 10 h y 42 m
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High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It holds the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived—a forgotten corner of evolution preserved in awesome detail....
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Science made interesting
- De An Old Crow en 09-13-23
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Extinctions
- How Life Survives, Adapts and Evolves
- De: Michael J. Benton
- Narrado por: Peter Noble
- Duración: 9 h y 39 m
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Cutting-edge techniques across biology, chemistry, physics, and geology have transformed our understanding of the deep past, including the discovery of a previously unknown mass extinction....
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Wonderful, thought provoking !
- De Judy en 05-06-24
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A New History of Life
- De: Stuart Sutherland, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Stuart Sutherland
- Duración: 17 h y 46 m
- Grabación Original
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Historia
The story of our world and the different living things that have populated it is an amazing epic with millions of species, exotic settings, planet-wide cataclysms, and surprising plot twists....
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Get the video version
- De B. Bartosh en 06-17-19
De: Stuart Sutherland, y otros
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A Brief History of Earth
- Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
- De: Andrew H. Knoll
- Narrado por: Tom Parks
- Duración: 4 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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Historia
Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, renowned geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a rigorous yet accessible biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story....
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Very chilling and well thought out
- De Colin Bump en 05-21-21
De: Andrew H. Knoll
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Salt
- A World History
- De: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 13 h y 48 m
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The author of Cod and The Basque History of the World takes an extraordinary look at an ordinary substance — salt, the only rock humans eat — and how it has shaped civilization from the very beginning....
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Not a History person
- De Grovher en 01-26-23
De: Mark Kurlansky
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Underground
- A Human History of the Worlds Beneath Our Feet
- De: Will Hunt
- Narrado por: Will Hunt
- Duración: 6 h y 41 m
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A panoramic investigation of the subterranean landscape, from sacred caves and derelict subway stations to nuclear bunkers and ancient underground cities - an exploration of the history, science, architecture, and mythology of the worlds beneath our feet....
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An interesting unearthing of some awesome spaces
- De Garry en 02-23-19
De: Will Hunt
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Rockhounding for Beginners
- Your Comprehensive Guide to Finding and Collecting Precious Minerals, Gems, Geodes, & More
- De: Lars W. Johnson, Stephen M. Voynick - contributor
- Narrado por: Justin Price
- Duración: 7 h y 3 m
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Go on an outdoor treasure hunt and enjoy all nature has to offer with this field guide to rockhounding, perfect for armchair geologists or anyone headed out on an adventure....
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Very well read. A textbook that flows.
- De Hood514 en 05-11-23
De: Lars W. Johnson, y otros
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The Spinning Magnet
- The Electromagnetic Force that Created the Modern World - and Could Destroy It
- De: Alanna Mitchell
- Narrado por: P.J. Ochlan
- Duración: 9 h y 37 m
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An engrossing history of the science of one of the four fundamental physical forces in the universe, electromagnetism, right up to the latest indications that the poles are soon to reverse....
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Important topic, not what I was looking for
- De Ramona en 03-28-21
De: Alanna Mitchell
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The Water Will Come
- Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World
- De: Jeff Goodell
- Narrado por: Ian Ferguson
- Duración: 9 h y 2 m
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Across the globe, scientists and civilians alike are noticing rapidly rising sea levels and higher and higher tides pushing more water directly into the places we live....
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Well-intentioned but amateurish
- De R. Peters en 10-10-19
De: Jeff Goodell
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Dirt
- The Erosion of Civilizations
- De: David R. Montgomery
- Narrado por: Tim Lundeen
- Duración: 12 h y 5 m
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Dirt, soil, call it what you want, it's everywhere we go. It is the root of our existence, supporting our feet, our farms, our cities. This fascinating yet disquieting book finds, however, that we are running out of dirt, and it's no laughing matter. An engaging natural and cultural history of soil that sweeps from ancient civilizations to modern times....
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Highly recommended if you care about your food
- De Roy Pfaltzgraff en 11-20-19
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Anthropocene
- A Very Short Introduction
- De: Erle C. Ellis
- Narrado por: Jonathan Yen
- Duración: 5 h y 10 m
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This Very Short Introduction explains the science behind the Anthropocene and the many proposals about when to mark its beginning....
De: Erle C. Ellis
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The Great Quake
- How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet
- De: Henry Fountain
- Narrado por: Robert Fass
- Duración: 9 h y 2 m
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A riveting narrative about the biggest earthquake in North American recorded history....
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Fascinating to hear the full story
- De Debby A Davis en 08-18-17
De: Henry Fountain
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Humboldt's Cosmos
- Alexander von Humboldt and the Latin American Journey That Changed the Way We See the World
- De: Gerard Helferich
- Narrado por: Ray Childs
- Duración: 15 h y 18 m
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The thrilling story of the charismatic explorer who Simon Bolivar called "the true discoverer of South America" and the daring expedition that altered the course of science....
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Excellent book about someone I knew nothing about
- De Mark D. Jones en 06-19-10
De: Gerard Helferich
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Big Coal
- The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future
- De: Jeff Goodell
- Narrado por: Peter Larkin
- Duración: 10 h y 22 m
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In this eye-opening call to action, Goodell explains the costs and consequences of America's addiction to coal and discusses how we can kick the habit.....
De: Jeff Goodell
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A Crack in the Edge of the World
- America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906
- De: Simon Winchester
- Narrado por: Simon Winchester
- Duración: 12 h y 29 m
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San Francisco Earthquake that leveled a city symbolic of America's relentless western expansion. Simon Winchester has also fashioned an enthralling and informative informative look at the tumultuous subterranean world that produces earthquakes....
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7 Hours and 45 minutes . . .
- De Tim en 12-09-05
De: Simon Winchester
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The Cretaceous Period
- The History and Legacy of the Geologic Era That Ended with the Extinction of Dinosaurs
- De: Charles River Editors
- Narrado por: Gregory T. Luzitano
- Duración: 1 h y 42 m
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Scientists have long attempted to understand Earth’s past, and in service to that effort, they have divided the world’s history into eons, eras, periods, epochs, and ages. For example, the current eon is called the Phanerozoic Eon, which means “visible life”....
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Origins
- How Earth's History Shaped Human History
- De: Lewis Dartnell
- Narrado por: John Sackville
- Duración: 9 h y 9 m
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When we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving changes in climate that forced the transition from nomadism to farming....
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GREAT Book with a Narrator Who's Falling Asleep
- De aaron en 08-02-20
De: Lewis Dartnell
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Weathering
- De: Ruth Allen
- Narrado por: Ruth Allen
- Duración: 8 h y 40 m
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Rocks and mountains have withstood aeons of life on our planet - gradually eroding, dissolving, recycling, shifting, solidifying, and weathering....
De: Ruth Allen
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This Is Planet Earth
- Your Ultimate Guide to the World We Call Home
- De: New Scientist
- Narrado por: Mark Elstob
- Duración: 6 h y 19 m
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This Is Planet Earth is dedicated to the wonders of planet Earth, the most amazing place in the known universe. The ancient Greeks called it Gaia, the Romans Terra. We know it simply as Earth....
De: New Scientist
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Principles of Geology
- De: Charles Lyell
- Narrado por: Daniel Natal
- Duración: 31 h y 32 m
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Principles of Geology [1830] is a groundbreaking classic of science. Mentioned in Charles Darwin's Origin of Species, glowingly, it captivated such contemporaries as Melville, Emerson, Tennyson, and George Eliot.
De: Charles Lyell
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Krakatoa
- The Day the World Exploded, August 27, 1883
- De: Simon Winchester
- Narrado por: Simon Winchester
- Duración: 12 h y 1 m
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The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa - the name has since become a byword for a cataclysmic disaster - was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly 40,000 people....
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Great subject, great writing, great voice
- De rwise en 01-26-04
De: Simon Winchester
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Water
- A Biography
- De: Giulio Boccaletti
- Narrado por: Giulio Boccaletti
- Duración: 14 h y 17 m
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Spanning millennia and continents, here is a stunningly revealing history of how the distribution of water has shaped human civilization....
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Understand Built-Environment Governance~Know Water
- De Tom en 05-11-22
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College Level Geology
- De: AudioLearn Content Team
- Narrado por: Kevin Charles
- Duración: 8 h y 38 m
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Developed by experienced professors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this course is a great way to explore the subject of Geology. Following each chapter, there are key takeaways to drive home key points and quizzes that review commonly tested questions....
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Reptilian Readers Rejoice
- De S. Mccaffrey en 06-12-22
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The Map That Changed the World
- William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
- De: Simon Winchester
- Narrado por: Simon Winchester
- Duración: 9 h y 59 m
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In 1793 William Smith, a canal digger, made a startling discovery that was to turn the fledgling science of the history of the earth - and a central plank of established Christian religion - on its head....
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Who knew rocks could be so deceptive?
- De Jody R. Nathan en 11-09-04
De: Simon Winchester
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Reading the Rocks
- The Autobiography of the Earth
- De: Marcia Bjornerud
- Narrado por: Alma Cuervo
- Duración: 8 h y 9 m
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To many of us, the Earth's crust is a relic of ancient, unknowable history. But to a geologist, stones are richly illustrated narratives, telling gothic tales of cataclysm and reincarnation....
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Well crafted and approachable
- De Adrian LeCesne en 06-02-24
De: Marcia Bjornerud
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The Rocks Don't Lie
- De: David R. Montgomery
- Narrado por: Gary Telles
- Duración: 11 h y 15 m
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How the mystery of the Bible's greatest story shaped geology: a MacArthur Fellow presents a surprising perspective on Noah's Flood....
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Very Educational
- De Male Perspective en 12-01-13
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Fire and Ice
- The Volcanoes of the Solar System
- De: Natalie Starkey
- Narrado por: Natalie Starkey
- Duración: 9 h y 46 m
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The volcano - among the most familiar and perhaps the most terrifying of all geological phenomena. However, Earth isn't the only planet to harbour volcanoes....
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The Perfect Storm
- De Rick B en 11-16-21
De: Natalie Starkey
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Here on Earth
- De: Tim Flannery
- Narrado por: Tim Flannery
- Duración: 8 h y 35 m
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Tim Flannery’s first major book since The Weather Makers charts the history of life on our planet....
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The Next Jared Diamond
- De Michael Dowd en 08-19-11
De: Tim Flannery