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Einstein: His Life and Universe

• UNABRIDGED (21 hrs and 30 mins)
• By Walter Isaacson
• Narrated By Edward Herrmann
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Why we think it’s a great listen: You thought he was a stodgy scientist with funny hair, but Isaacson and Hermann reveal an eloquent, intense, and selfless human being who not only shaped science with his theories, but politics and world events in the 20th century as well. Based on the newly released personal letters of Albert Einstein, Walter Isaacson explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos.

Why Evolution Is True

• UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 59 mins)
• By Jerry A. Coyne
• Narrated By Victor Bevine
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Why evolution is more than just a theory: it is a fact. In all the current highly publicized debates about creationism and its descendant "intelligent design", there is an element of the controversy that is rarely mentioned: the evidence, the empirical truth of evolution by natural selection.

A Life Decoded: My Genome - My Life

• UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 54 mins)
• By J. Craig Venter
• Narrated By Dick Hill

Growing up in California, J. Craig Venter didn't appear to have much of a future. An unremarkable student, he nearly flunked out of high school. After being drafted into the army, he enlisted in the Navy and went to Vietnam, where the life-and-death struggles he encountered as a medic piqued his interest in science and medicine. After pursuing his advanced degrees, Venter quickly established himself as a brilliant and outspoken scientist.

Euclid's Window: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace

• UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 13 mins)
• By Leonard Mlodinow
• Narrated By Robert Blumenfeld

Through Euclid's Window Leonard Mlodinow brilliantly and delightfully leads us on a journey through five revolutions in geometry, from the Greek concept of parallel lines to the latest notions of hyperspace. Here is an altogether new, refreshing, alternative history of math revealing how simple questions anyone might ask about space -- in the living room or in some other galaxy -- have been the hidden engine of the highest achievements in science and technology.

Science Fiction Favorites

• UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 13 mins)
• By Isaac Asimov
• Narrated By Isaac Asimov

This selection of some of Asimov's most enduring and unforgettable stories is read by the author himself. These vintage tales encompass the full range of Asimov's versatility, while displaying his puckish sense of humor.

The Odyssey

• UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 26 mins)
• By Homer (translated by Robert Fagles)
• Narrated By Ian McKellen
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The Modern Scholar: Basic Human Anatomy: The Beauty of Form and Function

• UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 26 mins)
• By John K. Young

The structures that lie beneath our skin represent a remarkable and beautiful assortment of biological mechanisms that are essential for our lives. However, we often take these structures for granted. In these 14 fascinating lectures, a basic overview of the human body, its physical features, biological systems, and general functioning will be presented for the benefit of anyone from budding medical students to curious laymen.

Once a Runner

• UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 38 mins)
• By John L. Parker Jr.
• Narrated By Patrick Lawlor

Once a Runner captures the essence of what it means to be a competitive runner; to devote your entire existence to a single-minded pursuit of excellence. It has become one of the most beloved sports novels ever written. Originally self-published in 1978 and sold at road races out of the trunk of the author's car, reading the book became a rite of passage for many runners, and tattered copies were handed down like sacred texts from generation to generation.

In Defense of Food

• UNABRIDGED (6 hrs and 23 mins)
• By Michael Pollan
• Narrated By Scott Brick
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"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food. Humans used to know how to eat well, Pollan argues. But the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused, complicated, and distorted by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists-all of whom have much to gain from our dietary confusion.

On the Origin of Species

• ABRIDGED (5 hrs and 53 mins)
• By Charles Darwin
• Narrated By Richard Dawkins

Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion and a life-long committed Darwinist, abridges and reads this special audio version of Charles Darwin's famous book. A literally world-changing book, Darwin put forward the anti-religious and scientific idea that humans in fact evolved over millions of generations from animals, starting with fish, all the way up through the ranks to apes, then to our current form.