Eric Knox

Call of Cthulhu and Other Stories

• UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 22 mins)
• By H. P. Lovecraft
• Narrated By William Roberts

At the heart of these stories, as with all the best of Lovecraft’s work, is the belief that the Earth was once inhabited by powerful and evil gods, just waiting for the chance to recolonise their planet. Cthulhu is one such god, lurking deep beneath the sea until called into being by cult followers who – like all humans – know not what they do.

3000 Degrees: The True Story of a Deadly Fire and the Men Who Fought It

• UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 11 mins)
• By Sean Flynn
• Narrated By Richard Rohan

On December 3, 1999, the call crackled in to the men of the Worchester, Massachusetts Fire Department: a three-alarm warehouse blaze in a six-story windowless colossus of brick and mortar. What happened next - and how their lives and community were changed forever - offers an unprecedented look at these heroic men whose job it is to rush into burning buildings when everyone else just wants out.

The Science of Superheroes

• UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 26 mins)
• By Lois Gresh, Robert Weinberg, introduction by Dean Koontz
• Narrated By Oliver Wyman

If the planet Krypton had a gravitational field strong enough to account for Superman's amazing strength, would it be possible to launch a rocket ship from the planet's surface? Could evolution actually produce X-Men? The Science of Superheroes takes a lighthearted but clearheaded look at the real science behind some of the greatest superhero comic books of all time.

Swarm: Star Force, Book 1

• UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 39 mins)
• By B. V. Larson
• Narrated By Mark Boyett
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

Kyle Riggs is snatched by an alien spacecraft sometime after midnight. The ship is testing everyone it catches and murdering the weak. The good news is that Kyle keeps passing tests and staying alive. The bad news is the aliens who sent this ship are the nicest ones out there.

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

• UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 37 mins)
• By Richard P. Feynman
• Narrated By Raymond Todd
• Whispersync for Voice-ready

With his characteristic eyebrow-raising behavior, Richard P. Feynman once provoked the wife of a Princeton dean to remark, "Surely you're joking, Mr. Feynman!" But the many scientific and personal achievements of this Nobel Prize-winning physicist are no laughing matter. Here, woven with his scintillating views on modern science, Feynman relates the defining moments of his accomplished life.

The Big Bang Theory and Philosophy: Rock, Paper, Scissors, Aristotle, Locke

• UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 55 mins)
• By Dean Kowalski (Editor), William Irwin (Editor)
• Narrated By Andrew Eiden

Ever wonder what Aristotle might say about the life Sheldon Cooper leads? Why Thomas Hobbes would applaud the roommate agreement? Who Immanuel Kant would treat with "haughty derision" for weaving "un-unravelable webs"? And - most importantly - whether Wil Wheaton is truly evil? Of course you have. Bazinga!

This book mines the deep thinking of some of history's most potent philosophical minds to explore your most pressing questions about The Big Bang Theory and its nerdy genius characters.

Iron Man and Philosophy: Facing the Stark Reality

• UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 37 mins)
• By Willilam Irwin (Editor), Mark D. White (Editor)
• Narrated By Adam Verner

On the surface, Iron Man appears to be a straightforward superhero, another rich guy fighting crime with fancy gadgets. But beneath the shiny armor and flashy technology lies Tony Stark, brilliant inventor and eccentric playboy, struggling to balance his desires, addictions, and relationships with his duties as the Armored Avenger. Iron Man and Philosophy explores the many philosophical issues that emerge from the essential conflicts found in the decades of Iron Man stories in comics and movies.