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Why Does the World Exist?
- An Existential Detective Story
- By: Jim Holt
- Narrated by: Steven Menasche
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 296
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 255
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Story4 out of 5 stars 251
Jim Holt explores the greatest metaphysical mystery of all: why is there something rather than nothing? This "deft and consuming" narrative humanizes the profound questions of meaning and existence it confronts....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fatal Reader Flaw
- By Let's Be Reasonable on 05-09-14
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61. Why Does the World Exist?
- An Existential Detective Story
- Narrated by: Steven Menasche
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 04-23-13
- Language: English
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The Planets
- By: Professor Brian Cox, Andrew Cohen
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 474
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 407
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Story5 out of 5 stars 406
The best-selling authors of Wonders of the Universe are back with another blockbuster, a groundbreaking exploration of our Solar System as it has never been seen before....
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3 out of 5 stars
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baroque and flowery verbiage
- By Chris on 01-14-20
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62. The Planets
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 05-23-19
- Language: English
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Quantum Physics for Beginners
- Introduction to Essential Theories, the Behavior of Matter, and How it's Changing Our Lives
- By: Pantheon Space Academy
- Narrated by: Grant Benker
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 212
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 206
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Story5 out of 5 stars 206
My beginner's book is your ticket to one of the coolest and most mysterious subjects out there. This isn't your average physics book. It's a portal to understanding the stuff that makes up... well, everything....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book everyone should list
- By Dmom on 06-19-23
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63. Quantum Physics for Beginners
- Introduction to Essential Theories, the Behavior of Matter, and How it's Changing Our Lives
- Narrated by: Grant Benker
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 01-31-22
- Language: English
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Things That Go Bump in the Universe
- How Astronomers Decode Cosmic Chaos
- By: C. Renee James
- Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
Astronomer and science writer C. Renee James introduces us to her colleagues around the world, who are using pioneering research techniques to explore everything from the very first explosions in the universe to the dark energy that could destroy it all....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love the writing style!
- By voice of Sal on 12-01-23
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64. Things That Go Bump in the Universe
- How Astronomers Decode Cosmic Chaos
- Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 11-14-23
- Language: English
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Quantum Physics, Into the Light 2-in-1 Value
- Quantum Physics + Relativity for Beginners: The 7 Bizarre Discoveries You Must Know to Master Them Fast, Revealed Step-by-Step (In Plain English)
- By: John Stoddard
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 49
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Story5 out of 5 stars 49
In this book, we will break through the confusion and reveal to you the most important ideas of Quantum Physics, told through the amazing true story of just 4 bizarre discoveries.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A MUST-LISTEN!!
- By Anonymous User on 06-16-24
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65. Quantum Physics, Into the Light 2-in-1 Value
- Quantum Physics + Relativity for Beginners: The 7 Bizarre Discoveries You Must Know to Master Them Fast, Revealed Step-by-Step (In Plain English)
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 05-08-24
- Language: English
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The Universe
- Leading Scientists Explore the Origin, Mysteries, and Future of the Cosmos
- By: John Brockman
- Narrated by: Antony Ferguson, Danny Campbell, Jo Anna Perrin
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 175
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 152
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 153
In The Universe, today's most influential science writers explain the science behind our evolving understanding of The Universe and everything in it....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Equivalant to reading 25 books
- By Gary on 10-05-14
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66. The Universe
- Leading Scientists Explore the Origin, Mysteries, and Future of the Cosmos
- Narrated by: Antony Ferguson, Danny Campbell, Jo Anna Perrin
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 09-24-14
- Language: English
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The Human Cosmos
- Civilization and the Stars
- By: Jo Marchant
- Narrated by: Jo Marchant
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 201
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 170
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 169
A historically unprecedented disconnect between humanity and the heavens has opened. Jo Marchant's book can begin to heal it....
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5 out of 5 stars
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This book has changed the way I think about my own mortality!
- By Jerry on 02-04-21
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67. The Human Cosmos
- Civilization and the Stars
- Narrated by: Jo Marchant
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 09-01-20
- Language: English
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Wonders of the Cosmos
- By: Scientific American
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
“Cosmos” comes from a Greek word for an orderly and systematic universe. In this book, we present the most riveting discoveries and mind-bending ideas about our cosmic home, from what we know of the origins of the universe and the cartography of space to the most bizarre phenomena....
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68. Wonders of the Cosmos
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 03-17-20
- Language: English
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Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
- By: Stephen Hawking
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 138
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 72
Thirteen extraordinary essays shed new light on the mystery of the universe—and on one of the most brilliant thinkers of our time....
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5 out of 5 stars
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My Thughts On this Book
- By Jeff on 04-01-20
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69. Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 12-15-99
- Language: English
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Primal Wisdom of the Ancients
- The Cosmological Plan for Humanity
- By: Laird Scranton
- Narrated by: Micah Hanks
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9
Through his extensive research into the interconnected wisdom of the ancients, Scranton shows that the forgotten instructional tradition at the source of this knowledge was deliberately encoded to survive for countless generations.....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not what I wanted
- By ANGEL BAKER on 04-07-21
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70. Primal Wisdom of the Ancients
- The Cosmological Plan for Humanity
- Narrated by: Micah Hanks
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 12-29-20
- Language: English
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The Romance of Reality
- How the Universe Organizes Itself to Create Life, Consciousness, and Cosmic Complexity
- By: Bobby Azarian
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 68
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 66
According to the prevailing scientific paradigm, the universe tends toward randomness; it functions according to laws without purpose, and life is an accident devoid of meaning. Today, a new cosmic narrative is taking shape....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant book, except for the author’s examination of free will.
- By Trevor W. Lines on 01-04-23
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71. The Romance of Reality
- How the Universe Organizes Itself to Create Life, Consciousness, and Cosmic Complexity
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 06-24-22
- Language: English
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The Asteroid Hunter
- A Scientist's Journey to the Dawn of Our Solar System
- By: Dante Lauretta
- Narrated by: Dante Lauretta, Sir Brian May
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8
A gripping and revelatory first-hand account of NASA’s historic OSIRIS-REx mission to return an asteroid sample and unlock the mystery of formation on life on earth braided with the remarkable life story of the mission’s leader, Dr. Dante Lauretta....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining and Imformative
- By Quilter on 05-02-24
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72. The Asteroid Hunter
- A Scientist's Journey to the Dawn of Our Solar System
- Narrated by: Dante Lauretta, Sir Brian May
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 03-19-24
- Language: English
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A Crack in Everything
- How Black Holes Came in from the Cold and Took Cosmic Centre Stage
- By: Marcus Chown
- Narrated by: Clive Mantle
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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A Crack in Everything is the story of how black holes came in from the cold and took cosmic centre stage. As a journalist, Marcus Chown interviews many of the scientists who made the key discoveries, and, as a former physicist, he translates the most esoteric of science into everyday language.
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73. A Crack in Everything
- How Black Holes Came in from the Cold and Took Cosmic Centre Stage
- Narrated by: Clive Mantle
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 06-06-24
- Language: English
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Exoplanets
- Diamond Worlds, Super Earths, Pulsar Planets, and the New Search for Life Beyond Our Solar System
- By: Michael Summers
- Narrated by: Jon Bennett
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 175
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 145
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 143
Since its 2009 launch, the Kepler satellite has discovered more than 2,000 exoplanets, or planets outside our solar system....
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5 out of 5 stars
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FINALLY, an Attention-Grabbing Planet Book!
- By aaron on 05-11-17
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74. Exoplanets
- Diamond Worlds, Super Earths, Pulsar Planets, and the New Search for Life Beyond Our Solar System
- Narrated by: Jon Bennett
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 04-18-17
- Language: English
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How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch
- In Search of the Recipe for Our Universe, from the Origins of Atoms to the Big Bang
- By: Harry Cliff
- Narrated by: Harry Cliff
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 63
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Story5 out of 5 stars 63
An acclaimed experimental physicist at CERN takes you on an exhilarating search for the most basic building blocks of our universe, and the dramatic quest to unlock their cosmic origins....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Down the rabbit hole in a most fascinating way!
- By Rick B on 10-04-21
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75. How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch
- In Search of the Recipe for Our Universe, from the Origins of Atoms to the Big Bang
- Narrated by: Harry Cliff
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 08-10-21
- Language: English
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Fear of a Black Universe
- An Outsider's Guide to the Future of Physics
- By: Stephon Alexander
- Narrated by: Stephon Alexander
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26
In this important guide to science and society, a cosmologist argues that physics must embrace the excluded, listen to the unheard, and be unafraid of being wrong....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfect for the advanced non-expert
- By Daniel Patrick on 05-17-23
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76. Fear of a Black Universe
- An Outsider's Guide to the Future of Physics
- Narrated by: Stephon Alexander
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 08-31-21
- Language: English
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We Have No Idea
- A Guide to the Unknown Universe
- By: Jorge Cham, Daniel Whiteson
- Narrated by: Daniel Whiteson
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 301
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 255
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 255
Prepare to learn everything we still don’t know about our strange and mysterious Universe. Humanity's understanding of the physical world is full of gaps. Not tiny little gaps you can safely ignore - there are huge yawning voids in our basic notions of how the world works....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A good primer for those interested in cosmology
- By J. Ritt on 01-25-18
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77. We Have No Idea
- A Guide to the Unknown Universe
- Narrated by: Daniel Whiteson
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 05-09-17
- Language: English
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This Way to the Universe
- A Theoretical Physicist's Journey to the Edge of Reality
- By: Michael Dine
- Narrated by: Michael Dine
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
This Way to the Universe is a celebration of the astounding, ongoing scientific investigations that have revealed the nature of reality at its smallest, at its largest, and at the scale of our daily lives....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting but far above my intellect
- By Richard M. on 04-25-23
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78. This Way to the Universe
- A Theoretical Physicist's Journey to the Edge of Reality
- Narrated by: Michael Dine
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 02-08-22
- Language: English
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The New Cosmic Story
- Inside Our Awakening Universe
- By: John F. Haught
- Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 15
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Story5 out of 5 stars 14
A foremost thinker on science and religion argues that an adequate understanding of cosmic history requires attention to the emergence of interiority, including religious aspiration....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderfully delicious!
- By Tripp Fuller on 11-24-18
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79. The New Cosmic Story
- Inside Our Awakening Universe
- Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 10-24-17
- Language: English
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Mr g
- A Novel about the Creation
- By: Alan Lightman
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 214
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 180
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Story4 out of 5 stars 181
With echoes of Calvino, Rushdie, and Saramago, this is a stunningly imaginative work that celebrates the tragic and joyous nature of existence on the grandest possible scale....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow
- By Berserk on 05-22-12
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80. Mr g
- A Novel about the Creation
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 01-24-12
- Language: English
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