Bestsellers
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An Immense World
- How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
- By: Ed Yong
- Narrated by: Ed Yong
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every kind of animal, including humans, is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of our immense world....
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If you’ve never read about the wonder of animal sensory capabilities this is for you
- By MediaBaron on 06-27-22
By: Ed Yong
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All Creatures Great and Small
- The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor
- By: James Herriot
- Narrated by: Christopher Timothy
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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In this first volume of his memoirs, then-newly-qualified vet James Herriot arrives in the small Yorkshire village of Darrowby, and he has no idea what to expect....
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A Wonderful Listen--Stories That Never Get Old
- By Sara on 09-10-14
By: James Herriot
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American Buffalo
- In Search of a Lost Icon
- By: Steven Rinella
- Narrated by: Steven Rinella
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Both a captivating narrative and a book of environmental and historical significance, American Buffalo tells us as much about ourselves as Americans as it does about the creature who perhaps best of all embodies the American ethos....
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Phenomenal
- By Hunter Cole on 08-01-19
By: Steven Rinella
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Running with Sherman
- The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero
- By: Christopher McDougall
- Narrated by: Christopher McDougall
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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When Chris McDougall agreed to take in a donkey from an animal hoarder, he thought it would be no harder than the rest of the adjustments he and his family had made after moving from Philadelphia to the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country....
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amazing story
- By scott on 10-19-19
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The Backyard Bird Chronicles
- By: Amy Tan, David Allen Sibley - foreword
- Narrated by: Amy Tan, Evan Sibley
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Tracking the natural beauty that surrounds us, The Backyard Bird Chronicles maps the passage of time through daily entries, thoughtful questions, and beautiful original sketches. With boundless charm and wit, author Amy Tan charts her foray into birding and the natural wonders of the world....
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Don’t Recommend As An Audiobook
- By AnnSG on 06-02-24
By: Amy Tan, and others
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The Horse
- A Galloping History of Humanity
- By: Timothy C. Winegard
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Length: 19 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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From New York Times bestselling author of The Mosquito, the incredible story of how the horse shaped human history....
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Wonderful, expansive and up-to-date.
- By David on 09-09-24
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An Immense World
- How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
- By: Ed Yong
- Narrated by: Ed Yong
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every kind of animal, including humans, is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of our immense world....
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If you’ve never read about the wonder of animal sensory capabilities this is for you
- By MediaBaron on 06-27-22
By: Ed Yong
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All Creatures Great and Small
- The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor
- By: James Herriot
- Narrated by: Christopher Timothy
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
In this first volume of his memoirs, then-newly-qualified vet James Herriot arrives in the small Yorkshire village of Darrowby, and he has no idea what to expect....
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A Wonderful Listen--Stories That Never Get Old
- By Sara on 09-10-14
By: James Herriot
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American Buffalo
- In Search of a Lost Icon
- By: Steven Rinella
- Narrated by: Steven Rinella
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Both a captivating narrative and a book of environmental and historical significance, American Buffalo tells us as much about ourselves as Americans as it does about the creature who perhaps best of all embodies the American ethos....
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Phenomenal
- By Hunter Cole on 08-01-19
By: Steven Rinella
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Running with Sherman
- The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero
- By: Christopher McDougall
- Narrated by: Christopher McDougall
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
When Chris McDougall agreed to take in a donkey from an animal hoarder, he thought it would be no harder than the rest of the adjustments he and his family had made after moving from Philadelphia to the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country....
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amazing story
- By scott on 10-19-19
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The Backyard Bird Chronicles
- By: Amy Tan, David Allen Sibley - foreword
- Narrated by: Amy Tan, Evan Sibley
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Tracking the natural beauty that surrounds us, The Backyard Bird Chronicles maps the passage of time through daily entries, thoughtful questions, and beautiful original sketches. With boundless charm and wit, author Amy Tan charts her foray into birding and the natural wonders of the world....
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Don’t Recommend As An Audiobook
- By AnnSG on 06-02-24
By: Amy Tan, and others
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The Horse
- A Galloping History of Humanity
- By: Timothy C. Winegard
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Length: 19 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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From New York Times bestselling author of The Mosquito, the incredible story of how the horse shaped human history....
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Wonderful, expansive and up-to-date.
- By David on 09-09-24
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Life on Earth
- By: David Attenborough
- Narrated by: David Attenborough
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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The nation’s greatest voice, David Attenborough, reads a brand-new edition of Life on Earth, now available as an audiobook for the first time....
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100% Pure Attenborough
- By Dave on 09-25-18
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Deep
- Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves
- By: James Nestor
- Narrated by: James Nestor
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Deep is a voyage from the ocean's surface to its darkest trenches, the most mysterious places on Earth....
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More than I expected!
- By P. Wilson on 11-13-17
By: James Nestor
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The Ride of Her Life
- The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America
- By: Elizabeth Letts
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Letts, Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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From the number-one New York Times best-selling author of The Perfect Horse and The Eighty-Dollar Champion comes the triumphant true story of a woman who rode her horse across America in the 1950s, fulfilling her dying wish to see the Pacific Ocean....
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Not sure….
- By BeagleMom on 06-14-21
By: Elizabeth Letts
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Dog Smart
- Life-Changing Lessons in Canine Intelligence
- By: Jennifer S. Holland
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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This cutting-edge science narrative, chock-full of heartwarming case studies, is one woman’s quest to learn the true meaning of dog intelligence.
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Understand your dog better
- By Rick on 06-24-24
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Horse Brain, Human Brain
- The Neuroscience of Horsemanship
- By: Janet L. Jones
- Narrated by: Helena Harris
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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In this illuminating book, brain scientist and horsewoman Janet Jones describes human and equine brains working together. Using plain language, she explores the differences and similarities between equine and human ways of negotiating the world....
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a must read
- By likes to read on 07-06-23
By: Janet L. Jones
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The Mosquito
- A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator
- By: Timothy C. Winegard
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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A pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in determining humanity’s fate....
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Major Disappointment
- By Amazon Customer on 09-02-19
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Your Dog Is Your Mirror
- The Emotional Capacity of Our Dogs and Ourselves
- By: Kevin Behan
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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In Your Dog Is Your Mirror, dog trainer Kevin Behan proposes a radical new model for understanding canine behavior: a dog’s behavior and emotion, indeed its very cognition, are driven by our emotion....
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No Scientific Basis
- By Ergon on 03-15-22
By: Kevin Behan
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The Tiger
- A True Story of Vengeance and Survival
- By: John Vaillant
- Narrated by: John Vaillant
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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It’s December 1997, and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia’s Far East. The tiger isn’t just killing people, it’s annihilating them, and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the brutal cold....
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Thy Fearful Symmetry
- By Mel on 02-16-13
By: John Vaillant
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The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life
- By: Boyd Varty
- Narrated by: Boyd Varty
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Somewhere deep inside, you know what your gift, purpose, and mission are. Boyd Varty, a lion tracker and life coach, reveals how the wisdom from the ancient art of tracking can teach you how to recognize these essential ingredients in a meaningful life....
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Stimulating
- By George on 09-05-21
By: Boyd Varty
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All Things Bright and Beautiful
- By: James Herriot
- Narrated by: Christopher Timothy
- Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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James Herriot has now become firmly established and accepted as one of Darrowby's veterinarians. He's also married, and lives with his wife Helen on the top floor of Skeldale House...
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Marred by background noise
- By Mary Beth on 09-24-09
By: James Herriot
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Why Fish Don't Exist
- A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life
- By: Lulu Miller
- Narrated by: Lulu Miller
- Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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David Starr Jordan was a taxonomist, a man possessed with bringing order to the natural world. In time, he would be credited with discovering nearly a fifth of the fish known to humans in his day. When his specimen collections were demolished, many might have given up....
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If fish don't exist, do stars matter?
- By K. Ishihara on 12-05-20
By: Lulu Miller
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
- A New History of a Lost World
- By: Steve Brusatte
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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The dinosaurs. 66 million years ago, the Earth's most fearsome and spectacular creatures vanished. Today their extraordinary true story remains one of our planet's great mysteries. In this stunning narrative spanning more than 200 million years....
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"The Rise of the Scientists Who Study Dinosaurs"
- By Daniel Powell on 09-16-18
By: Steve Brusatte
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The Last Season
- By: Eric Blehm
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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The Last Season examines the extraordinary life of legendary backcountry ranger Randy Morgenson and his mysterious disappearance....
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Well Written Character Study of an NPS Ranger
- By Kathy in CA on 06-23-16
By: Eric Blehm
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The Secret Wisdom of Nature
- Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things; Stories from Science and Observation (The Mysteries of Nature Trilogy, Book 3)
- By: Peter Wohlleben, Jane Billinghurst - translator
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Secret Wisdom of Nature, master storyteller and international sensation Peter Wohlleben takes listeners on a thought-provoking exploration of the vast natural systems that make life on Earth possible....
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Well - He doesn't quite understand the way, Yet
- By Nate on 06-20-19
By: Peter Wohlleben, and others
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The Lord God Made Them All
- By: James Herriot
- Narrated by: Christopher Timothy
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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In this volume, after serving in the RAF in World War II, Herriot gladly returns home to Yorkshire to his beloved family and multitude of patients, with many more tender, funny, sad and wise stories to share with us and warm our hearts....
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Just as good as the others
- By Alison on 03-01-05
By: James Herriot
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All Things Wise and Wonderful
- By: James Herriot
- Narrated by: Christopher Timothy
- Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Here's a third delightful volume of memoirs rich with James Herriot's own brand of humor, insight, and wisdom, and the basis for the PBS Masterpiece drama....
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Excellent story, Poor editing
- By Sassy1980 on 09-11-13
By: James Herriot
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The Trials of Life
- A Natural History of Animal Behaviour
- By: David Attenborough
- Narrated by: David Attenborough
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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This is the third and last of Sir David’s great natural history books based on his TV series and completes his survey of the animal world that began with Life on Earth and continues with Living Planet....
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Calming
- By Fai on 02-28-24
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The Inner Life of Animals
- Love, Grief, and Compassion: Surprising Observations of a Hidden World
- By: Peter Wohlleben
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Through vivid stories of devoted pigs, two-timing magpies, and scheming roosters, The Inner Life of Animals weaves research into animal behavior with Wohlleben's personal experiences....
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I don't usually write reviews but..
- By Amazon Customer on 11-14-17
By: Peter Wohlleben
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Inside of a Dog
- What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
- By: Alexandra Horowitz
- Narrated by: Karen White
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Have you ever wondered what your dogs are thinking? What they're feeling? Now you can finally know! The answers will surprise and delight you....
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not very informative
- By Drew Lackovic on 12-03-17
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Think Like a Horse
- Lessons in Life, Leadership, and Empathy from an Unconventional Cowboy
- By: Grant Golliher
- Narrated by: Dean Gallagher
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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In Think Like a Horse, veteran “horse whisperer” and communication expert Grant Golliher applies his hard-won horse sense to teach invaluable lessons anyone can use to live a fuller, more successful life....
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Amazing Book
- By Amazon Customer on 07-01-23
By: Grant Golliher
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Poachers Were My Prey
- Eighteen Years as an Undercover Wildlife Officer
- By: R. T. Stewart, W. H. "Chip" Gross
- Narrated by: Corey M. Snow
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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For nearly two decades, Stewart infiltrated poaching rings throughout Ohio, the Midwest, and beyond....
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Funny, crazy, awesome
- By Alexis on 09-28-16
By: R. T. Stewart, and others
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Better Living Through Birding
- Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World
- By: Christian Cooper
- Narrated by: Christian Cooper
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Christian Cooper is a self-described “Blerd” (Black nerd), an avid comics fan and expert birder who devotes every spring to gazing upon the migratory birds that stop to rest in Central Park, just a subway ride away from where he lives in New York City....
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If you’re not a birder yet, you soon will be.
- By Anonymous on 06-19-23
By: Christian Cooper
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The Lord God Made Them All
- All Creatures Great and Small
- By: James Herriot
- Narrated by: Nicholas Ralph
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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After serving in the RAF in World War II, Herriot gladly returns home to Yorkshire to his beloved family and multitude of patients, with many more tender, funny, sad and wise stories to share with us and warm our hearts.
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Excellent!
- By Rusta Ault on 03-02-23
By: James Herriot
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What the Bears Know
- How I Found Truth and Magic in America's Most Misunderstood Creatures
- By: Steve Searles, Chris Erskine
- Narrated by: Basil Sands
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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In the late 1990s, the town of Mammoth Lakes, California, hired Steve Searles as a hunter to cull half its troublesome bear population. But as he began to prepare for the grim task, the bears soon won him over, and Searles realized there had to be a better way.
By: Steve Searles, and others
New releases
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Grizzly Confidential
- An Astounding Journey into the Secret Life of North America’s Most Fearsome Predator
- By: Kevin Grange
- Narrated by: Timothy Pabon, Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Author Kevin Grange—former paramedic and park ranger at Yellowstone and Grand Teton—comes face-to-face with North America’s most fearsome predator, Ursus Arctos. His quest takes him from his home in the Tetons to an eerie, mist-shrouded island of gigantic bruins; from the Bear Center at Washington State University—where scientists believe the secrets of hibernation might help treat diabetes, heart disease, and obesity in humans—to the dark underbelly of for-profit wildlife parks, illegal animal trade and black markets hawking bear bile.
By: Kevin Grange
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Cowpuppy
- An Unexpected Friendship and a Scientist’s Journey into the Secret World of Cows
- By: Gregory Berns
- Narrated by: Derek Dysart
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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When Emory University neuroscientist Gregory Berns and his wife decided to venture into sustainable farming in rural Georgia, they knew that cows were a key part of a successful operation. But that was where his knowledge of cattle ended. As Berns and his small herd of three miniature zebus acclimated to each other and Berns received a crash course in being a cattleman, he turned his powers of scientific observation and innovation on his new charges. Cowpuppy offers a deeper understanding of these complex creatures and what we humans can learn from them.
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The warmth of the story. Quality of narration delivery. Depth of scientific detail and historical background.
- By Wanted... and Wiley on 09-18-24
By: Gregory Berns
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What It's Like to Be a Bird
- From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing: What Birds Are Doing, and Why (Sibley Guides)
- By: David Allen Sibley
- Narrated by: Evan Sibley
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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In What It's Like to Be a Bird, David Sibley answers the most frequently asked questions about the birds we see most often. This special brand-new audio edition is geared as much to nonbirders as it is to the out-and-out obsessed, covering more than 200 species. While its focus is on familiar backyard birds—blue jays, nuthatches, chickadees—it also examines certain species that can be fairly easily observed, such as the seashore-dwelling Atlantic puffin.
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Blood Memory
- The Tragic Decline and Improbable Resurrection of the American Buffalo
- By: Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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The American buffalo-our nation's official mammal-is an improbable, shaggy beast that has found itself at the center of many of our most mythic and sometimes heartbreaking tales. The largest land animals in the Western Hemisphere, they are survivors of a mass extinction that erased ancient species that were even larger. For nearly 10,000 years, they evolved alongside Native people who weaved them into every aspect of daily life; relied on them for food, clothing, and shelter; and revered them as equals.
By: Dayton Duncan, and others
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Heart of the Hive
- Inside the Mind of the Honey Bee and the Incredible Life Force of the Colony
- By: Hilary Kearney
- Narrated by: Hilary Kearney
- Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Listeners will be awestruck by the hive as superorganism and how the individual bee lives and behaves within it, perfectly suited to each specific job it performs. From their intricate dances and information-rich pheromones to how they sense and respond to their environment, learn, and remember, this immersive journey into the world of bees offers an entirely new perspective on the wisdom of nature and our relationship to it.
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Loved it!
- By Amazon Customer on 09-04-24
By: Hilary Kearney
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Innovations in Biomechanics
- From Woodpecker Skull to Human Head Protective Gear
- By: Kam Ng, ChatGPT
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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In this eBook, we explore the extraordinary relationship between woodpeckers and their remarkable resilience to traumatic brain injury (TBI)—a feat of nature that has captivated scientists and researchers alike. Woodpeckers, with their unique ability to peck thousands of times a day without suffering brain injuries, offer a fascinating glimpse into the possibilities of biomechanical and neurological innovations for human applications. Through an examination of their specialized anatomy, including shock-absorbing skull structures, precise pecking techniques, and evolutionary adaptations, ...
By: Kam Ng, and others
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Grizzly Confidential
- An Astounding Journey into the Secret Life of North America’s Most Fearsome Predator
- By: Kevin Grange
- Narrated by: Timothy Pabon, Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Author Kevin Grange—former paramedic and park ranger at Yellowstone and Grand Teton—comes face-to-face with North America’s most fearsome predator, Ursus Arctos. His quest takes him from his home in the Tetons to an eerie, mist-shrouded island of gigantic bruins; from the Bear Center at Washington State University—where scientists believe the secrets of hibernation might help treat diabetes, heart disease, and obesity in humans—to the dark underbelly of for-profit wildlife parks, illegal animal trade and black markets hawking bear bile.
By: Kevin Grange
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Cowpuppy
- An Unexpected Friendship and a Scientist’s Journey into the Secret World of Cows
- By: Gregory Berns
- Narrated by: Derek Dysart
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
When Emory University neuroscientist Gregory Berns and his wife decided to venture into sustainable farming in rural Georgia, they knew that cows were a key part of a successful operation. But that was where his knowledge of cattle ended. As Berns and his small herd of three miniature zebus acclimated to each other and Berns received a crash course in being a cattleman, he turned his powers of scientific observation and innovation on his new charges. Cowpuppy offers a deeper understanding of these complex creatures and what we humans can learn from them.
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The warmth of the story. Quality of narration delivery. Depth of scientific detail and historical background.
- By Wanted... and Wiley on 09-18-24
By: Gregory Berns
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What It's Like to Be a Bird
- From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing: What Birds Are Doing, and Why (Sibley Guides)
- By: David Allen Sibley
- Narrated by: Evan Sibley
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
In What It's Like to Be a Bird, David Sibley answers the most frequently asked questions about the birds we see most often. This special brand-new audio edition is geared as much to nonbirders as it is to the out-and-out obsessed, covering more than 200 species. While its focus is on familiar backyard birds—blue jays, nuthatches, chickadees—it also examines certain species that can be fairly easily observed, such as the seashore-dwelling Atlantic puffin.
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Blood Memory
- The Tragic Decline and Improbable Resurrection of the American Buffalo
- By: Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
The American buffalo-our nation's official mammal-is an improbable, shaggy beast that has found itself at the center of many of our most mythic and sometimes heartbreaking tales. The largest land animals in the Western Hemisphere, they are survivors of a mass extinction that erased ancient species that were even larger. For nearly 10,000 years, they evolved alongside Native people who weaved them into every aspect of daily life; relied on them for food, clothing, and shelter; and revered them as equals.
By: Dayton Duncan, and others
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Heart of the Hive
- Inside the Mind of the Honey Bee and the Incredible Life Force of the Colony
- By: Hilary Kearney
- Narrated by: Hilary Kearney
- Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Listeners will be awestruck by the hive as superorganism and how the individual bee lives and behaves within it, perfectly suited to each specific job it performs. From their intricate dances and information-rich pheromones to how they sense and respond to their environment, learn, and remember, this immersive journey into the world of bees offers an entirely new perspective on the wisdom of nature and our relationship to it.
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Loved it!
- By Amazon Customer on 09-04-24
By: Hilary Kearney
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Innovations in Biomechanics
- From Woodpecker Skull to Human Head Protective Gear
- By: Kam Ng, ChatGPT
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
In this eBook, we explore the extraordinary relationship between woodpeckers and their remarkable resilience to traumatic brain injury (TBI)—a feat of nature that has captivated scientists and researchers alike. Woodpeckers, with their unique ability to peck thousands of times a day without suffering brain injuries, offer a fascinating glimpse into the possibilities of biomechanical and neurological innovations for human applications. Through an examination of their specialized anatomy, including shock-absorbing skull structures, precise pecking techniques, and evolutionary adaptations, ...
By: Kam Ng, and others