- Geology (122)
Bestsellers
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The Blue Machine
- How the Ocean Works
- By: Helen Czerski
- Narrated by: Helen Czerski
- Length: 14 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski explores the “ocean engine”—the physics behind the ocean’s systems—and why it matters....
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Wonderful knowledge locked into much detail
- By S Bell on 11-07-23
By: Helen Czerski
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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 Underworld
- Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
- By: Susan Casey
- Narrated by: Susan Casey
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Susan Casey is our premiere chronicler of the aquatic world. For The Underworld she traversed the globe, joining scientists and explorers on dives to the deepest places on the planet....
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narrator ruined it
- By Amazon Customer on 05-12-24
By: Susan Casey
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The Wave
- In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean
- By: Susan Casey
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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From Susan Casey, bestselling author of The Devil’s Teeth, an astonishing book about colossal, ship-swallowing rogue waves and the surfers who seek them out....
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Do the Wave
- By Roy on 03-05-11
By: Susan Casey
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Category Five
- Superstorms and the Warming Oceans That Feed Them
- By: Porter Fox
- Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Superstorms, hurricanes, typhoons, and spiraling freak weather: the fallout of global warming is a real-life natural thriller, as captured in Porter Fox’s urgent and stunning story of chasing the world’s most devastating storms.
By: Porter Fox
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Into the Deep
- A Memoir from the Man Who Found Titanic
- By: Robert D. Ballard, Christopher Drew
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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The legendary explorer of the Titanic shares inside stories of danger, suspense, and discovery - plus previously untold stories about his own dyslexia and how it has shaped his life....
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A Study of the Ego
- By Thomas on 06-08-21
By: Robert D. Ballard, and others
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The Blue Machine
- How the Ocean Works
- By: Helen Czerski
- Narrated by: Helen Czerski
- Length: 14 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Physicist and oceanographer Helen Czerski explores the “ocean engine”—the physics behind the ocean’s systems—and why it matters....
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Wonderful knowledge locked into much detail
- By S Bell on 11-07-23
By: Helen Czerski
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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 Underworld
- Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
- By: Susan Casey
- Narrated by: Susan Casey
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Susan Casey is our premiere chronicler of the aquatic world. For The Underworld she traversed the globe, joining scientists and explorers on dives to the deepest places on the planet....
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narrator ruined it
- By Amazon Customer on 05-12-24
By: Susan Casey
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The Wave
- In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean
- By: Susan Casey
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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From Susan Casey, bestselling author of The Devil’s Teeth, an astonishing book about colossal, ship-swallowing rogue waves and the surfers who seek them out....
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Do the Wave
- By Roy on 03-05-11
By: Susan Casey
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Category Five
- Superstorms and the Warming Oceans That Feed Them
- By: Porter Fox
- Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Superstorms, hurricanes, typhoons, and spiraling freak weather: the fallout of global warming is a real-life natural thriller, as captured in Porter Fox’s urgent and stunning story of chasing the world’s most devastating storms.
By: Porter Fox
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Into the Deep
- A Memoir from the Man Who Found Titanic
- By: Robert D. Ballard, Christopher Drew
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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The legendary explorer of the Titanic shares inside stories of danger, suspense, and discovery - plus previously untold stories about his own dyslexia and how it has shaped his life....
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A Study of the Ego
- By Thomas on 06-08-21
By: Robert D. Ballard, and others
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The Outlaw Ocean
- Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier
- By: Ian Urbina
- Narrated by: Jason Culp, Ian Urbina
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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There are few remaining frontiers on our planet. But perhaps the wildest, and least understood, are the world's oceans: too big to police, and under no clear international authority, these immense regions of treacherous water play host to rampant criminality and exploitation....
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Subject interesting, but some facts not true
- By Worldoceans on 12-09-19
By: Ian Urbina
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Reading the Glass
- A Captain's View of Weather, Water, and Life on Ships
- By: Elliot Rappaport
- Narrated by: Greg Tremblay
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Elliot Rappaport, a professional captain of traditional sailing ships, has spent three decades at sea, where understanding weather is crucial to the safety of vessels and their crews. In Reading the Glass, he offers a sailor’s-eye view of the moving parts of our atmosphere....
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Weather and Sailing!
- By T. Adams on 01-20-24
By: Elliot Rappaport
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Into the Planet
- My Life as a Cave Diver
- By: Jill Heinerth
- Narrated by: Jill Heinerth
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
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From one of the top cave divers working today - and one of the very few women in her field - Into the Planet blends science, adventure, and memoir to bring listeners face-to-face with the terror and beauty of Earth’s remaining unknowns....
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The Story of the World's Premier Woman Cave Diver
- By Peakbagger on 02-24-20
By: Jill Heinerth
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Saltwater Aquarium: A Beginners Guide to Maintaining Fish in Saltwater
- By: Erik Smith
- Narrated by: Tara Boozer
- Length: 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Why a saltwater aquarium? There's nothing more spectacular than the diversity of the ocean. A saltwater aquarium setup allows you to bring a little sample of that spectacle into your own living room. Listen to learn more about setting up your own saltwater aquarium....
By: Erik Smith
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The Great Sea
- A Human History of the Mediterranean
- By: David Abulafia
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 29 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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The Great Sea is above all the history of human interaction across a region that has brought together many of the great civilizations....
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American Narration at it's Most Disapointing
- By Anonymous User on 03-26-18
By: David Abulafia
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National Geographic Ocean
- A Global Odyssey
- By: Sylvia A. Earle
- Narrated by: Sylvia A. Earle
- Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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National Geographic Ocean unveils the power and significance of our planet's watery essence: the fundamental importance of the ocean in shaping Earth's climate and chemistry, as well as its vital role in supporting a multitude of life-forms, including our own human race....
By: Sylvia A. Earle
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The Deepest Map
- The High-Stakes Race to Chart the World’s Oceans
- By: Laura Trethewey
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
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Five oceans—the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Indian, the Arctic, and the Southern—cover approximately 70 percent of the earth. Yet we know little about what lies beneath them....
By: Laura Trethewey
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Expedition Deep Ocean
- The First Descent to the Bottom of All Five of the World's Oceans
- By: Josh Young
- Narrated by: Eric Dove
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
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The riveting story of the history-making mission to reach the bottom of all five of the world’s oceans - the ultimate frontier of our planet....
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Fantastic Story!
- By Brad on 02-03-21
By: Josh Young
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California Against the Sea
- Visions for Our Vanishing Coastline
- By: Rosanna Xia
- Narrated by: Cindy Kay
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Along California's coastline, the Pacific Ocean is rising and pressing in, imperiling both wildlife and the maritime towns and cities that millions of people call home. As climate chaos threatens the places we love so fiercely, will we finally grasp our collective capacity for change?
By: Rosanna Xia
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Facing the Wave
- A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami
- By: Gretel Ehrlich
- Narrated by: Sumalee Montano
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
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A passionate student of Japanese poetry, theater, and art for much of her life, Gretel Ehrlich felt compelled to return to the earthquake-and-tsunami-devastated Tohoku coast....
By: Gretel Ehrlich
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In Oceans Deep
- Courage, Innovation, and Adventure Beneath the Waves
- By: Bill Streever
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In an age of unprecedented exploration and innovation, our oceans remain largely unknown, and endlessly fascinating: full of mystery, danger, beauty, and inspiration....
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Boring
- By P Dell on 01-09-20
By: Bill Streever
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At Every Depth
- Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans
- By: Tessa Hill, Eric Simons
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
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The world's oceans are changing at a drastic pace. In response, the people who know the ocean most intimately are taking action for the sake of our shared future. Community scientists track species in California tidepools.
By: Tessa Hill, and others
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Deep Water
- The World in the Ocean
- By: James Bradley
- Narrated by: Stephen James King
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Deep Water is both a lyrically written personal meditation and an intriguing wide-ranging reported epic that reckons with our complex connection to the seas. It is a story shaped by tidal movements and deep currents, lit by the insights of philosophers, scientists, artists, and other great minds.
By: James Bradley
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Oceanology
- The Secrets of the Sea Revealed
- By: DK
- Narrated by: Amy Noble
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Dive into this uniquely elegant exploration of the sea....
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Meant to Be a Coffee Table Bok, Not an Audiobook
- By Gilbert M. Stack on 09-09-21
By: DK
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Endless Novelties of Extraordinary Interest
- The Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger and the Birth of Modern Oceanography
- By: Doug Macdougall
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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A gripping tale of exploration aboard H.M.S. Challenger, an expedition that laid the foundations for modern oceanography....
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Good but could have been better
- By subrookie on 09-05-19
By: Doug Macdougall
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The Gulf Stream
- Tiny Plankton, Giant Bluefin, and the Amazing Story of the Powerful River in the Atlantic
- By: Stan Ulanski
- Narrated by: Ray Grover
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
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Coursing through the Atlantic Ocean is a powerful current with a force 300 times that of the mighty Amazon....
By: Stan Ulanski
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The Blue Wonder
- Why the Sea Glows, Fish Sing, and Other Astonishing Insights from the Ocean
- By: Frauke Bagusche, Jamie McIntosh - translator
- Narrated by: Kristina Lao
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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An intimate account of the beauty, mystery, and amazing science of the ocean....
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Excellent
- By Kalissa Bryant on 03-06-23
By: Frauke Bagusche, and others
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Ships from the Depths: Deepwater Archaeology
- Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical Archaeology Series
- By: Fredrik Søreide
- Narrated by: Rich Brennan
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
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Deepwater archaeology uncovers secrets from the ancient maritime past...Thousands of shipwrecks and archaeological sites lie undiscovered in deep water, potentially holding important clues to our maritime past....
By: Fredrik Søreide
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The Riddle of the Compass
- The Invention that Changed the World
- By: Amir D. Aczel
- Narrated by: Henry Leyva
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
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The secrets of science meet the drama of the high seas. Amir D. Aczel, the distinguished science writer, turns detective as he uncovers the fascinating story...
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so much folklore
- By Andy on 02-15-03
By: Amir D. Aczel
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Les mondes du dessous
- Plongée dans les abysses
- By: Manon Bérardi, Théo Drieu
- Narrated by: Théo Drieu
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Si l’on parle régulièrement des océans dans le contexte écologique, nous abordons rarement les grandes profondeurs que l’on connaît moins bien que la galaxie...
By: Manon Bérardi, and others
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The Deep
- By: Alex Rogers
- Narrated by: James Price
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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There's so much we don't know about what lies deep beneath the ocean's surface - and the time to find out is growing increasingly precious....
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Thoughty2 Here…
- By Jeremy R. on 03-25-22
By: Alex Rogers
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Flotsametrics and the Floating World
- How One Man's Obsession Revolutionized Ocean Science
- By: Curtis Ebbesmeyer
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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Oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer unravels the mystery of marine currents, uncovers the astonishing story of flotsam, and changes the world's view of trash, the ocean, and our global environment....
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Interesting flotsam on the waves
- By Jo on 01-27-11
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The Attacking Ocean
- The Past, Present, and Future of Rising Sea Levels
- By: Brian Fagan
- Narrated by: Ben Bartolone
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
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The past fifteen thousand years--the entire span of human civilization--have witnessed dramatic sea level changes....
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Hard to judge overall because of poor narration
- By RICHARD on 07-23-18
By: Brian Fagan
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Full Fathom 5000
- The Expedition of the HMS Challenger and the Strange Animals It Found in the Deep Sea
- By: Graham Bell
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Until the early 1870s, very little was known about the creatures lurking in the depths of our oceans. The first systematic investigation was made during the circumnavigation of the HMS Challenger. Scientists credit this voyage as the beginning of modern oceanography....
By: Graham Bell