- Geology (112)
Bestsellers
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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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This could change everything
- By Gael Dalton on 01-16-24
By: Susan Casey
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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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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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Into the Planet
- My Life as a Cave Diver
- By: Jill Heinerth
- Narrated by: Jill Heinerth
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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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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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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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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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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This could change everything
- By Gael Dalton on 01-16-24
By: Susan Casey
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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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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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Into the Planet
- My Life as a Cave Diver
- By: Jill Heinerth
- Narrated by: Jill Heinerth
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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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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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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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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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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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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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 World Is Blue
- How Our Fate and the Ocean’s Are One
- By: Sylvia A. Earle, Bill McKibben - foreword
- Narrated by: Sheree Wichard
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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A Silent Spring for our era, this eloquent, urgent, fascinating book reveals how just 50 years of swift and dangerous oceanic change threatens the very existence of life on Earth....
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Great book
- By rebecca tierney on 06-06-23
By: Sylvia A. Earle, and others
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Plastic Ocean
- By: Capt. Charles Moore, Cassandra Phillips
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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In Plastic Ocean, Moore recounts his ominous findings and unveils the secret life and hidden properties of plastics....
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Informative
- By Paul on 01-30-23
By: Capt. Charles Moore, and others
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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
- Unabridged
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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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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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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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Oceanology
- The Secrets of the Sea Revealed
- By: DK
- Narrated by: Amy Noble
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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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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Moby-Duck
- The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of Them
- By: Donovan Hohn
- Narrated by: Christopher Evan Welch
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
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When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arctic science and geography.....
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Brilliant narration
- By K. on 06-09-11
By: Donovan Hohn
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Waves and Beaches
- The Powerful Dynamics of Sea and Coast
- By: Willard Bascom, Kim McCoy
- Narrated by: Rich Miller
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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This classic is an essential handbook for anyone who studies, surfs, protects, or is fascinated by the ocean, with a wealth of information based on theory, statistics, and personal experience. This revision from Kim McCoy updates the book's relevance in the time of climate change....
By: Willard Bascom, and others
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The Ocean of Life
- The Fate of Man and the Sea
- By: Callum Roberts
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Who can forget the sense of wonder with which they discovered the creatures of the deep? In this vibrant hymn to the sea, Callum Roberts leads listeners on a fascinating tour of mankind’s relationship to the sea....
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Must listen for nature and marine lover's
- By Andrew Tennant on 03-07-18
By: Callum Roberts
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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 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
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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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Saltwater Aquarium: A Beginners Guide to Maintaining Fish in Saltwater
- By: Erik Smith
- Narrated by: Tara Boozer
- Length: 48 mins
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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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Facing the Wave
- A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami
- By: Gretel Ehrlich
- Narrated by: Sumalee Montano
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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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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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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Deep Water
- The World in the Ocean
- By: James Bradley
- Narrated by: Stephen James King
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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In this thrilling work—a blend of history, science, nature writing, and environmentalism—acclaimed writer James Bradley plunges into the unknown to explore the deepest recesses of the natural world.
By: James Bradley
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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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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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Urgence !
- Il faut sauver les océans
- By: Paul Watson
- Narrated by: Alexandre Donders
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
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Parce que "l'eau est le sang de la planète" et parce qu'il y a urgence, le capitaine Paul Watson signe un nouveau manifeste coup de poing...
By: Paul Watson
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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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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
- Unabridged
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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