Bestsellers
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Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
- By: Ben Goldfarb
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,007
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Performance872
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Story870
In Eager, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb reveals that our modern idea of what a healthy landscape looks like and how it functions is wrong, distorted by the fur trade that once trapped out millions of beavers from North America's lakes and rivers....
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A fine natural history and great listen
- By Theo Smith on 12-30-18
By: Ben Goldfarb
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Fire Weather
- A True Story from a Hotter World
- By: John Vaillant
- Narrated by: Alan Carlson
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall327
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Performance283
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Story283
A stunning account of a colossal wildfire and a panoramic exploration of the rapidly changing relationship between fire and humankind from the award-winning, best-selling author of The Tiger and The Golden Spruce “Riveting, spellbinding, astounding on every page…Captures the majesty and...
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Fire and Brimstone
- By Barbara J Williams on 01-06-24
By: John Vaillant
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Civilized To Death
- The Price of Progress
- By: Christopher Ryan
- Narrated by: Christopher Ryan
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,414
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Performance2,112
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Story2,109
The New York Times bestselling coauthor of Sex at Dawn explores the ways in which “progress” has perverted the way we live—how we eat, learn, feel, mate, parent, communicate, work, and die—in this “engaging, extensively documented, well-organized, and thought-provoking” (Booklist)...
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I couldn't stop listening.
- By Andrew in Ohio on 10-08-19
By: Christopher Ryan
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How to Read Water
- By: Tristan Gooley
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall69
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Performance57
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Story57
A must-have audiobook for walkers, sailors, swimmers, anglers and everyone interested in the natural world, in How to Read Water, Natural Navigator Tristan Gooley shares knowledge, skills, tips and useful observations to help you enjoy the landscape around you....
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Reasonably Interesting, Perhaps Better in Print
- By Alex Angel on 12-05-22
By: Tristan Gooley
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How Real Estate Developers Think: Design, Profits, and Community
- The City in the Twenty-First Century
- By: Peter Hendee Brown
- Narrated by: Chaz Allen
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall305
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Performance267
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Story262
How Real Estate Developers Think portrays developers as creative visionaries who are able to imagine future possibilities for our cities and communities....
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"All developers are visionaries." Nope.
- By Tristan on 08-20-16
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The Swamp
- The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise
- By: Michael Grunwald
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall257
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Performance221
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Story221
The Everglades was America's last frontier, a wild country long after the West was won. In this book Michael Grunwald chronicles how a series of visionaries tried to drain and "reclaim" it....
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This is not Jiminy Cricket's river
- By Robert R. on 09-02-18
By: Michael Grunwald
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Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
- By: Ben Goldfarb
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,007
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Performance872
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Story870
In Eager, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb reveals that our modern idea of what a healthy landscape looks like and how it functions is wrong, distorted by the fur trade that once trapped out millions of beavers from North America's lakes and rivers....
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A fine natural history and great listen
- By Theo Smith on 12-30-18
By: Ben Goldfarb
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Fire Weather
- A True Story from a Hotter World
- By: John Vaillant
- Narrated by: Alan Carlson
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall327
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Performance283
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Story283
A stunning account of a colossal wildfire and a panoramic exploration of the rapidly changing relationship between fire and humankind from the award-winning, best-selling author of The Tiger and The Golden Spruce “Riveting, spellbinding, astounding on every page…Captures the majesty and...
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Fire and Brimstone
- By Barbara J Williams on 01-06-24
By: John Vaillant
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Civilized To Death
- The Price of Progress
- By: Christopher Ryan
- Narrated by: Christopher Ryan
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,414
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Performance2,112
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Story2,109
The New York Times bestselling coauthor of Sex at Dawn explores the ways in which “progress” has perverted the way we live—how we eat, learn, feel, mate, parent, communicate, work, and die—in this “engaging, extensively documented, well-organized, and thought-provoking” (Booklist)...
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I couldn't stop listening.
- By Andrew in Ohio on 10-08-19
By: Christopher Ryan
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How to Read Water
- By: Tristan Gooley
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall69
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Performance57
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Story57
A must-have audiobook for walkers, sailors, swimmers, anglers and everyone interested in the natural world, in How to Read Water, Natural Navigator Tristan Gooley shares knowledge, skills, tips and useful observations to help you enjoy the landscape around you....
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Reasonably Interesting, Perhaps Better in Print
- By Alex Angel on 12-05-22
By: Tristan Gooley
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How Real Estate Developers Think: Design, Profits, and Community
- The City in the Twenty-First Century
- By: Peter Hendee Brown
- Narrated by: Chaz Allen
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall305
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Performance267
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Story262
How Real Estate Developers Think portrays developers as creative visionaries who are able to imagine future possibilities for our cities and communities....
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"All developers are visionaries." Nope.
- By Tristan on 08-20-16
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The Swamp
- The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise
- By: Michael Grunwald
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall257
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Performance221
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Story221
The Everglades was America's last frontier, a wild country long after the West was won. In this book Michael Grunwald chronicles how a series of visionaries tried to drain and "reclaim" it....
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This is not Jiminy Cricket's river
- By Robert R. on 09-02-18
By: Michael Grunwald
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The Dreamt Land
- Chasing Water and Dust Across California
- By: Mark Arax
- Narrated by: Mark Arax
- Length: 25 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall259
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Performance228
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Story225
A vivid, searching journey into California's capture of water and soil—the epic story of a people's defiance of nature and the wonders, and ruin, it has wrought Mark Arax is from a family of Central Valley farmers, a writer with deep ties to the land who has watched the battles over water...
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Damn Near Perfect!
- By Charlie Morton on 12-08-19
By: Mark Arax
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The Secret Knowledge of Water
- There Are Two Easy Ways to Die in the Desert: Thirst and Drowning
- By: Craig Childs
- Narrated by: Craig Childs
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall182
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Performance147
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Story147
Naturalist Craig Childs's "utterly memorable and fantastic" study of the desert's dangerous beauty is based on years of adventures in the deserts of the American West (Washington Post). Like the highest mountain peaks, deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to the most seasoned...
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This book is fantastic
- By UtahExplorer83 on 04-09-20
By: Craig Childs
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Holistic Management: A Commonsense Revolution to Restore Our Environment
- Third Edition
- By: Jody Butterfield, Allan Savory
- Narrated by: Paul W. Griffiths
- Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall234
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Performance208
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Story207
Fossil fuels and livestock grazing are often targeted as major culprits behind climate change and desertification. But Allan Savory, cofounder of the Savory Institute, begs to differ....
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Ideas To Save the the World, Told Poorly
- By Shawn Oueinsteen on 10-28-18
By: Jody Butterfield, and others
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Seeds of Hope
- Wisdom and Wonder from the World of Plants
- By: Jane Goodall, Gail Hudson, Michael Pollan - introduction
- Narrated by: Edita Brychta, Jane Goodall
- Length: 14 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall82
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Performance65
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Story65
From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the National Geographic documentary Jane, comes a fascinating examination of the critical role that trees and plants play in our world. Seeds of Hope takes us from Goodall's home in England to her home-away-from-home in Africa, deep inside...
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Amazing Content Ruined By Ideological Junk Science
- By Dianne on 06-23-15
By: Jane Goodall, and others
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Maple Syrup
- A Short History of Canada's Sweetest Obsession
- By: Peter Kuitenbrouwer
- Narrated by: Peter Kuitenbrouwer
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
The captivating story behind Canada’s beloved sweet treat From the quiet beauty of sugar maple forests to the high-tech, high-stakes world of syrup production, this book takes you on a remarkable journey into one of Canada’s most cherished traditions. Led by Peter Kuitenbrouwer, a forester...
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A brilliant book on a classic topic!
- By Vas Sladek on 11-19-25
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Water 4.0
- The Past, Present, and Future of the World's Most Vital Resource
- By: David Sedlak
- Narrated by: Gary Roelofs
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall51
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Performance44
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Story44
Most of us give little thought to the hidden systems that bring us water and take it away when we’re done. But these underappreciated marvels of engineering face an array of challenges....
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Horrible narration, good info
- By Danielle V. Dolan on 10-06-20
By: David Sedlak
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Tending the Wild
- Native American Knowledge and the Management of California’s Natural Resources
- By: M. Kat Anderson
- Narrated by: Leslie Howard
- Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13
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Performance11
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Story11
Tending the Wild is an unparalleled examination of Native American knowledge and uses of California's natural resources that reshapes our understanding of native cultures and shows how we might begin to use their knowledge in our own conservation efforts....
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If you work in land management this is a MUST READ
- By Addi Srednick on 08-07-24
By: M. Kat Anderson
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Power Metal
- The Race for the Resources That Will Shape the Future
- By: Vince Beiser
- Narrated by: Vince Beiser
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall21
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Performance21
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Story21
The powerful ways the metals we need to fuel technology and energy are spawning environmental havoc, political upheaval, and rising violence — and how we can do better. An Australian millionaire’s plan to mine the ocean floor. Nigerian garbage pickers risking their lives to salvage e-waste...
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Fascinating, dire, hopeful
- By Jerry Hoffmeister on 12-09-24
By: Vince Beiser
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Rocks, Gems, and Minerals
- What You Need to Know about Crystals, Gemstones, Agates, and Other Rocks
- By: Mari Silva
- Narrated by: Ivan Busenius
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
Fascinated by the Earth's Natural Treasures? Dive into the vivid and diverse universe of rocks, crystals, and minerals.
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rocks gems and minerals
- By medge on 01-08-25
By: Mari Silva
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The Complete Guide to Microdosing Psilocybin Mushrooms
- Guidebook & Journal: An All-Inclusive Beginners Guide to Microdosing Psilocybin Mushrooms & a Microdosing Journal
- By: Alan Alpert
- Narrated by: Eren Jaeger
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall70
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Performance65
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Story65
Did you know that numerous scientific studies have confirmed the mental and physical health benefits of consuming psilocybin mushrooms? We will look at the health, medical, and work-related benefits of microdosing psilocybin....
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Perfect place to start
- By Tyler E on 12-31-22
By: Alan Alpert
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The Big Thirst
- The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water
- By: Charles Fishman
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall483
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Performance384
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Story385
As Charles Fishman brings vibrantly to life in this delightful narrative excursion, water runs our world in a host of awe-inspiring ways....
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Informative Book
- By Lynn on 04-21-11
By: Charles Fishman
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Mother of God
- An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon
- By: Paul Rosolie
- Narrated by: Paul Rosolie
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
Naturalist and explorer Paul Rosolie’s extraordinary adventure in the uncharted tributaries of the Western Amazon—a tale of discovery that vividly captures the awe, beauty, and isolation of this endangered land and presents an impassioned call to save it.
By: Paul Rosolie
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Nature’s Ghosts: The world we lost and how to bring it back
- The world we lost and how to bring it back
- By: Sophie Yeo
- Narrated by: Emily Pennant-Rea
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
Winner of the 2024 Richard Jefferies Award for nature writing Shortlisted for the 2024 Wainwright Prize for Writing on Conservation A Times Science Book of the Year ‘Sophie writes fantastically, chronicling the most important issues facing nature conservationists today.’ Chris Packham For...
By: Sophie Yeo
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Norwegian Wood
- Chopping, Stacking, and Drying Wood the Scandinavian Way
- By: Lars Mytting
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall147
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Performance133
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Story128
The latest Scandinavian publishing phenomenon is not a Stieg Larsson-like thriller; it's a book about chopping, stacking, and burning wood that has sold more than 200,000 copies....
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Excellent Book
- By Daniel on 01-24-17
By: Lars Mytting
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The Story of Stuff
- How Our Obsession with Stuff is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and Our Health-and a Vision for Change
- By: Annie Leonard
- Narrated by: Annie Leonard
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall221
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Performance157
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Story154
A classic exposé in company with An Inconvenient Truth and Silent Spring, The Story of Stuff expands on the celebrated documentary exploring the threat of overconsumption on the environment, economy, and our health. Leonard examines the “stuff” we use everyday, offering a galvanizing...
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A wonderful eye opening book everyone should read!
- By Meghan N on 04-24-10
By: Annie Leonard
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Power Trip
- The Story of Energy
- By: Michael E. Webber
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall71
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Performance61
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Story60
A global tour of energy--the builder of human civilization and also its greatest threat. Energy is humanity's single most important resource. In fact, as energy expert Michael E. Webber argues in Power Trip, the story of how societies rise can be told largely as the story of how they manage...
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A History of Energy for Everybody
- By Brian Shivers on 08-14-19
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The World in a Grain
- The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization
- By: Vince Beiser
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall345
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Performance290
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Story292
A finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world--sand--and the crucial role it plays in our lives. After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other--even more than...
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History given is only reason it gets 2 stars.
- By Dennis on 07-23-19
By: Vince Beiser
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The Triumph of Seeds
- How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses & Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History
- By: Thor Hanson
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,708
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Performance1,516
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Story1,522
We live in a world of seeds. From our morning toast to the cotton in our clothes, they are quite literally the stuff and staff of life, supporting diets, economies, and civilizations around the globe....
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Delightfully simplistic!
- By Adrian on 03-30-16
By: Thor Hanson
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A Wild Idea
- How the Environmental Movement Tamed the Adirondacks
- By: Brad Edmondson
- Narrated by: Brad Edmondson
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance11
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Story11
The Adirondack region of New York's rural North Country forms the nation's largest State Park, with a territory as large as Vermont. Planning experts view the APA as a triumph of sustainability that balances human activity with the preservation of wild ecosystems....
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Maybe easier to read?
- By Karan W-W the Potter on 09-24-25
By: Brad Edmondson
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On Natural Capital
- The Value of the World Around Us
- By: Partha Dasgupta
- Narrated by: Partha Dasgupta
- Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
From the man that the New York Times calls “the most important person you’ve never heard of,” renowned Cambridge University economist Sir Partha Dasgupta, comes a paradigm shifting treatise, asking a simple yet profound question—what if we put a value on nature, just as we put a value on...
By: Partha Dasgupta
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Secrets of the Cactus
- Surprising Facts About Nature’s Toughest Survivor
- By: Calven Hurstin
- Narrated by: James Coman
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
Cacti are some of the most remarkable plants on Earth—masters of survival, architects of adaptation, and quiet heroes of some of the harshest environments imaginable.
By: Calven Hurstin
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When the Rivers Run Dry
- Water - The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century
- By: Fred Pearce
- Narrated by: Tony Craine
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall143
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Performance105
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Story107
Throughout history, rivers have been our foremost source of fresh water both for agriculture and for individual consumption....
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Well Researched!
- By John M. on 03-05-11
By: Fred Pearce
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The Lobster Coast
- Rebels, Rusticators, and the Struggle for a Forgotten Frontier
- By: Colin Woodard
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Veteran journalist Colin Woodard (author of American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good) traces the history of the rugged fishing communities that dot the coast of Maine and the prized crustacean that has long provided their livelihood.
By: Colin Woodard
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Grand Transitions
- How the Modern World Was Made
- By: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall89
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Performance72
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Story72
What makes the modern world work? The answer to this deceptively simple question lies in four "grand transitions" of civilization - in populations, agriculture, energy, and economics - that have transformed the way we live....
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Nihil novum sub soli
- By Sam J. on 08-29-22
By: Vaclav Smil