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The Edge of Space-Time

Particles, Poetry and the Cosmic Dream Boogie

by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein ...

Narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt ...

Unabridged

12 hours 43 min

'One of the most accomplished and important science writers of our time' ED YONG, author of An Immense World'In The Edge of Space-Time, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein takes readers to the boundaries of the universe, inviting us to spend time at the edge of what we know about space-time - and about ourselves.Guided by her conviction that science is for everybody, Prescod-Weinstein renders accessible some ... Read more

£27.00

'One of the most accomplished and important science writers of our time' ED YONG, author of An Immense World'In The Edge of Space-Time, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein takes readers to the boundaries of the universe, inviting us to spend time at the edge of what we know about space-time - and about ourselves.Guided by her conviction that science is for everybody, Prescod-Weinstein renders accessible some
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The Ascent of Gravity

The Quest to Understand the Force that Explains Everything

by Marcus Chown ...

Narrated by Adjoa Andoh ...

Unabridged

9 hours 26 min

Gravity is the weakest force in the everyday world yet it is the strongest force in the universe. It was the first force to be recognised and described yet it is the least understood. It is a 'force' that keeps your feet on the ground yet no such force actually exists.Gravity, to steal the words of Winston Churchill, is 'a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma'. And penetrating that ... Read more

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Gravity is the weakest force in the everyday world yet it is the strongest force in the universe. It was the first force to be recognised and described yet it is the least understood. It is a 'force' that keeps your feet on the ground yet no such force actually exists.Gravity, to steal the words of Winston Churchill, is 'a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma'. And penetrating that
... Read more
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Four Thousand Weeks

Embrace your limits. Change your life. Make your four thousand weeks count.

by Oliver Burkeman ...

Narrated by Oliver Burkeman ...

Unabridged

5 hours 54 min

A life-changing gift of a book: What if you tried to stop doing everything, so you could finally get round to what counts?**The Instant Sunday Times bestseller**Rejecting the futile modern obsession with 'getting everything done,' Four Thousand Weeks introduces readers to tools for constructing a meaningful life by embracing rather than denying their limitations.Drawing on the insights of both ... Read more

£11.70

A life-changing gift of a book: What if you tried to stop doing everything, so you could finally get round to what counts?**The Instant Sunday Times bestseller**Rejecting the futile modern obsession with 'getting everything done,' Four Thousand Weeks introduces readers to tools for constructing a meaningful life by embracing rather than denying their limitations.Drawing on the insights of both
... Read more
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A Brief History Of Time

From Big Bang To Black Holes

by Stephen Hawking ...

Narrated by John Sackville ...

Unabridged

7 hours 18 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries?These are just some of the questions considered in the internationally acclaimed masterpiece by the world renowned physicist - generally considered to have been one of the world's greatest thinkers.It begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton ... Read more

£10.80

Brought to you by Penguin.Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries?These are just some of the questions considered in the internationally acclaimed masterpiece by the world renowned physicist - generally considered to have been one of the world's greatest thinkers.It begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from Newton
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Becoming Supernatural: How Common People Are Doing The Uncommon

by Dr. Joe Dispenza ...

Narrated by Adam Boyce ...

Unabridged

14 hours 6 min

The author of the New York Times bestseller You Are the Placebo, as well as Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself and Evolve Your Brain, draws on research conducted at his advanced workshops since 2012 to explore how common people are doing the uncommon to transform themselves and their lives. Becoming Supernatural marries the some of the most profound scientific information with ancient wisdom to ... Read more

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The author of the New York Times bestseller You Are the Placebo, as well as Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself and Evolve Your Brain, draws on research conducted at his advanced workshops since 2012 to explore how common people are doing the uncommon to transform themselves and their lives. Becoming Supernatural marries the some of the most profound scientific information with ancient wisdom to
... Read more
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

by Neil deGrasse Tyson ...

Narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson ...

Unabridged

3 hours 41 min

The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the ... Read more

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The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the
... Read more
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American Prometheus

The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

by Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin ...

Narrated by Jeff Cummings ...

Unabridged

26 hours 30 min

The inspiration for the major motion picture Oppenheimer, this is the definitive biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress.American Prometheus is the first full-scale biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, “father of the ... Read more

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The inspiration for the major motion picture Oppenheimer, this is the definitive biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress.American Prometheus is the first full-scale biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, “father of the
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“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”

Adventures of a Curious Character

by Richard P. Feynman, Ralph Leighton ...

Narrated by Raymond Todd ...

Unabridged

11 hours 32 min

One of the most famous science books of our time, the phenomenal national bestseller that “buzzes with energy, anecdote and life. It almost makes you want to become a physicist” (Science Digest).Richard Feynman, one of the world’s greatest theoretical physicists, thrived on adventure. His outrageous exploits once shocked a Princeton dean’s wife to exclaim: “Surely you’re joking, Mr. Feynman!”In ... Read more

£13.97

One of the most famous science books of our time, the phenomenal national bestseller that “buzzes with energy, anecdote and life. It almost makes you want to become a physicist” (Science Digest).Richard Feynman, one of the world’s greatest theoretical physicists, thrived on adventure. His outrageous exploits once shocked a Princeton dean’s wife to exclaim: “Surely you’re joking, Mr. Feynman!”In
... Read more
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Failure Is Not an Option

Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond

by Gene Kranz ...

Narrated by Danny Campbell ...

Unabridged

18 hours 14 min

Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades. As a flight director in NASA's Mission Control, Kranz witnessed firsthand the making of history. He participated in the space program from the early days of the Mercury program to the last Apollo mission, and beyond. He endured the disastrous first years when rockets blew up and ... Read more

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Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades. As a flight director in NASA's Mission Control, Kranz witnessed firsthand the making of history. He participated in the space program from the early days of the Mercury program to the last Apollo mission, and beyond. He endured the disastrous first years when rockets blew up and
... Read more
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The Future of Humanity

Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond

by Michio Kaku ...

Narrated by Feodor Chin ...

Unabridged

12 hours 22 min

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Future of Humanity by Michio Kaku, read by Feodor Chin.Human civilization is on the verge of spreading beyond Earth. More than a possibility, it is becoming a necessity: whether our hand is forced by climate change and resource depletion or whether future catastrophes compel us to abandon Earth, one day we will make our homes among the stars.World ... Read more

£10.80

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Future of Humanity by Michio Kaku, read by Feodor Chin.Human civilization is on the verge of spreading beyond Earth. More than a possibility, it is becoming a necessity: whether our hand is forced by climate change and resource depletion or whether future catastrophes compel us to abandon Earth, one day we will make our homes among the stars.World
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The Universe

The book of the BBC TV series presented by Professor Brian Cox

by Andrew Cohen ...

Narrated by Brian Cox, Jot Davies ...

Unabridged

8 hours 32 min

Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell.We once thought of our Earth as unique, but we have now discovered thousands of alien planets, and that’s barely a fraction of the worlds that are out there. And ... Read more

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Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell.We once thought of our Earth as unique, but we have now discovered thousands of alien planets, and that’s barely a fraction of the worlds that are out there. And
... Read more
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The Tao of Physics

An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism

by Fritjof Capra ...

Narrated by Michael McConnohie ...

Abridged

3 hours 7 min

"Science does not need mysticism and mysticism does not need science, but man needs both." —Fritjof Capra, Ph.D.Their paths to the truth could not be more different—but the amazing thing is that, in their own ways, the mystics and the scientists are discovering the same truths about our world. In non-technical language, with no complex mathematics or formulae, this thought-provoking program ... Read more

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"Science does not need mysticism and mysticism does not need science, but man needs both." —Fritjof Capra, Ph.D.Their paths to the truth could not be more different—but the amazing thing is that, in their own ways, the mystics and the scientists are discovering the same truths about our world. In non-technical language, with no complex mathematics or formulae, this thought-provoking program
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The Interstellar Age

The Story of the NASA Men and Women Who Flew the Forty-Year Voyager Mission

by Jim Bell ...

Narrated by Jim Bell ...

Unabridged

7 hours 44 min

The story of the men and women who drove the Voyager spacecraft mission— told by a scientist who was there from the beginning.The Voyager spacecraft are our farthest-flung emissaries—11.3 billion miles away from the crew who built and still operate them, decades since their launch.Voyager 1 left the solar system in 2012; its sister craft, Voyager 2, will do so in 2015. The fantastic journey began ... Read more

£13.33

The story of the men and women who drove the Voyager spacecraft mission— told by a scientist who was there from the beginning.The Voyager spacecraft are our farthest-flung emissaries—11.3 billion miles away from the crew who built and still operate them, decades since their launch.Voyager 1 left the solar system in 2012; its sister craft, Voyager 2, will do so in 2015. The fantastic journey began
... Read more
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What If? 10th Anniversary Edition

Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

by Randall Munroe ...

Narrated by Wil Wheaton ...

Unabridged

7 hours 29 min

A special tenth anniversary edition of the million-copy bestseller What If? from the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd—revised and annotated with answers to important questions you never thought to ask.Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions: What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at ninety percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and ... Read more

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A special tenth anniversary edition of the million-copy bestseller What If? from the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd—revised and annotated with answers to important questions you never thought to ask.Fans of xkcd ask Munroe a lot of strange questions: What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at ninety percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and
... Read more
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Stepping Out In Space With The MMU

by Kim Mitzo Thompson, Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand ...

Narrated by Nashville Kids' Sound ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Science Series - Space
Unabridged

3 min

Years ago, when astronauts needed to leave the spacecraft, they used the manned maneuvering unit (MMU). Even though this piece of equipment is no longer used, it is still very interesting. ... Read more

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Years ago, when astronauts needed to leave the spacecraft, they used the manned maneuvering unit (MMU). Even though this piece of equipment is no longer used, it is still very interesting.
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Many Jobs To Choose From

by Kim Mitzo Thompson, Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand ...

Narrated by Nashville Kids' Sound ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Science Series - Space
Unabridged

2 min

Did you know that there are two kinds of shuttle astronauts? One is a pilot astronaut and the other is a mission specialist. ... Read more

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Did you know that there are two kinds of shuttle astronauts? One is a pilot astronaut and the other is a mission specialist.
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Space Colonies

by Kim Mitzo Thompson, Karen Mitzo Hilderbrand ...

Narrated by Nashville Kids' Sound ...

Series Audiobook 11 - Science Series - Space
Unabridged

2 min

Space colonies are homes in the sky. Have you ever thought about living in outer space? ... Read more

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Space colonies are homes in the sky. Have you ever thought about living in outer space?
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Den sære historie om Venus' måne

by Helge Stjernholm Kragh ...

Narrated by Mikkel Schou ...

Unabridged

11 hours 17 min

Opdagelsen af atomet, jordens alder, det periodiske system og Venus’ måne. Naturvidenskabens historie er fyldt med opdagelser, der har vendt op og ned på vores forestillinger om verden. Videnskabshistoriker Helge Kragh fortæller om nogle af de vigtigste opdagelser inden for de fysiske videnskaber – kemi, fysik og astronomi – som har været med til at danne vores teorier om, hvordan verden hænger ... Read more

£10.79

Opdagelsen af atomet, jordens alder, det periodiske system og Venus’ måne. Naturvidenskabens historie er fyldt med opdagelser, der har vendt op og ned på vores forestillinger om verden. Videnskabshistoriker Helge Kragh fortæller om nogle af de vigtigste opdagelser inden for de fysiske videnskaber – kemi, fysik og astronomi – som har været med til at danne vores teorier om, hvordan verden hænger
... Read more
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Astronomía, ¿para qué? (Completo)

by Julieta Fierro, Angelina Muñiz-Huberman ...

Narrated by Ana Ragasol ...

Unabridged

5 hours 19 min

Astronomía, ¿para qué? Es el más reciente libro de la inmensamente reconocida y multipremiada astrónoma Julieta Fierro, quien ha dedicado una buena parte de su vida profesional a hacer accesibles para todo tipo de público algunos de los más fascinantes y misteriosos secretos de los astros y el universo. Todo ello con un estilo que, al tiempo de ser serio y riguroso, es presentado de manera ... Read more

£5.12

Astronomía, ¿para qué? Es el más reciente libro de la inmensamente reconocida y multipremiada astrónoma Julieta Fierro, quien ha dedicado una buena parte de su vida profesional a hacer accesibles para todo tipo de público algunos de los más fascinantes y misteriosos secretos de los astros y el universo. Todo ello con un estilo que, al tiempo de ser serio y riguroso, es presentado de manera
... Read more
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Sigurd fortæller om rummet

by Sigurd Barrett ...

Narrated by Sigurd Barrett ...

Unabridged

5 hours 45 min

Hvad er rummet? Hvor stort er det? Hvor kommer det fra? Og hvad ved vi om det? Den folkekære Sigurd Barrett, hvis bogsalg har rundet 1 million eksemplarer, tager i sin seneste udgivelse børn og voksne med ud i rummet.I samarbejde med DTU Space og andre førende rumforskere har Sigurd Barrett skrevet denne fascinerende bog om rummet og rumfart. Få historien om planeterne i vores solsystem, om Solen ... Read more

£25.52

Hvad er rummet? Hvor stort er det? Hvor kommer det fra? Og hvad ved vi om det? Den folkekære Sigurd Barrett, hvis bogsalg har rundet 1 million eksemplarer, tager i sin seneste udgivelse børn og voksne med ud i rummet.I samarbejde med DTU Space og andre førende rumforskere har Sigurd Barrett skrevet denne fascinerende bog om rummet og rumfart. Få historien om planeterne i vores solsystem, om Solen
... Read more
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Kompasnålen der bevægede sig

En bog om Hans Christian Ørsted og elektromagnetismen

by Johan Olsen ...

Narrated by Johan Olsen ...

Unabridged

1 hour 15 min

”Om morgenen ringer vækkeuret på min telefon. Jeg står op, tænder lyset på badeværelset, børster tænder, tager tøj på, varmer vand i el-kedlen til kaﬀe, rister lidt brød, ﬁnder noget syltetøj i køleskabet. Jeg hører måske lidt radio, før jeg tager metroen hen på arbejde, fordi min cykel er punkteret. Før jeg går, tjekker jeg lige rejseplanen, så jeg er sikker på at tage den hurtigste rute til ... Read more

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”Om morgenen ringer vækkeuret på min telefon. Jeg står op, tænder lyset på badeværelset, børster tænder, tager tøj på, varmer vand i el-kedlen til kaﬀe, rister lidt brød, ﬁnder noget syltetøj i køleskabet. Jeg hører måske lidt radio, før jeg tager metroen hen på arbejde, fordi min cykel er punkteret. Før jeg går, tjekker jeg lige rejseplanen, så jeg er sikker på at tage den hurtigste rute til
... Read more
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Studies In Consciousness

and The Breath Of One

by Sharon Ann Meyer ...

Narrated by Sharon Ann Meyer ...

Series series Lightworker's Log
Unabridged

3 hours 13 min

This is part of the “Lightworker's Log Book Series” that came into existence in 2008, via soul promptings and after a series of life circumstances designed to awaken the author to humanity's true state. Previous publications consisted of choosing titles, arranging content, and taking vast amounts of time to compile an entire book. These days, books are easily birthed by merely tapping into greater ... Read more

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This is part of the “Lightworker's Log Book Series” that came into existence in 2008, via soul promptings and after a series of life circumstances designed to awaken the author to humanity's true state. Previous publications consisted of choosing titles, arranging content, and taking vast amounts of time to compile an entire book. These days, books are easily birthed by merely tapping into greater
... Read more
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Starborn

How the Stars Made Us (and Who We Would Be Without Them)

by Roberto Trotta ...

Narrated by George Weightman ...

Unabridged

11 hours 1 min

A sweeping inquiry into how the night sky has shaped human historyFor as long as humans have lived, we have lived beneath the stars. But under the glow of today’s artificial lighting, we have lost the intimacy our ancestors once shared with the cosmos.In Starborn, cosmologist Roberto Trotta reveals how stargazing has shaped the course of human civilization. The stars have served as our timekeepers ... Read more

£15.29

A sweeping inquiry into how the night sky has shaped human historyFor as long as humans have lived, we have lived beneath the stars. But under the glow of today’s artificial lighting, we have lost the intimacy our ancestors once shared with the cosmos.In Starborn, cosmologist Roberto Trotta reveals how stargazing has shaped the course of human civilization. The stars have served as our timekeepers
... Read more
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Writing the Universe

A BBC Radio 4 Science Series

by Robin Ince ...

Narrated by Robin Ince, Brian Cox ...

Unabridged

2 hours 5 min

Robin Ince explores how authors, artists and astronomers have told the story of the cosmosFrom Shakespeare and Milton to Alan Moore and Douglas Adams, writers have striven to convey the enormity and wonder of our universe. In this enlightening three-part series, Robin Ince, aided by special guests including his fellow Infinite Monkey Cage presenter Brian Cox, appraises the great communicators past ... Read more

£12.60

Robin Ince explores how authors, artists and astronomers have told the story of the cosmosFrom Shakespeare and Milton to Alan Moore and Douglas Adams, writers have striven to convey the enormity and wonder of our universe. In this enlightening three-part series, Robin Ince, aided by special guests including his fellow Infinite Monkey Cage presenter Brian Cox, appraises the great communicators past
... Read more

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