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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

$26.44 NZD

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
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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

$25.91 NZD

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
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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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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

$24.41 NZD

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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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

$41.57 NZD

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 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

$28.92 NZD

"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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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

$30.59 NZD

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 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

$35.99 NZD

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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The Emperor's New Mind

Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics

by Roger Penrose ...

Narrated by Julian Elfer ...

Unabridged

18 hours 27 min

For decades, proponents of artificial intelligence have argued that computers will soon be doing everything that a human mind can do. Admittedly, computers now play chess at the grandmaster level, but do they understand the game as we do? Can a computer eventually do everything a human mind can do?In this absorbing and frequently contentious book, Roger Penrose puts forward his view that there are ... Read more

$60.63 NZD

For decades, proponents of artificial intelligence have argued that computers will soon be doing everything that a human mind can do. Admittedly, computers now play chess at the grandmaster level, but do they understand the game as we do? Can a computer eventually do everything a human mind can do?In this absorbing and frequently contentious book, Roger Penrose puts forward his view that there are
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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

$23.72 NZD

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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Складки на ткани пространства-времени. Эйнштейн, гравитационные волны и будущее астрономии

by Говерт Шиллинг ...

Narrated by Искусственный интеллект Ivan ...

Unabridged

10 hours 49 min

Книга озвучена искусственным интеллектом. Он был разработан специально для чтения текста, умеет учиться и постоянно становится лучше.Гравитационные волны были предсказаны еще Эйнштейном, но обнаружить их удалось совсем недавно. В отдаленной области Вселенной коллапсировали и слились две черные дыры. Проделав путь, превышающий 1 миллиард световых лет, в сентябре 2015 года они достигли Земли. Два ... Read more

$12.39 NZD

Книга озвучена искусственным интеллектом. Он был разработан специально для чтения текста, умеет учиться и постоянно становится лучше.Гравитационные волны были предсказаны еще Эйнштейном, но обнаружить их удалось совсем недавно. В отдаленной области Вселенной коллапсировали и слились две черные дыры. Проделав путь, превышающий 1 миллиард световых лет, в сентябре 2015 года они достигли Земли. Два
... Read more
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Краткая история времени. От Большого взрыва до черных дыр

by Стивен Хокинг ...

Narrated by Максим Суслов ...

Unabridged

7 hours 11 min

Невероятно просто о сокровенных тайнах Вселенной от уникального ученого современности.Увлекательно и доступно знаменитый английский физик Стивен Хокинг рассказывает о происхождении Вселенной и ее возможной судьбе, о природе пространства и времени.Это издание – полный текст научно-популярного бестселлера. В главе, ранее не публиковавшейся на русском языке, автор рассуждает о возможности путешествий ... Read more

$22.10 NZD

Невероятно просто о сокровенных тайнах Вселенной от уникального ученого современности.Увлекательно и доступно знаменитый английский физик Стивен Хокинг рассказывает о происхождении Вселенной и ее возможной судьбе, о природе пространства и времени.Это издание – полный текст научно-популярного бестселлера. В главе, ранее не публиковавшейся на русском языке, автор рассуждает о возможности путешествий
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Future Predictions By An Engineer and Seer

by Martin K Ettington ...

Narrated by Martin K Ettington ...

Unabridged

2 hours 39 min

This book is about predictions of the Future from both projections of existing trends and possible major paradigm changes.On Making Predictions of the Future:It is possible to make pretty good future predictions by taking into account three things--Technological and Sociological TrendsPotential Paradigm changesIntuitionTechnological Trends Analyzed by and Engineer and using Intuition to help fix ... Read more

$9.10 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book is about predictions of the Future from both projections of existing trends and possible major paradigm changes.On Making Predictions of the Future:It is possible to make pretty good future predictions by taking into account three things--Technological and Sociological TrendsPotential Paradigm changesIntuitionTechnological Trends Analyzed by and Engineer and using Intuition to help fix
... Read more
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The Microscopic World Inside and Around Us

by Martin K. Ettington ...

Narrated by Martin K. Ettington ...

Unabridged

1 hour 32 min

We live surrounded by an invisible world which affects our lives in many ways.In this book we will take a journey from barely visible life, to cells, their structures, molecules, atoms, fundamental particles and even smaller.We will explore not just the facts about this small world, but also try to unearth interesting facts to ponder too.For example, what did paranormal investigators believe about ... Read more

$9.10 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

We live surrounded by an invisible world which affects our lives in many ways.In this book we will take a journey from barely visible life, to cells, their structures, molecules, atoms, fundamental particles and even smaller.We will explore not just the facts about this small world, but also try to unearth interesting facts to ponder too.For example, what did paranormal investigators believe about
... Read more
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Maître des bols chantants: Une composition unique avec bols chantants pour renforcer le corps, le mental et l'esprit

by Abhamani Ajash ...

Narrated by Nicole Weber ...

Unabridged

1 hour 36 min

Maître des bols chantants : Une composition unique avec bols chantants pour renforcer le corps, le mental et l'esprit Depuis des milliers d'années, les bols chantants tibétains sont utilisés pour soigner et méditer. Les oscillations libèrent les énergies, agissent pour soigner le corps et stimulent le mental. Atteignez un état de relaxation profonde et absolue. Bénéficiez du pouvoir mystique des ... Read more

$16.19 NZD

Maître des bols chantants : Une composition unique avec bols chantants pour renforcer le corps, le mental et l'esprit Depuis des milliers d'années, les bols chantants tibétains sont utilisés pour soigner et méditer. Les oscillations libèrent les énergies, agissent pour soigner le corps et stimulent le mental. Atteignez un état de relaxation profonde et absolue. Bénéficiez du pouvoir mystique des
... Read more
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Вселенная с нуля, От большого взрыва до абсолютной пустоты

by Жак Поль, Жак Поль, Люк Робер-Эсиль, Люк Робер-Эсиль ...

Narrated by Сергей Соколов ...

Series series Космос на ладони, Лучшие книги про Вселенную
Unabridged

6 hours 23 min

Откуда берутся звезды и планеты? Что такое горизонт черной дыры? Бесконечна ли Вселенная? Существует ли жизнь где-либо еще? С тех пор как мы осознали мир, наши взгляды были обращены к небу в поисках ответов на эти вопросы. Перед вами невероятная история нашей Вселенной с момента ее возникновения 13,8 миллиарда лет назад до абсолютного холода последних минут. Погрузитесь в книгу и познакомьтесь с ... Read more

$9.89 NZD

Откуда берутся звезды и планеты? Что такое горизонт черной дыры? Бесконечна ли Вселенная? Существует ли жизнь где-либо еще? С тех пор как мы осознали мир, наши взгляды были обращены к небу в поисках ответов на эти вопросы. Перед вами невероятная история нашей Вселенной с момента ее возникновения 13,8 миллиарда лет назад до абсолютного холода последних минут. Погрузитесь в книгу и познакомьтесь с
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Saturn: A Planet in our Solar System

by Jason Hill ...

Narrated by Nicole James & Jason Hill ...

Unabridged

14 min

Do you love learning about space? Do you know how important the solar system is? This is the audio book for you. All your questions will be answered.Thousands of beautiful ringlets surround this great planet. Saturn is very different from the other planets. Saturn is not the only planet to have rings made of ice in our solar system. ... Read more

$12.00 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do you love learning about space? Do you know how important the solar system is? This is the audio book for you. All your questions will be answered.Thousands of beautiful ringlets surround this great planet. Saturn is very different from the other planets. Saturn is not the only planet to have rings made of ice in our solar system.
... Read more
Audiobook

All About Moon Bases-And Our Plans to Return to the Moon

by Martin K. Ettington ...

Narrated by Martin K. Ettington ...

Unabridged

1 hour 58 min

NASA has plans to land on the Moon again in 2024 and then build a Moon base following that.What is the history of plans to build a base on the Moon and what are all the issues involved?Where should the base be built and what will be do once we have long term habitation on the Moon?There are lots of ideas and lots of issues to consider.My hope is that the reader will learn about all of the issues ... Read more

$17.90 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

NASA has plans to land on the Moon again in 2024 and then build a Moon base following that.What is the history of plans to build a base on the Moon and what are all the issues involved?Where should the base be built and what will be do once we have long term habitation on the Moon?There are lots of ideas and lots of issues to consider.My hope is that the reader will learn about all of the issues
... Read more
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Einstein in Time and Space

A Life in 99 Particles

by Samuel Graydon ...

Narrated by George Reid ...

Unabridged

9 hours 8 min

A rollercoaster ride through the life and ideas of the twentieth century's most famous and controversial scientist in 99 sparkling vignettes.DROPOUT. PACIFIST. PHYSICIST. CASANOVA. REFUGEE. REBEL. GENIUS.THINK YOU KNOW EINSTEIN? THINK AGAINHis face is instantly recognisable. His name is shorthand for genius. Today, h... ... Read more

$44.99 NZD

A rollercoaster ride through the life and ideas of the twentieth century's most famous and controversial scientist in 99 sparkling vignettes.DROPOUT. PACIFIST. PHYSICIST. CASANOVA. REFUGEE. REBEL. GENIUS.THINK YOU KNOW EINSTEIN? THINK AGAINHis face is instantly recognisable. His name is shorthand for genius. Today, h...
... Read more
Audiobook

The Secret Lives of Planets

A User's Guide to the Solar System – BBC Sky At Night's Best Astronomy and Space Books of 2019

by Paul Murdin ...

Narrated by Philip Bird ...

Unabridged

6 hours 38 min

An inside guide by astronomer Paul Murdin revealing everything you need to know about the planets, their satellites and our place in the solar system.We have the impression that the solar system is perfectly regular like a clock, or a planetarium instrument. On a short timescale it is. But, seen in a longer perspective, the planets, and their satellites, have exciting lives, full of events - for ... Read more

$35.99 NZD

An inside guide by astronomer Paul Murdin revealing everything you need to know about the planets, their satellites and our place in the solar system.We have the impression that the solar system is perfectly regular like a clock, or a planetarium instrument. On a short timescale it is. But, seen in a longer perspective, the planets, and their satellites, have exciting lives, full of events - for
... Read more
Audiobook

Goldilocks

The boldest high-concept thriller of the year

by L. R. Lam ...

Narrated by Patricia Rodriguez ...

Unabridged

11 hours 25 min

Ravaged by environmental disaster, greed and oppression, our planet is in crisis. The future of humanity hangs in the balance - and one woman can tip it over.Despite increasing restrictions on the freedoms of women on Earth, Valerie Black is spearheading the first all-female mission to a planet in the Goldilocks Zone, where conditions are just right for human habitation.It's humanity's last hope ... Read more

$35.99 NZD

Ravaged by environmental disaster, greed and oppression, our planet is in crisis. The future of humanity hangs in the balance - and one woman can tip it over.Despite increasing restrictions on the freedoms of women on Earth, Valerie Black is spearheading the first all-female mission to a planet in the Goldilocks Zone, where conditions are just right for human habitation.It's humanity's last hope
... Read more
Audiobook

The Consolations of Physics

Why the Wonders of the Universe Can Make You Happy

by Tim Radford ...

Narrated by Tim Radford ...

Unabridged

4 hours 38 min

The Consolations of Physics is an eloquent manifesto for physics. In an age where uncertainty and division is rife, Tim Radford, science editor of the Guardian for twenty-five years, turns to the wonders of the universe for consolation.From the launch of the Voyager spacecraft and how it furthered our understanding of planets, stars and galaxies to the planet composed entirely of diamond and ... Read more

$35.99 NZD

The Consolations of Physics is an eloquent manifesto for physics. In an age where uncertainty and division is rife, Tim Radford, science editor of the Guardian for twenty-five years, turns to the wonders of the universe for consolation.From the launch of the Voyager spacecraft and how it furthered our understanding of planets, stars and galaxies to the planet composed entirely of diamond and
... Read more
Audiobook

Himlen brændte

by Ib Michael, Poul Lange ...

Narrated by Martin Greis-Rosenthal ...

Unabridged

10 hours 10 min

Den 30. juni 1908 indtraf en af de største naturkatastrofer i Jordens historie, en eksplosion i atmosfæren over tundraen nær floden Stenede Tunguska i Sibirien. Eksplosionen udløste en energi svarende til 1000 Hiroshima-bomber og lagde et område på ca. 2.000 km2 øde. Eksplosionen er den dag i dag et mysterium.Danmark 2012: Den kræftsyge atomfysiker Irina tilbringer sin sidste tid på et hospice i ... Read more

$16.57 NZD

Den 30. juni 1908 indtraf en af de største naturkatastrofer i Jordens historie, en eksplosion i atmosfæren over tundraen nær floden Stenede Tunguska i Sibirien. Eksplosionen udløste en energi svarende til 1000 Hiroshima-bomber og lagde et område på ca. 2.000 km2 øde. Eksplosionen er den dag i dag et mysterium.Danmark 2012: Den kræftsyge atomfysiker Irina tilbringer sin sidste tid på et hospice i
... Read more
Audiobook

Das Universum 03: Der Kreislauf der Materie

Astrophysik

by Harald Lesch ...

Narrated by Harald Lesch ...

Series Audiobook 3 - uni auditorium
Abridged

1 hour 3 min

Prof. Dr. Harald Lesch ist Professor für Theoretische Astrophysik am Institut für Astronomie an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität und Professor für Naturphilosophie an der Hochschule für Philosophie in München. In der letzten Folge seiner dreiteiligen Hörbuch-Serie "Das Universum" behandelt Harald Lesch die folgenden Themen: Sterne und Kerne Die Energie der Sterne scheint unerschöpflich. Woher ... Read more

$17.09 NZD or Free with Kobo Plus

Prof. Dr. Harald Lesch ist Professor für Theoretische Astrophysik am Institut für Astronomie an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität und Professor für Naturphilosophie an der Hochschule für Philosophie in München. In der letzten Folge seiner dreiteiligen Hörbuch-Serie "Das Universum" behandelt Harald Lesch die folgenden Themen: Sterne und Kerne Die Energie der Sterne scheint unerschöpflich. Woher
... Read more

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