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Nuts and Bolts

Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World in a Big Way

by Roma Agrawal ...

**Shortlisted for the 2023 Royal Society Science Book Prize"A riveting love letter to the small, wonderful, and mundane things that make the modern world." —Roman MarsA structural engineer examines the seven most basic building blocks of engineering that have shaped the modern world.**Some of humanity’s mightiest engineering achievements are small in scale—and, without them, the complex machinery ... Read more

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**Shortlisted for the 2023 Royal Society Science Book Prize"A riveting love letter to the small, wonderful, and mundane things that make the modern world." —Roman MarsA structural engineer examines the seven most basic building blocks of engineering that have shaped the modern world.**Some of humanity’s mightiest engineering achievements are small in scale—and, without them, the complex machinery
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Built

The Hidden Stories Behind Our Structures

by Roma Agrawal ...

Winner of the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science BooksThe wonders of engineering revealed--by the inspirational female engineer behind the Shard, Western Europe's tallest building.While our cities are full of incredible engineering feats, most of us live with little idea of what goes into creating the built environment, let alone how a new building goes up, what it is constructed ... Read more

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Winner of the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science BooksThe wonders of engineering revealed--by the inspirational female engineer behind the Shard, Western Europe's tallest building.While our cities are full of incredible engineering feats, most of us live with little idea of what goes into creating the built environment, let alone how a new building goes up, what it is constructed
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How Was That Built?

The Stories Behind Awesome Structures

by Roma Agrawal, Sally Beets ...

Illustrated by Katie Hickey ...

This striking book explains the feats of engineering behind the world's most impressive architectural marvels.One of Smithsonian Magazine's Ten Best Children's Books of 2022Featured on the Children's Book Council's 2023 Teacher Favorites Award ListFrom skyscrapers that reach astonishing heights to bridges that span deep and wide rivers, the world is filled with awe-inspiring structures. But how do ... Read more

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This striking book explains the feats of engineering behind the world's most impressive architectural marvels.One of Smithsonian Magazine's Ten Best Children's Books of 2022Featured on the Children's Book Council's 2023 Teacher Favorites Award ListFrom skyscrapers that reach astonishing heights to bridges that span deep and wide rivers, the world is filled with awe-inspiring structures. But how do
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Nuts and Bolts

Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World (in a Big Way)

by Roma Agrawal ...

Narrated by Roma Agrawal ...

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8 hours 16 min

A structural engineer examines the seven most basic building blocks of engineering that have shaped the modern world.Some of engineering's mightiest achievements are small in scale, even hidden—and yet, without them, the complex machinery on which our modern world runs would not exist. In Nuts and Bolts, Roma Agrawal examines seven of these extraordinary elements: the nail, the wheel, the spring, ... Read more

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A structural engineer examines the seven most basic building blocks of engineering that have shaped the modern world.Some of engineering's mightiest achievements are small in scale, even hidden—and yet, without them, the complex machinery on which our modern world runs would not exist. In Nuts and Bolts, Roma Agrawal examines seven of these extraordinary elements: the nail, the wheel, the spring,
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The Troublemaker

How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong's Greatest Dissident, and China's Most Feared Critic

by Mark L. Clifford ...

Narrated by Kayden Lukakis ...

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8 hours 38 min

The “extraordinary life story” (Publishers Weekly) of the billionaire businessman Jimmy Lai, a leading Hong Kong democracy activist fighting for freedom of speech who became China’s most famous political prisoner.Jimmy Lai escaped mainland China when he was twelve years old, at the height of a famine that killed tens of millions. In Hong Kong, he hustled and often slept overnight on a table in a ... Read more

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The “extraordinary life story” (Publishers Weekly) of the billionaire businessman Jimmy Lai, a leading Hong Kong democracy activist fighting for freedom of speech who became China’s most famous political prisoner.Jimmy Lai escaped mainland China when he was twelve years old, at the height of a famine that killed tens of millions. In Hong Kong, he hustled and often slept overnight on a table in a
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Who Owns This Sentence?

A History of Copyrights and Wrongs

by David Bellos, Alexandre Montagu ...

Narrated by David Bellos ...

Unabridged

11 hours 8 min

Copyright is everywhere. Your smartphone incorporates thousands of items of intellectual property. Someone owns the reproduction rights to photographs of your dining table. At this very moment, battles are raging over copyright in the output of artificial intelligence programs. Not only books but wallpaper, computer programs, pop songs, cartoon characters, snapshots, and cuddly toys are now deemed ... Read more

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Copyright is everywhere. Your smartphone incorporates thousands of items of intellectual property. Someone owns the reproduction rights to photographs of your dining table. At this very moment, battles are raging over copyright in the output of artificial intelligence programs. Not only books but wallpaper, computer programs, pop songs, cartoon characters, snapshots, and cuddly toys are now deemed
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The Einstein Effect

How the World's Favorite Genius Got Into Our Cars, Our Bathrooms, and Our Minds

by Benyamin Cohen ...

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

Unabridged

9 hours 35 min

Albert Einstein was the first modern-day celebrity and, decades after his death, still has the world's most recognizable face. His influence is seen in much of the technology we use every day: GPS, remote controls, weather forecasts, even toothpaste. But it's not just Einstein's scientific discoveries that continue to shape our world. His legacy underpins the search for aliens, the rescue of ... Read more

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Albert Einstein was the first modern-day celebrity and, decades after his death, still has the world's most recognizable face. His influence is seen in much of the technology we use every day: GPS, remote controls, weather forecasts, even toothpaste. But it's not just Einstein's scientific discoveries that continue to shape our world. His legacy underpins the search for aliens, the rescue of
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Interpretation of Cats

Understanding the Psychology of Our Feline Companions

by Claude Béata ...

Narrated by Neil Gardner ...

Unabridged

7 hours 27 min

“A fount of practical tips for cat owners.” —The New York TimesFrom a leading veterinary psychiatrist, a groundbreaking look into the minds of our feline companions and “a guide to being the best humans we can be for our cats” (Focus Vif).Cats are mysterious creatures, and the relationship between humans and cats has never been simple. They are contradictory creatures: curious and aloof, ... Read more

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“A fount of practical tips for cat owners.” —The New York TimesFrom a leading veterinary psychiatrist, a groundbreaking look into the minds of our feline companions and “a guide to being the best humans we can be for our cats” (Focus Vif).Cats are mysterious creatures, and the relationship between humans and cats has never been simple. They are contradictory creatures: curious and aloof,
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Eight Bears

Mythic Past and Imperiled Future

by Gloria Dickie ...

Narrated by Cassidy Brown ...

Unabridged

8 hours 40 min

A global exploration of the eight remaining species of bears—and the dangers they face.Bears have always held a central place in our collective memory, from Indigenous folklore and Greek mythology to nineteenth-century fairytales and the modern toy shop. But as humans and bears come into ever-closer contact, our relationship nears a tipping point. Today, most of the eight remaining bear species ... Read more

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A global exploration of the eight remaining species of bears—and the dangers they face.Bears have always held a central place in our collective memory, from Indigenous folklore and Greek mythology to nineteenth-century fairytales and the modern toy shop. But as humans and bears come into ever-closer contact, our relationship nears a tipping point. Today, most of the eight remaining bear species
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Endangered Eating

America's Vanishing Foods

by Sarah Lohman ...

Narrated by Sarah Lohman ...

Unabridged

11 hours 6 min

Apples, a common New England crop, have been called the United States' most endangered food. The iconic Texas Longhorn cattle is categorized at critical risk for extinction. Unique date palms, found nowhere else on the planet, grow in California’s Coachella Valley, but the family farms that caretake them are shutting down. Apples, cattle, dates?these are foods that carry significant cultural ... Read more

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Apples, a common New England crop, have been called the United States' most endangered food. The iconic Texas Longhorn cattle is categorized at critical risk for extinction. Unique date palms, found nowhere else on the planet, grow in California’s Coachella Valley, but the family farms that caretake them are shutting down. Apples, cattle, dates?these are foods that carry significant cultural
... Read more

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Author in Chief

The Untold Story of Our Presidents and the Books They Wrote

by Craig Fehrman ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

15 hours 38 min

“One of the best books on the American presidency to appear in recent years” (The Wall Street Journal) and based on a decade of research and reporting, this is a delightful new window into the public and private lives of America’s presidents as authors**—from Craig Fehrman, the New York Times bestselling author of This Vast Enterprise.**Most Americans are familiar with Abraham Lincoln’s famous ... Read more

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“One of the best books on the American presidency to appear in recent years” (The Wall Street Journal) and based on a decade of research and reporting, this is a delightful new window into the public and private lives of America’s presidents as authors**—from Craig Fehrman, the New York Times bestselling author of This Vast Enterprise.**Most Americans are familiar with Abraham Lincoln’s famous
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Aristotle's Guide to Self-Persuasion

How Ancient Rhetoric, Taylor Swift, and Your Own Soul Can Help You Change Your Life

by Jay Heinrichs ...

Narrated by Jay Heinrichs ...

Unabridged

8 hours 12 min

Show yourself who's in charge using the original art of persuasion, backed by contemporary pop culture examples that make transforming your habits and achieving goals easy, even fun—from the New York Times bestselling author of Thank You for ArguingRhetoric once sat at the center of elite education. Alexander the Great, Shakespeare, and Martin Luther King, Jr., used it to build empires, write ... Read more

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Show yourself who's in charge using the original art of persuasion, backed by contemporary pop culture examples that make transforming your habits and achieving goals easy, even fun—from the New York Times bestselling author of Thank You for ArguingRhetoric once sat at the center of elite education. Alexander the Great, Shakespeare, and Martin Luther King, Jr., used it to build empires, write
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