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Divide

The relationship crisis between town and country: Longlisted for The 2022 Wainwright Prize for writing on CONSERVATION

by Anna Jones ...

Unabridged

11 hours 7 min

This book is a call to action. It warns that unless we learn to accept and respect our social, cultural and political differences as town and country people, we are never going to solve the chronic problems in our food system and environment.As we stare down the barrel of climate change, only farmers - who manage two thirds of the UK's landscape - working together with conservation groups can ... Read more

$24.99 USD

This book is a call to action. It warns that unless we learn to accept and respect our social, cultural and political differences as town and country people, we are never going to solve the chronic problems in our food system and environment.As we stare down the barrel of climate change, only farmers - who manage two thirds of the UK's landscape - working together with conservation groups can
... Read more
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8-8 3 Is The Meaning of Family

by Berlin Julien Theodore M.ED JD ...

Narrated by Sommers Smith ...

Unabridged

34 min

Every 11 years there are various changes in appearance and activity that take place in the sun. The levels of solar radiation vary, as well as how much material is ejected by the sun into space and the number of and size of the solar flares and sunspots on the sun. These changes do not just affect space but Earth’s surface and atmosphere too. We are currently experiencing the sun’s 25th solar ... Read more

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Every 11 years there are various changes in appearance and activity that take place in the sun. The levels of solar radiation vary, as well as how much material is ejected by the sun into space and the number of and size of the solar flares and sunspots on the sun. These changes do not just affect space but Earth’s surface and atmosphere too. We are currently experiencing the sun’s 25th solar
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Speed & Scale

An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now

by John Doerr, Ryan Panchadsaram ...

Narrated by John Doerr, Sundar Pichai, Margot Brown, Badri Kothandaraman, Bruce Nilles, Jagdeep Singh, Laurene Powell Jobs, Jan Van Dokkum, Christiana Figueres0, Fred Krupp1 ...

Unabridged

11 hours 58 min

#1 bestselling author and acclaimed venture capitalist John Doerr reveals a sweeping action plan to conquer humanity’s greatest challenge: climate change.In 2006, John Doerr was moved by Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth and a challenge from his teenage daughter: “Dad, your generation created this problem. You better fix it.” Since then, Doerr has searched for solutions to this existential problem ... Read more

$22.99 USD

#1 bestselling author and acclaimed venture capitalist John Doerr reveals a sweeping action plan to conquer humanity’s greatest challenge: climate change.In 2006, John Doerr was moved by Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth and a challenge from his teenage daughter: “Dad, your generation created this problem. You better fix it.” Since then, Doerr has searched for solutions to this existential problem
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はじめての再生可能エネルギー：未来のクリーンな電力がわかる入門ガイド

by 伊藤宏明 ...

Narrated by 伊藤宏明 ...

Unabridged

2 hours 20 min

化石燃料に依存した社会からクリーンエネルギーが主役となる未来へ、複雑な電力システムの全体像を専門知識ゼロから紐解く画期的な入門書です。毎日の通勤や通学の時間を、知的好奇心を満たす豊かな学びに変えてみませんか。日々のニュースで耳にする環境用語の点と点が繋がり、私たちの暮らしと直結するエネルギー問題の輪郭が鮮明に浮かび上がります。太陽光や風力といった発電の仕組みから日本の地理的条件が抱える特有の課題まで、感情論を排した冷静で多角的な視点を提供します。次世代のサステナビリティについて語り合うための確かな土台が築かれる喜びを、ぜひ味わってください。あなたが日々何気なく使っている電気の裏側にある壮大なストーリーが、社会を見つめる新しいレンズを授けてくれます。本書で見つかること:太陽光、風力、水力、地熱、バイオマスの仕組みと、それぞれの強みや避けられない制約。発電量の変動に対応するための送電網や蓄電技術など ... Read more

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化石燃料に依存した社会からクリーンエネルギーが主役となる未来へ、複雑な電力システムの全体像を専門知識ゼロから紐解く画期的な入門書です。毎日の通勤や通学の時間を、知的好奇心を満たす豊かな学びに変えてみませんか。日々のニュースで耳にする環境用語の点と点が繋がり、私たちの暮らしと直結するエネルギー問題の輪郭が鮮明に浮かび上がります。太陽光や風力といった発電の仕組みから日本の地理的条件が抱える特有の課題まで、感情論を排した冷静で多角的な視点を提供します。次世代のサステナビリティについて語り合うための確かな土台が築かれる喜びを、ぜひ味わってください。あなたが日々何気なく使っている電気の裏側にある壮大なストーリーが、社会を見つめる新しいレンズを授けてくれます。本書で見つかること:太陽光、風力、水力、地熱、バイオマスの仕組みと、それぞれの強みや避けられない制約。発電量の変動に対応するための送電網や蓄電技術など
... Read more
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Hernieuwbare energie voor beginners: Een beginnersgids voor de schone energie van de toekomst

by Daniël Jellema ...

Narrated by Daniël Jellema ...

Unabridged

Ontcijfer de wereld van schone energie en maak de transitie naar duurzaamheid glashelder tijdens je dagelijkse rit. Deze toegankelijke audiogids vertaalt complexe klimaattechnologie naar heldere, alledaagse concepten. Weg met de verwarrende vaktaal; voel je direct geïnspireerd en perfect geïnformeerd over de belangrijkste wereldwijde verschuiving van deze eeuw.Terwijl je rustig ontspant of ... Read more

$9.99 USD

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Ontcijfer de wereld van schone energie en maak de transitie naar duurzaamheid glashelder tijdens je dagelijkse rit. Deze toegankelijke audiogids vertaalt complexe klimaattechnologie naar heldere, alledaagse concepten. Weg met de verwarrende vaktaal; voel je direct geïnspireerd en perfect geïnformeerd over de belangrijkste wereldwijde verschuiving van deze eeuw.Terwijl je rustig ontspant of
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Urban Dynamics: Navigating Human Coexistence in Overcrowded Cities

by Barton Morales ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Cole G ...

Unabridged

5 hours 18 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In this thought-provoking book, the fascinating dynamics of social interaction within crowded environments are explored through a sociological lens. Uncover the diverse perspectives that shape the ways space is shared, disputed, and ultimately navigate in densely populated areas. Delve into the intricate relationship between individuals and their ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In this thought-provoking book, the fascinating dynamics of social interaction within crowded environments are explored through a sociological lens. Uncover the diverse perspectives that shape the ways space is shared, disputed, and ultimately navigate in densely populated areas. Delve into the intricate relationship between individuals and their
... Read more
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Das ökologische Wirtschaftswunder. Arbeit und Wohlstand für alle. Mit einem Vorwort von Hermann Scheer

by Franz Alt, Franz Alt ...

Narrated by Norbert Hülm ...

Unabridged

4 hours 41 min

Franz Alts Modell der ökologischen Wirtschaftsreform basiert weniger auf Verzicht, als auf einem klugen Umgang mit Ressourcen. Alt analysiert die Ergebnisse der ökologischen Steuerreform und zeigt auf, welches volkswirtschaftliche Potenzial in umweltschonenden Technologien verborgen liegt. - ... Read more

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Franz Alts Modell der ökologischen Wirtschaftsreform basiert weniger auf Verzicht, als auf einem klugen Umgang mit Ressourcen. Alt analysiert die Ergebnisse der ökologischen Steuerreform und zeigt auf, welches volkswirtschaftliche Potenzial in umweltschonenden Technologien verborgen liegt. -
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Green Blockchain

Can Crypto Save the Planet?

by Ahmed Musa ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Archie G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 35 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Green Blockchain examines the role of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in creating environmentally sustainable solutions. While blockchain and crypto have often been criticized for their energy consumption, this book explores how new advancements in blockchain technology are being designed to be more energy-efficient and eco-friendly. From ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Green Blockchain examines the role of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in creating environmentally sustainable solutions. While blockchain and crypto have often been criticized for their energy consumption, this book explores how new advancements in blockchain technology are being designed to be more energy-efficient and eco-friendly. From
... Read more
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The Conundrum

How Scientific Innovation, Increased Efficiency, and Good Intentions Can Make Our Energy and Climate Problems Worse

by David Owen ...

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

Unabridged

5 hours 40 min

Hybrid cars, fast trains, compact florescent lightbulbs, solar panels, carbon offsets: everything you've been told about being green is wrong. The quest for a breakthrough battery or a 100 mpg car is a dangerous fantasy. We are consumers, and we like to consume greenly and efficiently. But David Owen argues that our best intentions are still at cross-purposes to our true goal: living sustainably ... Read more

$18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Hybrid cars, fast trains, compact florescent lightbulbs, solar panels, carbon offsets: everything you've been told about being green is wrong. The quest for a breakthrough battery or a 100 mpg car is a dangerous fantasy. We are consumers, and we like to consume greenly and efficiently. But David Owen argues that our best intentions are still at cross-purposes to our true goal: living sustainably
... Read more
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The Big Teal

by Simon Holmes à Court ...

Narrated by Simon Holmes à Court ...

Unabridged

2 hours 14 min

‘We will not achieve net zero in the cafes, dinner parties and wine bars of our inner cities.’ Little infuriated the forgotten people of the twenty-first century—women and younger voters, especially—more than Scott Morrison’s deluge of disparagement on the issues that mattered to them. The May 2022 election marked the great re-engagement of those ignored and patronised for too long on climate, ... Read more

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‘We will not achieve net zero in the cafes, dinner parties and wine bars of our inner cities.’ Little infuriated the forgotten people of the twenty-first century—women and younger voters, especially—more than Scott Morrison’s deluge of disparagement on the issues that mattered to them. The May 2022 election marked the great re-engagement of those ignored and patronised for too long on climate,
... Read more
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Here Comes The Sun

How a high-school dropout brought renewable energy to coal country

by Andy McCarthy ...

Narrated by Andy McCarthy ...

Unabridged

5 hours 42 min

Here Comes the Sun is a story of overcoming adversity, finding a purpose and avoiding the potholes that throw you off course.When Andy McCarthy left school in Year 10 because of relentless bullying, his career prospects weren't great, but he was determined to prove the doubters wrong. At age 19, he connected his first solar panel and suddenly found himself powered by a purpose. He would accelerate ... Read more

$17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Here Comes the Sun is a story of overcoming adversity, finding a purpose and avoiding the potholes that throw you off course.When Andy McCarthy left school in Year 10 because of relentless bullying, his career prospects weren't great, but he was determined to prove the doubters wrong. At age 19, he connected his first solar panel and suddenly found himself powered by a purpose. He would accelerate
... Read more
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Power

Limits and Prospects for Human Survival

by Richard Heinberg ...

Narrated by David Skulski ...

Unabridged

13 hours 58 min

Impeccably researched and masterfully written, this book explains how and why humanity is driving itself off the cliff. — Dahr Jamail, author, The End of IceWeaving together findings from a wide range of disciplines, Power traces how four key elements developed to give humans extraordinary power: tool making ability, language, social complexity, and the ability to harness energy sources ― most ... Read more

$34.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Impeccably researched and masterfully written, this book explains how and why humanity is driving itself off the cliff. — Dahr Jamail, author, The End of IceWeaving together findings from a wide range of disciplines, Power traces how four key elements developed to give humans extraordinary power: tool making ability, language, social complexity, and the ability to harness energy sources ― most
... Read more
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Zero Waste Home

The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste

by Bea Johnson ...

Narrated by Henrietta Meire ...

Unabridged

8 hours 10 min

In Zero Waste Home, Bea Johnson shares the story of how she simplified her life by reducing her waste. Today, Bea, her husband, Scott, and their two young sons produce just one quart of garbage a year, and their overall quality of life has changed for the better: they now have more time together, they’ve cut their annual spending by a remarkable 40 percent, and they are healthier than they’ve ever ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In Zero Waste Home, Bea Johnson shares the story of how she simplified her life by reducing her waste. Today, Bea, her husband, Scott, and their two young sons produce just one quart of garbage a year, and their overall quality of life has changed for the better: they now have more time together, they’ve cut their annual spending by a remarkable 40 percent, and they are healthier than they’ve ever
... Read more
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Waste

Object Lessons

by Dr. Brian Thill ...

Narrated by Kevin Shen ...

Series series Object Lessons
Unabridged

2 hours 31 min

Bloomsbury presents Waste by Brian Thill, read by Kevin Shen.Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Though we try to imagine otherwise, waste is every object, plus time. Whatever else an object is, it’s also waste—or was, or will be. All that is needed is time or a change of sentiment or circumstance. Waste is not merely the field ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Bloomsbury presents Waste by Brian Thill, read by Kevin Shen.Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.Though we try to imagine otherwise, waste is every object, plus time. Whatever else an object is, it’s also waste—or was, or will be. All that is needed is time or a change of sentiment or circumstance. Waste is not merely the field
... Read more
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Sistemi di Energia Non Convenzionale

Energia Non Convenzionale (Non Conventional Energy)

by Rahul Basu ...

Unabridged

1 hour 31 min

Vengono analizzate in dettaglio:l’energia solare (radiazione, collettori, sistemi fotovoltaici e termici)l’energia eolica (principi, turbine, selezione del sito)biomassa e biogas (gassificazione, digestione anaerobica, impianti)altre tecnologie emergenti come geotermia, OTEC, energia mareomotrice e generazione magnetoidrodinamica (MHD)Ideale per studenti di ingegneria, professionisti del settore ... Read more

$11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Vengono analizzate in dettaglio:l’energia solare (radiazione, collettori, sistemi fotovoltaici e termici)l’energia eolica (principi, turbine, selezione del sito)biomassa e biogas (gassificazione, digestione anaerobica, impianti)altre tecnologie emergenti come geotermia, OTEC, energia mareomotrice e generazione magnetoidrodinamica (MHD)Ideale per studenti di ingegneria, professionisti del settore
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River Notes

Drought and the Twilight of the American West ― A Natural and Human History of the Colorado

by Wade Davis ...

Narrated by Wade Davis ...

Unabridged

5 hours 46 min

From bestselling author, long-time former National Geographic Explorer, and anthropologist Wade Davis comes the story of America's Nile: how it once flowed freely and how human intervention has left it near exhaustion, altering the water temperature, volume, local species, and shoreline of the river Theodore Roosevelt once urged us to "leave it as it is."Plugged by no fewer than twenty-five dams, ... Read more

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From bestselling author, long-time former National Geographic Explorer, and anthropologist Wade Davis comes the story of America's Nile: how it once flowed freely and how human intervention has left it near exhaustion, altering the water temperature, volume, local species, and shoreline of the river Theodore Roosevelt once urged us to "leave it as it is."Plugged by no fewer than twenty-five dams,
... Read more
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Die Stimme des Bodens

Alles über unseren sonst so stillen Nachbarn

by Sonja Medwedski, Sonja Medwedski ...

Narrated by Bodo Henkel ...

Unabridged

6 hours 36 min

Was hat Boden eigentlich mit Festivals, Bier oder radioaktiven Pilzen zu tun? Warum landet er manchmal in der Badewanne oder sogar in unserem Magen? Zum ersten Mal kommt unser Boden persönlich zu Wort und erzählt im charmanten Plauderton aus unterirdischer Perspektive von seinem Alltag mit uns Menschen. Ob im Garten, im Wald oder in der Stadt, der Boden ist mit seinen zahlreichen ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Was hat Boden eigentlich mit Festivals, Bier oder radioaktiven Pilzen zu tun? Warum landet er manchmal in der Badewanne oder sogar in unserem Magen? Zum ersten Mal kommt unser Boden persönlich zu Wort und erzählt im charmanten Plauderton aus unterirdischer Perspektive von seinem Alltag mit uns Menschen. Ob im Garten, im Wald oder in der Stadt, der Boden ist mit seinen zahlreichen
... Read more
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Not the End of the World

How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet

by Hannah Ritchie ...

Narrated by Hannah Ritchie, Ph.D. ...

Unabridged

9 hours 26 min

This "truly essential" audiobook will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems (Margaret Atwood)—and explains how we can solve them.It’s become common to tell kids that they’re going to die from climate change. We are constantly bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won’t be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, and that we should reconsider ... Read more

$27.99 USD

This "truly essential" audiobook will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems (Margaret Atwood)—and explains how we can solve them.It’s become common to tell kids that they’re going to die from climate change. We are constantly bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won’t be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, and that we should reconsider
... Read more
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Blight

Fungi and the Coming Pandemic

by Emily Monosson ...

Narrated by Rosemary Benson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 39 min

Fungi are everywhere. Most are harmless; some are helpful. A few are killers. Collectively, infectious fungi are the most devastating agents of disease on earth, and a fungus that can persist in the environment without its host is here to stay. In Blight, Emily Monosson documents how trade, travel, and a changing climate are making us all more vulnerable to invasion. Populations of bats, frogs, ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Fungi are everywhere. Most are harmless; some are helpful. A few are killers. Collectively, infectious fungi are the most devastating agents of disease on earth, and a fungus that can persist in the environment without its host is here to stay. In Blight, Emily Monosson documents how trade, travel, and a changing climate are making us all more vulnerable to invasion. Populations of bats, frogs,
... Read more
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What If Renewable Energy Was Discovered First?

Redefining Progress: A Speculative Look at a World Fueled by the Sun, Wind, and Water

by Viruti Shivan ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series series WHAT IF SERIES
Unabridged

34 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Redefining Progress: A Speculative Look at a World Fueled by the Sun, Wind, and WaterWhat would our world look like if the first energy revolution was sparked by renewable sources rather than fossil fuels? "What If Renewable Energy Was Discovered First?" takes you on a speculative journey into an alternative history where solar panels, wind turbines, ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Redefining Progress: A Speculative Look at a World Fueled by the Sun, Wind, and WaterWhat would our world look like if the first energy revolution was sparked by renewable sources rather than fossil fuels? "What If Renewable Energy Was Discovered First?" takes you on a speculative journey into an alternative history where solar panels, wind turbines,
... Read more
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The Carbon Almanac

It's Not Too Late

by The Carbon Almanac Network ...

Narrated by Seth Godin, Emily Woo Zeller ...

Unabridged

12 hours 57 min

When it comes to the climate, we don’t need more marketing or anxiety. We need established facts and a plan for collective action.The climate is the fundamental issue of our time, and now we face a critical decision. Whether to be optimistic or fatalistic, whether to profess skepticism or to take action. Yet it seems we can barely agree on what is really going on, let alone what needs to be done. ... Read more

$25.00 USD

When it comes to the climate, we don’t need more marketing or anxiety. We need established facts and a plan for collective action.The climate is the fundamental issue of our time, and now we face a critical decision. Whether to be optimistic or fatalistic, whether to profess skepticism or to take action. Yet it seems we can barely agree on what is really going on, let alone what needs to be done.
... Read more
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Role of AI in Solving Climate Challenges, The

by Ahmed Musa ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Archie G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 45 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Role of AI in Solving Climate Challenges explores the powerful potential of artificial intelligence to address some of the most pressing environmental issues of our time. This book examines how AI is being used in a variety of ways—from optimizing energy use in buildings and transportation to enhancing climate modeling and improving agricultural ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Role of AI in Solving Climate Challenges explores the powerful potential of artificial intelligence to address some of the most pressing environmental issues of our time. This book examines how AI is being used in a variety of ways—from optimizing energy use in buildings and transportation to enhancing climate modeling and improving agricultural
... Read more
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Pollutiononomics: Unveiling the Financial Ripples of Air Contamination

by Terry Holder ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madelyn G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 57 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Air pollution is a pressing issue threatening our planet's well-being. In The Economics of Air Pollution, this book delves into a thought-provoking exploration of the economic implications associated with this environmental challenge. Throughout its pages, readers embark on a journey that uncovers the intricate connection between pollution and ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Air pollution is a pressing issue threatening our planet's well-being. In The Economics of Air Pollution, this book delves into a thought-provoking exploration of the economic implications associated with this environmental challenge. Throughout its pages, readers embark on a journey that uncovers the intricate connection between pollution and
... Read more
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Trapped Underground Survival Stories: Mining Disasters, Cave Rescues, Buried Alive, Rescue Missions

by Amazing True Stories ...

Narrated by AI Voice Frederick Surrey ...

Unabridged

1 hour

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Experience heart-pounding true survival stories of miners, spelunkers, and ordinary people who faced death in the darkest depths beneath Earth's surface. This gripping collection chronicles harrowing underground disasters and miraculous rescue missions that captivated the world, including the Chilean miners who survived 69 days trapped half a mile ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Experience heart-pounding true survival stories of miners, spelunkers, and ordinary people who faced death in the darkest depths beneath Earth's surface. This gripping collection chronicles harrowing underground disasters and miraculous rescue missions that captivated the world, including the Chilean miners who survived 69 days trapped half a mile
... Read more

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