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Patient Zero

A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases

by Lydia Kang, MD, Nate Pedersen ...

From the masters of storytelling-meets-science and co-authors of Quackery, Patient Zero tells the long and fascinating history of disease outbreaks—how they start, how they spread, the science that lets us understand them, and how we race to destroy them before they destroy us.Written in the authors’ lively and accessible style, chapters include page-turning medical stories about a particular ... Read more

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From the masters of storytelling-meets-science and co-authors of Quackery, Patient Zero tells the long and fascinating history of disease outbreaks—how they start, how they spread, the science that lets us understand them, and how we race to destroy them before they destroy us.Written in the authors’ lively and accessible style, chapters include page-turning medical stories about a particular
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Pseudoscience

An Amusing History of Crackpot Ideas and Why We Love Them

by Lydia Kang, MD, Nate Pedersen ...

From the authors of Quackery, a visual and narrative history of popular ideas, phenomena, and widely held beliefs disproven by science.From the easily disproved to the wildly speculative, to straight-up hucksterism, Pseudoscience is a romp through much more than bad science—it’s a light-hearted look into why we insist on believing in things such as Big Foot, astrology, and the existence of aliens. ... Read more

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From the authors of Quackery, a visual and narrative history of popular ideas, phenomena, and widely held beliefs disproven by science.From the easily disproved to the wildly speculative, to straight-up hucksterism, Pseudoscience is a romp through much more than bad science—it’s a light-hearted look into why we insist on believing in things such as Big Foot, astrology, and the existence of aliens.
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Quackery

A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything

by Lydia Kang, Nate Pedersen ...

What won't we try in our quest for perfect health, beauty, and the fountain of youth?Well, just imagine a time when doctors prescribed morphine for crying infants. When liquefied gold was touted as immortality in a glass. And when strychnine—yes, that strychnine, the one used in rat poison—was dosed like Viagra.Looking back with fascination, horror, and not a little dash of dark, knowing humor, ... Read more

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What won't we try in our quest for perfect health, beauty, and the fountain of youth?Well, just imagine a time when doctors prescribed morphine for crying infants. When liquefied gold was touted as immortality in a glass. And when strychnine—yes, that strychnine, the one used in rat poison—was dosed like Viagra.Looking back with fascination, horror, and not a little dash of dark, knowing humor,
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Pseudoscience

An Amusing History of Crackpot Ideas and Why We Love Them

by Lydia Kang, MD, Nate Pedersen ...

Narrated by Hillary Huber ...

Unabridged

9 hours 51 min

From the authors of Quackery, a visual and narrative history of popular ideas, phenomena, and widely held beliefs disproven by science.From the easily disproved to the wildly speculative, to straight-up hucksterism, Pseudoscience is a romp through much more than bad science—it’s a light-hearted look into why we insist on believing in things such as Big Foot, astrology, and the existence of aliens. ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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From the authors of Quackery, a visual and narrative history of popular ideas, phenomena, and widely held beliefs disproven by science.From the easily disproved to the wildly speculative, to straight-up hucksterism, Pseudoscience is a romp through much more than bad science—it’s a light-hearted look into why we insist on believing in things such as Big Foot, astrology, and the existence of aliens.
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Patient Zero

A Curious History of the World's Worst Diseases

by Lydia Kang, MD, Nate Pedersen ...

Narrated by Hillary Huber ...

Unabridged

14 hours 17 min

From the masters of storytelling-meets-science and co-authors of Quackery, Patient Zero tells the long and fascinating history of disease outbreaks—how they start, how they spread, the science that lets us understand them, and how we race to destroy them before they destroy us.Written in the authors’ lively and accessible style, chapters include page-turning medical stories about a particular ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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From the masters of storytelling-meets-science and co-authors of Quackery, Patient Zero tells the long and fascinating history of disease outbreaks—how they start, how they spread, the science that lets us understand them, and how we race to destroy them before they destroy us.Written in the authors’ lively and accessible style, chapters include page-turning medical stories about a particular
... Read more

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Quackery

A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything

by Lydia Kang, Nate Pedersen ...

Narrated by Hillary Huber ...

Unabridged

10 hours 29 min

What won't we try in our quest for perfect health, beauty, and the fountain of youth?Well, just imagine a time when doctors prescribed morphine for crying infants. When liquefied gold was touted as immortality in a glass. And when strychnine—yes, that strychnine, the one used in rat poison—was dosed like Viagra.Looking back with fascination, horror, and not a little dash of dark, knowing humor, ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

What won't we try in our quest for perfect health, beauty, and the fountain of youth?Well, just imagine a time when doctors prescribed morphine for crying infants. When liquefied gold was touted as immortality in a glass. And when strychnine—yes, that strychnine, the one used in rat poison—was dosed like Viagra.Looking back with fascination, horror, and not a little dash of dark, knowing humor,
... Read more

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What We Knew

Terror, Mass Murder, and Everyday Life in Nazi Germany

by Eric A. Johnson, Karl-Heinz Reuband ...

Narrated by BJ Harrison ...

Unabridged

17 hours 36 min

An American historian and a German sociologist seek answers from those who lived through Nazi Germany: how did the country stand by while one of the biggest genocides in history took place?**“A very important book.” —**Financial TimesThe horrors of the Nazi regime and the Holocaust still present some of the most disturbing questions in modern history: Why did Hitler's party appeal to millions of ... Read more

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An American historian and a German sociologist seek answers from those who lived through Nazi Germany: how did the country stand by while one of the biggest genocides in history took place?**“A very important book.” —**Financial TimesThe horrors of the Nazi regime and the Holocaust still present some of the most disturbing questions in modern history: Why did Hitler's party appeal to millions of
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The Fate of the World

A history and future of the climate crisis

by Bill McGuire ...

Narrated by Kaffe Keating ...

Unabridged

8 hours 38 min

Why past climate change tells us it's almost too late.A warning and a rallying-cry.'Read it and weep, or read it and win' Chris PackhamA global refugee crisis. Extreme storms. Agriculture devastated. Economic ruin. Societal collapse. These are not just possibilities but likely outcomes of our ongoing failure to stem greenhouse gas emissions — and in our lifetimes. This alarming book explains why.< ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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Why past climate change tells us it's almost too late.A warning and a rallying-cry.'Read it and weep, or read it and win' Chris PackhamA global refugee crisis. Extreme storms. Agriculture devastated. Economic ruin. Societal collapse. These are not just possibilities but likely outcomes of our ongoing failure to stem greenhouse gas emissions — and in our lifetimes. This alarming book explains why.<
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Street Smarts

Trust Your Instincts, Outsmart Danger, and Stay Safe in a World That Isn’t

by Dannah Eve ...

Narrated by Dannah Eve ...

Unabridged

5 hours 8 min

**Narrated by the Author!**From the mindset you move with, to the habits you create, and the tools you carry—learn how to stay sharp, stay ready, and stay safe in every aspect of your daily life!Dannah Eve has always been street smart, and for the past several years, she has been sharing her advice, self-defense strategies, and safety tips with millions of engaged social media followers. With the ... Read more

$23.99 USD

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**Narrated by the Author!**From the mindset you move with, to the habits you create, and the tools you carry—learn how to stay sharp, stay ready, and stay safe in every aspect of your daily life!Dannah Eve has always been street smart, and for the past several years, she has been sharing her advice, self-defense strategies, and safety tips with millions of engaged social media followers. With the
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Poland 1939

The Outbreak of World War II

by Roger Moorhouse ...

Narrated by Roger Moorhouse ...

Unabridged

12 hours 38 min

**A gripping history of the Nazi invasion of Poland, the true onset of World War II“Exemplary...About as good as military history can be.” —Timothy Snyder, New York Times**For Americans, World War II began in December 1941, with the bombing of Pearl Harbor; but for Europe, the war began on September 1, 1939, when Hitler’s soldiers invaded Poland, followed later that month by Stalin’s Red Army. The ... Read more

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**A gripping history of the Nazi invasion of Poland, the true onset of World War II“Exemplary...About as good as military history can be.” —Timothy Snyder, New York Times**For Americans, World War II began in December 1941, with the bombing of Pearl Harbor; but for Europe, the war began on September 1, 1939, when Hitler’s soldiers invaded Poland, followed later that month by Stalin’s Red Army. The
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Humanish

What Talking to Your Cat or Naming Your Car Reveals About the Uniquely Human Need to Humanize

by Justin Gregg ...

Narrated by Justin Gregg ...

Unabridged

7 hours 56 min

A playful deep dive into anthropomorphism (our peculiar tendency to humanize the nonhuman) that will resonate with anyone who has thrown a birthday party for their dog.Bestselling science writer Justin Gregg explores the science behind our instinct to see ourselves in the creatures and objects around us. Ours is a world filled with emotional support alligators, a woman who married her briefcase, ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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A playful deep dive into anthropomorphism (our peculiar tendency to humanize the nonhuman) that will resonate with anyone who has thrown a birthday party for their dog.Bestselling science writer Justin Gregg explores the science behind our instinct to see ourselves in the creatures and objects around us. Ours is a world filled with emotional support alligators, a woman who married her briefcase,
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Rome and Persia

The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry

by Adrian Goldsworthy ...

Narrated by Mark Elstob ...

Unabridged

20 hours 25 min

**The extraordinary history of the epic rivalry between the ancient world’s two great superpowers.“Magnificent.” —Spectator**The Roman Empire was like no other. Stretching from the north of Britain to the Sahara, and from the Atlantic coast to the Euphrates, it imposed peace and prosperity on an unprecedented scale. Its only true rival lay in the east, where the Parthian and then Persian empires ... Read more

$44.99 USD

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**The extraordinary history of the epic rivalry between the ancient world’s two great superpowers.“Magnificent.” —Spectator**The Roman Empire was like no other. Stretching from the north of Britain to the Sahara, and from the Atlantic coast to the Euphrates, it imposed peace and prosperity on an unprecedented scale. Its only true rival lay in the east, where the Parthian and then Persian empires
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