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Books narrated by Joe Palca

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  • Annoying

    The Science of What Bugs Us

    Two crackerjack science journalists from NPR look at why some things (and some people!) drive us crazyIt happens everywhere?offices, schools, even your own backyard. Plus, seemingly anything can trigger it?cell phones, sirens, bad music, constant distractions, your boss, or even your spouse. We all know certain things get under our skin. Can science explain why? Palca and Lichtman take you on a ... Read more

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    Annoying

    The Science of What Bugs Us

    Unabridged

    6 hours 9 min

    It happens everywhere: offices, schools, even your own backyard. And, seemingly, anything can trigger it: cell phones, sirens, bad music, constant distractions, your boss, or even your spouse. We all know certain things get under our skin. Can science explain why?NPR’s Joe Palca and Flora Lichtman take you on a scientific quest through psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, and other ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    NPR American Chronicles: Exploring Space

    by NPR ...
    Narrated by Joe Palca ...
    Series series NPR American Chronicles

    Unabridged

    3 hours 27 min

    From the competitive spirit ignited by Sputnik to the tragedies and triumphs of the Apollo missions, from the technological leap forward created by the Space Shuttle to the global cooperation forged by the International Space Station and beyond, NPR examines the inspirational story of modern space exploration and the extraordinary individuals who made it possible. Featuring in-depth profiles of ... Read more

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    NPR Driveway Moments All About Animals

    Radio Stories That Won't Let You Go

    by NPR ...
    Narrated by Steve Inskeep ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 24 min

    What’s a “driveway moment”? It’s when you’re so captivated by a story you’re hearing on NPR that you stay in your car to hear it to the end—even if you’re sitting in your driveway with the motor running. For years, listeners have written to NPR to describe such moments. Now animal lovers especially will want to make sure their tanks are full.Heard on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Talk of ... Read more

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    The Best of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

    by NPR ...
    Narrated by Peter Sagal, Carl Kasell ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 10 min

    The first Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me! collection focused on the best of the "Not My Job" segment of the program. This second collection skims the cream off the entire archive of the show, with selections from "Who’s Carl This Time?" "Lightning Fill in the Blank," "The Listener Limerick Challenge," "Not My Job" and more.Panelists include author and humorist Roy Blount Jr., author and radio ... Read more

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    NPR Road Trips: National Park Adventures

    Stories That Take You Away . . .

    by NPR ...
    Narrated by Various, Noah Adams ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 7 min

    Grand Canyon National Park is one of the planet’s Seven Natural Wonders, with 4.4 million visitors each year. Who keeps them safe, fed, and happy? When the wind blows at White Sands National Monument, legend says the centuries-old ghost of a Mexican maiden appears in the shifting sands. In Yosemite National Park, there’s a guy who tracks road kill with a clipboard and a shovel to pry flattened ... Read more

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    NPR Road Trips: Family Vacations

    Stories that Take You Away

    by NPR ...
    Narrated by Noah Adams ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 8 min

    With generous splashes of popular culture and human interest, the NPR Road Trips series introduces you not only to far-off locations and unusual destinations, but to the people who inhabit them—and seek them out. Each story focuses on real locations, real people, and real history in the thought-provoking, imaginative and entertaining way you’ve come to expect from NPR.We all have memories of ... Read more

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    NPR Road Trips: Roadside Attractions

    Stories That Take You Away . . .

    by NPR ...
    Narrated by Various, Noah Adams ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 4 min

    Prairie Dog Town in western Kansas. The Elvis Is Alive Museum in Wright City, Missouri. The Velvet Museum (“Velveteria”) in Portland, Oregon. A 13-foot Styrofoam scale model of Stonehenge. The Largest Ball of Twine in Cawker City, Kansas . . . or is it in Darwin, Minnesota?Roadside attractions are the staples of the American road trip. Many are slowly disappearing from our highways and byways. Are ... Read more

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    NPR Road Trips: Postcards from Around the Globe

    Stories That Take You Away . . .

    by NPR ...
    Narrated by Various, Noah Adams ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 13 min

    Meet Colin Angus and Julie Wafael, who spent two years circumnavigating the globe using their hands and feet. Turn on the radio in Katmandu and hear music from the 70s. Learn how robot jockeys are solving a human rights problem in Dubai. (It has to do with camel races.) Get ready for carnival in Rio. And walk through old Beijing before it's demolished for high-rise development. NPR has ... Read more

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    NPR More Funniest Driveway Moments

    Radio Stories that Won't Let You Go

    by NPR ...
    Narrated by Robert Krulwich ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 12 min

    Most NPR listeners have experienced at least one “driveway moment”: You’re so captivated by a story, interview, or essay you’re hearing on the radio that you sit in your driveway, motor running, to hear it all the way through. Even if the ice cream is melting in the trunk.The latest collection of this best-selling series features memorable tales, bits, and commentary from NPR favorites, regulars, ... Read more

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    NPR Driveway Moments for Dads

    Radio Stories That Won't Let You Go

    by NPR ...
    Narrated by Scott Simon ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 38 min

    Funny, comforting, and nostalgic—kind of like Dad—DRIVEWAY MOMENTS FOR DADS is over 100 minutes of NPR at its finest. You’ll want it for your father and yourself, and for those you know who frequently finds themselves in their driveways, tuned to NPR, listening to the end of a story. ... Read more

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    NPR Holiday Favorites

    by NPR ...
    Narrated by Susan Stamberg ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 13 min

    David Sedaris contributes his now classic “Santaland Diaries,” his account of his experiences playing Santa’s little helper at Macy’s in New York.Susan Stamberg sneaks her mother-in-law’s recipe for cranberry relish onto the air—again.Storyteller Kevin Kling finds an invitation to participate in a production of The Nutcracker too tempting to resist.Ghanian-born commentator Meri Danquah shares her ... Read more

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