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Shade

The Promise of a Forgotten Natural Resource

de Sam Bloch ...

**An extraordinary investigation into shade, this “compelling . . . conversation-starter draws examples from history, city-planning and social policy” (NPR) to change the way we think about a critical natural resource that should be available to all.“Thought-provoking . . . Bloch, an environmental journalist, examines how shade is now a privilege, often denied to farmworkers, the homeless, and ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

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**An extraordinary investigation into shade, this “compelling . . . conversation-starter draws examples from history, city-planning and social policy” (NPR) to change the way we think about a critical natural resource that should be available to all.“Thought-provoking . . . Bloch, an environmental journalist, examines how shade is now a privilege, often denied to farmworkers, the homeless, and
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Shade

The Promise of a Forgotten Natural Resource

de Sam Bloch ...

Narrado por Shawn K. Jain ...

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9 hora 45 minutos

**An extraordinary investigation into shade, this “compelling . . . conversation-starter draws examples from history, city-planning and social policy” (NPR) to change the way we think about a critical natural resource that should be available to all.“Thought-provoking . . . Bloch, an environmental journalist, examines how shade is now a privilege, often denied to farmworkers, the homeless, and ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

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**An extraordinary investigation into shade, this “compelling . . . conversation-starter draws examples from history, city-planning and social policy” (NPR) to change the way we think about a critical natural resource that should be available to all.“Thought-provoking . . . Bloch, an environmental journalist, examines how shade is now a privilege, often denied to farmworkers, the homeless, and
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Lying For Money

How Legendary Frauds Reveal the Workings of the World

de Dan Davies ...

Narrado por Tim Paige ...

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9 hora 10 minutos

An entertaining, deeply informative explanation of how high-level financial crimes work, written “with verve and wit” (The Sunday Times, London) by an industry insider who’s an expert in the field.The way most white-collar crime works is by manipulating institutional psychology. That means creating something that looks as much as possible like a normal set of transactions. The drama comes later, ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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An entertaining, deeply informative explanation of how high-level financial crimes work, written “with verve and wit” (The Sunday Times, London) by an industry insider who’s an expert in the field.The way most white-collar crime works is by manipulating institutional psychology. That means creating something that looks as much as possible like a normal set of transactions. The drama comes later,
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Bone of the Bone

Essays on America by a Daughter of the Working Class

de Sarah Smarsh ...

Narrado por Sarah Smarsh ...

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11 hora 11 minutos

“A must-read for today’s politics” (San Francisco Chronicle), the brilliant and provocative essays that established National Book Award finalist Sarah Smarsh as one of the most important commentators on America’s class problem are collected in one searing and insightful volume.In Bone of the Bone, Sarah Smarsh brings her graceful storytelling and incisive critique to the challenges that define our ... Leer más

$26.99 USD

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“A must-read for today’s politics” (San Francisco Chronicle), the brilliant and provocative essays that established National Book Award finalist Sarah Smarsh as one of the most important commentators on America’s class problem are collected in one searing and insightful volume.In Bone of the Bone, Sarah Smarsh brings her graceful storytelling and incisive critique to the challenges that define our
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Carbon

The Book of Life

de Paul Hawken ...

Narrado por Peter Coyote ...

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6 hora 38 minutos

A journey into the world of carbon, the most versatile element on the planet, by the New York Times bestselling author Paul HawkenCarbon is the only element that animates the entirety of the living world. Though comprising a tiny fraction of Earth’s composition, our planet is lifeless without it. Yet it is maligned as the driver of climate change, scorned as an errant element blamed for the ... Leer más

$20.00 USD

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A journey into the world of carbon, the most versatile element on the planet, by the New York Times bestselling author Paul HawkenCarbon is the only element that animates the entirety of the living world. Though comprising a tiny fraction of Earth’s composition, our planet is lifeless without it. Yet it is maligned as the driver of climate change, scorned as an errant element blamed for the
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The Quiet Ear

An Investigation of Missing Sound: A Memoir

de Raymond Antrobus ...

Narrado por Raymond Antrobus ...

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5 hora 44 minutos

**A groundbreaking exploration of deafness by a young award-winning poet—a memoir, a cultural history, and a call to action hailed as “insightful, bighearted [and] a transformative story for all readers” (The New York Times Book Review)“Beautifully complicates and expands our understanding of what deafness is . . . a book that changed how I will move through the world.”—Clint Smith, author of How ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

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**A groundbreaking exploration of deafness by a young award-winning poet—a memoir, a cultural history, and a call to action hailed as “insightful, bighearted [and] a transformative story for all readers” (The New York Times Book Review)“Beautifully complicates and expands our understanding of what deafness is . . . a book that changed how I will move through the world.”—Clint Smith, author of How
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Why Homer Matters

de Adam Nicolson ...

Narrado por John Lee ...

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9 hora 46 minutos

Adam Nicolson sees the Iliad and the Odyssey as the foundation myths of Greek—and our—consciousness, collapsing the passage of 4,000 years and making the distant past of the Mediterranean world as immediate to us as the events of our own time.Homer's poems occupy, as Adam Nicolson writes "a third space" in the way we relate to the past: not as memory, which lasts no more than three generations, ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

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Adam Nicolson sees the Iliad and the Odyssey as the foundation myths of Greek—and our—consciousness, collapsing the passage of 4,000 years and making the distant past of the Mediterranean world as immediate to us as the events of our own time.Homer's poems occupy, as Adam Nicolson writes "a third space" in the way we relate to the past: not as memory, which lasts no more than three generations,
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The Secret Life of the Universe

An Astrobiologist's Search for the Origins and Frontiers of Life

de Nathalie A. Cabrol ...

Narrado por Cassandra Campbell ...

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9 hora 18 minutos

**One of Scientific American’s Best Books of 2024One of the world’s leading astrobiologists takes us on an awe-inspiring journey across the cosmos to investigate some of humanity’s most profound questions: Are we alone in the universe? And how did life on Earth begin?**We are in a golden age in astronomy, living on the cusp of breakthroughs that will revolutionize our understanding of our place in ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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**One of Scientific American’s Best Books of 2024One of the world’s leading astrobiologists takes us on an awe-inspiring journey across the cosmos to investigate some of humanity’s most profound questions: Are we alone in the universe? And how did life on Earth begin?**We are in a golden age in astronomy, living on the cusp of breakthroughs that will revolutionize our understanding of our place in
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The Right of the People

Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding

de Osita Nwanevu ...

Narrado por Osita Nwanevu ...

Completo

9 hora 35 minutos

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A bold case for reimagining the American project and making American democracy real—from a formidable new voice in political journalism“The first thing I’ve read that provides a rigorous vision of how to refound this nation if we manage to survive the current threats to these core values.”—Chris Hayes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Sirens’ CallFrustrated with ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A bold case for reimagining the American project and making American democracy real—from a formidable new voice in political journalism“The first thing I’ve read that provides a rigorous vision of how to refound this nation if we manage to survive the current threats to these core values.”—Chris Hayes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Sirens’ CallFrustrated with
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Lone Wolf

Walking the Line Between Civilization and Wildness

de Adam Weymouth ...

Narrado por John Sackville ...

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10 hora 27 minutos

An illuminating account of a lone wolf journeying across the Alps into Italy, and what the resurgence of wolves says about our connection to nature, immigration, and one another—from an award-winning journalist.“Lone Wolf is a deeply fascinating story, grippingly told.”—Robert Macfarlane, New York Times bestselling author of UnderlandFINALIST FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZEIn 2011, a lone wo... ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

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An illuminating account of a lone wolf journeying across the Alps into Italy, and what the resurgence of wolves says about our connection to nature, immigration, and one another—from an award-winning journalist.“Lone Wolf is a deeply fascinating story, grippingly told.”—Robert Macfarlane, New York Times bestselling author of UnderlandFINALIST FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZEIn 2011, a lone wo...
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Our Native Bees

North America’s Endangered Pollinators and the Fight to Save Them

de Paige Embry ...

Narrado por Emily Durante ...

Completo

5 hora 47 minutos

Honey bees get all the press, but the fascinating story of North America's native bees—an endangered species essential to our ecosystems and food supplies—is just as crucial. Our Native Bees is the result of Paige Embry's yearlong quest to learn more about these forgotten, yet fundamental, creatures.Through interviews with farmers, gardeners, scientists, and bee experts, Embry explores the ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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Honey bees get all the press, but the fascinating story of North America's native bees—an endangered species essential to our ecosystems and food supplies—is just as crucial. Our Native Bees is the result of Paige Embry's yearlong quest to learn more about these forgotten, yet fundamental, creatures.Through interviews with farmers, gardeners, scientists, and bee experts, Embry explores the
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American Visions

The United States 1800-1860

de Edward L. Ayers ...

Narrado por Brandon Pollock ...

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9 hora 46 minutos

A revealing history of the formative period when voices of dissent and innovation defied power and created visions of America still resonant today.The early decades of the nineteenth century saw the expansion of slavery, Native dispossession, and wars with Canada and Mexico. Mass immigration and powerful religious movements sent tremors through American society. But even as the powerful defended ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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A revealing history of the formative period when voices of dissent and innovation defied power and created visions of America still resonant today.The early decades of the nineteenth century saw the expansion of slavery, Native dispossession, and wars with Canada and Mexico. Mass immigration and powerful religious movements sent tremors through American society. But even as the powerful defended
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