Science & Nature

13 Things That Don't Make Sense: the Most Baffling Scientific Mysteries of Our Time by Brooks, Michael. Narrated by Adams, James Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2008. From the Publisher: "Science starts to get interesting when things don’t make sense.<p>Science’s best-kept secret is that there are experimental results and reliable data that the most brilliant scientists can neither explain nor dismiss. In the past, similar “anomalies” have revolutionized our world, like in the sixteenth century, when a set of celestial anomalies led Copernicus to realize that the earth goes around the sun and not the reverse, and in the 1770s, when two chemists discovered oxygen because of experimental results that defied the theories of the day. Thus if history is any precedent, we should look to today’s inexplicable results to forecast the future of science.<p>In 13 Things That Don’t Make Sense, Michael Brooks heads to the scientific frontier to meet thirteen modern-day anomalies and discover tomorrow’s breakthroughs."... Show More View Details | Order Now

AC/DC: The Savage Tale of the First Standards War by McNichol, Tom. Narrated by Hillgartner, Malcolm. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2008. From the Publisher: "Long before there was VHS versus Betamax, Windows versus Macintosh, or Blu-Ray versus HDDVD, the first and nastiest standards war was fought over how electricity would be transmitted around the world: alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC). The savage showdown between AC and DC changed the lives of billions of people, shaped the modern technological age, and set the stage for all standards wars to follow.<p>AC/DC tells the little-known story of how Thomas Edison bet wrong in that war, eventually losing control over the “operating system” for his future inventions—not to mention the company he founded, which would later become General Electric. Today’s Digital Age wizards can take lessons from Edison’s fierce battle: control an invention’s technical standard and you control the market."... Show More View Details | Order Now

Astronomy: The Heavenly Challenge Audio Classics Series by Arnold, Jack. Narrated by Newman, Edwin. Publication: [Ashland, Or.] Blackstone Audio, 2007. View Details | Order Now

Black Hole War: My Battle With Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics by Susskind, Leonard. Narrated by Porter, Ray. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2008. From the Publisher: "What happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Three decades ago, a young physicist named Stephen Hawking claimed that it did—and in doing so put at risk everything we know about the fundamental laws of the universe. Leonard Susskind and Gerard ‘t Hooft realized the threat and responded with a counterattack that changed the course of physics. The Black Hole War is the thrilling story of their united effort to reconcile Hawking’s theories of black holes with their own sense of reality—an effort that would eventually result in Hawking admitting he was wrong and Susskind and ‘t Hooft realizing that our world is a hologram projected from the outer boundaries of space."... Show More View Details | Order Now

Chemistry and the Enlightenment Audio Classics Series by Jackson, Ian. Narrated by Newman, Edwin. Publication: [Ashland, Or.] Blackstone Audio, 2007. View Details | Order Now

Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory: Take Your Understanding of Physics Into a Whole New Dimension! by Musser, George. Narrated by Porter, Ray Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2009. From the Publisher: "Everything is connected.<p>We’re living in the midst of a scientific revolution that’s captured the general public’s attention and imagination. The aim of this new revolution is to develop a “theory of everything,” a set of laws of physics that will explain all that can be explained, ranging from the tiniest subatomic particle to the universe as a whole. Here, readers will learn the ideas behind the theories and their effects upon our world, our civilization, and ourselves."... Show More View Details | Order Now

Complexity & Chaos Science & Discovery by White, Roger. Narrated by Newman, Edwin. Publication: [Ashland, Or.] Blackstone Audio, 2007. View Details | Order Now

Darwin & Evolution Audio Classics Series by Ghiselin, Michael T. Publication: [Ashland, Or.] Blackstone Audio, 2007. View Details | Order Now

Death By Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries by Tyson, Neil deGrasse. Narrated by Graham, Dion. Publication: [Ashland, Or.] Blackstone Audio, 2007. From the Publisher: "This is a vibrant collection of essays on the cosmos from the nation’s best-known astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, renowned for his ability to blend content, accessibility, and humor. Here he covers astral life at the frontiers of astrobiology to the movie industry’s feeble efforts to get its night skies right."... Show More View Details | Order Now

Dimensions of Scientific Thought Science & Discovery by Sanders, John T. Narrated by Newman, Edwin. Publication: [Ashland, Or.] Blackstone Audio, 2007. View Details | Order Now

Dragon Seekers: How an Extraordinary Circle of Fossilists Discovered the Dinosaurs and Paved the Way for Darwin by McGowan, Christopher. Narrated by Langton, Stuart. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2009. From the Publisher: "In the midst of the Industrial Revolution, an extraordinary group of scientists struggled to make sense of a mysterious, prehistoric world—a world that they had to piece together from the fossilized, fragmentary remains of animals no one had ever seen.<p>These nineteenth-century pioneers were an eccentric lot that included a working-class woman, an Oxford professor with a theatrical bent, a crisis-ridden country doctor who was never quite accepted among London’s scientific elite, and an expert anatomist who once dissected a rhino in his living room.<p>These were the Dragon Seekers, the people who brought the myths to life and whose work, within a populace raised on a literal interpretation of Genesis, laid the groundwork for the revolutionary ideas of Darwin. "... Show More View Details | Order Now

Dreams of a Final Theory: the Scientist's Search for the Ultimate Laws of Nature by Weinberg, Steven. Narrated by Langton, Stuart. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2009. From the Publisher: "This is the story of a grand scientific quest: the quest for a unifying theory of nature. Writing with dazzling elegance and clarity, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg retraces the steps that have led modern scientists from relativity theory and quantum mechanics to the notion of superstrings and the idea that our universe may coexist with others. Along the way, he voices the questions that are always present: Why does each explanation of the way nature works point to other, deeper explanations? Why are the best theories not only logical but beautiful? And what implications will a final theory have for our philosophy and religious faith?<P>Intellectually daring, rich in anecdote and aphorism, Dreams of a Final Theory launches us into a new cosmos and helps us make sense of what we find there."... Show More View Details | Order Now

Einstein's Revolution Audio Classics Series by Sanders, John T. Narrated by Newman, Edwin. Publication: [Ashland, Or.] Blackstone Audio, 2007. View Details | Order Now

Exploring and Mapmaking Audio Classics Series by Jackson, Ian. Narrated by Newman, Edwin. Publication: [Ashland, Or.] Blackstone Audio, 2007. View Details | Order Now

First Three Minutes: a Modern View of the Origin of the Universe by Weinberg, Steven. Narrated by Todd, Raymond. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2006. From the Publisher: "Now updated with a major new afterword that incorporates the latest cosmological research, this classic of contemporary science writing by a Nobel Prize-winning physicist explains what happened when the universe began—and how we know. "... Show More View Details | Order Now

Isaac Newton's New Physics Audio Classics Series by Brittan, Gordon G.; Sommer, Jack.; Hassell, Mike. Publication: [Ashland, Or.] Blackstone Audio, 2007. View Details | Order Now

Love + Sex With Robots: the Evolution of Human-robot Relations by Levy, David N. L. Narrated by Adams, James. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2009. From the Publisher: "From Pygmalion falling for his chiseled Galatea to Dr. Frankenstein marveling at his creature, humans have been enthralled by the possibilities of emotional relationships with their technological creations. Synthesizing cutting-edge research in robotics with the psychology and cultural history of artificial intelligence, Love and Sex with Robots explores this fascination and its far-reaching implications. David Levy’s shocking yet persuasive argument is that the entities we once deemed cold and mechanical will soon become the objects of real companionship and human desire."... Show More View Details | Order Now

Medical Science Audio Classics Series by Heidger, Paul M.; Eimas, Richard. Publication: [Ashland, Or.] Blackstone Audio, 2007. View Details | Order Now

Medieval Science Audio Classics Series by Sanders, Jack. Narrated by Newman, Edwin. Publication: [Ashland, Or.] Blackstone Audio, 2007. View Details | Order Now

Medusa and the Snail: More Notes of a Biology Watcher by Thomas, Lewis. Narrated by Langston, Stuart. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2008. View Details | Order Now

Natural Science and the Planet Earth Audio Classics Series by Sommer, Jack. Narrated by Newman, Edwin. Publication: [Ashland, Or.] Blackstone Audio, 2007. View Details | Order Now

A New Understanding of the Atom Audio Classics Series by Sanders, John T. Narrated by Newman, Edwin. Publication: [Nashville, Tenn.] Blackstone Audio, 2007. View Details | Order Now

Origins of the Universe Audio Classics Series by Arnold, Jack. Narrated by Newman, Edwin. Publication: [Ashland, Or.] Blackstone Audio, 2007. View Details | Order Now

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Dillard, Annie. Narrated by Gilbert, Tavia. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2009. From the Publisher: "In this classic of literary nonfiction, Annie Dillard takes us through a year of on-foot explorations through her own landscape, bringing anecdotes, curiosities, and insights about all she observes and experiences. In the summer, she stalks muskrats in the creek and thinks about wave mechanics; in the fall, she watches a monarch butterfly migration and dreams of Arctic caribou. She tries to con a coot, unties a snakeskin, witnesses a flood, and plays “King of the Meadow” with a field of grasshoppers. Throughout her wanderings, Annie Dillard’s keen observations, poetic sensibilities, introspective reflections, and reverence for her surroundings show us the world outside as we have never seen it before. "... Show More View Details | Order Now

Pluto Files by Tyson, Neil deGrasse. Narrated by Willis, Mirron E. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2009. From the Publisher: "In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted Pluto out of planethood. Far from the sun, tiny, and eccentric in orbit, it's a wonder Pluto has any fans. Yet during the mounting debate over Pluto's status, Americans rallied behind the extraterrestrial underdog. The year of Pluto's discovery, Disney created an irresistible pup by the same name, and, as one NASA scientist put it, Pluto was ""discovered by an American for America."" Pluto is entrenched in our cultural, patriotic view of the cosmos, and Neil deGrasse Tyson is on a quest to discover why."... Show More View Details | Order Now

Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming and Environmentalism Politically Incorrect Guide by Horner, Christopher C. Narrated by Riggenbach, Jeff. Publication: [Ashland, Or.] Blackstone Audio, 2007. From the Publisher: "The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming (and Environmentalism) exposes the shoddy science, plain dishonesty, and hidden political agenda behind the biggest phony environmental scare since the predictions of catastrophic global cooling in the 197"... Show More View Details | Order Now

Science in Antiquity Audio Classics Series by Mandaville, Jon. Narrated by Newman, Edwin. Publication: [Ashland, Or.] Blackstone Audio, 2007. View Details | Order Now

Sense of Wonder by Carson, Rachel. Narrated by Lee, Kaiulani. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2007. From the Publisher: "The Sense of Wonder relates Carson's intimate account of adventures with her young nephew, in their walks along the sea coast and through forests and fields, observing wildlife, strange plants, moonlight, and storm clouds. It is a guide to capturing the simple power of discovery that Carson viewed as essential to life."... Show More View Details | Order Now

Snake Charmer: A Life and Death in Pursuit of Knowledge by James, Jamie. Narrated by Hughes, William. Publication: [Ashland, Or.], [Boulder, Colo Blackstone Audio, 2008. From the Publisher: "In the narrative tradition of Into the Wild and The Perfect Storm, an acclaimed journalist tells the dramatic story of the life and death of modern adventurer Joe Slowinski, the young, charismatic world expert on poisonous snakes. Author Jamie James brings to life young Joe’s childhood empathiy with snakes, his university career, and his final trek into the wilderness.<p>On Slowinski’s last major expedition deep into the wild, there were plenty of his two favorite things: snakes and alcohol. What was in short supply, or non-existent, were appropriate medications, an evacuation plan, a two-way radio, and common sense. On September 11th, 2001, Dr. Joe Slowinski was bitten by a krait, one of the most poisonous snakes in the world. His colleagues kept him alive for 26 hours with mouth-to-mouth respiration, waiting for medical help that would never come. "... Show More View Details | Order Now

The Story of Electricity Audio Classics Series by Sanders, Jack. Narrated by Newman, Edwin. Publication: [Ashland, Or.] : Blackstone Audio, 2007. View Details | Order Now

Wind: How the Flow of Air Has Shaped Life, Myth, and the Land by DeBlieu, Jan. Narrated by Woods, Mary. Publication: [Ashland, Or.] : Blackstone Audio, 2007. View Details | Order Now

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