Science & Technology audiobooks

Hyperwars - Abridged

By: Bruce Judson

Narrated by: James Naughton

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

The effects of the online revolution are being felt far beyond Silicon Valley as consumers and businesses shift buying patterns to take advantage of the convenience and cost savings that are available over the Web. The term "HyperWars" describes the constant battle for survival of the fittest that reflects the reality of business today. Managers... Read more

Sustaining Earth Through Natural Capitalism

By: Paul Hawken

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

With every living system on Earth in danger, is it possible to create profitable businesses that do not destroy the natural world around us?  Paul Hawken says not only are business and government reasonable agents for such change, but the only vehicles that can make this happen. Read more

Y2K, the Problem and the Promise

By: Jay Earley & Tom Atlee

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

At midnight on December 31 of 1999, you might have been thinking about something besides New Year’s resolutions as you entered a new century.  You might have been wondering whether the world as you knew it would cease to exist.  Would travel arrangements become an impossibility?  Would your toaster, microwave, car or pacemaker suddenly be out of... Read more

Ustaca Sevmek - İlişki Sanatına Dair Pratik Bir Rehber

By: Don Miguel Ruiz & Janet Mills

Narrated by: Alişan Özkan

Length: 4 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

New York Times çok satan "Dört Anlaşma" kitabının yazarından! Spiritüel rehber, guru ve şaman Don Miguel Ruiz, Toltek atalarının kadim bilgeliğini paylaşmaya devam ettiği "Ustaca Sevmek" adlı ikinci kitabı sunmaktadır. Toltekler, atalarının kutsal bilgeliğini kimsenin kötüye kullanmaması için binlerce yıl boyunca bilgilerini dış dünyadan gizli... Read more

The Fast Forward MBA in Technology Management - Abridged

By: Daniel Petrozzo, Richard McGonagle & Richard Cox

Narrated by: Meredith MacRae

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Get instant access to cutting-edge ideas and the hard-won wisdom of one of today's leading experts on information technology (IT). Using real-world examples, this audio guide delivers the facts you need to navigate complex IT issues, including:
Which technologies are most important in running a business today
How to manage the use of and direction... Read more

The Age of Spiritual Machines - Abridged

By: Ray Kurzweil

Narrated by: Alan Sklar

Length: 3 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Bold futurist Ray Kurzweil, author of The Singularity Is Near, offers a framework for envisioning the future of machine intelligence—“a book for anyone who wonders where human technology is going next” (The New York Times Book Review).

“Kurzweil offers a thought-provoking analysis of human and artificial intelligence and a... Read more

The Spiritual Art of Speaking

By: Lee Glickstein

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Lee Glickstein believes you may fear speaking because you were not properly listened to as a child--perhaps you were even ridiculed--causing you to lock away your inner speaker; the voice that longs to come out and express your God-self. Read more

Unleashing The Soul

By: Marion Woodman

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Woodman believes that facing the intense power of your own heart is the only way to truly connect with other living things. She says we must not be "afraid of the intensity of opening ourselves to our real personhood." Her insight in analyzing ancient folk tales and applying them to current events is intriguing. She will inspire you to get out... Read more

Charles Kuralt's American Moments - Abridged

By: Charles Kuralt

Narrated by: Charles Kuralt

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Charles Kuralt is a national treasure, a reporter and man of the world who was to many the real and true voice of America. For more than thirty-five years, he delighted us with his On the Road reports, as an anchor of CBS News Sunday Morning, and with bestselling books that include On the Road with Charles Kuralt and Charles Kuralt's America. As... Read more

Rocket Boys - Abridged

By: Homer Hickam

Narrated by: Beau Bridges

Length: 4 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Until I began to build and launch rockets, I didn't know my hometown was at war with itself over its children, and that my parents were locked in a kind of bloodless combat over how my brother and I would live our lives....And I didn't know that the enthalpy decrease in a converging passage could be transformed into jet kinetic energy if a... Read more

Tuning Into the Land

By: Diana James, Lee Brade & Leah Brady

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

"Indigenous people have a powerful remembering for us, because they pull us right back to the land, out of our disembodied heads.  They make us sit on the ground, get our feet dirty again, dance in time to the rhythm of the Earth.  We need to take this back to our own world.  Our task is not to grab knowledge like some kind of trophy, but to... Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 7: From Global Dependence to Local Interdependence

By: Jerry Mander & Helena Norberg-Hodge

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

To what extent is the global economy destroying the environment that supports us all? Listen as activist Jerry Mander and Swedish philosopher Helena Norberg-Hodge provide detail on the realities of global commerce, and how to counter its hold on our society. Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 5: Human Reproduction: The Ecological Piledriver

By: Paul Ehrlich, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the major strains on our environment is population growth, and the need for more and more people to be provided for. Listen as Paul Ehrlich, author of the 1968 classic, The Population Bomb, talks about what has gotten better, what is worse, and what to do now. Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 6: Muir, The Wild Ideal And Eco-Feminism

By: Bill Devall, Frederick Turner, Casey Walker, Da...

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

The love of the environment expressed by John Muir has enriched us all. Listen as Sierra Club activist David Orr, Fredrick Turner, and others talk about the importance of Muir's idea that respect for living systems comes before human interests. Read more

Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms

By: Stephen Gould

Narrated by: Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Length: 12 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

For more than twenty-five years, paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould wrote a column called “The View of Life” for Natural History magazine. More than twenty entries from that column comprise this collection, which includes such essays as “Boyle's Law and Darwin's Details,” “Brotherhood by Inversion (or, As the Worm Turns),” “Darwin's American... Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 10: Metaphysics of the Treeline

By: Arne Naess

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Arne Naess, known as "the father of Deep Ecology," lived above the tree line near the Arctic Circle in Norway. Well into his eighties, he still carried his own firewood and water to a simple stone cabin that he built himself. Here he describes the joy and richness of his satisfying, simple lifestyle. Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 12: Putting Earth First 101: On Saving The Planet

By: Dave Foreman, Bill Devall, Cecilia Lanman, Dick...

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Listen as environmental activists Dave Forman, Julia “Butterfly” Hill, and others share their experiences of being on the front lines of the battle to preserve old-growth redwoods and other endangered species, along with solid reasons for their passionate involvement in this struggle. Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 4: The Great Turning:  Reconnecting With The Natural World

By: Joanna Macy, Ted Roszak, Edward Wilson & Helena...

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

How can we stop the pattern of destroying our environment? This program with Edward O. Wilson, Joanna Macy, and others describes how to restore our wonder and connection with the natural world in order to live gracefully on this planet. Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 3: Deep Questioning: The Eight Principles of Deep Ecology

By: Arne Naess, George Sessions, Doug Tompkins, Fri...

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

How can we begin to look at the deeper social, economic and spiritual questions behind the environmental crisis? In this program, Fritjof Capra, Arne Naess, and other environmentalists expand on the radical nature of Deep Ecology. Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 13: A Deep Ecology Future

By: George Sessions

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Deep Ecologist George Sessions describes the need for our culture to awaken out of the superficial assumption that nature is for our pleasure and consumption, to honor the inherent value and rights of other species, and to take responsibility not to abuse our power for selfish ends. Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 11: The Human In Nature:  Return To The Sacred Earth

By: John Seed, Dolores Lachapelle, Alan Drengson, C...

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Perhaps the most powerful and significant aspect of Deep Ecology is the way it cultivates humility and reverence for the great mystery of life. Listen as Winona Laduke, Ed Mcgaa/Eagle Man and others explore the right relationship between humans and the rest of nature. Read more

How To Stop Worrying And Start Living

By: Dale Carnegie

Narrated by: Andrew Macmillan

Length: 10 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

With Dale Carnegie’s expert advice, you’ll learn the proven, time-tested principles to breaking free of worry and anxiety so that you can start living your best life today.

Thanks to Dale Carnegie’s classic work of practical advice, more than six million people have already discovered happier, more fulfilling lives. How to Stop Worrying and Start... Read more

Deep Ecology for the 21st Century, Part 9: The Bioregional Perspective: Discovering Your Natural Community

By: Kirkpatrick Sale, Stephanie Mills, Dick Roy, Je...

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

How much do we know about the natural bioregion in which we live, and why does it matter? Listen to Jeanne and Dick Roy, Jerry Mander and others as they talk about the challenge of waking up to the realities of the place where we live, to more fully appreciate the world that keeps us alive. Read more

The Enneagram in Life and Work

By: Helen Palmer

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

"What stands between me and God?" This is the provocative question to which the Enneagram system offers a sophisticated answer. There are nine basic personality types, explains Helen Palmer, a foremost authority on the Enneagram. Each type has its own "emotional survival strategy" developed to help us cope in life-but this strategy can also be... Read more