Science & Technology audiobooks

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming (and Environmentalism)

By: Christopher C. Horner

Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach

Length: 11 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Global warming: the Left's last best chance to gain a stranglehold on our political system and economyFor decades, environmentalism has been the Left's best excuse for increasing government control over our actions in ways both large and small. It's for Mother Earth! It's for the children! It's for the whales! But until now, the... Read more

Where's My Jetpack?

By: Daniel H. Wilson

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 3 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

It's the twenty-first century and let's be honest—things are a little disappointing. Despite every World's Fair prediction and the advertisements in comic books, we are not living the future we were promised. By now, life was supposed to be a fully automated, atomic-powered, germ-free Utopia, a place where a grown man could wear a velvet spandex... Read more

The Dogs Who Found Me

By: Ken Foster

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 4 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Disaster-prone writer and reluctant dog rescuer Ken Foster never intended to adopt an abandoned dog. But after bringing Brando home, he finds it hard not to notice how many homeless strays there are in the city. Suddenly, he finds them everywhere—from a beagle abandoned in a New York City dog run to a pit bull in a Mississippi truck stop—and... Read more

Death by Black Hole, and Other Cosmic Quandaries

By: Neil deGrasse Tyson

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 12 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

“[Tyson] tackles a great range of subjects…with great humor, humility, and—most important—humanity.” —Entertainment WeeklyNeil deGrasse Tyson has a talent for guiding readers through the mysteries of outer space with stunning clarity and almost childlike enthusiasm. Here, Tyson compiles his favorite essays that he wrote for Natural History... Read more

Fatal Forecast

By: Michael J. Tougias

Narrated by: Jeff Cummings

Length: 5 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Fatal Forecast chronicles a dramatic fight for survival aboard two small fishing boats that were caught in a horrific surprise storm off of Cape Cod. Soon after the Fair Wind and the Sea Fever reached the fishing ground at Georges Bank, they were hit with hurricane-force winds and massive ninety-foot waves that battered the boats for hours and... Read more

Deep Survival

By: Laurence Gonzales

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 10 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

After her plane crashes, a seventeen-year-old girl spends eleven days walking through the Peruvian jungle. Against all odds, with no food, shelter, or equipment, she gets out. A better-equipped group of adult survivors of the same crash sits down and dies. What makes the difference?Examining such stories of miraculous endurance and tragic... Read more

Fishing the Sea to Death

By: Joshua S. Reichert

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

It is Reichert's mission to raise our emotional awareness of the plight of the marine ecosystem, so that we will take steps to protect it before it's too late. Read more

A Brief History of Time

By: Stephen Hawking & Michael Jackson

Narrated by: Michael Jackson

Length: 5 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne of the greatest minds of our time explores profound questions such as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions in space? What will happen when it all ends?Told in language we all can... Read more

The Google Story

By: David A. Vise & Mark Malseed

Narrated by: Stephen Hoye

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

"Here is the story behind one of the most remarkable Internet successes of our time. Based on scrupulous research and extraordinary access to Google, the book takes you inside the creation and growth of a company whose name is a favorite brand and a standard verb recognized around the world. Its stock is worth more than General Motors’ and... Read more

Fire

By: Sebastian Junger

Narrated by: Kevin Conway

Length: 8 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

For readers and viewers of The Perfect Storm, opening this long-awaited new work by Sebastian Junger will be like stepping off the deck of the Andrea Gail and into the inferno of a fire burning out of control in the steep canyons of Idaho. Here is the same meticulous prose brought to bear on the inner workings of a terrifying elemental force;... Read more

The Google Story - Abridged

By: David A. Vise & Mark Malseed

Narrated by: Adam Grupper

Length: 6 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Here is the story behind one of the most remarkable Internet successes of our time. Based on scrupulous research and extraordinary access to Google, the book takes you inside the creation and growth of a company whose name is a favorite brand and a standard verb recognized around the world. Its stock is worth more than General Motors’ and... Read more

Why Do I Love These People? - Abridged

By: Po Bronson

Narrated by: John Dossett

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Po Bronson takes us on an extraordinary journey

Calling upon his gift for powerful nonfiction narrative and philosophical insight Po Bronson explores the incredibly complicated feelings that we have for our families.

Each chapter introduces us to people and we come to know them intimately, following the story of their relationship as they... Read more

La danse - Abridged

By: Oriah Mountain Dreamer

Narrated by: Sophie Stanké

Length: 1 hour 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Vivez au rythme de votre vraie nature. Dans La Danse, l'auteur Oriah Mountain Dreamer développe avec éloquence la sagesse de son best-seller L'Invitation et nous propose des moyens de découvrir l'essence de notre nature spirituelle véritable. La Danse est rempli de récits émouvants qui illustrent comment nous pouvons découvrir les cadeaux qui... Read more

Why Do Men Have Nipples?

By: Mark Leyner & Billy Goldberg

Narrated by: Mark Leyner

Length: 4 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Is There a Doctor in the House?Finally, answers to all those strange questions you'd like to ask your own doctor but haven't had the guts (or more likely the time) to do so. If you've ever wanted to ask a doctor . . . How do people in wheelchairs have sex? Why do I get a killer headache when I suck down my milkshake too fast? Can I lose my... Read more

Agile Requirements and User Stories

By: Louis Molnar

Narrated by: Louis Molnar

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Many organizations are starting to reap rewards from adding Agile methods to their development practices. Learn what Project Managers and Business Analysts need to know about Extreme Programming (XP), User Stories and “The Planning Game.” Specifically, this recording will give practical Agile tips and tricks including how to specify User Stories... Read more

Our Inner Ape

By: Frans de Waal

Narrated by: Alan Sklar

Length: 10 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

We have long attributed man's violent, aggressive, competitive nature to his animal ancestry. But what if we are just as given to cooperation, empathy, and morality by virtue of our genes? What if our behavior actually makes us apes? What kind of apes are we?

From a scientist and writer E. O. Wilson has called "the world authority on primate... Read more

Agile Project Management Using Scrum

By: Kevin Aguanno

Narrated by: Kevin Aguanno

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

In recent years, the Internet revolution has caused a shift in how fast technology is developed and marketed. We have seen the appearance of “Web Years” as a measure of time, and the widespread adoption of Rapid Application Development (RAD) as a standard software development method used in even our largest organizations. There has been a... Read more

Harvest for Hope - Abridged

By: Jane Goodall, Gary McAvoy & Gail Hudson

Narrated by: Tippi Hedren

Length: 6 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the new National Geographic documentary Jane, comes a provocative look into the ways we can positively impact the world by changing our eating habits.

"One of those rare, truly great books that can change the world."-John Robbins, author of The Food Revolution The renowned scientist who... Read more

Men, Women and Relationships - Abridged

By: John Gray

Narrated by: John Gray

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The bestselling author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus shows you how to improve your relationships by accepting and celebrating the differences between the sexes.Men and women are different—there’s no denying it. So why do we constantly expect the same actions and feelings from them? This enormously helpful book not only enables you... Read more

Reason for Hope - Abridged

By: Jane Goodall & Phillip Berman

Narrated by: Jane Goodall

Length: 6 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the new National Geographic documentary Jane, comes a poignant memoir about her spiritual epiphany and an appeal for why everyone can find a reason for hope.

Dr. Jane Goodall's revolutionary study of chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe preserve forever altered the very, definition of humanity.... Read more

Silicon Valley's Past and Future

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

This segment of the PBS NewsHour features a look at the past, present, and future of Silicon Valley. Read more

Brain Games

By: David Weiner

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

David Weiner brings a witty, down-to-earth perspective to this exploration of what we know and what we don't know about our brains. In layman's terms Mr. Weiner shares his wonder at things even his scientific mind can't comprehend, and points to tantalizing new discoveries about our potential to change the way we think, feel, and act. Read more

First Man - Abridged

By: James R. Hansen

Narrated by: Boyd Gaines

Length: 9 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Now a major motion picture, this is the first—and only—definitive authorized account of Neil Armstrong, the man whose “one small step” changed history.

When Apollo 11 touched down on the Moon’s surface in 1969, the first man on the Moon became a legend. In First Man, author James R. Hansen explores the life of Neil Armstrong. Based on over fifty... Read more

Aging And Saging

By: Angeles Arrien, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Our culture is bent on avoiding aging. The problem with that is every one of us is aging every day. Arrien points to the enormous possibilities for cultural change as we come into our wisdom years. She opens a gateway to personal possibility and an affirmation that we truly can look ahead to the best years of our lives. Read more