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The Edge of Sentience
by Jonathan Birch; read by Graham Mack
F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available February
Can octopuses feel pain or pleasure? Can we tell if a person unresponsive after severe injury might be suffering? When does a fetus begin having conscious experiences? These questions about the edge of sentience are subject to enormous uncertainty. This book builds a framework to help us reach ethically sound decisions on how to manage the risks. Learn More
Earthquake and the Invention of America
by Anna Brickhouse; read by Kim Niemi
F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available January
Earthquake and the Invention of America: The Making of Elsewhere Catastrophe explores the role of earthquakes in shaping the deep timeframes and multi-hemispheric geographies of American literary history. Learn More
The Earth Moved
Amy Stewart; read by Heather Henderson
An “engrossing” (The Christian Science Monitor), “fascinating” (TimeOut New York), and “delightfully nuanced” (Entertainment Weekly) exploration of the world underground and one of its most amazing denizens. Learn More
Earning the Rockies
by Robert D. Kaplan; read by William Dufris
A concise and deeply moving portrait of the American landscape from coast to coast, Earning the Rockies offers a detailed and pragmatic framework for our foreign policy by examining the specific geography from which American power springs. Learn More
The Drunken Botanist
Amy Stewart; read by Coleen Marlo
A New York Times Bestseller!
From the New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Bugs and Wicked Plants comes a rousing tour through the botanical origins of our most cherished libations that is as entertaining as it is enlightening. Learn More
The Drone Age
by Michael J. Boyle; read by Mike Lenz
An essential guide to a potentially disruptive force in modern world politics, The Drone Age shows how the innovative use of drone technology will become central to the ways that governments and non-state actors compete for power and influence in the future. Learn More
Dreaming in Turtle
by Peter Laufer, PhD; read by Peter Laufer
In the vein of Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Kolbert comes a fascinating exploration into the world of turtles across the globe; Laufer charts the lore, love, and peril to a beloved species. Learn More
Downriver
by Heather Hansman; read by Allyson Ryan
Heather Hansman, a former raft guide and an environmental reporter, decided to paddle the Green River from source to confluence and see what the experience might teach her. Mixing lyrical accounts of quiet paddling through breathtaking beauty with nights spent camping solo and lively discussions with farmers, city officials, and other people met along the way, Downriver is the story of that journey, a foray into the present—and future—of water in the west. Learn More
A Dominant Character
by Samanth Subramanian; read by Jonathan Cowley
A biography of J. B. S. Haldane, the brilliant and eccentric British scientist whose innovative predictions inspired Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Learn More
Do No Harm
Henry Marsh; read by Jim Barclay
Shortlisted for both the Guardian First Book Prize and the Costa Book Award
Longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Learn More
Longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Learn More
DNA Demystified
by Alan McHughen; read by Bob Souer
DNA Demystified offers an informal yet authoritative guide to the genetic marvel of DNA. Learn More
Dispatches from the AIDS Pandemic
by Kevin M. De Cock, Harold W. Jaffe, and James W. Curran; edited by Robin Moseley; read by Curtis Michael Holland
Authentic and insightful, Dispatches from the AIDS Pandemic provides an authoritative account of an epidemic and its central role in the expansion of global public health. Learn More
Dinner in Camelot
by Joseph Esposito; read by Tom Perkins
Joseph A. Esposito recounts the famed White House dinner hosted by President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy in April 1962. Learn More
Digital Civil War
by Peter Daou; read by Jonathan Yen
A deep look into the raging social media battles between red and blue Americans and the growing threat to U.S. democracy from right-wing extremism. Learn More
Did You Just Eat That?
by Paul Dawson & Brian Sheldon; read by Matthew Boston
When it comes to food safety and germs, there are as many common questions as there are misconceptions. And yet there has never been a book that clearly examines the science behind these important issues—until now. Learn More
Devil in the Stack
by Andrew Smith; read by Andrew Smith
F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available March
From internationally bestselling author and journalist Andrew Smith, an immersive, alarming, sharp-eyed journey into the bizarre world of computer code, told through his sometimes painful, often amusing attempt to become a coder himself. Learn More
The Day I Die
by Dr. Anita Hannig; read by Linda Jones
An intimate investigation of assisted dying in America and what it means to determine the end of our lives. Learn More
Data for the People
by Andreas Weigend; read by Barry Abrams
Vital reading for anyone who owns a mobile phone, internet connection, or even a debit card, Data for the People puts the power of data back into our hands. Learn More
Darwin's Backyard
by James T. Costa; read by Sean Runnette
In Darwin's Backyard, James T. Costa tells how Darwin found universal evolutionary truths in simple yet ingenious home-spun experiments. Learn More
Dark Places of the Earth
Jonathan M. Bryant; read by Tom Zingarelli
A dramatic work of historical detection illuminating one of the most significantand long-forgottenSupreme Court cases in American history. Learn More
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