Science & Technology

The Scientific Attitude

by Lee McIntyre; read by Mike Chamberlain

An argument that what makes science distinctive is its emphasis on evidence and scientists' willingness to change theories on the basis of new evidence. Learn More

Making Eden

by David Beerling; read by Shaun Grindell

In Making Eden David Beerling reveals the hidden history of Earth's sun-shot greenery, and considers its future prospects as we farm the planet to feed the world. Learn More

Supernavigators

by David Barrie; read by David Barrie

A globetrotting voyage of discovery celebrating the navigational superpowers of animals—by land, sea, and sky. Learn More

The Science of Breaking Bad

by Dave Trumbore & Donna J. Nelson; read by Tom Perkins & Tiffany Morgan

All the science in Breaking Bad—from explosive experiments to acid-based evidence destruction—explained and analyzed for authenticity. Learn More

The first book about Lange and his contributions to the fight against HIV, The Impatient Dr. Lange is a powerful tribute to one of the greatest scientists, activists, humanitarians, and social entrepreneurs in the world of HIV/AIDS. Learn More

Totally Wired

by Andrew Smith; read by Adam Lofbomm

From award-winning journalist Andrew Smith, the never before told story of the late 1990s dot-com bubble, its tumultuous crash, and the rise and fall of the visionary pioneer at its epicenter. Learn More

Symphony in C

by Robert M. Hazen; read by Paul Brion

An enchanting biography of the most resonant—and most necessary—chemical element on Earth. Learn More

Slime

by Ruth Kassinger; read by Xe Sands

Say “algae” and most people think of pond scum. What they don’t know is that without algae, none of us would exist. Learn More

Manual for Survival

by Kate Brown; read by Christina Delaine

National Book Critics Circle Finalist

A chilling exposé of the international effort to minimize the health and environmental consequences of nuclear radiation in the wake of Chernobyl. Learn More

The Farther Reaches of Human Nature

by Abraham H. Maslow; read by Tom Perkins

Abraham H. Maslow was one of the foremost spokespersons of humanistic psychology. In The Farthest Reaches of Human Nature, an extension of his classic Toward a Psychology of Being, Maslow explores the complexities of human nature by using both the empirical methods of science and the aesthetics of philosophical inquiry. Learn More

Your Brain on Food

by Gary Wenk; read by Jonathan Yen

An internationally renowned neuroscientist, Dr. Wenk has been educating college and medical students about the brain and lecturing around the world for more than forty years. With this essential book, he vividly demonstrates how a little knowledge about the foods and drugs we eat can teach us a lot about how our brain functions. Learn More

Eyes in the Sky

by Arthur Holland Michel; read by LJ Ganser

The fascinating history and unnerving future of high-tech aerial surveillance, from its secret military origins to its growing use on American citizens. Learn More

The Last Butterflies

by Nick Haddad; read by Eric Martin

A remarkable look at the rarest butterflies, how global changes threaten their existence, and how we can bring them back from near-extinction. Learn More

Reaching for the Moon

by Roger D. Launius; read by Keith Sellon-Wright

Fifty years after the Moon landing, a new history of the space race explores the lives of both Soviet and American engineers. Learn More

Underland

by Robert Macfarlane; read by Matthew Waterson

Publishers Weekly Best of 2019

From the best-selling, award-winning author of Landmarks and The Old Ways, a haunting voyage into the planet’s past and future. Learn More

You Can Prevent a Stroke

by Joshua Yamamoto, MD, FACC & Kristin E. Thomas, MD; read by Bob Souer

Strokes are usually said to be tragic and random. They are certainly tragic, but they are not random. Strokes can be avoided, and You Can Prevent a Stroke explains how. Learn More

Lithium

by Walter A. Brown; read by Shawn Compton

The remarkable untold story of a miracle drug, the forgotten pioneer who discovered it, and the fight to bring lithium to the masses. Learn More

Health Justice Now

by Timothy Faust; read by Brian Holden

In Health Justice Now, Timothy Faust explains what single payer healthcare is, why we don't yet have it, and how it can be won. Learn More

Let the Children Play

by Pasi Sahlberg & Wiliam Doyles; read by Randye Kaye

In Let the Children Play, Pasi Sahlberg, Finnish educator and scholar, and Fulbright Scholar William Doyle make the case for helping schools and children thrive by unleashing the power of play and giving more physical and intellectual play to all schoolchildren. Learn More

Secularity and Science

by Elaine Howard Ecklund, David R. Johnson, Brandon Vaidyanathan, Kristin R.W. Matthews, Steven W. Lewis, Robert A. Thomson, Jr., & Di Di; read by Paul Boehmer

Secularity and Science leaves inaccurate assumptions about science and religion behind, offering a new, more nuanced understanding of how science and religion interact and how they can be integrated for the common good. Learn More

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