Science & Technology

The Physics of Superheroes

by James Kakalios; Foreword by Lawrence M. Krauss; read by Kevin T. Collins

A complete update to the hit book on the real physics at work in comic books, featuring more heroes, more villains, and more science. Learn More

Picnic Comma Lightning

by Laurence Scott; read by Laurence Scott

What does it mean to be human in the twenty-first century? In this innovative examination of our present reality, award-winning writer Laurence Scott charts the ways our traditional mental models of the world have started to fray. Learn More

Planta Sapiens

by Paco Calvo; with Natalie Lawrence

An astonishing window into the inner world of plants, and the cutting-edge science in plant intelligence. Learn More

The Planter of Modern Life

by Stephen Heyman; read by Robertson Dean

How a leading writer of the Lost Generation became America's most famous farmer and inspired the organic food movement. Learn More

Playing God

by Anthony Youn, MD with Alan Eisenstock; read by Kyle Tait

In this thrilling and moving memoir, Dr. Anthony Youn reveals that the true metamorphosis from student to doctor occurs not in medical school but in the formative years of residency training and early practice. Learn More

Poached

by Rachel Love Nuwer; read by Christina Delaine

Journalist Rachel Nuwer plunges the listener into the underground of global wildlife trafficking, a topic she has been investigating for nearly a decade. More than a depressing list of statistics, Poached is the story of the people who believe this is a battle that can be won, that our animals are not beyond salvation. Learn More

A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching

by Rosemary Mosco; read by Janet Metzger

Fact: Pigeons are amazing, and until recently, humans adored them. We've kept them as pets, held pigeon beauty contests, raced them, used them to carry messages over battlefields, harvested their poop to fertilize our crops—and cooked them in gourmet dishes. Now, with A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching, listeners can rediscover the wonder. Learn More

Poor Economics

Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo; read by Brian Holsopple

Financial Times’ Best Business Book of the Year
Library Journal Best of Year Selection

Two highly regarded economists relay 15 years of research into a smart, engaging investigation of the real nature of global poverty and why current approaches to addressing miss the mark. Learn More

Pregnant While Black

by Monique Rainford, MD; read by Monique Rainford, MD

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A tragedy is unfolding all around us and is receiving well overdue attention. Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy than their white peers. In this book, Dr. Monique Rainford draws on over twenty years of experience working in obstetrics and gynecology to offer a primer on Black pregnancies and how to better care for them. Learn More

Pro-Aging Playbook

by Paul Jarrod Frank, MD; read by Daniel Henning

Hailed as "the Beauty Guru" by his celebrity and international patients, renowned cosmetic dermatologist Dr. Paul Jarrod Frank has written a book designed to help people of all ages navigate the latest technologies and lifestyle choices in the beauty and wellness industry so they can positively transform the way they look and feel. Learn More

The Property Species

by Bart J. Wilson; read by Mike Lenz

What is property, and why does our species have it? In The Property Species, Bart J. Wilson explores how humans acquire, perceive, and know the custom of property, and why this might be relevant to understanding how property works in the twenty-first century. Learn More

Proust and the Squid

Maryanne Wolf; read by Kirsten Potter

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This ambitious and provocative new book offers an impassioned look at reading, its effect on our lives, and explains why it matters so greatly in a digital era. Learn More