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The Philadelphia Chromosome
Jessica Wapner; read by Heather Henderson
Science journalist Jessica Wapner goes beyond the headlines to share the fascinating backstory on ground-breaking cancer research and the genetic science behind it.
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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
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
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
Psychedelic Experience
by Aidan Lyon; read by Mike Cooper
A philosophical account of psychedelic experience. Learn More
Psychologically Sound
by Sheldon Roth, MD; read by John McLain
A highly respected psychiatrist challenges the media narrative that President Trump is mentally unstable. Learn More
PTSD
by Allan V. Horwitz; read by Kyle Tait
In PTSD: A Short History, Allan V. Horwitz argues that PTSD, perhaps more than any other diagnostic category, is a lens for showing major historical changes in conceptions of mental illness. 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
Reconsidering Race
Edited by Kazuko Suzuki & Diego A. Von Vacano, Foreword by Henry Louis Gates Jr.; read by Mirron Willis
Reconsidering Race will help shed light on multiple contemporary concerns, such as the place of race in identity formation, ethno-political conflict, immigration policy, social justice, biomedical ethics, and the carceral state. Learn More
Red Moon Rising
Matthew Brzezinski; read by Charles Stransky
The first book to capture both the Soviet and American sides of the event that started the space race and changed our world. Learn More
Redeeming Anthropology
by Khaled Furani; read by Bob Souer
Mining the biographical registers of the American, British, and French anthropological traditions, Khaled Furani argues that despite all efforts to the contrary, theological sediments remain in this disciplining discipline. Learn More
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