Science & Technology

The Science of Weird Shit

by Chris French; foreword by Richard Wiseman; read by Michael Langan

An accessible and gratifying introduction to the world of paranormal beliefs and bizarre experiences. 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

Science and Cooking

by Michael Brenner, Pia Sörensen, David Weitz; read by Donna Postel

Based on the popular Harvard University and edX course, Science and Cooking explores the scientific basis of why recipes work. Learn More

A Scheme of Heaven

by Alexander Boxer; read by Peter Noble

An illuminating look at the surprising history and science of astrology, civilization's first system of algorithms, from Babylon to the present day. Learn More

Savoring the World

by Harold McGee

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available June

Savoring the World is Harold McGee's extraordinary exploration of what is perhaps the most vivid and mysterious of our five senses—the sense of smell. Learn More

Saving Tarboo Creek

by Scott Freeman; read by Mike Chamberlain

In the proud tradition of Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac, Saving Tarboo Creek is both a timely tribute to our land and a bold challenge to protect it. Learn More

A Sand County Almanac

by Aldo Leopold; introduction by Barbara Kingsolver; read by Cassandra Campbell

First published in 1949 and praised in the New York Times Book Review as "full of beauty and vigor and bite", A Sand County Almanac combines some of the finest nature writing since Thoreau with an outspoken and highly ethical regard for America's relationship to the land. Learn More

Sad Planets

by Dominic Pettman and Eugene Thacker; read by Christina Delaine

F O R T H C O M I N G ! Available February

In this series of meditations, Dominic Pettman and Eugene Thacker explore some of the key "negative affects"—both eternal and emergent—associated with climate change, environmental destruction, and cosmic solitude. In so doing they unearth something so obvious that it has gone largely unnoticed: the question of how we should feel about climate change. Learn More

Rise of the Machines

Thomas Rid; read by Robertson Dean

Drawing on new sources and interviews with hippies, anarchists, sleuths, and spies, Thomas Rid's Rise of the Machines offers an unparalleled perspective into our anxious embrace of technology and today’s clash of digital privacy and security. Learn More

Righteous Rebels, Revised Edition

by Patrick Range McDonald; read by Paul Boehmer

In a riveting portrait of the world's largest HIV/AIDS medical-care provider, award-winning journalist Patrick Range McDonald reveals AIDS Healthcare Foundation's unlikely rise from a feisty grassroots organization during the height of 1980s AIDS crisis to its position today as a global leader in the fight to control HIV and AIDS. Learn More

Rethinking Consciousness

by Michael S. A. Graziano; read by David de Vries

Neuroscientist and psychologist Michael S. A. Graziano puts forward a groundbreaking new theory on the origin of consciousness.
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Rescuing Ladybugs

by Jennifer Skiff; read by Donna Postel

Countless times throughout our lives, we're presented with a choice to help another soul. Rescuing Ladybugs highlights the true stories of remarkable people who didn't look away from seemingly impossible-to-change situations and instead worked to save animals. Learn More

Renewable Energy

by Nick Jelley; read by Danny Campbell

This Very Short Introduction describes the main renewable sources of energy—solar, wind, hydropower, and biomass—as well as the less well-developed ones—geothermal, tidal, and wave. Learn More

Remember It!

by Nelson Dellis, foreword by Sanjay Gupta; read by Matthew Josdal

Throughout his research into memory theory, Nelson Dellis found existing memory improvement guides to be wanting—overcomplicated, dry, and stodgy. So he decided to write a book that is approachable and fun, centered on what people actually need to remember. Learn More