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How Our Six-Legged Allies Shape Human Culture
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Barrett Klein
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From entomologist Barrett Klein comes a buzz-worthy exploration of the many ways insects have affected human society, history, and culture
Insects surround us. They fuel life on Earth through their roles as pollinators, predators, and prey, but rarely do we consider the outsize influence they have had on our culture and civilization. Their anatomy and habits inform how we live, work, create art, and innovate. Featuring nearly 250 color images—from ancient etchings to avant-garde art, from bug-based meals to haute couture—The Insect Epiphany proves that our world would look very different without insects, not just because they are crucial to our ecosystems, but because they have shaped and inspired so many aspects of what makes us human.
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“The Insect Epiphany has substantially broadened my appreciation of insects, with a fascinating dive into the services—beyond the ecological ones—that they perform. Indeed, this book has given me my own unexpected epiphany that insects have impacted human cultures and molded our lives in myriad ways I hadn’t imagined.”—Douglas W. Tallamy, author of Nature’s Best Hope
“The Insect Epiphany is exceptionally beautiful, deeply enlightening, and just a little bizarre. If you're a stranger to Barrett Klein, entomologist and artist extraordinaire, then this book is an ideal way to make his acquaintance and enjoy his special knowledge.”—Thomas D. Seeley, author of Honeybee Democracy
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- De Darwin8u en 04-18-19
De: Peter Wohlleben
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Into the Great Wide Ocean
- Life in the Least Known Habitat on Earth
- De: Sönke Johnsen
- Narrado por: Perry Daniels
- Duración: 7 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 1
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The open ocean, far from the shore and miles above the seafloor, is a vast and formidable habitat that is home to the most abundant life on our planet, from giant squid and jellyfish to anglerfish with bioluminescent lures that draw prey into their toothy mouths. Into the Great Wide Ocean takes listeners inside the peculiar world of the seagoing scientists who are providing tantalizing new insights into how the animals of the open ocean solve the problems of their existence.
De: Sönke Johnsen
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Pillars of Creation
- How the James Webb Telescope Unlocked the Secrets of the Cosmos
- De: Richard Panek
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 5 h y 19 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 4
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3
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The James Webb Space Telescope is transforming the universe right before our eyes—and here, for the first time, is the inside account of how the mission originated, how it performs its miracles of science, and what its revolutionary images are revealing. Pillars of Creation tells the story of one of the greatest scientific achievements in the history of civilization, a $10 billion instrument with a staggeringly ambitious goal: unlocking the secrets of the cosmos.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The sheer scope of unknowns probably dwarfs what we already grasp.
- De EZ Flyer en 01-02-25
De: Richard Panek
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2024
- De: Bill McKibben, Jaime Green
- Narrado por: Eileen Stevens, Stephen Graybill, Lee Osorio, y otros
- Duración: 14 h y 13 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 1
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Award-winning environmentalist, author, and journalist Bill McKibben selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in the previous year. ” The selections in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2024 reveal a trying year for our planet—from the Lahaina wildfire tragedy to the lush Amazon jungle slowly turning to savanna—while also celebrating the earth’s beautiful and mysterious ways—from the largest beaver dam on earth to the heroic innovation to prevent birds from crashing into Chicago’s expanse of glass buildings.
De: Bill McKibben, y otros
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These Trees Tell a Story
- The Art of Reading Landscapes
- De: Noah Charney
- Narrado por: Douglas R Pratt
- Duración: 10 h y 31 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 4
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Charney’s stories and lessons will provide anyone with the necessary investigative skills to look at a landscape, interpret it, and tell its story—from its start as rock or soil to the plants and animals that live on it. Ultimately, Charney argues, by critically engaging with the landscape we will become better at connecting with nature and ourselves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Engaging!
- De Noah Charney en 12-17-23
De: Noah Charney
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Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior
- What They Did and How We Know
- De: David Hone
- Narrado por: Graham Mack
- Duración: 5 h y 51 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Written by one of the world's leading dinosaur experts, Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior is a foundational work on the subject and an invaluable reference for anyone interested in these amazing creatures.
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2 out of 5 stars
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No PDF
- De BrendaMT en 11-14-24
De: David Hone
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Have a Good Trip
- Exploring the Magic Mushroom Experience
- De: Eugenia Bone
- Narrado por: Eugenia Bone
- Duración: 9 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Interest in psychedelic mushrooms has never been greater–or the science less definitive. Popular science writer and amateur mycologist Eugenia Bone reports on the state of psychedelics today, from microdosing to heroic trips, illustrating how “citizen science” and anecdotal accounts of the mushrooms’ benefits are leading the new wave of scientific inquiry into psilocybin. With her signature blend of first-person narrative and scientific rigor, Bone breaks down just how the complicated cocktail of psychoactive compounds is thought to interact with our brain chemistry.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A fantastic compilation on all things psilocybin for a wide variety of listeners.
- De Hilary en 01-05-25
De: Eugenia Bone
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The Forbidden Garden
- The Botanists of Besieged Leningrad and Their Impossible Choice
- De: Simon Parkin
- Narrado por: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Duración: 11 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General3 out of 5 stars 2
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Narración:2 out of 5 stars 1
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In the summer of 1941, German troops surrounded the Russian city of Leningrad—now St. Petersburg—and began the longest blockade in recorded history, one that would ultimately claim the lives of nearly three-quarters of a million people. At the center of the besieged city stood a converted palace that housed the world’s largest collection of seeds—more than 250,000 samples hand-collected over two decades from all over the globe by world-famous explorer, geneticist, and dissident Nikolai Vavilov, who had recently been disappeared by the Soviet government.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Lost me hour in.
- De Patti Bradley en 10-17-24
De: Simon Parkin
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What the Chicken Knows
- A New Appreciation of the World's Most Familiar Bird
- De: Sy Montgomery
- Narrado por: Sy Montgomery
- Duración: 2 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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In this short, delightful book, Sy takes us inside the flock and reveals all the things that make chickens such remarkable creatures: only hours after leaving the egg, they are able to walk, run, and peck; relationships are important to them and the average chicken can recognize more than one hundred other chickens; they remember the past and anticipate the future; and they communicate specific information through at least twenty-four distinct calls.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Real stories
- De Elaine en 12-05-24
De: Sy Montgomery
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The Sacred Balance (25th Anniversary Edition)
- Rediscovering Our Place in Nature
- De: David Suzuki, Robin Wall Kimmerer - foreword, Bill McKibben - afterword
- Narrado por: David Suzuki, Megan Tooley, Zack Sage
- Duración: 13 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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The world is changing at a relentless pace. How can we slow down and act from a place of respect for all living things? The Sacred Balance shows us how.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It’s Now or Never
- De Anonymous User en 08-30-24
De: David Suzuki, y otros
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Crossings
- How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet
- De: Ben Goldfarb
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 11 h y 52 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Some 40 million miles of roadways encircle the earth, yet we tend to regard them only as infrastructure for human convenience. While roads are so ubiquitous they're practically invisible to us, wild animals experience them as entirely alien forces of death and disruption. In Crossings, environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb travels throughout the United States and around the world to investigate how roads have transformed our planet. A million animals are killed by cars each day in the US alone, but as the new science of road ecology shows, the harms of highways extend far beyond roadkill.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book, but narration doesn’t fit.
- De Anonymous User en 09-22-23
De: Ben Goldfarb
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How the Earth Works
- De: Michael E. Wysession, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Michael E. Wysession
- Duración: 24 h y 31 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,728
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,490
How the Earth Works takes you on an astonishing journey through time and space. In 48 lectures, you will look at what went into making our planet - from the big bang, to the formation of the solar system, to the subsequent evolution of Earth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent course
- De Doug B. en 05-23-19
De: Michael E. Wysession, y otros
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Insect Epiphany
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- Sophie S.
- 11-07-24
Bee-yond Brilliant !
This book is crawling with intrigue. I can firmly say that this book encompasses and validates some amazing childhood experiences from astral navigation of dung beetles to tasting the vomit of a moth. The book has so many great stories, some you might not expect about all our favorite insects! Really fun great read that could be great for all ages. Going to recommend to my family
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