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Parasite Rex
- Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures
- Narrado por: Charles Constant
- Duración: 9 h y 30 m
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For centuries, parasites have lived in nightmares, horror stories, and the darkest shadows of science. In Parasite Rex, Carl Zimmer takes listeners on a fantastic voyage into the secret universe of these extraordinary life forms that are not only among the most highly evolved on Earth, but make up the majority of life's diversity. Traveling from the steamy jungles of Costa Rica to the parasite-riddled war zone of southern Sudan, Zimmer introduces an array of amazing creatures that invade their hosts, prey on them from within, and control their behavior. He also vividly describes parasites that can change DNA, rewire the brain, make men more distrustful and women more outgoing, and turn hosts into the living dead. This comprehensive audiobook brings parasites out into the open and uncovers what they can teach us all about the most fundamental survival tactics in the universe - the laws of Parasite Rex.
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- De Kirstin en 04-17-14
De: Amy Stewart
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Lab 257
- The Disturbing Story of the Government's Secret Germ Laboratory
- De: Michael Christopher Carroll
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 13 h y 43 m
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Strictly off limits to the public, Plum Island is home to virginal beaches, cliffs, forests, ponds - and the deadliest germs that have ever roamed the planet. Lab 257 blows the lid off the stunning true nature and checkered history of Plum Island. It shows that the seemingly bucolic island in the shadow of New York City is a ticking biological time bomb that none of us can safely ignore.
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More Politics Than Science
- De A Customer en 05-26-17
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Bad Science
- Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks
- De: Ben Goldacre
- Narrado por: Jonathan Cowley
- Duración: 8 h y 51 m
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Author Ben Goldacre exposes the epidemic of pseudoscience and gives listeners the tools they need to distinguish good science from nonsense.
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The Brits Pull No Punches On Fake Medicine!!
- De aaron en 03-09-12
De: Ben Goldacre
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The Wild Life of Our Bodies
- Predators, Parasites, and Partners That Shape Who We Are Today
- De: Rob Dunn
- Narrado por: David Stifel
- Duración: 10 h y 23 m
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Biologist Rob Dunn reveals the crucial influence that other species have upon our health, our well-being, and our world in The Wild Life of Our Bodies - a tour through the hidden truths of nature and codependence. Dunn illuminates the nuanced relationships that exist between homo sapiens and other species, relationships that underpin humanity's ability to thrive and prosper in every circumstance. Fans of Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma will be enthralled by Dunn's powerful, lucid exploration of the role that humankind plays within the greater web of life on Earth.
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a new but scientifically well-founded view of our dependence on the natural world.
- De Orson Scott Card en 05-13-24
De: Rob Dunn
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33 Ways to Get Rid of Parasites
- How to Cleanse Parasites for People and Pets with All Natural Methods
- De: Stephen Tvedten
- Narrado por: Derek Doepker
- Duración: 1 h y 20 m
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In this book, you'll discover how to get rid of parasites fast using natural herbs, diatomaceous earth, and other natural remedies to cleanse your body and help you defend yourself from unwanted parasites, worms, protozoa, viruses, bacteria and more.
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Straight to the point, exactly what I was looking
- De john en 04-22-20
De: Stephen Tvedten
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Life's Edge
- The Search for What It Means to Be Alive
- De: Carl Zimmer
- Narrado por: Joe Ochman
- Duración: 9 h y 15 m
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Carl Zimmer investigates one of the biggest questions of all: What is life? The answer seems obvious until you try to seriously answer it. Is the apple sitting on your kitchen counter alive, or is only the apple tree it came from deserving of the word? If we can’t answer that question here on Earth, how will we know when and if we discover alien life on other worlds? The question hangs over some of society’s most charged conflicts - whether a fertilized egg is a living person, for example, and when we ought to declare a person legally dead.
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What is Life?
- De Shane S Shull en 04-29-21
De: Carl Zimmer
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Missing Microbes
- How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues
- De: Martin J. Blaser
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 8 h y 43 m
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In Missing Microbes, Dr. Martin J. Blaser invites us into the wilds of the human microbiome, where for hundreds of thousands of years bacterial and human cells have existed in a peaceful symbiosis that is responsible for the health and equilibrium of our body. Now this invisible eden is being irrevocably damaged by some of our most revered medical advances-antibiotics-threatening the extinction of our irreplaceable microbes with terrible health consequences.
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Very enlightening and information well supported
- De James en 05-03-15
De: Martin J. Blaser
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Thomas Jefferson's Creme Brulee
- How a Founding Father and His Slave James Hemings Introduced French Cuisine to America
- De: Thomas J. Craughwell
- Narrado por: Alan Sklar
- Duración: 5 h y 34 m
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In 1784, Thomas Jefferson struck a deal with one of his slaves, 19-year-old James Hemings. The founding father was traveling to Paris and wanted to bring James along for a particular purpose - to master the art of French cooking. In exchange for James's cooperation, Jefferson would grant his freedom. Thus began one of the strangest partnerships in United States history
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LOVED sooooo much!!!!
- De Tonya Skelly en 08-10-18
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Dead Men Do Tell Tales
- The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist
- De: William R. Maples PhD, Michael Browning
- Narrado por: Stephen Bel Davies
- Duración: 11 h y 27 m
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From a skeleton, a skull, or a mere fragment of burnt thighbone, prominent forensic anthropologist Dr. William Maples can deduce the age, gender, and ethnicity of a murder victim, the manner in which the person was dispatched, and, ultimately, the identity of the killer. In Dead Men Do Tell Tales, Dr. Maples revisits his strangest, most interesting, and most horrific investigations, from the baffling cases of conquistador Francisco Pizarro and Vietnam MIAs to the mysterious deaths of President Zachary Taylor and the family of Czar Nicholas II.
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Recommended book
- De Amazon Customer en 10-30-17
De: William R. Maples PhD, y otros
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Phineas Gage
- A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science
- De: John Fleischman
- Narrado por: Kevin Orton
- Duración: 1 h y 30 m
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In 1848 Vermont, railroad foreman Phineas Gage sat above a hole, preparing to blast through some granite. A 13-pound iron rod fell from his hands into the hole, triggering the explosion and sending the rod straight through Phineas' head. Thirty minutes after this terrible accident, Phineas sat on the steps of a hotel, patiently waiting for the town doctor to arrive. He chatted with his amazed coworkers as if nothing had happened. But something terrible had happened.
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Compact &view of the roots of brain science
- De D. Littman en 03-03-09
De: John Fleischman
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal
- De: Robert P. Murphy Ph.D.
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner
- Duración: 5 h y 9 m
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In this timely new P.I . Guide, Murphy reveals the stark truth: free market failure didn't cause the Great Depression and the New Deal didn't cure it. Shattering myths and politically correct lies, he tells why World War II didn't help the economy or get us out of the Great Depression; why it took FDR to make the Depression "Great"; and why Herbert Hoover was more like Obama and less like Bush than the liberal media would have you believe.
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The winner writes history
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 12-03-11
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The Wonder of Birds
- What They Tell Us About Ourselves, the World, and a Better Future
- De: Jim Robbins
- Narrado por: Danny Campbell
- Duración: 11 h y 10 m
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Birds, Jim Robbins posits, are our most vital connection to nature. They compel us to look to the skies, both literally and metaphorically, draw us out into nature to seek their beauty, and let us experience vicariously what it is like to be weightless. Birds have helped us in so many of our human endeavors: learning to fly, providing clothing and food, and helping us better understand the human brain and body.
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Stories about birds with something for everyone
- De D en 07-24-17
De: Jim Robbins
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Parasite Rex
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- Michelle Z.
- 05-10-22
This was one of the most fascinating books I’ve listened to so far.
At many, many points throughout the book, I said out loud to no one, “holy smokes, that’s amazing!“ I am a bit of a biology junkie, but this really took the cake. These creatures are so highly evolved, and we think of them as the low man on the proverbial totem pole. Not so!
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- Mellissa
- 07-17-19
A different look at parasites!
Carl Zimmer creates a wonderful way to look at parasites in a new light. If you love biology you must read this book!
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- Brittany Duman
- 07-05-21
amazing
Definitely a must read. Greatly constructed. fantastic writing makes this book wonderful to read. Cannot wait to read another of his books
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- Spiral,
- 04-02-20
Fascinating, Repetitive and reading disaster
Definitely interesting details of the cunning organism's strategy. At first. After a while, everything sounds pretty much the same, like someone reading a telephone book. Partly it is the style of writing. I enjoyed the stories of individual scientists and researchers on how they tried to crack the inside secrets of parasites. PS After I thought about the listening experience I found the big mistake by the producer to match this book with this particular artist reader. His voice is pleasant and I'd love to hear him with another book. For this story, it is a disaster.
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- Joe kendall
- 08-11-22
a very interesting and informative read. I enjoyed
like iv been saying all along "we are a parisites and the world is our host. maybe we should start learning from the parisites, we might just get somewhere. awesome book though very educationa?l would recommend
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- RIC
- 03-15-24
Ends sentimentally, but beautifully existential
By the third read-through I found myself collecting trivia more than actual reflective knowledge, but this work is hugely engaging and informative on the first go. I would put it on a 'must be exposed to' list of valuable material.
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- tanner
- 01-14-21
Absolutely Fascinating 💯
One of the best and most captivating science fact books I've ever read, truly amazing!
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- J. Brennecke
- 03-12-21
Great Intro needs a bit more structure in story
It seemed like there is so much they wanted to put in the format was hard to follow.
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- UniversalMindSpace
- 02-17-23
Carl Zimmer is an American Hero
Amazing book! Parasites are incredible and I've been thoroughly enjoying this book. Only downside is that the author reads it with the cadence of the explanations on the pop TV show Rick N Morty. When you don't know some of the words it comes across very reminiscent of Rick N Morty "The Plumbice rubs the Grumbo, the Grumbo sliuces against the prontigius. The Prontigius wiggles as the Plumbice rises" - etc etc its all I can hear sometimes in this book.
Carl -This book is amazing!!! Thanks for all your hard work!!
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- Anonymous User
- 05-07-19
An education on life as it actually is
Parasite Rex changed the way I view life by the means of taking the perspective of parasitism, and this method of survival is the most successful strategy that we know of for life to continue.
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