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Author:
Banesh Hoffman
Reader:
Nadia May
Format: 6
Cassettes
(Unabridged)
Come to know Albert Einstein: the reluctant world celebrity, the pacifist, the philosopher, the tragically saddened "father" of the atomic bomb, and, above all, the unceasing searcher after scientific truth. Follow his thinking to conceptsthat changed our view of the universe. A revealing study by a noted scientist.
Item #: E6B910
ISBN: 9780786109104
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Author:
Christine Montross
Reader:
Renée Raudman
Format:
Playaway
(Unabridged)
A moving memoir of the relationship between a cadaver and the first-year medical student who cuts her open. The author becomes utterly intrigued by the person the woman once was, humbled by the sacrifice she had made in donating her body, and fascinated by the strange, unsettling beauty of the human form. "[Raudman reads] with just the right level of emotion. Her tone, like Montross's writing, is often irreverent and dryly funny, without ever being disrespectful."—AudioFile
Item #: EP6676
ISBN: 9781605146676
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Author:
Walter Isaacson
Reader:
Edward Herrmann
Format: 18
CDs
(Unabridged)
2008 Audie Award Winner: Best Biography/Memoir. A fully realized portrait of an extraordinary human being and great genius, the first full biography of Einstein since all of his papers have become available. Hear about his morality, rebellion, character, and creativity – and the enthralling mysteries of the universe that he discovered. By the author of Benjamin Franklin. "A well-balanced portrayal... fascinating. Herrmann sounds utterly engaged by Einstein. Listeners, too, will succumb."—AudioFile
Item #: E9P138
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Author:
Thomas Hager
Reader:
Jonathan Reese
Format: 20
Cassettes
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The excitement of discovery and knowledge and an intense interest in politics engaged scientist Linus Pauling, a man who revolutionized chemistry. This well-researched biography of the only person to win two unshared Nobel prizes – for the molecular structure of protein in 1954, and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1962 for his efforts to halt nuclear testing – presents a magnificent life of a major figure.
Item #: E5779
ISBN: 5779
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Author:
Anthony Storr
Reader:
Neville Jason
Format: 3
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From ego, superego, and id to sex and coincidences, Sigmund Freud revolutionized the way in which we think about ourselves. He developed psychoanalysis into a general psychology. This audiobook goes one step further and investigates the status of Freud's legacy today and the disputes that surround it. "Excellent... read with perfection by Jason, whose pronunciation skills, pacing, and vocal clarity are impeccable."—Booklist
Item #: E3E297
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Author:
Dava Sobel
Reader:
Fritz Weaver
Format: 5
CDs
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Galileo's voice echoes down the centuries in the remarkable surviving letters of his daughter, Maria Celeste. They illuminate an era in which one man defied the Inquisition and fought to reconcile the heaven he revered as a good Catholic with the heavens he revealed through his telescope. "A wholly involving tale."—Publishers Weekly
Item #: E5R290
ISBN: 9780739322901
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Author:
James Gleick
Reader:
Allan Corduner
Format: 5
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(Unabridged)
A fascinating investigation into the life and mind of the 17th-century mystic genius who invented calculus, and whose deep intellect ranged over fields as diverse as theology and alchemy, gravitation, physics, and optics. From one of our foremost science writers, the author of Chaos. "Clear and engaging."—Publishers Weekly
Item #: E4H486
ISBN: 9780060554866
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Author:
Anthony Stevens
Reader:
Tim Pigott-Smith
Format: 3
CDs
(Abridged)
From the shadow to the archetype, the persona to the anima, explore the basic concepts of Jungian psychology. A small masterpiece of insight and concision, this volume offers a clear portrait of one of the 20th century's most important andcontroversial thinkers and his views on such disparate subjects as myth, religion, alchemy, synchronicity, and the psychology of gender differences.
Item #: E3E298
ISBN: 9789626342985
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Author:
J. Craig Venter
Reader:
Dick Hill
Format: 14
CDs
(Unabridged)
He's one of the most fascinating, controversial figures in science: the man who mapped the human genome. The dramatic story of his life, his quest, and the historic result involves as much politics as science. "Well worth [listening] for the fascinating perspective it offers on one of the major scientific discoveries of all time."—Publishers Weekly
Item #: E9X571
ISBN: 9781400105717
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Author:
Albert Keim
Reader:
David Mitchell
Format:
Playaway
(Unabridged)
A biography of the great French chemist and chrystallographer, Louis Pasteur, who invented the pasteurization process, identified microbes as a cause of infectious disease, and developed the first vaccine against rabies. First published in1914.
Item #: HP8468
ISBN: 9781602528468
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Author:
Buzz Aldrin, with Ken Abraham
Reader:
Patrick Egan
Format: 11
CDs
(Unabridged)
Aldrin was the second man to set foot on the moon, a place he described as "magnificent desolation." In his memoir, this world-renowned astronaut describes that fantastic journey, his subsequent bout with depression and alcoholism, the passionate love that saved him, and the past, present, and future of the U.S. space program.
Item #: E9R746
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Author/Reader:
Simon Winchester
Simon Winchester
Format: 8
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Fascinated with the science and the people of China, biochemist Needham defined the country's essence for the world with his multivolume Science and Civilization in China. A fascinating story of the growth of a great nation and an eccentric and adventurous scientist. Winner of a Listen Up award from Publishers Weekly. "Clear, concise, graceful... [Winchester's] vocal warmth and charm mirror his endless awe of Needham's lifetime work... fascinating."—Publishers Weekly
Item #: E9H627
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Author/Reader:
Tracy Kidder
Tracy Kidder
Format: 4
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He makes a difference – by moving mountains. This Pulitzer Prize-winning author shows how Harvard medical genius Paul Farmer has solved some of our most frightening crises. He looks at the world's great problems and sees what to do about them. BookSense Book of the Year finalist, 2004. "Astonishing... the perfect testament to a man who continues to reshape medicine... If this book doesn't scream Pulitzer, I don't know what does."—USA Today
Item #: E5R765
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Author:
Kay Redfield Jamison
Reader:
Renée Raudman
Format: 5
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Haunting meditation on mortality, grief, and loss. Jamison recalls her relationship with her husband, a renowned scientist who battled dyslexia to become an expert on schizophrenia. She describes his slow surrender to cancer and her own struggle with overpowering grief, while recalling the joy he brought her. From the author of An Unquiet Mind. "Filled with exquisitely wrought nuances of emotion... brilliant."—Booklist
Item #: E7M306
ISBN: 9781400113064
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Author:
David Quammen
Reader:
Grover Gardner
Format: 6
CDs
(Unabridged)
A vivid life portrait of the man whose work remains controversial. Twenty years after his Beagle voyage, Darwin finally revealed his revolutionary idea about natural selection. This fascinating, tangled tale illuminates the cautious observer who sparked an intellectual revolution. "[Gardner] uses inflection, stress, rhythm, and his rich vocal range to create an easy and often amusing conversational style... [an audiobook] as valuable as it is timely."—Publishers Weekly
Item #: E65569
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Author:
Richard P. Feynman, Ph.D.
Reader:
Raymond Todd
Format: 10
CDs
(Unabridged)
The scientist's lighthearted approach to life made his physics lectures a delight and his accomplishments all the more intriguing. His life story is a combustible mixture of intelligence, curiosity, skepticism, and raging chutzpah. By the Nobel laureate. "Todd does a fabulous job of conveying Feynman's infectious enthusiasm and childlike sense of wonder with his energetic portrayal."—Publishers Weekly
Item #: E9B728
ISBN: 9780786177288
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Author/Reader:
Rich Cohen
Rich Cohen
Format: 6
CDs
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`Cohen's family is like yours, if you have relatives battling over legal rights, patents, inventions, and a fortune. This is the fascinating story of the invention of the sugar packet and the artificial sweetener Sweet and Low – and the resulting brawls and arguments. "Chronicled in gorgeous, loving, furious detail, and narrated by Cohen with passion... riveting."—Entertainment Weekly
Item #: E6U889
ISBN: 9781593978891
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Author/Reader:
Julie Holland
Julie Holland
Format: 9
CDs
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At once a stirring memoir and a thrilling medical drama, this audiobook recounts a woman's nine-year stint as a psychiatrist at New York City's Bellevue Hospital. She paints a vivid portrait of the patients and doctors who taught her invaluable life lessons in these alternately terrifying, comic, and moving stories. "Holland's ironic and self-mocking tones and her varied accents are as engaging as her stories... Her reading pacing is exquisite."—AudioFile
Item #: E6H052
ISBN: 9780061880520
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