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Underground

A Human History of the Worlds Beneath Our Feet

by Will Hunt ...

“[A] winningly obsessive history of our relationship with underground places” (The Guardian), from sacred caves and derelict subway stations to nuclear bunkers and ancient underground cities—an exploration of the history, science, architecture, and mythology of the worlds beneath our feetNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPRWhen Will Hunt was sixteen years old, he discovered an abandoned ... Read more

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“[A] winningly obsessive history of our relationship with underground places” (The Guardian), from sacred caves and derelict subway stations to nuclear bunkers and ancient underground cities—an exploration of the history, science, architecture, and mythology of the worlds beneath our feetNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPRWhen Will Hunt was sixteen years old, he discovered an abandoned
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Hunting Wild Turkeys

How to Hunt

by Will Hunt ...

Series series How to Hunt
I didn’t know the first thing about hunting turkeys on my first day in the woods, but I did have a good friend to get me started. Just a couple of days with him and I had enough info to strike out on my own. This book will empower any turkey hunter just like my mentor did years ago. Both novice and experienced hunters will benefit from this powerful book. ... Read more

$2.99 USD

I didn’t know the first thing about hunting turkeys on my first day in the woods, but I did have a good friend to get me started. Just a couple of days with him and I had enough info to strike out on my own. This book will empower any turkey hunter just like my mentor did years ago. Both novice and experienced hunters will benefit from this powerful book.
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Underground

A Human History of the Worlds Beneath Our Feet

by Will Hunt ...

Narrated by Will Hunt ...

Unabridged

6 hours 41 min

“[A] winningly obsessive history of our relationship with underground places” (The Guardian), from sacred caves and derelict subway stations to nuclear bunkers and ancient underground cities—an exploration of the history, science, architecture, and mythology of the worlds beneath our feetNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPRWhen Will Hunt was sixteen years old, he discovered an abandoned ... Read more

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“[A] winningly obsessive history of our relationship with underground places” (The Guardian), from sacred caves and derelict subway stations to nuclear bunkers and ancient underground cities—an exploration of the history, science, architecture, and mythology of the worlds beneath our feetNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPRWhen Will Hunt was sixteen years old, he discovered an abandoned
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The Next Pandemic

On the Front Lines Against Humankind's Gravest Dangers

by William Patrick, Dr. Ali S Khan ...

Narrated by Ben Sullivan ...

Unabridged

8 hours 54 min

An inside account of the fight to contain the world's deadliest diseases -- and the panic and corruption that make them worse.Throughout history, humankind's biggest killers have been infectious diseases: the Black Death, the Spanish Flu, and AIDS alone account for over one hundred million deaths. We ignore this reality most of the time, but when a new threat -- Ebola, SARS, Zika, coronavirus -- ... Read more

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An inside account of the fight to contain the world's deadliest diseases -- and the panic and corruption that make them worse.Throughout history, humankind's biggest killers have been infectious diseases: the Black Death, the Spanish Flu, and AIDS alone account for over one hundred million deaths. We ignore this reality most of the time, but when a new threat -- Ebola, SARS, Zika, coronavirus --
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The Book of Honor

The Secret Lives and Deaths of CIA Operatives

by Ted Gup ...

Narrated by Frank Muller ...

Abridged

6 hours 3 min

A national bestseller, this extraordinary work of investigative reporting uncovers the identities, and the remarkable stories, of the CIA secret agents who died anonymously in the service of their country.In the entrance of the CIA headquarters looms a huge marble wall into which seventy-one stars are carved-each representing an agent who has died in the line of duty. Official CIA records only ... Read more

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A national bestseller, this extraordinary work of investigative reporting uncovers the identities, and the remarkable stories, of the CIA secret agents who died anonymously in the service of their country.In the entrance of the CIA headquarters looms a huge marble wall into which seventy-one stars are carved-each representing an agent who has died in the line of duty. Official CIA records only
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Bunk

The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News

by Kevin Young ...

Narrated by Mirron Willis ...

Unabridged

20 hours 24 min

Bunk traces the history of the hoax as a peculiarly American phenomenon, examining what motivates hucksters and makes the rest of us so gullible. Disturbingly, Young finds that fakery is woven from stereotype and suspicion, race being the most insidious American hoax of all. He chronicles how Barnum came to fame by displaying figures like Joice Heth, a black woman whom he pretended was the 161 ... Read more

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Bunk traces the history of the hoax as a peculiarly American phenomenon, examining what motivates hucksters and makes the rest of us so gullible. Disturbingly, Young finds that fakery is woven from stereotype and suspicion, race being the most insidious American hoax of all. He chronicles how Barnum came to fame by displaying figures like Joice Heth, a black woman whom he pretended was the 161
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Rebel Cinderella

From Rags to Riches to Radical, the Epic Journey of Rose Pastor Stokes

by Adam Hochschild ...

Narrated by LIsa Flanagan ...

Unabridged

9 hours 25 min

From the best-selling author of King Leopold's Ghost and Spain in Our Hearts comes the astonishing but forgotten story of an immigrant sweatshop worker who married an heir to a great American fortune and became one of the most charismatic radical leaders of her time.Rose Pastor arrived in New York City in 1903, a Jewish refugee from Russia who had worked in cigar factories since the age of eleven. ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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From the best-selling author of King Leopold's Ghost and Spain in Our Hearts comes the astonishing but forgotten story of an immigrant sweatshop worker who married an heir to a great American fortune and became one of the most charismatic radical leaders of her time.Rose Pastor arrived in New York City in 1903, a Jewish refugee from Russia who had worked in cigar factories since the age of eleven.
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African Samurai

The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan

by Thomas Lockley, Geoffrey Girard ...

Narrated by Gary Furlong ...

Unabridged

10 hours 8 min

**Warrior.Samurai.Legend.The remarkable life of history’s first foreign-born samurai, and his astonishing journey from Northeast Africa to the heights of Japanese society.**When Yasuke arrived in Japan in the late 1500s, he had already traveled much of the known world. Kidnapped as a child, he had ended up a servant and bodyguard to the head of the Jesuits in Asia, with whom he traversed India and ... Read more

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**Warrior.Samurai.Legend.The remarkable life of history’s first foreign-born samurai, and his astonishing journey from Northeast Africa to the heights of Japanese society.**When Yasuke arrived in Japan in the late 1500s, he had already traveled much of the known world. Kidnapped as a child, he had ended up a servant and bodyguard to the head of the Jesuits in Asia, with whom he traversed India and
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Blood Highway

A Novel

by Gina Wohlsdorf ...

Narrated by Amy McFadden ...

Unabridged

8 hours 4 min

Rainy Cain, a tough, troubled high school senior, desperately wants to escape the confines of her life in Minneapolis. When her increasingly unstable mother suddenly commits suicide, Rainy thinks she has found her chance. Instead, her father, Sam—who she had always believed died before she was born—escapes from prison and abducts her, taking her on a cross-country trek in pursuit of millions of ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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Rainy Cain, a tough, troubled high school senior, desperately wants to escape the confines of her life in Minneapolis. When her increasingly unstable mother suddenly commits suicide, Rainy thinks she has found her chance. Instead, her father, Sam—who she had always believed died before she was born—escapes from prison and abducts her, taking her on a cross-country trek in pursuit of millions of
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Precambrian Age

by Giancarlo Varnier ...

The Precambrian is the oldest era of Earth's history, and, of its origins (4 billion and 500 million years ago), the appearance of the first invertebrates with exoskeletons (542 million years ago). In this long period of time, the planet, newly formed, was affected by cosmic events and geological shocking that border on the limits of imagination. ... Read more

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The Precambrian is the oldest era of Earth's history, and, of its origins (4 billion and 500 million years ago), the appearance of the first invertebrates with exoskeletons (542 million years ago). In this long period of time, the planet, newly formed, was affected by cosmic events and geological shocking that border on the limits of imagination.
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Echoes of Life

What Fossil Molecules Reveal about Earth History

by Susan M. Gaines, Geoffrey Eglinton, Jurgen Rullkotter ...

In 1936 a German chemist identified certain organic molecules that he had extracted from ancient rocks and oils as the fossil remains of chlorophyll--presumably from plants that had lived and died millions of years in the past. It was another twenty-five years before this insight was developed and the term "biomarker" coined to describe fossil molecules whose molecular structures could reveal the ... Read more

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In 1936 a German chemist identified certain organic molecules that he had extracted from ancient rocks and oils as the fossil remains of chlorophyll--presumably from plants that had lived and died millions of years in the past. It was another twenty-five years before this insight was developed and the term "biomarker" coined to describe fossil molecules whose molecular structures could reveal the
... Read more
Volcanoes - Why Do They Happen?

Volcanoes for Kids

by Baby Professor ...

Series series Children's Earthquake & Volcano Books
Why do volcanoes go "ka-boom!"? This unique approach to vulcanology is highly inspiring to young children. The use of carefully selected images only help in driving home certain points of discussion. This is a picture book that your child will definitely love and learn the most from. Don't forget to grab a copy today! ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Why do volcanoes go "ka-boom!"? This unique approach to vulcanology is highly inspiring to young children. The use of carefully selected images only help in driving home certain points of discussion. This is a picture book that your child will definitely love and learn the most from. Don't forget to grab a copy today!
... Read more

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