Most listened
41 - 60 of 100 results-
-
The Space Race
- An Audible Original
- By: Colin Brake, Patrick Chapman, Richard Hollingham, and others
- Narrated by: Kate Mulgrew
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 350
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 314
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 313
To mark the 50th anniversary of the 1969 moon landing, this major drama-documentary series charts the definitive story of the past, present and future of humankind’s exploration of space. The Space Race is narrated by Kate Mulgrew and features a full cast....
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Not bad but skip the first chapter
- By In car listener on 10-08-19
-
41. The Space Race
- An Audible Original
- Narrated by: Kate Mulgrew
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 12-07-19
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to wishlist failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Regular price: £15.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: £15.99 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
Stress and Your Body
- By: Robert Sapolsky, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Robert Sapolsky
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 215
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 191
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 188
Once you understand the inner workings of your stress response system, you'll possess powerful knowledge that will help you understand and better deal with it....
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
So interesting it's almost addictive
- By Carol El Hawary on 21-04-14
-
42. Stress and Your Body
- Narrated by: Robert Sapolsky
- Series: The Great Courses: Better Living
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 08-07-13
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to wishlist failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Regular price: £25.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: £25.99 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
Silent Spring
- By: Rachel Carson
- Narrated by: Kaiulani Lee
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 138
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 115
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 114
First published in 1962, Silent Spring can single-handedly be credited with sounding the alarm and raising awareness of humankind's collective impact on its own future....
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Kick-started the environmental movement
- By Dr Caterpillar on 05-10-16
-
43. Silent Spring
- Narrated by: Kaiulani Lee
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 26-01-07
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to wishlist failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Regular price: £23.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: £23.99 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
The Emperor's New Mind
- Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics
- By: Roger Penrose
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 18 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 43
-
Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 36
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 37
In this absorbing and frequently contentious book, Roger Penrose puts forward his view that there are some facets of human thinking that can never be emulated by a machine. The book's central concern is what philosophers call the "mind-body problem". He examines what physics can tell us....
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
no thought to reading the equations
- By Jay van Rensburg on 27-11-19
-
44. The Emperor's New Mind
- Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 18 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 15-10-19
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to wishlist failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Regular price: £17.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: £17.99 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
The Sense of Wonder
- By: Rachel Carson
- Narrated by: Kaiulani Lee
- Length: 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 238
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 201
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 201
First published more than 50 years ago, this award-winning classic brings Rachel Carson's unique vision to a new generation of listeners....
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Makes you want to go outside and explore right now
- By Linda on 27-10-18
-
45. The Sense of Wonder
- Narrated by: Kaiulani Lee
- Length: 32 mins
- Release date: 09-08-07
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to wishlist failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Regular price: £10.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: £10.99 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
The Higgs Boson and Beyond
- By: Sean Carroll, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Sean Carroll
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 308
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 275
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 272
In this 12-lecture masterpiece of scientific reporting, you'll learn everything you need to know to fully grasp the significance of this discovery, including the basics of quantum mechanics....
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Answers the "so what" about the Higgs Boson
- By Gary Cooper on 04-03-15
-
46. The Higgs Boson and Beyond
- Narrated by: Sean Carroll
- Series: The Great Courses: Physics
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 05-02-15
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to wishlist failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Regular price: £12.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: £12.99 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
Human Errors
- A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes
- By: Nathan H. Lents
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 8
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 8
We humans like to think of ourselves as highly evolved creatures. But if we are supposedly evolution's greatest creation, why do we have such bad knees? Why do we catch head colds so often - 200 times more often than a dog does? Find out more....
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
fascinating book
- By zoltan csete on 13-09-20
-
47. Human Errors
- A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 01-05-18
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to wishlist failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Regular price: £12.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: £12.99 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
A Trucker's Tale
- Wit, Wisdom, and True Stories from 60 Years on the Road
- By: Ed Miller
- Narrated by: Arthur Flavell
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 9
They say that only truck drivers experience the true grandeur and landscape of America. In A Trucker's Tale, Ed Miller gives an inside look at the allure of the work and the colorful characters who haul our goods on the open road....
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Loved it!!
- By Jackie on 20-12-24
-
48. A Trucker's Tale
- Wit, Wisdom, and True Stories from 60 Years on the Road
- Narrated by: Arthur Flavell
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 24-03-20
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to wishlist failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Regular price: £12.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: £12.99 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
Plagues, Pandemics and Viruses
- From the Plague of Athens to COVID-19
- By: Heather E. Quinlan
- Narrated by: Samara Naeymi
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 20
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 19
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 19
It can come in waves - like tidal waves. It changes societies. It disrupts life. It ends lives. As far back as 3000 B.C.E. (the Bronze Age), plagues have stricken mankind. COVID-19 is just the latest example....
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Already well read? This may not be enough...
- By Mazarine on 26-03-21
-
49. Plagues, Pandemics and Viruses
- From the Plague of Athens to COVID-19
- Narrated by: Samara Naeymi
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 01-11-20
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to wishlist failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Regular price: £23.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: £23.99 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
Liquid Rules
- The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives
- By: Mark Miodownik
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 20
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 19
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19
Sometimes explosive, often delicious, occasionally poisonous, but always interesting: The New York Times best-selling author of Stuff Matters reveal the secret lives of liquids: the shadow counterpart of our solid "stuff"....
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
All mixed up
- By andrew beeston on 19-03-21
-
50. Liquid Rules
- The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 19-02-19
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to wishlist failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Regular price: £15.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: £15.99 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
Earth
- An Alien Enterprise: The Shocking Truth Behind the Greatest Cover-Up in Human History
- By: Timothy Good
- Narrated by: Stephen Bel Davies
- Length: 17 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 105
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 88
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 88
This fascinating new volume tells the story of contact between aliens and humans from all across the globe, dating back to 1932, including meetings with military personnel and American presidents such as Eisenhower and Kennedy....
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Funny
- By Michael on 19-01-20
-
51. Earth
- An Alien Enterprise: The Shocking Truth Behind the Greatest Cover-Up in Human History
- Narrated by: Stephen Bel Davies
- Length: 17 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 12-11-19
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to wishlist failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Regular price: £17.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: £17.99 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
The Scots
- A Genetic Journey
- By: Alistair Moffat
- Narrated by: Ruth Urquhart
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 8
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 7
An almost limitless archive of our history lies hidden inside our bodies, and this book traces the ancient story of Scotland from that scientific viewpoint....
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Excellent book well narrated
- By merchant on 26-07-22
-
52. The Scots
- A Genetic Journey
- Narrated by: Ruth Urquhart
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 15-03-22
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to wishlist failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Regular price: £12.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: £12.99 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
Moon Shot
- The Inside Story of America's Apollo Moon Landings
- By: Alan Shepard, Deke Slayton, Jay Barbree, and others
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 72
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 65
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 65
Desperate to beat the Russians into space, NASA put together a crew of the nation's most daring test pilots: the seven men who were to lead America to the moon. The first into space was Alan Shepard; the last was Deke Slayton, whose irregular heartbeat kept him grounded until 1975....
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Amazing....until the final three chapters
- By Wayne O'Brien on 19-10-20
-
53. Moon Shot
- The Inside Story of America's Apollo Moon Landings
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 07-05-19
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to wishlist failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Regular price: £15.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: £15.99 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
From Bacteria to Bach and Back
- The Evolution of Minds
- By: Daniel C. Dennett
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 160
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 132
-
Story4 out of 5 stars 132
What is human consciousness, and how is it possible? This question fascinates thinking people from poets and painters to physicists....
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
An excellent Dennett exploration
- By G Douglas Whistler on 12-03-17
-
54. From Bacteria to Bach and Back
- The Evolution of Minds
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 07-02-17
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to wishlist failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Regular price: £20.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: £20.99 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
The Search for Exoplanets: What Astronomers Know
- By: The Great Courses, Joshua N. Winn
- Narrated by: Professor Joshua N. Winn
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 126
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 107
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 106
As recently as 1990, it seemed plausible that the solar system was a unique phenomenon in our galaxy....
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
A wonderful listen. Highly recommended!
- By Diwotti on 10-05-16
-
55. The Search for Exoplanets: What Astronomers Know
- Narrated by: Professor Joshua N. Winn
- Series: The Great Courses: Astronomy
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 25-09-15
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to wishlist failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Regular price: £25.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: £25.99 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
The Theory of Evolution: A History of Controversy
- By: Edward J. Larson, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Edward J. Larson
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 51
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 51
Professor Larson leads you through the "evolution" of evolution, with an eye toward enhancing your understanding of the development of the theory....
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Quite superb.
- By Arnold Cossor on 18-07-16
-
56. The Theory of Evolution: A History of Controversy
- Narrated by: Edward J. Larson
- Series: The Great Courses: History of Science
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 08-07-13
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to wishlist failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Regular price: £12.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: £12.99 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
The Big Mysteries of Human Evolution
- By: Dr. Elen Feuerriegel, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Dr. Elen Feurriegel
- Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins
- Original Recording
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 57
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars 49
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 49
In 10 riveting episodes, paleoanthropologist Elen Feuerriegel takes you on an unrivaled tour of the human fossil record in search of the biological and behavioral underpinnings of our very “humanness”....
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Fascinating content, poorly narrated
- By Ian Smith on 27-08-22
-
57. The Big Mysteries of Human Evolution
- Narrated by: Dr. Elen Feurriegel
- Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 07-04-22
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to wishlist failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Regular price: £18.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: £18.99 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
Infinite Powers
- How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
- By: Steven Strogatz
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 65
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 52
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 50
Without calculus, we wouldn't have cell phones, TV, GPS, or ultrasound. We wouldn't have unraveled DNA or discovered Neptune or figured out how to put 5,000 songs in your pocket....
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Incomplete audiobook
- By Erich Graf on 25-10-21
-
58. Infinite Powers
- How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 20-08-19
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to wishlist failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Regular price: £15.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: £15.99 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
Super Volcanoes
- What They Reveal About Earth and the Worlds Beyond
- By: Robin George Andrews
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 10
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
Super Volcanoes revels in the incomparable power of volcanic eruptions past and present, Earth-bound and otherwise, and explores how these eruptions reveal secrets about the worlds to which they belong....
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Brilliant, informative, a great read
- By Steph on 06-11-21
-
59. Super Volcanoes
- What They Reveal About Earth and the Worlds Beyond
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 02-11-21
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to wishlist failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Regular price: £15.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: £15.99 or 1 Credit
-
-
-
A Most Elegant Equation
- Euler’s Formula and the Beauty of Mathematics
- By: David Stipp
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20
Bertrand Russell wrote that mathematics can exalt "as surely as poetry". This is especially true of one equation: ei(pi) + 1 = 0, the brainchild of Leonhard Euler....
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Very good.
- By Dale Linney on 12-04-20
-
60. A Most Elegant Equation
- Euler’s Formula and the Beauty of Mathematics
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 07-11-17
- Language: English
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.Add to basket failed.
Please try again laterAdd to wishlist failed.
Please try again laterRemove from wishlist failed.
Please try again laterAdding to library failed
Please try againFollow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Regular price: £15.99 or 1 Credit
Sale price: £15.99 or 1 Credit
-