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    The Wright Brothers Audiobook By David McCullough cover art
    • The Wright Brothers

    • By: David McCullough
    • Narrated by: David McCullough
    • Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 12,915
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 11,546
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 11,507

    Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize David McCullough tells the dramatic story behind the story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great book

    • By S. Thurman on 06-17-15
    The Wright Brothers

    By: David McCullough

    The Innovators Audiobook By Walter Isaacson cover art
    • The Innovators

    • How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
    • By: Walter Isaacson
    • Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
    • Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 7,618
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 6,636
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 6,613

    Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovators is Walter Isaacson’s revealing story of the people who created the computer and the Internet....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • With Atlantean Shoulders, Fit to Bear

    • By W Perry Hall on 10-06-15
    The Innovators

    By: Walter Isaacson

    Hidden Figures Audiobook By Margot Lee Shetterly cover art
    • Hidden Figures

    • The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
    • By: Margot Lee Shetterly
    • Narrated by: Robin Miles
    • Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 9,244
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 8,267
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 8,293

    The phenomenal true story of the Black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America's greatest achievements in space....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Interesting Subject

    • By Jami on 02-05-18
    Hidden Figures

    By: Margot Lee Shetterly

    Thunderstruck Audiobook By Erik Larson cover art
    • Thunderstruck

    • By: Erik Larson
    • Narrated by: Bob Balaban
    • Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 2,134
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,599
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 1,602

    Thunderstruck tells the stories of two men: Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication....

    • 2 out of 5 stars
    • Bob Balaban broke my heart

    • By Golden Sunrise on 03-18-15
    Thunderstruck

    By: Erik Larson

    Failure Is Not an Option Audiobook By Gene Kranz cover art
    • Failure Is Not an Option

    • Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
    • By: Gene Kranz
    • Narrated by: Danny Campbell
    • Length: 18 hrs and 14 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,783
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,429
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,422

    Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Excellent Book!

    • By Kevin on 02-19-13
    Failure Is Not an Option

    By: Gene Kranz

    The Man from the Future Audiobook By Ananyo Bhattacharya cover art
    • The Man from the Future

    • The Visionary Life of John von Neumann
    • By: Ananyo Bhattacharya
    • Narrated by: Nicholas Camm
    • Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 129
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 115
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 114

     

    The smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The vagaries of game theory and evolutionary biology. Nuclear weapons and self-replicating spacecrafts. All bear the fingerprints of one remarkable, yet largely overlooked, man: John von Neumann....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Amazing story of an amazing man!

    • By Bryan Miller on 03-29-22
    The Man from the Future

    By: Ananyo Bhattacharya

    The Wright Brothers Audiobook By David McCullough cover art
    • The Wright Brothers

    • By: David McCullough
    • Narrated by: David McCullough
    • Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 12,915
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 11,546
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 11,507

    Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize David McCullough tells the dramatic story behind the story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great book

    • By S. Thurman on 06-17-15
    The Wright Brothers

    By: David McCullough

    The Innovators Audiobook By Walter Isaacson cover art
    • The Innovators

    • How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
    • By: Walter Isaacson
    • Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
    • Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 7,618
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 6,636
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 6,613

    Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovators is Walter Isaacson’s revealing story of the people who created the computer and the Internet....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • With Atlantean Shoulders, Fit to Bear

    • By W Perry Hall on 10-06-15
    The Innovators

    By: Walter Isaacson

    Hidden Figures Audiobook By Margot Lee Shetterly cover art
    • Hidden Figures

    • The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
    • By: Margot Lee Shetterly
    • Narrated by: Robin Miles
    • Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 9,244
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 8,267
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 8,293

    The phenomenal true story of the Black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America's greatest achievements in space....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Interesting Subject

    • By Jami on 02-05-18
    Hidden Figures

    By: Margot Lee Shetterly

    Thunderstruck Audiobook By Erik Larson cover art
    • Thunderstruck

    • By: Erik Larson
    • Narrated by: Bob Balaban
    • Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 2,134
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,599
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 1,602

    Thunderstruck tells the stories of two men: Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication....

    • 2 out of 5 stars
    • Bob Balaban broke my heart

    • By Golden Sunrise on 03-18-15
    Thunderstruck

    By: Erik Larson

    Failure Is Not an Option Audiobook By Gene Kranz cover art
    • Failure Is Not an Option

    • Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
    • By: Gene Kranz
    • Narrated by: Danny Campbell
    • Length: 18 hrs and 14 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,783
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,429
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,422

    Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Excellent Book!

    • By Kevin on 02-19-13
    Failure Is Not an Option

    By: Gene Kranz

    The Man from the Future Audiobook By Ananyo Bhattacharya cover art
    • The Man from the Future

    • The Visionary Life of John von Neumann
    • By: Ananyo Bhattacharya
    • Narrated by: Nicholas Camm
    • Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 129
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 115
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 114

     

    The smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The vagaries of game theory and evolutionary biology. Nuclear weapons and self-replicating spacecrafts. All bear the fingerprints of one remarkable, yet largely overlooked, man: John von Neumann....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Amazing story of an amazing man!

    • By Bryan Miller on 03-29-22
    The Man from the Future

    By: Ananyo Bhattacharya

    Kelly Audiobook By Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson, Maggie Smith, Brig. Gen. Leo P. Geary USAF - ret. - foreword cover
    • Kelly

    • More Than My Share of It All
    • By: Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson, Maggie Smith, Brig. Gen. Leo P. Geary USAF - ret. - foreword
    • Narrated by: Johnny Heller
    • Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 526
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 465
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 464

    Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson led the design of such crucial aircraft as the P-38 and Constellation, but he will be more remembered for the U-2 and SR-71 spy planes. His extraordinary leadership of the Lockheed "Skunk Works" cemented his reputation....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Memoir of a Legend

    • By Jean on 08-26-19
    Kelly

    By: Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson, and others

    Wizard Audiobook By Marc J. Seifer cover art
    • Wizard

    • The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius
    • By: Marc J. Seifer
    • Narrated by: Simon Prebble
    • Length: 22 hrs and 13 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 3,795
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 3,379
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 3,356

    Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), credited as the inspiration for radio, robots, and even radar, has been called the patron saint of modern electricity....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Tesla was a hundred years ahead of his time

    • By Jean on 01-28-12
    Wizard

    By: Marc J. Seifer

    The Grid Audiobook By Gretchen Bakke cover art
    • The Grid

    • The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future
    • By: Gretchen Bakke
    • Narrated by: Emily Caudwell
    • Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,171
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,021
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,018

    The grid is an accident of history and of culture, in no way intrinsic to how we produce, deliver and consume electrical power. Yet this is the system the United States ended up with....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Needed more... and less

    • By J. Pegg on 11-22-16
    The Grid

    By: Gretchen Bakke

    Creative Selection Audiobook By Ken Kocienda cover art
    • Creative Selection

    • Inside Apple's Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs
    • By: Ken Kocienda
    • Narrated by: Ken Kocienda
    • Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 839
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 723
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 726

    Creative Selection recounts the life of one of the few who worked behind the scenes, a highly respected software engineer who worked in the final years of the Steve Jobs era - the Golden Age of Apple....

    • 2 out of 5 stars
    • Just the 20%

    • By matthewolf on 09-20-18
    Creative Selection

    By: Ken Kocienda

    Countdown to Zero Day Audiobook By Kim Zetter cover art
    • Countdown to Zero Day

    • Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon
    • By: Kim Zetter
    • Narrated by: Joe Ochman
    • Length: 13 hrs
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,193
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,930
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,926

    Top cybersecurity journalist Kim Zetter tells the story behind the virus that sabotaged Iran’s nuclear efforts and shows how its existence has ushered in a new age of warfare....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Overzealous editing and lifeless reading

    • By John Tangney on 03-01-20
    Countdown to Zero Day

    By: Kim Zetter

    Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution Audiobook By Steven Levy cover art
    • Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution

    • 25th Anniversary Edition
    • By: Steven Levy
    • Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
    • Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,835
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,634
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,631

    Steven Levy's classic book traces the exploits of the computer revolution's original hackers - those brilliant and eccentric nerds from the late 1950s through the early '80s who took risks....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Remember Why You Got Into Computing

    • By Dan Collins on 07-01-16
    Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution

    By: Steven Levy

    The Perfectionists Audiobook By Simon Winchester cover art
    • The Perfectionists

    • How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
    • By: Simon Winchester
    • Narrated by: Simon Winchester
    • Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,723
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,524
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,509

    The best-selling author traces the development of technology from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age to explore the single component crucial to advancement - precision - in a superb history....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Somewhat less than perfect

    • By enya keshet on 06-19-18
    The Perfectionists

    By: Simon Winchester

    Steve Jobs. La biografía Audiobook By Walter Isaacson cover art
    • Steve Jobs. La biografĂ­a

    • By: Walter Isaacson
    • Narrated by: Roberto Medina
    • Length: 27 hrs and 2 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 1,729
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 1,499
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 1,508

    La biografĂ­a definitiva de Steve Jobs, el fundador de Apple, escrita con su colaboraciĂłn....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Inspiradora...

    • By Isaac Piedra Mercado on 03-24-15
    Steve Jobs. La biografĂ­a

    By: Walter Isaacson

    The Information Audiobook By James Gleick cover art
    • The Information

    • A History, a Theory, a Flood
    • By: James Gleick
    • Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
    • Length: 16 hrs and 37 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,856
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,404
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,404

    James Gleick, the author of the best sellers Chaos and Genius, now brings us a work just as astonishing and masterly: A revelatory chronicle and meditation that shows how information has become the modern era’s defining quality....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Made me nostalgic

    • By Amazon Customer on 05-07-11
    The Information

    By: James Gleick

    The Idea Factory Audiobook By Jon Gertner cover art
    • The Idea Factory

    • Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
    • By: Jon Gertner
    • Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
    • Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 888
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 742
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 743

    In The Idea Factory, New York Times Magazine writer Jon Gertner reveals how Bell Labs served as an incubator for scientific innovation from the 1920s through the 1980s....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great story -- horrible pauses

    • By Rodney on 01-29-13
    The Idea Factory

    By: Jon Gertner

    How to Take Over the World Audiobook By Ryan North cover art
    • How to Take Over the World

    • Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain
    • By: Ryan North
    • Narrated by: Ryan North
    • Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 42
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 40
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 38

    You don’t have to be a criminal mastermind to share a supervillain’s interest in cutting-edge science and technology. This book doesn’t just reveal how to take over the world—it also shows how you could save it....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • A themed trip through a natural history museum.

    • By Todd Woollen on 04-02-22
    How to Take Over the World

    By: Ryan North

    How Innovation Works Audiobook By Matt Ridley cover art
    • How Innovation Works

    • And Why It Flourishes in Freedom
    • By: Matt Ridley
    • Narrated by: Matt Ridley
    • Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 670
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 559
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 555

    Innovation is the main event of the modern age, the reason we experience both dramatic improvements in our living standards and unsettling changes in our society.... 

    • 2 out of 5 stars
    • Bad scholarship and bias that overwhelms his facts

    • By RickyF on 07-01-20
    How Innovation Works

    By: Matt Ridley

    The Fabric of Civilization Audiobook By Virginia I. Postrel cover art
    • The Fabric of Civilization

    • How Textiles Made the World
    • By: Virginia I. Postrel
    • Narrated by: Caroline Cole
    • Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 102
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 90
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 90

    From Paleolithic flax to 3D knitting, explore the global history of textiles and the world they weave together in this enthralling and educational guide....

    • 1 out of 5 stars
    • Pop journalism article lengthened into a book

    • By Anonymous User on 02-05-22
    The Fabric of Civilization

    By: Virginia I. Postrel

    The Poisoner's Handbook Audiobook By Deborah Blum cover art
    • The Poisoner's Handbook

    • Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
    • By: Deborah Blum
    • Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
    • Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 2,450
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 1,841
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,831

    Deborah Blum, writing with the high style and skill for suspense that is characteristic of the very best mystery fiction, shares the untold story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • CSI eat your heart out

    • By Aaron - Audible on 10-12-11
    The Poisoner's Handbook

    By: Deborah Blum

    Moon Shot Audiobook By Alan Shepard, Deke Slayton, Jay Barbree, Neil Armstrong - introduction by cover art
    • 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
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 347
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 311
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 309

    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....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • A Definitive Summary of Our Manned Space Missions

    • By Robert on 08-15-19
    Moon Shot

    By: Alan Shepard, and others

    Ignition! Audiobook By John Drury Clark, Isaac Asimov - foreward cover art
    • Ignition!

    • An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants
    • By: John Drury Clark, Isaac Asimov - foreward
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
    • Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 583
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 494
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 492

    Ignition! is the story of the Cold War era search for a rocket propellant that could be trusted to take man into space. A favorite of Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk, listeners will want to tune into this "really good book on rocket[s]," available for the first time in audio....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • Science man lists names of chemicals for 9 hours

    • By Adrian on 05-06-19
    Ignition!

    By: John Drury Clark, and others

    The Box Audiobook By Marc Levinson cover art
    • The Box

    • How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
    • By: Marc Levinson
    • Narrated by: Adam Lofbomm
    • Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 594
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 480
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 483

    In April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried 58 shipping containers from Newark to Houston....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Fascinating Topic sometimes lost in minutiae

    • By zombie64 on 07-15-14
    The Box

    By: Marc Levinson

    Chernobyl Audiobook By Serhii Plokhy cover art
    • Chernobyl

    • The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
    • By: Serhii Plokhy
    • Narrated by: Ralph Lister
    • Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,811
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,621
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,615

    From a preeminent historian of Eastern Europe, the definitive history of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Companions to Each Other

    • By Tim on 06-04-19
    Chernobyl

    By: Serhii Plokhy

    A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts Audiobook By Andrew Chaikin cover art
    • A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts

    • By: Andrew Chaikin
    • Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
    • Length: 23 hrs
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 4,137
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 3,795
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 3,778

    This book conveys every aspect of the Apollo missions with breathtaking immediacy and stunning detail....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Long, comforting book on moon exploration

    • By Mark on 06-17-16
    A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts

    By: Andrew Chaikin

    The New New Thing Audiobook By Michael Lewis cover art
    • The New New Thing

    • A Silicon Valley Story
    • By: Michael Lewis
    • Narrated by: Bruce Reizen
    • Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 1,002
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 757
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 756

    In the weird glow of the dying millennium, Michael Lewis sets out on a safari through Silicon Valley to find the world's most important technology entrepreneur....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • A fun book about Jim Clark

    • By Horace on 07-07-10
    The New New Thing

    By: Michael Lewis

    Never Panic Early Audiobook By Fred Haise cover art
    • Never Panic Early

    • An Apollo 13 Astronaut's Journey
    • By: Fred Haise
    • Narrated by: Joe Barrett
    • Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 20
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 17
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 17

    In the gripping Never Panic Early, Fred Haise, Lunar Module Pilot for Apollo 13, offers a detailed firsthand account of when disaster struck three days into his mission to the moon....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Always interesting to learn about the life of an Apollo astronaut

    • By Jerry T on 05-19-22
    Never Panic Early

    By: Fred Haise

    Energy Audiobook By Richard Rhodes cover art
    • Energy

    • A Human History
    • By: Richard Rhodes
    • Narrated by: Jacques Roy
    • Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 677
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 576
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 575

    Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes reveals the fascinating history behind energy transitions over time - wood to coal to oil to electricity and beyond....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • Rhodes si, accents no!

    • By Photino on 07-26-18
    Energy

    By: Richard Rhodes

    How We Got to Now Audiobook By Steven Johnson cover art
    • How We Got to Now

    • Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
    • By: Steven Johnson
    • Narrated by: George Newbern
    • Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,776
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,543
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,536

    How We Got to Now investigates the secret history behind the everyday objects of contemporary life....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • connect the dots

    • By Raleigh on 03-08-17
    How We Got to Now

    By: Steven Johnson

    Cult of the Dead Cow Audiobook By Joseph Menn cover art
    • Cult of the Dead Cow

    • How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World
    • By: Joseph Menn
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
    • Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 847
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 724
    • Story
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    Cult of the Dead Cow is the tale of the oldest, most respected, and most famous American hacking group of all time. Though until now it has remained mostly anonymous, its members invented the concept of hacktivism....

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