Alexander Von Humboldt and others sparked a centuries-long debate about natural
history and geological destiny by discussing what today we call the environment. Some now
believe the earth cannot safely accommodate its growing burdens; others say longer life spans and
more people are signs of progress. Are humans destroying the earth, or building a better world? Will
the future bring despair and destructionor hope and improvement?
The Science and Discovery series recreates history's four thousand year journey to better understand
the world through scientific means. It is a story of vested interests and independent thinkers, experiments
and theories, change and progress.
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Written By : Plutarch
Narrated By : Nicholas Farrell
Published By : Select Music & Distribution
Runtime : 7 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Classic Literature
Historical
Ancient
Price : $27.25
Though he was Greek, Plutarch wrote his Lives in the first century, a world dominated by the Roman Empire. Here he considers some of the major figures who had left their stamp. More info... |
Written By : Suetonius
Narrated By : Derek Jacobi
Published By : Select Music & Distribution
Runtime : 7 hours 15 minutes
Categories : Classic Literature
Ancient
Biographical
Royalty and Heads of State
Historical
Price : $27.25
Suetonius wrote Lives of the Twelve Caesars in the reign of Vespasian around 70AD. He chronicled their extraordinary careers, presenting perspicacious insights into the men as much as their reigns. More info... |
Written By : Richard Dawkins
Narrated By : Richard Dawkins
Published By : Orion Publishing Group
Runtime : 3 hours
Categories : Ancient
World
Social & Economic
Knowledge & Learning
Price : $9.49
In this audio book based on his number one bestselling book, Dawkins presents a closely argued and intellectually exhilarating case for his radical Darwinian view of life on Earth and the place of... More info... |
Written By : David Grossman
Narrated By : Mel Foster
Published By : Brilliance Audio Inc
Runtime : 3 hours
Categories : Christianity
Ancient
Knowledge & Learning
Price : $24.95
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Written By : Professor John T. Sanders
Narrated By : Edwin Newman
Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 3 hours
Categories : Ancient
Pre 1900
20th Century
Biographical
Knowledge & Learning
Price : $12.95
The concept of the atom—the smallest physical building block of nature—has been around at least since ancient Greece. Leucippus and Democritus conceived of a mechanical or physical atom... More info... |
