The Medusa and the Snail (MP3) Lewis Thomas has been compared to a philosopher who uses the language of biology. With the medusa as a metaphor for life, he continues the exploration of the world he began in The Lives of a Cell. Among his offerings are essays on ...
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2003
Scourge: The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox (MP3) Smallpox, the only infectious disease to have been eradicated, was one of the most terrifying of human scourges. It covered the skin with hideous, painful boils, killed a third of its victims, and left the survivors disfigured for ...
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2003
Dreams of a Final Theory (MP3) Dreams of a Final Theory, Steven Weinberg, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist and author of The First Three Minutes, describes the grand quest for a unifying theory of nature-one that can explain forces as different as the cohesion ...
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2003
The Future of Freedom (MP3) A New York Times and Washington Post Best-seller
More democracy means more freedom. Or does it?
American democracy is, in many people?s minds, the model for the rest of the world. Fareed Zakaria points out that the American ...
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2003
7 Life Lessons from Noah's Ark (MP3) Using the lessons of Noah?s ark, Micheal Levine, founder and owner of Levine Communications, based in Los Angeles, offers a lighthearted approach to the serious business of taking stock, taking control, and transforming calamity i ...
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2004
Men's Private Parts (MP3) Never has the subject of men�s health attracted more attention than in this era of optimal living. In this revised and updated edition of Men�s Private Parts: A Pocket Reference to Prostate, Urologic, and Sexual Health, the au ...
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2004
Classical Music 101 Disk 2 of 2 (MP3) In clear and entertaining prose, Plotkin explores a thousand years of music, introduces listeners to the great works, and profiles in depth many significant composers. Classical Music 101 is a highly accessible guide to discoverin ...
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2004
Classical Music 101 Disk 1 of 2 (MP3) In clear and entertaining prose, Plotkin explores a thousand years of music, introduces listeners to the great works, and profiles in depth many significant composers. Classical Music 101 is a highly accessible guide to discoverin ...
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2004
Thou Shall Prosper Disk 1 of 2 (MP3) Rabbi Daniel Lapin offers a practical approach to creating wealth based on the established principles of ancient Jewish faith and culture. Outlining ten fundamental “command-ments” relating to business and money, Thou Shall Prospe ...
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2004
Thou Shall Prosper Disk 2 of 2 (MP3) Rabbi Daniel Lapin offers a practical approach to creating wealth based on the established principles of ancient Jewish faith and culture. Outlining ten fundamental “command-ments” relating to business and money, Thou Shall Prospe ...
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2004
Anti-Americanism (MP3) After the 9/11 attack on the United States, the brief moment of global sympathy for America soon began giving way to blame. In France and other quarters of Europe, and elsewhere in the world, it was said that the Americans had bro ...
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2004
Odysseus: A Life (MP3) From an acclaimed classicist comes a witty, unusual, and fascinating ?biography? of Homer?s fictional Bronze Age hero, Odysseus. In this entertaining book, Charles Beye fills out the story of this extraordinary figure while at the ...
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2004
The Eye Care Revolution - Disc 2 of 2 (MP3) Subtitled Prevent and Reverse Common Vision Problems, Dr. Abel's authoritative, reliable book will help you and your doctor become full partners in saving your eyes and your overall good health.
Most of us believe that conventio ...
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2003
A Call To Heroism (MP3) Many people have an appreciation for the heroes of our past. But what are we to look for in heroes who walk among us today? And what are we to expect of our heroes as we prepare for the trials of an uncertain future?
In A Call t ...
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2004
Opera 101 Disk 1 of 2 (MP3) Opera is the fastest growing of all the performing arts, attracting audiences of all ages who are enthralled by the gorgeous music, vivid drama, and magnificent production values. If you’ve decided that the time has finally come t ...
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2004
Opera 101 Disk 2 of 2 (MP3) Opera is the fastest growing of all the performing arts, attracting audiences of all ages who are enthralled by the gorgeous music, vivid drama, and magnificent production values. If you’ve decided that the time has finally come t ...
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2004
Crowded Land of Liberty (MP3) The number of legal immigrants accelerated in the 1990s to an average of more than a million a year. That was up from just over 300,000 a year in the 1960s and 600,000 a year by the 1980s. When the number of illegal immigrants is ...
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2004
Wolves & Honey (MP3) Susan Brind Morrow brings her singular sensibility as a classicist and linguist to this strikingly original reflection on the fine but resilient threads that bind humans to the natural world. Anchored in the emblematic experiences ...
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2004
Simple Steps (MP3) If you’re like most women, you have more worries, wishes, and chores than you can keep track of. You may crave a sense of order and control but have no idea how to attain it and thus find yourself coping with a thousand daily deta ...