Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/153493 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tyrannosaurus Sue: The Extraordinary Saga of the Largest, Most Fought Over T-Rex Ever Found Author: Steve Fiffer Narrator: Jim Bond Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 20 minutes Release date: May 16, 2017 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Over 65 million years ago in what is now South Dakota, a battle-scarred Tyrannosaurus rex matriarch―perhaps mortally wounded in a ferocious fight―fell into the riverbed and died. In 1990 her skeleton was found, virtually complete, in what many have called the most spectacular dinosaur fossil discovery to date. And then another battle began—a 'survival of the fittest' free-for-all involving commercial dinosaur hunters, gun-toting law officers, an ambitious federal prosecutor, a Native American tribe, jealous academics, an enterprising auction house, major museums, and corporate giants, all making their claim for the dinosaur named Sue. Before it was over, there would be claims and counterclaims; charges of checkbook-polluted science, criminal larceny, and vengeful prosecutions; and devastating prison terms. And the gavel would come down on the largest-ever ($8.36 million) auction price tag for a fossil, paid by Chicago's Field Museum, with help from Disney and McDonald's. Capturing the whole range of characters and issues embroiled in the fight for Sue, author Steve Fiffer communicates both the excitement over Sue's discovery and the motivations, maneuverings, and absurdities of the various forces attempting to control her destiny.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256947 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know Author: Alexandra Horowitz Narrator: Karen White Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 26 minutes Release date: March 22, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.73 of Total 30 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 4 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: The #1 New York Times bestselling book from the author of The Year of the Puppy that asks what dogs know and how they think. The answers will surprise and delight you as Alexandra Horowitz, a cognitive scientist, explains how dogs perceive their daily worlds, each other, and that other quirky animal, the human. Horowitz introduces the reader to dogs’ perceptual and cognitive abilities and then draws a picture of what it might be like to be a dog. What’s it like to be able to smell not just every bit of open food in the house but also to smell sadness in humans, or even the passage of time? How does a tiny dog manage to play successfully with a Great Dane? What is it like to hear the bodily vibrations of insects or the hum of a fluorescent light? Why must a person on a bicycle be chased? What’s it like to use your mouth as a hand? In short, what is it like for a dog to experience life from two feet off the ground, amidst the smells of the sidewalk, gazing at our ankles or knees? Inside of a Dog explains these things and much more. The answers can be surprising—once we set aside our natural inclination to anthropomorphize dogs. Inside of a Dog also contains up-to-the-minute research—on dogs’ detection of disease, the secrets of their tails, and their skill at reading our attention—that Horowitz puts into useful context. Although not a formal training guide, Inside of a Dog has practical application for dog lovers interested in understanding why their dogs do what they do. With a light touch and the weight of science behind her, Alexandra Horowitz examines the animal we think we know best but may actually understand the least. This book is as close as you can get to knowing about dogs without being a dog yourself.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256963 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pet Show, Vol. 2: Featuring Warren Eckstein Author: Warren Eckstein Narrator: Warren Eckstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 15, 2016 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Hosted by renowned pet psychologist and behaviorist Warren Eckstein, The Pet Show tackles America’s toughest pet problems. With topics like “what to expect from your pet when you’re expecting” and “pet body language,” listeners will learn how to better understand and care for their furry friends.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256451 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship Author: Robert Baden-Powell Narrator: Hugh Dennis Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 21 minutes Release date: March 8, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Since its first publication in 1908, Scouting for Boys has been one of the bestselling books in the English language. Subtitled A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship, the book draws on a miscellany of material, including Baden-Powell's own military experiences, and is credited with giving birth to the scout movement. The text covers the topics of Scoutcraft, Tracking and Observation, Woodcraft, Camp Life and First Aid, in addition to suggesting a range of scout activities and games. Written against a background of British colonialism, Scouting for Boys is both a fascinating historical document and a valuable guidebook for the modern scout.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/256457 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Pet Show, Vol. 1: Featuring Warren Eckstein Author: Warren Eckstein Narrator: Warren Eckstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: March 1, 2016 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Hosted by renowned pet psychologist and behaviorist Warren Eckstein, The Pet Show tackles America’s toughest pet problems. With topics like “what to expect from your pet when you’re expecting” and “pet body language,” listeners will learn how to better understand and care for their furry friends.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/255724 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Boiling River Series: Part of Ted Books Author: Andrés Ruzo Narrator: Andrés Ruzo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 38 minutes Release date: February 16, 2016 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: In this exciting adventure mixed with amazing scientific study, a young, exuberant explorer and geoscientist journeys deep into the Amazon—where rivers boil and legends come to life. When Andrés Ruzo was just a small boy in Peru, his grandfather told him the story of a mysterious legend: There is a river, deep in the Amazon, which boils as if a fire burns below it. Twelve years later, Ruzo—now a geoscientist—hears his aunt mention that she herself had visited this strange river. Determined to discover if the boiling river is real, Ruzo sets out on a journey deep into the Amazon. What he finds astounds him: In this long, wide, and winding river, the waters run so hot that locals brew tea in them; small animals that fall in are instantly cooked. As he studies the river, Ruzo faces challenges more complex than he had ever imaged. The Boiling River follows this young explorer as he navigates a tangle of competing interests—local shamans, illegal cattle farmers and loggers, and oil companies. This true account reads like a modern-day adventure, complete with extraordinary characters, captivating plot twists, and jaw-dropping details—including stunning photographs and a never-before-published account about this incredible natural wonder. Ultimately, though, The Boiling River is about a man trying to understand the moral obligation that comes with scientific discovery —to protect a sacred site from misuse, neglect, and even from his own discovery.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251078 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Be Alive: A Guide to the Kind of Happiness That Helps the World Author: Colin Beavan Narrator: Colin Beavan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 45 minutes Release date: January 5, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: “This is the book where self-help turns into helping the world—and then turns back into helping yourself find a better life. Fascinating and timely!”—Bill McKibben, author of Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet What does it take to achieve a successful and satisfying life? Not long ago, the answer seemed as simple as following a straightforward path: college, career, house, marriage, kids, and a secure retirement. Not anymore. Staggering student loan debt, sweeping job shortages, a chronically ailing economy—plus the larger issues of global unrest, poverty, and our imperiled environment—make the search for fulfillment more challenging. And, as Colin Beavan, activist and author of No Impact Man, proclaims, more exciting. In this breakthrough book, Beavan extends a hand to those seeking more meaning and joy in life even as they engage in addressing our various world crises. How to Be Alive nudges the unfulfilled toward creating their own version of the Good Life—a life where feeling good and doing good intersect. He urges readers to reexamine the “standard life approaches” to pretty much everything and to experiment with life choices that are truer to their values, passions, and concerns. How do you stop placing limits on your potential impact? How do you make your choices really matter in everything from your clothing purchases to your career? How do you find the people who will most support you in your quest for a good life? To answer these questions and more, Beavan draws on classic literature and philosophy; surprising new scientific findings; and the uplifting personal stories of real-life “lifequesters”—people who are breaking away from those old broken paths, blazing fresh trails, and reveling in every step along the way. “There is a movement afoot for a better life and Colin Beavan is its prophet, with a new book as powerful as his already classic No Impact Man.”—John de Graaf, coauthor of Affluenza

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/258078 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway Author: Steve Solomon Narrator: Betsie Bush Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 5 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Gardening expert Steve Solomon has written extensively on gardening techniques for the home gardener. Water conservation is the focus of this work, along with more information on how to have the healthiest plants in your garden through "fertigation", appropriate plant rotation, and soil preparation. (Summary by Brenda Price)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/257863 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Byways Around San Francisco Bay Author: W. E. Hutchinson Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 5 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: California, the land of sunshine and roses, with its genial climate, its skies as blue as the far-famed skies of Venice, and its pure, life-giving air, invites the lover of nature to take long tramps over hill and dale, mountain and valley, and to search out new trails in the rugged mountains.(Quote from section 2: Brook and Waterfall).

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/258009 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Experiments on Plant Hybridisation Author: Gregor Mendel Narrator: Availle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 14 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Gregor Mendel was an Augustinian monk in the St. Thomas monastery in Brno. His seminal paper "Experiments on Plant Hybridization" presents his results of studying genetic traits in pea plants. It is the ground breaking work on inheritance, being the first to differentiate between dominant and recessive genetic traits. His work was long ignored and deemed controversial, however, at its rediscovery at the turn to the 20th century, it earned Gregor Mendel the title "father of modern genetics". (Summary by Availle)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/257405 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Mountains of California Author: John Muir Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 21 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.73 of Total 11 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: John Muir (1838-1914) was one of the first modern preservationists. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, and wildlife, especially in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, were read by millions and are still popular today. His direct activism helped to save the Yosemite Valley and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is now one of the most important conservation organizations in the United States. His writings and philosophy strongly influenced the formation of the modern environmental movement. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/257340 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Art of Travel Author: Sir Francis Galton Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 40 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question whether he existed at all, these stories stand as timeless classics known in almost every culture in the world. This is volume 12 of 12. (Summary by Chip)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/257421 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Natural History Volume 1 Author: Pliny The Elder Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 45 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover the entire field of ancient knowledge, based on the best authorities available to Pliny. The work became a model for all later encyclopedias in terms of the breadth of subject matter examined, the need to reference original authors, and a comprehensive index list of the contents. The scheme of his great work is vast and comprehensive, being nothing short of an encyclopedia of learning and of art so far as they are connected with nature or draw their materials from nature. The work divides neatly into the organic world of plants and animals, and the realm of inorganic matter, although there are frequent digressions in each section. He is especially interested in not just describing the occurrence of plants, animals and insects, but also their exploitation (or abuse) by man, especially Romans. The description of metals and minerals is particularly detailed, and valuable for the history of science as being the most extensive compilation still available from the ancient world. (Summary from Wikipedia) This volume one includes the first five books, covering the following subjects: Book 1- Dedication Book 2 - An account of the world and the elements Books 3 to 5 - An account of countries, nations, seas, towns, havens, mountains, rivers, distances, and peoples who now exist or formerly existed

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/257331 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Part 2 Author: Charles Darwin Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 13 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Part 2 of 3 of a book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second great book on evolutionary theory, following his 1859 work, On The Origin of Species. In The Descent of Man, Darwin applies evolutionary theory to human evolution, and details his theory of sexual selection. The book discusses many related issues, including evolutionary psychology, evolutionary ethics, differences between human races, differences between sexes, the superiority of men to women, and the relevance of the evolutionary theory to society. (Summary by Wikipedia)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/257423 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Natural History Volume 3 Author: Pliny The Elder Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 58 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover the entire field of ancient knowledge, based on the best authorities available to Pliny. The work became a model for all later encyclopedias in terms of the breadth of subject matter examined, the need to reference original authors, and a comprehensive index list of the contents. The scheme of his great work is vast and comprehensive, being nothing short of an encyclopedia of learning and of art so far as they are connected with nature or draw their materials from nature. The work divides neatly into the organic world of plants and animals, and the realm of inorganic matter, although there are frequent digressions in each section. He is especially interested in not just describing the occurrence of plants, animals and insects, but also their exploitation (or abuse) by man, especially Romans. The description of metals and minerals is particularly detailed, and valuable for the history of science as being the most extensive compilation still available from the ancient world. (Summary from Wikipedia) This third volume includes books eleven to fifteen, covering the following subjects: Book 11 - The various kinds of insects Book 12 - The natural history of trees Book 13 - The natural history of exotic trees and an account of unguents Book 14 - The natural history of the fruit trees Book 15 - The natural history of the fruit trees

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/257195 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee: A Bee Keeper's Manual Author: L. L. Langstroth Narrator: LivelyHive Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 15 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Langstroth revolutionized the beekeeping industry by using bee space in his top opened hive. In the summer of 1851 he found that, by leaving an even, approximately bee-sized space between the top of the frames holding the honeycomb and the flat coverboard lying above, he was able to quite easily remove the latter, which was normally well cemented to the frames with propolis making separation hard to achieve. Later he had the idea to use this discovery to make the frames themselves easily removable. He found that, if he left a small space (less than 1/4 inch or 6.4 mm) between the combs, or between the combs and the sides of his hives, the bees would fill it with propolis thus cementing the combs into the hive. On the other hand, when he left a larger space (more than 3/8 inch or 9.5 mm) the bees would fill it with comb which had a similar effect. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/257341 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book of Household Management Author: Mrs. Isabella Beeton Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 58 hours 22 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 5 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: "Mrs. Beeton's" is a guide to all aspects of running a household in Victorian Britain. Published in 1861, it was an immediate bestseller, running to millions of copies within just a few years. In the cookery sections, Mrs. Beeton follows the animal "from his birth to his appearance on the table." Learn how to care for poultry during moulting season, how to wean calves, how to cure hams, salt cod, carve mutton, and much more. (Summary by Wikipedia and Sarah Jennings)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/257432 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Author: Charles Darwin Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 25 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 2 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species (publ. 1859) is a pivotal work in scientific literature and arguably the pivotal work in evolutionary biology. The book's full title is On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. It introduced the theory that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. It was controversial because it contradicted religious beliefs which underlay the then current theories of biology. Darwin's book was the culmination of evidence he had accumulated on the voyage of the Beagle in the 1830s and added to through continuing investigations and experiments since his return. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/257343 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Elements of Geology Author: William Harmon Norton Narrator: LibriVox Volunteers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 41 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 4 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Geology is a science of such rapid growth that no apology is expected when from time to time a new text-book is added to those already in the field. The present work, however, is the outcome of the need of a text-book of very simple outline, in which causes and their consequences should be knit together as closely as possible,-a need long felt by the author in his teaching, and perhaps by other teachers also. The author has ventured, therefore, to depart from the common usage which subdivides geology into a number of departments,-dynamical, structural, physiographic, and historical,-and to treat in immediate connection with each geological process the land forms and the rock structures which it has produced. (from book preface)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/258195 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Johnny Crow's Party Author: L. Leslie Brooke Narrator: Kara Shallenberg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 3 minutes Release date: January 1, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: A beautifully illustrated children's picture book. Listen to the narration while you view (on gutenberg.org) a variety of delightful animals doing strange things such as the kangaroo who tried to paint the roses blue. This is a follow up to Johnny Crow's Garden. (Summary by Jim)