Design History

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    • Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
    • By: Don Norman
    • Narrated by: George Newbern
    • Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 28-11-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Why attractive things work better and other crucial insights into human-centered design....

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    • The Untold History of Earth's and Humanity's Evolution in Consciousness
    • By: Lorie Ladd
    • Narrated by: Lorie Ladd
    • Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 12-12-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 28 ratings
    • The time has come for you to embrace the power of remembrance and express your full potential, and The Divine Design is your faithful companion on this lifelong journey....

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    • Secrets from a Victorian Woman’s Wardrobe
    • By: Kate Strasdin
    • Narrated by: Karen Cass
    • Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 06-06-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
    • In 1838, a young woman was given a diary on her wedding day. Collecting snippets of fabric from a range of garments she carefully annotated each one, creating a unique record of her life and times. Her name was Mrs Anne Sykes....

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    • By: Sali Hughes
    • Narrated by: Sali Hughes
    • Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 20-10-16
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 80 ratings
    • A personal, expert look at iconic beauty products of the past, present and future from Britain's best and most trusted beauty writer....

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    • The Microchip Design That Changed the World
    • By: James Ashton
    • Narrated by: James Ashton
    • Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
    • Release date: 11-05-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
    • The Everything Blueprint describes the titanic power struggle for control of the microchip - told through the story of a British start up that has found itself in the middle....

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    • The History of Silicon Valley Design
    • By: Barry N. Katz
    • Narrated by: Sean Ptratt
    • Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 30-10-15
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • Katz reveals design to be the missing link in Silicon Valley's ecosystem of innovation....

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    • The Science of Socially Aware Algorithm Design
    • By: Michael Kearns, Aaron Roth
    • Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
    • Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 14-07-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
    • Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth explain how we can better embed human principles into machine code - without halting the advance of data-driven scientific exploration....

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    • Answering the Toughest Questions About Intelligent Design
    • By: William Dembski
    • Narrated by: Grover Gardner
    • Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 07-01-10
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 10 ratings
    • With clarity and concision, William Dembski responds to the most vexing questions and objections on intelligent design raised by experts and non-experts....

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    • 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
    • Release date: 04-09-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 50 ratings
    • 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....

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    • Essays on Desire and Consumption
    • By: Katy Kelleher
    • Narrated by: Cindy Kay
    • Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 25-04-23
    • Language: English
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    • Paris Review contributor Katy Kelleher explores our obsession with gorgeous things, unveiling the fraught histories of makeup, flowers, perfume, silk, and other beautiful objects....

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    • The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution
    • By: Michael J. Behe
    • Narrated by: Marc William
    • Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 20-08-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 18 ratings
    • Naming Darwin's Black Box to the National Review's list of the 100 most important nonfiction works of the 20th century, George Gilder wrote that it "overthrows Darwin at the end of the 20th century in the same way that quantum theory overthrew Newton at the beginning"....

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    • The Role of Failure in Successful Design
    • By: Henry Petroski
    • Narrated by: Matthew Boston
    • Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 27-03-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
    • More than a series of fascinating case studies, To Engineer Is Human is a work that looks at our deepest notions of progress and perfection, tracing the fine connection between the quantifiable realm of science and the chaotic realities of everyday life....

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    • By: Kat Dunn
    • Narrated by: Flora Montgomery
    • Series: Dangerous Remedy, Book 2
    • Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 10-06-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • 1794, London: Camille and Al are desperately hunting Olympe's kidnapper. From the glamorous excesses of the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens to the city's seedy underbelly, they are caught in a dangerous game of lies and deceit....

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    • A Memoir
    • By: Daniel R. Day
    • Narrated by: Omari Hardwick, Daniel R. Day
    • Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 09-07-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
    • With his now-legendary store on 125th Street in Harlem, Dapper Dan pioneered high-end streetwear in the 1980s, remixing classic luxury-brand logos into his own innovative, glamorous designs. But before he reinvented haute couture, he was a hungry boy with holes in his shoes....

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    • Stretching the Future by Design
    • By: Christian Bason, Jens Martin Skibsted
    • Narrated by: Daniel Henning
    • Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
    • Release date: 31-05-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • With Expand: Stretching the Future By Design, authors Jens Martin Skibsted and Christian Bason take listeners beyond "design thinking" to challenge current habits and carve out new space for more sustainable innovation....

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    • Design Paradigms for Our Planetary Emergency
    • By: Sarah Ichioka, Michael Pawlyn
    • Narrated by: Nicola Burgess
    • Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 30-09-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • Spirited thinkers Michael Pawlyn and Sarah Ichioka propose a bold set of regenerative principles with potential to transform how we design, make, and manage our buildings; infrastructure; and communities.

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    • Essays, Interviews and Considerations
    • By: David Coggins
    • Narrated by: Daniel Henning
    • Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 27-08-24
    • Language: English
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    • Men and Style reaches beyond standard "what to wear" advice: It is equal parts style guide and intriguing conversation about the masculine identity within the world of fashion.

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    • DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design
    • By: Stephen C. Meyer
    • Narrated by: Derek Shetterly
    • Length: 19 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 20-12-16
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 47 ratings
    • This controversial and compelling audiobook from Dr. Stephen C. Meyer presents a convincing new case for intelligent design based on revolutionary discoveries in science and DNA....

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