Western Technology
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The Fabric of Civilization
- How Textiles Made the World
- By: Virginia I. Postrel
- Narrated by: Caroline Cole
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of humanity is the story of textiles - as old as civilization itself. Since the first thread was spun, the need for textiles has driven technology, business, politics, and culture. In The Fabric of Civilization, Virginia Postrel synthesizes groundbreaking research from archaeology, economics, and science to reveal a surprising history. From Minoans exporting wool colored with precious purple dye to Egypt, to Romans arrayed in costly Chinese silk, the cloth trade paved the crossroads of the ancient world.
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A great narrative but...
- By Alyce von Rothkirch on 22-06-22
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The Fabric of Civilization
- How Textiles Made the World
- Narrated by: Caroline Cole
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 17-08-21
- Language: English
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From Paleolithic flax to 3D knitting, explore the global history of textiles and the world they weave together in this enthralling and educational guide....
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Magnificent Rebels
- The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self
- By: Andrea Wulf
- Narrated by: Julie Teal
- Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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In the 1790s an extraordinary group of friends changed the world. Disappointed by the French Revolution's rapid collapse into tyranny, what they wanted was nothing less than a revolution of the mind. The rulers of Europe had ordered their peoples how to think and act for too long. Based in the small German town of Jena, through poetry, drama, philosophy and science, they transformed the way we think about ourselves and the world around us. They were the first Romantics.
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A magnificent intellectual biography!
- By Rachel Redford on 21-09-22
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Magnificent Rebels
- The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self
- Narrated by: Julie Teal
- Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 01-09-22
- Language: English
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Magnificent Rebels is a riveting, eye-opening biography of the first Romantics: a revolutionary group of friends based in the small German town of Jena whose modern ideas transformed society and the way we lead our lives today....
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J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Cold War, and the Atomic West
- The Oklahoma Western Biographies
- By: Jon Hunner
- Narrated by: Jim Woods
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Jon Hunner’s concise account of Oppenheimer’s life and the emergence of an Atomic West distills a vast literature for students and general listeners. In this brisk, engaging biography, the author recounts how Oppenheimer helped locate the atomic weapons research lab at Los Alamos, New Mexico, and helped establish leading physics departments at the University of California–Berkeley and Caltech.
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J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Cold War, and the Atomic West
- The Oklahoma Western Biographies
- Narrated by: Jim Woods
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 15-07-19
- Language: English
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Jon Hunner’s concise account of Oppenheimer’s life and the emergence of an Atomic West distills a vast literature for students and general listeners....
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The Pursuit of Power
- Technology, Armed Force, and Society since A.D. 1000
- By: William H. McNeill
- Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Length: 15 hrs and 2 mins
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In this magnificent synthesis of military, technological, and social history, William H. McNeill explores a whole millennium of human upheaval and traces the path by which we have arrived at the frightening dilemmas that now confront us. McNeill moves with equal mastery from the crossbow - banned by the Church in 1139 as too lethal for Christians to use against one another - to the nuclear missile, from the sociological consequences of drill in the 17th century to the emergence of the military-industrial complex in the 20th.
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The Pursuit of Power
- Technology, Armed Force, and Society since A.D. 1000
- Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Length: 15 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 03-01-18
- Language: English
- In this magnificent synthesis of military, technological, and social history, William H. McNeill explores a whole millennium of human upheaval and traces the path....
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Cataloging the World
- Paul Otlet and the Birth of the Information Age
- By: Alex Wright
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
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The dream of capturing and organizing knowledge is as old as history. From the archives of ancient Sumeria and the Library of Alexandria to the Library of Congress and Wikipedia, humanity has wrestled with the problem of harnessing its intellectual output. The timeless quest for wisdom has been as much about information storage and retrieval as creative genius. In Cataloging the World, Alex Wright introduces us to a figure who stands out in the long line of thinkers and idealists who devoted themselves to the task.
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Cataloging the World
- Paul Otlet and the Birth of the Information Age
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 14-10-14
- Language: English
- In Cataloging the World, Alex Wright introduces us to a figure who stands out in the long line of thinkers and idealists who devoted themselves to the task....
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Whose Global Village?
- Rethinking How Technology Shapes Our World
- By: Ramesh Srinivasan
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
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This audiobook asks us to reconsider "whose global village" we are shaping with the digital technology revolution today. Sharing stories of collaboration with Native Americans in California and New Mexico, revolutionaries in Egypt, communities in rural India, and others across the world, Ramesh Srinivasan urges us to reimagine what the Internet, mobile phones, or social media platforms may look like when considered from the perspective of diverse cultures.
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Whose Global Village?
- Rethinking How Technology Shapes Our World
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 20-07-17
- Language: English
- This audiobook asks us to reconsider "whose global village" we are shaping with the digital technology revolution today....
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From Gutenberg to Google
- The History of Our Future
- By: Tom Wheeler
- Narrated by: Brian Troxell
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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In an era of seemingly instant change, it's easy to think that today's revolutions - in communications, business, and many areas of daily life - are unprecedented. Today's changes may be new and may be happening faster than ever before. But our ancestors at times were just as bewildered by rapid upheavals in what we now call “networks” - the physical links that bind any society together.
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From Gutenberg to Google
- The History of Our Future
- Narrated by: Brian Troxell
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 01-10-19
- Language: English
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In an era of seemingly instant change, it's easy to think that today's revolutions - in communications, business, and many areas of daily life - are unprecedented. Today's changes may be new and may be happening faster than ever before....
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Eye of the Beholder
- Johannes Vermeer, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, and the Reinvention of Seeing
- By: Laura Snyder
- Narrated by: Tamara Marston
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
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"See for yourself!" was the clarion call of the 1600s. Natural philosophers threw off the yoke of ancient authority, peered at nature with microscopes and telescopes, and ignited the scientific revolution. Artists investigated nature with lenses and created paintings filled with realistic effects of light and shadow. The hub of this optical innovation was the small Dutch city of Delft.
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Eye of the Beholder
- Johannes Vermeer, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, and the Reinvention of Seeing
- Narrated by: Tamara Marston
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 16-03-15
- Language: English
- "See for yourself!" was the clarion call of the 1600s. Natural philosophers threw off the yoke of ancient authority....
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Geography of the US Western States (California, Arizona, Colorado and More)
- Geography for Kids - US States | 5th Grade Social Studies
- By: Baby Professor
- Narrated by: Frank Block
- Length: 13 mins
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Take your fifth graders on a trip, albeit only virtually, across the western states of America. Geography will open your child’s eyes to the different landscapes in each state. It will also encourage the ability to understand the similarities and differences of each of the states included. Grab a copy now.
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Geography of the US Western States (California, Arizona, Colorado and More)
- Geography for Kids - US States | 5th Grade Social Studies
- Narrated by: Frank Block
- Length: 13 mins
- Release date: 09-11-21
- Language: English
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Take your fifth graders on a trip, albeit only virtually, across the western states of America. Geography will open your child’s eyes to the different landscapes in each state....
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Bugs That Love!
- The Amazing Western Conifer Seed Bug (& Shield Bugs Too!)
- By: Lori- Michele
- Narrated by: Lori-Michele
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
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Bugs That Love!: The Amazing Western Conifer Seed Bug (& Shield Bugs Too!) is a wonderful and special book for middle-grade listeners, eight to 12 years old, and everyone who is young at heart, still exploring and learning! It educates both children and adults in a fun way with facts and stories about these delightful little creatures and reveals the great secret discovery that these bugs in fact do love! This book gives us a closer look at an overlooked species, the Western conifer seed bug, that has not been talked about, studied, or explored enough.
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Bugs That Love!
- The Amazing Western Conifer Seed Bug (& Shield Bugs Too!)
- Narrated by: Lori-Michele
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 15-12-21
- Language: English
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Bugs That Love!: The Amazing Western Conifer Seed Bug (& Shield Bugs Too!) is a wonderful and special book for middle-grade listeners, eight to 12 years old, and everyone who is young at heart, still exploring and learning! It educates both children and adults in a fun way....
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