The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023 by Jaime Green, Carl Zimmer

Precious: The History and Mystery of Gems Across Time by Helen Molesworth

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/654125 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/654125] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Precious: The History and Mystery of Gems Across Time Author: Helen Molesworth Narrator: Helen Molesworth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 4 minutes Release date: May 23, 2024 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. When Helen Molesworth joined the gem and jewellery industry she began her own love affair with one of humanity's oldest and richest fascinations. For as long as people have known about gemstones they have treasured them. Born of violent geological events and the chance meetings of minerals, their stories are an extraordinary journey through time, and are significant to the human narrative in as many ways as they boast sparkling facets. Selecting ten of nature's most dazzling jewels, Helen Molesworth makes journeys across the world to trace stones from their discovery to the moment a glimmering cut and polished masterpiece is traded, and then fought over, adorns oligarchs and kings, falls out of favour, and then raises eye-watering sums in another age. Touching on history and politics, archaeology and engineering, geography and geology, chemistry and physics, psychology and romance, fine art and high finance, her book is rich with great stories and has something for everyone. ©2023 Helen Molesworth (P)2023 Penguin Audio

The Hidden Language of Cats: How They Have Us at Meow by Sarah Brown

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/666314 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/666314] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hidden Language of Cats: How They Have Us at Meow Author: Sarah Brown Narrator: Helen Keeley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 44 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Descended from shy, solitary North African wild cats, domestic cats set up homes with devoted owners all over the world by learning how to talk to us. This book translates—in case you missed anything. A renowned cat behavior scientist of over thirty years, Dr. Sarah Brown has been at the forefront of research in the field, discovering how cats use tail signals to interact with each other and their owners. Now, she reveals the previously unexplored secrets of cat communication in a book that is both scientifically grounded and utterly delightful. Each chapter dives into a different form of communication, including vocalizations, tail signals, scents, rubbing, and ear movements. The iconic meow, for example, is rarely used between adult cats—cleverly mimicking the cries of a human infant, the meow is a feline invention for conversing with people. Through observing the behavior of two cat colonies in rural England, readers will also have the opportunity to glimpse into the lives of some of the cats behind Dr. Brown's science. Can we understand what cats’ meows and other signals mean? How do cats actually perceive us? And how can we use this information to inform how we talk back to our feline friends? Referencing historical records, exploring modern scientific studies of cat-human communication, and including simple, elegant line drawings, The Hidden Language of Cats is perfect for any cat lover who wants to learn more about their companion.

The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023 by Jaime Green, Carl Zimmer

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/657096 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/657096] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023 Series: Part of Best American Author: Jaime Green, Carl Zimmer Narrator: Em Grosland, Johnny Rey Diaz, Katharine Chin, Jeena Yi, Nikki Massoud, Shahjehan Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 13 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Award-winning writer, columnist, and journalists Carl Zimmer selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in 2022.  “What's most compelling about a scientific story is the way it challenges us to think about the concepts we take for granted,” writes guest editor Carl Zimmer in his introduction. The essays in this year’s Best American Science and Nature Writing probe at the ordinary and urge us to think more deeply about our place in the world around us. From a hopeful portrait of a future for people with Alzheimer’s disease, to a fascinating exploration of the rise of nearsightedness in children, to the heroic story of a herd of cows that evaded a hurricane, these selections reveal how science and nature shape our everyday lives. With tremendous intelligence, clarity, and insight, this anthology offers an expansive look at where we are and where we are headed. The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023 includes JESSICA CAMILLE AGUIRRE • VANESSA GREGORY • SABRINA IMBLER FERRIS JABR • MARION RENAULT • ELIZABETH SVOBODA NATALIE WOLCHOVER • SARAH ZHANG and others

Isle of Dogs: My canine adventures through Britain by Clare Balding

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/657339 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/657339] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Isle of Dogs: My canine adventures through Britain Author: Clare Balding Narrator: Clare Balding Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 45 minutes Release date: October 12, 2023 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Every dog must have his day. There's nothing the British love quite as much as their dogs. From hunting to our hearths, and from herding sheep to guiding humans, our dogs have accompanied us through centuries of change, and that special relationship is still evolving today. So, just what is it that makes our bond so special? In this fascinating adventure across Britain, Clare Balding explores our unique heritage of canine tradition and meets just some of the many people who live, work and innovate with their dogs. From the mysteries of extinct breeds to the ancient dogs still thriving today, and adventuring from Battersea Dogs Home to Shetland via Buckingham Palace, we journey through the beloved canine story of our nation. A tale of hard work, companionship and a great many long dog walks, Isle of Dogs is an unmissable read for anyone whose life has been transformed by a faithful hound. ©2023 Clare Balding (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth's Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis by Michael E. Mann

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/656567 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/656567] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth's Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis Author: Michael E. Mann Narrator: Tim Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 38 minutes Release date: September 26, 2023 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: In this sweeping work of science and history, the renowned climate scientist and author of The New Climate War shows us the conditions on Earth that allowed humans not only to exist but thrive, and how they are imperiled if we veer off course.   For the vast majority of its 4.54 billion years, Earth has proven it can manage just fine without human beings. Then came the first proto-humans, who emerged just a little more than 2 million years ago—a fleeting moment in geological time. What is it that made this benevolent moment of ours possible? Ironically, it’s the very same thing that now threatens us—climate change. The drying of the tropics during the Pleistocene period created a niche for early hominids, who could hunt prey as forests gave way to savannahs in the African tropics. The sudden cooling episode known as the “Younger Dryas” 13,000 years ago, which occurred just as Earth was thawing out of the last Ice Age, spurred the development of agriculture in the fertile crescent. The “Little Ice Age” cooling of the 16th-19th centuries led to famines and pestilence for much of Europe, yet it was a boon for the Dutch, who were able to take advantage of stronger winds to shorten their ocean voyages. The conditions that allowed humans to live on this earth are fragile, incredibly so. Climate variability has at times created new niches that humans or their ancestors could potentially exploit, and challenges that at times have spurred innovation. But there’s a relatively narrow envelope of climate variability within which human civilization remains viable. And our survival depends on conditions remaining within that range.   In this book, renowned climate scientist Michael Mann will arm readers with the knowledge necessary to appreciate the gravity of the unfolding climate crisis, while emboldening them—and others--to act before it truly does become too late.