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Title: Considering the Horse

Subtitle: Tales of Problems Solved and Lessons Learned

Author: Mark Rashid

Narrator: Kevin Young

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-01-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 133 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

Own an unruly horse? Thinking about purchasing a horse but don't exactly know what to expect once you do? Ever wondered what and how a horse thinks? Mark Rashid tells stories that provide horse owners and potential buyers with the best training solutions - straight from the horse's mouth. By considering the horse's point of view, he explores a variety of solutions to common training problem like head tossing, trailer loading, mounting problems, and more. After years of training and teaching, Rashid assures you that you don't need to sell that rebellious horse of yours, and there's no need to panic if you just bought a horse with a problem and don't know what to do. More likely than not, the answers are here for you.

Members Reviews:

Great

This is primarily a book about techniques and problems regarding horse training. I am known as a horse nut. I have had horses all my life until recently and I grew up on a cattle/horse ranch. So needless to say I am very interested in the topic of the book.

Rashid discusses the most serious problems horses face that of the human attitude and temper. The author uses logical explanations and personal stories to explore and explain the root behavioral and training problems. The author tries to look at a situation from the viewpoint of the horse and proceed from there. Rashid attempts to explain why horses react in certain way and what you can do to counter it. The author adds a note of humor to his writing so it makes the book entertaining while the reader learns something. The book is well written. If you are a horse lover you will enjoy the book. Kevin Young does a good job narrating the book.

Great book. It improves the way I see horses

It was a great book, change the way I see horses. I really recommend it to go over and over the lessons again

Great stories and lessons

Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book and all of Mark's books. I have bought them all and will listen over and over.

Amazing

This book made me laugh. It also made me cry. But most importantly, it gave me hope and inspiration and understanding. This book is a MUST read. The narrator captures the scenes very well.

Loved it....

....just as much as his other books! Now I'm off to listen to more. Such a fantastic way of communicating with horses.

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Title: Nature's Nether Regions

Subtitle: What the Sex Lives of Bugs, Birds, and Beasts Tell Us About Evolution, Biodiversity, and Ourselves

Author: Menno Schithuizen

Narrator: Steven Menasche

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-13-14

Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 25 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

The story of evolution as youve never heard it before. Whats the easiest way to tell species apart? Check their genitals. Researching private parts was long considered taboo, but scientists are now beginning to understand that the wild diversity of sex organs across species can tell us a lot about evolution. Menno Schilthuizen invites listeners to join him as he uncovers the ways the shapes and functions of genitalia have been molded by complex Darwinian struggles: penises that have lost their spines but evolved appendages to displace sperm; female orgasms that select or reject semen from males, in turn subtly modifying the females genital shape. We learn why spiders masturbate into miniature webs, discover she dungflies that store sperm from attractive males in their bellies, and see how, when it comes to outlandish appendages and bizarre behaviors, humans are downright boring.

Natures Nether Regions joyfully demonstrates that the more we learn about the multiform private parts of animals, the more we understand our own unique place in the great diversity of life.

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Title: Written in Stone

Subtitle: Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Our Place in Nature

Author: Brian Switek

Narrator: L. J. Ganser

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-06-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 43 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

Spectacular fossil finds make today's headlines; new technology unlocks secrets of skeletons unearthed 100 years ago. Still, evolution is often poorly represented by the media and misunderstood by the public. A potent antidote to pseudoscience, Written in Stone is an engrossing history of evolutionary discovery for anyone who has marveled at the variety and richness of life.

Members Reviews:

Excellent book

A good mix of evolutionary theory, history and fossil detective work. Very enjoyable. Worth listening to more than once.

Good overview

This is a good overview of the impact of paleontology on the development of our understanding of evolution. Slightly disjointed though. Performance was OK, with a couple of odd pronunciations.

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Title: The Modern Scholar: Unearthing the Past

Subtitle: Paleontology and the History of Life

Author: Dr. Jeffrey W. Martz

Narrator: Dr. Jeffrey W. Martz

Format: Original Recording

Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-11-14

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 43 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

Jeffrey W. Martz of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science is widely renowned for his expertise in the field of paleontology, a science that lies at the crossroads of biology and geology. Paleontologists seek to unearth and re-create life hundreds of millions of years old, and the work of paleontologists offers us detailed glimpses of the prehistoric world. These fascinating lectures delve into the techniques and processes of paleontologists while providing a better understanding of this often misunderstood science.

Members Reviews:

Good introduction to the subject

This series of lectures failed to hold my interest when I began it, but I'm not sure if that was the fault of the material or of my concentration. When I picked it up again earlier this week, I found myself fascinated by the information, first on what paleontologists actually do, and then the timeline of the history of life on earth.

Don't look for a professional narrator here;Dr. Martz is a pretty typical lecturer with a lot of the essential flaws of one. He sometimes speaks quite fast, sometimes gives us asides that pull us out of the narrative thread, but nothing he does is so distracting that it took away from the course material.

A lot of people have complained about how basic the information is, and that's true, but at a grand total of four hours and eight lectures, how could it be anything other than a basic course? I found it interesting enough that I'd like to explore more about the subject, and to me that's a strong recommendation. If you want more than a good overview of the subject you'll have to look elsewhere.

Bottom line here is that I learned a lot, and got a good sense of the discipline of paleontology, and the awesome progress of the evolution of life on earth.

Good science presentation

Learned some new stuff! Also got a great refresher on info Id learned in the past.

great introductory level lectures.

This was a great listen. I really appreciated the assumption that the reader was science-literate.

An excellent presentation of a fascinating subject!

Dr. is a skillful, knowledgable lecturer who was able to convey his knowledge in a way that is understandable to a non-paleontologist.

Too short

This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

High-schoolers

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disappointment

Any additional comments?

It was far too short a lecture series! I was surprised to find that so much information was crammed into so few lectures. It felt more like someone was reading out a wikipedia page than delivering an actual scholarly lecture.

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Title: The Primal Connection

Subtitle: Follow Your Genetic Blueprint to Health and Happiness

Author: Mark Sisson

Narrator: Stephen Schlepmo

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-07-14

Publisher: Primal Blueprint Publishing

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 88 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

Are You Hyperconnected... and Disconnected? The frenetic pace of modern life distracts us from a painful truth: we are disconnected. Disconnected from our DNA recipe, forged through the selection pressure of human evolution, to enjoy health, happiness, and peace of mind. Horns, office chatter, and whirring machines batter our ears with incessant noise. Artificial light and digital stimulation overstress our nervous systems day and night. Traffic jams, long lines, interruptions, distractions, and big egos pervade daily life in such a manner that we don't even realize the piece - or rather the peace - that's gone missing.

In The Primal Connection, Mark Sisson, the leading voice in the Evolutionary Health movement, and best-selling author of The Primal Blueprint, presents innovative, step-by-step guidelines to reconnect you with the hard-wiring of the human brain, trigger the release of feel-good hormones, and promote optimal gene expression. The Primal Connection is about setting your own daily pace, redefining your core values, and making time for play, for thrilling adventures, for quiet reflection, for friends and family, and for optimal rest and rejuvenation - while still enjoying the comfort and convenience of modern life!

Members Reviews:

bad narration maligns a good book

Would you try another book from Mark Sisson and/or Stephen Schlepmo?

Not if S. Schlepmo is reading. His performance is so bad that it undermines my confidence in the material.

What did you like best about this story?

Good practical information that is relatively easy to adopt.

Would you be willing to try another one of Stephen Schlepmos performances?

No, he is way below the standard that I expect based on previous audio books. He fails on every level.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

N/A

Good book, bad reader

Almost returned it because of the narrator. But I forced myself through it and am happy to get the info.

The poor pronunciation was distracting

Would you consider the audio edition of The Primal Connection to be better than the print version?

No. The narration was very amateurish and the pronunciation of some words was so off that it took me a minute to figure out what he was saying.

for example: ennui. Pronounced EN-ooo-EE instead of the correct ON-wee.

Any word over two syllables was subject to emphasis in odd places or just got mangled. hiatus = HE-ate-us? Really?

I found it very distracting and annoying. The narrator's voice is pleasant enough but he sounded like someone in remedial English reading aloud to the class. If you can tolerate that, great!

How could the performance have been better?

PLEASE, for goodness sake, don't just GUESS how to pronounce things! Ugh.

Any additional comments?

The content and information were good but I'll probably wind up reading it instead.

Great info, bad narrator

The information presented is absolutely wonderful--very thorough, detailed, and scientifically backed. The narrator, however, was atrocious. He chortles his way through a preschool-style reading of the book with several mispronunciations, and some very awkward syntactic breaks.

Astounding to say the least

I've followed Mark for close to a decade now and thought I knew a lot about primal living.

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Title: Dinosaurs

Author: Jen Green

Narrator: Benjamin Soames

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-04-14

Publisher: Naxos AudioBooks

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

Journey back in time to the age of the dinosaurs, the biggest, scariest creatures the world has ever known. Which dinosaurs hunted in packs like wolves? What was the deadliest dinosaur of them all? Which were the very largest species? Not all dinosaurs were bloodthirsty meat-eaters, but all were armed and dangerous. You are advised to keep well clear as we tour the world of the dinosaurs, taking a detailed look at all the most amazing species.

Members Reviews:

Great for Kids

A great book for kids. I will play it for my son often in the hopes that he will develop a love for science.

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Title: The Accidental Species

Subtitle: Misunderstandings of Human Evolution

Author: Henry Gee

Narrator: Martin Dew

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-25-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 35 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

The idea of a missing link between humanity and our animal ancestors predates evolution and popular science and actually has religious roots in the deist concept of the Great Chain of Being. Yet, the metaphor has lodged itself in the contemporary imagination, and new fossil discoveries are often hailed in headlines as revealing the elusive transitional step, the moment when we stopped being "animal" and started being "human". In The Accidental Species, Henry Gee, longtime paleontology editor at Nature, takes aim at this misleading notion, arguing that it reflects a profound misunderstanding of how evolution works and, when applied to the evolution of our own species, supports mistaken ideas about our own place in the universe.

Gee presents a robust and stark challenge to our tendency to see ourselves as the acme of creation. Far from being a quirk of religious fundamentalism, human exceptionalism, Gee argues, is an error that also infects scientific thought. Touring the many features of human beings that have recurrently been used to distinguish us from the rest of the animal world, Gee shows that our evolutionary outcome is one possibility among many, one that owes more to chance than to an organized progression to supremacy.

He starts with bipedality, which he shows could have arisen entirely by accident, as a by-product of sexual selection, moves on to technology, large brain size, intelligence, language, and, finally, sentience. He reveals each of these attributes to be alive and well throughout the animal world - they are not, indeed, unique to our species. The Accidental Species combines Gees firsthand experience on the editorial side of many incredible paleontological findings with healthy skepticism and humor to create a book that aims to overturn popular thinking on human evolution - the key is not whats missing, but how were linked.

Members Reviews:

Too much minutiae, please get to the point already!

After starting out the book with high hopes for some enlightening science learning as a layman I got fed up with the minutiae and relentless exposition of very fine details that did little to increase my understanding of the topic nor advance the authors thesis.

If you are a specialist in historical genetics or similar specialty field you may find this book endlessly fascinating.

If like me you are a broad stroke science oriented layman and want to get a basic understanding of a topic or thesis you will find this book relentlessly plodding.

Rambling, overwrought

Was The Accidental Species worth the listening time?

After listening to several excellent books on evolutionary biology, and several specifically on human evolution, I found this the most frustrating of all I have read. The author unnecessarily belabours every single point, taking a paragraph to make a point worth only a sentence or two, and tries a little hard to interject humour and personal anecdotes. It all just feels a little strained, and the good points he is trying to make are often lost in the strained writing style.

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Title: The Best Darn Hyperthyroidism Book!

Subtitle: Studies on the Overactive Thyroid Gland

Author: James M. Lowrance

Narrator: Caroline Miller

Format: Unabridged

Length: 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-07-14

Publisher: James M. Lowrance Publishing

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

Hyperthyroid conditions account for about 20% of thyroid disease cases. The causes of an overactive thyroid gland can be varied but the most common cause is an autoimmune condition called Graves' disease. Complications can also occur with hyperthyroidism, including Thyroid Eye Disease, toxic diffuse goiter, hot nodules and myopathy of the muscles.

Some hyperthyroid conditions can become life-threatening as well (i.e. thyroid storm). These and other subjects related to hyperthyroidism, including symptoms, diagnosis and treatments are discussed in this resource.

Note: This book is approximately 6,539 words in length. The Best Darn reference in the title, is not to imply that this is an extensive medical journal but rather that the book contains all aspects of information on the subject that most laypersons would be seeking.

Members Reviews:

Don't waste your money

Don't waste your money. Nothing new. Information available online for free. Try the Mayo Clinic website. At least a fourth of the book is a review of another book.

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Title: A Complete Look at Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome

Subtitle: The World's Most Common Heart Murmur

Author: James M. Lowrance

Narrator: Mark La Roi

Format: Unabridged

Length: 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-13

Publisher: James M. Lowrance Publishing

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

Mitral Valve Prolapse is a heart murmur found commonly in the general public and can cause heart palpitations, orthostatic hypotension (dizziness upon standing), other symptoms of an imbalanced nervous system and anxiety/panic symptoms. Medical Research studies have found it to be even more common in thyroid disease patients, especially those with autoimmune types of thyroid disorders. It is also believed to be about five times more common in females than in males.

Many people with MVP do not experience symptoms while those who do are termed as having "MVP-Syndrome". The condition can also cause an imbalance in the "involuntary nervous system" (dysautonomia) and has been associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in some patients who have it. This audiobook can help to provide the reader with a general education regarding the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of this very common "click heart murmur". This audiobook is not intended to be an extensive medical manual but contains information most often sought by laypersons on the subject.

Members Reviews:

I thought it was going to be a thicker book

For its price, I expected a more professional book. I mean, this book is the single view of a person who has been diagnosed with MVPS and his very own research. He also adds a section on panic attacks. I really thought it was going to have more revealing information about this medical condition. It was okay though, but I was expecting something else for its price. It's a small book. I read it in 30 minutes. Done!

Excellent explosion of MVP and symptoms

Anyone with MVP symptoms should read this book. I was surprised to read that thyroid patients can experience the same symptoms. I'm looking for something that explains MVP with SVT (supra ventricular tachycardia), which this didn't.

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Title: Anatomies

Subtitle: A Cultural History of the Human Body

Author: Hugh Aldersey-Williams

Narrator: Philip Hoffman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-05-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 87 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

An eye-opening, spine-tingling, heartwarming tour through the extraordinary history and secrets of the human body.

The human body is the most fraught and fascinating, talked-about and taboo, unique yet universal fact of our lives. It is the inspiration for art, the subject of science, and the source of some of the greatest stories ever told. In Anatomies, acclaimed author of Periodic Tales Hugh Aldersey-Williams brings his entertaining blend of science, history, and culture to bear on this richest of subjects.

In an engaging narrative that ranges from ancient body art to plastic surgery today and from head to toe, Aldersey-Williams explores the corporeal mysteries that make us human: Why are some people left-handed and some blue-eyed? What is the funny bone, anyway? Why do some cultures think of the heart as the seat of our souls and passions, while others place it in the liver?

A journalist with a knack for telling a story, Aldersey-Williams takes part in a drawing class, attends the dissection of a human body, and visits the doctor's office and the morgue. But Anatomies draws not just on medical science and Aldersey-Williams's reporting. It draws also on the works of philosophers, writers, and artists from throughout history. Aldersey-Williams delves into our shared cultural heritage - Shakespeare to Frankenstein, Rembrandt to 2001: A Space Odyssey - to reveal how attitudes toward the human body are as varied as human history, as he explains the origins and legacy of tattooing, shrunken heads, bloodletting, fingerprinting, X-rays, and more.

From Adam's rib to van Gogh's ear to Einstein's brain, Anatomies is a treasure trove of surprising facts and stories and a wonderful embodiment of what Aristotle wrote more than two millennia ago: "The human body is more than the sum of its parts."

Members Reviews:

Human body as vessel, creature, landscape

Any additional comments?

3.5 stars. Entertaining tour of the human body, managing to expertly blend medicine, science, history, culture, and philosophy. The author structures the book around the body's landscape -- from individual organs (with the heart and liver getting thorough treatment), to blood and skin, to the hand and the foot and other **ahem** appendages. But beyond this, he talks about how these various parts were thought of, how they work, their changing status over time, as well as how we think of our own bodies, gender identity, and aging/immortality. A book that is both fanciful and factual. Nicely done.

Good Listen!

Any additional comments?

I totally enjoyed Anatomies: a Cultural History of the Body by Hugh Aldersey-Williams. The narration by Philip Hoffman was great. The cultural tie-in to the various parts of the body was well done and very interesting. The audio book went too quickly and was a good listen.

not bad.

I found it similar to Mary Roach's books on the body (Stiff, Bonk and Gut) but without her particular humor. it had a number of novel facts )(to me) and I will probably re-listen to it at some point. enjoyed.

Better than my Anatomy Classes

The things they talk about here flow very seamlessly. What the body does, how certain things were discovered, how it is portrayed in the arts, and many other bits of info about the body are discussed here.