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Title: Dillie the Deer

Subtitle: A True Story of Love, Healing, and Family

Author: Melanie Butera

Narrator: Janice Kirkel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-22-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

A heartwarming and irresistible story of the profound bond between a deer named Dillie and the veterinarian who saved her life.

In the summer of 2004, veterinarian Melanie Butera received an unexpected patient: a three-day-old blind, dying fawn she called Dillie. Melanie doubted the deer would survive, but with the help of her husband, Steve, she miraculously nursed Dillie back to health. The tenacious deer quickly became a member of the family, running around the house with the dog, the cat, and the people and enjoying all of the perks, including her own bedroom, plates of her favorite linguini, and swims in the family's pool.

Mischievous and funny, Dillie opens cabinets, learns to climb stairs, turns the lights on and off, steals food, and showers her family with affection. Melanie and Steve gave Dillie a chance at life, and in return she has enriched theirs beyond measure. And when Melanie is diagnosed with cancer, the veterinarian who saved the life of a fawn is herself saved by the unconditional love of Dillie the deer.

This heartwarming book is filled with insights about the animal world and the powerful bond between humans and the nonhuman creatures who love them.

Members Reviews:

She is know all over the world and brings joy to a world that you think has gone haywire

You will never doubt the connection between a human and a animal after reading Dr.Mel's story with Dillie.She is know all over the world and brings joy to a world that you think has gone haywire. This book confirms there is still some goodness is still out there.Written from the heart.

I love this book

I love this book. I must admit I was expecting it to be a light & fluffy read but it is heart wrenching to read at times. It is as much the story of a sickly deer who made a miraculous recovery who went on to become a social media superstar as it is of the author (a veternarian's) battle with recurrent cancer. Dr. Butera also writes concerning her experiences as a vet and some of her accounts are difficult to read, as in a pregnant dog that sustained deadly injuries while protecting it's owner.There are also spiritual undertones but they are not preachy, rather they are viewed from the perspective of a highly educated woman who is forced to re-examine her life after her diagnosis of cancer. You'll laugh, you'll cry, but you'll be touched and I think ultimately changed by this tale.

Dr. Melanie Butera and Dillie the deer

What a wonderful story of the power of love. I couldn't put my book down. I highly recommend this book for everyone. Buy an extra copy and donate to your local library.

Read, learn, laugh, cry. Then thank God for folks like Dr. Butera.

The entire world including the fellows in the space station know this story by now. Even though you know about the deer please read this book. Animal lovers everywhere can identify with this story, even with the 6 in a bed situations, however, I doubt anyone else can lay claim to a deer. I laughed and wept at different intervals. Lady's death struck me hard yet Dillie's grief over it got to me equally, if not more so, than Lady passing. I gave the book 5 stars because that was the max to choose from-now I want to give 5 times 5 to Dr. Butera herself.

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Title: The Idiot Brain

Subtitle: A Neuroscientist Explains What Your Head Is Really up To

Author: Dean Burnett

Narrator: Matt Addis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-22-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

Why do you lose arguments with people who know MUCH LESS than you?

Why can you recognize that woman, from that thing...but can't remember her name?

And why, after your last break-up, did you find yourself in the fetal position on the sofa for days, moving only to wipe the snot and tears haphazardly from your face? Here's why: the idiot brain.

For something supposedly so brilliant and evolutionarily advanced, the human brain is pretty messy, fallible and disorganized. For example, your memory is egotistical. No, really. Conspiracy theories and superstitions are the inevitable effects of a healthy brain. And alcohol can actually improve your memory.**

In The Idiot Brain, neuroscientist Dean Burnett tours our mysterious and mischievous grey (and white) matter. Along the way he explains the human brain's imperfections in all their glory and how these influence everything we say, do and experience. Expertly researched and entertainingly written, this audiobook is for anyone who has wondered why their brain appears to be sabotaging their life, and what on earth it is really up to.

**Editor's note: please listen to the book before testing this conclusion.

From the hugely popular Guardian science blogger, a surprising, funny and mind-bending examination of how and why the brain sabotages our behavior.

Critic Reviews:

"Compelling and wise and rational. You know you can trust him... a great read." (Jon Ronson)

"An entertaining romp through the science of our mental mental processes. Full of fascinating insight into the brain and the origins of our crazy behaviour." (Gaia Vince)

Members Reviews:

wild world of the brain explained simply

A great humorous explanation of how our mind works told in a simple way that is both entertaining and informative.

Enlightening read

Very entertaining and balances humour with

hard facts extremely well. Made my idiot brain feel like it was actually learning something.

WOW! A much needed explanation. Thank you

Wow, what a book. I have just finished a intensive residential programme for PTSD and feel that along with all of the education we received, added to the insight in this book has given me a better understanding of why my brain is experiencing the problems it has and it has given me one more thing to prevent any further rumination on past experiences.

Thank you Dean for providing this opportunity, it was a wonderful and enlightening listen without being bored or confused by technical jargon. Thanks to Matt for having the ability to narrate the facts in the book in a way that kept me listening for longer each time than I probably should have.

Written by a very smart brain

Would you consider the audio edition of The Idiot Brain to be better than the print version?

I've not read the book but the audible version is expertly read and the perfect way to enjoy to enjoy it

Who was your favorite character and why?

No characters just a detailed but very easy to understand insight into the workings of your brain. Very humorous too and I keep returning to listen to it over and over again

Which scene did you most enjoy?

All of it

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Its not that kind of book but all of it certainly entertained me

Any additional comments?

If you are the slightest bit interested in the working of the brain and mind then don't pass this book by.

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Title: Cosmic Creationism: Ken Wilber's Theory of Evolution

Author: David Christopher Lane

Narrator: Jim D Johnston

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-17-16

Publisher: MSAC Philosophy Group

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

I first critiqued Ken Wilber on his misunderstanding of evolution back in 1996, right after his book A Brief History of Everything was published. It has now been 18 years and if anything, Wilber has become even more firmly entrenched in his new brand of creationism, which ironically mimics much of what Christian fundamentalists object to about Darwinianism. And Wilber doesn't have to look far for alternative theories about how the universe came into being (see Stephen Hawking's Grand Design or Sean Carroll's From Eternity to Here for starters) without resorting to Eros pushing Chaos aside inside an atom so it can mate with others and create anew.

Yes, we can debate the merits of evolution and astrophysics in trying to understand how the universe and life came into being. But in so doing, it is important to accurately present the arguments we oppose. Wilber has shown a tendency to abdicate that responsibility in his rush to push his creationist agenda. In so doing, and by avoiding the pertinent criticisms of Frank Visser and others, Wilber continues to tarnish his intellectual reputation. This book contains a series of essays analyzing Ken Wilber's views on evolution and intelligent design.

Members Reviews:

Good Points. Smug narration.

I appreciated a review of crittiques to Wilber's work. However, the smug/ridiculing narration made it hard to listen at times. just too conceited. But good content.

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Title: Brutes or Angels

Subtitle: Human Possibility in the Age of Biotechnology

Author: Professor Emeritus James T. Bradley, PhD

Narrator: Michael Morgan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-16

Publisher: University Press Audiobooks

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

A guide to the rapidly progressing Age of Biotechnology, Brutes or Angels provides basic information on a wide array of new technologies in the life sciences, along with the ethical issues raised by each.

With stem cell research, Dolly the cloned sheep, in vitro fertilization, age retardation, and pharmaceutical mind enhancement, humankind is now faced with decisions that it has never before had to consider. The thoughtfulness, or lack of it, that we bring to those decisions will largely determine the future character of the living world.

Brutes or Angels will facilitate informed choice making about the personal use of biotechnologies and the formulation of public policies governing their development and use. Ten biotechnologies that impact humans are considered: stem cell research, embryo selection, human genomics, gene therapies, human reproductive cloning, age retardation, cognition enhancement, the engineering of nonhuman organisms, nanobiology, and synthetic biology.

James T. Bradley introduces important biological principles and the basic procedures used in biotechnology. Various ethical issues - personhood, personal identity, privacy, ethnic discrimination, distributive justice, authenticity and human nature, and the significance of mortality in the human life cycle - are presented in a clear and unbiased manner.

Critic Reviews:

"Essential. This is the perfect book for anyone looking for a reliable, thorough source to understand the underlying science, ethics, and sociopolitical challenges posed by contemporary transformations in biotechnology....Throughout, Bradley speaks with a specialist's authority, a generalist's open mind, and a humanist's sensitivity." (CHOICE)

Members Reviews:

Excellent Discussion and Description Well Suited to Lay Readers

An excellent primer for the non-biologist on this very important issue. This book was used very successfully by its author as the text for a continuing education/lifelong learning course for a diverse group of students mostly with non-science backgrounds.

Nice overview of modern biotechnologies

Nice overview of modern biotechnologies. Used as the basis for student research and essay writing in a biotechnology course. Excellent condition, arrived on time.

A Good First Step Toward Becoming Educated About Decisions That Lie Ahead for Us and for All of Humanity

An outstanding look at what lies for humankind in an age the likes of which humanity has never known before..

Blending science with easily understood prose, this book takes a serious but fascinating look at what it will mean to be human in years to come and in a not too distant future.

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Title: Herding Hemingway's Cats

Subtitle: Understanding How Our Genes Work

Author: Kat Arney

Narrator: Kat Arney

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-14-16

Publisher: Audible Studios for Bloomsbury

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 33 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

The language of genes has become common parlance. We know they make your eyes blue, your hair curly, or your nose straight. The media tells us that our genes control the risk of cancer, heart disease, alcoholism, or Alzheimer's. The cost of DNA sequencing has plummeted from billions of dollars to a few hundred, and gene-based advances in medicine hold huge promise.

So we've all heard of genes, but how do they actually work? According to legend, Ernest Hemingway was once given a six-toed cat by an old sea captain, and her distinctive descendants still roam the writer's Florida estate today. Scientists now know that the fault driving this profusion of digits lies in a tiny genetic control switch, miles away (in molecular terms) from the gene that "makes" toes. And it's the same mistake that gives rise to multi-toed humans too. There are 2.2 meters of DNA inside every one of your cells, encoding roughly 20,000 genes. These are the "recipes" that tell our cells how to make the building blocks of life, along with myriad control switches ensuring they're turned on and off at the right time and in the right place. But rather than a static string of genetic code, this is a dynamic, writhing biological library. And figuring out how it all works - how your genes make you, you - is a major challenge for researchers around the world. Drawing on stories ranging from six-toed cats and stickleback hips to wobbly worms and zombie genes, geneticist Kat Arney explores the how our genes work, creating a companion to the book of life itself.

Members Reviews:

Very good

Great overview of basic genetic concepts, would recommend to all university students studying the subject. Only issue was the author attempting the voices of the people she interviewed, accents and all. It made it a bit difficult to listen to in places but on the whole it was excellent.

A non-scientists misguided interpretation

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

People who want outdated information, who don't mind the unnecessary use of 5-dollar words to explain what many other truly intelligent authors have given us. She revels in her trips to talk to to famous researchers, her descriptive passages are cloyingly engulfed with the cocky pride of her accomplishments. Pass the barf bag.

Did Kat Arney do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

No characters - it's NONFICTION

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

Anger. Disappointment. Disgust. I literally batted my iPhone across the room in disgust (I have a great case - no worries). Total waste of money.

Any additional comments?

The author needs to know that her works is outdated and provides much incorrect information. I literally had JUST finished another book about genes written by an actual doctor in the midst of genetic research. Thought this book would be a great followup to that. I was wrong.

Fascinating

This a very complex story told in an engaging manner It does require your serious attention if you wish to learn something,

Excellent in depth look at genetics

Great book, excellently narrated.

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Title: The Microbiome Solution

Subtitle: A Radical New Way to Heal Your Body from the Inside Out

Author: Robynne Chutkan

Narrator: Jennifer Vuletic

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-05-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

The author of Gutbliss and one of today's preeminent gastroenterologists distils the latest research on the microbiome into a practical program for boosting overall health.

The microbiome - the collective name for the trillions of bacteria that live in our gut - is today's hottest medical topic. Synthesising the latest findings, Dr. Robynne Chutkan explains how the standard Western diet and lifestyle are starving our microbiome, depleting the 'good bugs' that keep us healthy and encouraging overgrowth of exactly the wrong type of bacteria. The resulting imbalance makes us more prone to disease and obesity and negatively affects our cravings, our immunity, and even our genes.

But beyond the science, what sets The Microbiome Solution apart is Dr. Chutkan's powerful plan for optimising your well-being. Discover how our hyperhygienic lifestyle, enforced with hand-sanitising gels and antibiotics, is stripping our bodies of their natural protective systems; learn about essential prebiotics and probiotics; read a private introduction to the stool transplant, the radical superfix for a severe microbial imbalance; and cook for thousands of billions with recipes that replenish your microbiome.

This book will bring welcome relief to the many millions worldwide who need to grow a good 'gut garden' - and enjoy healthier, happier lives.

Members Reviews:

AWESOME BOOK!

It is really well vulgarized for general audience to understand and apply the eat clean live dirty plan.

Intriguing detail and excellent take home tips

Robynne details the subject of gut health in an engaging way rather than being too heavy with scientific detail.

The take home advice is easily laid out and made easy to adapt into lifestyle choices.

The multitude within us demystified

fascinating exploration of the microcosm that resides within each of us and the reasons why ignorance of its existence can result in so many modern illnesses. Most importantly practical solutions to optimise health.

Fantastic resource, enjoyable read, RECOMMENDED!!!

Really enjoyed it, did it all in a day, what a day it's been. in the space of 6/7 hours I've became an expert on the FLORA/MICRO-BIOME inside of our gut and just how vital it is for health.

I've just purchased the pro biotics you recommend too!! Thank you so much.

Had potential, but author follows the formula.

Would you try another book written by Robynne Chutkan or narrated by Jennifer Vuletic?

The narrator was fine, I would not read another book by this author.

What about Jennifer Vuletics performance did you like?

Loud and clear.

Did The Microbiome Solution inspire you to do anything?

Nothing that I wasn't inspired before I listened to the book to do.

Any additional comments?

I think if the author hadn't been so mindful of writing a commercially successful book, and respected the intelligence of her audience perhaps a little more, the quality of information the book contained would have benefited and resulted in a stronger book.

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Title: Teilhard de Chardin: The Search for the Light in Evolution

Subtitle: Called into Life by the Light Series, Book 3

Author: Bernard Fleury

Narrator: Mitch Leopard

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-24-15

Publisher: . Bernard J. Fleury

Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

This is a presentation of Teilhard de Chardin's concept of purpose-driven evolution.

Darwin's famous thesis that evolution proceeds by chance, groping, and the survival of the fittest could be the case until the advent of the first human, the first creature who knew that he knew. Thereafter, continuing change becomes more and more by plan. The human being begins to take charge of evolution. There is still some chance and groping, but much of it is really planned trial that results in either success or failure - and we try again.

God, the Light, is the architect of all that is. His will, when manifested, becomes the purpose behind everything, the inanimate, animate, and the thinking layers or spheres of the universe.

In this book, the author uses chronological evolution as the outline as we observe the foundations of our universe and the unfolding of the phenomenon of "man". The evolutionary process as explained in the Human Phenomenon, a new edition of de Chardin's The Phenomenon of Man (1065 English edition), as edited and translated from the French 1955 edition by Sarah Appleton Weber in 1999, is categorized under four parts:

Can a committed Christian believe in the theory of evolution?

What does the search for the light in evolution reveal about my place as a person in the development of the Earth?

Listen to this audiobook to find the answers.

Members Reviews:

disappointing religious tract

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

more context for and focus on the subject of the biography

What was most disappointing about Bernard Fleurys story?

cult like presumptions on the reader of vague generalizations by an author with monomania

How could the performance have been better?

pronouncing the name of the subject of the book correctly, to start

What character would you cut from Teilhard de Chardin: The Search for the Light in Evolution?

the book would benefit from a diminishment the author's point of view and more about the subject of the non fiction biography it claims to be the subject of the book.

Any additional comments?

disappointing

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Title: We Are All Stardust

Subtitle: Scientists Who Shaped Our World Talk about Their Work, Their Lives, and What They Still Want to Know

Author: Stefan Klein

Narrator: Simon Vance, Kate Reading, Sean Runnette, Gildart Jackson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-03-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 26 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

A sterling roster of natural and social scientists in conversation with top-flight journalist Stefan Klein - shedding new light on their work, their lives, and what they still hope to discover.

When acclaimed science writer Stefan Klein asks Nobel Prize-winning chemist Roald Hoffmann what sets scientists apart, Hoffmann says, "First and foremost, curiosity." In this collection of intimate conversations with 19 of the world's best-known scientists (including three Nobel Laureates), Klein lets us listen in as today's leading minds reveal what they still hope to discover - and how their paradigm-changing work entwines with their lives outside the lab.

From the sports car that physicist Steven Weinberg says helped him on his quest for "the theory of everything" to the jazz musicians who gave psychologist Alison Gopnik new insight into raising children, these scientists explain how they find inspiration everywhere. Hear from renowned scientists including: evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins on selfishness, anthropologist Sarah Hrdy on motherhood, primatologist Jane Goodall on animal behavior, neuroscientist V. S. Ramachandran on consciousness, geographer Jared Diamond on chance in history, and many other luminaries.

Members Reviews:

Great People, Great Science, Great Scientists

The book is a collection of interviews with some of the well known scientists of our era from across many fields.

It is clear these guys know what they're talking about. They are true experts choosing their words very carefully and in doing so engage the listeners in understanding their science. Made easy to appreciate by those who are not experts.

I wish more scientists were interviewed in this age of scientific breakthroughs, and for those that have the interview could have been longer, but that would be asking too much for one book. Great read.

Great idea, disappointing execution

I very much enjoyed what there was in this book. My dissatisfaction is with what was not there. The author had something like five hours of conversation with each of the people he interviewed. The edited and abridged transcripts we have here, while intriguing and tasty, left me hungry for a real meal.

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Title: Gene Genius

Subtitle: Understand Your DNA and Create Your Own Genetic Roadmap to Health and Happiness

Author: Margaret Smith, Sue Williams

Narrator: Margaret Smith

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-14-15

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

Ever wondered why someone on exactly the same diet loses weight much faster than you? Puzzled about why you crave a sugar fix more than other people seem to? Cant understand why your best friend stresses less than you? Cant work out why some people love taking risks when you dont?

The answers are all in our genes.

Today we sit on the threshold of the most far-reaching health revolution of our times - now we can identify some of the key genes that make a huge difference to our individual makeup.

Gene Genius explains the science of DNA and genetic inheritance. This book takes you on a journey through the human genome, shedding light on how your genes influence your mental and physical health and showing how you can plot a clear path to a healthier you.

Leading genetic scientist Dr Margaret Smith, along with health writer Sue Williams, offers suggestions for how to deal with any problematic genetic inheritance, such as a predisposition to weight gain, mental illness, stress, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, drug or alcohol dependencies and much more.

Their sensible, informed advice reveals how you can transform your health and well-being by working in harmony with your genes and accomplish life-changing results.

Members Reviews:

This book seems terrific. I'm not expert enough on genetics to assess ...

This book seems terrific. I'm not expert enough on genetics to assess how accurate her recommendations are, but it is all presented in a very concise, thoughtful manner. I would be interested to see reviews from those with expertise in the domain to get a read on how accurate her information is on our genes and our health.

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Title: The Misunderstood Loner: Psychopathy, Part 5

Subtitle: Transcend Mediocrity, Book 30

Author: J.B. Snow

Narrator: Sorrel Brigman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-31-15

Publisher: JB Snow Publishing

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Biology

Publisher's Summary:

Excerpt:

Many people think of the typical serial killer when they hear the word psychopath. The truth is that there are psychopaths in our daily lives, and we may not even know it. Unlike the other four conditions in the Misunderstood Loner series, the psychopathy disorder is generally something a person is born with versus something that is learned from his environment. His brain is wired a certain way that many of us do not understand, much like how autistic people have distinct wiring in their brains that makes them different.

Psychopathic tendencies and behaviors can also stem from serious trauma to the brain, especially the frontal lobe. These injuries to the brain can range from car accidents to workplace injuries to intense street drug abuse. Generally a psychopath is born with or has something different in the emotional and awareness centers of his brain. In the case of someone born with psychopathic changes in the brain, his or her environment then dictates whether he or she will develop full-blown psychopathy.

Psychopaths tend to respond best to positive reward systems versus punishments and consequences. If a child with psychopathic tendencies sees rewards in being a productive member of society, he or she may develop more in line with societal norms. A child who is raised with psychopathic tendencies who does not see the reward in fitting in with others won't strive for any level of conformation but will strive for parasitic behavior toward others.