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Title: Container Gardening Secrets

Subtitle: Tips for the Beginner: Why Container Gardening Is Beneficial

Author: Danielle Long

Narrator: Beth Bostic

Format: Unabridged

Length: 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-20-14

Publisher: Speedy Publishing LLC

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Environment

Publisher's Summary:

Container Gardening Secrets: Tips for the Beginner is a great tool that will help the novice gardener to learn the techniques that are required to have a successful container garden. It is also a great text for those who have limited or no garden space who want to grow some vegetables and herbs for home consumption or simply want to add some color to their home with some great flowers. The author has gone to great lengths to explain everything in as much detail as possible and takes the listener through the process step by step. As such any individual that takes up the text will be able to follow the steps and get a container garden started. The main point that the author highlights about container gardening is the fact that any sort of container can be used, whether it is recycled or something new. It also takes less effort than the regular style of gardening.

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Title: The Future History of the Arctic

Author: Charles Emmerson

Narrator: Vikas Adam

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-13-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Environment

Publisher's Summary:

Long at the margins of global affairs and at the edge of our mental map of the world, the Arctic has found its way to the center of the issues which will challenge and define our world in the twenty-first century: Energy security and the struggle for natural resources, climate change and its uncertain speed and consequences, the return of great power competition, the remaking of global trade patterns

In The Future History of the Arctic, geopolitics expert Charles Emmerson weaves together the history of the region with reportage and reflection, revealing a vast and complex area of the globe, loaded with opportunity and rich in challenges. He defines the forces which have shaped the Arctics history and introduces the players in politics, business, science and society who are struggling to mold its future.

The Arctic is coming of age. This engrossing book tells the story of how that is happening and how it might happen through the stories of those who live there, those who study it, and those who will determine its destiny.

Members Reviews:

Fascinating and thorough.

Loved it.

Learned many things about the arctic and the economy. Will listen to it again I'm sure.

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Title: The View From Lazy Point

Author: Carl Safina

Narrator: Todd McLaren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-07-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Environment

Publisher's Summary:

An exhilarating journey of natural renewal through a year with MacArthur fellow Carl Safina.

Beginning in his kayak in his home waters of eastern Long Island, Carl Safina's The View from Lazy Point takes us through the four seasons to the four points of the compass, from the high Arctic south to Antarctica, across the warm belly of the tropics from the Caribbean to the west Pacific, then home again. We meet Eskimos whose way of life is melting away, explore a secret global seed vault hidden above the Arctic Circle, investigate dilemmas facing foraging bears and breeding penguins, and sail to formerly devastated reefs that are resurrecting as fish graze the corals algae-free."Each time science tightens a coil in the slack of our understanding," Safina writes, "it elaborates its fundamental discovery: connection."He shows how problems of the environment drive very real matters of human justice, well-being, and our prospects for peace.In Safina's hands, nature's continuous renewal points toward our future. His lively stories grant new insights into how our world is changing, and what our response ought to be.

Members Reviews:

Lyrical, sad but hopeful treatise on nature and our place in it.

I would have to say that this is one of the new classics of natural history writing, in line with "A Sand County Almanac", "Silent Spring", and even that most hallowed of texts, "Walden". Carl Safina is probably my very favorite natural history writer, so I will admit a touch of bias, but this book merits all the praise I am about to bestow upon it. Part meditation on time, tides, and the cycles of nature at a small beach house on Long Island known as "Lazy Point", part travelogue to various locations around the planet, from coral reefs in Belize to a discussion of the intricate ecological web of grizzly bears, salmon, and forests in Southern Alaska and the precarious struggle for survival in an ever warming world of polar bears in Svalbard, Safina imparts to all these a grace, beauty, and just simply outstanding natural history reporting and writing. Another component of the book consists of what almost could be termed as an environmental and human manifesto on how we could and should be living in and with our natural world. Many truly thought provoking and inspiring ideas, concepts, and pearls or wisdom come through in these particular sections of the text and were often my favorite parts of the entire book. "The View From Lazy Point" can and should be read more than once and absorbed as deeply as possible and offers many deep thoughts and ideas to ponder about our relationship to nature and how the natural world, while assaulted at every turn by the greed and avarice of man, can still be resilient, sustaining, and truly healing and inspiration for those willing to do the right things for all life and creatures we share this small blue planet with. A very remarkable and wonderful read, I would give it my highest recommendation.

Our good friend Bob Murray recommended this book

Our good friend Bob Murray recommended this book, and his review above says much of what I would have to say. But let me add that I am not a scientist, even though I have an avid interest in most every branch of science and engineering. I need all the help I can get to enjoy learning more. Dr. Safina's book has held me spellbound from start to finish.

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Title: The Extreme Life of the Sea

Author: Stephen R. Palumbi, Anthony R. Palumbi

Narrator: Stephen Hoye

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-04-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 23 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Environment

Publisher's Summary:

The ocean teems with life that thrives under difficult situations in unusual environments. The Extreme Life of the Sea takes listeners to the absolute limits of the ocean world - the fastest and deepest, the hottest and oldest creatures of the oceans. It dives into the icy Arctic and boiling hydrothermal vents - and exposes the eternal darkness of the deepest undersea trenches - to show how marine life thrives against the odds. This thrilling book brings to life the sea's most extreme species, and tells their stories as characters in the drama of the oceans. Coauthored by Stephen Palumbi, one of today's leading marine scientists, The Extreme Life of the Sea tells the unforgettable tales of some of the most marvelous life-forms on Earth, and the challenges they overcome to survive. Modern science and a fluid narrative style give every listener a deep look at the lives of these species.

The Extreme Life of the Sea shows you the world's oldest living species. It describes how flying fish strain to escape their predators, how predatory deep-sea fish use red searchlights only they can see to find and attack food, and how, at the end of her life, a mother octopus dedicates herself to raising her batch of young. This wide-ranging and highly accessible book also shows how ocean adaptations can inspire innovative commercial products - such as fan blades modeled on the flippers of humpback whales - and how future extremes created by human changes to the oceans might push some of these amazing species over the edge.

Members Reviews:

A wonderful survey and an important warning...

Would you listen to The Extreme Life of the Sea again? Why?

I would definitely listen to this book again. It is so chocked full of information that it's difficult to process it all in one hearing, and it's so easy to listen to that it makes an excellent travelling companion, even if you're just looking for something random and interesting to listen to.

What did you like best about this story?

While it discusses a lot of serious topics (marine biology, evolution, biochemistry, climate change, over-fishing), it's never inaccessible, even if you know almost nothing about the topics beforehand, but it doesn't feel dumbed down.

What does Stephen Hoye bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

Hoye brings very little to the book, by which I mean that his reading feels almost completely unobtrusive, just what I want in a science audiobook. He also never mispronounces even the more difficult terms (at least the ones I knew how to pronounce!), which is a rarity.

Should be on everyone's must read/listen to list!

Where does The Extreme Life of the Sea rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

This sits at the top of my list of informative audiobooks. Clearly outlined are the dilemmas we have with ocean life and what must be done to save it. This book takes you into the lives of several extraordinary sea creatures; explaining their needs to survive and the importance they play in a balanced ecosystem. This helps us better understand the impact created by man on the ocean ecosystem and how out of whack it has become. The author gives us hope but makes it clear that we don't have much time to save the life of our planet. Make sure to download the pdf with this audiobook. It includes great visual representations and charts.

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Title: The Art of Gardening

Subtitle: The Ultimate Ecological Design and Engineering Guide

Author: Andrea Kong

Narrator: Kay Nazarchyk

Format: Unabridged

Length: 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-25-14

Publisher: Speedy Publishing LLC

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Environment

Publisher's Summary:

Permaculture: The Art of Gardening highlights the tenets of permaculture, which was popularized in the 1970s by Bill Mollison. To some it may seem to be an extreme form of sustainable living but to others it may seen to be just the right thing to get things back in balance, it is a great text to help those who do not understand or have little knowledge of the concept to have a better grasp of it. The author has ensured that everything is broken down into sections so that it is easy to follow in the long run. All the principles of this method of sustainable living are outlined in a bid to get others to see the viability of this sort of lifestyle. The listener will learn that it is all about saving the environment. The necessary steps must be taken to preserve the environment.

Members Reviews:

All philosophy - nothing practical.

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

This would be a good resource for someone writing a college paper on the philosophy of Permaculture, but nobody would ever want to read that boring paper.

Would you ever listen to anything by Andrea Kong again?

Probably not.

What character would you cut from The Art of Gardening?

The author.

Any additional comments?

A good book on permaculture would inspire the reader to go out and do something. If someone does enough projects, they will begin to understand the philosophy. Listen to the Permaculture Voices podcast to understand the principles in context. Do not listen to this book which is totally out of context.

This book is an introduction to permaculture

What would have made The Art of Gardening better?

I wish she'd given more practical advice and substantive information.

What was most disappointing about Andrea Kongs story?

The chapter on why permaculture is "not sustainable".

Any additional comments?

I would suggest this book for people considering farming but who are on the fence about the green movement. There is a bit of good information about the zones of the garden if you know nothing about permaculture. But there is not much substance if you are somewhat familiar with permaculture, on board with the green movement and ready to apply it to your own land.

More fluffy treatise than useful guide.

What disappointed you about The Art of Gardening?

This is a 50 minute audiobook, so I wasn't expecting an extremely detailed technical manual. I've bought a number audiobooks less than an hour long. They're usually quick overview of a subject, and usually jump right into the subject matter quickly. Realistically, your expecting a short lecture. And I've generally found that you can pickup a quick introduction and a couple practical tips.

I should have saved my three dollars. It was the title that threw me off. "Permaculture - The Art of Gardening: The Ultimate Ecological Design and Engineering Guide". I wasn't expecting an exhaustive how to manual, but I did think there would be some practical advice on the design and engineering of a permaculture garden. And there was maybe 10 minutes of that buried in the last half of the talk.

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Title: Earthquake Storms

Subtitle: The Fascinating History and Volatile Future of the San Andreas Fault

Author: John Dvorak

Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-15-14

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 49 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Environment

Publisher's Summary:

The lives of millions will be changed after it breaks, and yet so few people understand it, or even realize it runs through their backyard. Dvorak reveals the San Andreas Fault's fascinating history - and its volatile future.

It is a prominent geological feature that is almost impossible to see unless you know where to look. Hundreds of thousands of people drive across it every day. The San Andreas Fault is everywhere - and primed for a colossal quake. For decades scientists have warned that such a sudden shifting of the Earth's crust is inevitable. In fact, it is a geologicn ecessity.

The San Andreas Fault runs almost the entire length of California, from the redwood forest to the east edge of the Salton Sea. Along the way, it passes through two of the largest urban areas of the country - San Francisco and Los Angeles. Dozens of major highways and interstates cross it. Scores of housing developments have been planted over it. The words San Andreas are so familiar today that they have become synonymous with earthquake.

Yet few people understand the San Andreas or the network of subsidiary faults it has spawned. Some run through Hollywood, others through Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. The Hayward Fault slices the football stadium at the University of California in half. Even among scientists, few appreciate that the San Andreas Fault is a transient, evolving system that, as seen today, is younger than the Grand Canyon and key to our understanding of earthquakes worldwide.

Members Reviews:

informative

This book is almost entirely focused on California, with a bit of discussion about other great quakes in world history. It is lucidly written and easily understandable to the lay person. The book covers both the geology of the San Andreas Fault and the history including such people as Grover Gilbert, Harry Fielding Reid who studied the 1906 San Francisco quake. Andrew Larson a geology professor at the University of California Berkeley who named the San Andreas Fault in 1895. Of course, Charles Richter who developed the eponymous magnitude scale was discussed in detail. Dvorak describes the history of all the known California quakes but goes into great detail about the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. He explains the 1960 discovery of plate tectonics and how that brought better understanding to the geology of California and the understanding of earthquakes. He almost makes a guide to where to go and what to look at along with what is the meaning of what you are looking at along various site of the San Andreas Fault. He gives a description how the San Andreas Fault works and how other fault secondary fault lines develop. He states that the San Andreas Fault and its many subsidiary faults are tearing California apart. He says geological California has been in a quiet time for quakes but according to past history this is going to change. Dvorak apparently worked for the U.S. Geological Survey. Overall I found this to be a most fascinating book. Malcolm Hillgartner did a great job narrating the book.

Informative AND entertaining

Narration is spot on. Information is easy to follow (and if you like visuals just keep google earth open as you listen) and a fascinating update to the rudimentary plate tectonics i was taught in school decades ago. An excellent book.

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Title: Blue Future

Subtitle: Protecting Water for People and the Planet Forever

Author: Maude Barlow

Narrator: Dina Pearlman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-10-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Environment

Publisher's Summary:

In her best-selling books Blue Gold and Blue Covenant, world-renowned water activist Maude Barlow exposed the battle for ownership of our dwindling water supply and the emergence of an international, grassroots-led movement to reclaim water as a public good. Since then, the United Nations has recognized access to water as a basic human right - but there is still much work to be done to stem this growing crisis.

In this major new book, Barlow draws on her extensive experience and insight to lay out a set of key principles that show the way forward to what she calls a water-secure and water-just world. Not only does she reveal the powerful players even now impeding the recognition of the human right to water, she argues that water must not become a commodity to be bought and sold on the open market. Focusing on solutions, she includes stories of struggle and resistance from marginalized communities, as well as government policies that work for both people and the planet.

At a time when climate change has moved to the top of the national agenda and when the stage is being set for unprecedented drought, mass starvation, and the migration of millions of refugees in search of water, Blue Future is an urgent call to preserve our most valuable resource for generations to come.

Members Reviews:

This is a great book with lots of stats and facts

This is a great book with lots of stats and facts. Everyone who is concerned with our water resources in the future will enjoy reading this book.

If you're thirsty, read this!

The best book I've read on the global water crisis! It is a warning to those complacent about water quality and quantity in the U.S.!

Four Stars

Slow reading but well documented and informative.

Critical reading for all - natural world & politics

You will be enlightened, shocked, horrified, about corporate power run amok, vis a vis the world's most important resource for all life: WATER

Everyone should read this.

if things were only that simple...

I (mostly) agree with the review of Averroes - while I don't think the author overstates her case (water is an extremely important issue), she certainly has a very biased perspective. This would have been a nice read if it was more balanced and more realistic about the real challenge: financing the water infrastructure, which requires trillions (!) of USD worldwide and ultimately has to be paid by someone. She does mention the problem, but clearly lacks the necessary understanding of the harsh reality of infrastructure finance. Wishful thinking hasn't worked in the past and will not work in the future.

After having read the book I actually had a chance to attend a talk by the author - unfortunately, instead of honestly discussing the real issues (including also failed community/government management of water) she seemed to be more interested in vilifying the corporate world, coming up with one cliché after the other...

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Title: Divine Wind

Subtitle: The History and Science of Hurricanes

Author: Kerry Emanuel

Narrator: J. Paul Guimont

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-06-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Environment

Publisher's Summary:

Imagine standing at the center of a Roman coliseum that is 20 miles across, with walls that soar 10 miles into the sky, towering walls with cascades of ice crystals falling along its brilliantly white surface. That's what it's like to stand in the eye of a hurricane. In Divine Wind, Kerry Emanuel, one of the world's leading authorities on hurricanes, gives us an engaging account of these awe-inspiring meteorological events, revealing how hurricanes and typhoons have literally altered human history, thwarting military incursions and changing the course of explorations. Offering an account of the physics of the tropical atmosphere, the author explains how such benign climates give rise to the most powerful storms in the world and tells what modern science has learned about them.

Interwoven with this scientific account are descriptions of some of the most important hurricanes in history and relevant works of art and literature. For instance, he describes the 17th-century hurricane that likely inspired Shakespeare's The Tempest and that led to the British colonization of Bermuda. We also listen about the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, by far the worst natural calamity in U.S. history, with a death toll between 8,000 and 12,000 that exceeded the San Francisco earthquake, the Johnstown Flood, and the Okeechobee Hurricane. Divine Wind captures the profound effects that hurricanes have had on humanity. It's fascinating blend of history, science, and art will appeal to weather junkies, science buffs, and everyone who read Isaac's Storm.

Members Reviews:

Great Book!

Being a Hurricane Katrina victim I found this book to be quite informative and interesting. The scientific aspect of it is a bit technical, but it related to my current Biology course and it's always nice to come across a real-world application of something you're studying in class. I've also discovered some interesting facts regarding the history of hurricanes, although I was a little disappointed to find there was practically nothing about the Last Island Hurricane which, to my surprise, is a piece of history that has been largely ignored.

Five Stars

A must for any disaster volunteer nut like me for 45 years now.

Five Stars

A classic storm book.

Excellent resource for understanding hurricanes & other weather events

I had the good fortune to attend an event hosted by our local parish on climate change. The speaker was Professor Emanuel of MIT, who also wrote several books geared towards a public audience. I bought one book at that talk, which summarizes the main thrust of his talk about climate change. It is a short book, easy to read and focused on what research is available and how to compare the different results being published.

I liked his talk and book so much that I was inspired to look him up on the internet and discovered this other book, Divine Wind. This book integrates his professional expertise in regards to hurricane formation with a rather poetic and historical approach to that subject. I am finding it a very interesting and informative book and highly recommend it to all.

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Title: Arming Mother Nature

Subtitle: The Birth of Catastrophic Environmentalism

Author: Jacob Darwin Hamblin

Narrator: James Edward Thomas

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-03-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Environment

Publisher's Summary:

When most Americans think of environmentalism, they think of the political left, of vegans dressed in organic-hemp fabric, lofting protest signs. In reality, writes Jacob Darwin Hamblin, the movement - and its dire predictions - owe more to the Pentagon than the counterculture.

In Arming Mother Nature, Hamblin argues that military planning for World War III essentially created "catastrophic environmentalism": the idea that human activity might cause global natural disasters. This awareness, Hamblin shows, emerged out of dark ambitions, as governments poured funds into environmental science after World War II, searching for ways to harness natural processes - to kill millions of people. Proposals included the use of nuclear weapons to create artificial tsunamis or melt the ice caps to drown coastal cities; setting fire to vast expanses of vegetation; and changing local climates.

Oxford botanists advised British generals on how to destroy enemy crops during the war in Malaya; American scientists attempted to alter the weather in Vietnam. This work raised questions that went beyond the goal of weaponizing nature. By the 1980s, the C.I.A. was studying the likely effects of global warming on Soviet harvests. "Perhaps one of the surprises of this book is not how little was known about environmental change, but rather how much," Hamblin writes.

Driven initially by strategic imperatives, Cold War scientists learned to think globally and to grasp humanity's power to alter the environment. "We know how we can modify the ionosphere," nuclear physicist Edward Teller proudly stated. "We have already done it." Teller never repented. But many of the same individuals and institutions that helped the Pentagon later warned of global warming and other potential disasters. Brilliantly argued and deeply researched, Arming Mother Nature changes our understanding of the history of the Cold War and the birth of modern environmental science.

Members Reviews:

Well ballanced and informed.

Very straight forward ballanced information. I will listen again and take notes bext time. Thanks

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Title: Rasskazy o zhivotnyh [Stories About Animals]

Author: Ernest Seton-Thompson

Narrator: Andrey Zaretsky

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-07-14

Publisher: Cdcom Publishing

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Environment

Publisher's Summary:

Istorii o brat'jah nashih men'shih nikogda ne ostavljali ravnodushnymi starshih brat'ev. Zhizn' zhivotnogo polna opasnostej i sama po sebe, a kogda sud'boj volka ili krolika nachinaet rasporjazhat'sja chelovek, to razvjazka nepremenno budet dramatichnoj. Tol'ko smert' mozhet ostanovit' pochtovogo golubja, letjashhego s pis'mom; sama priroda spasaet obitatelja lesov ot puli ohotnika; a zhazhda nazhivy sposobna prevratit' golodnuju dvorovuju koshku v "osobu korolevskoj krovi"Soderzhanie1. Domino2. Istorija odnogo cherno-burogo lisa3. Mustang-inohodec4. Zhizn' serogo medvedja5. Korolevskaja analostanka6. Vinnipegskij volk7. Snap8. Arno9. Dzhek - boevoj konek10. Istorija krolika

Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.