Top Science & Engineering Audiobooks

Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Mechanic written and read by Marc 'Elvis' Priestley....

On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes....

Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists had a different view. Malcolm Gladwell reexamines moments from the past and asks whether we got it right the first time....

In Dirt to Soil, Gabe Brown tells the story of his ranch's amazing journey and offers a wealth of innovative solutions to our most pressing and complex contemporary agricultural challenge - restoring the soil....

“An exceptional book” (Helen Fisher) by a leading evolutionary psychologist and sex researcher that lays out a new theory of sexual conflict, exposing the roots of the dangerous dynamics that underpin men’s predatory behavior - and what can be done to address it....

In Carbolics the UK's favourite petrol head (after Clarkson and Hammond) James May answers these questions and more....

Today's "machine-learning" systems, trained by data, are so effective that we've invited them to see and hear for us - and to make decisions on our behalf. But alarm bells are ringing. Systems cull résumés until, years later, we discover that they have inherent gender biases.

Lust, science, adventure - Joseph Banks and his voyages of discovery....

In this groundbreaking work, world-renowned Buddhist teacher Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche invites us to join him in unlocking the secrets behind the practice of meditation....

The American public's introduction to nuclear technology was manifested in destruction and death, with Hiroshima and the Cold War still ringing in our ears....

Investigating how your senses work, how you move, and how you think and feel, Neuroscience for Dummies, 2nd Edition is your straightforward guide to the most complicated structure known in the universe: the brain....

Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades....

My Big TOE, written by a nuclear physicist in the language of contemporary culture, unifies science and philosophy, physics and metaphysics, mind and matter, purpose and meaning, the normal and the paranormal....

A sweeping new history of how climate change and disease helped bring down the Roman Empire....

Chemistry for Breakfast is a perfect book for anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of chemistry without having prior knowledge of the science. With Mai as your guide, you'll find something fascinating everywhere around you....

Mankind has a distinct advantage over other terrestrial species: we talk to one another. But how did we acquire the most advanced form of communication on Earth? Find out more....

Author Nick Lane brings together the latest research findings in the exciting field of mitochondria research to reveal how our growing understanding of mitochondria is shedding light on how complex life evolved, why sex arose, and why we age and die....

Chemistry and Our Universe: How It All Works is your in-depth introduction to this vital field, taught through 60 engaging half-hour lectures that are suitable for any background or none at all....

In this classic, the world’s expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language....

One of our greatest philosophers and scientists of the mind asks where the self comes from - and how our selves can exist in the minds of others....