New Audio Books
Going on a road trip? Pass the miles with some of our new books on CD -- the perfect companion for your long (or short) drives.
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Oppenheimer, a extraordinary physicist, was a key figure in the development of the atomic bomb and who later had to reconcile the ethical consequences of his devastating creation. Twenty-five years in the making, this biography offers a balanced look at a complex man in a complicated time. |
Weighty and difficult subjects are approached with humor and a conversational style that even the scientifically challenged with be able to follow. Each chapter is a bite-sized essay on topics ranging from anti-matter, to Hollywood movie flubs, to the dangers of water (it can kill if inhaled) and of course the ominous "death by black hole" where we discover the meaning of "spaghettification." |
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Follow Inspector Montalbano as he ties the shooting of a fishing boat crewman to the stabbing death of a retiree in an elevator using the common thread of the mother of an abandoned boy a.k.a. the snack thief. High level intrigue and corruption in Southern Italy; this is the third Inspector Montalbano book to be translated into English. |
