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Book cover for James Burke: The Day the Universe Changed

The Day the Universe Changed

James Burke
Abridged on 2 Cassettes, $25.95

Like a detective solving a mystery, the author traces clues to eight illuminating moments in history when a change in knowledge radically altered humankind's understanding of itself and its world.

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Hitler's Scientists : Science, War, and the Devil's Pact

John Cornwell
Abridged on 5 CDs, $47.95

From the bestselling author of Hitler's Pope comes a gripping in-depth account of Germany's horrific abuse of science and its consequences--then and now.

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Six Great Scientists

J. G. Crowther
Unabridged on 8 CDs, $98.95



Book cover for Alan Cutler: The Seashell on the Mountaintop

The Seashell on the Mountaintop : Story Sci Sainthood Humble Genius Who Discovered New Hist Earth

Alan Cutler
Abridged on 5 CDs, $51.95

In the bestselling tradition of "The Map that Changed the World" and "Longitude" comes the tale of a 17th century scientist-turned-priest who forever changed the understanding of the Earth and created a new field of science. Abridged. 6 CDs.

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Stiff : The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Mary Roach
Unabridged on 7 CDs, $88.95

For 2,000 years, cadavers---some willingly, some unwittingly---have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. In this fascinating, ennobling account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries and, in ...

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Stiff : The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Mary Roach
Unabridged on 1 MP3-CD, $30.95

For 2,000 years, cadavers---some willingly, some unwittingly---have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. In this fascinating, ennobling account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries and, in ...

Book cover for Simon Winchester: Map That Changed the World CD

Map That Changed the World CD : William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology

Simon Winchester
Unabridged on 9 CDs, $59.95

From the author of the bestselling "The Professor and the Madman" comes the fascinating story of the 19th-century engineer who created the world's first geological map. Unabridged. 9 CDs.