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The Map That Changed the World
by Simon Winchester
Price: Audio CD ($31.96) | Audio Cassette | Digital Download
In 1793, William Smith, the orphan son of a village blacksmith, made a startling discovery that was to turn the science of geology on its head....
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Digging for the Truth
by Josh Bernstein
Price: Audio CD ($26.99) | MP3 CD ($17.99)
Josh Bernstein takes readers through some of the most remote, intriguing and physically challenging locations on the planet as he uncovers the world's greatest ancient mysteries.
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Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea
by Carl Zimmer
Price: Audio CD ($26.96) | Audio Cassette ($25.95)
In this dazzling companion to the major PBS TV series this fall, award-winning journalist Zimmer collaborates with leading scholars to tell the compelling story of the theory of evolution--from Darwin to 21st century science.
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Dragon Sea
by Frank Pope
Price: Audio CD ($31.49) | Digital Download | MP3 CD ($22.49)
When Oxford archeologist Mensun Bound-dubbed the "Indiana Jones of the Deep" by the Discovery Channel-teamed up with a financier to salvage a sunken trove of fifteenth-century porcelain, it seemed a dream enterprise.
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Ark Fever
by Robert Cornuke
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A former SWAT police officer is on a relentless quest for the remains of Noah's ark in this real-life adventure.
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Before the Dawn
by Nicholas Wade
Price: Audio CD ($34.19) | Digital Download | MP3 CD ($22.49)
Based on a groundbreaking synthesis of recent scientific findings, critically acclaimed "New York Times" science reporter Nicholas Wade tells a bold and provocative new story of the history of our ancient ancestors and the evolution of human nature.
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Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland
by Bryan Sykes
Price: Audio CD ($31.49) | MP3 CD ($22.49)
WASPs finally get their due in this stimulating history by one of the world's leading geneticists.
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The First Human: The Race to Discover Our Earliest Ancestors
by Ann Gibbons
Price: Audio CD ($31.49) | Digital Download | MP3 CD ($22.49)
This dynamic chronicle of the race to find the "missing links" between humans and apes transports listeners into the highly competitive world of fossil hunting and into the lives of the ambitious scientists intent on pinpointing the dawn of humankind.
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The Jesus Papers
by Michael Baigent
Price: Audio CD ($26.96) | Digital Download
What if everything you think you know about Jesus is wrong? In The Jesus Papers, Michael Baigent reveals the truth about Jesus's life and crucifixion.
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