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![]() English | ASIN: B0BB8K7219 | 2022 | 4 hours and 29 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 124 MB Since as early as the 1700s, New Orleans has been a city filled with sin and vice. Those first pioneering citizens of the Big Easy were thieves, vagabonds, and criminals of all kinds. By the time Louisiana fell under American control, New Orleans had become a city of debauchery and corruption camouflaged by decadence. It was also considered one of the country's most dangerous cities, with a reputation of crime and loose morals. Rampant gambling and prostitution were the norm in nineteenth-century New Orleans, and over one-third of today's French Quarter was considered a hotbed of sin. ![]() English | ASIN: B0BBSV3H8J | 2022 | 3 hours and 19 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 106 MB Wealthy felons hosted elaborate parties inside the federal penitentiary. Billionaire bootleggers and murderous rich boys practiced corruption that reached all the way to the White House. Fast and fearless drivers, complete with glamorous reputations and criminal careers, gave rise to auto racing. Join author Laurel-Ann Dooley as she navigates the underworld of Atlanta's past filled with kidnapping, bribery, wives hiring hit men, and all sorts of criminal debauchery. ![]() English | ASIN: B09PMBQYSV | 2022 | 12 hours and 11 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 336 MB In many ways, insects are just like us. Elaborate mating rituals, a variety of parenting styles, and a plethora of careers - from architects and engineers, to farmers and ranchers. Like us, they're able to share complex information essential for survival, significantly impact their environment, and recycle. But insects outdo us in so many respects. They are terrestrial, but some can live underwater. Their six legs are great for walking or running, but some can glide through the rainforest canopy, and many can fly. And some can create a material many times stronger than steel. The truth is, our planet belongs to the insects. Taken all together, they out-number us, out-weigh us, and could quite possibly out-last us. They are by far the most diverse group of organisms on Earth, with more than 1,000,000 species identified, as of now - 2,000 times more species than the mammals. In fact, beetles alone account for 23 percent of all plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi combined. ![]() English | August 30, 2022 | ASIN: B0979PJ2SN | MP3 | M4B | 15h 11m | 427 MB Author: Mike Mariani | Narrator: Shawn K. Jain ![]() English | June 7, 2022 | ASIN: B09L5BH17P | MP3 | M4B | 6h 57m | 202 MB Author and Narrator: Caleb Gayle ![]() English | ASIN: B09LRDWK4R | 2022 | 7 hours and 27 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 204 MB In this exciting collection infused with her sharp humor and buoyant spirit, Jenifer Lewis, shares the way she found the strength and courage to walk in her joy despite personal and universal hardships. In this entertaining essay collection, the inimitable Jenifer Lewis looks back on some of her memorable adventures and experiences, using them as a mirror to reflect modern life and what is happening today. Her stories will have you laughing out loud, while her insightful messages will touch your soul. Jenifer shares the importance of fully living to our greatest ambitions and taking time to admire the universe's natural gifts along the way; to be present in the moment, and reject being a victim of circumstance. She offers advice on self-love and how to protect ourselves from those determined to steal our joy. In this collection, Jenifer urges us to feel it all, live it out loud, and keep it moving. Basically, do your best and leave the rest. ![]() English | 2022 | MP3 | M4B | ASIN: B099BZXKJ1 | Duration: 9:40 h | 272 MB Julia May Jonas / Narrated by Rebecca Lowman ![]() English | ASIN: B0BCH8Q5L5 | 2022 | 5 hours and 49 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 159 MB Vitamin C: A 500-Year Scientific Biography from Scurvy to Pseudoscience is the compelling story of the history and science behind vitamin C. Vitamin C begins with scurvy, which afflicted Europe for four hundred years and killed millions. The reasons that a disease whose cure was known from the outset persisted over that time are at once baffling and familiar, and these trials eventually lead to invention of the science of epidemiology. Author Stephen M. Sagar MD then chronicles the discovery of vitamins at the beginning of the twentieth century, a story that encapsulates the rise of a scientific approach to nutrition but with surprising twists and turns. As vitamin science became more acquainted with the mainstream, scientist Linus Pauling reached new heights of fame and influence by popularizing the practice of taking megadoses of vitamin C to prevent colds–a claim that was not necessarily backed by data. This kickstarted the growth of the $40 billion vitamin and supplement industry, which has since prospered all while ignoring science. This unique and engrossing narrative reveals how medical science functions in the real world and how it has changed over the centuries. ![]() English | September 06, 2022 | ASIN: B0BBP9H5CN | MP3 | M4B | 12h 48m | 322.71 MB Author: Jacqueline Mitton, Simon Mitton, Jocelyn Bell Burnell - foreword ![]() English | 2019 | MP3 | M4B | ASIN: B07KMJRPCS | Duration: 10:57 h | 301 MB Anuradha Bhagwati / Narrated by Anuradha Bhagwati |