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FUZZ When Nature Breaks the LawEarphones Award Winner
by Mary Roach | Read by Mary RoachBrilliance Audio | UnabridgedContemporary CultureAuthor Mary Roach does a fantastic job narrating her wonderful new foray into science-related stuff. In this instance, she tracks nature's "law-breaking" interactions with the human world. Bears, birds, elephants, macaque monkeys, lethal plants, and more take her into the field around the world. Roach is an observant and witty writer with an eye for detail and a passion for... Read More 00:00 00:00 00:00 |
GRUNT The Curious Science of Humans at Warby Mary Roach | Read by Abby ElvidgeBrilliance Audio | UnabridgedContemporary CultureRoach's enjoyable audiobook applies her penchant for geeky technical detail and juvenile humor to the science of military training, supply, and medical care. Abby Elvidge's narration, at least initially, distracts from, rather than supports, the audiobook. She tries too hard to inject feeling into the text--as if every word must bear an emotional weight, an unworkable tactic... Read More |
MY PLANET Finding Humor in the Oddest Placesby Mary Roach | Read by Angela DaweBrilliance Audio | UnabridgedContemporary CultureThe author made her name writing pieces for Reader's Digest and penning her own books, which take a lighthearted and funny view of her world. This collection includes the best of her articles, and they're amusing and insightful. The problem is that narrator Angela Dawe performs as if she were on stage, not narrating a book. She speaks in a loud upper register that doesn't have... Read More |
GULP Adventures on the Alimentary CanalEarphones Award Winner
by Mary Roach | Read by Emily Woo ZellerTantor Media | UnabridgedContemporary CultureWhat an amazing science writer and explorer Mary Roach, the author of STIFF, has become! Here she fearlessly delves into more taboo terrain, turning the topics of chewing, swallowing, digestion, and elimination into a fascinating biological adventure. Narrator Emily Woo Zeller complements Roach's bizarre details, witty style, and humorous attitude word by word. Zeller is... Read More 00:00 00:00 00:00 |
PACKING FOR MARS The Curious Science of Life in the Voidby Mary Roach | Read by Sandra BurrBrilliance Audio | UnabridgedContemporary CultureBestselling author Mary Roach writes anecdotal humor; she’s sort of a female alternative to Bill Bryson (only younger). Here she offers her quirky view of the tribulations experienced by astronauts—specifically, details not often reported by the general media. For example, how do astronauts deal with body odor, feces, urine, and sex? Narrator Sandra Burr enhances the subjects... Read More |
BONK The Curious Coupling of Science and Sexby Mary Roach | Read by Sandra BurrBrilliance Audio | UnabridgedContemporary CultureMary Roach has been called the funniest science writer in America. Now the author who brought us STIFF: THE CURIOUS LIVES OF HUMAN CADAVERS tackles the often hilarious study of sex. The topic seems fraught with possibilities for embarrassment, but in Roach's capable hands we forge ahead where few have dared to look. Roach's writing is an unusual amalgam of avid curiosity and... Read More |
SPOOK Science Tackles the Afterlifeby Mary Roach | Read by Bernadette QuigleyBrilliance Audio | UnabridgedContemporary CultureMary Roach looks into death's mysteries but doesn't solve any of them. However, this hilarious account of her research into reincarnation, the soul, mediums, telepathy, and near-death experiences creates pleasant entertainment. Reader Bernadette Quigley captures the fun of the multicultural characters interviewed for the book, using spoof accents of Indian, Yiddish, French, and... Read More |
STIFF The Curious Lives of Human Cadaversby Mary Roach | Read by Shelly FrasierTantor Media | UnabridgedContemporary CultureIn case you were wondering, some human cadavers do lead active lives after death. For centuries, many have served medicine, magicians, and cannibals in various noble and grossly ignoble ways. Reader Shelly Frasier captures the trenchant wit of Roach’s text, which at times is hilariously funny and always appropriately sardonic. Whether we’re attending a gruesome autopsy or... Read More |
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