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Bestsellers
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....
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Compelling pre-history and emergent history
- By Doug on 08-25-11
By: Jared Diamond
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Ultra-Processed People
- Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food
- By: Chris van Tulleken
- Narrated by: Chris van Tulleken, Dr. Xand van Tulleken
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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The Omnivore's Dilemma meets Fast Food Nation from a global perspective in this game-changing look at the science, economics, and history of ultra-processed food and the industry's effect on our health and planet....
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ridiculously biased take on data
- By Brit_TV_fan on 11-25-23
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The Omnivore's Dilemma
- A Natural History of Four Meals
- By: Michael Pollan
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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"What should we have for dinner?" To one degree or another, this simple question assails any creature faced with a wide choice of things to eat....
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Great book; didn't love the reading
- By Lily on 11-02-08
By: Michael Pollan
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Dirt to Soil
- One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture
- By: Gabe Brown
- Narrated by: Gabe Brown
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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In Dirt to Soil, Gabe Brown tells the story of his ranch's amazing journey and offers a wealth of innovative solutions to our most pressing and complex contemporary agricultural challenge - restoring the soil....
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loved it.
- By Amazon Customer on 01-29-19
By: Gabe Brown
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Fast Food Nation
- The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
- By: Eric Schlosser
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Abridged
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To a degree both engrossing and alarming, the story of fast food is the story of postwar America. Though created by a handful of mavericks, the fast food industry has...
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Uncritical alarmist rant
- By Mark Freeman on 12-23-03
By: Eric Schlosser
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The Botany of Desire
- A Plant's-Eye View of the World
- By: Michael Pollan
- Narrated by: Michael Pollan
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half centuries later, Amsterdam is once again the mecca for people who care passionately about one particular plant....
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"The Botany of Desire" – A Fascinating Fusion of History, Science, and Philosophy
- By Rich N. Jester on 07-05-23
By: Michael Pollan
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....
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Compelling pre-history and emergent history
- By Doug on 08-25-11
By: Jared Diamond
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Ultra-Processed People
- Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food
- By: Chris van Tulleken
- Narrated by: Chris van Tulleken, Dr. Xand van Tulleken
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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The Omnivore's Dilemma meets Fast Food Nation from a global perspective in this game-changing look at the science, economics, and history of ultra-processed food and the industry's effect on our health and planet....
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ridiculously biased take on data
- By Brit_TV_fan on 11-25-23
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The Omnivore's Dilemma
- A Natural History of Four Meals
- By: Michael Pollan
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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"What should we have for dinner?" To one degree or another, this simple question assails any creature faced with a wide choice of things to eat....
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Great book; didn't love the reading
- By Lily on 11-02-08
By: Michael Pollan
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Dirt to Soil
- One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture
- By: Gabe Brown
- Narrated by: Gabe Brown
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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In Dirt to Soil, Gabe Brown tells the story of his ranch's amazing journey and offers a wealth of innovative solutions to our most pressing and complex contemporary agricultural challenge - restoring the soil....
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loved it.
- By Amazon Customer on 01-29-19
By: Gabe Brown
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Fast Food Nation
- The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
- By: Eric Schlosser
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Abridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
To a degree both engrossing and alarming, the story of fast food is the story of postwar America. Though created by a handful of mavericks, the fast food industry has...
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Uncritical alarmist rant
- By Mark Freeman on 12-23-03
By: Eric Schlosser
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The Botany of Desire
- A Plant's-Eye View of the World
- By: Michael Pollan
- Narrated by: Michael Pollan
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half centuries later, Amsterdam is once again the mecca for people who care passionately about one particular plant....
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"The Botany of Desire" – A Fascinating Fusion of History, Science, and Philosophy
- By Rich N. Jester on 07-05-23
By: Michael Pollan
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You Can Farm
- The Entrepreneur's Guide to Start & Succeed in a Farming Enterprise
- By: Joel Salatin
- Narrated by: Joel Salatin
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Have you ever desired, deep within your soul, to make a comfortable full-time living from a farming enterprise? Too often people dare not even vocalize this desire because it seems absurd. It's like thinking the unthinkable....
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great book. made me angry.
- By William Nichols on 05-12-20
By: Joel Salatin
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Unraveling
- What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World’s Ugliest Sweater
- By: Peggy Orenstein
- Narrated by: Peggy Orenstein
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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The COVID pandemic propelled many people to change their lives in ways large and small. Some adopted puppies. Others stress-baked. Peggy Orenstein, a lifelong knitter, went just a little further....
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Nailed it!
- By Miss Effie on 02-19-23
By: Peggy Orenstein
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The Hidden Half of Nature
- The Microbial Roots of Life and Health
- By: David R. Montgomery, Anne Bikle
- Narrated by: LJ Ganser
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Prepare to set aside what you think you know about yourself and microbes. Good health - for people and for plants - depends on Earth's smallest creatures....
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A perfect introduction to microbiology
- By Ary Shalizi on 02-17-17
By: David R. Montgomery, and others
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Your Successful Farm Business
- Production, Profit, Pleasure
- By: Joel Salatin
- Narrated by: Joel Salatin
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Twenty years ago, Joel Salatin wrote You Can Farm, which has launched thousands of farm entrepreneurs around the world....
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Feel like I just got a PHD level masterclass.
- By jesse l hatton on 08-08-21
By: Joel Salatin
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James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories
- By: James Herriot
- Narrated by: Christopher Timothy
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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This enchanting program collects some of the Yorkshire vet's favorite stories about one of his favorite animals, each tale as memorable and heartwarming as the last...
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If you have the other Herriott books, don't bother
- By Laurana on 10-27-14
By: James Herriot
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Red Famine
- Stalin's War on Ukraine
- By: Anne Applebaum
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 17 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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A revelatory history of one of Stalin's greatest crimes - the consequences of which still resonate today....
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Horrifying
- By Mendy on 01-21-18
By: Anne Applebaum
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Pastured Poultry Profit$
- By: Joel Salatin
- Narrated by: Joel Salatin
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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In a day when mainline farm experts predict the continued demise of the family farm, the pastured poultry opportunity shines like a beacon in the night, guiding the way to a brighter future....
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Excellent
- By Amazon Customer on 10-02-23
By: Joel Salatin
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The End of Craving
- Recovering the Lost Wisdom of Eating Well
- By: Mark Schatzker
- Narrated by: Gibson Frazier
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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For the last fifty years, we have been fighting a losing war on food. We have cut fat, reduced carbs, eliminated sugar, and attempted every conceivable diet only to find that eighty-eight million American adults are prediabetic....
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Useful new concepts, well presented
- By Nat on 11-10-21
By: Mark Schatzker
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The Honey Bus
- A Memoir of Loss, Courage and a Girl Saved by Bees
- By: Meredith May
- Narrated by: Candace Thaxton
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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An extraordinary story of a girl, her grandfather, and one of nature’s most mysterious and beguiling creatures: the honeybee....
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Touching story
- By Tess Villa on 05-31-19
By: Meredith May
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The Market Gardener
- A Successful Grower's Handbook for Small-Scale Organic Farming
- By: Jean-Martin Fortier
- Narrated by: Diego Footer
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The Market Gardener is a compendium of proven horticultural techniques and innovative growing methods....
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Great advice. Buy the paper version.
- By shakeyjake on 08-10-18
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The World According to Kaleb
- By: Kaleb Cooper
- Narrated by: Kaleb Cooper
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Introducing Clarkson's Farm favourite Kaleb Cooper's worldly wisdom on life's big issues, from the difference between straw and hay to the importance of having a hair perm....
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A charming, quick read.
- By William Turk on 02-12-23
By: Kaleb Cooper
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The Urban Farmer
- Growing Food for Profit on Leased and Borrowed Land
- By: Curtis Allen Stone
- Narrated by: Diego Footer
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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There are 20 million acres of lawns in North America. In their current form, these unproductive expanses of grass represent a significant financial and environmental cost....
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A dry telling of some great information.
- By Karina/Kyle Adams on 11-25-17
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Land, Livestock, & Life
- A Grazier's Guide to Finance
- By: Allan Nation
- Narrated by: Brad Grochowski
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Do you know the new rules for profit in today's land and livestock game? Using successful grass farmers as examples, Allan explains how leasing land can add up to profits with lower risk than ownership, and can be a means for young people to get into grassland agriculture today....
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Well rounded knowledge of Ranching and Business Management.
- By Robert H. Friel on 12-17-23
By: Allan Nation
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This Is Vegan Propaganda
- (And Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You)
- By: Ed Winters
- Narrated by: Ed Winters
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Every time we eat, we have the power to radically transform the world we live in....
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A truly incredible thinker of our time - for vegans and non-yet-vegans alike!
- By jes1123 on 01-12-22
By: Ed Winters
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The Golden Spruce
- A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
- By: John Vaillant
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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A tale of obsession so fierce that a man kills the thing he loves most: The only giant golden spruce on earth....
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Interesting story but ??
- By robert on 01-11-14
By: John Vaillant
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Beekeeping for Beginners
- How to Raise Your First Bee Colonies
- By: Amber Bradshaw
- Narrated by: Dara Rosenberg
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Easy beekeeping for new-bees. Wouldn’t it be great to raise your own bees, have a fresh supply of honey, and bring thousands of healthy pollinators into your yard? Beekeeping for Beginners is a simple, step-by-step guide that helps you learn the fundamentals....
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Too much fluff.
- By Brandon Horvat on 05-02-21
By: Amber Bradshaw
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The Vegetarian Myth
- Food, Justice, and Sustainability
- By: Lierre Keith
- Narrated by: Joyce Bean
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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We’ve been told that a vegetarian diet can feed the hungry, honor the animals, and save the planet. Lierre Keith believed in that plant-based diet and spent twenty years as a vegan....
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A bold work, and a catalog of modern neuroses
- By Sean on 01-02-13
By: Lierre Keith
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Pure, White, and Deadly
- How Sugar is Killing Us and What We Can Do to Stop It
- By: John Yudkin
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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More than 40 years before Gary Taubes published The Case Against Sugar, John Yudkin published his now-classic exposé on the dangers of sugar - now with a new introduction by Robert H. Lustig, the best-selling author of Fat Chance....
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A Real Lifesaver and Factual
- By Sherrie on 07-21-18
By: John Yudkin
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Soil Science for Gardeners
- Working with Nature to Build Soil Health (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)
- By: Robert Pavlis
- Narrated by: David Skulski
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Soil Science for Gardeners is an accessible, science-based guide to understanding soil fertility and, in particular, the rhizosphere - the thin layer of liquid and soil surrounding plant roots, so vital to plant health....
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Poorly sourced personal opinion
- By R H on 11-26-22
By: Robert Pavlis
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The Shepherd's Life
- Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape
- By: James Rebanks
- Narrated by: Bryan Dick
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Some people's lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks' isn't.....
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The Author Wears His Life As A Heavy Mantle
- By Sara on 12-06-15
By: James Rebanks
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The Lean Farm
- How to Minimize Waste, Increase Efficiency, and Maximize Value and Profits with Less Work
- By: Ben Hartman
- Narrated by: Robert David Grant
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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By explaining the lean system for identifying and eliminating waste and introducing efficiency in every aspect of the farm operation, The Lean Farm makes the case that small-scale farming can be an attractive career option for young people who are interested in growing food....
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informative a good listen
- By Noah on 07-29-18
By: Ben Hartman
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Origins
- How Earth's History Shaped Human History
- By: Lewis Dartnell
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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When we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving changes in climate that forced the transition from nomadism to farming....
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GREAT Book with a Narrator Who's Falling Asleep
- By aaron on 08-02-20
By: Lewis Dartnell
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Against the Grain
- A Deep History of the Earliest States
- By: James C. Scott
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains and governed by precursors of today's states? Find out....
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World without Women
- By Paul Richards on 04-28-18
By: James C. Scott
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Creating Your Permaculture Heaven
- How to Design and Create Your Own Backyard Food Forest
- By: Nydia Needham
- Narrated by: Stephanie Barry
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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You may think you don’t have the time or the money to start a big permaculture project. But permaculture doesn’t need to be overwhelming. You can start as small as you like, and you can move at a pace that suits you. Don’t feel you have to learn everything in one go....
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don't waste your time
- By Anonymous User on 03-05-23
By: Nydia Needham
New releases
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Dirt Hog
- A Hands-on Guide to Raising Pigs Outdoors . . . Naturally
- By: Kelly Klober
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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In today's market, range-rearing of swine can provide the family farm with a key venture for diversification and provide a good cash flow - perhaps no other large animal enterprise offers as fast a turnaround on investment. With the informed consumer expressing concerns about the issues with factory farming and willing to pay a premium to get a healthy, quality alternative - range-produced pork is more and more the right answer. This comprehensive book on raising hogs the natural way includes sections on housing, fencing, selection, breeding, herd maintenance, feeds, marketing and more.
By: Kelly Klober
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Alternative Treatments for Ruminant Animals
- Safe, Natural Veterinary Care for Cattle, Sheep and Goats
- By: Paul Dettloff
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Drawing on decades of veterinary practice, Dr. Paul Dettloff presents a natural, sustainable approach to ruminant health. Copiously illustrated chapters "break down" the animal into its interrelated biological systems: digestive, reproductive, respiratory, circulatory, musculoskeletal and more. Also includes a chapter on nosodes, with vaccination programs for dairy cattle, sheep and goats. An information-packed manual from a renowned vet and educator, suitable for anyone interested in helping ruminants achieve optimal health naturally.
By: Paul Dettloff
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Homeopathy in Organic Livestock Production
- By: Glenn Dupree
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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By applying the principles of homeopathy to organic livestock production, you can impact the health of animal species in a way that the effects are seen and felt far beyond the patient. Written for both organic farmers and homeopaths, Dupree, in his logical and comprehensive way, has created a comprehensive and indispensable guide for the application of homeopathy on sustainable livestock farms. Going beyond homeopathic theory and philosophy, Homeopathy in Organic Livestock Production contains an extensive discussion of the most common maladies that will help readers recognize symptom ...
By: Glenn Dupree
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Homeopathy for the Herd
- A Farmer's Guide to Low-Cost, Non-Toxic Veterinary Care of Cattle
- By: C. Edgar Sheaffer
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Over the past 50 years, a dangerous set of technologies has crept into beef and dairy farms and ranches. Technologists have succeeded in pushing the pounds of milk that can be extracted from a cow higher and higher and throwing pounds of weight on beef cattle faster. But these advances came with a price. The average age of dairy cow "burnout" has dropped for almost a decade. Infections are rampant. New diseases and health maladies have appeared. Drug use and vet bills have skyrocketed. The healthfulness of milk and beef has been questioned. In this breakthrough book subtitled A Farmer's ...
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The Anatomy of Life and Energy in Agriculture
- By: Arden B. Andersen
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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The energies in fertilizers and in the cosmos do not often move needles, but they preside over crop production. As this books shows the reader, through learning to tap and use "life-force energy" it is possible to develop farming practices that are both high-quality and nondestructive to the environment. Since high sugar and mineral levels confer immunity against bacterial, insect and fungal crop destroyers, a complete BRIX chart on crops is included. Andersen's chapters outline in detail the difference between deadly slow-kill agribusiness farming and farming as it should be.
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Small Farms Are Real Farms
- Sustaining People through Agriculture
- By: John Ikerd
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Since the middle of the last century, American farm policy has taken the nation into the dead end of industrial farm production. Farming, at its core a biological process, has been transformed into an industrial process, thus demolishing the economic and cultural values upon which the nation was founded. Along the way, small farms have been ridiculed and dismissed as inconsequential but now the seeds of a rural renaissance are being planted, not by these industrial behemoths, but by family-scale farms. In this collection of essays, the multifaceted case for small farms is built using logic ...
By: John Ikerd
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Dirt Hog
- A Hands-on Guide to Raising Pigs Outdoors . . . Naturally
- By: Kelly Klober
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
In today's market, range-rearing of swine can provide the family farm with a key venture for diversification and provide a good cash flow - perhaps no other large animal enterprise offers as fast a turnaround on investment. With the informed consumer expressing concerns about the issues with factory farming and willing to pay a premium to get a healthy, quality alternative - range-produced pork is more and more the right answer. This comprehensive book on raising hogs the natural way includes sections on housing, fencing, selection, breeding, herd maintenance, feeds, marketing and more.
By: Kelly Klober
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Alternative Treatments for Ruminant Animals
- Safe, Natural Veterinary Care for Cattle, Sheep and Goats
- By: Paul Dettloff
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Drawing on decades of veterinary practice, Dr. Paul Dettloff presents a natural, sustainable approach to ruminant health. Copiously illustrated chapters "break down" the animal into its interrelated biological systems: digestive, reproductive, respiratory, circulatory, musculoskeletal and more. Also includes a chapter on nosodes, with vaccination programs for dairy cattle, sheep and goats. An information-packed manual from a renowned vet and educator, suitable for anyone interested in helping ruminants achieve optimal health naturally.
By: Paul Dettloff
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Homeopathy in Organic Livestock Production
- By: Glenn Dupree
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
By applying the principles of homeopathy to organic livestock production, you can impact the health of animal species in a way that the effects are seen and felt far beyond the patient. Written for both organic farmers and homeopaths, Dupree, in his logical and comprehensive way, has created a comprehensive and indispensable guide for the application of homeopathy on sustainable livestock farms. Going beyond homeopathic theory and philosophy, Homeopathy in Organic Livestock Production contains an extensive discussion of the most common maladies that will help readers recognize symptom ...
By: Glenn Dupree
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Homeopathy for the Herd
- A Farmer's Guide to Low-Cost, Non-Toxic Veterinary Care of Cattle
- By: C. Edgar Sheaffer
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Over the past 50 years, a dangerous set of technologies has crept into beef and dairy farms and ranches. Technologists have succeeded in pushing the pounds of milk that can be extracted from a cow higher and higher and throwing pounds of weight on beef cattle faster. But these advances came with a price. The average age of dairy cow "burnout" has dropped for almost a decade. Infections are rampant. New diseases and health maladies have appeared. Drug use and vet bills have skyrocketed. The healthfulness of milk and beef has been questioned. In this breakthrough book subtitled A Farmer's ...
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The Anatomy of Life and Energy in Agriculture
- By: Arden B. Andersen
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
The energies in fertilizers and in the cosmos do not often move needles, but they preside over crop production. As this books shows the reader, through learning to tap and use "life-force energy" it is possible to develop farming practices that are both high-quality and nondestructive to the environment. Since high sugar and mineral levels confer immunity against bacterial, insect and fungal crop destroyers, a complete BRIX chart on crops is included. Andersen's chapters outline in detail the difference between deadly slow-kill agribusiness farming and farming as it should be.
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Small Farms Are Real Farms
- Sustaining People through Agriculture
- By: John Ikerd
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Since the middle of the last century, American farm policy has taken the nation into the dead end of industrial farm production. Farming, at its core a biological process, has been transformed into an industrial process, thus demolishing the economic and cultural values upon which the nation was founded. Along the way, small farms have been ridiculed and dismissed as inconsequential but now the seeds of a rural renaissance are being planted, not by these industrial behemoths, but by family-scale farms. In this collection of essays, the multifaceted case for small farms is built using logic ...
By: John Ikerd
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Humusphere
- Humus, a Substance or a Living System?
- By: Herwig Pommeresche
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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In this breakthrough work — now available in English for the first time — the independent German-Norwegian explorer of soil life, graduate permaculture designer and graduate engineer Herwig Pommeresche shares his lifetime of research into humus. His entire career has focused on the theory and practice of humus management in gardening and farming. Digging deep into a myriad of little-known research papers, he compares their findings with the usual conventional methods. He found we have an inadequate understanding of the mechanisms by which plants absorb and process their nutrients. Our ...
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The Non-Toxic Farming Handbook
- By: Philip Wheeler, Ronald Ward
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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This readable, easy-to-understand handbook successfully integrates the diverse techniques and technologies of classical organic farming, Albrecht-style soil fertility balancing, Reams-method soil and plant testing and analysis, and other alternative technologies applicable to commercial-scale agriculture.
By: Philip Wheeler, and others
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Natural Sheep Care
- By: Pat Coleby
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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In this comprehensive guide for all breeders and keepers of sheep, Pat Coleby draws on decades of experience in natural animal husbandry to provide essential information for organic and sustainable farmers. A longtime commercial livestock farmer who takes a natural approach to husbandry, Coleby covers breeds of sheep, wool, meat and milk production, feeding requirements, poisonous plants, minerals and vitamins, herbal, homeopathic and natural remedies, and more. Originally published in Australia, this edition has been expanded significantly in the areas of breeding for finer wool and meat, ...
By: Pat Coleby
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Natural Goat Care
- By: Pat Coleby
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
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Goats thrive on fully organic natural care. As natural browsers, they have higher mineral requirements than other domestic animals, so diet is a critical element to maintaining optimal livestock health. In Natural Goat Care, consultant Pat Coleby shows how to solve health problems both with natural herbs and medicines and the ultimate cure, bringing the soil into healthy balance. Topics include: correct housing and farming methods; choosing the right livestock; diagnosing health problems; nutritional requirements and feeding practices; vitamins and herbal, homeopathic and natural remedies; ...
By: Pat Coleby
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Fertility Farming
- By: Newman Turner
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
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Fertility Farming explores an approach to farming that makes minimal use of plowing, eschews chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and encourages cover cropping and manure application. Newman Turner holds that the foundation of the effectiveness of a fertile soil - and the measure of a fertile soil - is its content of organic matter, ultimately, its humus. Upon a basis of humus, nature builds a complete structure of healthy life - without need for disease control of any kind. In fact, disease treatment is unnecessary in nature, as disease is the outcome of the unbalancing or perversion of ...
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The Myths of Safe Pesticides
- By: Andre Leu
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
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The chemical-based conventional agriculture industry claims that the synthesized concoctions they sell as pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides are safe when used as directed, but does the scientific evidence truly support their assertions? Organic agriculturist and lecturer André Leu delves into a wealth of respected scientific journals to present the peer-reviewed evidence that proves the claims of chemical companies and pesticide regulators are not all they seem. Leu translates technical jargon into layman's terms to break down the five most repeated myths about pesticide use: ...
By: Andre Leu
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Raising Poultry
- The Ultimate Backyard Companion, Covering Chickens, Turkeys, Geese, Ducks, Guineas, Game Birds, and a Variety of Fowl (Raising Livestock)
- By: Dion Rosser
- Narrated by: Ivan Busenius
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
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Are you ready to dive into the fulfilling world of backyard poultry? Your journey towards becoming a self-reliant, poultry-raising expert begins here. This comprehensive guide is your key to unlocking a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle, right in the comfort of your home.
By: Dion Rosser
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Hands-On Agronomy
- By: Neil Kinsey, Charles Walters
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
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The soil is more than just a substrate that anchors crops in place. An ecologically balanced soil system is essential for maintaining healthy crops. This is a comprehensive manual on soil management. The "whats and whys" of micronutrients, earthworms, soil drainage, tilth, soil structure and organic matter are explained in detail. Kinsey shows how working with the soil produces healthier crops with a higher yield drawing on his wide range of experience as a master consultant. Learn how to balance soil nutrients for maximum yield. Discover why simple N-P-K fertilization isn't enough. ...
By: Neil Kinsey, and others
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Albrecht on Calcium
- By: William Albrecht
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
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In volume 5 readers will find a carefully organized and convincing explanation of the relationship between calcium and soil fertility. It is not possible to discuss calcium, which Albrecht proclaims as the “King of Nutrients” without being led into the entire mosaic that Albrecht considers biologically correct farming.
By: William Albrecht
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Self-Sufficiency Handbook
- A Guide to Homestead Economics, Defending Homesteads, and Long Term Food Storage
- By: Barrett Williams, ChatGPT ChatGPT
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
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Introducing the ultimate guide to self-sufficient living - Self-Sufficiency Handbook: A Guide to Homestead Economics, Defending Homesteads, or Long Term Food Storage.Do you dream of living off the land, growing your own food, and protecting your homestead from any threat? Look no further! This comprehensive eBook is a roadmap to building a self-sufficient lifestyle from scratch. Starting with the basics of long-term food storage and building a traditional root cellar, this guide walks you through preserving food and selecting the right crops for your homestead. But it doesn't stop there. ...
By: Barrett Williams, and others
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Chicken & Eggs
- River Cottage Handbook
- By: Mark Diacono
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Glaister, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
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Chickens are a fantastic addition to a garden or outdoors space - you don't have to live in the back of beyond to have a few clucking around and giving you fresh eggs. They come in all shapes and sizes: some are layers, some are just born to strut. Mark Diacono begins at the basics, showing how you can raise chickens from eggs, and look after them once they start laying their own.
By: Mark Diacono
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Survival Trees
- Pocket Field Guide, Volume I
- By: Creek Stewart
- Narrated by: Nathan Ashcroft
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
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Survival instructor Creek Stewart details countless resources that can be gleaned in a survival scenario from 8 of of the world's most common survival trees. From food, water, shelter, fire, cordage, tools, containers and adhesives, it's incredible what trees provide. Trees are loaded with survival resources! Learn how to unlock nature's secret tool chest in this field guide today!
By: Creek Stewart