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Traffic answers these and many other questions, plunging head-on into traffic, viewing it not simply as a social ill or as a design problem, but as a leading cultural indicator and a living, organic model of what physicists call "emergent collective behavior", of things which often happen for no discernible reason...
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In Autonomy, former GM executive and current advisor to the Google Self-Driving Car project Lawrence Burns offers a sweeping history of the race to make the driverless car a reality. In the past decade, Silicon Valley companies like Google, Tesla and Uber have positioned themselves to revolutionize the way we move around by developing driverless vehicles while traditional auto companies like General Motors, Ford, and Daimler have been fighting back by partnering by with new tech start-ups.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Easy listen, non-technical perspective
- De James S. en 09-14-18
De: Lawrence D. Burns, y otros
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The Smart Swarm
- De: Peter Miller
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 8 h y 42 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 47
In a world where speed and flexibility are valued more than ever, leaders from the corporate boardroom to the military are looking for answers from seemingly unlikely experts - the ones in the grass, in the air, in the lakes, and in the woods. In this innovative audiobook, veteran National Geographic editor Peter Miller shows how swarm species, such as ants, bees, and fish, can teach us to tackle some of the most complex conundrums in business, politics, and technology.
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5 out of 5 stars
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FLOCK TO THIS BOOK!
- De serine en 04-25-16
De: Peter Miller
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Walkable City
- How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
- De: Jeff Speck
- Narrado por: Jeff Speck
- Duración: 6 h y 45 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 998
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 867
Jeff Speck has dedicated his career to determining what makes cities thrive. And he has boiled it down to one key factor: walkability. The very idea of a modern metropolis evokes visions of bustling sidewalks, vital mass transit, and a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly urban core. But in the typical American city, the car is still king, and downtown is a place that’s easy to drive to but often not worth arriving at. Making walkability happen is relatively easy and cheap; seeing exactly what needs to be done is the trick.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting topic and thoughtful insight, subpar recording.
- De Andrew Nicks en 05-12-18
De: Jeff Speck
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Happy City
- Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
- De: Charles Montgomery
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 12 h y 38 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 391
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 350
After decades of unchecked sprawl, more people than ever are moving back to the city. Dense urban living has been prescribed as a panacea for the environmental and resource crises of our time. But is it better or worse for our happiness? Are subways, sidewalks, and tower dwelling improvements on the car dependence of sprawl?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book-terrible narrator
- De Amazon Customer en 02-04-19
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The Design of Future Things
- De: Donald A. Norman
- Narrado por: Bill Quinn
- Duración: 5 h y 41 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 93
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 60
In The Design of Future Things, best-selling author Donald A. Norman presents a revealing examination of smart technology, from smooth-talking GPS units to cantankerous refrigerators. Exploring the links between design and human psychology, he offers a consumer-oriented theory of natural human-machine interaction that can be put into practice by the engineers and industrial designers of tomorrows thinking machines.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The design of future cars - a view from 2007
- De Lieberoth en 01-17-14
De: Donald A. Norman
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In Pursuit of Elegance
- Why the Best Ideas Have Something Missing
- De: Matthew E. May
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 5 h y 46 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 30
In this thought-provoking exploration, Matthew May defines elegance as the elusive combination of unusual simplicity and surprising power, and pinpoints the four key elements that characterize it: seduction, subtraction, symmetry, and sustainability. In a story-driven narrative that sheds light on the need for elegance in design, engineering, physics, art, urban planning, sports, and work, May offers a surprising array of stories that illustrate why what's "not there" often matters more than what is.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I love elegance, but this book isn't elegant
- De Oliver Nielsen en 06-26-11
De: Matthew E. May
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Before You Know It
- The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do
- De: John Bargh PhD
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 11 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 129
For more than three decades, Dr. John Bargh has been responsible for the revolutionary research into the unconscious mind, research that informed best sellers like Blink and Thinking Fast and Slow. Now, in what Dr. John Gottman said "will be the most important and exciting book in psychology that has been written in the past 20 years", Dr. Bargh takes us on an entertaining and enlightening tour of the forces that affect everyday behavior while transforming our understanding of ourselves in profound ways.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Political jab
- De Brad en 10-20-17
De: John Bargh PhD
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How to Build a Car
- De: Adrian Newey
- Narrado por: Richard Trinder
- Duración: 12 h y 26 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 1,657
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,448
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,447
The world's foremost designer in Formula One, Adrian Newey OBE is arguably one of Britain's greatest engineers and this is his fascinating, powerful memoir. How to Build a Car explores the story of Adrian's unrivalled 35-year career in Formula One through the prism of the cars he has designed, the drivers he has worked alongside and the races in which he's been involved.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Snooze fest
- De moo en 02-09-20
De: Adrian Newey
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Ingenious
- A True Story of Invention, Automotive Daring, and the Race to Revive America
- De: Jason Fagone
- Narrado por: Adam Verner
- Duración: 12 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 34
In 2007, the X Prize Foundation announced that it would give $10 million to anyone who could build a safe, mass-producible car that could travel one hundred miles on the energy equivalent of a gallon of gas. The challenge attracted more than one hundred teams from all over the world, including dozens of amateurs. Many designed their cars entirely from scratch, rejecting decades of thinking about what a car should look like.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels.
- De Shamu from New York en 12-07-13
De: Jason Fagone
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Mindwise
- Why We Misunderstand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
- De: Nicholas Epley
- Narrado por: Nicholas Epley
- Duración: 6 h y 24 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 385
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 329
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 322
You are a mind reader, born with an extraordinary ability to understand what others think, feel, believe, want, and know. It's a sixth sense you use every day, in every personal and professional relationship you have. At its best, this ability allows you to achieve the most important goal in almost any life: connecting, deeply and intimately and honestly, to other human beings. At its worst, it is a source of misunderstanding and unnecessary conflict, leading to damaged relationships and broken dreams. How good are you at knowing the minds of others?
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2 out of 5 stars
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Finally gave up - no real point
- De Thomas en 05-12-14
De: Nicholas Epley
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The Ghost in My Brain
- How a Concussion Stole My Life and How the New Science of Brain Plasticity Helped Me Get It Back
- De: Clark Elliott Ph.D.
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 9 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 519
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In 1999, Clark Elliott suffered a concussion when his car was rear-ended. Overnight his life changed from that of a rising professor with a research career in artificial intelligence to a humbled man struggling to get through a single day. At times he couldn't walk across a room, or even name his five children. Doctors told him he would never fully recover. After eight years, the cognitive demands of his job, and of being a single parent, finally became more than he could manage.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mostly Tedious With Moments of Insight
- De Brent en 01-17-16
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The Plateau Effect
- Getting From Stuck to Success
- De: Bob Sullivan, Hugh Thompson
- Narrado por: Don Hagen
- Duración: 9 h y 3 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 116
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 100
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 100
The Plateau Effect is a powerful law of nature that affects everyone. Learn to identify plateaus and break through any stagnancy in your life - from diet and exercise, to work, to relationships. The Plateau Effect shows how athletes, scientists, therapists, companies, and musicians around the world are learning to break through their plateau - to turn off the forces that cause people to “get used to” things - and turn on human potential and happiness in ways that seemed impossible.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Heath
- De Oliver Nielsen en 07-22-13
De: Bob Sullivan, y otros
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Everything All at Once
- How to Unleash Your Inner Nerd, Tap into Radical Curiosity and Solve Any Problem
- De: Bill Nye
- Narrado por: Bill Nye
- Duración: 12 h y 34 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,513
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,392
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,384
Everything All at Once is an exciting, inspiring call to unleash the power of the nerd mindset that exists within us all. Nye believes we'll never be able to tackle our society's biggest, most complex problems if we don't even know how to solve the small ones. Step by step, he shows his listeners the key tools behind his everything-all-at-once approach: radical curiosity, a deep desire for a better future, and a willingness to take the actions needed to make it a reality.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Bill Nye is awesome, but skip this one
- De Evan en 08-15-17
De: Bill Nye
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Let’s Ride
- Sonny Barger’s Guide to Motorcycling How to Ride the Right Way - for Life
- De: Sonny Barger, Darwin Holmstrom - contributor
- Narrado por: John McLain
- Duración: 6 h y 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 135
Hailed as the new essential resource for bikers, Let's Ride is today's most entertaining and authoritative guide to mastering the art of motorcycling. From choosing the right bike and keeping it finely maintained to sharpening riding techniques and achieving top performance, legendary biker icon Sonny Barger mines his lifetime of experience to provide advice, wisdom, wit, and never-before-told stories that will help fellow riders - new and veteran alike - survive the challenges of the road.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Forrest Gump narrator
- De guillermo en 03-09-22
De: Sonny Barger, y otros
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The Big Roads
- The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers Who Created the American Superhighways
- De: Earl Swift
- Narrado por: Rob Shapiro
- Duración: 12 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 172
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 153
From author Earl Swift comes the surprising history of the U.S. interstate system, a fascinating route through the dreams, discoveries, and protests that shaped these mighty roads.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lessons from The Big Roads
- De Joshua Kim en 05-06-12
De: Earl Swift
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Bozo Sapiens
- Why to Err Is Human
- De: Michael Kaplan, Ellen Kaplan
- Narrado por: Victor Bevine
- Duración: 9 h y 46 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 93
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 46
Our species, it appears, is hardwired to get things wrong in myriad different ways. Why did recipients of a loan offer accept a higher rate of interest when a pretty woman's face was printed on the flyer? Why did one poll on immigration find the most despised aliens were ones from a group that did not exist? What made four of the Air Force's best pilots fly their planes, in formation, straight into the ground?
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5 out of 5 stars
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A tour de force
- De Ivan en 07-05-11
De: Michael Kaplan, y otros
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Strange Stones
- De: Peter Hessler
- Narrado por: George Backman
- Duración: 13 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 159
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 141
Full of unforgettable figures and an unrelenting spirit of adventure, Strange Stones is a far-ranging, thought-provoking collection of Peter Hessler’s best reportage - a dazzling display of the powerful storytelling, shrewd cultural insight, and warm sense of humor that are the trademarks of his work. Over the last decade, as a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of three books, Peter Hessler has lived in Asia and the United States, writing as both native and knowledgeable outsider in these two very different regions.
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4 out of 5 stars
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funny, entertaining
- De Katherine en 08-02-13
De: Peter Hessler