Narrator Robert Fass thoughtfully delivers this provocative exploration of the role of GMOs (genetically modified organisms) in our agriculture and diet. He navigates the complexities of genetic engineering with a straightforward delivery that makes accessible both the science and the stories associated with it. This audiobook explores a major issue of the 21st century, detailing how our seeds are owned, grown, sprayed, and marketed, and who benefits from the development of genetically modified plants and animals. Author McKay Jenkins has traveled widely. This audiobook reveals how corporate giants with limited government oversight have made our food system dependent on two genetically engineered crops--corn and soybeans--which are now present in almost all processed foods. It also highlights the successes and failures of modified plants worldwide.
Pub Date: Jan. 24, 2017
Duration: 9 hrs, 30 mins
DD ISBN: 9781524751562
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Buckley offers a reasonable proposal for a national service program without jail or criminal penalties. Narrator Lawrence reads with a slow and careful announcer's voice; one wishes Buckley were reading this one himself. Books on Tape does its usual quality job with formatting, packaging and tape-turning instructions. The reader repeats the last sentence at such times, so you're sure you haven't missed anything. Popular nonfiction collections will appreciate Gratitude, and the topic is likely to prove timely in the years ahead.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 5 hrs
Publisher: Books on Tape
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Kozol’s shocking exposé of inequities in the funding of our public schools contrasts white suburban schools with those serving black and Hispanic populations. Interviews with students, teachers, and school administrators add eloquent testimony to Kozol’s disturbing presentation of facts. Narration by Jack Winston is clear and brisk, but the pace is unrelenting, with little pause for transition between scenes or chapters. Winston’s cool, detached voice contrasts with Kozol’s impasssioned and outraged message. The sheer repetition and magnitude of Kozol’s damning evidence is numbing; the narration gives no relief. Powerful medicine, most easily taken in small doses. Music signalling tape changes is jarringly inappropriate.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 8 hrs
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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