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Best Sellers
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- Written 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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So painfully blah!
- By Myself on 2019-03-13
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- Written by: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400....
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Great story, annoying music
- By Rob Smith on 2020-07-18
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Dominion
- How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
- Written by: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Tom Holland, Mark Meadows
- Length: 22 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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A "marvelous" (Economist) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination....
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What a Story
- By Phil J on 2021-01-01
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The End of Everything
- How Wars Descend into Annihilation
- Written by: Victor Davis Hanson
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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A New York Times-bestselling historian charts how and why societies from ancient Greece to the modern era chose to utterly destroy their foes, and warns that similar wars of obliteration are possible in our time....
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Sapiens. Une brève histoire de l'humanité
- Written by: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Philippe Sollier
- Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Le cadeau idéal pour toute la famille, pour comprendre d'où nous venons, qui nous sommes et vers où va le monde...
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un livre totalement renversant. j'ai adoré !!!!
- By Anonymous User on 2018-10-10
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The Wager
- A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
- Written by: David Grann
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, David Grann
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell....
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Worst narration I’ve heard on Audible
- By Murray Campbell on 2023-12-10
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- Written 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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So painfully blah!
- By Myself on 2019-03-13
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- Written by: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400....
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Great story, annoying music
- By Rob Smith on 2020-07-18
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Dominion
- How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
- Written by: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Tom Holland, Mark Meadows
- Length: 22 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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A "marvelous" (Economist) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination....
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What a Story
- By Phil J on 2021-01-01
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The End of Everything
- How Wars Descend into Annihilation
- Written by: Victor Davis Hanson
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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A New York Times-bestselling historian charts how and why societies from ancient Greece to the modern era chose to utterly destroy their foes, and warns that similar wars of obliteration are possible in our time....
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Sapiens. Une brève histoire de l'humanité
- Written by: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Philippe Sollier
- Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Le cadeau idéal pour toute la famille, pour comprendre d'où nous venons, qui nous sommes et vers où va le monde...
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un livre totalement renversant. j'ai adoré !!!!
- By Anonymous User on 2018-10-10
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The Wager
- A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
- Written by: David Grann
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, David Grann
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell....
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Worst narration I’ve heard on Audible
- By Murray Campbell on 2023-12-10
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The Silk Roads
- A New History of the World
- Written by: Peter Frankopan
- Narrated by: Laurence Kennedy
- Length: 24 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The epic history of the crossroads of the world - the meeting place of East and West and the birthplace of civilization....
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Great story. Horrible narration.
- By Reviewer on 2023-12-19
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The Prince
- Written by: Niccolo Machiavelli
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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From his perspective in Renaissance Italy, Machiavelli's aim in this classic work was to resolve conflict with the ruling prince, Lorenzo de Medici....
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The lessons form the past that so relevant today
- By Aruna on 2024-05-20
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Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- Written by: Alfred Lansing
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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For five months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways in one of the most savage regions of the world....
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One of the best stories ever, plus great narrator
- By Ben on 2018-01-31
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21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
- Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality
- Written by: Bob Joseph
- Narrated by: Sage Isaac
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Based on a viral article, 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act is the essential guide to understanding the legal document and its repercussion on generations of Indigenous peoples, written by a leading cultural sensitivity trainer....
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Essentially Canadian - Must Read.
- By Marcel Molin on 2019-08-23
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- Written by: Edward Gibbon
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 126 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Here in a single volume is the entire, unabridged recording of Gibbon's masterpiece....
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It almost killed me!
- By Travis Johnston on 2020-01-03
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The Inconvenient Indian
- A Curious Account of Native People in North America
- Written by: Thomas King
- Narrated by: Lorne Cardinal
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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The Inconvenient Indian is at once a “history” and the complete subversion of a history - in short, a critical and personal meditation that the remarkable Thomas King has conducted over the past 50 years about what it means to be “Indian” in North America....
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Angry, embarrassed, disgusted, horrified, nauseous, scared and so so sad, but hopeful and now informed.
- By Shantelle Lamouche on 2021-01-18
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The River of Doubt
- Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
- Written by: Candice Millard
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The River of Doubt brings alive extraordinary events in a powerful nonfiction narrative thriller that happens to feature one of the most famous Americans who ever lived....
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Phenomenal narration, and amazing survival story
- By Ben on 2018-01-31
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Paris 1919
- Six Months That Changed the World
- Written by: Margaret MacMillan
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 25 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize, renowned historian Margaret MacMillan's best-selling Paris 1919 is the story of six remarkable months that changed the world....
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Very important book
- By AvidReader on 2023-02-13
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The Theory of Everything Else
- A Voyage into the World of the Weird
- Written by: Dan Schreiber
- Narrated by: Dan Schreiber, Jamie Morton, Ella Al-Shamahi, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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A collection of the world’s most mind-boggling, thought-provoking, and downright hilarious theories by the co-host of the hit podcast No Such Thing as a Fish, Dan Schreiber....
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Amazing stories and wonderfully weird
- By Sallybrrd on 2023-07-25
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The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- Written by: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own....
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Iffy narration, abrupt ending
- By Micah Clark on 2020-09-07
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The Wealth of Nations
- Written by: Adam Smith
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 36 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The foundation for all modern economic thought and political economy, The Wealth of Nations is the magnum opus of Scottish economist Adam Smith, who introduces the world to the very idea of economics and capitalism....
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a must!
- By Bean on 2022-02-17
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The Wide Wide Sea
- Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- Written by: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day....
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Well told.
- By Amazon Customer on 2024-04-20
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Age of Revolutions
- Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
- Written by: Fareed Zakaria
- Narrated by: Fareed Zakaria
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The internationally bestselling author explores the revolutions—past and present—that define the chaotic, polarized, and unstable age in which we live....
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Historical Perspective on the Changes in Today's Society
- By Joseph Willmott on 2024-05-13
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A Short History of Ireland Part 1
- Written by: Dr Jonathan Bardon
- Narrated by: Frances Tomelty
- Length: 22 hrs and 51 mins
- Original Recording
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In the wake of its 30th birthday celebrations in 2006, BBC Radio Ulster embarked on the station's most ambitious project to date, the recounting of the history of Ireland....
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Well presented
- By Kyle on 2020-06-09
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Strategy
- A History
- Written by: Lawrence Freedman
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 32 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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In Strategy: A History, Sir Lawrence Freedman, one of the world's leading authorities on war and international politics, captures the vast history of strategic thinking....
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Too long for the goodness within
- By Mark S on 2021-09-26
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At Home
- A Short History of Private Life
- Written by: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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A fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home....
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Interesting, I learned a lot
- By Karen on 2018-02-25
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The Emperor of All Maladies
- A Biography of Cancer
- Written by: Siddhartha Mukherjee
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 22 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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The Emperor of All Maladies reveals the many faces of an iconic, shape-shifting disease that is the defining plague of our generation....
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A tough one to get through, but super worthy.
- By Dani on 2018-04-07
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Salt
- A World History
- Written by: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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So much of our human body is made up of salt that we'd be dead without it...
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A very salty history
- By Ron Smallwood on 2021-02-11
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The End Is Always Near
- Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
- Written by: Dan Carlin
- Narrated by: Dan Carlin
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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In The End Is Always Near, Dan Carlin looks at questions and historical events that force us to consider what sounds like fantasy; that we might suffer the same fate that all previous eras did....
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almost excellent
- By Mr. Edwards on 2019-12-21
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Prisoners of Geography
- Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World
- Written by: Tim Marshall
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Whether ancient, crumbling parchments or generated by Google, maps tell us things we want to know, not only about our current location but about the world in general....
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Political proselytizing in the guise of geography
- By Stephen Kuban on 2021-08-08
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A Brief History of the Samurai
- Brief Histories
- Written by: Jonathan Clements
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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From a leading expert in Japanese history, this is one of the first full histories of the art and culture of the Samurai warrior....
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1177 B.C. (Revised and Updated)
- The Year Civilization Collapsed
- Written by: Eric H. Cline
- Narrated by: Eric H. Cline
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook narrated by acclaimed archaeologist and best-selling author Eric Cline offers a breathtaking account of how the collapse of an ancient civilized world ushered in the first Dark Ages....
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Great history exploration
- By Robert F. Brookfield on 2021-07-10
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Gulag
- A History
- Written by: Anne Applebaum
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 27 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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In this magisterial and acclaimed history, Anne Applebaum offers the first fully documented portrait of the Gulag....
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Essential reading in today's times
- By Kendall L. Harding on 2022-04-10
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My Promised Land
- The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel
- Written by: Ari Shavit
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 20 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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An authoritative and deeply personal narrative history of the State of Israel, by one of the most influential journalists writing about the Middle East today....
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Great book and story to read.
- By Mohsen on 2022-05-12
New Releases
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A Gentleman from Japan
- The Untold Story of an Incredible Journey from Asia to Queen Elizabeth’s Court
- Written by: Thomas Lockley
- Narrated by: Gary Furlong
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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On November 12, 1588, five young Asian men—led by a twenty-one-year-old called Christopher—traveled up the River Thames to meet Queen Elizabeth I. Christopher’s epic sea voyage had spanned from Japan, via the Philippines, New Spain (Mexico), Java and Southern Africa. On the way, he had already become the first recorded Japanese person in North America. Now Christopher was the first ever Japanese visitor to England, and no other would leave such a legacy for centuries to come.
Written by: Thomas Lockley
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The Wannabe Fascists
- A Guide to Understanding the Greatest Threat to Democracy
- Written by: Federico Finchelstein
- Narrated by: Tom Beyer
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
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With The Wannabe Fascists, historian Federico Finchelstein offers a precise explanation of why Trumpism and similar movements across the world belong to a new political breed, the last outcome of the combined histories of fascism and populism: the wannabe fascists.
Written by: Federico Finchelstein
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Bits & Bites - The Invention of Food - Why Carrots Are Orange and Napoleon Loved the Can
- Written by: Tom Hillenbrand
- Narrated by: Tom Hillenbrand
- Length: 39 mins
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What determines what we eat today? Who decides what ends up on our dinner tables tomorrow? And what are the real origins of our favorite foods? Tom Hillenbrand takes readers on a fast-paced journey through the culinary history of the world—from the campfires of many thousands of years ago to the invention of corn to the hamburgers of the future. Filled with astonishing insights and surprising connections, Hillenbrand's essay is a highly entertaining and thought-provoking portrayal of what lies behind the food we consume every day.
Written by: Tom Hillenbrand
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The History Lessons
- Written by: Shalina Patel
- Narrated by: Shalina Patel
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
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Taking a tour through history, from the Romans to the Second World War via Tudor courts, medieval castles and more, this hugely entertaining debut from an award-winning history teacher explores a variety of historical topics in a thoughtful and engaging way. It will appeal to anybody seeking to expand their historical knowledge, with an approachable and accessible style that will take you on an eye-opening and jaw-dropping journey.
Written by: Shalina Patel
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The Pirate Menace
- Uncovering the Golden Age of Piracy
- Written by: Angus Konstam
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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The growth of piracy led to a major surge in attacks in the Caribbean and along North America’s Atlantic seaboard. With the fragile maritime economy of the Americas threatened with collapse, major ports were threatened and trade brought to a standstill, the British government finally declared war on the pirates. The Pirate Menace draws on extensive research, as well as a wide range of first-hand accounts, to produce a new history of the heyday of historical piracy.
Written by: Angus Konstam
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The End of Everything
- How Wars Descend into Annihilation
- Written by: Victor Davis Hanson
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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War can settle disputes, topple tyrants, and bend the trajectory of civilization—sometimes to the breaking point. From Troy to Hiroshima, moments when war has ended in utter annihilation have reverberated through the centuries, signaling the end of political systems, cultures, and epochs. Though much has changed over the millennia, human nature remains the same. In The End of Everything, military historian Victor Davis Hanson narrates a series of sieges and sackings that span the age of antiquity to the conquest of the New World to show how societies descend into barbarism and obliteration.
Written by: Victor Davis Hanson
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A Gentleman from Japan
- The Untold Story of an Incredible Journey from Asia to Queen Elizabeth’s Court
- Written by: Thomas Lockley
- Narrated by: Gary Furlong
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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On November 12, 1588, five young Asian men—led by a twenty-one-year-old called Christopher—traveled up the River Thames to meet Queen Elizabeth I. Christopher’s epic sea voyage had spanned from Japan, via the Philippines, New Spain (Mexico), Java and Southern Africa. On the way, he had already become the first recorded Japanese person in North America. Now Christopher was the first ever Japanese visitor to England, and no other would leave such a legacy for centuries to come.
Written by: Thomas Lockley
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The Wannabe Fascists
- A Guide to Understanding the Greatest Threat to Democracy
- Written by: Federico Finchelstein
- Narrated by: Tom Beyer
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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With The Wannabe Fascists, historian Federico Finchelstein offers a precise explanation of why Trumpism and similar movements across the world belong to a new political breed, the last outcome of the combined histories of fascism and populism: the wannabe fascists.
Written by: Federico Finchelstein
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Bits & Bites - The Invention of Food - Why Carrots Are Orange and Napoleon Loved the Can
- Written by: Tom Hillenbrand
- Narrated by: Tom Hillenbrand
- Length: 39 mins
- Unabridged
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What determines what we eat today? Who decides what ends up on our dinner tables tomorrow? And what are the real origins of our favorite foods? Tom Hillenbrand takes readers on a fast-paced journey through the culinary history of the world—from the campfires of many thousands of years ago to the invention of corn to the hamburgers of the future. Filled with astonishing insights and surprising connections, Hillenbrand's essay is a highly entertaining and thought-provoking portrayal of what lies behind the food we consume every day.
Written by: Tom Hillenbrand
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The History Lessons
- Written by: Shalina Patel
- Narrated by: Shalina Patel
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Taking a tour through history, from the Romans to the Second World War via Tudor courts, medieval castles and more, this hugely entertaining debut from an award-winning history teacher explores a variety of historical topics in a thoughtful and engaging way. It will appeal to anybody seeking to expand their historical knowledge, with an approachable and accessible style that will take you on an eye-opening and jaw-dropping journey.
Written by: Shalina Patel
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The Pirate Menace
- Uncovering the Golden Age of Piracy
- Written by: Angus Konstam
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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The growth of piracy led to a major surge in attacks in the Caribbean and along North America’s Atlantic seaboard. With the fragile maritime economy of the Americas threatened with collapse, major ports were threatened and trade brought to a standstill, the British government finally declared war on the pirates. The Pirate Menace draws on extensive research, as well as a wide range of first-hand accounts, to produce a new history of the heyday of historical piracy.
Written by: Angus Konstam
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The End of Everything
- How Wars Descend into Annihilation
- Written by: Victor Davis Hanson
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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War can settle disputes, topple tyrants, and bend the trajectory of civilization—sometimes to the breaking point. From Troy to Hiroshima, moments when war has ended in utter annihilation have reverberated through the centuries, signaling the end of political systems, cultures, and epochs. Though much has changed over the millennia, human nature remains the same. In The End of Everything, military historian Victor Davis Hanson narrates a series of sieges and sackings that span the age of antiquity to the conquest of the New World to show how societies descend into barbarism and obliteration.
Written by: Victor Davis Hanson
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The Birds That Audubon Missed
- Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness
- Written by: Kenn Kaufman
- Narrated by: Mack Sanderson
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Raging ambition. Towering egos. Competition under a veneer of courtesy. Heroic effort combined with plagiarism, theft, exaggeration, and fraud. This was the state of bird study in eastern North America during the early 1800s, as a handful of intrepid men raced to find the last few birds that were still unknown to science. The most famous name in the bird world was John James Audubon, who painted spectacular portraits of birds. But although his images were beautiful, creating art was not his main goal. Instead, he aimed to illustrate (and write about) as many different species as possible.
Written by: Kenn Kaufman
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How Would You Like Your Mammoth?
- 12,000 Years of Culinary History in 50 Bite-Size Essays
- Written by: Uta Seeburg, Max Miller - foreword by
- Narrated by: Adi Cabral
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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How Would You Like Your Mammoth? is a chronological journey through the culinary history of humankind, with fifty short, snackable essays packed to the brim with juicy tidbits and cultural insights. With author Uta Seeburg as your guide, you'll learn not only which dishes are linked to key cultural moments, but also how each represents the social hierarchy and values of the civilization that invented it.
Written by: Uta Seeburg, and others
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Madness, Betrayal and the Lash
- The Epic Voyage of Captain George Vancouver
- Written by: Stephen R. Bown
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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From 1792 to 1795, George Vancouver sailed the Pacific as the captain of his own expedition and as an agent of imperial ambition. To map a place is to control it, and Britain had its eyes on America's Pacific coast. And map it Vancouver did. His voyage was one of history's greatest feats of maritime daring, discovery, and diplomacy, and his marine survey of Hawaii and the Pacific coast was at its time the most comprehensive ever undertaken.
Written by: Stephen R. Bown
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The Penguin Book of Pirates
- Written by: Katherine Howe
- Narrated by: Jaime Lamchick, Matthew Lloyd Davies, Jerome Harmann-Hardeman, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
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Spanning three centuries and eight thousand nautical miles, and compiled by a direct descendant of a sailor who waged war with pirates in the early nineteenth century, The Penguin Book of Pirates takes us behind the eye patches, the peg legs, and the skull and crossbones of the Jolly Roger and into the no-man’s-land of piracy that is rife with paradoxes and plot twists.
Written by: Katherine Howe
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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- A Journey Through History's Greatest Treasures
- Written by: Bettany Hughes
- Narrated by: Bettany Hughes
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
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For millennia, the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World have been known for their aesthetic sublimity, ingenious engineering, and sheer, audacious magnitude: The Great Pyramids of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Temple of Artemis, the Statue of Zeus, the Mausoleum of Halikarnassos, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse at Alexandria. Echoing down time, each of these persists in our imagination as an emblem of the glory of antiquity, but beneath the familiar images is a surprising, revelatory history.
Written by: Bettany Hughes
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Ancient Egypt
- Ancient Empires
- Written by: History Nerds
- Narrated by: Andrew McDermott
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
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In "Ancient Egypt" journey back in time to one of the most fascinating civilizations in history. This concise yet comprehensive book takes you on a captivating exploration of the land of the pharaohs, offering a clear and insightful overview of ancient Egyptian culture, society, and achievements. Delve into the mystique of the pyramids, marvel at the grandeur of the temples, and unravel the secrets of the hieroglyphs. Discover the daily life of ordinary Egyptians, their beliefs in the afterlife, and the powerful rulers who shaped Egypt's destiny.
Written by: History Nerds
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Incredible but True: The Ultimate Did You Know? Collection
- Facts That Challenge Everything You Thought You Knew
- Written by: Alex Wright
- Narrated by: Night Santiago
- Length: 55 mins
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From the depths of the ocean to the farthest corners of the cosmos, "Incredible But True" traverses a vast array of topics, uncovering the most surprising and lesser-known truths of our universe. Listeners will be enthralled by quirky animal behaviors, bewildering scientific phenomena, and historical oddities that defy belief.
Written by: Alex Wright
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Wales History
- A Timeless Journey from Celtic Origins to Modern Great Britain
- Written by: History Brought Alive
- Narrated by: Christian Neale
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
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Wales might seem like a quiet corner of the globe, but its history is anything but silent…. From Celtic warriors to Roman conquerors, this book takes you on a journey exploring a captivating nation forged through centuries of battles and achievements.
Written by: History Brought Alive
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After 1177 B.C.
- The Survival of Civilizations
- Written by: Eric H. Cline
- Narrated by: John Chancer, Eric H. Cline
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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At the end of Eric Cline's bestselling history 1177 B.C., many of the Late Bronze Age civilizations of the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean lay in ruins, undone by invasion, revolt, natural disasters, famine, and the demise of international trade. An interconnected world that had boasted major empires and societies, relative peace, robust commerce, and monumental architecture was lost and the so-called First Dark Age had begun. Now, in After 1177 B.C., Cline tells the compelling story of what happened next, over four centuries, across the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean world.
Written by: Eric H. Cline
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Everest, Inc.
- The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the Top of the World
- Written by: Will Cockrell
- Narrated by: Pete Simonelli
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
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Anyone who has read Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air or has seen a recent photo of climbers standing in line to get to the top of Everest may think they have the mountain pretty well figured out. It’s an extreme landscape where bad weather and incredible altitude can occasionally kill, but more so an overcrowded, trashed-out recreation destination where rich clients pad their egos—and social media feeds—while exploiting local Sherpas. There’s some truth to these clichés, but they’re a sliver of the story.
Written by: Will Cockrell
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A Clean Sweep Through Time
- The History of Cleaning
- Written by: Donna Dougherty
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 3 hrs
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Dive into the untold story of humanity's battle against dust, grime, and disorder in "A Clean Sweep Through Time." This captivating journey through the annals of history unveils the often-overlooked but crucial role that cleanliness has played in shaping civilizations. From ancient civilizations' use of rudimentary brooms to the rise of elaborate cleaning rituals in royal courts, this book explores the evolution of cleaning practices across cultures.
Written by: Donna Dougherty
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Setting Sights
- Histories and Reflections on Community Armed Self-Defense
- Written by: Scott Crow - editor
- Narrated by: Zac Bergman
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
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Decades ago, Malcolm X eloquently stated that communities have the legitimate right to defend themselves “by any means necessary” with any tool or tactic, including guns. This wide-ranging anthology uncovers the hidden histories and ideas of community armed self-defense, exploring how it has been used by marginalized and oppressed communities as well as anarchists and radicals within significant social movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Written by: Scott Crow - editor
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A Mad Catastrophe
- The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire
- Written by: Geoffrey Wawro
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Wawro
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
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The Austro-Hungarian army that marched east and south to confront the Russians and Serbs in the opening campaigns of World War I had a glorious past but a pitiful present. Speaking a mystifying array of languages and lugging outdated weapons, the Austrian troops were hopelessly unprepared for the industrialized warfare that would shortly consume Europe.
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Nemesis
- The Battle for Japan, 1944-45
- Written by: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Stewart Cameron
- Length: 29 hrs and 17 mins
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With an introduction read by Max Hastings. A companion volume to his best-selling ‘Armageddon’, Max Hastings’ account of the battle for Japan is a masterful military history. Featuring the most remarkable cast of commanders the world has ever seen, the dramatic battle for Japan of 1944-45 was acted out across the vast stage of Asia: Imphal and Kohima, Leyte Gulf and Iwo Jima, Okinawa and the Soviet assault on Manchuria.
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A little sense but good
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Lost Christianities
- The Battles of Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew
- Written by: Bart D. Ehrman
- Narrated by: Matthew Kugler
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The early Christian Church was a chaos of contending beliefs. Some groups of Christians claimed that there was not one God but two or twelve or thirty. Some believed that the world had not been created by God but by a lesser, ignorant deity. Certain sects maintained that Jesus was human but not divine, while others said he was divine but not human.
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Excellent narration, easy to digest book
- By Sethenin on 2021-12-26
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Inventing the AIDS Virus
- Written by: Peter H. Duesberg
- Narrated by: J. Arthur Tripp
- Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
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An eminent scientist and pioneer in the discovery of retroviruses challenges the widely accepted belief that HIV is the cause of AIDS. Duesberg argues that HIV is merely a harmless passenger virus that does not cause AIDS. Sure to spark intense debate, this provocative book offers an original and incisive critique of the rise and fall of HIV.
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HIV is a lie makes you question the meds we take
- By Justin on 2022-09-25
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A Mad Catastrophe
- The Outbreak of World War I and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire
- Written by: Geoffrey Wawro
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Wawro
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
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The Austro-Hungarian army that marched east and south to confront the Russians and Serbs in the opening campaigns of World War I had a glorious past but a pitiful present. Speaking a mystifying array of languages and lugging outdated weapons, the Austrian troops were hopelessly unprepared for the industrialized warfare that would shortly consume Europe.
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Nemesis
- The Battle for Japan, 1944-45
- Written by: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Stewart Cameron
- Length: 29 hrs and 17 mins
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With an introduction read by Max Hastings. A companion volume to his best-selling ‘Armageddon’, Max Hastings’ account of the battle for Japan is a masterful military history. Featuring the most remarkable cast of commanders the world has ever seen, the dramatic battle for Japan of 1944-45 was acted out across the vast stage of Asia: Imphal and Kohima, Leyte Gulf and Iwo Jima, Okinawa and the Soviet assault on Manchuria.
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A little sense but good
- By Hector Ivan Godoy on 2018-07-03
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Lost Christianities
- The Battles of Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew
- Written by: Bart D. Ehrman
- Narrated by: Matthew Kugler
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
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The early Christian Church was a chaos of contending beliefs. Some groups of Christians claimed that there was not one God but two or twelve or thirty. Some believed that the world had not been created by God but by a lesser, ignorant deity. Certain sects maintained that Jesus was human but not divine, while others said he was divine but not human.
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Excellent narration, easy to digest book
- By Sethenin on 2021-12-26
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Inventing the AIDS Virus
- Written by: Peter H. Duesberg
- Narrated by: J. Arthur Tripp
- Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
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An eminent scientist and pioneer in the discovery of retroviruses challenges the widely accepted belief that HIV is the cause of AIDS. Duesberg argues that HIV is merely a harmless passenger virus that does not cause AIDS. Sure to spark intense debate, this provocative book offers an original and incisive critique of the rise and fall of HIV.
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HIV is a lie makes you question the meds we take
- By Justin on 2022-09-25
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The Secrets of the Notebook
- A Woman's Quest to Uncover Her Royal Family Secret
- Written by: Eve Haas
- Narrated by: Jane Carr
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
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Eve Haas is the daughter of a German Jewish family that took refuge in London after Hitler came to power. Following a terrifying air raid in the blitz, her father revealed the family secret - that her great-great grandmother Emilie was married to a Prussian prince. He then showed her the treasured leather-bound notebook inscribed to Emilie by the prince.
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Interesting Story
- By Cari W on 2023-07-24
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The Great Depression
- A Diary
- Written by: James Ledbetter, Daniel B. Roth
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
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This title offers a first-person diary account of living through the Great Depression, with haunting parallels to our own time. Benjamin Roth was born in New York City in 1894. When the stock market crashed in 1929, he had been practicing law for approximately ten years, largely representing local businesses. After nearly two years, he began to grasp the magnitude of what had happened to American economic life, and he began writing down his impressions in a diary that he maintained intermittently until he died in 1978.
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Fascinating look at the depression
- By John Smiley on 2020-06-06
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Age of Ambition
- Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China
- Written by: Evan Osnos
- Narrated by: Evan Osnos, George Backman
- Length: 16 hrs and 41 mins
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As the Beijing correspondent for The New Yorker, Evan Osnos was on the ground in China for years, witness to profound political, economic, and cultural upheaval. In Age of Ambition, he describes the greatest collision taking place in that country: the clash between the rise of the individual and the Communist Party’s struggle to retain control.
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Dead Reckoning
- The Untold Story of the Northwest Passage
- Written by: Ken McGoogan
- Narrated by: David Godfrey
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
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With this book - his most ambitious yet - Ken McGoogan delivers a vivid, comprehensive recasting of Arctic-exploration history. Dead Reckoning challenges the conventional narrative, which emerged out of Victorian England and focused almost exclusively on Royal Navy officers. By integrating non-British and fur-trade explorers and, above all, Canada's indigenous peoples, this work brings the story of Arctic discovery into the 21st century.
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Are we there yet? The Road Trip in Arctic History
- By Norman on 2022-07-29
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Acid Dreams
- The Complete Social History of LSD: The CIA, the Sixties, and Beyond
- Written by: Martin A. Lee, Bruce Shlain
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
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Few events have had a more profound impact on the social and cultural upheavals of the Sixties than the psychedelic revolution spawned by the spread of LSD. This audiobook for the first time tells the full and astounding story - part of it hidden till now in secret Government files - of the role the mind-altering drug played in our recent turbulent history and the continuing influence it has on our time. And what a story it is, beginning with LSD’s discovery in 1943 as the most potent drug known to science.
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Insightful!
- By Marcus on 2021-04-29
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The Periodic Table
- Its Story and Its Significance
- Written by: Eric Scerri
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
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The periodic table is one of the most potent icons in science. It lies at the core of chemistry and embodies the most fundamental principles of the field. The one definitive text on the development of the periodic table by van Spronsen (1969), has been out of print for a considerable time. The present book provides a successor to van Spronsen, but goes further in giving an evaluation of the extent to which modern physics has, or has not, explained the periodic system. The book is written in a lively style to appeal to experts and interested lay-persons alike.
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The Last Jews of Kerala
- The Two Thousand Year History of India’s Forgotten Jewish Community
- Written by: Edna Fernandes
- Narrated by: Leslie Bellair
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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When a people die out, can their story survive?Two thousand years ago, trade routes and the fall of Jerusalem took Jewish settlers seeking sanctuary across Europe and Asia. One little-known group settled in Kerala, in tropical southwestern India. Eventually numbering in the thousands, with eight synagogues, they prospered. Some came to possess vast estates and plantations, and many enjoyed economic privilege and political influence.
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July 1914: Countdown to War
- Written by: Sean McMeekin
- Narrated by: Steve Coulter
- Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
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When a Serbian-backed assassin gunned down Archduke Franz Ferdinand in late June 1914, the world seemed unmoved. Even Ferdinand’s own uncle, Franz Josef I, was notably ambivalent about the death of the Hapsburg heir, saying simply, "It is God’s will." Certainly, there was nothing to suggest that the episode would lead to conflictmuch less a world war of such massive and horrific proportions that it would fundamentally reshape the course of human events.
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Gulag Boss
- A Soviet Memoir
- Written by: Feodor Vasilievich Mochulsky, Deborah Kaple - translator
- Narrated by: Chris Patton
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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The searing accounts of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Evgeniia Ginsberg, and Varlam Shalamov opened the world's eyes to the terrors of the Soviet Gulag. But not until now has there been a memoir of life inside the camps written from the perspective of an actual employee of the Secret police. In this riveting memoir, superbly translated by Deborah Kaple, Fyodor Mochulsky describes being sent to work as a boss at the forced labor camp of Pechorlag in the frozen tundra north of the Arctic Circle.
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The Invisible Hook
- The Hidden Economics of Pirates
- Written by: Peter T. Leeson
- Narrated by: Jeremy Gage
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Pack your cutlass and blunderbuss--it's time to go a-pirating! The Invisible Hook takes readers inside the wily world of late 17th- and early 18th-century pirates. With swashbuckling irreverence and devilish wit, Peter Leeson uncovers the hidden economics behind pirates' notorious, entertaining, and sometimes downright shocking behavior.
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As expected from Leeson...
- By Vangel Vesovski on 2019-10-18
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If the Allies Had Fallen
- Sixty Alternate Scenarios of World War II
- Written by: Dennis Showalter, Harold Deutsch
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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From the Munich crisis to the dropping of the first atom bomb, and from Hitler's declaration of war on the United States to the D-Day landings - historians suggest "what would have been" if key events in the war had gone differently. Written by an exceptional team of historians as if these world-changing events had really happened, realistic scenarios based on the true capabilities and circumstances of the opposing forces are projected with chilling implications. What if the Nazis had taken London? The alternate outcomes are fascinating and fully realized.
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Interesting but hard to follow at times
- By JJ on 2020-12-21
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Born in Africa
- The Quest for the Origins of Human Life
- Written by: Martin Meredith
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
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In Born in Africa, Martin Meredith follows the trail of discoveries about human origins made by scientists over the last hundred years, recounting their intense rivalry, personal feuds, and fierce controversies, as well as their feats of skill and endurance. The results have been momentous. Scientists have identified more than 20 species of extinct humans. They have firmly established Africa as the birthplace not only of humankind but also of modern humans.
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Coming Out Under Fire
- The History of Gay Men and Women in World War ll
- Written by: Allan Berube
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
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During World War II, as the United States called on its citizens to serve in unprecedented numbers, the presence of gay Americans in the armed forces increasingly conflicted with the expanding anti-homosexual policies and procedures of the military. In Coming Out Under Fire, Allan Berube examines in depth and detail these social and political confrontations - not as a story of how the military victimized homosexuals, but as a story of how a dynamic power relationship developed.
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Fallout
- Disaster, Lies and the Legacy of the Nuclear Age
- Written by: Fred Pearce
- Narrated by: Michael Fenton Stevens
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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From Hiroshima to Chernobyl, Fukushima to the growing legacy of lethal radioactive waste, humanity's struggle to conquer atomic energy is rife with secrecy, deceit, human error, blatant disregard for life, short-sighted politics and fear. Fallout is an eye-opening odyssey through the first eight decades of this struggle and the radioactive landscapes it has left behind. We are, he finds, forever torn between technological hubris and all-too-human terror about what we have created.
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Sterling Point Books
- Invasion: The Story of D-Day
- Written by: Bruce Bliven
- Narrated by: Emilio Delgado
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
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June 6, 1944: The greatest amphibious invasion the world had ever seen was launched, involving thousands of ships, incredible planning and preparation, and a million courageous soldiers, sailors, and airmen willing to sacrifice their lives for victory. Author and journalist Bruce Bliven was there that day, on the beaches of France, and he recounts it all, from the risky plans developed by the American and British military leaders through the daring landing itself.
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Hitler's Europe Ablaze
- Occupation, Resistance, and Rebellion during World War II
- Written by: Ben H. Shepherd - editor, Phillip Cooke - editor
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
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Local resistance to German-led Axis occupation occurred throughout the European continent during World War II, taking a wide range of forms - noncooperation and disinformation, sabotage and espionage, and armed opposition and full-scale partisan warfare. It is a key element in the experience and the national memory of those who found themselves under Axis government and control.