Simon Schama
The Embarrassment of Riches
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Citizens
- A Chronicle of the French Revolution
- Written by: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 36 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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From one of the truly preeminent historians of our time, this is a landmark book chronicling the French Revolution. Simon Schama deftly refutes the contemporary notion that the French Revolution represented an uprising of the oppressed poor against a decadent aristocracy and corrupt court....
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Citizens
- A Chronicle of the French Revolution
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 36 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 2024-01-06
- Language: English
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A History of Britain: Volume 1
- Written by: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of Britain from the earliest settlements in 3000BC to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603....
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A History of Britain: Volume 1
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Series: A History of Britain, Book 1
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 2012-09-06
- Language: English
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A History of Britain: Volume 2
- Written by: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 20 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 13
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Timothy West reads the second volume of Simon Schama's compelling chronicle of the British Isles....
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5 out of 5 stars
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- By W P Rosenfeld on 2023-04-06
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A History of Britain: Volume 2
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Series: A History of Britain, Book 2
- Length: 20 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 2012-09-06
- Language: English
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Foreign Bodies
- Pandemics, Vaccines, and the Health of Nations
- Written by: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Simon Schama
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Cities and countries engulfed by panic and death, desperate for vaccines but fearful of what inoculation may bring. This is what the world has just gone through with Covid-19....
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Foreign Bodies
- Pandemics, Vaccines, and the Health of Nations
- Narrated by: Simon Schama
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 2023-09-19
- Language: English
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A History of Britain: Volume 3
- Written by: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 20 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8
Timothy West reads the third and concluding volume of award-winning historian Simon Schama's compelling chronicle of the British Isles....
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A History of Britain: Volume 3
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Series: A History of Britain, Book 3
- Length: 20 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 2012-09-06
- Language: English
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A History of Britain, Volume 3
- The Fate of Empire, 1776 - 2000
- Written by: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Timothy West
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Award-winning historian Simon Schama completes his monumental three-volume history of Britain, which accompanies the acclaimed television epic....
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A History of Britain, Volume 3
- The Fate of Empire, 1776 - 2000
- Narrated by: Timothy West
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 2005-04-27
- Language: English
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A History of Britain, Volume 1
- At the Edge of the World, 3000 BC - AD 1603
- Written by: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Timothy West
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Abridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4
To look back at the past is to understand the present....
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A History of Britain, Volume 1
- At the Edge of the World, 3000 BC - AD 1603
- Narrated by: Timothy West
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 2005-04-27
- Language: English
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Rough Crossings
- The Slaves, the British, and the American Revolution
- Written by: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Simon Schama
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Told in the voices of the slaves and the white abolitionists who aided them, Simon Schama vividly details the odyssey of these escaped blacks, shedding light on an extraordinary chapter in America's birth....
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Rough Crossings
- The Slaves, the British, and the American Revolution
- Narrated by: Simon Schama
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 2006-04-18
- Language: English
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The Embarrassment of Riches
- An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
- Written by: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 20 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Simon Schama explores the mysterious contradictions of the Dutch nation that invented itself from the ground up, attained an unprecedented level of affluence, and lived in constant dread of being corrupted by happiness.
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The Embarrassment of Riches
- An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 20 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 2024-11-12
- Language: English
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Price: $26.30 or 1 Credit
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A History of Britain, Volume 2
- The British Wars, 1603 - 1776
- Written by: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Timothy West
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Abridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Simon Schama's sweeping history of Britain breathes life into our past centuries, vividly depicting exactly what life was like for our ancestors....
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A History of Britain, Volume 2
- The British Wars, 1603 - 1776
- Narrated by: Timothy West
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 2005-04-27
- Language: English
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The Face of Britain
- The Nation Through Its Portraits
- Written by: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan, Simon Schama
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Simon Schama has written a tour de force about British portraits over the centuries in which the image-maker, the subject and everyone else looking on are brought to life....
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The Face of Britain
- The Nation Through Its Portraits
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan, Simon Schama
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 2015-09-16
- Language: English
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The American Future
- A History
- Written by: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas
- Length: 15 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Acclaimed historian and author Simon Schama offers an essential historical perspective on the crucial 2008 presidential election and its importance for reclaiming America's original ideal....
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The American Future
- A History
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas
- Length: 15 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 2009-05-19
- Language: English
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Ciudadanos [Citizens]
- Una crónica de la Revolución francesa [A Chronicle of the French Revolution]
- Written by: Simon Schama, Anibal Leal Fernández - traductor
- Narrated by: Germán Gijón
- Length: 37 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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¿Fue la libertad la causa o el producto de la Revolución francesa? La mejor crónica sobre uno de los periodos estelares de la humanidad....
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Ciudadanos [Citizens]
- Una crónica de la Revolución francesa [A Chronicle of the French Revolution]
- Narrated by: Germán Gijón
- Length: 37 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 2023-06-08
- Language: Spanish
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