Bestsellers
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A Woman of No Importance
- The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
- Written by: Sonia Purnell
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 89
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Story5 out of 5 stars 75
A never-before-told story of Virginia Hall, the American spy who changed the course of World War II, from the author of Clementine....
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5 out of 5 stars
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No issues with EXCELLENT narration!
- By Ron Larocque on 2019-07-16
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Hero of Two Worlds
- The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
- Written by: Mike Duncan
- Narrated by: Mike Duncan
- Length: 17 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 218
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 196
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Story5 out of 5 stars 196
From the massively popular podcaster and New York Times best-selling author comes the story of the Marquis de Lafayette's lifelong quest to protect the principles of democracy, told through the lens of the three revolutions he participated in....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well woven tale
- By Amazon Customer on 2024-12-10
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A Concise History of France
- Written by: Roger Price
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 19 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Ranging from the early Middle Ages to the present, this is the broadest and most up-to-date study of French history available in English. Among its themes are the relationships between state and society, the impact of war, competition for power, and the ways in which power has been used....
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And the Show Went On
- Cultural Life in Nazi-Occupied Paris
- Written by: Alan Riding
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 16 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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In the weeks after the Germans captured Paris, theaters, opera houses, and nightclubs reopened to occupiers and French citizens alike....
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Paris in Ruins
- Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism
- Written by: Sebastian Smee
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Incisive and absorbing, Paris in Ruins captures the shifting passions and politics of the art world, revealing how the siege and the chaos of the Commune had a profound impact on modern art, and how artistic genius can emerge from darkness and catastrophe.
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The War Memoirs
- Written by: Charles de Gaulle
- Narrated by: Raphael Corkhill
- Length: 41 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the complete war memoirs of the resistance leader Charles de Gaulle, who led France out of its darkest hour during the Nazi occupation during World War II.
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A Woman of No Importance
- The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
- Written by: Sonia Purnell
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 89
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Story5 out of 5 stars 75
A never-before-told story of Virginia Hall, the American spy who changed the course of World War II, from the author of Clementine....
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5 out of 5 stars
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No issues with EXCELLENT narration!
- By Ron Larocque on 2019-07-16
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Hero of Two Worlds
- The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
- Written by: Mike Duncan
- Narrated by: Mike Duncan
- Length: 17 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 218
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 196
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Story5 out of 5 stars 196
From the massively popular podcaster and New York Times best-selling author comes the story of the Marquis de Lafayette's lifelong quest to protect the principles of democracy, told through the lens of the three revolutions he participated in....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well woven tale
- By Amazon Customer on 2024-12-10
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A Concise History of France
- Written by: Roger Price
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 19 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Ranging from the early Middle Ages to the present, this is the broadest and most up-to-date study of French history available in English. Among its themes are the relationships between state and society, the impact of war, competition for power, and the ways in which power has been used....
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And the Show Went On
- Cultural Life in Nazi-Occupied Paris
- Written by: Alan Riding
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 16 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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In the weeks after the Germans captured Paris, theaters, opera houses, and nightclubs reopened to occupiers and French citizens alike....
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Paris in Ruins
- Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism
- Written by: Sebastian Smee
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Incisive and absorbing, Paris in Ruins captures the shifting passions and politics of the art world, revealing how the siege and the chaos of the Commune had a profound impact on modern art, and how artistic genius can emerge from darkness and catastrophe.
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The War Memoirs
- Written by: Charles de Gaulle
- Narrated by: Raphael Corkhill
- Length: 41 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the complete war memoirs of the resistance leader Charles de Gaulle, who led France out of its darkest hour during the Nazi occupation during World War II.
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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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A New World Begins
- The History of the French Revolution
- Written by: Jeremy D. Popkin
- Narrated by: Pete Cross, Jeremy D. Popkin
- Length: 21 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12
In A New World Begins, Jeremy D. Popkin offers a riveting account of the revolution that puts the listener in the thick of the debates and the violence that led to the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a new society....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Learned a lot
- By Kathryn Smith on 2023-08-17
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Napoleon
- A Life
- Written by: Adam Zamoyski
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 27 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 75
The story of Napoleon has been written many times. In some versions, he is a military genius, in others a war-obsessed tyrant. Historian Adam Zamoyski cuts through the mythology and explains Napoleon against the background of the European Enlightenment and what he was seeking to achieve....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great narration. Historically biased writing.
- By Quadratic on 2019-06-10
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The Revolutionary Temper
- Paris, 1748-1789
- Written by: Robert Darnton
- Narrated by: Andrew J. Andersen
- Length: 21 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance2 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
When a Parisian crowd stormed the Bastille in July 1789, it triggered an event of global consequence: the overthrow of the monarchy and the birth of a new society.
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4 out of 5 stars
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fascinating content, lackluster narration.
- By Shaz Taslimi on 2025-02-11
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La vie des français sous l'occupation
- Written by: Henri Amouroux
- Narrated by: Emmanuelle Lemée
- Length: 23 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Les Français ? Ils sont plus de quarante millions en juin quarante lorsque les Allemands occupent la France. Et ce livre raconte leur vie...
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The Revolutionary Self
- Social Change and the Emergence of the Modern Individual 1770-1800
- Written by: Lynn Hunt
- Narrated by: Kate Udall
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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The Revolutionary Self is a fascinating exploration of the conflict between individualism and the group ties that continues to shape our lives today.
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Normandy '44
- D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France
- Written by: James Holland
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 24 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story5 out of 5 stars 29
D-Day, June 6, 1944, and the 76 days of bitter fighting in Normandy that followed the Allied landing, have become the defining episode of World War II in the west - the object of books, films, television series, and documentaries....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By Kindle Customer on 2023-08-12
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Napoleon's Egypt
- Written by: Juan Cole
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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In this vivid history, master storyteller and world-renowned historian Juan Cole tells the story of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798....
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L'Histoire de France pour les nuls
- Written by: Jean-Joseph Julaud
- Narrated by: Jean-Christophe Acquaviva, Aline Chetail
- Length: 35 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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L'Histoire de France des origines à nos jours, racontée avec passion et humour ! Un champ de ruines, voilà ce que risquent de devenir vos connaissances en...
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À La Mod
- My So-Called Tranquil Family Life in Rural France
- Written by: Ian Moore
- Narrated by: Ian Moore
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Ian Moore is a stand-up comedian in the UK and a husband, father of three boys, farmhand and chutney-maker in France....
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The Black Count
- Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
- Written by: Tom Reiss
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
- Length: 13 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24
General Alex Dumas is a man almost unknown today, yet his story is strikingly familiar—because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used his larger-than-life feats as inspiration for such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very enjoyable dive into the forgotten father
- By Alex Martin on 2020-11-05
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The Burgundians
- A Vanished Empire: A History of 1111 Years and One Day
- Written by: Bart van Loo, Nancy Forest-Flier - translator
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 21 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story1 out of 5 stars 1
This is the story of a thousand years, a must-listen narrative history of ambitious aristocrats, family dysfunction, treachery, savage battles, luxury, and madness....
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Louis XIV
- The Power and the Glory
- Written by: Josephine Wilkinson
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
This stylish and incisive narrative presents listeners with a fresh perspective on one of the most fascinating kings in European history. Louis XIV's story has all the ingredients of a Dumas classic....
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A Savage War of Peace
- Algeria 1954-1962
- Written by: Alistair Horne
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 29 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story5 out of 5 stars 11
The Algerian War lasted from 1954 to 1962. From the perspective of half a century, it looks less like the last colonial war than the first postmodern one....
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L'homme Robespierre, histoire d'une solitude
- Written by: Max Gallo
- Narrated by: Hervé Lavigne
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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La Révolution aurait-elle connu un autre cours si Robespierre n'avait été celui qu'il était ? La psychologie de l'"Incorruptible" traquée dans tous...
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Alfred Dreyfus: The Man at the Center of the Affair
- Jewish Lives Series
- Written by: Maurice Samuels
- Narrated by: Jason Grasl
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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An insightful new biography of the central figure in the Dreyfus Affair, focused on the man himself and based on newly accessible documents....
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Louis XVI - Le roi de la Révolution : Une biographie expliquée
- Les figures de l'Histoire
- Written by: Aurore Chéry
- Narrated by: Aurore Chéry
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Longtemps sous-estimé par les historiens qui se représentaient le roi de France comme un monarque absolutiste dépassé par les événements...
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France on Trial
- The Case of Marshal Pétain
- Written by: Julian Jackson
- Narrated by: Michael Chance
- Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Julian Jackson uses Petain's three-week trial as a lens through which to examine one of history's great moral dilemmas....
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The Story of the Tour de France: Volume 2 - 1976-2018
- How a Newspaper Promotion Became the Greatest Sporting Event in the World
- Written by: Bill McGann, Carol McGann
- Narrated by: David L. Stanley
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
Volume one of The Story of the Tour de France concluded with Bernard Thévenet’s dramatic victory over Eddy Merckx in the 1975 Tour. Volume two opens with super-climber Lucien van Impe’s taking advantage of a course made for the riders with wings....
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4 out of 5 stars
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A good listen for TDF fans
- By Roberta W on 2021-07-10
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Catherine de Médicis - La légende noire - une biographie expliquée
- Les figures de l'Histoire
- Written by: Céline Borello
- Narrated by: Céline Borello
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Les Presses Universitaires de France et Frémeaux & Associés proposent cette biographie de Catherine de Médicis par Céline Borello, professeur...
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A Year in Provence
- Written by: Peter Mayle
- Narrated by: Peter Mayle
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story5 out of 5 stars 7
Peter Mayle personally recounts the pleasures and frustrations of Provençal life--sharing in a way no one else can, the unique and endearing culture that is Provence....
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2 out of 5 stars
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More like Half a Year In Provence
- By Juan Manuel Villalpando Berumen on 2022-04-08
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Reflections on the Revolution in France
- Written by: Edmund Burke
- Narrated by: Bernard Mayes
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4 out of 5 stars 9
Blending history with principle and graceful imagery with profound practical maxims, this book is one of the most influential political treatises in the history of the world....
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The Years
- Written by: Annie Ernaux
- Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8
The Years is a personal narrative of the period of 1941 to 2006 told through the lens of memory....
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Nelson's Trafalgar
- The Battle That Changed the World
- Written by: Roy Adkins
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
In the tradition of Antony Beevor's Stalingrad, Nelson's Trafalgar presents the definitive blow-by-blow account of the world's most famous naval battle, when the British Royal Navy, under Lord Horatio Nelson, dealt a decisive blow to the forces of Napoleon....