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Bestsellers
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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 584
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 488
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 485
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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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story, annoying music
- By Rob Smith on 2020-07-18
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The Anarchy
- The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
- Written by: William Dalrymple
- Narrated by: Sid Sagar
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 105
The Anarchy tells the remarkable story of how one of the world’s most magnificent empires disintegrated and came to be replaced by a dangerously unregulated private company....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Very Good. Not for Me
- By Langer MD on 2020-06-27
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The Devil's Playground
- The Story of Two Charlie and the Arghandab River Valley
- Written by: Andrew Bragg
- Narrated by: Kevin P. Mullan
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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This book shares the story of the men of Two Charlie and their fight for survival in the Arghandab River Valley, the Devil’s Playground.
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The Rape of Nanking
- Written by: Iris Chang
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 323
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 274
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Story5 out of 5 stars 273
In December 1937, in the capital of China, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Eye opening
- By Kooky Canuck on 2019-08-02
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History of the Sikhs
- A Captivating Guide to the Origins of Sikhism in India, the Sikh Empire, Colonialism, and Modern Times (Exploring India’s Past)
- Written by: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Embark on an enlightening journey and explore the resilient spirit and profound legacy of the Sikhs.
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In Order to Live
- A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
- Written by: Yeonmi Park
- Narrated by: Eji Kim
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 478
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 418
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Story5 out of 5 stars 418
In In Order to Live, Yeonmi Park shines a light not just into the darkest corners of life in North Korea, describing the deprivation and deception she endured and which millions of North Korean people continue to endure to this day....
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Amazing Story of Survival and Resilience
- By Anonymous User on 2021-07-24
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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 584
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 488
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 485
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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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story, annoying music
- By Rob Smith on 2020-07-18
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The Anarchy
- The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
- Written by: William Dalrymple
- Narrated by: Sid Sagar
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 105
The Anarchy tells the remarkable story of how one of the world’s most magnificent empires disintegrated and came to be replaced by a dangerously unregulated private company....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Very Good. Not for Me
- By Langer MD on 2020-06-27
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The Devil's Playground
- The Story of Two Charlie and the Arghandab River Valley
- Written by: Andrew Bragg
- Narrated by: Kevin P. Mullan
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
This book shares the story of the men of Two Charlie and their fight for survival in the Arghandab River Valley, the Devil’s Playground.
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The Rape of Nanking
- Written by: Iris Chang
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 323
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 274
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Story5 out of 5 stars 273
In December 1937, in the capital of China, one of the most brutal massacres in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Eye opening
- By Kooky Canuck on 2019-08-02
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History of the Sikhs
- A Captivating Guide to the Origins of Sikhism in India, the Sikh Empire, Colonialism, and Modern Times (Exploring India’s Past)
- Written by: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
Embark on an enlightening journey and explore the resilient spirit and profound legacy of the Sikhs.
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In Order to Live
- A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
- Written by: Yeonmi Park
- Narrated by: Eji Kim
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 478
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 418
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Story5 out of 5 stars 418
In In Order to Live, Yeonmi Park shines a light not just into the darkest corners of life in North Korea, describing the deprivation and deception she endured and which millions of North Korean people continue to endure to this day....
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Amazing Story of Survival and Resilience
- By Anonymous User on 2021-07-24
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Against the Grain
- A Deep History of the Earliest States
- Written by: James C. Scott
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4 out of 5 stars 26
Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains and governed by precursors of today's states? Find out....
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The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
- Patterns of Japanese Culture
- Written by: Ruth Benedict
- Narrated by: Cindy Kay
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall5 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
Essential for anyone interested in Japanese culture, this unsurpassed masterwork opens an intriguing window on Japan. The World War II-era study by the cultural anthropologist Ruth Benedict paints an illuminating contrast between the people of Japan and those of the United States....
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History of the Philippines
- A Captivating Guide to Philippine History
- Written by: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4
Discover the fascinating Philippines in this captivating audiobook on its history, from the origins of the archipelago’s first peoples until modern times. The Philippines is possibly the most intriguing nation of maritime Southeast Asia....
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The Jakarta Method
- Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World
- Written by: Vincent Bevins
- Narrated by: Tim Paige
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 116
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 88
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Story5 out of 5 stars 88
In 1965, the US government helped the Indonesian military kill approximately one million innocent civilians. This was one of the most important turning points of the 20th century, eliminating the largest communist party outside China and the USSR and inspiring copycat terror programs....
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3 out of 5 stars
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unconscious vs conscious bias
- By Wells Cushnie on 2021-09-11
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The Rising Sun
- The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945
- Written by: John Toland
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 41 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 64
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Story5 out of 5 stars 48
This Pulitzer Prize-winning history of World War II chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Japanese empire....
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5 out of 5 stars
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very well done
- By Frank on 2022-06-10
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Freedom at Midnight
- Written by: Dominique Lapierre, Larry Collins
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 22 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story5 out of 5 stars 7
This is the story of the eclipse of the British Raj and the birth of an independent India and Pakistan.....
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Coming Out as Dalit
- A Memoir of Surviving India's Caste System (Updated Edition)
- Written by: Yashica Dutt
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Born into a "formerly untouchable manual-scavenging family in small-town India," Yashica Dutt was taught from a young age to not appear “Dalit looking.” Although prejudice against Dalits, who compose 25% of the population, has been illegal since 1950, caste-ism in India is alive and well....
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Iran
- A Modern History
- Written by: Abbas Amanat
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 41 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27
This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, and institutions are shaped by currents that sometimes reach back hundreds of years....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent history of Iran from Safavid era to near present.
- By Jason Gacek on 2020-04-19
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Ametora
- How Japan Saved American Style
- Written by: W. David Marx
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
In Ametora, cultural historian W. David Marx traces the Japanese assimilation of American fashion over the past 150 years....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good structure and narration
- By Alex Ehlke on 2019-01-16
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On China
- Written by: Henry Kissinger
- Narrated by: Nicholas Hormann
- Length: 20 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story5 out of 5 stars 15
In this sweeping and insightful history, Henry Kissinger turns for the first time at book length to a country he has known intimately for decades and whose modern relations with the West he helped shape....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A really good listen
- By Amazon Customer on 2023-05-11
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Orientalism
- Written by: Edward Said
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 19 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
This landmark book, first published in 1978, remains one of the most influential books in the Social Sciences, particularly Ethnic Studies and Postcolonialism....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Writing too academic, difficult to listen to
- By Galadriel on 2021-04-24
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The Tao of Wing Chun
- The History and Principles of China’s Most Explosive Martial Art
- Written by: Danny Xuan, John Little
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
Wing Chun is the most popular form of Chinese kung fu in the world today, with more than four million practitioners. This guide will fascinate and educate anyone interested in the martial arts, from beginner to master....
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5 out of 5 stars
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over all good 👍
- By Anonymous User on 2023-03-10
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La Guerre du Pacifique - Tome 1 - 1941/1943
- Written by: Nicolas Bernard
- Narrated by: André Nerman
- Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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7 décembre 1941 : la flotte impériale japonaise bombarde la base américaine de Pearl Harbor, dans les îles Hawaii. Le Japon s’étend bientôt sur un vaste...
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The Vietnam War
- An Intimate History
- Written by: Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders, Ken Burns, Brian Corrigan
- Length: 31 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 106
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 88
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Story5 out of 5 stars 87
A vivid, uniquely powerful history of the conflict that tore America apart....
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5 out of 5 stars
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STUNNING
- By Rob on 2017-11-29
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Dog Man
- An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain
- Written by: Martha Sherrill
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Martha Sherrill brings us to a world that Americans know very little about---the snow country of Japan during World War II....
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Japan's Infamous Unit 731
- Firsthand Accounts of Japan's Wartime Human Experimentation Program
- Written by: Hal Gold, Yuma Totani - foreword
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14
Some of the cruelest deeds of Japan's war in Asia did not occur on the battlefield, but in quiet, antiseptic medical wards in obscure parts of China. Far from front lines and prying eyes, Japanese doctors and their assistants subjected human guinea pigs to gruesome medical experiments....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Reads like documentary
- By Vjaceslavs Rogozins on 2024-09-17
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The Snakehead
- An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream
- Written by: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Narrated by: Feodor Chin
- Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22
A mesmerizing narrative about the rise and fall of an unlikely international crime boss....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inlightening
- By Robert Hoskins on 2022-05-07
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Burma '44
- The Battle That Turned World War II in the East
- Written by: James Holland
- Narrated by: Al Murray
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Celebrated historian of World War II James Holland chronicles the astonishing Allied victory at the Battle of the Admin Box in Burma (now Myanmar), a turning point of the war in the Far East.
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Bushidō
- L'âme du Japon
- Written by: Inazō Nitobe
- Narrated by: Mathieu Buscatto
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Le Bushi, c'est le samouraï, le soldat du Moyen Age japonais. le Bushidô est un code de conduite, l'ensemble des valeurs que ce...
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Black Snow
- Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb
- Written by: James M. Scott
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
Seven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies over Tokyo. Their payloads of incendiaries ignited a firestorm that reached up to 2,800 degrees, liquefying asphalt and vaporizing thousands....
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Tokyo Noir
- In and out of Japan's Underworld
- Written by: Jake Adelstein
- Narrated by: Jake Adelstein, Shoko Plambeck
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
It’s 2008, and it’s been a while since Jake Adelstein was the only gaijin crime reporter for the Yomiuri Shimbun. The economy is in shambles, Jake is off the police beat but still chain-smoking, and Tadamasa Goto, the most powerful boss in the Japanese organized crime world, has been banished.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of my favourite writers
- By Tyler Harder on 2024-11-05
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A Brief History of Indonesia
- Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of Southeast Asia's Largest Nation
- Written by: Tim Hannigan
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3
Indonesia is by far the largest nation in Southeast Asia and has the fourth-largest population in the world after the United States. Indonesian history and culture are especially relevant today as the island nation is an emerging power....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent overview of Indonesia
- By Jason Gacek on 2021-12-15
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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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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Sparks
- China’s Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future
- Written by: Ian Johnson
- Narrated by: Ian Johnson
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Sparks challenges stereotypes of a China where the state has quashed all free thought, revealing instead a country engaged in one of humanity's great struggles of memory against forgetting—a battle that will shape China in the mid-21st century....