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Why Nations Fail
- The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
- Written by: Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 17 hrs and 55 mins
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Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries.....
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Interesting take with incomplete conclusions
- By John on 2018-08-29
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Why Nations Fail
- The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 17 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 2012-03-20
- Language: English
- Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries.....
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How Innovation Works
- And Why It Flourishes in Freedom
- Written by: Matt Ridley
- Narrated by: Matt Ridley
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
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Innovation is the main event of the modern age, the reason we experience both dramatic improvements in our living standards and unsettling changes in our society....
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A Must Read!
- By Anonymous User on 2022-11-01
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How Innovation Works
- And Why It Flourishes in Freedom
- Narrated by: Matt Ridley
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 2020-05-19
- Language: English
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Innovation is the main event of the modern age, the reason we experience both dramatic improvements in our living standards and unsettling changes in our society....
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Red Famine
- Stalin's War on Ukraine
- Written by: Anne Applebaum
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 17 hrs and 46 mins
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A revelatory history of one of Stalin's greatest crimes - the consequences of which still resonate today....
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A must read
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-04-09
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Red Famine
- Stalin's War on Ukraine
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 17 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 2017-10-10
- Language: English
- A revelatory history of one of Stalin's greatest crimes - the consequences of which still resonate today....
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Tombstone
- The Great Chinese Famine, 1958-1962
- Written by: Yang Jisheng, Edward Friedman - editor/introduction, Stacy Mosher - translator/editor, and others
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 22 hrs and 52 mins
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An estimated 36 million Chinese men, women, and children starved to death during China's Great Leap Forward in the late 1950s and early '60s. Journalist Yang Jisheng spent 20 years piecing together the events that led to mass nationwide starvation....
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Exceptional
- By Winston T. on 2022-09-04
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Tombstone
- The Great Chinese Famine, 1958-1962
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 22 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 2021-04-27
- Language: English
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An estimated 36 million Chinese men, women, and children starved to death during China's Great Leap Forward in the late 1950s and early '60s. Journalist Yang Jisheng spent 20 years piecing together the events that led to mass nationwide starvation....
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Famine
- The Four Horsemen, Book 3
- Written by: Laura Thalassa
- Narrated by: Susannah Jones, Jay Ben Markson
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
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In spite of themselves, Ana and Famine are drawn to each other. But at the end of the day, the two are enemies. Nothing changes that. Not one kind act, not two. And definitely not a few steamy nights. But enemies or reluctant lovers, if they don’t stop themselves soon, heaven will....
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favorite one so far
- By Wilberton on 2024-07-26
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Famine
- The Four Horsemen, Book 3
- Narrated by: Susannah Jones, Jay Ben Markson
- Series: The Four Horsemen [Thalassa], Book 3
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 2020-12-24
- Language: English
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In spite of themselves, Ana and Famine are drawn to each other. But at the end of the day, the two are enemies. Nothing changes that. Not one kind act, not two. And definitely not a few steamy nights. But enemies or reluctant lovers, if they don’t stop themselves soon, heaven will....
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Empty Planet
- The Shock of Global Population Decline
- Written by: Darrell Bricker, John Ibbitson
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
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An award-winning journalist and leading international social researcher make the provocative argument that the global population will begin to decline, dramatically reshaping the social, political, and economic landscape....
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Worth the Listen
- By Charles S on 2019-03-06
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Empty Planet
- The Shock of Global Population Decline
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 2019-02-05
- Language: English
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An award-winning journalist and leading international social researcher make the provocative argument that the global population will begin to decline, dramatically reshaping the social, political, and economic landscape....
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Mao
- The Unknown Story
- Written by: Jung Chang, Jon Halliday
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 29 hrs and 50 mins
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The most authoritative biography of Mao ever written....
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Excellent
- By Thor on 2019-02-24
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Mao
- The Unknown Story
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 29 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 2006-04-11
- Language: English
- The most authoritative biography of Mao ever written....
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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
- The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes
- Written by: Adam Rutherford
- Narrated by: Adam Rutherford
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
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In our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species - births, deaths, disease, war, famine, migration, and a lot of sex. But those stories have always been locked away - until now. Who are our ancestors? Where did they come from? Listen to learn more....
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Absolutely brilliant
- By Paul Rivard on 2018-10-12
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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
- The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes
- Narrated by: Adam Rutherford
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 2018-09-19
- Language: English
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In our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species - births, deaths, disease, war, famine, migration, and a lot of sex. But those stories have always been locked away - until now. Who are our ancestors? Where did they come from? Listen to learn more....
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The History of the Renaissance World
- From the Rediscovery of Aristotle to the Conquest of Constantinople
- Written by: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 21 hrs and 11 mins
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A lively and fascinating narrative history about the birth of the modern world....
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Book 3/3 of the series, all amazing
- By Teedo on 2024-03-19
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The History of the Renaissance World
- From the Rediscovery of Aristotle to the Conquest of Constantinople
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Series: The Story of the World
- Length: 21 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 2013-10-08
- Language: English
- A lively and fascinating narrative history about the birth of the modern world....
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The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Revised and Updated
- The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It's Too Late
- Written by: Thom Hartmann, Neale Donald Walsch - associate editor
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 18 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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While everything appears to be collapsing around us - ecodamage, genetic engineering, virulent diseases, water shortages, global famine, wars - we can still do something about it and create a world that will work for us and for our children's children....
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Only one way forward
- By Laura on 2022-08-16
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The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight: Revised and Updated
- The Fate of the World and What We Can Do Before It's Too Late
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 18 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 2019-01-30
- Language: English
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While everything appears to be collapsing around us - ecodamage, genetic engineering, virulent diseases, water shortages, global famine, wars - we can still do something about it and create a world that will work for us and for our children's children....
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Dear Reader
- The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il
- Written by: Michael Malice
- Narrated by: Marcus Freeman
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
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No country is as misunderstood as North Korea, and no modern tyrant has remained more mysterious than the Dear Leader, Kim Jong Il....
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absolutely worth the time
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-02-29
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Dear Reader
- The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il
- Narrated by: Marcus Freeman
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 2017-04-10
- Language: English
- No country is as misunderstood as North Korea, and no modern tyrant has remained more mysterious than the Dear Leader, Kim Jong Il....
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
- Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
- Written by: William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
- Narrated by: Chike Johnson
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
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William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery....
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A Must Listen(read)!!!!
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-06-25
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
- Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
- Narrated by: Chike Johnson
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 2009-12-02
- Language: English
- William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery....
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The Death of Grass
- Written by: John Christopher
- Narrated by: William Gaminara
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
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Christopher's classic post-apocalyptic novel follows the struggles of John Custance and his family as they make their way across an England that is rapidly descending into anarchy....
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Dark
- By Big Bad John on 2020-08-06
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The Death of Grass
- Narrated by: William Gaminara
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 2011-03-25
- Language: English
- Christopher's classic post-apocalyptic novel follows the struggles of John Custance and his family as they make their way across an England that is rapidly descending into anarchy....
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Redeeming Grace
- Daughters of the Promised Land, Book 3
- Written by: Jill Eileen Smith
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
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When famine visits Bethlehem, Boaz holds out hope for rain while his relative Elimelech moves his wife, Naomi, and their sons to Moab....
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Redeeming Grace
- Daughters of the Promised Land, Book 3
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
- Series: Daughters of the Promised Land, Book 3
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 2017-02-14
- Language: English
- When famine visits Bethlehem, Boaz holds out hope for rain while his relative Elimelech moves his wife, Naomi, and their sons to Moab....
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Dear Leader
- Poet, Spy, Escapee - A Look inside North Korea
- Written by: Jang Jin-sung
- Narrated by: Daniel York
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
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In this rare insider's view into contemporary North Korea, a high-ranking counterintelligence agent describes his life as a former poet laureate to Kim Jong-il....
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An insider point of view
- By Stan C. on 2022-01-23
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Dear Leader
- Poet, Spy, Escapee - A Look inside North Korea
- Narrated by: Daniel York
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 2014-07-01
- Language: English
- In this rare insider's view into contemporary North Korea, a high-ranking counterintelligence agent describes his life as a former poet laureate to Kim Jong-il....
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The Cultural Revolution
- A People's History, 1962—1976
- Written by: Frank Dikötter
- Narrated by: Daniel York Loh
- Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
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Acclaimed by the Daily Mail as 'definitive and harrowing', this is the final volume of ‘The People’s Trilogy', begun by the Samuel Johnson prize-winning Mao's Great Famine....
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The Cultural Revolution
- A People's History, 1962—1976
- Narrated by: Daniel York Loh
- Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 2023-11-09
- Language: English
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Acclaimed by the Daily Mail as 'definitive and harrowing', this is the final volume of ‘The People’s Trilogy', begun by the Samuel Johnson prize-winning Mao's Great Famine....
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A Brief History of Misogyny: the World's Oldest Prejudice
- Brief Histories
- Written by: Jack Holland
- Narrated by: Cameron Stewart
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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It's time to recognize that the treatment of women amounts to nothing less than an abuse of human rights on an unthinkable scale....
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Devastating!
- By Lola on 2022-04-16
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A Brief History of Misogyny: the World's Oldest Prejudice
- Brief Histories
- Narrated by: Cameron Stewart
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 2013-01-28
- Language: English
- It's time to recognize that the treatment of women amounts to nothing less than an abuse of human rights on an unthinkable scale....
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China After Mao
- The Rise of a Superpower
- Written by: Frank Dikötter
- Narrated by: Daniel York Loh
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
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From the Samuel Johnson Prize-winning author of Mao's Great Famine comes a timely and compelling account of China in the wake of Chairman Mao....
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China After Mao
- The Rise of a Superpower
- Narrated by: Daniel York Loh
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 2023-07-06
- Language: English
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From the Samuel Johnson Prize-winning author of Mao's Great Famine comes a timely and compelling account of China in the wake of Chairman Mao....
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Midst Toil and Tribulation
- Safehold Series, Book 6
- Written by: David Weber
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 28 hrs and 23 mins
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Once the Church of God Awaiting dominated all the kingdoms of Safehold. Then, after centuries of stasis, the island kingdom of Charis began to defy the edicts of Mother Church—egged on, some say, by the mysterious warrior-monk Merlin Athrawes....
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Seriously over the top performance
- By David Edmonds on 2019-04-26
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Midst Toil and Tribulation
- Safehold Series, Book 6
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Series: Safehold, Book 6
- Length: 28 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 2012-09-21
- Language: English
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Once the Church of God Awaiting dominated all the kingdoms of Safehold. Then, after centuries of stasis, the island kingdom of Charis began to defy the edicts of Mother Church—egged on, some say, by the mysterious warrior-monk Merlin Athrawes....
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The Hard Road Out
- One Woman’s Escape from North Korea
- Written by: Jihyun Park, Seh-Lynn Chai, Sarah Baldwin - translator
- Narrated by: Rosa Escoda
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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North Korea is an open-air prison from which there is no escape. Only a handful of men and women have succeeded. Jihyun Park is one of these rare survivors. Twice she left the land of the ‘socialist miracle’ to flee famine and dictatorship....
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great book but awful narrator
- By Harmony Ackerson on 2024-01-05
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The Hard Road Out
- One Woman’s Escape from North Korea
- Narrated by: Rosa Escoda
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 2022-05-26
- Language: English
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North Korea is an open-air prison from which there is no escape. Only a handful of men and women have succeeded. Jihyun Park is one of these rare survivors. Twice she left the land of the ‘socialist miracle’ to flee famine and dictatorship....
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