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Chaos
- Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
- By: Tom O'Neill, Dan Piepenbring
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,056
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,427
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,401
Over two grim nights in Los Angeles, the young followers of Charles Manson murdered seven people. Twenty years ago, when journalist Tom O'Neill was reporting a magazine piece about the murders, he worried there was nothing new to say. Then he unearthed shocking evidence of a cover-up....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Don't fall for the negative reviews...
- By Visualverbs on 08-04-19
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1. Chaos
- Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 06-25-19
- Language: English
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Nuclear War
- A Scenario
- By: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,897
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,816
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,817
There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war. And one of the triggers for that war would be a nuclear missile inbound toward the United States.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book, but read waaayyy to slow.
- By Robert on 04-24-24
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2. Nuclear War
- A Scenario
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 03-26-24
- Language: English
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The Demon of Unrest
- A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Erik Larson
- Length: 17 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,194
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,132
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,132
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln and the start of the Civil War—a simmering crisis that finally tore a deeply divided nation in two....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Most Appropriate Narrator
- By D.P. on 05-01-24
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3. The Demon of Unrest
- A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Erik Larson
- Length: 17 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 04-30-24
- Language: English
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Extreme Ownership
- How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
- By: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Narrated by: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 74,727
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 65,111
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Story5 out of 5 stars 64,803
Two U.S. Navy SEAL officers demonstrate how to apply powerful battlefield leadership principles from the battlefield to business and life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I don't read SEAL Books...
- By Amazon Customer on 02-21-17
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4. Extreme Ownership
- How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
- Narrated by: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Series: Extreme Ownership
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 10-19-15
- Language: English
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Spare
- By: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Narrated by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 69,885
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 64,568
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Story5 out of 5 stars 64,360
It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow—and horror. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be thinking and feeling....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Gutterball!
- By Jimmyjoejangles on 01-10-23
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5. Spare
- Narrated by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 01-10-23
- Language: English
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The Wager
- A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, David Grann
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,401
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,898
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,896
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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2 out of 5 stars
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Gasping for Air
- By Jean Engle on 04-19-23
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6. The Wager
- A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, David Grann
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 04-18-23
- Language: English
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An Unfinished Love Story
- A Personal History of the 1960s
- By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrated by: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Bryan Cranston
- Length: 17 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 380
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 347
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Story5 out of 5 stars 347
An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most beloved historians, artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history. She takes you along on the emotional journey she and her husband embarked upon in the last years of his life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Great Listen
- By Bill on 04-20-24
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7. An Unfinished Love Story
- A Personal History of the 1960s
- Narrated by: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Bryan Cranston
- Length: 17 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 04-16-24
- Language: English
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Sapiens
- A Brief History of Humankind
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55,442
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 47,377
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 47,056
A groundbreaking narrative that explores the ways in which biology and history have shaped our understanding of what it means to be “human”.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Should be required reading
- By Blue Zion on 12-22-18
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8. Sapiens
- A Brief History of Humankind
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Series: Sapiens
- Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 08-15-17
- Language: English
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The Age of Napoleon
- A History of European Civilization from 1789 to 1815: The Story of Civilization, Book 11
- By: Will Durant, Ariel Durant
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 43 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 428
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 366
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Story5 out of 5 stars 366
The Age of Napoleon, the 11th and final volume of the Story of Civilization, surveys the amazing chain of events that wrenched Europe out of the Enlightenment and into the age of democracy....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A gift to humanity
- By Eric on 01-28-16
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9. The Age of Napoleon
- A History of European Civilization from 1789 to 1815: The Story of Civilization, Book 11
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Series: The Story of Civilization, Book 11
- Length: 43 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 11-18-15
- Language: English
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Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee, Danny Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22,178
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19,483
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19,438
In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe....
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5 out of 5 stars
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An outstanding story, highly recommended
- By S. Blakely on 06-22-17
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10. Killers of the Flower Moon
- The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee, Danny Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 04-18-17
- Language: English
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Homo Deus
- A Brief History of Tomorrow
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26,826
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 23,253
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23,084
Yuval Noah Harari returns with an original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity's future and our quest to upgrade humans into gods....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun But With A Couple O' Caveats--
- By Gillian on 02-22-17
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11. Homo Deus
- A Brief History of Tomorrow
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Series: Sapiens
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 02-21-17
- Language: English
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Ripper
- The Secret Life of Walter Sickert
- By: Patricia Cornwell
- Narrated by: Mary Stuart Masterson
- Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 825
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 712
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Story4 out of 5 stars 709
Vain and charismatic Walter Sickert made a name for himself as a painter in Victorian London. But the ghoulish nature of his art - as well as extensive evidence - points to another name....
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1 out of 5 stars
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I thought this was a new book.
- By Stephanie on 03-01-17
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12. Ripper
- The Secret Life of Walter Sickert
- Narrated by: Mary Stuart Masterson
- Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 02-28-17
- Language: English
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The Warmth of Other Suns
- The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
- By: Isabel Wilkerson
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 22 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 13,627
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 12,039
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Story5 out of 5 stars 11,981
From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. Wilkerson compares this epic migration to the migrations of other peoples in history....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superior non-fiction
- By Lila on 05-20-11
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13. The Warmth of Other Suns
- The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 22 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 12-26-10
- Language: English
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Vanderbilt
- The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
- By: Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe
- Narrated by: Anderson Cooper
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,628
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,882
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,855
New York Times best-selling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times best-selling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty - his mother’s family, the Vanderbilts....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting Approach to a Well Known History
- By HistoryNerd on 09-24-21
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14. Vanderbilt
- The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
- Narrated by: Anderson Cooper
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 09-21-21
- Language: English
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When the Night Comes Falling
- A Requiem for the Idaho Student Murders
- By: Howard Blum
- Narrated by: Zac Aleman
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 184
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 184
Bestselling author Howard Blum, whose groundbreaking coverage of the story was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, tells the definitive inside story of the Idaho murders.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I have been waiting for so long to get this book and it did not disappoint!
- By Amazon Customer on 06-30-24
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15. When the Night Comes Falling
- A Requiem for the Idaho Student Murders
- Narrated by: Zac Aleman
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 06-25-24
- Language: English
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The Boys in the Boat
- Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- By: Daniel James Brown
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 42,450
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 38,410
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Story5 out of 5 stars 38,293
The number one New York Times best-selling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany, the inspiration for the PBS documentary The Boys of '36, broadcast to coincide with the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 80th anniversary of the boys' gold medal race....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Dear Publishers of Audio Books
- By Lynn on 08-04-14
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16. The Boys in the Boat
- Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 06-04-13
- Language: English
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Rome
- Strategy of Empire
- By: James Lacey
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 18 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story5 out of 5 stars 10
James Lacey provides a comprehensive, persuasive, and engaging account of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire....
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5 out of 5 stars
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More detailed information on Rome.
- By George Bettasso on 01-03-24
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17. Rome
- Strategy of Empire
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 18 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 06-27-23
- Language: English
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Prequel
- An American Fight Against Fascism
- By: Rachel Maddow
- Narrated by: Rachel Maddow
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,730
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,493
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,490
Inspired by her research for the hit podcast Ultra, Rachel Maddow charts the rise of a wild American strain of authoritarianism that has been alive on the far-right edge of our politics for the better part of a century....
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5 out of 5 stars
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As good as Ultra was it did not have the time to fill in the historical holes… Prequel does that.
- By Lorraine Petrosky on 10-19-23
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18. Prequel
- An American Fight Against Fascism
- Narrated by: Rachel Maddow
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 10-17-23
- Language: English
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The Last Castle
- The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home
- By: Denise Kiernan
- Narrated by: Denise Kiernan
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 957
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 850
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 846
The fascinating true story behind the magnificent Gilded Age mansion Biltmore - the largest, grandest residence ever built in the United States....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Very factual
- By Jennifer on 11-28-17
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19. The Last Castle
- The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home
- Narrated by: Denise Kiernan
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 09-26-17
- Language: English
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Talking to Strangers
- What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 70,633
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 61,158
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 60,793
Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of the number-one New York Times best seller Outliers, reinvents the audiobook in this immersive production of Talking to Strangers, a powerful examination of our interactions with people....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable listen with some facts incorrect
- By Jim on 09-11-19
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20. Talking to Strangers
- What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 09-10-19
- Language: English
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