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A Short History of Nearly Everything
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Richard Matthews
- Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27,737
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21,051
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20,947
Bill Bryson has been an enormously popular author both for his travel books and for his books on the English language. Now, this beloved comic genius turns his attention to science...
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Only Book I reread imediatley after reading
- By Andrew on 11-09-09
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21. A Short History of Nearly Everything
- Narrated by: Richard Matthews
- Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 05-04-03
- 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 5,611
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,867
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,840
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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22. 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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A People's History of the United States
- By: Howard Zinn
- Narrated by: Jeff Zinn
- Length: 34 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,003
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,584
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,599
For much of his life, historian Howard Zinn chronicled American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version taught in schools - with its emphasis on great men in high places - to focus on the street, the home, and the workplace....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Amateur hour in the production booth
- By Thomas on 11-09-10
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23. A People's History of the United States
- Narrated by: Jeff Zinn
- Length: 34 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 12-14-09
- Language: English
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Caste (Oprah's Book Club)
- The Origins of Our Discontents
- By: Isabel Wilkerson
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 15 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 20,375
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 17,713
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Story5 out of 5 stars 17,579
The Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant, articulate, highly listenable.
- By GM on 08-05-20
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24. Caste (Oprah's Book Club)
- The Origins of Our Discontents
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 15 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 08-04-20
- Language: English
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The Power Broker
- Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
- By: Robert A. Caro
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 66 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,265
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,736
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,740
Robert Caro's monumental book makes public what few outsiders knew: that Robert Moses was the single most powerful man of his time in the City and in the State of New York....
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5 out of 5 stars
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AMAZING read
- By jeff on 09-15-11
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25. The Power Broker
- Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 66 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 05-20-11
- Language: English
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Challenger
- A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
- By: Adam Higginbotham
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 17 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 205
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 200
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Story5 out of 5 stars 200
From the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight in Chernobyl comes the definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster, based on fascinating in-depth reporting and new archival research—a riveting history that flows like a thriller.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Even though I have read a lot of books about this disaster. This has been the most comprehensive and enjoyable.
- By Andy on 05-25-24
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26. Challenger
- A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 17 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 05-14-24
- Language: English
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When the Sea Came Alive
- An Oral History of D-Day
- By: Garrett M. Graff
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Garrett M. Graff, full cast
- Length: 19 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 73
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 69
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Story5 out of 5 stars 69
A visceral drama, When the Sea Came Alive is the most comprehensive account of D-Day that we have yet to see, and an unforgettable, fitting tribute to the men and women of the Greatest Generation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Simply Fabulous. One of the best audiobooks I’ve EVER listened to!!!!!
- By Will Wyatt on 06-09-24
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27. When the Sea Came Alive
- An Oral History of D-Day
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Garrett M. Graff, full cast
- Length: 19 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 06-04-24
- Language: English
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The Wide Wide Sea
- Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 356
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 335
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Story5 out of 5 stars 335
From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Detailed story of third voyage
- By Sammi on 04-18-24
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28. The Wide Wide Sea
- Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 04-09-24
- Language: English
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When the Clock Broke
- Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s
- By: John Ganz
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story5 out of 5 stars 24
Acclaimed political writer John Ganz looks back at the convulsions at the end of the Reagan era—and their dark legacy today....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing history of the early 90s
- By Aaron R. Isaacson on 06-25-24
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29. When the Clock Broke
- Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 06-18-24
- Language: English
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A Promised Land
- By: Barack Obama
- Narrated by: Barack Obama
- Length: 29 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 54,622
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 47,200
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Story5 out of 5 stars 46,849
In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Color me grateful.
- By Angela on 11-19-20
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30. A Promised Land
- Narrated by: Barack Obama
- Length: 29 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 11-17-20
- Language: English
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
- A History of Nazi Germany
- By: William L. Shirer
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 57 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 17,610
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15,196
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Story5 out of 5 stars 15,128
Winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1961, this worldwide bestselling classic chronicles the most infamous era of our times.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Held my interest for 57 hours and 13 minutes
- By Jonnie on 11-08-10
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31. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
- A History of Nazi Germany
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 57 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 07-16-10
- Language: English
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- 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 19,752
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16,333
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16,329
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Golden Horde/Platinum Listen
- By Cynthia on 12-11-13
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32. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 02-16-10
- Language: English
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The Case for Christ, Revised & Updated
- A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus
- By: Lee Strobel
- Narrated by: Lee Strobel
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,984
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,412
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4,407
Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the son of God? Retracing his own spiritual journey from atheism to faith, Lee Strobel cross-examines a dozen experts....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow
- By Jeff Wedding on 09-07-17
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33. The Case for Christ, Revised & Updated
- A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus
- Narrated by: Lee Strobel
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 10-18-16
- Language: English
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The Hamilton Scheme
- An Epic Tale of Money and Power in the American Founding
- By: William Hogeland
- Narrated by: William Hogeland
- Length: 17 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 2
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Story3 out of 5 stars 2
Alexander Hamilton has become a global celebrity. Millions know his name and imagine knowing the man. But what did he really want for the country? What risks did he run in pursuing those vaulting ambitions? Who tried to stop him? How did they fight?
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34. The Hamilton Scheme
- An Epic Tale of Money and Power in the American Founding
- Narrated by: William Hogeland
- Length: 17 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 05-28-24
- Language: English
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Democracy Awakening
- Notes on the State of America
- By: Heather Cox Richardson
- Narrated by: Heather Cox Richardson
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 887
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 810
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Story5 out of 5 stars 810
A vital and urgent call to action about the precarious state of American democracy, charting its historical challenges and current threats, from one of our era’s most important and insightful historians....
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5 out of 5 stars
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We’d be in a much better position if everyone read this
- By Jeffrey Schwartz on 10-01-23
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35. Democracy Awakening
- Notes on the State of America
- Narrated by: Heather Cox Richardson
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 09-26-23
- Language: English
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The Splendid and the Vile
- A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: John Lee, Erik Larson
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,688
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9,995
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,916
On Winston Churchill’s first day as prime minister, Adolf Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away....
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4 out of 5 stars
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John Lee’s narration is a struggle
- By Leslie Rathjens on 03-05-20
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36. The Splendid and the Vile
- A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
- Narrated by: John Lee, Erik Larson
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 02-25-20
- Language: English
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 24 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,728
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,654
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,620
Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us - an ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose up the social ladder, from leather-aproned shopkeeper to dining with kings....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good book, not crazy about the narrator
- By Cathi on 07-20-13
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37. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 24 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 04-07-11
- Language: English
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Oath and Honor
- A Memoir and a Warning
- By: Liz Cheney
- Narrated by: Liz Cheney
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6,532
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,069
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6,068
In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and many around him, including certain other elected Republican officials, intentionally breached their oath to the Constitution....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Most important book I've ever read.
- By James m Finamore jr on 12-07-23
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38. Oath and Honor
- A Memoir and a Warning
- Narrated by: Liz Cheney
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 12-05-23
- Language: English
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Age of Revolutions
- Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
- By: Fareed Zakaria
- Narrated by: Fareed Zakaria
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 208
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 185
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 185
The internationally bestselling author explores the revolutions—past and present—that define the chaotic, polarized, and unstable age in which we live....
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3 out of 5 stars
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A “Historical”, Neo-Liberal Defense of Biden
- By Timothy on 04-18-24
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39. Age of Revolutions
- Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
- Narrated by: Fareed Zakaria
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 03-26-24
- Language: English
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,201
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,259
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,215
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Compelling pre-history and emergent history
- By Doug on 08-25-11
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40. Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 01-18-11
- Language: English
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