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Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 of 2
- By: Plutarch
- Narrated by: B. J. Harrison
- Length: 41 hrs and 4 mins
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Plutarchs's (46-120 A.D.) epic chronicle of the lives of great Grecians and Romans....
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TABLE of CONTENTS here:
- By Amazon Customer on 02-24-16
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Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1 of 2
- Narrated by: B. J. Harrison
- Length: 41 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 08-06-14
- Language: English
- Plutarchs's (46-120 A.D.) epic chronicle of the lives of great Grecians and Romans....
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Guns, Germs, and Steel
- The Fates of Human Societies
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
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Evolutionary biologist Jared Diamond stunningly dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible for history's broadest patterns....
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Badly Abridged
- By Carol L. on 09-19-06
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Guns, Germs, and Steel
- The Fates of Human Societies
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 09-28-05
- Language: English
- Evolutionary biologist Jared Diamond stunningly dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible for history's broadest patterns....
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The Library
- A Fragile History
- By: Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
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Perfect for book lovers, this is a fascinating exploration of the history of libraries and the people who built them, from the ancient world to the digital age....
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Stays on point
- By Alex on 04-29-23
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The Library
- A Fragile History
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 11-09-21
- Language: English
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Perfect for book lovers, this is a fascinating exploration of the history of libraries and the people who built them, from the ancient world to the digital age....
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The Scythian Empire
- Central Eurasia and the Birth of the Classical Age from Persia to China
- By: Christopher I. Beckwith
- Narrated by: Jim Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
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This audiobook narrated by Jim Lee provides a rich, discovery-filled account of how a forgotten empire transformed the ancient world....
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Demystifying the mysteries of the Ancient Worlds through a common source
- By cpdb on 02-10-23
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The Scythian Empire
- Central Eurasia and the Birth of the Classical Age from Persia to China
- Narrated by: Jim Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 01-17-23
- Language: English
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This audiobook narrated by Jim Lee provides a rich, discovery-filled account of how a forgotten empire transformed the ancient world....
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Sea Power
- The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans
- By: Admiral James Stavridis USN - Ret.
- Narrated by: Marc Cashman
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
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From the time of the Greeks and the Persians clashing in the Mediterranean, sea power has determined world power....
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Highly Recommend. Brilliant, engaging & thoughtful
- By Francis Claro on 06-22-17
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Sea Power
- The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans
- Narrated by: Marc Cashman
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 06-06-17
- Language: English
- From the time of the Greeks and the Persians clashing in the Mediterranean, sea power has determined world power....
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The Buried Book
- The Loss and Rediscovery of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh
- By: David Damrosch
- Narrated by: William Hughes
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
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This is the riveting story of the discovery of the world's first literary epic, the "Epic of Gilgamesh"....
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interesting- but not for everyone
- By J Michael on 07-16-08
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The Buried Book
- The Loss and Rediscovery of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh
- Narrated by: William Hughes
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 12-31-07
- Language: English
- This is the riveting story of the discovery of the world's first literary epic, the "Epic of Gilgamesh"....
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The Yugas
- Keys to Understanding Our Hidden Past, Emerging Energy Age and Enlightened Future
- By: Joseph Selbie, David Steinmetz, Swami Kriyananda - foreword
- Narrated by: Paul Brion
- Length: 12 hrs and 43 mins
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Today's view of history cannot account for ancient anomalies, such as the Pyramids and advanced knowledge contained in India's Vedas. But in 1894, an Indian sage gave us an explanation not only for our hidden past but for the trends of today and for our future enlightenment....
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Excellent book but one slight problem
- By Z on 02-19-19
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The Yugas
- Keys to Understanding Our Hidden Past, Emerging Energy Age and Enlightened Future
- Narrated by: Paul Brion
- Length: 12 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 09-25-18
- Language: English
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Today's view of history cannot account for ancient anomalies, such as the Pyramids and advanced knowledge contained in India's Vedas. But in 1894, an Indian sage gave us an explanation not only for our hidden past but for the trends of today and for our future enlightenment....
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Jadoo
- By: John A. Keel
- Narrated by: Clay Lomakayu
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
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This story of a real-life Indiana Jones of the 1950s named John Keel contains everything but a trip to Venus in a flying saucer - a subject our newsman/explorer would become famous for a decade later....
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Good read. I recommend it
- By TrueLeo on 07-10-24
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Jadoo
- Narrated by: Clay Lomakayu
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 11-15-18
- Language: English
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This story of a real-life Indiana Jones of the 1950s named John Keel contains everything but a trip to Venus in a flying saucer - a subject our newsman/explorer would become famous for a decade later....
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The Mosquito
- A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator
- By: Timothy C. Winegard
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
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A pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in determining humanity’s fate....
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Major Disappointment
- By Amazon Customer on 09-02-19
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The Mosquito
- A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 19 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 08-06-19
- Language: English
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A pioneering and groundbreaking work of narrative nonfiction that offers a dramatic new perspective on the history of humankind, showing how through millennia, the mosquito has been the single most powerful force in determining humanity’s fate....
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King of the World
- The Life of Cyrus the Great
- By: Matt Waters
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
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The Persian Empire was the world's first hyperpower, with territory stretching from Central Asia to Northeastern Africa and from Southeastern Europe to the Indus Valley. It was the dominant geopolitical force from the later sixth century to its conquest by Alexander in the 330s BCE....
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Accessibile and informative
- By Amazon Customer on 12-22-23
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King of the World
- The Life of Cyrus the Great
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 07-05-22
- Language: English
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The Persian Empire was the world's first hyperpower, with territory stretching from Central Asia to Northeastern Africa and from Southeastern Europe to the Indus Valley. It was the dominant geopolitical force from the later sixth century to its conquest by Alexander in the 330s BCE....
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The Pleiades and Our Secret Destiny
- By: Frederick Dodson
- Narrated by: Thomas Miller
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
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This audiobook tells the story of the author's personal encounters with blue-skinned beings from the Pleiades as well as other amazing encounters with strange people, places, and beings....
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Compelling
- By Tracker Buckmann on 05-19-19
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The Pleiades and Our Secret Destiny
- Narrated by: Thomas Miller
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 01-14-19
- Language: English
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This audiobook tells the story of the author's personal encounters with blue-skinned beings from the Pleiades as well as other amazing encounters with strange people, places, and beings....
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Pistis Sophia: A Gnostic Gospel
- By: G.R.S. Mead
- Narrated by: Barry J Peterson
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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Pistis Sophia (Greek: Π?στις Σοφ?α) is a Gnostic text discovered in 1773, possibly written between the 3rd and 4th centuries AD....
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Pistis Sophia Review
- By Anonymous User on 08-29-21
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Pistis Sophia: A Gnostic Gospel
- Narrated by: Barry J Peterson
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 02-26-18
- Language: English
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Pistis Sophia (Greek: Π?στις Σοφ?α) is a Gnostic text discovered in 1773, possibly written between the 3rd and 4th centuries AD....
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The Patterning Instinct
- A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning
- By: Jeremy Lent, Fritjof Capra - foreword
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
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This fresh perspective on crucial questions of history identifies the root metaphors that cultures have used to construct meaning in their world....
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Wonderful book! Changes your perspective on the human race and where we might be going.
- By Susan on 03-29-18
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The Patterning Instinct
- A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 09-19-17
- Language: English
- This fresh perspective on crucial questions of history identifies the root metaphors that cultures have used to construct meaning in their world....
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The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World
- By: Robert Garland, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Robert Garland
- Length: 24 hrs and 28 mins
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The past truly comes alive as you take a series of imaginative leaps into the world of history's anonymous citizens....
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Tantalizing time trip
- By Mark on 08-21-13
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The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World
- Narrated by: Robert Garland
- Series: The Great Courses: Ancient History
- Length: 24 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 07-08-13
- Language: English
- The past truly comes alive as you take a series of imaginative leaps into the world of history's anonymous citizens....
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Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines
- More Frequently Asked Questions About the Ancient Greeks and Romans
- By: Garrett Ryan
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
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In a series of fast-paced essays, Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines answers 40 questions that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has been asked in the classroom and through his popular YouTube channel ToldinStone....
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- By the big black bear on 05-12-24
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Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines
- More Frequently Asked Questions About the Ancient Greeks and Romans
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 10-03-23
- Language: English
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In a series of fast-paced essays, Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines answers 40 questions that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has been asked in the classroom and through his popular YouTube channel ToldinStone....
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World Order
- By: Henry Kissinger
- Narrated by: Nicholas Hormann
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
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Henry Kissinger offers in World Order a deep meditation on the roots of international harmony and global disorder. Drawing on his experience as one of the foremost statesmen of the modern era Kissinger now reveals his analysis of the ultimate challenge for the 21st century....
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More retrospective than future oriented
- By Scott on 10-23-14
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World Order
- Narrated by: Nicholas Hormann
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 09-09-14
- Language: English
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Henry Kissinger offers in World Order a deep meditation on the roots of international harmony and global disorder. Drawing on his experience as one of the foremost statesmen of the modern era Kissinger now reveals his analysis of the ultimate challenge for the 21st century....
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24 Hours in Ancient Athens
- A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There
- By: Philip Matyszak
- Narrated by: Gareth Richards
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
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During the course of a day we meet twenty-four Athenians from all strata of society—from the slave-girl to the councilman, the vase painter to the naval commander, the housewife to the hoplite—and get to know what the real Athens was like by spending an hour in their company....
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Maybe the narrator for 24 hours in Rome spoiled me
- By Dan R. on 04-06-23
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24 Hours in Ancient Athens
- A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There
- Narrated by: Gareth Richards
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 07-26-22
- Language: English
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During the course of a day we meet twenty-four Athenians from all strata of society—from the slave-girl to the councilman, the vase painter to the naval commander, the housewife to the hoplite—and get to know what the real Athens was like by spending an hour in their company....
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The Cleopatras
- The Forgotten Queens of Egypt
- By: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Narrated by: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
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One of history’s most iconic figures, Cleopatra is rightly remembered as a clever and charismatic ruler. But few today realize that she was the last in a long line of Egyptian queens who bore that name. Historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones tells the dramatic story of these seven incomparable women....
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Fascinating
- By JD on 06-24-24
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The Cleopatras
- The Forgotten Queens of Egypt
- Narrated by: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 05-21-24
- Language: English
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One of history’s most iconic figures, Cleopatra is rightly remembered as a clever and charismatic ruler. But few today realize that she was the last in a long line of Egyptian queens who bore that name. Historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones tells the dramatic story of these seven incomparable women....
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Lost Worlds of South America
- By: Edwin Barnhart, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Edwin Barnhart
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
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Buried by the centuries on soaring mountain slopes and beneath arid deserts and lush jungles of South America, the remains of extraordinary, majestic civilizations....
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A Thorough Review based on Archaeology
- By Mike on 11-19-13
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Lost Worlds of South America
- Narrated by: Edwin Barnhart
- Series: The Great Courses: Ancient History
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 07-08-13
- Language: English
- Buried by the centuries on soaring mountain slopes and beneath arid deserts and lush jungles of South America, the remains of extraordinary, majestic civilizations....
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Lives of the Eminent Philosophers
- By: Diogenes Laertius, Pamela Mensch - translator, James Miller - editor
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 28 hrs and 33 mins
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This anthology is a miscellany of maxims and anecdotes that generations of Western readers have consulted for edification as well as entertainment ever since Lives of the Eminent Philosophers came to prominence in Renaissance Italy....
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Could be worse ....
- By Mohad Cheridi on 01-31-19
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Lives of the Eminent Philosophers
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 28 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 12-04-18
- Language: English
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This anthology is a miscellany of maxims and anecdotes that generations of Western readers have consulted for edification as well as entertainment ever since Lives of the Eminent Philosophers came to prominence in Renaissance Italy....
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