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China After Mao
- The Rise of a Superpower
- 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: 07-06-23
- 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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Catalyst
- By: Rachel Grant
- Narrated by: Greg Tremblay
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
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When a food storage depot in famine-struck South Sudan is torched, American aid worker Brie Stewart flees, only to land in a market where she's the next item up for auction....
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Romantic Suspence At Its Best
- By Lia on 02-20-20
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Catalyst
- Narrated by: Greg Tremblay
- Series: Flashpoint, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 11-21-17
- Language: English
- When a food storage depot in famine-struck South Sudan is torched, American aid worker Brie Stewart flees, only to land in a market where she's the next item up for auction....
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Hunger
- By: Donna Jo Napoli
- Narrated by: Sarah-Jane Drummey
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
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Through the eyes of 12-year-old Lorraine, this haunting novel from the award-winning author of Hidden gives insight and understanding into a little-known part of history - the Irish potato famine....
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The Hunger of Ireland
- By Judith Gardiner on 07-14-24
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Hunger
- Narrated by: Sarah-Jane Drummey
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 03-06-18
- Language: English
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Through the eyes of 12-year-old Lorraine, this haunting novel from the award-winning author of Hidden gives insight and understanding into a little-known part of history - the Irish potato famine....
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The Great Warming
- Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations
- By: Brian Fagan
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
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A breakout best seller on how the earth's previous global warming phase reshaped human societies from the Arctic to the Sahara....
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Good book but unpracticed, disjointed narration.
- By Paul on 09-12-10
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The Great Warming
- Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 02-16-10
- Language: English
- A breakout best seller on how the earth's previous global warming phase reshaped human societies from the Arctic to the Sahara....
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The Alchemy of Air
- A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler
- By: Thomas Hager
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
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A sweeping history of tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the discovery that changed billions of lives - including your own....
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Great Book Thoroughly Researched
- By Terry A. Gray on 10-21-11
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The Alchemy of Air
- A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 10-12-10
- Language: English
- A sweeping history of tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the discovery that changed billions of lives - including your own....
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Bad Samaritans
- The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism
- By: Ha-Joon Chang
- Narrated by: Jim Bond
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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This book calls on America to return to its abandoned role, to offer a helping hand instead of a closed fist to countries struggling to follow in our footsteps....
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Not Convinced!
- By Oldtimer on 11-20-08
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Bad Samaritans
- The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism
- Narrated by: Jim Bond
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 09-18-08
- Language: English
- This book calls on America to return to its abandoned role, to offer a helping hand instead of a closed fist to countries struggling to follow in our footsteps....
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The Death of Grass
- 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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Excellent, frightening story
- By Linda B on 03-28-11
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The Death of Grass
- Narrated by: William Gaminara
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 03-25-11
- 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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Khrushchev
- The Man and His Era
- By: William Taubman
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 34 hrs and 36 mins
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The definitive biography of the mercurial Soviet leader who succeeded and denounced Stalin. Nikita Khrushchev was one of the most complex and important political figures of the twentieth century....
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Remarkable story That very few people know of
- By Zaidan on 03-21-23
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Khrushchev
- The Man and His Era
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 34 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 12-27-22
- Language: English
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The definitive biography of the mercurial Soviet leader who succeeded and denounced Stalin. Nikita Khrushchev was one of the most complex and important political figures of the twentieth century....
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Animal, Vegetable, Junk
- A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal
- By: Mark Bittman
- Narrated by: Mark Bittman
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
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From bestselling author and pioneering journalist Mark Bittman comes an expansive look at how history has been shaped by humanity’s appetite for food, farmland, and the money behind it all—and how a better future is within reach....
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Mostly Junk
- By Daniel Ducat on 05-22-21
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Animal, Vegetable, Junk
- A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal
- Narrated by: Mark Bittman
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 02-02-21
- Language: English
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From bestselling author and pioneering journalist Mark Bittman comes an expansive look at how history has been shaped by humanity’s appetite for food, farmland, and the money behind it all—and how a better future is within reach....
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The Holodomor
- The History and Legacy of the Ukrainian Famine Engineered by the Soviet Union
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
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The Holodomor: The History and Legacy of the Ukrainian Famine Engineered by the Soviet Union examines the events that brought about the famine and its terrible toll....
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The terrifying truth!
- By TheMom on 01-21-23
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The Holodomor
- The History and Legacy of the Ukrainian Famine Engineered by the Soviet Union
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 12-09-20
- Language: English
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The Holodomor: The History and Legacy of the Ukrainian Famine Engineered by the Soviet Union examines the events that brought about the famine and its terrible toll....
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Island on Fire
- The Extraordinary Story of a Forgotten Volcano That Changed the World
- By: Alexandra Witze, Jeff Kanipe
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
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Can a single explosion change the course of history? An eruption at the end of the 18th century led to years of climate change while igniting famine, disease, and even perhaps revolution....
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Interesting and Pertinent Topic!
- By Catherine Puma on 01-23-22
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Island on Fire
- The Extraordinary Story of a Forgotten Volcano That Changed the World
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 06-04-19
- Language: English
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Can a single explosion change the course of history? An eruption at the end of the 18th century led to years of climate change while igniting famine, disease, and even perhaps revolution....
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The Great Shame
- And the Triumph of the Irish in the English-Speaking World
- By: Thomas Keneally
- Narrated by: John McDonough
- Length: 35 hrs and 50 mins
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Thomas Keneally, the Booker Prize-winning author of Schindler’s List, is universally praised for crafting smooth narratives from authentic historical events...
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First read
- By WGrubb on 04-08-16
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The Great Shame
- And the Triumph of the Irish in the English-Speaking World
- Narrated by: John McDonough
- Length: 35 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 07-08-11
- Language: English
- Thomas Keneally, the Booker Prize-winning author of Schindler’s List, is universally praised for crafting smooth narratives from authentic historical events...
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Three Famines
- By: Thomas Keneally
- Narrated by: Peter Byrne
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
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This is the story of three terrible famines....
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A Clinical Approach to Starvation
- By Lynn on 01-03-12
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Three Famines
- Narrated by: Peter Byrne
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 06-28-11
- Language: English
- This is the story of three terrible famines....
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Braving North Korea
- True Stories of Those Secretly Bringing Hope to One of the Darkest Nations On Earth
- By: Scott Croft
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
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Ruled by a maniacal dictator and cut off from the outside world, the citizens of North Korea are living in a darkness that has nearly destroyed ...
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Essential read!
- By Girl Wonder on 06-22-24
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Braving North Korea
- True Stories of Those Secretly Bringing Hope to One of the Darkest Nations On Earth
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
- Release date: 05-07-24
- Language: English
- Ruled by a maniacal dictator and cut off from the outside world, the citizens of North Korea are living in a darkness that has nearly destroyed ...
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Mao's Great Famine
- The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62
- By: Frank Dikötter
- Narrated by: Daniel York Loh
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
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Between 1958 and 1962, 45 million Chinese people were worked, starved or beaten to death. Mao Zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the Great Leap Forward, an attempt to catch up with and overtake the West in less than fifteen years. It led to one of the world's greatest catastrophes.
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how it describes the horrors with anecdotes and then uses stats to show bot only did it happen but also that it was common
- By Donald on 06-28-24
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Mao's Great Famine
- The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62
- Narrated by: Daniel York Loh
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 05-23-24
- Language: English
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Between 1958 and 1962, 45 million Chinese people were worked, starved or beaten to death. Mao Zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the Great Leap Forward, an attempt to catch up with and overtake the West in less than fifteen years. It led to one of the world's greatest catastrophes.
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Stars Between the Sun and Moon
- One Woman's Life in North Korea and Escape to Freedom
- By: Lucia Jang, Susan McClelland
- Narrated by: Janet Song
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
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Born in 1970s North Korea, Lucia Jang grew up in a typical household - her parents worked in the factories, and the family scraped by on rations....
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Fantastic story. Well read.
- By Jfm on 02-20-16
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Stars Between the Sun and Moon
- One Woman's Life in North Korea and Escape to Freedom
- Narrated by: Janet Song
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 10-05-15
- Language: English
- Born in 1970s North Korea, Lucia Jang grew up in a typical household - her parents worked in the factories, and the family scraped by on rations....
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The Irish Potato Famine
- The History and Legacy of the Mass Starvation in Ireland During the 19th Century
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dave Wright
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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In their long history of suffering, nothing was ever so terrible as what the Irish endured during the Great Potato Famine that struck the country in the 1840s....
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The horror of it all
- By PowderRiverRose on 07-20-17
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The Irish Potato Famine
- The History and Legacy of the Mass Starvation in Ireland During the 19th Century
- Narrated by: Dave Wright
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Release date: 04-02-15
- Language: English
- In their long history of suffering, nothing was ever so terrible as what the Irish endured during the Great Potato Famine that struck the country in the 1840s....
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The Great Famine: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Great Hunger in Ireland from 1845 to 1849 and How the Irish Potato Famine Was Solved
- Exploring Europe’s Past
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
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In this audiobook, you are invited on a journey back to the 1840s, to the heart of Ireland’s darkest hour.
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The Great Famine: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Great Hunger in Ireland from 1845 to 1849 and How the Irish Potato Famine Was Solved
- Exploring Europe’s Past
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 03-21-24
- Language: English
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In this audiobook, you are invited on a journey back to the 1840s, to the heart of Ireland’s darkest hour.
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Days of War and Famine
- Days of the Apocalypse, Book 2
- By: Mark E. Fisher
- Narrated by: James Lawrence
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
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In Rome, when the Antichrist invites Chelsea to an intimate dinner, his promises of wealth, power, and prestige threaten to ensnare her....
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Good story. Almost impossible to deal with the narrator.
- By Debra on 06-01-24
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Days of War and Famine
- Days of the Apocalypse, Book 2
- Narrated by: James Lawrence
- Series: Days Of The Apocalpyse, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 06-12-23
- Language: English
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In Rome, when the Antichrist invites Chelsea to an intimate dinner, his promises of wealth, power, and prestige threaten to ensnare her....
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The New Breadline
- Hunger and Hope in the Twenty-First Century
- By: Jean-Martin Bauer
- Narrated by: Jean-Martin Bauer
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
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A humanitarian leader with more than two decades of experience working for the United Nations takes aim at the global food crisis—revealing how hunger anywhere affects lives everywhere and what steps we can take to change course....
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The New Breadline
- Hunger and Hope in the Twenty-First Century
- Narrated by: Jean-Martin Bauer
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 06-25-24
- Language: English
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A humanitarian leader with more than two decades of experience working for the United Nations takes aim at the global food crisis—revealing how hunger anywhere affects lives everywhere and what steps we can take to change course....
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