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Human Smoke
- The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization
- By: Nicholson Baker
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
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Vivid glimpses of political leaders and their dissenters illuminate and examine the gradual, horrifying advance toward overt global war and Holocaust....
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Not a "History Book" per se
- By Roy on 02-20-09
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Human Smoke
- The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 08-20-08
- Language: English
- Vivid glimpses of political leaders and their dissenters illuminate and examine the gradual, horrifying advance toward overt global war and Holocaust....
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The Hundred-Year Marathon
- China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower
- By: Michael Pillsbury
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
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One of the US government's leading China experts reveals the hidden strategy fueling that country's rise - and how Americans have been seduced into helping China overtake us....
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Fascinating perspective.
- By Rocky Mackintosh on 01-05-17
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The Hundred-Year Marathon
- China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 03-24-15
- Language: English
- One of the US government's leading China experts reveals the hidden strategy fueling that country's rise - and how Americans have been seduced into helping China overtake us....
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1848
- Year of Revolution
- By: Mike Rapport
- Narrated by: Hugh Kermode
- Length: 16 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1848, a violent storm of revolutions ripped through Europe. The torrent all but swept away the conservative order that had kept peace on the continent since Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in 1815 - but which in many countries had also suppressed dreams of national freedom....
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1848 by Mike Rapport
- By Aria Amirbahman on 02-07-22
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1848
- Year of Revolution
- Narrated by: Hugh Kermode
- Length: 16 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 12-21-21
- Language: English
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In 1848, a violent storm of revolutions ripped through Europe. The torrent all but swept away the conservative order that had kept peace on the continent since Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in 1815 - but which in many countries had also suppressed dreams of national freedom....
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Titans of History
- The Giants Who Made Our World
- By: Simon Sebag Montefiore
- Narrated by: Steve West
- Length: 22 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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In this inspiring, horrifying, and accessible collection of short, entertaining, and vivid life stories, Simon Sebag Montefiore - one of our preeminent historians and a prizewinning writer - presents the giant characters who have changed the course of world history....
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Party line history
- By Narada on 11-24-18
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Titans of History
- The Giants Who Made Our World
- Narrated by: Steve West
- Length: 22 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 10-16-18
- Language: English
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In this inspiring, horrifying, and accessible collection of short, entertaining, and vivid life stories, Simon Sebag Montefiore - one of our preeminent historians and a prizewinning writer - presents the giant characters who have changed the course of world history....
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No Man’s Land
- 1918, the Last Year of the Great War
- By: John Toland
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 25 hrs and 5 mins
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From freezing infantrymen huddled in trenches to intricate political maneuvering in European capitals, noted historian John Toland tells of the unforgettable final year of the First World War....
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Oddly biased, but worthy account of the period
- By Hellocat on 04-04-18
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No Man’s Land
- 1918, the Last Year of the Great War
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 25 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 09-26-17
- Language: English
- From freezing infantrymen huddled in trenches to intricate political maneuvering in European capitals, noted historian John Toland tells of the unforgettable final year of the First World War....
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Pathogenesis
- A History of the World in Eight Plagues
- By: Jonathan Kennedy
- Narrated by: Jonathan Kennedy
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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According to the accepted narrative of progress, humans have thrived thanks to their brains and brawn, collectively bending the arc of history....
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Devolves into political advocacy
- By Mark Fackler on 04-29-23
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Pathogenesis
- A History of the World in Eight Plagues
- Narrated by: Jonathan Kennedy
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 04-18-23
- Language: English
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According to the accepted narrative of progress, humans have thrived thanks to their brains and brawn, collectively bending the arc of history....
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The French Revolution
- From Enlightenment to Tyranny
- By: Ian Davidson
- Narrated by: Clive Chafer
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
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A vital and illuminating look at this profoundly important (and often perplexing) historical moment, by former Financial Times chief foreign affairs columnist Ian Davidson....
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superficial; trite
- By David Hart on 04-25-19
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The French Revolution
- From Enlightenment to Tyranny
- Narrated by: Clive Chafer
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 04-09-19
- Language: English
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A vital and illuminating look at this profoundly important (and often perplexing) historical moment, by former Financial Times chief foreign affairs columnist Ian Davidson....
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Enemy at the Gates
- The Battle for Stalingrad
- By: William Craig
- Narrated by: David Baker
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
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A classic work of World War II history that brings to vivid, dramatic life one of the bloodiest battles ever fought - and the beginning of the end for the Third Reich....
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An Unforgettable and Haunting Read
- By Jean on 02-03-16
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Enemy at the Gates
- The Battle for Stalingrad
- Narrated by: David Baker
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 01-05-16
- Language: English
- A classic work of World War II history that brings to vivid, dramatic life one of the bloodiest battles ever fought - and the beginning of the end for the Third Reich....
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Stoned
- Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World
- By: Aja Raden
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
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What makes a stone a jewel? What makes a jewel priceless? And why do we covet beautiful things? Listen to find out....
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Cringe-inducing, vapid, and self-conscious
- By Adeliese Baumann on 12-27-16
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Stoned
- Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 02-16-16
- Language: English
- What makes a stone a jewel? What makes a jewel priceless? And why do we covet beautiful things? Listen to find out....
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Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream
- The Most Revealing Portrait of a President and Presidential Power Ever Written
- By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman, Jim Frangione
- Length: 17 hrs and 1 min
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Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream is a work of biography like few others. With uncanny insight and a richly engrossing style, the author renders LBJ in all his vibrant, conflicted humanity....
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Unfortunately simple slant.
- By Lynda Rands on 01-22-17
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Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream
- The Most Revealing Portrait of a President and Presidential Power Ever Written
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman, Jim Frangione
- Length: 17 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 10-18-16
- Language: English
- Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream is a work of biography like few others. With uncanny insight and a richly engrossing style, the author renders LBJ in all his vibrant, conflicted humanity....
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Grandmama of Europe
- The Crowned Descendants of Queen Victoria
- By: Theo Aronson
- Narrated by: Pearl Hewitt
- Length: 16 hrs and 27 mins
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Although rarely documented as the warmest of monarchs and often criticized for her surly attitude to motherhood, Queen Victoria did successfully heir nine children. By the late 19th century, she had over 30 surviving grandchildren....
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I loved it so much
- By L. T. McIlrath on 10-18-23
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Grandmama of Europe
- The Crowned Descendants of Queen Victoria
- Narrated by: Pearl Hewitt
- Length: 16 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 04-27-21
- Language: English
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Although rarely documented as the warmest of monarchs and often criticized for her surly attitude to motherhood, Queen Victoria did successfully heir nine children. By the late 19th century, she had over 30 surviving grandchildren....
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Fateful Triangle
- The United States, Israel, and the Palestinians (Updated Edition)
- By: Noam Chomsky
- Narrated by: Brian Jones
- Length: 30 hrs and 6 mins
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From its establishment to the present day, Israel has enjoyed a special position in the American roster of international friends. In Fateful Triangle, Noam Chomsky explores....
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Ethical Right to the Point
- By Not-Professor know-it-all on 09-23-15
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Fateful Triangle
- The United States, Israel, and the Palestinians (Updated Edition)
- Narrated by: Brian Jones
- Length: 30 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 07-28-15
- Language: English
- From its establishment to the present day, Israel has enjoyed a special position in the American roster of international friends. In Fateful Triangle, Noam Chomsky explores....
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Spies
- The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West
- By: Calder Walton
- Narrated by: Dugald Bruce-Lockhart
- Length: 20 hrs and 22 mins
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Calder Walton presents the “riveting” (The Economist), secret story of the hundred-year intelligence war between Russia and the West with lessons for our new superpower conflict with China.
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A detailed history, inexcusably marred by politics
- By Thomas Randolph on 08-12-23
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Spies
- The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West
- Narrated by: Dugald Bruce-Lockhart
- Length: 20 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 06-06-23
- Language: English
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Calder Walton presents the “riveting” (The Economist), secret story of the hundred-year intelligence war between Russia and the West with lessons for our new superpower conflict with China.
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Washington Bullets
- A History of the CIA, Coups, and Assassinations
- By: Vijay Prashad
- Narrated by: Neil Shah
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
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Washington Bullets is written in the best traditions of Marxist journalism and history-writing. It is a book of fluent stories, full of detail about US imperialism, but never letting the minutiae obscure the larger political point....
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The US empire needs to fall
- By Savannah Boyd on 04-28-24
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Washington Bullets
- A History of the CIA, Coups, and Assassinations
- Narrated by: Neil Shah
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 09-14-21
- Language: English
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Washington Bullets is written in the best traditions of Marxist journalism and history-writing. It is a book of fluent stories, full of detail about US imperialism, but never letting the minutiae obscure the larger political point....
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Theodore Rex
- By: Edmund Morris
- Narrated by: Harry Chase
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
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The most eagerly awaited presidential biography in years, Theodore Rex is a sequel to Edmund Morris’s classic bestseller The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt....
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An attention getter
- By William on 05-27-03
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Theodore Rex
- Narrated by: Harry Chase
- Series: Theodore Roosevelt (abridged), Book 2
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 11-14-01
- Language: English
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The most eagerly awaited presidential biography in years, Theodore Rex is a sequel to Edmund Morris’s classic bestseller The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt....
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The Power of Geography
- Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World (Politics of Place)
- By: Tim Marshall
- Narrated by: Tim Marshall
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
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From the author of the New York Times best seller Prisoners of Geography, the highly anticipated follow-up that uses 10 maps of crucial regions around the globe to explain the geopolitical strategies of today’s world powers and what it means for our future....
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The power of geography
- By MYG on 06-18-22
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The Power of Geography
- Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World (Politics of Place)
- Narrated by: Tim Marshall
- Series: Politics of Place
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 11-09-21
- Language: English
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From the author of the New York Times best seller Prisoners of Geography, the highly anticipated follow-up that uses 10 maps of crucial regions around the globe to explain the geopolitical strategies of today’s world powers and what it means for our future....
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Spain in Our Hearts
- Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
- By: Adam Hochschild
- Narrated by: Henry Strozier
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
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From acclaimed best-selling author Adam Hochschild, a sweeping history of the Spanish Civil War, told through a dozen characters, including Ernest Hemingway and George Orwell....
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Great book very well written and narrated
- By James750 on 05-12-16
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Spain in Our Hearts
- Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
- Narrated by: Henry Strozier
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 03-29-16
- Language: English
- From acclaimed best-selling author Adam Hochschild, a sweeping history of the Spanish Civil War, told through a dozen characters, including Ernest Hemingway and George Orwell....
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Poland
- A Novel
- By: James A. Michener
- Narrated by: Larry McKeever
- Length: 30 hrs and 51 mins
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In this sweeping novel, James A. Michener chronicles eight tumultuous centuries as three Polish families live out their destinies....
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Horrible narration
- By Hack on 01-27-17
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Poland
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Larry McKeever
- Length: 30 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 09-08-15
- Language: English
- In this sweeping novel, James A. Michener chronicles eight tumultuous centuries as three Polish families live out their destinies....
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Hitler's Hangman
- The Life of Heydrich
- By: Robert Gerwarth
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
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Reinhard Heydrich is widely recognized as one of the great iconic villains of the 20th century, an appalling figure even within the context of the Nazi leadership....
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A different perspective on the Third Reich
- By Robyn on 11-18-16
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Hitler's Hangman
- The Life of Heydrich
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 08-30-16
- Language: English
- Reinhard Heydrich is widely recognized as one of the great iconic villains of the 20th century, an appalling figure even within the context of the Nazi leadership....
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The Last Ships from Hamburg
- Business, Rivalry, and the Race to Save Russia’s Jews on the Eve of World War I
- By: Steven Ujifusa
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
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A propulsive human drama, The Last Ships from Hamburg chronicles the mass exodus of Jews from Eastern Europe to America in the early years of the twentieth century, and the men who made it possible....
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Great history of Eastern European emigration
- By Wayne Eisman on 02-21-24
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The Last Ships from Hamburg
- Business, Rivalry, and the Race to Save Russia’s Jews on the Eve of World War I
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 11-21-23
- Language: English
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A propulsive human drama, The Last Ships from Hamburg chronicles the mass exodus of Jews from Eastern Europe to America in the early years of the twentieth century, and the men who made it possible....
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