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In Search of a Kingdom
- Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire
- By: Laurence Bergreen
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
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In this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer of Magellan, Columbus, and Marco Polo brings alive the singular life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, the pirate/explorer/admiral whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed....
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Better than the text
- By Bramante on 04-07-21
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In Search of a Kingdom
- Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 03-16-21
- Language: English
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In this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer of Magellan, Columbus, and Marco Polo brings alive the singular life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, the pirate/explorer/admiral whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed....
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Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt
- By: Eleanor Roosevelt
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 18 hrs and 30 mins
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A candid and insightful look at an era and a life through the eyes of one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century, First Lady and humanitarian Eleanor Roosevelt....
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Fascinating
- By Jean on 03-26-18
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Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 18 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 10-21-14
- Language: English
- A candid and insightful look at an era and a life through the eyes of one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century, First Lady and humanitarian Eleanor Roosevelt....
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Retribution
- The Battle for Japan, 1944 - 45
- By: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 27 hrs and 41 mins
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In his critically acclaimed Armageddon, Hastings detailed the last twelve months of the struggle for Germany. Here, in what can be considered a companion volume, he covers the horrific story of the war against Japan....
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A superb study by one of the world's finest histor
- By Easton Reader on 12-22-16
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Retribution
- The Battle for Japan, 1944 - 45
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 27 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 09-16-15
- Language: English
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In his critically acclaimed Armageddon, Hastings detailed the last twelve months of the struggle for Germany. Here, in what can be considered a companion volume, he covers the horrific story of the war against Japan....
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Stalin, Volume I
- Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928
- By: Stephen Kotkin
- Narrated by: Paul Hecht
- Length: 38 hrs and 47 mins
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A magnificent new biography that revolutionizes our understanding of Stalin and his world....
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Excellent Book But First Time Listener Beware
- By Nostromo on 03-23-15
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Stalin, Volume I
- Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928
- Narrated by: Paul Hecht
- Series: Stalin, Book 1
- Length: 38 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 12-04-14
- Language: English
- A magnificent new biography that revolutionizes our understanding of Stalin and his world....
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Lawrence in Arabia
- War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East
- By: Scott Anderson
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 23 hrs and 45 mins
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A thrilling and revelatory narrative of one of the most epic and consequential periods in 20th century history - the Arab Revolt and the secret “great game” to control the Middle East....
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A Comprehensive, Compelling Biography
- By Lester Gesteland on 10-05-20
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Lawrence in Arabia
- War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 23 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 08-25-20
- Language: English
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A thrilling and revelatory narrative of one of the most epic and consequential periods in 20th century history - the Arab Revolt and the secret “great game” to control the Middle East....
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Bolivar
- American Liberator
- By: Marie Arana
- Narrated by: David Crommett
- Length: 20 hrs and 11 mins
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The definitive English-language biography of Simón Bolívar, the, "George Washington of South America," who remains strangely unknown in the United States....
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There will be blood.
- By Joselo on 08-02-13
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Bolivar
- American Liberator
- Narrated by: David Crommett
- Length: 20 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 07-08-13
- Language: English
- The definitive English-language biography of Simón Bolívar, the, "George Washington of South America," who remains strangely unknown in the United States....
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The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
- By: Toby Wilkinson
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 18 hrs and 53 mins
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In this landmark work, one of the world's most renowned Egyptologists tells the epic story of this great civilization, from its birth as the first nation-state to its final absorption....
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Well Written and Detailed
- By Matthew G. on 01-26-18
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The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 18 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 09-12-17
- Language: English
- In this landmark work, one of the world's most renowned Egyptologists tells the epic story of this great civilization, from its birth as the first nation-state to its final absorption....
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1493
- Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
- By: Charles C. Mann
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 17 hrs and 46 mins
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More than 200 million years ago, geological forces split apart the continents. Isolated from each other, the two halves of the world developed radically different suites of plants and animals....
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Fascinating Mindbending History.
- By Betsy Powel on 12-19-11
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1493
- Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 17 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 08-09-11
- Language: English
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More than 200 million years ago, geological forces split apart the continents. Isolated from each other, the two halves of the world developed radically different suites of plants and animals....
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No Ordinary Time
- Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
- By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 39 hrs and 14 mins
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No Ordinary Time describes how the isolationist and divided United States of 1940 was unified under the extraordinary leadership of Franklin Roosevelt....
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Great at 1.5 speed
- By Brett on 01-04-13
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No Ordinary Time
- Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 39 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 05-04-11
- Language: English
- No Ordinary Time describes how the isolationist and divided United States of 1940 was unified under the extraordinary leadership of Franklin Roosevelt....
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Prisoners of Geography
- Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World
- By: Tim Marshall
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
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Whether ancient, crumbling parchments or generated by Google, maps tell us things we want to know, not only about our current location but about the world in general....
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It's a Book about Maps! Please provide the Maps!
- By Sherry on 06-19-17
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Prisoners of Geography
- Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Series: Politics of Place
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 10-26-16
- Language: English
- Whether ancient, crumbling parchments or generated by Google, maps tell us things we want to know, not only about our current location but about the world in general....
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The Crusades
- The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
- By: Thomas Asbridge
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 25 hrs and 32 mins
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The Crusades is an authoritative, accessible single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the Holy Land in the Middle Ages....
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Comprehensive
- By Tad Davis on 10-04-16
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The Crusades
- The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 25 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 08-16-16
- Language: English
- The Crusades is an authoritative, accessible single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the Holy Land in the Middle Ages....
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The Collapse of the Third Republic
- An Inquiry into the Fall of France in 1940
- By: William L. Shirer
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 48 hrs and 10 mins
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As an international war correspondent and radio commentator, William L. Shirer didn't just research the fall of France. He was there. In just six weeks, he watched the Third Reich topple one of the world's oldest military powers - and institute a rule of terror and paranoia....
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So much information
- By Daniel L Carmony on 05-14-19
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The Collapse of the Third Republic
- An Inquiry into the Fall of France in 1940
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 48 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 04-30-19
- Language: English
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As an international war correspondent and radio commentator, William L. Shirer didn't just research the fall of France. He was there. In just six weeks, he watched the Third Reich topple one of the world's oldest military powers - and institute a rule of terror and paranoia....
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The Rising Sun
- The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945
- By: John Toland
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 41 hrs and 9 mins
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This Pulitzer Prize-winning history of World War II chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Japanese empire....
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A political as well as military history
- By Mike From Mesa on 07-30-15
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The Rising Sun
- The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 41 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 06-27-14
- Language: English
- This Pulitzer Prize-winning history of World War II chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Japanese empire....
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Salt
- A World History
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
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So much of our human body is made up of salt that we'd be dead without it...
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More than SALT
- By Karen on 03-12-03
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Salt
- A World History
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 02-20-03
- Language: English
- So much of our human body is made up of salt that we'd be dead without it...
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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
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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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Held my interest for 57 hours and 13 minutes
- By Jonnie on 11-08-10
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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
- 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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Babel
- Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
- By: R. F. Kuang
- Narrated by: Chris Lew Kum Hoi, Billie Fulford-Brown
- Length: 21 hrs and 46 mins
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1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation....
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The novel language lovers have been waiting for
- By LisaLee on 09-06-22
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Babel
- Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
- Narrated by: Chris Lew Kum Hoi, Billie Fulford-Brown
- Length: 21 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 08-23-22
- Language: English
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1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation....
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Empire
- By: Niall Ferguson
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 15 hrs and 13 mins
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The British Empire was the largest in all history: the nearest thing to global domination ever achieved. The world we know today is in large measure the product of Britain's age of empire....
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Not Balanced till Conclusion
- By Hectoris on 08-13-20
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Empire
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 15 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 03-07-18
- Language: English
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The British Empire was the largest in all history: the nearest thing to global domination ever achieved. The world we know today is in large measure the product of Britain's age of empire....
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Destined for War
- Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?
- By: Graham Allison
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 12 hrs and 43 mins
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When Athens went to war with Sparta some 2,500 years ago, the Greek historian Thucydides identified one simple cause: A rising power threatened to displace a ruling one....
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Balances, Counter-Balances and Traps
- By Joyce U. Olewe on 10-09-17
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Destined for War
- Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 12 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 05-30-17
- Language: English
- When Athens went to war with Sparta some 2,500 years ago, the Greek historian Thucydides identified one simple cause: A rising power threatened to displace a ruling one....
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The Woman Who Smashed Codes
- A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine who Outwitted America's Enemies
- By: Jason Fagone
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
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The incredible true story of the greatest codebreaking duo that ever lived, an American woman and her husband who invented the modern science of cryptology together....
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Captivating Biography
- By Jean on 11-20-17
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The Woman Who Smashed Codes
- A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine who Outwitted America's Enemies
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 09-26-17
- Language: English
- The incredible true story of the greatest codebreaking duo that ever lived, an American woman and her husband who invented the modern science of cryptology together....
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Killing Patton
- The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General
- By: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
- Narrated by: Bill O'Reilly
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
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General George S. Patton, Jr., died under mysterious circumstances in the months following the end of World War II. For almost 70 years, there has been suspicion that his death was not an accident....
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A good book with alot of flaws
- By Alan on 09-24-14
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Killing Patton
- The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General
- Narrated by: Bill O'Reilly
- Series: The Killing Series (O'Reilly and Dugard)
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 09-23-14
- Language: English
- General George S. Patton, Jr., died under mysterious circumstances in the months following the end of World War II. For almost 70 years, there has been suspicion that his death was not an accident....
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