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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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Stalin
- New Biography of a Dictator
- By: Oleg V. Khlevniuk, Nora Seligman Favorov - translator
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 18 hrs
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This essential biography, by the author most deeply familiar with the vast archives of the Soviet era, offers an unprecedented, fine-grained portrait of Stalin, the man and dictator....
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Loved it, but wouldn't want to live it
- By Neil on 01-12-20
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Stalin
- New Biography of a Dictator
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 18 hrs
- Release date: 03-13-18
- Language: English
- This essential biography, by the author most deeply familiar with the vast archives of the Soviet era, offers an unprecedented, fine-grained portrait of Stalin, the man and dictator....
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The Wise Men
- Six Friends and the World They Made
- By: Evan Thomas, Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Jonathan Reese
- Length: 33 hrs and 27 mins
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Six close friends shaped the role their country would play in the dangerous years following World War II....
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Dull with poor narration
- By KD6161 on 03-31-17
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The Wise Men
- Six Friends and the World They Made
- Narrated by: Jonathan Reese
- Length: 33 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 01-29-13
- Language: English
- Six close friends shaped the role their country would play in the dangerous years following World War II....
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Paris 1919
- Six Months That Changed the World
- By: Margaret MacMillan
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 25 hrs and 47 mins
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Winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize, renowned historian Margaret MacMillan's best-selling Paris 1919 is the story of six remarkable months that changed the world....
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Good book, well narrated
- By W. F. Rucker on 02-07-09
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Paris 1919
- Six Months That Changed the World
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 25 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 08-01-05
- Language: English
- Winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize, renowned historian Margaret MacMillan's best-selling Paris 1919 is the story of six remarkable months that changed the world....
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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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A Short History of Russia
- How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin
- By: Mark Galeotti
- Narrated by: Mark Galeotti
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
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Russia’s epic and dramatic history told in an accessible, lively and short form, from Ivan the Terrible to Vladimir Putin via Catherine the Great, the Russian Revolution and the fall of the USSR....
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Wonderful short history
- By Tad Davis on 01-19-21
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A Short History of Russia
- How the World's Largest Country Invented Itself, from the Pagans to Putin
- Narrated by: Mark Galeotti
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 07-07-20
- Language: English
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Russia’s epic and dramatic history told in an accessible, lively and short form, from Ivan the Terrible to Vladimir Putin via Catherine the Great, the Russian Revolution and the fall of the USSR....
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The Supreme Commander
- The War Years of Dwight D. Eisenhower
- By: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 32 hrs and 48 mins
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In this classic portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower the soldier, best-selling historian Stephen E. Ambrose examines the Allied commander's leadership during World War II....
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Very Interesting of the politics of war
- By Timothy on 06-28-17
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The Supreme Commander
- The War Years of Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 32 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 10-18-16
- Language: English
- In this classic portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower the soldier, best-selling historian Stephen E. Ambrose examines the Allied commander's leadership during World War II....
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The Second World War
- By: Antony Beevor
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 39 hrs and 18 mins
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Beevor's grand and provocative account is destined to become the definitive work on this complex, tragic, and endlessly fascinating period in world history....
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It Fills in Gaps I Didn't Know Existed
- By DJM on 07-31-12
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The Second World War
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 39 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 06-20-12
- Language: English
- Beevor's grand and provocative account is destined to become the definitive work on this complex, tragic, and endlessly fascinating period in world history....
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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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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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Smoke and Ashes
- Opium's Hidden Histories
- By: Amitav Ghosh
- Narrated by: Ranjit Madgavkar
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
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Ghosh unravels the impact of the opium trade on global history and in his own family—the climax of a years long project....
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a must read
- By Baboo TH on 05-19-24
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Smoke and Ashes
- Opium's Hidden Histories
- Narrated by: Ranjit Madgavkar
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 02-14-24
- Language: English
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Ghosh unravels the impact of the opium trade on global history and in his own family—the climax of a years long project....
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American Caesar
- Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964
- By: William Manchester
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 31 hrs and 53 mins
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Virtually all Americans above a certain age hold strong opinions about Douglas MacArthur....
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A Great American
- By Charlotte A. Hu on 05-19-13
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American Caesar
- Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 31 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 11-05-08
- Language: English
- Virtually all Americans above a certain age hold strong opinions about Douglas MacArthur....
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Agent Sonya
- Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy
- By: Ben Macintyre
- Narrated by: Ben Macintyre
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
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In 1942, in a quiet village in the leafy English Cotswolds, a thin, elegant woman lived in a small cottage with her three children and her husband, who worked as a machinist nearby. Ursula Burton was friendly but reserved, and spoke English with a slight foreign accent....
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Wanted to love it
- By Robert Bell on 09-30-20
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Agent Sonya
- Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy
- Narrated by: Ben Macintyre
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 09-15-20
- Language: English
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In 1942, in a quiet village in the leafy English Cotswolds, a thin, elegant woman lived in a small cottage with her three children and her husband, who worked as a machinist nearby. Ursula Burton was friendly but reserved, and spoke English with a slight foreign accent....
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Istanbul
- City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the World
- By: Thomas F. Madden
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
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For more than two millennia, Istanbul has stood at the crossroads of the world, perched at the very tip of Europe, gazing across the shores of Asia....
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A History Without People
- By SeanO on 04-02-19
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Istanbul
- City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the World
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 11-22-16
- Language: English
- For more than two millennia, Istanbul has stood at the crossroads of the world, perched at the very tip of Europe, gazing across the shores of Asia....
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Crimea
- By: Orlando Figes
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 20 hrs and 38 mins
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The terrible conflict that dominated the mid-19th century, the Crimean War, killed at least 800,000 men and pitted Russia against a formidable coalition of Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire....
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Outstanding History of the Crimean War
- By Rick Sailor on 11-08-18
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Crimea
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 20 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 07-12-18
- Language: English
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The terrible conflict that dominated the mid-19th century, the Crimean War, killed at least 800,000 men and pitted Russia against a formidable coalition of Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire....
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The Guns at Last Light
- The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945
- By: Rick Atkinson
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 32 hrs and 18 mins
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The eagerly awaited final volume in Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy. It is the 20th century's unrivaled epic: at a staggering price, the United States and its allies liberated Europe and vanquished Hitler....
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Well Written Overview
- By David I. Williams on 05-25-13
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The Guns at Last Light
- The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Series: The Liberation Trilogy, Book 3
- Length: 32 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 05-14-13
- Language: English
- The eagerly awaited final volume in Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy. It is the 20th century's unrivaled epic: at a staggering price, the United States and its allies liberated Europe and vanquished Hitler....
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Citizens of London
- The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour
- By: Lynne Olson
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 17 hrs and 29 mins
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In Citizens of London, Lynne Olson has written a work of World War II history even more relevant and revealing than her acclaimed Troublesome Young Men....
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If we are together nothing is impossible
- By Susan on 03-06-10
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Citizens of London
- The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 17 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 02-22-10
- Language: English
- In Citizens of London, Lynne Olson has written a work of World War II history even more relevant and revealing than her acclaimed Troublesome Young Men....
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Empire of Blue Water
- Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe that Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign
- By: Stephan Talty
- Narrated by: John H. Mayer
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
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Henry Morgan challenged the greatest empire on earth with a ragtag bunch of renegades and brought it to its knees. This is the real story of the pirates of the Caribbean....
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Morbid Terrorists?
- By Jack on 11-11-08
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Empire of Blue Water
- Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe that Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign
- Narrated by: John H. Mayer
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 04-04-07
- Language: English
- Henry Morgan challenged the greatest empire on earth with a ragtag bunch of renegades and brought it to its knees. This is the real story of the pirates of the Caribbean....
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Blitzed
- Drugs in the Third Reich
- By: Norman Ohler, Shaun Whiteside - translator, Claire Bloom - director
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
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The Nazi regime preached an ideology of physical, mental, and moral purity. But as Norman Ohler reveals in this gripping new history, the Third Reich was saturated with drugs....
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The best "Gotterdammerung" book I have ever read.
- By James Carl Barsz, MD on 05-06-17
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Blitzed
- Drugs in the Third Reich
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 03-07-17
- Language: English
- The Nazi regime preached an ideology of physical, mental, and moral purity. But as Norman Ohler reveals in this gripping new history, the Third Reich was saturated with drugs....
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Adolf Hitler
- By: John Toland
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 44 hrs and 42 mins
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Based on previously unpublished documents, diaries, notes, photographs, and dramatic interviews with Hitler's colleagues and associates....
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Strange Person
- By Mark on 11-25-14
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Adolf Hitler
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 44 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 05-21-14
- Language: English
- Based on previously unpublished documents, diaries, notes, photographs, and dramatic interviews with Hitler's colleagues and associates....
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