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Eight Days at Yalta
- How Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin Shaped the Post-War World
- By: Diana Preston
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 13 hrs and 40 mins
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In the last winter of the Second World War, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin arrived in the Crimean resort of Yalta. Over eight days of bargaining, bombast, and intermittent bonhomie, they decided on the conduct of the final stages of the war....
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- By Teunis D. Baas on 12-16-21
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Eight Days at Yalta
- How Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin Shaped the Post-War World
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 13 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 02-04-20
- Language: English
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In the last winter of the Second World War, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin arrived in the Crimean resort of Yalta. Over eight days of bargaining, bombast, and intermittent bonhomie, they decided on the conduct of the final stages of the war....
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Charles de Gaulle
- By: Don Cook
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 22 hrs and 45 mins
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This magnificent volume offers fresh evaluations and sheds new light on Europe's most controversial and enigmatic general, politician, and statesman....
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A great book about a complex person
- By Wallen on 04-20-11
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Charles de Gaulle
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 22 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 04-09-09
- Language: English
- This magnificent volume offers fresh evaluations and sheds new light on Europe's most controversial and enigmatic general, politician, and statesman....
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Russia Without Putin
- Money, Power and the Myths of the New Cold War
- By: Tony Wood
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
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It is impossible to think of Russia today without thinking of Vladimir Putin. More than any other major national leader, he personifies his country in the eyes of the outside world, and dominates Western media coverage of it to an extraordinary extent....
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Russia Without Putin
- Money, Power and the Myths of the New Cold War
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 11-13-18
- Language: English
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It is impossible to think of Russia today without thinking of Vladimir Putin. More than any other major national leader, he personifies his country in the eyes of the outside world, and dominates Western media coverage of it to an extraordinary extent....
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The Catholic Church [Modern Library Chronicles]
- By: Hans Kung
- Narrated by: Robert O'Keefe
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
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In 1979 the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith withdrew Hans Kung's missio canonica....
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Theologian's Accurate View of Church Development
- By Jack on 01-12-06
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The Catholic Church [Modern Library Chronicles]
- Narrated by: Robert O'Keefe
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 07-15-05
- Language: English
- In 1979 the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith withdrew Hans Kung's missio canonica....
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Havel
- A Life
- By: Michael Zantovsky
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 18 hrs and 14 mins
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Written by Michael Zantovsky, Havel's former press secretary, advisor, and longtime friend, Havel: A Life presents a revelatory portrait of this giant among men....
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Superb bio; mediocre narrator
- By Matthew Winters on 06-12-15
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Havel
- A Life
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 18 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 11-18-14
- Language: English
- Written by Michael Zantovsky, Havel's former press secretary, advisor, and longtime friend, Havel: A Life presents a revelatory portrait of this giant among men....
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House of War
- The Pentagon and the Disastrous Rise of American Power
- By: James Carroll
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 26 hrs and 28 mins
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This landmark, myth-shattering work chronicles the most powerful institution in America....
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A Biased Account
- By GoTravel1385a on 09-06-07
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House of War
- The Pentagon and the Disastrous Rise of American Power
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 26 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 05-31-06
- Language: English
- This landmark, myth-shattering work chronicles the most powerful institution in America....
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1959
- The Year Everything Changed
- By: Fred Kaplan
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
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Fred Kaplan looks past the 1960s to the year that really changed America....
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Facinating look at a neglected moment in history
- By James on 05-25-11
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1959
- The Year Everything Changed
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 02-16-10
- Language: English
- Fred Kaplan looks past the 1960s to the year that really changed America....
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The Science of Liberty
- Democracy, Reason, and the Laws of Nature
- By: Timothy Ferris
- Narrated by: Fred Stella
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
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Timothy Ferris makes a passionate case for science as the inspiration behind the rise of liberalism and democracy....
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Liberty: The Final Solution
- By Nelson Alexander on 02-19-11
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The Science of Liberty
- Democracy, Reason, and the Laws of Nature
- Narrated by: Fred Stella
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 02-08-11
- Language: English
- Timothy Ferris makes a passionate case for science as the inspiration behind the rise of liberalism and democracy....
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Dismantling the Empire
- America’s Last Best Hope
- By: Chalmers Johnson
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
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If we do not learn from the fates of past empires, the author suggests, our decline and fall are foreordained....
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Unimpressed
- By Logical Paradox on 08-19-14
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Dismantling the Empire
- America’s Last Best Hope
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 08-17-10
- Language: English
- If we do not learn from the fates of past empires, the author suggests, our decline and fall are foreordained....
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Eurotrash
- Why America Must Reject the Failed Ideas of a Dying Continent
- By: David Harsanyi
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
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Europe has been declining under the weight of its antiquated institutions, economic fatigue, moral anemia, and cultural surrender....
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Details on many ways Europe is lacking
- By Alicia B. on 11-15-21
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Eurotrash
- Why America Must Reject the Failed Ideas of a Dying Continent
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 10-26-21
- Language: English
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Europe has been declining under the weight of its antiquated institutions, economic fatigue, moral anemia, and cultural surrender....
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Revolt
- The Worldwide Uprising Against Globalization
- By: Nadav Eyal
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
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Revolt is an eloquent and provocative challenge to the prevailing wisdom about the rise of nationalism and populism. With a vibrant and informed voice, Nadav Eyal illustrates how modern globalization is not sustainable....
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Good observations, very politically biased.
- By P. Bradley on 11-29-23
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Revolt
- The Worldwide Uprising Against Globalization
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 01-26-21
- Language: English
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Revolt is an eloquent and provocative challenge to the prevailing wisdom about the rise of nationalism and populism. With a vibrant and informed voice, Nadav Eyal illustrates how modern globalization is not sustainable....
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Standing at Armageddon
- A Grassroots History of the Progressive Era
- By: Nell Irvin Painter
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
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Standing at Armageddon is a comprehensive and lively historical account of America's shift from a rural and agrarian society to an urban and industrial society....
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Great history of this era
- By Anonymous User on 12-18-23
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Standing at Armageddon
- A Grassroots History of the Progressive Era
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 01-14-20
- Language: English
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Standing at Armageddon is a comprehensive and lively historical account of America's shift from a rural and agrarian society to an urban and industrial society....
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A World Safe for Democracy
- Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order
- By: John Ikenberry
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
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For 200 years, the grand project of liberal internationalism has been to build a world order that is open, loosely rules-based, and oriented toward progressive ideas. Today this project is in crisis, threatened by illiberal challengers and nationalist-populist movements....
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A genuine American Dr Frankenstein
- By Jose on 06-27-23
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A World Safe for Democracy
- Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 09-28-20
- Language: English
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For 200 years, the grand project of liberal internationalism has been to build a world order that is open, loosely rules-based, and oriented toward progressive ideas. Today this project is in crisis, threatened by illiberal challengers and nationalist-populist movements....
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From Silk to Silicon
- The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives
- By: Jeffrey E. Garten
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
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From Silk to Silicon tells the story of who these men and women were, what they did, how they did it, and how their achievements continue to shape our world today....
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Fantastic Journey
- By Michael on 06-06-16
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From Silk to Silicon
- The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 03-01-16
- Language: English
- From Silk to Silicon tells the story of who these men and women were, what they did, how they did it, and how their achievements continue to shape our world today....
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The Vietnam War
- A Concise International History
- By: Mark Atwood Lawrence
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
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Hailed as a "pithy and compelling account of an intensely relevant topic" ( Kirkus Reviews), this wide-ranging volume offers a superb account of a key moment in modern U.S. and world history....
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Politically Slanting But Enjoyable Narrative
- By Jonathan Hoyle on 04-11-14
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The Vietnam War
- A Concise International History
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 03-24-11
- Language: English
- Hailed as a "pithy and compelling account of an intensely relevant topic" ( Kirkus Reviews), this wide-ranging volume offers a superb account of a key moment in modern U.S. and world history....
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Empires of the Weak
- The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World
- By: J. C. Sharman
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
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Empires of the Weak argues that Europeans had no general military superiority in the early modern era. J. C. Sharman shows instead that European expansion is better explained by deference to strong Asian and African polities, disease in the Americas, and maritime supremacy....
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An interesting revisionist take on colonialism and empire.
- By Linda S. on 07-10-24
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Empires of the Weak
- The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 05-14-19
- Language: English
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Empires of the Weak argues that Europeans had no general military superiority in the early modern era. J. C. Sharman shows instead that European expansion is better explained by deference to strong Asian and African polities, disease in the Americas, and maritime supremacy....
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The Pursuit of Power
- Technology, Armed Force, and Society since A.D. 1000
- By: William H. McNeill
- Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Length: 15 hrs and 2 mins
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In this magnificent synthesis of military, technological, and social history, William H. McNeill explores a whole millennium of human upheaval and traces the path....
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Brilliant, lucid history
- By Ariel on 07-04-22
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The Pursuit of Power
- Technology, Armed Force, and Society since A.D. 1000
- Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Length: 15 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 01-03-18
- Language: English
- In this magnificent synthesis of military, technological, and social history, William H. McNeill explores a whole millennium of human upheaval and traces the path....
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The End of Ambition
- The United States and the Third World in the Vietnam Era
- By: Mark Atwood Lawrence
- Narrated by: Jim Seybert
- Length: 16 hrs and 42 mins
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At the start of the 1960s, John F. Kennedy and other American liberals expressed boundless optimism about the ability of the United States to promote democracy and development in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America....
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The End of Ambition
- The United States and the Third World in the Vietnam Era
- Narrated by: Jim Seybert
- Length: 16 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 11-19-21
- Language: English
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At the start of the 1960s, John F. Kennedy and other American liberals expressed boundless optimism about the ability of the United States to promote democracy and development in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America....
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In the Ruins of Empire
- By: Ronald Spector
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
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Americans are accustomed to thinking that World War II ended on August 14, 1945, when the Japanese surrendered unconditionally. Yet on the mainland of Asia peace was a brief, fretful interlude....
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Informative, but not an engrossing listen
- By S on 02-19-08
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In the Ruins of Empire
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 07-19-07
- Language: English
- Americans are accustomed to thinking that World War II ended on August 14, 1945, when the Japanese surrendered unconditionally. Yet on the mainland of Asia peace was a brief, fretful interlude....
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Owning the Earth
- The Transforming History of Land Ownership
- By: Andro Linklater
- Narrated by: J. Paul Guimont
- Length: 17 hrs and 9 mins
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The history and evolution of land ownership is a fascinating chronicle in the history of civilization, offering unexpected insights about how various forms of democracy and capitalism developed....
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Interesting
- By S. Olsen on 06-30-15
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Owning the Earth
- The Transforming History of Land Ownership
- Narrated by: J. Paul Guimont
- Length: 17 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 10-30-14
- Language: English
- The history and evolution of land ownership is a fascinating chronicle in the history of civilization, offering unexpected insights about how various forms of democracy and capitalism developed....
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