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Can Democracy Work?
- A Short History of a Radical Idea, from Ancient Athens to Our World
- By: James Miller
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
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Today, democracy is the world's only broadly accepted political system, and yet it has become synonymous with disappointment and crisis. How did it come to this? Find out....
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Challenging, Dense, Enlightening, and Hopeful
- By Alex on 12-07-18
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Can Democracy Work?
- A Short History of a Radical Idea, from Ancient Athens to Our World
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 09-18-18
- Language: English
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Today, democracy is the world's only broadly accepted political system, and yet it has become synonymous with disappointment and crisis. How did it come to this? Find out....
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How to Be a Liberal
- The Story of Liberalism and the Fight for Its Life
- By: Ian Dunt
- Narrated by: Ian Dunt
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
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From Brexit Britain to Trump's America to Orban's Hungary, liberal values are under attack. In a soaring narrative that stretches from the...
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Almost Quit Listening, But Glad I Stuck With It
- By Donald Arteaga on 04-19-22
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How to Be a Liberal
- The Story of Liberalism and the Fight for Its Life
- Narrated by: Ian Dunt
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 11-06-20
- Language: English
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From Brexit Britain to Trump's America to Orban's Hungary, liberal values are under attack. In a soaring narrative that stretches from the...
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The Tango War
- The Struggle for the Hearts, Minds and Riches of Latin America During World War II
- By: Mary Jo McConahay
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
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The Tango War fills an important gap in World War II history. Beginning in the '30s, both sides were well aware of the need to control not just the hearts and minds but also the resources of Latin America....
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Not easy to follow
- By J.Brock on 08-25-19
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The Tango War
- The Struggle for the Hearts, Minds and Riches of Latin America During World War II
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 09-18-18
- Language: English
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The Tango War fills an important gap in World War II history. Beginning in the '30s, both sides were well aware of the need to control not just the hearts and minds but also the resources of Latin America....
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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 Middle East and Islamic World Reader
- An Historical Reader for the 21st Century
- By: Marvin E. Gettleman - editor, Stuart Schaar - editor
- Narrated by: Mark Ashby
- Length: 17 hrs and 20 mins
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In this insightful anthology, historians Marvin E. Gettleman and Stuart Schaar have assembled a broad selection of documents and contemporary scholarship....
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The Middle East and Islamic World Reader
- An Historical Reader for the 21st Century
- Narrated by: Mark Ashby
- Length: 17 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 05-06-15
- Language: English
- In this insightful anthology, historians Marvin E. Gettleman and Stuart Schaar have assembled a broad selection of documents and contemporary scholarship....
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War and Peace
- FDR's Final Odyssey, D-Day to Yalta, 1943-1945
- By: Nigel Hamilton
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 21 hrs and 59 mins
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To mark the 75th anniversary of D-day, the stirring climax to Nigel Hamilton's three-part saga of FDR at war - proof that he was WWII's key strategist, even on his deathbed. Nigel Hamilton's celebrated trilogy culminates with a story of triumph and tragedy....
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FDR’s War Years with Positive Spin
- By David A on 05-12-19
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War and Peace
- FDR's Final Odyssey, D-Day to Yalta, 1943-1945
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Series: FDR at War, Book 3
- Length: 21 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 05-08-19
- Language: English
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To mark the 75th anniversary of D-day, the stirring climax to Nigel Hamilton's three-part saga of FDR at war - proof that he was WWII's key strategist, even on his deathbed. Nigel Hamilton's celebrated trilogy culminates with a story of triumph and tragedy....
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Time’s Monster
- How History Makes History
- By: Priya Satia
- Narrated by: Tanya Rodriguez, Priya Satia
- Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins
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For generations, British thinkers told the history of an empire whose story was still very much in the making. Priya Satia shows how these historians not only interpreted the major political events of their time but also shaped the future that followed....
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Outstanding work of scholarship
- By Asid on 08-30-21
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Time’s Monster
- How History Makes History
- Narrated by: Tanya Rodriguez, Priya Satia
- Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 05-11-21
- Language: English
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For generations, British thinkers told the history of an empire whose story was still very much in the making. Priya Satia shows how these historians not only interpreted the major political events of their time but also shaped the future that followed....
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The Good Man of Nanking
- The Diaries of John Rabe
- By: Edwin Wickert
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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This unique and gripping document contains the recently discovered diaries of a German businessman, John Rabe, who saved so many lives in the infamous siege of Nanking....
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why is it narrated by a woman?
- By Anonymous User on 11-10-20
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The Good Man of Nanking
- The Diaries of John Rabe
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 11-07-08
- Language: English
- This unique and gripping document contains the recently discovered diaries of a German businessman, John Rabe, who saved so many lives in the infamous siege of Nanking....
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The Age of Illusions
- How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory
- By: Andrew Bacevich
- Narrated by: Andrew Bacevich, Rob Shapiro
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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When the Cold War ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Washington establishment felt it had prevailed in a world-historical struggle. Our side had won, a verdict that was both decisive and irreversible....
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Needs an update
- By Scott Burton on 05-24-20
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The Age of Illusions
- How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory
- Narrated by: Andrew Bacevich, Rob Shapiro
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 01-07-20
- Language: English
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When the Cold War ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Washington establishment felt it had prevailed in a world-historical struggle. Our side had won, a verdict that was both decisive and irreversible....
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Middle East
- By: Martin Sieff
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
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Martin Sieff offers a jaw-dropping survey of the history and politics of a region that people know surprisingly little about....
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The Incorrect information
- By Kayvan on 05-22-15
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Middle East
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 01-11-08
- Language: English
- Martin Sieff offers a jaw-dropping survey of the history and politics of a region that people know surprisingly little about....
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Oceans of Grain
- How American Wheat Remade the World
- By: Scott Reynolds Nelson
- Narrated by: Jason Arnold
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
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To understand the rise and fall of empires, we must follow the paths traveled by grain—along rivers, between ports, and across seas. In Oceans of Grain, historian Scott Reynolds Nelson reveals how the struggle to dominate these routes transformed the balance of world power....
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Surprisingly great book
- By R. Williams on 10-17-22
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Oceans of Grain
- How American Wheat Remade the World
- Narrated by: Jason Arnold
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 09-06-22
- Language: English
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To understand the rise and fall of empires, we must follow the paths traveled by grain—along rivers, between ports, and across seas. In Oceans of Grain, historian Scott Reynolds Nelson reveals how the struggle to dominate these routes transformed the balance of world power....
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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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Unfabling the East
- The Enlightenment's Encounter with Asia
- By: Jürgen Osterhammel, Robert Savage - translator
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 25 hrs and 49 mins
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During the long 18th century, Europe's travelers, scholars, and intellectuals looked to Asia in a spirit of puzzlement, irony, and openness. Author Jürgen Osterhammel tells the story of the European Enlightenment's nuanced encounter with the great civilizations of the East....
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The Prequel to ‘Orientalism’
- By Amazon Customer on 01-13-19
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Unfabling the East
- The Enlightenment's Encounter with Asia
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 25 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 11-13-18
- Language: English
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During the long 18th century, Europe's travelers, scholars, and intellectuals looked to Asia in a spirit of puzzlement, irony, and openness. Author Jürgen Osterhammel tells the story of the European Enlightenment's nuanced encounter with the great civilizations of the East....
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Dean Acheson
- A Life in the Cold War
- By: Robert L Beisner
- Narrated by: Ben Bartolone
- Length: 31 hrs and 32 mins
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Dean Acheson was one of the most influential Secretaries of State in U.S. history, presiding over American foreign policy during a pivotal era....
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Good subject, too bad about the rest
- By A. M. on 01-09-16
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Dean Acheson
- A Life in the Cold War
- Narrated by: Ben Bartolone
- Length: 31 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 04-22-14
- Language: English
- Dean Acheson was one of the most influential Secretaries of State in U.S. history, presiding over American foreign policy during a pivotal era....
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Franklin and Winston
- An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship
- By: Jon Meacham
- Narrated by: Len Cariou
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
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In Franklin and Winston, Jon Meacham explores the fascinating relationship between the two men who piloted the free world to victory in World War II....
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Parallel of Two Extraordinary Lives
- By Kimberly on 06-05-20
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Franklin and Winston
- An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship
- Narrated by: Len Cariou
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 04-02-07
- Language: English
- In Franklin and Winston, Jon Meacham explores the fascinating relationship between the two men who piloted the free world to victory in World War II....
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The Consequences of Humiliation
- Anger and Status in World Politics
- By: Joslyn Barnhart
- Narrated by: Colleen Patrick
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
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The Consequences of Humiliation explores the nature of national humiliation and its impact on foreign policy. Joslyn Barnhart demonstrates that Germany's catastrophic reaction to humiliation at the end of World War I is part of a broader pattern....
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The Consequences of Humiliation
- Anger and Status in World Politics
- Narrated by: Colleen Patrick
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 04-29-22
- Language: English
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The Consequences of Humiliation explores the nature of national humiliation and its impact on foreign policy. Joslyn Barnhart demonstrates that Germany's catastrophic reaction to humiliation at the end of World War I is part of a broader pattern....
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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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Hitch-22: A Memoir: Booktrack Edition
- By: Christopher Hitchens
- Narrated by: Christopher Hitchens
- Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
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Over the course of his 60 years, Christopher Hitchens has been a citizen of both the US and the UK. He has been both a socialist opposed to the war in Vietnam and a supporter of the US war against Islamic extremism in Iraq. In other words, Christopher Hitchens contains multitudes....
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More audible problems
- By Francoise on 10-23-18
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Hitch-22: A Memoir: Booktrack Edition
- Narrated by: Christopher Hitchens
- Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 10-09-18
- Language: English
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Over the course of his 60 years, Christopher Hitchens has been a citizen of both the US and the UK. He has been both a socialist opposed to the war in Vietnam and a supporter of the US war against Islamic extremism in Iraq. In other words, Christopher Hitchens contains multitudes....
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to World War I
- By: Alan Axelrod Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Length: 19 hrs and 40 mins
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to World War I audiobook gives you a comprehensive overview of the first global war, from the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the Treaty of Versailles....
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I Finally Understand World War I
- By Ann on 09-16-22
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to World War I
- Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
- Length: 19 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 02-20-20
- Language: English
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to World War I audiobook gives you a comprehensive overview of the first global war, from the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the Treaty of Versailles....
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The War State
- The Cold War Origins Of The Military-Industrial Complex And The Power Elite, 1945-1963
- By: Michael Swanson
- Narrated by: Larry Wayne
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
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Today when you factor in the interest on the national debt from past wars and total defense expenditures the United States spends almost 40% of its federal budget on the military....
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Surprisingly Good
- By ohmie on 04-22-14
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The War State
- The Cold War Origins Of The Military-Industrial Complex And The Power Elite, 1945-1963
- Narrated by: Larry Wayne
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 03-21-14
- Language: English
- Today when you factor in the interest on the national debt from past wars and total defense expenditures the United States spends almost 40% of its federal budget on the military....
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