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The Conquerors
- Roosevelt, Truman, and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945
- By: Michael Beschloss
- Narrated by: Michael Beschloss
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
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From one of America's most respected historians, The Conquerors reveals one of the most important stories of World War II...
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- By Gary Bradt on 02-01-03
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The Conquerors
- Roosevelt, Truman, and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945
- Narrated by: Michael Beschloss
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 10-25-02
- Language: English
- From one of America's most respected historians, The Conquerors reveals one of the most important stories of World War II...
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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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Fire and Light
- How the Enlightenment Transformed Our World
- By: James MacGregor Burns
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
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In this engaging history, James MacGregor Burns brings to vivid life the two-hundred-year conflagration of the Enlightenment....
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it was great very useful<br />
- By Maria on 12-24-16
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Fire and Light
- How the Enlightenment Transformed Our World
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 10-29-13
- Language: English
- In this engaging history, James MacGregor Burns brings to vivid life the two-hundred-year conflagration of the Enlightenment....
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Geography Is Destiny
- Britain's Place in the World: A 10,000 Year History
- By: Ian Morris
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 19 hrs and 25 mins
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Since 1900, thanks to rapid globalization, Britain has been overshadowed by American, European, and—increasingly—Chinese actors. Geography Is Destiny shows that the great question for the coming century is not what to do about Brussels; it's what to do about Beijing....
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Geography Is Destiny
- Britain's Place in the World: A 10,000 Year History
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 19 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 06-07-22
- Language: English
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Since 1900, thanks to rapid globalization, Britain has been overshadowed by American, European, and—increasingly—Chinese actors. Geography Is Destiny shows that the great question for the coming century is not what to do about Brussels; it's what to do about Beijing....
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The Rise and Fall of Peace on Earth
- By: Michael Mandelbaum
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
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In the 25 years after 1989, the world enjoyed the deepest peace in history. In The Rise and Fall of Peace on Earth, the eminent foreign policy scholar Michael Mandelbaum examines that remarkable quarter century, describing how and why the peace was established and then fell apart....
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A good treatment
- By Joe Mancini on 08-23-22
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The Rise and Fall of Peace on Earth
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 05-01-19
- Language: English
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In the 25 years after 1989, the world enjoyed the deepest peace in history. In The Rise and Fall of Peace on Earth, the eminent foreign policy scholar Michael Mandelbaum examines that remarkable quarter century, describing how and why the peace was established and then fell apart....
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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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A reassessment of European and western world expansion
- By Anonymous User on 12-07-23
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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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In the Shadow of the Gods
- The Emperor in World History
- By: Dominic Lieven
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 19 hrs and 19 mins
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From the rise of Sargon of Akkad, who in the third millennium BCE ruled what is now Iraq and Syria, to the collapse of the great European empires in the twentieth century, the empire has been the dominant form of power in history....
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a bit slow at times
- By Olivia Lovell on 01-26-23
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In the Shadow of the Gods
- The Emperor in World History
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 19 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 06-07-22
- Language: English
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From the rise of Sargon of Akkad, who in the third millennium BCE ruled what is now Iraq and Syria, to the collapse of the great European empires in the twentieth century, the empire has been the dominant form of power in history....
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The Churchill Complex
- The Curse of Being Special, from Winston and FDR to Trump and Brexit
- By: Ian Buruma
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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From one of its keenest observers, a brilliant, witty journey through the "Special Relationship" between Britain and America that has done so much to shape the world, from World War II to Brexit....
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The Churchill Complex
- The Curse of Being Special, from Winston and FDR to Trump and Brexit
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 09-01-20
- Language: English
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From one of its keenest observers, a brilliant, witty journey through the "Special Relationship" between Britain and America that has done so much to shape the world, from World War II to Brexit....
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Soft Power
- The New Great Game for Global Dominance
- By: Robert Winder
- Narrated by: Hugh Kermode
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
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In Bloody Foreigners and The Last Wolf, Robert Winder explored the way Britain was shaped first by migration and then by hidden geographical factors....
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Too soft on power
- By Rich on 10-14-20
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Soft Power
- The New Great Game for Global Dominance
- Narrated by: Hugh Kermode
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 08-20-20
- Language: English
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In Bloody Foreigners and The Last Wolf, Robert Winder explored the way Britain was shaped first by migration and then by hidden geographical factors....
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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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Fighting for America
- The Struggle for Mastery in North America, 1519-1871
- By: Jeremy M. Black
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Whittle
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
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Prize-winning author Jeremy Black traces the competition for control of North America from the landing of Spanish troops under Hernán Cortés in modern Mexico in 1519 to 1871....
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This is a worthwhile listen... with qualifications
- By Mortimer on 05-23-15
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Fighting for America
- The Struggle for Mastery in North America, 1519-1871
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Whittle
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 02-25-15
- Language: English
- Prize-winning author Jeremy Black traces the competition for control of North America from the landing of Spanish troops under Hernán Cortés in modern Mexico in 1519 to 1871....
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A Concise History of the Arabs
- By: John McHugo
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
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The concise history reveals how the Arab world came to have its present form, why change was inevitable and what choices lie ahead following the Arab Spring....
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Starts with the Life of Mohammed: you do the math
- By Peter on 09-05-13
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A Concise History of the Arabs
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 09-03-13
- Language: English
- The concise history reveals how the Arab world came to have its present form, why change was inevitable and what choices lie ahead following the Arab Spring....
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In the Shadow of Fear
- America and the World in 1950
- By: Nick Bunker
- Narrated by: Rich Miller
- Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
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Prizewinning historian Nick Bunker shows us a polarized nation facing crises at home and abroad in this evocative portrait of a divided America at the dawn of the Cold War....
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In the Shadow of Fear
- America and the World in 1950
- Narrated by: Rich Miller
- Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 10-03-23
- Language: English
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Prizewinning historian Nick Bunker shows us a polarized nation facing crises at home and abroad in this evocative portrait of a divided America at the dawn of the Cold War....
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Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich
- How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World
- By: Deirdre N. McCloskey, Art Carden
- Narrated by: Kim Niemi
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
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The economist and historian Deirdre Nansen McCloskey has been best known recently for her Bourgeois Era trilogy, a vigorous defense, unrivaled in scope, of commercially tested betterment....
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liveral propaganda
- By Anonymous User on 06-03-24
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Leave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich
- How the Bourgeois Deal Enriched the World
- Narrated by: Kim Niemi
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 09-14-21
- Language: English
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The economist and historian Deirdre Nansen McCloskey has been best known recently for her Bourgeois Era trilogy, a vigorous defense, unrivaled in scope, of commercially tested betterment....
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Marx and Marxism
- By: Gregory Claeys
- Narrated by: Michael Gould
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
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A new biography of Karl Marx, tracing the life of this titanic figure and the legacy of his work. Karl Marx remains the most influential and controversial political thinker in history. He died quietly in 1883 and a mere 11 mourners attended his funeral....
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Intriguing, Complete (Intellectual), and Important
- By Privet on 07-21-19
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Marx and Marxism
- Narrated by: Michael Gould
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 04-24-18
- Language: English
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A new biography of Karl Marx, tracing the life of this titanic figure and the legacy of his work. Karl Marx remains the most influential and controversial political thinker in history. He died quietly in 1883 and a mere 11 mourners attended his funeral....
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The Myth of the Strong Leader
- Political Leadership in the Modern Age
- By: Archie Brown
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cowley
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
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All too frequently leadership is reduced to a simple dichotomy: the strong versus the weak....
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Good book, print is probably better though
- By JCarr 1 on 12-14-17
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The Myth of the Strong Leader
- Political Leadership in the Modern Age
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cowley
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 02-14-17
- Language: English
- All too frequently leadership is reduced to a simple dichotomy: the strong versus the weak....
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FDR
- By: Jean Edward Smith
- Narrated by: Richard McGonagle
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
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One of today’s premier biographers has written a modern, comprehensive, indeed ultimate book on the epic life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt....
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a Man for our time
- By Mimsy on 11-24-08
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FDR
- Narrated by: Richard McGonagle
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 04-20-07
- Language: English
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One of today’s premier biographers has written a modern, comprehensive, indeed ultimate book on the epic life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt....
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Bully of Asia
- By: Steven W. Mosher
- Narrated by: Al Kessel
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
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The signs are everywhere. China unilaterally claims the entire South China Sea as sovereign territory, then builds artificial islands to bolster its claim....
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Eye opening, up to date
- By Silomi on 01-01-19
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Bully of Asia
- Narrated by: Al Kessel
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 11-27-17
- Language: English
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The signs are everywhere. China unilaterally claims the entire South China Sea as sovereign territory, then builds artificial islands to bolster its claim....
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Beyond Shangri-La: America and Tibet's Move into the Twenty-First Century
- American Encounters/Global Interactions
- By: John Kenneth Knaus
- Narrated by: Steve Berner
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
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Beyond Shangri-La chronicles relations between the Tibetans and the United States since 1908, when a Dalai Lama first met with U.S. representatives....
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Narrator blows chunks; suck factor EPIC
- By Stephen Breen on 11-12-19
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Beyond Shangri-La: America and Tibet's Move into the Twenty-First Century
- American Encounters/Global Interactions
- Narrated by: Steve Berner
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 04-18-14
- Language: English
- Beyond Shangri-La chronicles relations between the Tibetans and the United States since 1908, when a Dalai Lama first met with U.S. representatives....
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The Empty Throne
- America's Abdication of Global Leadership
- By: Ivo H. Daalder, James M. Lindsay
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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American diplomacy is in shambles, but beneath the daily chaos is an erosion of the postwar order that is even more dangerous....
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Need for a US seated world Throne? Assumed.......
- By John's Reviews on 03-09-21
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The Empty Throne
- America's Abdication of Global Leadership
- Narrated by: Jamie Renell
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 10-16-18
- Language: English
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American diplomacy is in shambles, but beneath the daily chaos is an erosion of the postwar order that is even more dangerous....
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