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U.S. Grant
- American Hero, American Myth
- By: Joan Waugh
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins
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At the time of his death, Ulysses S. Grant was the most famous person in America, considered by most citizens to be equal in stature to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln....
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Good Book, Weaker Audio
- By Erik on 01-22-10
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U.S. Grant
- American Hero, American Myth
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 09-10-10
- Language: English
- At the time of his death, Ulysses S. Grant was the most famous person in America, considered by most citizens to be equal in stature to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln....
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The City: A Global History
- Modern Library Chronicles Series, Book 21
- By: Joel Kotkin
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
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Joel Kotkin explores the history of cities around the globe. He argues that urban areas must be places where there is a shared feeling of sacredness, civic identity, and moral order....
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The City: A Global History
- Modern Library Chronicles Series, Book 21
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 12-08-17
- Language: English
- Joel Kotkin explores the history of cities around the globe. He argues that urban areas must be places where there is a shared feeling of sacredness, civic identity, and moral order....
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World Peace
- (And How We Can Achieve It)
- By: Alex J. Bellamy
- Narrated by: Tom Bromhead
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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The motives, rationales, and impulses that give rise to war - the quest for survival, enrichment, solidarity, and glory - are now better satisfied through peaceful means, war is an increasingly anachronistic practice, more likely to impoverish and harm us humans than protect us....
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World Peace
- (And How We Can Achieve It)
- Narrated by: Tom Bromhead
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 11-12-19
- Language: English
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The motives, rationales, and impulses that give rise to war - the quest for survival, enrichment, solidarity, and glory - are now better satisfied through peaceful means, war is an increasingly anachronistic practice, more likely to impoverish and harm us humans than protect us....
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The Beijing Consensus
- How China's Authoritarian Model Will Dominate the 21st Century
- By: Stefan Halper
- Narrated by: Robert Blumenfeld
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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Beijing presents a clear and gathering threat to Washington - but not for the reasons you think....
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Great introduction to the Chinese mind.
- By Alex P. on 08-28-22
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The Beijing Consensus
- How China's Authoritarian Model Will Dominate the 21st Century
- Narrated by: Robert Blumenfeld
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 04-05-10
- Language: English
- Beijing presents a clear and gathering threat to Washington - but not for the reasons you think....
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Ping-Pong Diplomacy
- The Secret History Behind the Game That Changed the World
- By: Nicholas Griffin
- Narrated by: Tom Burka
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
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After 22 years of antagonism, China and the United States suddenly moved toward a détente - achieved not by politicians but by ping-pong players....
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The longest volley ever
- By S. Schwankert on 03-05-22
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Ping-Pong Diplomacy
- The Secret History Behind the Game That Changed the World
- Narrated by: Tom Burka
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 10-28-15
- Language: English
- After 22 years of antagonism, China and the United States suddenly moved toward a détente - achieved not by politicians but by ping-pong players....
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Restraining Great Powers
- Soft Balancing from Empires to the Global Era
- By: T.V. Paul
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
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Economic interdependence makes today's world a much more complex place than when balance of power theory was initially developed. Restraining Great Powers places the evolution of balancing behavior in historical perspective....
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Restraining Great Powers
- Soft Balancing from Empires to the Global Era
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 09-18-18
- Language: English
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Economic interdependence makes today's world a much more complex place than when balance of power theory was initially developed. Restraining Great Powers places the evolution of balancing behavior in historical perspective....
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America's Last President
- What the World Lost When It Lost John F. Kennedy
- By: Monika Wiesak
- Narrated by: Monika Wiesak
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
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The common man around the globe lost the day John F. Kennedy died. This book details the story and the struggle, in a way never told before, of a man with the courage to repeatedly take on the most powerful forces on the globe....
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America's Last President
- By Rebecca M. Grant on 11-27-22
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America's Last President
- What the World Lost When It Lost John F. Kennedy
- Narrated by: Monika Wiesak
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 09-02-22
- Language: English
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The common man around the globe lost the day John F. Kennedy died. This book details the story and the struggle, in a way never told before, of a man with the courage to repeatedly take on the most powerful forces on the globe....
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The Image of the Enemy
- Intelligence Analysis of Adversaries Since 1945
- By: Paul Maddrell
- Narrated by: Douglas R. Pratt
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
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The Image of the Enemy examines how seven countries analyzed and used intelligence to understand their main adversary....
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Great Book!
- By Dj on 03-06-20
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The Image of the Enemy
- Intelligence Analysis of Adversaries Since 1945
- Narrated by: Douglas R. Pratt
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 04-29-16
- Language: English
- The Image of the Enemy examines how seven countries analyzed and used intelligence to understand their main adversary....
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Revenants of the German Empire
- Colonial Germans, Imperialism, and the League of Nations
- By: Sean Andrew Wempe
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
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In 1919 the Treaty of Versailles stripped Germany of its overseas colonies. This sudden transition to a post-colonial nation left the men and women invested in German imperialism to rebuild their status on the international stage....
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Revenants of the German Empire
- Colonial Germans, Imperialism, and the League of Nations
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 10-22-19
- Language: English
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In 1919 the Treaty of Versailles stripped Germany of its overseas colonies. This sudden transition to a post-colonial nation left the men and women invested in German imperialism to rebuild their status on the international stage....
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Hard Choices
- By: Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Narrated by: Kathleen Chalfant, Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
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Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside account of the crises, choices, and challenges she faced during her four years as America’s 67th Secretary of State....
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A piece of history
- By Wendy Wiese on 07-31-15
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Hard Choices
- Narrated by: Kathleen Chalfant, Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 06-10-14
- Language: English
- Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside account of the crises, choices, and challenges she faced during her four years as America’s 67th Secretary of State....
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The Return of History and the End of Dreams
- By: Robert Kagan
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
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Post-Cold War, the world remains "unipolar", but international competition among the United States, Russia, China, Europe, Japan, India, and Iran raise new threats of regional conflict....
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Original thoughts about superpower relationships
- By Nina Donnard on 07-20-08
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The Return of History and the End of Dreams
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 04-21-08
- Language: English
- Post-Cold War, the world remains "unipolar", but international competition among the United States, Russia, China, Europe, Japan, India, and Iran raise new threats of regional conflict....
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Remaking the World
- Decolonization and the Cold War
- By: Jessica M. Chapman
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
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Remaking the World examines the connections between the Cold War and decolonization, which helped define the post-World War II global order....
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Remaking the World
- Decolonization and the Cold War
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
- Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 12-26-23
- Language: English
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Remaking the World examines the connections between the Cold War and decolonization, which helped define the post-World War II global order....
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A Brief History of Germany
- Indispensable for Travellers
- By: Jeremy Black
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
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Jeremy Black questions how the Germany we know today came to be, chronicling the events that shaped its past, present and future in a fascinating new way....
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No consistency
- By Kateryna Bilous on 09-07-23
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A Brief History of Germany
- Indispensable for Travellers
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Series: Indispensable for Travellers
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 04-07-22
- Language: English
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Jeremy Black questions how the Germany we know today came to be, chronicling the events that shaped its past, present and future in a fascinating new way....
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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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Traitor to His Class
- The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- By: H.W. Brands
- Narrated by: Patrick Egan
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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Traitor to His Class brilliantly captures the qualities that have made FDR a beloved figure to millions of Americans....
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Excellent biography
- By Pablo on 12-04-15
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Traitor to His Class
- The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Narrated by: Patrick Egan
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 11-04-08
- Language: English
- Traitor to His Class brilliantly captures the qualities that have made FDR a beloved figure to millions of Americans....
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Our Times
- The Age of Elizabeth II
- By: A. N. Wilson
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 18 hrs and 25 mins
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When Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953, there were many who proclaimed that a new Elizabethan Age had begun....
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Our Times
- The Age of Elizabeth II
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 18 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 01-11-10
- Language: English
- When Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953, there were many who proclaimed that a new Elizabethan Age had begun....
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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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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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The War of Nerves
- Inside the Cold War Mind
- By: Martin Sixsmith
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 26 hrs and 2 mins
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More than any other conflict, the Cold War was fought on the battlefield of the human mind....
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25 hours and 2 minutes of drivel
- By Edward C. on 08-02-23
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The War of Nerves
- Inside the Cold War Mind
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 26 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 11-25-21
- Language: English
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More than any other conflict, the Cold War was fought on the battlefield of the human mind....
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The Dispensable Nation
- American Foreign Policy in Retreat
- By: Vali Nasr
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
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In this essential new book, Vali Nasr argues that the Obama administration had a chance to improve its relations with the Middle East....
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Mostly general assertions & little evidence
- By btelles on 10-05-14
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The Dispensable Nation
- American Foreign Policy in Retreat
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 04-16-13
- Language: English
- In this essential new book, Vali Nasr argues that the Obama administration had a chance to improve its relations with the Middle East....
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