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Germany - Culture Smart!
- The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
- By: Barry Tomalin
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
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Germany - the powerhouse of Europe and pillar of the Eurozone - feels reassuringly familiar. However, despite superficial appearances, this is a country that operates very differently from the USA and Britain....
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Germany - Culture Smart!
- The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 03-22-21
- Language: English
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Germany - the powerhouse of Europe and pillar of the Eurozone - feels reassuringly familiar. However, despite superficial appearances, this is a country that operates very differently from the USA and Britain....
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Do Not Go Gentle. Go to Paris
- Travels of an Uncertain Woman of a Certain Age
- By: Gail Thorell Schilling
- Narrated by: Robin Siegerman
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
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Rattled by fears, that she is losing not just keys, but her job, looks - even a sweetheart - Gail rashly announces that she will go alone to Paris, a dream postponed for 40 years....
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Delightful memoir
- By Julia M on 10-08-23
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Do Not Go Gentle. Go to Paris
- Travels of an Uncertain Woman of a Certain Age
- Narrated by: Robin Siegerman
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 03-11-21
- Language: English
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Rattled by fears, that she is losing not just keys, but her job, looks - even a sweetheart - Gail rashly announces that she will go alone to Paris, a dream postponed for 40 years....
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The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara
- By: David I. Kertzer
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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A riveting story that has been ignored by modern historians, The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara will prompt intense interest and discussion as it lays bare attitudes of the Catholic Church....
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Too much detail
- By L. WILLIAM on 03-03-24
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The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 09-06-16
- Language: English
- A riveting story that has been ignored by modern historians, The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara will prompt intense interest and discussion as it lays bare attitudes of the Catholic Church....
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Provence A-Z
- A Francophile's Essential Handbook
- By: Peter Mayle
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
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An indispensable, richly informative, and always entertaining audio sourcebook on Provence by the writer who has made the region his own....
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A review of all things "Provencale"
- By Dennis on 08-13-08
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Provence A-Z
- A Francophile's Essential Handbook
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 10-19-06
- Language: English
- An indispensable, richly informative, and always entertaining audio sourcebook on Provence by the writer who has made the region his own....
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The Shortest History of Europe
- By: John Hirst
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Celebrated historian John Hirst offers a fascinating exploration of the qualities that made Europe a world-changing civilization....
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Very well written!
- By Eric Bancroft on 05-19-24
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The Shortest History of Europe
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 01-17-19
- Language: English
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Celebrated historian John Hirst offers a fascinating exploration of the qualities that made Europe a world-changing civilization....
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Il Bel Centro
- A Year in the Beautiful Center
- By: Michelle Damiani
- Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella
- Length: 20 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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When Michelle Damiani dreamed of living in Italy, she imagined her family as it was in Virginia. What she didn't know was how Italy would work to change them all....
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Fall in love with Spello
- By Skerry on 12-27-21
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Il Bel Centro
- A Year in the Beautiful Center
- Narrated by: Nicol Zanzarella
- Length: 20 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 03-20-18
- Language: English
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When Michelle Damiani dreamed of living in Italy, she imagined her family as it was in Virginia. What she didn't know was how Italy would work to change them all....
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The Invention of Power
- Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West
- By: Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Western exceptionalism - the idea that European civilizations are freer, wealthier, and less violent - is a widespread and powerful political idea. It has been a source of peace and prosperity in some societies, and of ethnic cleansing and havoc in others....
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Blah, blah, blah.
- By Lawowl on 01-21-22
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The Invention of Power
- Popes, Kings, and the Birth of the West
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 01-18-22
- Language: English
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Western exceptionalism - the idea that European civilizations are freer, wealthier, and less violent - is a widespread and powerful political idea. It has been a source of peace and prosperity in some societies, and of ethnic cleansing and havoc in others....
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Italian Ways
- On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo
- By: Tim Parks
- Narrated by: Ben Bartolone
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
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The best-selling author of Italian Neighbors returns with a wry and revealing portrait of Italian life - by riding its trains.
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Get a narrator who can pronounce Italian!!
- By Susan on 05-18-20
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Italian Ways
- On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo
- Narrated by: Ben Bartolone
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 11-05-13
- Language: English
- The best-selling author of Italian Neighbors returns with a wry and revealing portrait of Italian life - by riding its trains.
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The Great Degeneration
- How Institutions Decay and Economies Die
- By: Niall Ferguson
- Narrated by: Paul Slack
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
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Ferguson posits that slowing growth, outrageous debt, and antisocial behavior are contributing to the erosion of the West’s once rock-solid foundations....
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Superb as always!
- By Ivanhoe on 08-28-17
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The Great Degeneration
- How Institutions Decay and Economies Die
- Narrated by: Paul Slack
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 06-13-13
- Language: English
- Ferguson posits that slowing growth, outrageous debt, and antisocial behavior are contributing to the erosion of the West’s once rock-solid foundations....
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The Beast, the Emperor and the Milkman
- A Bone-Shaking Tour Through Cycling’s Flemish Heartlands
- By: Harry Pearson
- Narrated by: Harry Pearson
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
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Every nation shapes sport to test the character traits it most admires. Committed Belgophile and road cycling obsessive Harry Pearson takes you on a journey across Flanders....
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Once A Year….
- By Ryan Shadrin on 05-02-23
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The Beast, the Emperor and the Milkman
- A Bone-Shaking Tour Through Cycling’s Flemish Heartlands
- Narrated by: Harry Pearson
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 02-06-20
- Language: English
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Every nation shapes sport to test the character traits it most admires. Committed Belgophile and road cycling obsessive Harry Pearson takes you on a journey across Flanders....
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Venice
- Pure City
- By: Peter Ackroyd
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 14 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The Venetians' language and way of thinking set them aside from the rest of Italy. They are an island people, linked to the sea and to the tides rather than the land....
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An endless droning list.....
- By jack on 03-15-11
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Venice
- Pure City
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 14 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 11-09-10
- Language: English
- The Venetians' language and way of thinking set them aside from the rest of Italy. They are an island people, linked to the sea and to the tides rather than the land....
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Other Paris
- By: Luc Sante
- Narrated by: Luc Sante
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
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The Other Paris is an audiobook meant to upend the story of the French capital, to reclaim the city from the bon vivants and the speculators, and to hold a light to the works and days of the forgotten poor....
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horrible reading
- By Sergio Remon on 03-28-19
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Other Paris
- Narrated by: Luc Sante
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 10-27-15
- Language: English
- The Other Paris is an audiobook meant to upend the story of the French capital, to reclaim the city from the bon vivants and the speculators, and to hold a light to the works and days of the forgotten poor....
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Eye of the Beholder
- Johannes Vermeer, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, and the Reinvention of Seeing
- By: Laura Snyder
- Narrated by: Tamara Marston
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
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"See for yourself!" was the clarion call of the 1600s. Natural philosophers threw off the yoke of ancient authority....
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Historical book about the evolution of optics through the eyes of two geniuses
- By Memi on 04-12-17
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Eye of the Beholder
- Johannes Vermeer, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, and the Reinvention of Seeing
- Narrated by: Tamara Marston
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 03-16-15
- Language: English
- "See for yourself!" was the clarion call of the 1600s. Natural philosophers threw off the yoke of ancient authority....
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One More Croissant for the Road
- By: Felicity Cloake
- Narrated by: Felicity Cloake
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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One More Croissant for the Road sees ‘the nation’s taster in chief’ Felicity Cloake embark on the trip of a lifetime, cycling 3,500km across France in search of the definitive versions of classic French dishes....
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One More Croissant for the Road
- Narrated by: Felicity Cloake
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 06-13-19
- Language: English
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One More Croissant for the Road sees ‘the nation’s taster in chief’ Felicity Cloake embark on the trip of a lifetime, cycling 3,500km across France in search of the definitive versions of classic French dishes....
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Switzerland - Culture Smart!
- The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
- By: Kendall Hunter
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
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Set aside your preconceptions of postcard scenery, chocolate and cheese, faceless bankers, and spotless cities. The real Switzerland is anything but bland. This small, multilingual, and fiercely independent country at the heart of Europe is full of surprises....
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Switzerland - Culture Smart!
- The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 03-04-21
- Language: English
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Set aside your preconceptions of postcard scenery, chocolate and cheese, faceless bankers, and spotless cities. The real Switzerland is anything but bland. This small, multilingual, and fiercely independent country at the heart of Europe is full of surprises....
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Something to Declare
- By: Julian Barnes
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
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Anyone who loves France (or just feels strongly about it), or has succumbed to the spell of Julian Barnes’ previous books, will be enraptured by this collection of essays on the country and its culture....
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Something to Declare
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 04-20-21
- Language: English
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Anyone who loves France (or just feels strongly about it), or has succumbed to the spell of Julian Barnes’ previous books, will be enraptured by this collection of essays on the country and its culture....
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12th Hitlerjugend SS Panzer Division in Normandy
- By: Tim Saunders, Richard Hone
- Narrated by: Bruce Mann
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
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Raised in 1943 with 17-year-olds from the Hitler Youth movement, and following the twin disasters of Stalingrad and "Tunisgrad", the Hitlerjugend Panzer Division emerged as the most effective German division fighting in the West....
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- By Andrew Paul Foust on 08-24-21
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12th Hitlerjugend SS Panzer Division in Normandy
- Narrated by: Bruce Mann
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 08-24-21
- Language: English
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Raised in 1943 with 17-year-olds from the Hitler Youth movement, and following the twin disasters of Stalingrad and "Tunisgrad", the Hitlerjugend Panzer Division emerged as the most effective German division fighting in the West....
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The Second World War: Triumph and Tragedy
- By: Sir Winston Churchill
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
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This volume of Churchill's history ofWorld Ward 2 recounts the dramatic months as the war drew to a close - the normandy landings, the liberation of western Europe....
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Always good, occasionally great
- By John M on 12-15-08
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The Second World War: Triumph and Tragedy
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Series: Churchill's WWII, Book 4
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 11-07-08
- Language: English
- This volume of Churchill's history ofWorld Ward 2 recounts the dramatic months as the war drew to a close - the normandy landings, the liberation of western Europe....
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Edinburgh: The Best of Edinburgh for Short-Stay Travel
- By: Gary Jones
- Narrated by: Samuel Sheronovich
- Length: 58 mins
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Edinburgh is one of the best-kept secrets in the Great Britain. Most people tend to go to London or Dublin, ignoring this fantastic city. But Edinburgh has its own awesome atmosphere, where you will experience fantastic food, nightlife, art, and culture....
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Edinburgh: The Best of Edinburgh for Short-Stay Travel
- Narrated by: Samuel Sheronovich
- Length: 58 mins
- Release date: 11-15-17
- Language: English
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Edinburgh is one of the best-kept secrets in the Great Britain. Most people tend to go to London or Dublin, ignoring this fantastic city. But Edinburgh has its own awesome atmosphere, where you will experience fantastic food, nightlife, art, and culture....
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Saga Land
- By: Richard Fidler, Kári Gíslason
- Narrated by: Richard Fidler, Kári Gíslason
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
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Broadcaster Richard Fidler and author Kári Gíslason are good friends. They share a deep attachment to the sagas of Iceland—the true stories of the first Viking families who settled on that remote island in the Middle Ages....
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Saga Land
- Narrated by: Richard Fidler, Kári Gíslason
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 11-01-22
- Language: English
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Broadcaster Richard Fidler and author Kári Gíslason are good friends. They share a deep attachment to the sagas of Iceland—the true stories of the first Viking families who settled on that remote island in the Middle Ages....
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