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A History of the World
- By: Andrew Marr
- Narrated by: Andrew Marr, David Timson
- Length: 26 hrs and 28 mins
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From the earliest civilizations to the 21st century: a global journey through human history, published alongside a landmark BBC One television series....
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Awsome, educational and epic work
- By Adisha on 30-10-12
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A History of the World
- Narrated by: Andrew Marr, David Timson
- Length: 26 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 01-10-12
- Language: English
- From the earliest civilizations to the 21st century: a global journey through human history, published alongside a landmark BBC One television series....
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Commander in Chief
- FDR's Battle with Churchill, 1943
- By: Nigel Hamilton
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
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Nigel Hamilton tells the astonishing story of FDR's yearlong defining battle with Churchill as the war raged in Africa and Italy....
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Commander in Chief
- FDR's Battle with Churchill, 1943
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Series: FDR at War, Book 2
- Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 07-06-16
- Language: English
- Nigel Hamilton tells the astonishing story of FDR's yearlong defining battle with Churchill as the war raged in Africa and Italy....
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The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
- By: Francis Fukuyama
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 22 hrs and 34 mins
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Virtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institutions which included a central state....
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Best explanation of pre-modern Humanity
- By Alex on 14-12-16
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The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Series: Political Order, Book 1
- Length: 22 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 27-12-11
- Language: English
- Virtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institutions which included a central state....
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The Cold War (2nd Edition)
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Robert J. McMahon
- Narrated by: Stephen Bel Davies
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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The Cold War dominated international life from the end of World War II to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. But how did the conflict begin? And why, after lasting so long, did the war end so suddenly and unexpectedly? Robert McMahon considers these questions and more....
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Really good
- By Helen on 03-12-23
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The Cold War (2nd Edition)
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrated by: Stephen Bel Davies
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 25-05-21
- Language: English
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The Cold War dominated international life from the end of World War II to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. But how did the conflict begin? And why, after lasting so long, did the war end so suddenly and unexpectedly? Robert McMahon considers these questions and more....
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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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Tour de force
- By Declan J M Kelly on 24-11-20
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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: 06-11-20
- 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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Kissinger
- 1923-1968: The Idealist
- By: Niall Ferguson
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 33 hrs and 13 mins
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Kissinger: The Idealist by Niall Ferguson, read by Roy McMillan....
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Much more than an autobiography.
- By Jason on 09-03-18
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Kissinger
- 1923-1968: The Idealist
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 33 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 05-10-17
- Language: English
- Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Kissinger: The Idealist by Niall Ferguson, read by Roy McMillan....
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Balkan Ghosts
- A Journey Through History
- By: Robert D. Kaplan
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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From the assassination that triggered World War I to the ethnic warfare in Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia, the Balkans have been the crucible of the 20th century, the place where terrorism and genocide first became tools of policy....
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Great story telling
- By venerablejohn on 10-11-23
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Balkan Ghosts
- A Journey Through History
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 28-01-20
- Language: English
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From the assassination that triggered World War I to the ethnic warfare in Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia, the Balkans have been the crucible of the 20th century, the place where terrorism and genocide first became tools of policy....
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The Napoleonic Wars
- By: Alexander Mikaberidze
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 35 hrs and 10 mins
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The Napoleonic Wars saw fighting on an unprecedented scale in Europe and the Americas. It took the wealth of the British Empire, combined with the might of the continental armies, almost two decades to bring down one of the world's greatest military leaders and the empire he had created....
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Not bad
- By Dylan Baynham on 21-01-22
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The Napoleonic Wars
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 35 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 17-12-20
- Language: English
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The Napoleonic Wars saw fighting on an unprecedented scale in Europe and the Americas. It took the wealth of the British Empire, combined with the might of the continental armies, almost two decades to bring down one of the world's greatest military leaders and the empire he had created....
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A People’s History of the World
- From the Stone Age to the New Millennium
- By: Chris Harman
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 29 hrs and 44 mins
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Chris Harman describes the shape and course of human history as a narrative of ordinary people forming and re-forming complex societies in pursuit of common human goals....
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interesting approach
- By Thomas on 18-01-18
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A People’s History of the World
- From the Stone Age to the New Millennium
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 29 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 29-08-17
- Language: English
- Chris Harman describes the shape and course of human history as a narrative of ordinary people forming and re-forming complex societies in pursuit of common human goals....
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- By: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
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The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400....
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An enjoyable hagiography(?)
- By Nik Jewell on 16-05-18
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 16-02-10
- Language: English
- The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400....
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A Concise History of Italy
- By: Christopher Duggan
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
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Since its formation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop an effective political system and a secure sense of national identity. Christopher Duggan's acclaimed introduction charts the country's history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the present day....
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Italian speaker
- By Christopher Smith on 24-11-21
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A Concise History of Italy
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 12-04-19
- Language: English
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Since its formation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop an effective political system and a secure sense of national identity. Christopher Duggan's acclaimed introduction charts the country's history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the present day....
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The First World War
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Michael Howard
- Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
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By the time the First World War ended in 1918, eight million people had died in what had been perhaps the most apocalyptic episode the world had known. This Very Short Introduction audiobook provides a concise and insightful history of the Great War....
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The First World War
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 27-07-21
- Language: English
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By the time the First World War ended in 1918, eight million people had died in what had been perhaps the most apocalyptic episode the world had known. This Very Short Introduction audiobook provides a concise and insightful history of the Great War....
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Pandora’s Box
- A History of the First World War
- By: Jorn Leonhard, Patrick Camiller - translator
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 39 hrs and 33 mins
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In this monumental history of the First World War, Germany's leading historian of the 20th century's first great catastrophe explains the war's origins, course, and consequences. Pandora's Box reveals how profoundly the war shaped the world to come....
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Best book on WWI for those interested more in what what going on around the battlefield
- By Asta Rootsi on 26-09-20
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Pandora’s Box
- A History of the First World War
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 39 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 12-12-18
- Language: English
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In this monumental history of the First World War, Germany's leading historian of the 20th century's first great catastrophe explains the war's origins, course, and consequences. Pandora's Box reveals how profoundly the war shaped the world to come....
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A History of the Twentieth Century
- By: Martin Gilbert
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 29 hrs and 53 mins
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Martin Gilbert, author of the multivolume biography of Winston Churchill and other brilliant works of history....
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A century of massacre and slaughter
- By Robert on 03-11-11
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A History of the Twentieth Century
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 29 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 19-10-11
- Language: English
- Martin Gilbert, author of the multivolume biography of Winston Churchill and other brilliant works of history....
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
- A History of Nazi Germany
- By: William L. Shirer
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 57 hrs and 11 mins
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Winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1961, this worldwide bestselling classic chronicles the most infamous era of our times.
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Finished - what do I do now?
- By Colin on 18-02-11
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
- A History of Nazi Germany
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 57 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 16-07-10
- Language: English
- Winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1961, this worldwide bestselling classic chronicles the most infamous era of our times.
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Invisible Countries
- Journeys to the Edge of Nationhood
- By: Joshua Keating
- Narrated by: Joshua Keating
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
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What is a country? While certain basic tenets - such as the clear demarcation of a country's borders, and the acknowledgment of its sovereignty by other countries and by international governing bodies - seem applicable, journalist Joshua Keating's book explores exceptions to these rules....
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Invisible Countries
- Journeys to the Edge of Nationhood
- Narrated by: Joshua Keating
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 26-06-18
- Language: English
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What is a country? While certain basic tenets - such as the clear demarcation of a country's borders, and the acknowledgment of its sovereignty by other countries and by international governing bodies - seem applicable, journalist Joshua Keating's book explores exceptions to these rules....
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Britain Alone
- The Path from Suez to Brexit
- By: Philip Stephens
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
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In 1962 the American statesman Dean Acheson famously charged that Britain had lost an empire and failed to find a new role. Nearly 60 years later the rebuke rings true again....
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Very entertaining, good fun but all wrong.
- By Simon Brady on 26-11-21
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Britain Alone
- The Path from Suez to Brexit
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 31-03-21
- Language: English
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In 1962 the American statesman Dean Acheson famously charged that Britain had lost an empire and failed to find a new role. Nearly 60 years later the rebuke rings true again....
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Culture and Imperialism
- By: Edward Said
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 19 hrs and 59 mins
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A landmark work from the author of Orientalism, this book explores the connections between the Western imperial endeavor and the culture that both reflected and reinforced it....
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Said: a most eminent thinker
- By Lotika Singha on 10-12-17
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Culture and Imperialism
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 19 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 16-02-11
- Language: English
- A landmark work from the author of Orientalism, this book explores the connections between the Western imperial endeavor and the culture that both reflected and reinforced it....
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Stalin
- New Biography of a Dictator
- By: Oleg V. Khlevniuk, Nora Seligman Favorov - translator
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 18 hrs
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This essential biography, by the author most deeply familiar with the vast archives of the Soviet era, offers an unprecedented, fine-grained portrait of Stalin, the man and dictator....
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Not bad, but...
- By Alan Myers on 11-06-19
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Stalin
- New Biography of a Dictator
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 18 hrs
- Release date: 13-03-18
- Language: English
- This essential biography, by the author most deeply familiar with the vast archives of the Soviet era, offers an unprecedented, fine-grained portrait of Stalin, the man and dictator....
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The Anatomy of Fascism
- By: Robert O. Paxton
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
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What is fascism? By focusing on the concrete: what the fascists did rather than what they said, the esteemed historian Robert O. Paxton answers this question....
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Genuinely enlightening
- By "streborsan" on 02-07-20
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The Anatomy of Fascism
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 06-04-17
- Language: English
- What is fascism? By focusing on the concrete: what the fascists did rather than what they said, the esteemed historian Robert O. Paxton answers this question....
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