Bestsellers
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Confronting Evil
- Assessing the Worst of the Worst
- Written by: Bill O'Reilly, Josh Hammer
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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By the #1 bestselling history author in the world, Bill O'Reilly comes a dramatic confrontation with good, evil, and the worst people who ever lived.
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Titan
- The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
- Written by: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 35 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Titan is the first full-length biography based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller’s exceptionally rich trove of papers. A landmark publication full of startling revelations, the book indelibly alters our image of this most enigmatic capitalist....
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Thouroughly enjoyed every minute!!
- By Andrea on 2020-01-30
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Mark Twain
- Written by: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 44 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow illuminates the full, fascinating, and complex life of the writer long celebrated as the father of American literature, Mark Twain.
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The Princess Spy
- The True Story of World War II Spy Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones
- Written by: Larry Loftis
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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When Aline Griffith was born in a quiet suburban New York hamlet, no one had any idea that she would go on to live “a life of glamour and danger that Ingrid Bergman only played at in Notorious” (Time)....
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The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini
- Written by: Joe Posnanski
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Award-winning journalist and best-selling author Joe Posnanski enters the world of Harry Houdini and his legions of devoted fans in an immersive, entertaining, and magical work on the illusionist’s impact on American culture - and why his legacy endures to this day....
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Houdini comes alive in the after life.
- By Anonymous on 2021-10-04
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The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
- Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom
- Written by: J. D. Rockefeller
- Narrated by: Rick Font
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The 38 letters written by Rockefeller to his son imparting his perspectives, ideology, and wisdom to his son....
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Titan of business passes his knowledge down to his son. Now you can get it also.
- By james on 2024-07-29
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Confronting Evil
- Assessing the Worst of the Worst
- Written by: Bill O'Reilly, Josh Hammer
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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By the #1 bestselling history author in the world, Bill O'Reilly comes a dramatic confrontation with good, evil, and the worst people who ever lived.
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Titan
- The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
- Written by: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 35 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Titan is the first full-length biography based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller’s exceptionally rich trove of papers. A landmark publication full of startling revelations, the book indelibly alters our image of this most enigmatic capitalist....
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Thouroughly enjoyed every minute!!
- By Andrea on 2020-01-30
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Mark Twain
- Written by: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 44 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow illuminates the full, fascinating, and complex life of the writer long celebrated as the father of American literature, Mark Twain.
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The Princess Spy
- The True Story of World War II Spy Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones
- Written by: Larry Loftis
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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When Aline Griffith was born in a quiet suburban New York hamlet, no one had any idea that she would go on to live “a life of glamour and danger that Ingrid Bergman only played at in Notorious” (Time)....
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The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini
- Written by: Joe Posnanski
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Award-winning journalist and best-selling author Joe Posnanski enters the world of Harry Houdini and his legions of devoted fans in an immersive, entertaining, and magical work on the illusionist’s impact on American culture - and why his legacy endures to this day....
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Houdini comes alive in the after life.
- By Anonymous on 2021-10-04
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The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
- Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom
- Written by: J. D. Rockefeller
- Narrated by: Rick Font
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The 38 letters written by Rockefeller to his son imparting his perspectives, ideology, and wisdom to his son....
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Titan of business passes his knowledge down to his son. Now you can get it also.
- By james on 2024-07-29
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- Written by: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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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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Great story, annoying music
- By Rob Smith on 2020-07-18
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
- Written by: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 24 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us - an ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose up the social ladder, from leather-aproned shopkeeper to dining with kings....
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Audio engineers need to be fired - buy the book
- By Ashton on 2020-04-14
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Leonardo da Vinci
- Written by: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Alfred Molina
- Length: 17 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Leonardo da Vinci created the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and engineering....
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Incredible way to learn about history science and art
- By Kate's Creative Kitchen on 2018-03-20
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Long Walk to Freedom
- The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
- Written by: Nelson Mandela
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 27 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time....
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An intriguing, captivating life of Mandela
- By Lorenzo RS on 2019-08-04
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The Hiding Place
- Written by: Corrie ten Boom, Elizabeth Sherrill, John Sherrill
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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At one time, Corrie ten Boom would have laughed at the idea that she had a story to tell.....
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Incredible testimony
- By Jacklyn on 2021-04-23
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The Pursuit of Happiness
- How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America
- Written by: Jeffrey Rosen
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins, Jeffrey Rosen
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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The Pursuit of Happiness is more than an elucidation of the Declaration’s famous phrase; it is a revelatory journey into the minds of the Founders, and a deep, rich, and fresh understanding of the foundation of our democracy.
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Diana
- Her True Story - in Her Own Words
- Written by: Andrew Morton
- Narrated by: Michael Maloney, Caroline Langrishe
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The sensational biography of Princess Diana, now revised to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her death....
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Liked the story but not the readers
- By Mia on 2021-03-28
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In the Garden of Beasts
- Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
- Written by: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Erik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, turns his hand to a remarkable story set during Hitler’s rise to power....
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Loved it
- By Tracey L. on 2023-05-15
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The Hiding Place
- Written by: Corrie ten Boom
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker who became a heroine of the Resistance, a survivor of Hitler's concentration camps, and one of the most remarkable evangelists of the 20h century....
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bravery
- By Ruth C. on 2025-08-12
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Alexander the Great
- Written by: Philip Freeman
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Alexander was born into the royal family of Macedonia, the kingdom that would soon rule over Greece. Tutored as a boy by Aristotle, Alexander had an inquisitive mind....
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Edifying
- By Langer MD on 2021-08-03
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Muhammad
- His Life Based on the Earliest Sources
- Written by: Martin Lings
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
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This excellent audiobook is the first of its kind and has been selected by a number of organisations as a worthy introduction to the life of Prophet Muhammad....
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hoping for a newer version with simple English instead of thou and thine…
- By Yas Ab on 2024-11-09
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Alexander Hamilton
- Written by: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 35 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Historians have long told the story of America’s birth as the triumph of Jefferson’s democratic ideals over the aristocratic intentions of Hamilton....
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Great story, amazing person, well narrated
- By Anonymous on 2019-09-27
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The Power Broker
- Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
- Written by: Robert A. Caro
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 66 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Robert Caro's monumental book makes public what few outsiders knew: that Robert Moses was the single most powerful man of his time in the City and in the State of New York....
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Thorough and incredible
- By Anonymous on 2018-04-01
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Team of Rivals
- The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
- Written by: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 41 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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On May 18, 1860, William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, and Abraham Lincoln waited in their hometowns for the results from the Republican National Convention....
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A great book
- By Peter on 2021-03-11
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Prairie Fires
- The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Written by: Caroline Fraser
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 21 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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The first comprehensive historical biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the beloved author of the Little House on the Prairie book series....
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Betwixt and Between
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-06-16
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Philip and Alexander
- Kings and Conquerors
- Written by: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrated by: Neil Dickson
- Length: 20 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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This definitive biography of one of history's most influential father-son duos tells the story of two rulers who gripped the world - and their rise and fall from power....
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excellent read
- By jeff olasz on 2021-06-06
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The Path to Power
- The Years of Lyndon Johnson
- Written by: Robert A. Caro
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 40 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill Country....
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Awesome.
- By Kevin on 2018-07-22
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The River of Doubt
- Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
- Written by: Candice Millard
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The River of Doubt brings alive extraordinary events in a powerful nonfiction narrative thriller that happens to feature one of the most famous Americans who ever lived....
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Phenomenal narration, and amazing survival story
- By Ben on 2018-01-31
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The Art Spy
- The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland
- Written by: Michelle Young
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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A riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II, The Art Spy uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the world's most treasured masterpieces.
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Rose Volland’s story, at last!
- By Roberta W on 2025-06-04
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War of the Windsors
- The Inside Story of Charles, Andrew and the Rivalry That Has Defined the Royal Family
- Written by: Nigel Cawthorne
- Narrated by: Samuel Hill
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Telling the story of their lives from children to modern day, this fascinating and revelatory book will look at the fraught relationship (and fiery rivalry) between King Charles and Prince Andrew....
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The Habsburgs
- To Rule the World
- Written by: Martyn Rady
- Narrated by: Simon Boughey
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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The definitive history of a powerful family dynasty who dominated Europe for centuries - from their rise to power to their eventual downfall....
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Excellent History
- By L. C. on 2020-10-05
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The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
- Written by: Edmund Morris
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 26 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time. Described by the Chicago Tribune as "a classic", The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt stands as one of the greatest biographies of our time....
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Very nice listen
- By Robert on 2019-08-17
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The Mountbattens
- The Lives and Loves of Dickie and Edwina Mountbatten
- Written by: Andrew Lownie
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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The intimate story of a unique marriage spanning the heights of British glamour and power that descends into infidelity, manipulation, and disaster through the heart of the 20th century....
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Champlain's Dream
- Written by: David Hackett Fischer
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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In this sweeping, enthralling biography, acclaimed historian David Hackett Fischer brings to life the remarkable Samuel de Champlain....
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Champlain’s Vision: A Timeless Dream of Exploratio
- By Amazon Customer on 2025-01-21
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Confronting Evil
- Assessing the Worst of the Worst
- Written by: Bill O'Reilly, Josh Hammer
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Confronting Evil by Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer recounts the deeds of the worst people in history: Genghis Khan. The Roman Emperor Caligula. Henry VIII. The collective evil of the 19th century slave traders and the 20th century robber barons. Stalin. Hitler. Mao. The Ayatollah Khomeini. Putin. The Mexican drug cartels. Collectively, these warlords, tyrants, businessmen, and criminals are directly responsible for the death and misery of hundreds of millions of people.
Written by: Bill O'Reilly, and others
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She-Wolves
- The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
- Written by: Helen Castor
- Narrated by: Hannah Curtis
- Length: 19 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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In this compelling, eye-opening story of six women who exercised power against the odds—and one, Jane Grey, who never got the chance—acclaimed historian Helen Castor explores the provocative subject of women and power in England.
Written by: Helen Castor
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Louis XIII et Richelieu
- Written by: Alexandre Dumas
- Narrated by: Marc-Henri Boisse
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Louis XIII et Richelieu : c'est tout le cadre historique des Trois Mousquetaires qui nous est raconté dans cette biographie, écrite avec toute la fougue et toute la gaieté de Dumas. Biographie qui commence par une fessée, celle que Henri IV fait donner à son fils, et Alexandre Dumas n'en est pas mécontent ; et d'une certaine façon ce sont les fessées politiques que Richelieu donnera à Louis XIII durant tout son ministère que Dumas nous raconte.
Written by: Alexandre Dumas
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The Improbable Victoria Woodhull
- Suffrage, Free Love, and the First Woman to Run for President
- Written by: Eden Collinsworth
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1894, a remarkably self-possessed American woman, with no formal education to speak of, stood before a British court seeking damages for libel from the trustees of the British Museum. It was yet another stop along the unpredictable route that was Victoria Woodhull’s life. Born dirt-poor in an obscure Ohio settlement, Woodhull was the daughter of an illiterate mother entranced by the fad of Mesmerism—a therapeutic pseudoscience—and a swindler father whose cons exploited his two daughters.
Written by: Eden Collinsworth
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Augustine the African
- Written by: Catherine Conybeare
- Narrated by: Catherine Conybeare
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Augustine of Hippo (354–430), also known as Saint Augustine, was one of the most influential theologians in history. His writings, including the autobiographical Confessions and The City of God, helped shape the foundations of Christianity and Western philosophy. But for many centuries, Augustine's North African birth and Berber heritage have been simply dismissed.
Written by: Catherine Conybeare
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Lady Bird Johnson
- A Life from Beginning to End (First Ladies of the United States)
- Written by: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 58 mins
- Unabridged
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History remembers her as the gracious wife standing beside Lyndon B. Johnson, but Lady Bird Johnson was much more than just the period of time that she spent at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in the White House. Born in the piney woods of East Texas to a wealthy but troubled family, Lady Bird overcame tragedy to become one of the most accomplished women of her generation. By age 22, she had earned two college degrees and harbored dreams of becoming a globe-trotting journalist.
Written by: Hourly History
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Confronting Evil
- Assessing the Worst of the Worst
- Written by: Bill O'Reilly, Josh Hammer
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Confronting Evil by Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer recounts the deeds of the worst people in history: Genghis Khan. The Roman Emperor Caligula. Henry VIII. The collective evil of the 19th century slave traders and the 20th century robber barons. Stalin. Hitler. Mao. The Ayatollah Khomeini. Putin. The Mexican drug cartels. Collectively, these warlords, tyrants, businessmen, and criminals are directly responsible for the death and misery of hundreds of millions of people.
Written by: Bill O'Reilly, and others
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She-Wolves
- The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
- Written by: Helen Castor
- Narrated by: Hannah Curtis
- Length: 19 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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In this compelling, eye-opening story of six women who exercised power against the odds—and one, Jane Grey, who never got the chance—acclaimed historian Helen Castor explores the provocative subject of women and power in England.
Written by: Helen Castor
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Louis XIII et Richelieu
- Written by: Alexandre Dumas
- Narrated by: Marc-Henri Boisse
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Louis XIII et Richelieu : c'est tout le cadre historique des Trois Mousquetaires qui nous est raconté dans cette biographie, écrite avec toute la fougue et toute la gaieté de Dumas. Biographie qui commence par une fessée, celle que Henri IV fait donner à son fils, et Alexandre Dumas n'en est pas mécontent ; et d'une certaine façon ce sont les fessées politiques que Richelieu donnera à Louis XIII durant tout son ministère que Dumas nous raconte.
Written by: Alexandre Dumas
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The Improbable Victoria Woodhull
- Suffrage, Free Love, and the First Woman to Run for President
- Written by: Eden Collinsworth
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1894, a remarkably self-possessed American woman, with no formal education to speak of, stood before a British court seeking damages for libel from the trustees of the British Museum. It was yet another stop along the unpredictable route that was Victoria Woodhull’s life. Born dirt-poor in an obscure Ohio settlement, Woodhull was the daughter of an illiterate mother entranced by the fad of Mesmerism—a therapeutic pseudoscience—and a swindler father whose cons exploited his two daughters.
Written by: Eden Collinsworth
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Augustine the African
- Written by: Catherine Conybeare
- Narrated by: Catherine Conybeare
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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Augustine of Hippo (354–430), also known as Saint Augustine, was one of the most influential theologians in history. His writings, including the autobiographical Confessions and The City of God, helped shape the foundations of Christianity and Western philosophy. But for many centuries, Augustine's North African birth and Berber heritage have been simply dismissed.
Written by: Catherine Conybeare
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Lady Bird Johnson
- A Life from Beginning to End (First Ladies of the United States)
- Written by: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 58 mins
- Unabridged
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History remembers her as the gracious wife standing beside Lyndon B. Johnson, but Lady Bird Johnson was much more than just the period of time that she spent at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in the White House. Born in the piney woods of East Texas to a wealthy but troubled family, Lady Bird overcame tragedy to become one of the most accomplished women of her generation. By age 22, she had earned two college degrees and harbored dreams of becoming a globe-trotting journalist.
Written by: Hourly History
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Kreuzfahrer
- Der epische Kampf um das Heilige Land.
- Written by: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Stefan Kaminsky
- Length: 16 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Die Kreuzfahrer, die zurück in ihre Heimatdörfer humpelten und vertrocknete Palmblätter aus dem Heiligen Land auf die Altäre der Kirchen legten, hatten 1099 gesiegt: Jerusalem war in christlicher Hand. Was zählte der gemeinsame Glaube, wenn es um Gold und Macht ging?
Written by: Dan Jones
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She Was Never Lost
- The Amelia Earhart Saga
- Written by: Richard Martini
- Narrated by: Richard Martini
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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This isn't a book about finding Amelia Earhart. it's about her finding me, and guiding, directing, nudging, cajoling me along the way. It's a mind bending adventure told in third person, then in first person, then with eyewitnesses, then with a variety of mediums who I've known for decades, answering my incessant questions.
Written by: Richard Martini
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The African Emperor
- The Life of Septimius Severus
- Written by: Simon Elliott
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Septimius Severus was Rome's black emperor. Born in the blistering heat of a North African spring in Leptis Magna AD 145, he died in the freezing cold of a northern British winter in York in AD 211. A giant of an emperor, whose career can be counted in superlatives, Severus was in power at the height of Rome's might. He led the largest army to ever campaign in Britain, comprising 50,000 men, part of a Roman military establishment which peaked at 33 legions under his rule. Born into the richest family, in the richest part of the Roman Empire, Severus monumentalised his rule across the empire.
Written by: Simon Elliott
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Ikonen der Geschichte: 20 Mini-Biografien in 5 Minuten
- Written by: Lea Pfeiffer, Jürgen Fritsche
- Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche, Lea Pfeiffer
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
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Lerne in nur 5 Minuten die faszinierenden Lebensgeschichten der wichtigsten Persönlichkeiten der Weltgeschichte kennen! Diese Hörbuch-Compilation präsentiert dir 20 kompakte Biografien von historischen Ikonen, genialen Denkern, mutigen Entdeckern und politischen Giganten – spannend erzählt, informativ verdichtet. Perfekt für zwischendurch, unterwegs oder als Einstieg in große Lebensgeschichten. Jetzt reinhören und Geschichte neu entdecken – 5 Minuten pro Biografie!
Written by: Lea Pfeiffer, and others
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Catherine's Lieutenant
- Written by: Mary Ward Mortensen
- Narrated by: Sarah Kuklis
- Length: 14 hrs and 5 mins
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Throughout her life, Mary Mortensen’s father’s war trunk was a constant presence, moving with the family from home to home. Upon his passing, she discovered it held every letter exchanged between her parents during World War II, revealing a poignant story of love and courage. On a three-day pass from Camp Mackall, North Carolina, Second Lieutenant Frank R. Ward met Catherine Oliver on the white sands of Myrtle Beach. What began as a chance encounter sparked a lifelong love story that would endure the trials of World War II.
Written by: Mary Ward Mortensen
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Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands
- Written by: Mary Seacole
- Narrated by: Ayesha Antoine
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands is the bold, witty memoir of Mary Seacole, a Jamaican nurse and businesswoman who defied racism and sexism to care for soldiers during the Crimean War in the 1850s. Writing in her own voice, Seacole recounts her travels across the Caribbean, Central America, and Europe, sharing vivid stories of healing, hardship, and independence.
Written by: Mary Seacole
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Clodia of Rome
- Champion of the Republic
- Written by: Douglas Boin
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
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One of Rome's most powerful women, Clodia has been maligned over two thousand years as a promiscuous, husband-murdering harlot―thanks to her starring role in one of Cicero's most famous speeches in the Forum. But Cicero was lying, in defense of his own interests. Like so many women libeled or erased from history, Clodia had a life that was much more interesting, complex, and nuanced than the corrupted version passed down through generations.
Written by: Douglas Boin
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Friends Until the End
- Edmund Burke and Charles Fox in the Age of Revolution
- Written by: James Grant
- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 17 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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In eighteenth-century Britain, Edmund Burke and Charles Fox made common political cause for twenty-five years. They supported the rebellious American colonies, attacked the British slave trade, defended religious liberty, and attempted to shield Britain's public credit from the crisis-prone East India Company. The two men did not share social position, a way of life, a political legacy, or even a generation—but improbably, they were friends.
Written by: James Grant
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Charles de Gaulle - L'angoisse et la grandeur
- Written by: Arnaud Teyssier
- Narrated by: François Cottrelle
- Length: 25 hrs and 34 mins
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La vie de Charles de Gaulle est comme un fil tendu qui nous relie au XIXe siècle finissant, nous fait comprendre les tragédies du XXe siècle et ouvre sur celles que demain nous réserve. Dans une brève allusion à son enfance, l'auteur des Mémoires de guerre évoque « une certaine fierté anxieuse » qu'il éprouvait à l'égard de la France.
Written by: Arnaud Teyssier
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Paolo
- L'uomo che inventò il Cristianesimo
- Written by: Corrado Augias
- Narrated by: Andrea Failla
- Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
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Personaggio cruciale e misterioso al contempo, uomo di intelligenza, forza e volontà fuori dal comune, Saulo di Tarso, meglio conosciuto come Paolo, fu colui che raccolse l'irripetibile magistero di Gesù di Nazareth e lo canonizzò, forgiando il Cristianesimo per come lo conosciamo oggi. Fine mediatore da un lato, ma decisionista politico dall'altro, Paolo seppe traghettare un'esperienza spirituale in un'istituzione storica giunta più o meno immutata fino ai nostri giorni, assurgendo così a figura fondamentale di tutto il mondo cristiano.
Written by: Corrado Augias
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Roni's Story
- A Daughter of Africa
- Written by: Veronica Walker
- Narrated by: Alice Sockett
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
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This is the story of Veronica Walker. A second generation white African. This is the story of how one woman learnt to accept loss and rebuild her life time and again and how she learnt to fight for herself against a society where women were deemed as second class citizens and the possession of their husbands or fathers. Fighting for her children's safety, Veronica learns to demand her voice be heard and she be accepted for the independent woman she was.
Written by: Veronica Walker
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Великолепная Порта - Шесть веков Османской империи
- Written by: Оливье Буке
- Narrated by: Александр Аравушкин
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
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Полная тайн и противоречий, Османская империя простерлась на десятки тысяч километров вдоль границы Востока и Запада. Она оказала колоссальное влияние на историю Европы, будучи совсем на нее не похожа. Сравнимая по масштабу с Римской империей, к концу XVI века она занимала три континента и объединила под своей властью множество языков и народов: ее подданными были албанцы, армяне, греки и многие другие.
Written by: Оливье Буке
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Trods og tragedie
- En biografi om Olga Eggers
- Written by: Sofie Lene Bak
- Narrated by: Anne-Mette Johansen
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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Bogen er den første biografi om Olga Eggers' dramatiske skæbne fra elsket forfatterinde til en af landets mest forhadte nazister. Det private og det politiske i hendes liv er forbundet i talrige knuder, og fortællingen udfolder hendes dramatiske og farverige tilværelse. Måske er Eggers' liv knap så uforståeligt, hvis det faktisk forstås historisk, altså i forhold til den tid, hun levede i.
Written by: Sofie Lene Bak
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Ud og hjem
- Helvigs rejseår
- Written by: Winni Østergaard
- Narrated by: Jette Mechlenburg
- Length: 18 hrs and 26 mins
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Den anden bog om Helvig Pedersdatter handler om 1800-tallet, den danske guldalder, set gennem en af periodens anonyme skikkelser - en tjenestepige. De store politiske omvæltninger i slutningen af 1840'erne mærkes i Thy kun som svage dønninger, men da Helvigs herskab har stærke tyske rødder, får krigsårene alvorlig indflydelse på livet på hovedgården Øland. Indførelsen af den almindelige værnepligt betyder, at næsten hver eneste gård i Danmark har en søn 'indkaldt til Krigstjeneste', som der står i folketællingen fra 1850.
Written by: Winni Østergaard
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Alexander
- Written by: Christopher Pelling -translated by, Plutarch
- Narrated by: Christopher Pelling
- Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
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Plutarch: Alexander is the essential companion to Plutarch's Caesar, the life paired with Alexander in Plutarch's Parallel Lives. This new English version of Alexander is followed by an Afterword about Plutarch’s Parallel Lives by the translator, Christopher Pelling, Emeritus Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford University.
Written by: Christopher Pelling -translated by, and others
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Burr
- America's First Supervillain
- Written by: James Johnson
- Narrated by: Derek Ashley
- Length: 41 mins
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Aaron Burr. Founding Father. Vice President. And the man who shot Alexander Hamilton dead in cold blood. But that was just the beginning. In Burr: America’s First Supervillain, JJ uncovers the real story of the most dangerous man in early American history — a man who fought in the Revolution, rose to the top of the political ladder, and then tried to build an empire of his own. From his cold childhood and battlefield exploits, to the infamous duel and the treason trial of the century, this is a biography that reads like a thriller — because it is one.
Written by: James Johnson
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The Bicycle Boat
- (The Death of Rodolfo, Book 1)
- Written by: Peter Gannon
- Narrated by: Peter Gannon
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
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The Death of Rodolfo – The Bicycle Boat. When my father, Rodolfo Loredan Gannon died, there was no obituary. There were no tributes, no headlines, only quiet calls to the few who understood the weight of his absence. For over fifty years, he worked beyond the public eye, trusted by those whose choices shaped careers, countries, and the course of events most people never knew were being decided. His name appeared nowhere, yet his presence was everywhere. This is my account of the man I knew and the world he brought me into, even as I fought him the whole way.
Written by: Peter Gannon
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Danmarks historie
- Written by: Henning Dehn-Nielsen, Palle Lauring
- Narrated by: Jørgen Teytaud
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
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I Danmarks historie fortæller Palle Lauring om landets udvikling fra jægere og fiskere til vikinger, om dramatiske begivenheder omkring den danske trone op igennem middelalderen, krige med nabolandene og den tyske besættelse under 2. verdenskrig. Palle Lauring (1909-1996) var en dansk forfatter og historieformidler, der skrev dusinvis af bøger om dansk og europæisk historie.
Written by: Henning Dehn-Nielsen, and others
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From Mold to Medicine
- Alexander Fleming and the Discovery of Penicillin (History in the Mist)
- Written by: Riveting History
- Narrated by: Cate Croft
- Length: 56 mins
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In London, in the summer of 1928, as usual, a misty haze fell over the city. It was early September, and warm, damp humidity lingered over the lush countryside. In Paddington, drizzle clung to the air as Alexander Fleming—a well-known scientist—climbed the stairs to the second floor of St. Mary’s Hospital After a few weeks away for a much-needed vacation in Suffolk,
Written by: Riveting History
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Fire år i helvede
- Written by: Mads Bjørn-Nielsen
- Narrated by: Torsten Adler
- Length: 5 hrs
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Da han bliver anholdt i lufthavnen på øen Isla Margerita i juli 1998, har han 3,5 kilo kokain på sig. Foran ham ligger tre år og otte måneders helvede i San Antonio, et af verdens mest brutale fængsler – og da han ved hjælp af familie og venner overlever og vender hjem igen, er de psykiske og fysiske ar store. Mads Bjørn-Nielsen (født 1970) tilbragte næsten fire år i et af verdens hårdeste fængsler for narkosmugling. I dag holder han foredrag om narkokriminalitet for unge.
Written by: Mads Bjørn-Nielsen
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Napoleon (Danish Edition)
- Written by: Herman Lindqvist, Lise Schmidt Mahler
- Narrated by: Fjord Trier Hansen
- Length: 22 hrs and 25 mins
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Historien begynder på Korsika og slutter på Sankt Helena. Det er beretningen om den fattige korsikanske patriot, den passionerede kvindeelsker og ivrige brevskriver, der ville være forfatter eller videnskabsmand, men som i den franske revolutions virvar så sin chance og blev sin tids mægtigste kejser. Hvordan var det muligt? Hvad fik ham til for lidt mere end 200 år siden at sætte kejsertronen på sit hoved. Var det storhedsvanvid eller den logiske belønning for alle hans sejre? Herman Lindqvist fortæller fascinerende og medrivende den utrolige historie om Napoleon Bonaparte .
Written by: Herman Lindqvist, and others
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Grappling with Ghosts
- Childhood Memories from Postwar Ireland and London
- Written by: James Harvey
- Narrated by: Patrick Harvey
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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In this memoir of his childhood, Harvey recreated the daily struggles of life in postwar rural Ireland and bomb-shattreed London. Ireland, just 30 years removed from 700 years of British domination, had scarcely emerged from the 19th century. London, shrouded in fog and greasy coal soot, was the epicenter of an exhausted debtor nation, still clinging to an image of British exceptionalism as a young Queen Elizabeth took the throne and the empire circled the drain.
Written by: James Harvey
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Hedgewar
- A Definitive Biography
- Written by: Sachin Nanda
- Narrated by: Divya Sharda
- Length: 16 hrs and 49 mins
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Hedgewar chronicles the untold story of the enigmatic founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), whose vision for India's cultural revival continues to shape the nation's socio-political landscape. Through meticulous research and vivid storytelling, this biography traces Hedgewar's journey from an orphaned child in colonial India to the mastermind behind one of the world's most secretive organizations.
Written by: Sachin Nanda
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El nacimiento de las instituciones
- Written by: Enrique Krauze
- Narrated by: Arturo Honorio
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
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Cuando se temía una invasión por parte de Estados Unidos, el presidente Plutarco Elías Calles emprendió una vasta obra de reconstrucción material e institucional. Hombres como Alberto J. Pani, Luis Montes de Oca, Manuel Gómez Morin, Moisés Sáenz y Gonzalo Robles, entre otros, se encargaron de realizar esa obra creativa con tiempo limitado y pocos recursos, pero también con claridad, profesionalismo y patriotismo.
Written by: Enrique Krauze