Bestsellers
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Reflections on the Revolution in France
- Written by: Edmund Burke
- Narrated by: Bernard Mayes
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4 out of 5 stars 9
Blending history with principle and graceful imagery with profound practical maxims, this book is one of the most influential political treatises in the history of the world....
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The Last Duel
- A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France
- Written by: Eric Jager
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27
The gripping true story of the “duel to end all duels” in medieval France that pits a knight against a squire accused of violating the knight’s beautiful young wife....
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5 out of 5 stars
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excellent read!
- By Anonymous User on 2021-12-24
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Napoleon's Egypt
- Written by: Juan Cole
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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In this vivid history, master storyteller and world-renowned historian Juan Cole tells the story of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798....
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Normandy '44
- D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France
- Written by: James Holland
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 24 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story5 out of 5 stars 29
D-Day, June 6, 1944, and the 76 days of bitter fighting in Normandy that followed the Allied landing, have become the defining episode of World War II in the west - the object of books, films, television series, and documentaries....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By Anonymous User on 2023-08-12
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Cold Case : 10 affaires criminelles françaises non résolues
- 10 histoires - 5h25 d'écoute
- Written by: John Mac, Luc Tailleur, Sandrine Brugot, and others
- Narrated by: Florent Oulliè
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Cold case : 10 affaires criminelles françaises non résolues est une série audio d'histoires captivantes qui explore des affaires criminelles non élucidées...
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The Revolutionary Temper
- Paris, 1748-1789
- Written by: Robert Darnton
- Narrated by: Andrew J. Andersen
- Length: 21 hrs
- Unabridged
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When a Parisian crowd stormed the Bastille in July 1789, it triggered an event of global consequence: the overthrow of the monarchy and the birth of a new society.
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Reflections on the Revolution in France
- Written by: Edmund Burke
- Narrated by: Bernard Mayes
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4 out of 5 stars 9
Blending history with principle and graceful imagery with profound practical maxims, this book is one of the most influential political treatises in the history of the world....
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The Last Duel
- A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France
- Written by: Eric Jager
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27
The gripping true story of the “duel to end all duels” in medieval France that pits a knight against a squire accused of violating the knight’s beautiful young wife....
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5 out of 5 stars
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excellent read!
- By Anonymous User on 2021-12-24
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Napoleon's Egypt
- Written by: Juan Cole
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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In this vivid history, master storyteller and world-renowned historian Juan Cole tells the story of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798....
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Normandy '44
- D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France
- Written by: James Holland
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 24 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story5 out of 5 stars 29
D-Day, June 6, 1944, and the 76 days of bitter fighting in Normandy that followed the Allied landing, have become the defining episode of World War II in the west - the object of books, films, television series, and documentaries....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By Anonymous User on 2023-08-12
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Cold Case : 10 affaires criminelles françaises non résolues
- 10 histoires - 5h25 d'écoute
- Written by: John Mac, Luc Tailleur, Sandrine Brugot, and others
- Narrated by: Florent Oulliè
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Cold case : 10 affaires criminelles françaises non résolues est une série audio d'histoires captivantes qui explore des affaires criminelles non élucidées...
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The Revolutionary Temper
- Paris, 1748-1789
- Written by: Robert Darnton
- Narrated by: Andrew J. Andersen
- Length: 21 hrs
- Unabridged
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When a Parisian crowd stormed the Bastille in July 1789, it triggered an event of global consequence: the overthrow of the monarchy and the birth of a new society.
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When France Fell
- The Vichy Crisis and the Fate of the Anglo-American Alliance
- Written by: Michael S. Neiberg
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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According to US Secretary of War Henry Stimson, the "most shocking single event" of World War II was not the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, but rather the fall of France in spring 1940....
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Le chant du départ
- Napoléon 1
- Written by: Max Gallo
- Narrated by: Jean-Marc Galéra
- Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12
Il est arrivé le 15 mai 1779 à l'École royale militaire de Brienne. Il n'a pas encore dix ans et parle à peine le français... Il va rester cinq ans dans cette école...
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The French Revolution of 1789
- Its War on the Classical Pillars of Western Society and the Rise of Secularism. An in-Depth Analysis of the Revolution's Attack on the Catholic Church, Ancient Regime (Monarchy, Clergy, Nobility), Tradition, Patriarchy, and Primogeniture]
- Written by: Christopher Ross
- Narrated by: Ty Lasky
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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This meticulously researched book reveals how the Revolution’s attack on tradition—from the Church to family structures—created a new order still felt today.
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Citizens
- A Chronicle of the French Revolution
- Written by: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 36 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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From one of the truly preeminent historians of our time, this is a landmark book chronicling the French Revolution. Simon Schama deftly refutes the contemporary notion that the French Revolution represented an uprising of the oppressed poor against a decadent aristocracy and corrupt court....
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Histoire de la psychanalyse en France
- Written by: Élisabeth Roudinesco
- Narrated by: Élisabeth Roudinesco, Michael Lonsdale
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Abridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Les années Freud racontent l'histoire de l'introduction de la psychanalyse en France : la rencontre de Freud et de Charcot, la découverte de l'hystérie...
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A New World Begins
- The History of the French Revolution
- Written by: Jeremy D. Popkin
- Narrated by: Pete Cross, Jeremy D. Popkin
- Length: 21 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12
In A New World Begins, Jeremy D. Popkin offers a riveting account of the revolution that puts the listener in the thick of the debates and the violence that led to the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a new society....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Learned a lot
- By Anonymous User on 2023-08-17
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The Years
- Written by: Annie Ernaux
- Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8
The Years is a personal narrative of the period of 1941 to 2006 told through the lens of memory....
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All Blood Runs Red
- The Legendary Life of Eugene Bullard-Boxer, Pilot, Soldier, Spy
- Written by: Phil Keith, Tom Clavin
- Narrated by: James Shippy
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
The incredible story of the first African-American military pilot, who went on to become a Paris nightclub impresario, a spy in the French Resistance and an American civil rights pioneer....
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The Man in the Iron Mask
- The True Story of Europe's Most Famous Prisoner
- Written by: Josephine Wilkinson
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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A vivid, dramatic, and eye-opening historical narrative, The Man in the Iron Mask reveals the story behind the most enduring mystery of Louis XIV’s reign....
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Hero of Two Worlds
- The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
- Written by: Mike Duncan
- Narrated by: Mike Duncan
- Length: 17 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 218
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 196
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Story5 out of 5 stars 196
From the massively popular podcaster and New York Times best-selling author comes the story of the Marquis de Lafayette's lifelong quest to protect the principles of democracy, told through the lens of the three revolutions he participated in....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well woven tale
- By Amazon Customer on 2024-12-10
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The War Memoirs
- Written by: Charles de Gaulle
- Narrated by: Raphael Corkhill
- Length: 41 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the complete war memoirs of the resistance leader Charles de Gaulle, who led France out of its darkest hour during the Nazi occupation during World War II.
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A Brief History of Paris
- Written by: Cecil Jenkins
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Paris—city of love, food, culture—is steeped in a rich history known the world over. Historian Cecil Black entertainingly details the stories behind the culture, locations, architecture, people, food and more that keeps visitors enchanted....
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Nelson's Trafalgar
- The Battle That Changed the World
- Written by: Roy Adkins
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
In the tradition of Antony Beevor's Stalingrad, Nelson's Trafalgar presents the definitive blow-by-blow account of the world's most famous naval battle, when the British Royal Navy, under Lord Horatio Nelson, dealt a decisive blow to the forces of Napoleon....
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In Montparnasse
- The Emergence of Surrealism in Paris, from Duchamp to Dalí
- Written by: Sue Roe
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
In Montparnasse begins on the eve of the First World War and ends with the 1936 unveiling of Dalí’s Lobster Telephone. As those extraordinary years unfolded, the Surrealists found ever more innovative ways of exploring the interior life....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exceptional
- By Roberta W on 2024-07-08
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The Longest Day
- June 6, 1944
- Written by: Cornelius Ryan
- Narrated by: Clive Chafer
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story5 out of 5 stars 10
The classic account of the Allied invasion of Normandy....
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Bismarck's War
- The Franco-Prussian War and the Making of Modern Europe
- Written by: Rachel Chrastil
- Narrated by: Sarah Borges
- Length: 17 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance2 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
Historian Rachel Chrastil presents a definitive new history of the war that toppled the French Empire, unified Germany, and set Europe on the path to World War I....
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Métronome. L'Histoire de France au rythme du métro parisien
- Métronome 1
- Written by: Lorànt Deutsch
- Narrated by: Lorànt Deutsch
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
Saviez-vous que la Lutèce des origines ne se situait pas sur l'île de la Cité, mais à Nanterre ? Que les derniers combattants gaulois massacrés par les Romains reposent sous la tour Eiffel...
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Mémoires du Général Marbot 1
- Written by: Marcellin Marbot
- Narrated by: Frédéric Kneip
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Tome 1 : Gênes - Austerlitz - Eylau. "J'engage le colonel Marbot à continuer à écrire pour la défense et la gloire des Armées françaises..."
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5 out of 5 stars
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Une porte sur l'histoire
- By Xavier Cote on 2020-12-03
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L'empereur des rois
- Napoléon 3
- Written by: Max Gallo
- Narrated by: Jean-Marc Galéra
- Length: 15 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8
Il est Napoléon le Grand : après Austerlitz, qui peut arrêter l'Empereur des Français ? Il bouscule les Rois, à Iéna, à Friedland, à Wagram...
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Les Parisiennes
- How the Women of Paris Lived, Loved, and Died Under Nazi Occupation
- Written by: Anne Sebba
- Narrated by: Polly Stone
- Length: 16 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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New York Times bestselling author Anne Sebba explores a devastating period in Paris's history and tells the stories of how women survived—or didn’t—during the Nazi occupation....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A time in history that should not be forgotten.
- By Mary-Lynn Dodson on 2019-06-18
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At the Edge of the World
- The Heroic Century of the French Foreign Legion
- Written by: Jean-Vincent Blanchard
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
An aura of mystery, romance, and danger surrounds the French Foreign Legion, the all-volunteer corps of the French Army, founded in 1831....
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5 out of 5 stars
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great book, excellent performance
- By Anonymous User on 2018-06-11
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Beast
- Werewolves, Serial Killers, and Man-Eaters: The Mystery of the Monsters of the Gévaudan
- Written by: Gustavo Sánchez Romero, S. R. Schwalb
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Using modern biology and history to investigate a series of grisly deaths in the countryside of 18th-century France....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thorough And Informative!
- By Anonymous User on 2018-04-12
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Antoine-Henri Jomini
- The Life and Legacy of the Swiss General and His Famous Military Treatises about the Napoleonic Wars
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs
- Unabridged
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Jomini was regarded as the preeminent strategist and writer of his generation, while Clausewitz was virtually unknown outside the General Staff of the Prussian Army....
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Notre-Dame
- A Short History of the Meaning of Cathedrals
- Written by: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: Ken Follett
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
In this short, spellbinding book, international best-selling author Ken Follett describes the emotions that gripped him when he learned about the fire that threatened to destroy one of the greatest cathedrals in the world - the Notre-Dame de Paris....