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The World Until Yesterday
- What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
- Written by: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins
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The World Until Yesterday provides a mesmerizing firsthand picture of the human past as it had been for millions of years....
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Close to excellent
- By Grenade on 2020-09-16
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Dead Man Running
- An Insider's Story on One of the World's Most Feared Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs ... The Bandidos
- Written by: Ross Coulthart, Duncan McNab
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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We are the people our parents warned us about" is the motto of the Bandidos, one of the world's most feared outlaw motorcycle gangs....
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Okay info, missrepresented book/story.
- By Mitch Grant on 2020-04-19
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Batavia's Graveyard
- The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny
- Written by: Mike Dash
- Narrated by: Guy Bethell
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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It was the autumn of 1628, and the Batavia, the Dutch East India Company's flagship, was loaded with a king's ransom in gold, silver, and gems for her maiden voyage to Java....
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Island of the Lost
- Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
- Written by: Joan Druett
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1864, Captain Thomas Musgrave and his crew of four aboard the schooner Grafton wreck on the southern end of Auckland Island....
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Mutiny on the Bounty
- Written by: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 22 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories - a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order - and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before. Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti and take them to the West Indies, the Bounty's crew found themselves in a tropical paradise. Five months later, they did not want to leave.
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Great listen
- By Tony on 2020-10-25
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Orca
- How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean's Greatest Predator
- Written by: Jason M. Colby
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Drawing on interviews, official records, private archives, and his own family history, Jason M. Colby tells the exhilarating and often heartbreaking story of how people came to love the ocean's greatest predator....
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The World Until Yesterday
- What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?
- Written by: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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The World Until Yesterday provides a mesmerizing firsthand picture of the human past as it had been for millions of years....
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Close to excellent
- By Grenade on 2020-09-16
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Dead Man Running
- An Insider's Story on One of the World's Most Feared Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs ... The Bandidos
- Written by: Ross Coulthart, Duncan McNab
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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We are the people our parents warned us about" is the motto of the Bandidos, one of the world's most feared outlaw motorcycle gangs....
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Okay info, missrepresented book/story.
- By Mitch Grant on 2020-04-19
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Batavia's Graveyard
- The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny
- Written by: Mike Dash
- Narrated by: Guy Bethell
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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It was the autumn of 1628, and the Batavia, the Dutch East India Company's flagship, was loaded with a king's ransom in gold, silver, and gems for her maiden voyage to Java....
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Island of the Lost
- Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
- Written by: Joan Druett
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1864, Captain Thomas Musgrave and his crew of four aboard the schooner Grafton wreck on the southern end of Auckland Island....
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Mutiny on the Bounty
- Written by: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 22 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories - a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order - and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before. Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti and take them to the West Indies, the Bounty's crew found themselves in a tropical paradise. Five months later, they did not want to leave.
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Great listen
- By Tony on 2020-10-25
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Orca
- How We Came to Know and Love the Ocean's Greatest Predator
- Written by: Jason M. Colby
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Drawing on interviews, official records, private archives, and his own family history, Jason M. Colby tells the exhilarating and often heartbreaking story of how people came to love the ocean's greatest predator....
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The Sea and Civilization
- A Maritime History of the World
- Written by: Lincoln Paine
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 29 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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A monumental retelling of world history through the lens of maritime enterprise, revealing in breathtaking depth how people first came into contact with one another by ocean, river, lake and stream....
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The Battle of Midway (Pivotal Moments in American History)
- Written by: Craig L. Symonds
- Narrated by: James Lurie
- Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
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There are few moments in American history in which the course of events tipped so suddenly and so dramatically as at the Battle of Midway....
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Truly excellent!
- By Trevor on 2020-01-27
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The Ship That Wouldn't Die
- The Saga of the USS Neosho - A World War II Story of Courage and Survival at Sea
- Written by: Don Keith
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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The Ship That Wouldn't Die captures the indomitable spirit of the American sailor - and finally brings to the surface one of the great untold sagas of the Pacific War....
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Dark Emu
- Black Seeds: Agriculture or Accident?
- Written by: Bruce Pascoe
- Narrated by: Bruce Pascoe
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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A completely accessible, compelling and riveting account of pre-invasion Aboriginal agricultural systems....
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Sea People
- The Puzzle of Polynesia
- Written by: Christina Thompson
- Narrated by: Susan Lyons
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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A thrilling, intellectual detective story that looks deep into the past to uncover who first settled the islands of the remote Pacific, where they came from, how they got there, and how we know....
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Fascinating Polynesia 101
- By Jacob R. on 2020-02-16
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Huia Come Home
- Written by: J. Ruka
- Narrated by: J. Ruka
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
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Once the sacred guardian of New Zealand's native forests, the huia was a symbol of the land's unique beauty and spirituality. The rare bird's tragic extinction in the early 1900s represents a shot to the heart of Aotearoa and is a potent metaphor for a country's conflicted history....
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Down South
- In Search of the Great Southern Land
- Written by: Bruce Ansley
- Narrated by: Kevin Keys
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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From Curio Bay to Golden Bay, in Down South writer Bruce Ansley sets off on a vast expedition across the South Island, Te Waipounamu, visiting the places and people who hold clues to the South's famous character....
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The Memory Code
- The Traditional Aboriginal Memory Technique That Unlocks the Secrets of Stonehenge, Easter Island and Ancient Monuments the World Over
- Written by: Lynne Kelly
- Narrated by: Louise Siversen
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
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In the past the elders had encyclopaedic memories. They could name all the animals and plants across the landscape and the stars in the sky, too....
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Girt
- The Unauthorised History of Australia
- Written by: David Hunt
- Narrated by: David Hunt
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Girt. No word could better capture the essence of Australia.... In this hilarious history, David Hunt reveals the truth of Australia's past....
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- By P.G on 2020-01-24
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The Best Australian Yarns and Other True Stories
- Written by: Jim Haynes
- Narrated by: Jim Haynes
- Length: 17 hrs and 9 mins
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The Best Australian Yarns is a substantial and definitive work collected from memory, mates, word of mouth, and decades of researching popular Aussie culture and history....
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Australia's Most Unbelievable True Stories
- Written by: Jim Haynes
- Narrated by: Jim Haynes
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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The ultimate collection of unbelievable true Australian stories: the unknown, the forgotten and the surprising....
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True Girt
- The Unauthorised History of Australia
- Written by: David Hunt
- Narrated by: David Hunt
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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David Hunt takes us to the Australian frontier. This was the Wild South, home to hardy pioneers, gun-slinging bushrangers, directionally challenged explorers, and sheep. Lots of sheep....
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great
- By P.G on 2020-04-04
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Breaker Morant
- Written by: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Cameron Goodall
- Length: 23 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The epic story of the Boer War and Harry 'Breaker' Morant: drover, horseman, bush poet - murderer or hero? Most Australians have heard of the Boer War of 1899 to 1902 and of Harry 'Breaker' Morant, a figure who rivals Ned Kelly as an archetypal Australian folk hero....
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The ANZAC
- The History and Legacy of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps During the 20th Century
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
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Given their stellar legacy, it is little surprise that ANZAC soldiers were used by the British Empire for the several decades, most notably in World War II....
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Partisan
- Written by: James Caffin
- Narrated by: Barnie Duncan
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
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The gripping story of a New Zealand solider who escaped the clutches of a prisoner-of-war camp to join the Yugoslav freedom fighters during the Second World War....
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Anzac Girls
- The Extraordinary Story of Our World War I Nurses
- Written by: Peter Rees
- Narrated by: Anna McGahan
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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The harrowing, dramatic and profoundly moving story of the Australian and New Zealand nurses who served in the Great War....
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Lost in Shangri-La
- A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II
- Written by: Mitchell Zuckoff
- Narrated by: Mitchell Zuckoff
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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On May 13, 1945, 24 American servicemen and WACs boarded a transport plane for a sightseeing trip over “Shangri-La"....
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New Zealand and the British Empire
- The History of New Zealand Under British Sovereignty
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
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This audiobook analyzes the expeditions that discovered New Zealand and the early settlements and conflicts waged there from 1650 to 1850. You will learn about New Zealand under British sovereignty like never before....
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Lucky 666
- The Impossible Mission
- Written by: Bob Drury, Tom Clavin
- Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The dramatic, untold story of a daredevil bomber pilot and his misfit crew who fly their lone B-17 into the teeth of the Japanese Empire in 1943 and engage in the longest dogfight in history....
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James Cook
- The Story Behind the Man Who Mapped the World
- Written by: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 21 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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The name Captain James Cook is one of the most recognisable in Australian history - an almost mythic figure who is often discussed, celebrated, reviled and debated....
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Mythology: Aztec, Inca, Inuit, and Polynesian Myths
- Written by: Kelly Mass
- Narrated by: Kaan Akyol
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
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Many of us don’t know much about mythological stories from these regions, and it is my pleasure and privilege to educate you on the intricate details that lie within them....
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The Immortal Irishman
- The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero
- Written by: Timothy Egan
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
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The Irish-American story, with all its twists and triumphs, is told through the improbable life of one man....
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A Tale Well Told
- By Tom on 2017-11-17
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Captive Paradise
- A History of Hawaii
- Written by: James L. Haley
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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In the tradition of Nathaniel Philbrick and David McCullough comes the first full-scale narrative history of Hawaii, an epic tale of empire, industry, war, and culture....
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Well presented and interesting
- By scott on 2020-07-11
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The Diggers of Colditz
- The Classic Australian POW Story About Escape from the Impossible
- Written by: Jack Champ, Colin Burgess
- Narrated by: Steve Shanahan
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
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Colditz Castle was Nazi Germany’s infamous "escape-proof" wartime prison, where hundreds of the most determined and resourceful Allied prisoners were sent. Despite having more guards than inmates, prisoners tirelessly carried out their campaign to escape....
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A Shorter History of Australia
- Written by: Geoffrey Blainey
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
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Geoffrey Blainey is well-placed to introduce us to the people who have played a part and to guide us through the events which have created the Australian identity....
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Comprehensive Summary
- By Phillip Whyte on 2020-07-17
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Monash and Chauvel
- How Australia's Two Greatest Generals Changed the Course of World History
- Written by: Roland Perry
- Narrated by: David Tredinnick
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
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The story of the emergence and dominance of two brilliant Australian soldiers who commanded the most effective armies in defeating the Germans and the Turks in the Great War....
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The Ship That Never Was
- The Greatest Escape Story of Australian Colonial History
- Written by: Adam Courtenay
- Narrated by: John Eastman
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
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The greatest escape story of Australian colonial history by the son of Australia's best-loved storyteller....
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The Dogs That Made Australia
- The Story of the Dogs That Brought About Australia's Transformation from Starving Colony to Pastoral Powerhouse
- Written by: Guy Hull
- Narrated by: Guy Hull
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
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The Dogs That Made Australia pays tribute to the dogs that gave their all for our prosperity: the fearless hounds that saved fledgling colonies from famine....
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The Aborigines and Maori: The History of the Indigenous Peoples in Australia and New Zealand
- Written by: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
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In 1769, Captain James Cook’s historic expedition would lead to an English claim on Australia, but before he reached Australia, he sailed for weaks near New Zealand’s coast. Thus, he was one of the first to observe and take note of the indigenous peoples of the two islands....
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Loving Country
- A Guide to Sacred Australia
- Written by: Bruce Pascoe, Vicky Shukuroglou
- Narrated by: Bruce Pascoe, Vicky Shukuroglou
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
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In Loving Country, coauthors Bruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukurolgou show travellers how to see the country as herself, to know her whole and old story and to find the way to fall in love with her, our home....
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Loving Country
- A Guide to Sacred Australia
- Written by: Bruce Pascoe, Vicky Shukuroglou
- Narrated by: Bruce Pascoe, Vicky Shukuroglou
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
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In Loving Country, coauthors Bruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukurolgou show travellers how to see the country as herself, to know her whole and old story and to find the way to fall in love with her, our home. Listeners are encouraged to discover sacred Australia by reconsidering the accepted history and hearing diverse stories of her Indigenous people. The intention of this audiobook is to foster communication and understanding between all peoples and country, to encourage environmental and social change.
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The Buxtons: 150 Years of Developing Melbourne
- Written by: Peter Yule
- Narrated by: Rob Meldrum
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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The Buxtons are one of only a few families that were successful in the gold rush era and are still prominent today. They have survived and prospered through two world wars, two calamitous depressions, numerous recessions, and any number of political and economic crises. In The Buxtons, Peter Yule brings their story to life, tracing how this one family left a distinctive mark on Melbourne’s landscape.
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The Eleventh
- Written by: Alex Mann
- Narrated by: Alex Mann
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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You’ve probably heard that famous 'Well may we say' speech made by Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam on the day he was sacked by the queen’s representative, or seen the grainy footage from the steps of old parliament house. But do you properly understand the extraordinary events leading up to the most dramatic day in Australian political history? How did The Dismissal actually happen? This audio series takes you inside the highest circles of power to uncover pieces of this story that have never been told before.
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Quarterly Essay 80: The High Road
- What Australia Can Learn from New Zealand
- Written by: Laura Tingle
- Narrated by: Aimee Horne
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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In this wise and illuminating essay, Laura Tingle looks at leadership, economics, history and more. Competitiveness has marked our relationship from its earliest days. In the past half-century, both countries have remade themselves amid shifting economic fortunes. New Zealand has been held up as a model for everything from tax reform to the conduct of politics to the response to COVID-19. Tingle considers everything from Morrison and Ardern as national leaders to the different ways each country has dealt with its colonial legacy.
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Whatever Happened to Ned Kelly's Head
- Written by: Eamon Evans
- Narrated by: Jay Hackett
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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If you think Australia’s history is straightforward, you’re dead wrong. This is a land of the strange, the spooky and the unexplained. From the eerie ball of light that stalked a terrified family across the Nullabor, to the whereabouts of Victoria’s parliamentary mace, to the unidentified body found propped up on an Adelaide beach, and, yes, to the whereabouts of Ned Kelly’s skull, you’ll find our history has plenty of mysterious twists and unanswered questions.
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Voyagers
- The Settlement of the Pacific (The Landmark Library)
- Written by: Nicholas Thomas
- Narrated by: Mark Robertson
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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In Voyagers, the distinguished anthropologist Nick Thomas charts the course of the seaborne migrations that populated the islands between the Americas and the western coast of Asia from late prehistory onwards: firstly the colonization by speakers of Austronesian languages of the western Pacific littoral, from around 3000 BC, of the Philippines, Indonesia, Micronesia and Melanesia; followed by the later settlement, by Polynesian peoples, of Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti, the Marquesas, Easter Island and eventually New Zealand, up to AD 1250.
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Loving Country
- A Guide to Sacred Australia
- Written by: Bruce Pascoe, Vicky Shukuroglou
- Narrated by: Bruce Pascoe, Vicky Shukuroglou
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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In Loving Country, coauthors Bruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukurolgou show travellers how to see the country as herself, to know her whole and old story and to find the way to fall in love with her, our home. Listeners are encouraged to discover sacred Australia by reconsidering the accepted history and hearing diverse stories of her Indigenous people. The intention of this audiobook is to foster communication and understanding between all peoples and country, to encourage environmental and social change.
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The Buxtons: 150 Years of Developing Melbourne
- Written by: Peter Yule
- Narrated by: Rob Meldrum
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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The Buxtons are one of only a few families that were successful in the gold rush era and are still prominent today. They have survived and prospered through two world wars, two calamitous depressions, numerous recessions, and any number of political and economic crises. In The Buxtons, Peter Yule brings their story to life, tracing how this one family left a distinctive mark on Melbourne’s landscape.
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The Eleventh
- Written by: Alex Mann
- Narrated by: Alex Mann
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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You’ve probably heard that famous 'Well may we say' speech made by Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam on the day he was sacked by the queen’s representative, or seen the grainy footage from the steps of old parliament house. But do you properly understand the extraordinary events leading up to the most dramatic day in Australian political history? How did The Dismissal actually happen? This audio series takes you inside the highest circles of power to uncover pieces of this story that have never been told before.
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Quarterly Essay 80: The High Road
- What Australia Can Learn from New Zealand
- Written by: Laura Tingle
- Narrated by: Aimee Horne
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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In this wise and illuminating essay, Laura Tingle looks at leadership, economics, history and more. Competitiveness has marked our relationship from its earliest days. In the past half-century, both countries have remade themselves amid shifting economic fortunes. New Zealand has been held up as a model for everything from tax reform to the conduct of politics to the response to COVID-19. Tingle considers everything from Morrison and Ardern as national leaders to the different ways each country has dealt with its colonial legacy.
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Whatever Happened to Ned Kelly's Head
- Written by: Eamon Evans
- Narrated by: Jay Hackett
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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If you think Australia’s history is straightforward, you’re dead wrong. This is a land of the strange, the spooky and the unexplained. From the eerie ball of light that stalked a terrified family across the Nullabor, to the whereabouts of Victoria’s parliamentary mace, to the unidentified body found propped up on an Adelaide beach, and, yes, to the whereabouts of Ned Kelly’s skull, you’ll find our history has plenty of mysterious twists and unanswered questions.
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Voyagers
- The Settlement of the Pacific (The Landmark Library)
- Written by: Nicholas Thomas
- Narrated by: Mark Robertson
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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In Voyagers, the distinguished anthropologist Nick Thomas charts the course of the seaborne migrations that populated the islands between the Americas and the western coast of Asia from late prehistory onwards: firstly the colonization by speakers of Austronesian languages of the western Pacific littoral, from around 3000 BC, of the Philippines, Indonesia, Micronesia and Melanesia; followed by the later settlement, by Polynesian peoples, of Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti, the Marquesas, Easter Island and eventually New Zealand, up to AD 1250.