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Persians
- The Age of the Great Kings
- Auteur(s): Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Narrateur(s): Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Durée: 18 h et 42 min
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A stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor and enduring legacy of ancient Persia The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the largest empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the steppes of Asia and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. From the palace-city of Persepolis, Cyrus the Great, Darius...
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Depth and breath of content is immense.
- Écrit par Utilisateur anonyme le 2024-08-23
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All the Shah's Men
- An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
- Auteur(s): Stephen Kinzer
- Narrateur(s): Michael Prichard, Jonathan Yen
- Durée: 11 h et 7 min
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Half a century ago, the United States overthrew the democratically elected prime minister of Iran, Mohammad Mossadegh, whose "crime" was nationalizing the country's oil industry....
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Great Book, Narration Terrible
- Écrit par Kayla le 2024-06-27
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Tomorrow Is Yesterday
- Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine
- Auteur(s): Hussein Agha, Robert Malley
- Narrateur(s): Imani Jade Powers
- Durée: 10 h et 59 min
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Two insiders explain why the Israeli–Palestinian peace process failed, and anticipate what lies ahead. On October 7, 2023, Hamas fighters killed more than eleven hundred Israelis and took more than two hundred hostages, prompting an Israeli response that has in turn taken tens of thousands of...
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Best book I’ve Read This Year
- Écrit par Utilisateur anonyme le 2025-11-04
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America and Iran
- A History, 1720 to the Present
- Auteur(s): John Ghazvinian
- Narrateur(s): Fred Sanders
- Durée: 27 h et 11 min
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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR A hugely ambitious, “delightfully readable, genuinely informative” portrait (The New York Times) of the two-centuries-long entwined histories of Iran and America—two powers who were once allies and now adversaries—by an admired historian and...
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The best modern history on Iran I've yet to read
- Écrit par Kevin le 2022-09-20
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Iran
- A Modern History
- Auteur(s): Abbas Amanat
- Narrateur(s): Derek Perkins
- Durée: 41 h et 53 min
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This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, and institutions are shaped by currents that sometimes reach back hundreds of years....
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Excellent history of Iran from Safavid era to near present.
- Écrit par Jason Gacek le 2020-04-19
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King of Kings
- The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation
- Auteur(s): Scott Anderson
- Narrateur(s): Malcolm Hillgartner, Scott Anderson
- Durée: 17 h et 45 min
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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR NONFICTION KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER From the author of the landmark bestseller Lawrence in Arabia comes a stunningly revelatory narrative history of the Iranian Revolution...
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Iran is a Mess.
- Écrit par Jake L.S. le 2025-12-03
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Persians
- The Age of the Great Kings
- Auteur(s): Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Narrateur(s): Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Durée: 18 h et 42 min
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A stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor and enduring legacy of ancient Persia The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the largest empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the steppes of Asia and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. From the palace-city of Persepolis, Cyrus the Great, Darius...
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Depth and breath of content is immense.
- Écrit par Utilisateur anonyme le 2024-08-23
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All the Shah's Men
- An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
- Auteur(s): Stephen Kinzer
- Narrateur(s): Michael Prichard, Jonathan Yen
- Durée: 11 h et 7 min
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Performance43
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Histoire43
Half a century ago, the United States overthrew the democratically elected prime minister of Iran, Mohammad Mossadegh, whose "crime" was nationalizing the country's oil industry....
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Great Book, Narration Terrible
- Écrit par Kayla le 2024-06-27
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Tomorrow Is Yesterday
- Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine
- Auteur(s): Hussein Agha, Robert Malley
- Narrateur(s): Imani Jade Powers
- Durée: 10 h et 59 min
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Histoire1
Two insiders explain why the Israeli–Palestinian peace process failed, and anticipate what lies ahead. On October 7, 2023, Hamas fighters killed more than eleven hundred Israelis and took more than two hundred hostages, prompting an Israeli response that has in turn taken tens of thousands of...
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Best book I’ve Read This Year
- Écrit par Utilisateur anonyme le 2025-11-04
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America and Iran
- A History, 1720 to the Present
- Auteur(s): John Ghazvinian
- Narrateur(s): Fred Sanders
- Durée: 27 h et 11 min
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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR A hugely ambitious, “delightfully readable, genuinely informative” portrait (The New York Times) of the two-centuries-long entwined histories of Iran and America—two powers who were once allies and now adversaries—by an admired historian and...
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The best modern history on Iran I've yet to read
- Écrit par Kevin le 2022-09-20
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Iran
- A Modern History
- Auteur(s): Abbas Amanat
- Narrateur(s): Derek Perkins
- Durée: 41 h et 53 min
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Performance31
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Histoire30
This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, and institutions are shaped by currents that sometimes reach back hundreds of years....
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Excellent history of Iran from Safavid era to near present.
- Écrit par Jason Gacek le 2020-04-19
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King of Kings
- The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation
- Auteur(s): Scott Anderson
- Narrateur(s): Malcolm Hillgartner, Scott Anderson
- Durée: 17 h et 45 min
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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR NONFICTION KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER From the author of the landmark bestseller Lawrence in Arabia comes a stunningly revelatory narrative history of the Iranian Revolution...
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Iran is a Mess.
- Écrit par Jake L.S. le 2025-12-03
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Iran's Grand Strategy
- A Political History
- Auteur(s): Vali Nasr
- Narrateur(s): Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Durée: 11 h et 9 min
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This audiobook narrated by Fajer Al-Kaisi overturns simplistic portrayals of Iran as a theocratic pariah state, revealing how its strategic moves on the world stage are driven by two pervasive threats—external aggression and internal dissolution.
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The Achilles Trap
- Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq
- Auteur(s): Steve Coll
- Narrateur(s): Malcolm Hillgartner
- Durée: 17 h et 58 min
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A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker Nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction Finalist for the PEN America Literary Award “Excellent . . . A more intimate picture of the dictator’s thinking about...
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Cleopatra
- A Life
- Auteur(s): Stacy Schiff
- Narrateur(s): Robin Miles
- Durée: 14 h et 16 min
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Named a “Best Book of the 21st Century” by Kirkus Reviews, this biography from a Pulitzer Prize-winning author brings to life the most intriguing woman in history: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Her palace shimmered with onyx, garnets, and gold, but was richer still in political and...
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For the Sun After Long Nights
- The Story of Iran's Women-Led Uprising
- Auteur(s): Fatemeh Jamalpour, Nilo Tabrizy
- Narrateur(s): Fatemeh Jamalpour, Nilo Tabrizy
- Durée: 10 h et 35 min
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LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD A moving exploration of the 2022 women-led protests in Iran, as told through the interwoven stories of two Iranian journalists “Unlike anything I’ve read . . . A searing, courageous, and ultimately beautiful book filled with the spirit of the...
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Orientalism
- Auteur(s): Edward Said
- Narrateur(s): Peter Ganim
- Durée: 19 h et 2 min
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This landmark book, first published in 1978, remains one of the most influential books in the Social Sciences, particularly Ethnic Studies and Postcolonialism....
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Writing too academic, difficult to listen to
- Écrit par Galadriel le 2021-04-24
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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
- A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917--2017
- Auteur(s): Rashid Khalidi
- Narrateur(s): Fajer Al-Kaisi, Rashid Khalidi - introduction
- Durée: 10 h et 30 min
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This program includes an introduction read by the author. A landmark history of 100 years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history. In 1899, Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi, mayor of Jerusalem, alarmed by the...
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Setting the record straight
- Écrit par Chillyfinger le 2023-10-26
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Sword and Scimitar
- Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West
- Auteur(s): Raymond Ibrahim, Victor Davis Hanson - foreword
- Narrateur(s): John McLain
- Durée: 14 h et 2 min
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This sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West sheds a revealing light on current hostilities....
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Important History
- Écrit par Daniel le 2026-01-20
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Hermeticism Philosophy Collection
- The Kybalion, Corpus Hermeticum, The Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean and The Life and Teachings of Hermes Trismegistus
- Auteur(s): Three Initiates, Hermes Trismegistus, M. Doreal, Autres
- Narrateur(s): Roberto Scarlato
- Durée: 11 h et 28 min
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These teachings claim to explain how reality works—mind, matter, cause, and transformation. Preserved for centuries by mystics and philosophers, they offer a framework for understanding consciousness and the unseen laws shaping experience.
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A History of Iran
- Empire of the Mind
- Auteur(s): Michael Axworthy
- Narrateur(s): Darius Joseph
- Durée: 13 h et 21 min
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The definitive history of Iran, from the ancient Persian empires to today. “Michael Axworthy’s deft untangling of the country’s history, from the advent of Zoroastrianism to the 1979 revolution, is a stunning achievement.” ―Guardian Iran is a land of contradictions. It is an Islamic...
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A Very Short History of the Israel–Palestine Conflict
- Auteur(s): Ilan Pappe
- Narrateur(s): Jonathan Todd Ross
- Durée: 3 h et 48 min
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An indispensable guide to understanding the Israel-Palestine conflict, and how we might yet still find a way out of it.
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Rise and Kill First
- The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations
- Auteur(s): Ronen Bergman
- Narrateur(s): Rob Shapiro
- Durée: 25 h et 58 min
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The first definitive history of Israel’s targeted killing programs, which have shaped the Israeli nation, the Middle East, and the larger world—from the man hailed by David Remnick as “arguably [Israel’s] best investigative reporter.” “An exceptional...
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Great
- Écrit par Kindle Customer le 2019-01-02
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The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
- Auteur(s): Toby Wilkinson
- Narrateur(s): Michael Page
- Durée: 18 h et 53 min
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In this landmark work, one of the world's most renowned Egyptologists tells the epic story of this great civilization, from its birth as the first nation-state to its final absorption....
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Really Enoyable
- Écrit par Liri le 2018-12-15
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A History of the Arab Peoples
- Auteur(s): Albert Hourani
- Narrateur(s): Nadia May
- Durée: 21 h et 3 min
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Despite the turmoil of Arab nationalism and fundamentalism, Middle Eastern wars, and oil crises...
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Black Flags
- The Rise of ISIS
- Auteur(s): Joby Warrick
- Narrateur(s): Sunil Malhotra
- Durée: 13 h et 33 min
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WINNER OF THE 2016 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NONFICTION “A Best Book of 2015”—The New York Times, The Washington Post, People Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Kansas City Star, and Kirkus Reviews In a thrilling dramatic narrative, awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction...
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Selective Narratives and Hidden Biases
- Écrit par Amir le 2024-09-23
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When the Stones Speak
- The Remarkable Discovery of the City of David and What Israel's Enemies Don't Want You To Know
- Auteur(s): Doron Spielman
- Narrateur(s): Doron Spielman
- Durée: 7 h et 57 min
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This is the untold story of the rediscovery of the ancient City of David in Jerusalem and the powerful evidence that proves the Jewish people’s historical and indigenous connection to the Holy Land. Since the founding of Israel in 1948, the Jewish people have faced nine wars against multiple...
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Outstanding forgotten history
- Écrit par Timt le 2025-06-01
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Ghost Wars
- The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
- Auteur(s): Steve Coll
- Narrateur(s): Malcolm Hillgartner
- Durée: 26 h et 48 min
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The explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan With the publication of Ghost Wars, Steve Coll became not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, but also the expert on the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret efforts by CIA officers and their agents...
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Honest and informative
- Écrit par william gary irwin le 2020-10-25
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The Oil Kings
- How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East
- Auteur(s): Andrew Scott Cooper
- Narrateur(s): Rob Shapiro
- Durée: 19 h et 46 min
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struggling with a recession . . . European nations at risk of defaulting on their loans . . . A possible global financial crisis. It happened before, in the 1970s. Oil Kings is the story of how oil came to dominate U.S. domestic and international affairs. As Richard Nixon fought off Watergate...
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Insightful and gripping
- Écrit par Andrew Lomonte le 2025-07-28
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Destiny Disrupted
- A History of the World through Islamic Eyes
- Auteur(s): Tamim Ansary
- Narrateur(s): Tamim Ansary
- Durée: 18 h et 19 min
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“A must read for anyone who wants to learn more about the history of the Islamic world” (San Francisco Chronicle) In Destiny Disrupted, Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history as it looks from a new perspective: with the evolution of the Muslim community at the center. His story...
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Excellent story about history
- Écrit par From Calgary le 2026-03-08
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Perfect Victims
- And the Politics of Appeal
- Auteur(s): Mohammed El-Kurd
- Narrateur(s): Mohammed El-Kurd
- Durée: 4 h et 48 min
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Palestine is a microcosm of the world: on fire, stubborn, fragmented, dignified. While a settler colonial state continues to inflict devastating violence, fundamental truths are deliberately obscured—the perpetrators are coddled while the victims are blamed and placed on trial.
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essential read
- Écrit par Shabina le 2025-05-22
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Dinner with King Tut
- How Rogue Archaeologists Are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations
- Auteur(s): Sam Kean
- Narrateur(s): Derek Shetterly
- Durée: 15 h et 53 min
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From “one of America’s smartest and most charming writers” (NPR), an archaeological romp through the entire history of humankind—and through all five senses—from tropical Polynesian islands to forbidding arctic ice floes, and everywhere in between. Whether it’s the mighty pyramids of...
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The Kybalion, The Tablet of Hermes, & The Emerald Tablets of Thoth
- Complete Hermetic Wisdom of Ancient Egypt, Atlantis, and Hermes Trismegistus
- Auteur(s): Hermes Trismegistus, Maurice Doreal, Breandan Lumpkin
- Narrateur(s): Dennis Logan
- Durée: 7 h et 25 min
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The Emerald Tablets of Thoth, the Tablet of Hermes, and The Kybalion compiles three significant works central to Hermetic philosophy into a single, accessible volume.
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The Other Side of the Wall
- A Palestinian Christian Narrative of Lament and Hope
- Auteur(s): Munther Isaac
- Narrateur(s): Neil Shah
- Durée: 8 h et 5 min
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Christians have lived in Palestine since the earliest days of the Jesus movement. The Palestinian church predates Islam. Yet Palestinian Christians find themselves marginalized and ostracized....
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For every Christian - a must read!
- Écrit par Micmal84 le 2024-03-20
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Blood Brothers
- The Dramatic Story of a Palestinian Christian Working for Peace in Israel
- Auteur(s): Elias Chacour, Lynne Hybels, Gabe Lyons, Autres
- Narrateur(s): Jonathan Davis
- Durée: 7 h et 57 min
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In Blood Brothers, Elias Chacour blends his riveting life story with historical research to reveal a little-known side of the Arab-Israeli conflict....
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Egypt, Greece, and Rome
- Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean
- Auteur(s): Charles Freeman
- Narrateur(s): Jim Meskimen
- Durée: 32 h et 2 min
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Long sources of mystery, imagination, and inspiration, the myths and history of the ancient Mediterranean have given rise to artistic, religious, cultural, and intellectual traditions....