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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
- Written by: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
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In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innovative thinkers on the planet turns to the present to make sense of today’s most pressing issues....
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dreadful ramble with no useful solutions
- By Lara on 2018-10-06
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The Big Short
- Inside the Doomsday Machine
- Written by: Michael Lewis
- Narrated by: Jesse Boggs
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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Michael Lewis intelligently - and humorously - explains the current economic crisis in The Big Short....
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Very detailed example of what happened in 2008
- By Lucas on 2021-05-25
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This Isn't Happening
- Radiohead's "Kid A" and the Beginning of the 21st Century
- Written by: Steven Hyden
- Narrated by: Angelo Di Loreto
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
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In 1999, as the end of an old century loomed, five musicians entered a recording studio in Paris without a deadline. Their band was widely recognized as the best and most forward-thinking in rock, a rarefied status granting them the time, money, and space to make a masterpiece....
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Way better than I expected.
- By Mitchell on 2020-10-20
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Dumbing Us Down
- The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
- Written by: John Taylor Gatto
- Narrated by: Michael Puttonen
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
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Thirty years in New York City's public schools led John Gatto to the sad conclusion that compulsory schooling does little but teach young people to follow orders like cogs in an industrial machine....
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Eye opening
- By Anonymous User on 2020-09-18
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The Russo-Ukrainian War
- The Return of History
- Written by: Serhii Plokhy
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 11 hrs
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An authoritative history of Europe’s largest military conflict since World War II, from the New York Times best-selling author of The Gates of Europe....
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American Sniper
- The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
- Written by: Chris Kyle, Scott McEwan, Jim DeFelice
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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Adrenaline-charged and deeply personal, American Sniper is a thrilling eyewitness account of war that only one man could tell....
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excellent
- By STEVE on 2018-06-24
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
- Written by: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innovative thinkers on the planet turns to the present to make sense of today’s most pressing issues....
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dreadful ramble with no useful solutions
- By Lara on 2018-10-06
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The Big Short
- Inside the Doomsday Machine
- Written by: Michael Lewis
- Narrated by: Jesse Boggs
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Michael Lewis intelligently - and humorously - explains the current economic crisis in The Big Short....
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Very detailed example of what happened in 2008
- By Lucas on 2021-05-25
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This Isn't Happening
- Radiohead's "Kid A" and the Beginning of the 21st Century
- Written by: Steven Hyden
- Narrated by: Angelo Di Loreto
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1999, as the end of an old century loomed, five musicians entered a recording studio in Paris without a deadline. Their band was widely recognized as the best and most forward-thinking in rock, a rarefied status granting them the time, money, and space to make a masterpiece....
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Way better than I expected.
- By Mitchell on 2020-10-20
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Dumbing Us Down
- The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
- Written by: John Taylor Gatto
- Narrated by: Michael Puttonen
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Thirty years in New York City's public schools led John Gatto to the sad conclusion that compulsory schooling does little but teach young people to follow orders like cogs in an industrial machine....
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Eye opening
- By Anonymous User on 2020-09-18
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The Russo-Ukrainian War
- The Return of History
- Written by: Serhii Plokhy
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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An authoritative history of Europe’s largest military conflict since World War II, from the New York Times best-selling author of The Gates of Europe....
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American Sniper
- The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
- Written by: Chris Kyle, Scott McEwan, Jim DeFelice
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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Adrenaline-charged and deeply personal, American Sniper is a thrilling eyewitness account of war that only one man could tell....
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excellent
- By STEVE on 2018-06-24
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Disunited Nations
- The Scramble for Power in an Ungoverned World
- Written by: Peter Zeihan
- Narrated by: Peter Zeihan, Roy Worley
- Length: 16 hrs and 8 mins
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Should we stop caring about fading regional powers like China, Russia, Germany, and Iran? Will the collapse of international cooperation push France, Turkey, Japan, and Saudi Arabia to the top of international concerns? Find out more....
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Eye opener
- By Muzik on 2020-07-29
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Capital in the Twenty-First Century
- Written by: Thomas Piketty, Arthur Goldhammer - translator
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 24 hrs and 58 mins
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In Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Piketty analyzes a unique collection of data from 20 countries, ranging as far back as the 18th century, to uncover key economic and social patterns....
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Life-altering, fantastic
- By Stu B. on 2019-07-31
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The Road to Unfreedom
- Russia, Europe, America
- Written by: Timothy Snyder
- Narrated by: Timothy Snyder
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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With the end of the Cold War, the victory of liberal democracy was thought to be absolute. Observers declared the end of history, confident in a peaceful, globalized future. But we now know this to be premature....
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Interesting.
- By Jake L.S. on 2020-09-04
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Doom
- The Politics of Catastrophe
- Written by: Niall Ferguson
- Narrated by: Niall Ferguson
- Length: 16 hrs and 35 mins
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Setting the annus horribilis of 2020 in historical perspective, Niall Ferguson explains why we are getting worse, not better, at handling disasters....
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Somewhat underwhelming
- By 099880897979 on 2022-09-12
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Echo in Ramadi
- The Firsthand Story of U.S. Marines in Iraq's Deadliest City
- Written by: Scott A. Huesing
- Narrated by: David Marantz
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
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From the winter of 2006 through the spring of 2007, 250 marines from Echo Company, Second Battalion, Fourth Marine Regiment, fought daily in the dangerous, dense city streets of Ramadi, Iraq....
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A great adventure
- By Steve on 2020-08-17
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Red Carpet
- Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy
- Written by: Erich Schwartzel
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
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From trade to technology to military might, competition between the United States and China dominates the foreign policy landscape. But this battle for global influence is also playing out in a strange and unexpected arena: the movies....
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concise and simple
- By Sam on 2023-05-29
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No Easy Day
- The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden
- Written by: Mark Owen, Kevin Maurer
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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For the first time anywhere, the first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from a Navy Seal who confronted the terrorist mastermind and witnessed his final moments....
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It’s all true except everything I tell you is changed.
- By Zinchuk on 2021-07-12
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Among Heroes: A U.S. Navy SEAL's True Story of Friendship, Heroism, and the Ultimate Sacrifice
- Written by: Brandon Webb, John David Mann
- Narrated by: Charlie Ray
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
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From Brandon Webb, Navy SEAL sniper and New York Times best-selling author, comes his account of the eight friends and fellow SEALs who made the ultimate sacrifice....
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A Story of Real Men
- By David Cayley on 2022-06-13
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The Day the World Came to Town
- 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
- Written by: Jim DeFede
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
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When 38 jetliners bound for the US were forced to land at Gander International Airport on September 11, the population of this small town swelled from 10,300 to nearly 17,000....
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The Best Feel Good Book
- By Joe on 2021-02-22
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102 Minutes
- The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
- Written by: Jim Dwyer, Kevin Flynn
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
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At 8:46 a.m. on September 11, 2001, 14,000 people were inside the twin towers; reading e-mails, making trades, eating croissants at Windows on the World....
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Very good detailed listen
- By Sans on 2023-02-05
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Who Rules the World?
- Written by: Noam Chomsky
- Narrated by: Brian Jones
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
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Noam Chomsky argues that the United States, through its military-first policies and its unstinting devotion to maintaining a world-spanning empire, is risking catastrophe....
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A must read
- By Anonymous User on 2021-04-22
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The Only Plane in the Sky
- An Oral History of September 11, 2001
- Written by: Garrett M. Graff
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 15 hrs and 55 mins
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The first comprehensive oral history of September 11, 2001 - a panoramic narrative woven from the voices of Americans on the front lines of an unprecedented national trauma....
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Incredible!
- By Bella Amelia on 2021-10-07
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Too Big to Fail
- The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System---and Themselves
- Written by: Andrew Ross Sorkin
- Narrated by: William Hughes
- Length: 21 hrs and 4 mins
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A real-life thriller about the most tumultuous period in America's financial history by an acclaimed New York Times reporter....
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- By R on 2018-12-15
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A Brief Guide to Islam
- Brief Histories
- Written by: Paul Grieve
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 16 hrs and 38 mins
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Exploring the beliefs, history and politics of the ordinary people of Muslim countries, Grieve cuts through the complexities as he examines all aspects of Islam....
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The Thomas Sowell Reader
- Written by: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 14 hrs and 50 mins
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These selections from the many writings of Thomas Sowell over a period of half a century cover social, economic, cultural, legal, educational, and political issues....
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Fully worthwile
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-07-16
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Command and Control
- Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
- Written by: Eric Schlosser
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 20 hrs and 34 mins
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Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlosser digs deep to uncover secrets about the management of America's nuclear arsenal....
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Excellent
- By grant on 2020-11-27
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The New Silk Roads
- The Present and Future of the World
- Written by: Peter Frankopan
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
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In The New Silk Roads, Peter Frankopan takes us on an eye-opening journey through the region, from China's breathtaking infrastructure investments to the flood of trade deals among Central Asian republics to the growing rapprochement between Turkey and Russia....
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I liked the book, BUT…
- By MJ on 2022-07-01
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Decline and Fall
- The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America
- Written by: John Michael Greer
- Narrated by: Kristoffer Tabori
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
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The decline and fall of America's global empire is the central feature of today's geopolitical landscape, and the nature of our response to it will determine much of our future trajectory....
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An important book
- By Peter on 2019-06-22
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Empathy
- Turning Compassion into Action
- Written by: David Johnston, Brian Hanington - contributor, The Hon. Rosalie Abella - foreword
- Narrated by: David Johnston
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
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Based on the personal experiences of author David Johnston, the book explores how awakening to the transformative power of listening and caring permanently changes individuals, families, communities, and nations....
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Phenomenal insights on how we can all help build a better world… start with Empathy!
- By N/A on 2023-04-06
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Generation Kill
- Written by: Evan Wright
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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They were called a generation without heroes. Then they were called upon to be heroes....
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Pulls No Punches
- By JH on 2020-09-23
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The New Megatrends
- Seeing Clearly in the Age of Disruption
- Written by: Marian Salzman
- Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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A pioneering forecaster predicts the trends and technologies that will shape global culture and commerce in the next two decades—a must-read guide for business leaders, entrepreneurs, and anyone looking for an edge....
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Great synopsis of news currents of past decade
- By Padraig O'Huard on 2022-07-30
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American Cipher
- Bowe Bergdahl and the U.S. Tragedy in Afghanistan
- Written by: Matt Farwell, Michael Ames
- Narrated by: Christopher Ryan Grant
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
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The explosive narrative of the life, captivity, and trial of Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier who was abducted by the Taliban and whose story has served as a symbol for America's foundering war in Afghanistan....
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Beyond The Headlines
- By BL on 2019-05-11
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Murphy's Law
- My Journey from Army Ranger and Green Beret to Investigative Journalist
- Written by: Jack Murphy
- Narrated by: Jack Murphy
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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For fans of the New York Times best sellers The Last Punisher and Lone Survivor, a heart-pounding military memoir from a former Army Ranger sniper and Special Operations weapon sergeant turned journalist about the incredible highs and devastating lows of his career....
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an honest memoir
- By Iain Hutchinson on 2019-04-29
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The Shadow Factory
- The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America
- Written by: James Bamford
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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The Shadow Factory is about a world unseen by Americans without the highest security clearances, a world in which even their most intimate whispers are no longer private....
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A great book regarding the NSA
- By Supreme Customer on 2019-12-22
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Until Further Notice
- A Year in Pandemic Time
- Written by: Amy Kaler
- Narrated by: Nina Richmond
- Length: 6 hrs
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In Until Further Notice, Amy Kaler records a personal account of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in real time. She documents a series of jolts to her thoughts, perceptions, emotions, and habits—an internal seismograph of living through a global emergency. Kaler’s introspection underlines the universal experience of dissonance brought on by COVID-19 and invites listeners to ponder its ambiguities. At the same time, the pandemic lets Kaler put down roots, as she rediscovers her neighbourhood and her city’s natural spaces.
Written by: Amy Kaler
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Spain
- The Trials and Triumphs of a Modern European Country
- Written by: Michael Reid
- Narrated by: Asa Siegel
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
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Spain's transition to democracy after Franco's long dictatorship was widely hailed as a success, ushering in three decades of unprecedented progress and prosperity. Yet over the past decade, its political consensus has been under severe strain. A stable two-party system has splintered, with disruptive new parties on the far left and far right. No government has had a majority since 2015. Michael Reid overturns the stereotypical view of Spain as a country haunted by its Francoist past.
Written by: Michael Reid
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The Russo-Ukrainian War
- The Return of History
- Written by: Serhii Plokhy
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 11 hrs
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Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war—and why has it unfolded in previously unimaginable ways? Ukrainians have resisted a superior military; the West has united, while Russia grows increasingly isolated. Serhii Plokhy, a leading historian of Ukraine and the Cold War, offers a definitive account of this conflict, its origins, course, and the already apparent and possible future consequences.
Written by: Serhii Plokhy
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A Book About 2020
- The Pandemic as Seen by the Rest of Us
- Written by: Gretchen Elhassani
- Narrated by: Multiple
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
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What do you remember about 2020? Do you remember where you were when you first learned your state was going to lock down? Do you remember how long that first week felt, when nothing was certain and normal life seemed to fall away piece by piece? Now that we've had a moment to breathe, it's important to look back at what happened during those trying times so that we can remember the lessons we all learned. From the 2020 election to the George Floyd killing, this book is a time capsule of a shared moment in history voiced by over 15 different actors.
Written by: Gretchen Elhassani
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Buried Alive
- The True Story of Kidnapping, Captivity, and a Dramatic Rescue (NelsonFree)
- Written by: Roy Hallums
- Narrated by: Milton Bagby
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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AK47s, masked thugs, and brutal urgency erupt from Roy Hallums' account of his abduction in Iraq, shredding through those frequently sterile cable news reports revealing that another "American contractor is being held hostage...". Hallums was the everyman behind that report—a 56-year-old retired Naval commander working as a food supply contractor in Baghdad's high-end Mansour District. His abduction was transacted in a matter of minutes, amidst a hail of gunfire and a handful of casualties.
Written by: Roy Hallums
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The 21
- A Journey into the Land of Coptic Martyrs
- Written by: Martin Mosebach
- Narrated by: Creative Orthodox
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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In a carefully choreographed propaganda video released in February 2015, ISIS militants behead twenty-one orange-clad Christian men on a Libyan beach. In the West, daily reports of new atrocities may have displaced the memory of this particularly vile event. But not in the world from which the murdered came. All but one were young Coptic Christian migrant workers from Egypt. Acclaimed literary writer Martin Mosebach traveled to the Egyptian village of El-Aour to meet their families and better understand the faith and culture that shaped such conviction.
Written by: Martin Mosebach
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Until Further Notice
- A Year in Pandemic Time
- Written by: Amy Kaler
- Narrated by: Nina Richmond
- Length: 6 hrs
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In Until Further Notice, Amy Kaler records a personal account of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in real time. She documents a series of jolts to her thoughts, perceptions, emotions, and habits—an internal seismograph of living through a global emergency. Kaler’s introspection underlines the universal experience of dissonance brought on by COVID-19 and invites listeners to ponder its ambiguities. At the same time, the pandemic lets Kaler put down roots, as she rediscovers her neighbourhood and her city’s natural spaces.
Written by: Amy Kaler
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Spain
- The Trials and Triumphs of a Modern European Country
- Written by: Michael Reid
- Narrated by: Asa Siegel
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
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Spain's transition to democracy after Franco's long dictatorship was widely hailed as a success, ushering in three decades of unprecedented progress and prosperity. Yet over the past decade, its political consensus has been under severe strain. A stable two-party system has splintered, with disruptive new parties on the far left and far right. No government has had a majority since 2015. Michael Reid overturns the stereotypical view of Spain as a country haunted by its Francoist past.
Written by: Michael Reid
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The Russo-Ukrainian War
- The Return of History
- Written by: Serhii Plokhy
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 11 hrs
- Unabridged
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Despite repeated warnings from the White House, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. Why did Putin start the war—and why has it unfolded in previously unimaginable ways? Ukrainians have resisted a superior military; the West has united, while Russia grows increasingly isolated. Serhii Plokhy, a leading historian of Ukraine and the Cold War, offers a definitive account of this conflict, its origins, course, and the already apparent and possible future consequences.
Written by: Serhii Plokhy
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A Book About 2020
- The Pandemic as Seen by the Rest of Us
- Written by: Gretchen Elhassani
- Narrated by: Multiple
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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What do you remember about 2020? Do you remember where you were when you first learned your state was going to lock down? Do you remember how long that first week felt, when nothing was certain and normal life seemed to fall away piece by piece? Now that we've had a moment to breathe, it's important to look back at what happened during those trying times so that we can remember the lessons we all learned. From the 2020 election to the George Floyd killing, this book is a time capsule of a shared moment in history voiced by over 15 different actors.
Written by: Gretchen Elhassani
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Buried Alive
- The True Story of Kidnapping, Captivity, and a Dramatic Rescue (NelsonFree)
- Written by: Roy Hallums
- Narrated by: Milton Bagby
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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AK47s, masked thugs, and brutal urgency erupt from Roy Hallums' account of his abduction in Iraq, shredding through those frequently sterile cable news reports revealing that another "American contractor is being held hostage...". Hallums was the everyman behind that report—a 56-year-old retired Naval commander working as a food supply contractor in Baghdad's high-end Mansour District. His abduction was transacted in a matter of minutes, amidst a hail of gunfire and a handful of casualties.
Written by: Roy Hallums
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The 21
- A Journey into the Land of Coptic Martyrs
- Written by: Martin Mosebach
- Narrated by: Creative Orthodox
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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In a carefully choreographed propaganda video released in February 2015, ISIS militants behead twenty-one orange-clad Christian men on a Libyan beach. In the West, daily reports of new atrocities may have displaced the memory of this particularly vile event. But not in the world from which the murdered came. All but one were young Coptic Christian migrant workers from Egypt. Acclaimed literary writer Martin Mosebach traveled to the Egyptian village of El-Aour to meet their families and better understand the faith and culture that shaped such conviction.
Written by: Martin Mosebach