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Best Sellers
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Autocracy, Inc.
- The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
- Written by: Anne Applebaum
- Narrated by: Anne Applebaum
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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From the Pulitzer-prize winning, New York Times bestselling author, an alarming account of how autocracies work together to undermine the democratic world, and how we should organize to defeat them.
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Twilight of Democracy
- The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
- Written by: Anne Applebaum
- Narrated by: Anne Applebaum
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 95
A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian explains, with electrifying clarity, why elites in democracies around the world are turning toward nationalism and authoritarianism....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not her best work
- By Chuong Nguyen on 2022-03-27
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Oath and Honor
- A Memoir and a Warning
- Written by: Liz Cheney
- Narrated by: Liz Cheney
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 88
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story5 out of 5 stars 76
In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and many around him, including certain other elected Republican officials, intentionally breached their oath to the Constitution....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Common Sense
- By Laura Jackson on 2023-12-08
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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
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 347
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 295
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 297
Adrenaline-charged and deeply personal, American Sniper is a thrilling eyewitness account of war that only one man could tell....
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5 out of 5 stars
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excellent
- By STEVE on 2018-06-24
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Africa Is Not a Country
- Notes on a Bright Continent
- Written by: Dipo Faloyin
- Narrated by: Dipo Faloyin
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story5 out of 5 stars 9
So often, Africa has been depicted simplistically as a uniform land of famines and safaris, poverty and strife, stripped of all nuance. In this bold and insightful book, Dipo Faloyin offers a much-needed corrective, weaving a vibrant tapestry of stories....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great
- By Anonymous User on 2024-02-21
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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
- Why Nations Succeed or Fail
- Written by: Ray Dalio
- Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb, Ray Dalio
- Length: 16 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 484
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 367
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Story5 out of 5 stars 364
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order examines history’s most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times ahead will likely be radically different from those we’ve experienced in our lifetimes....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Is Dalio on the CCP payroll?
- By Lucas on 2022-02-13
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Autocracy, Inc.
- The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
- Written by: Anne Applebaum
- Narrated by: Anne Applebaum
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
From the Pulitzer-prize winning, New York Times bestselling author, an alarming account of how autocracies work together to undermine the democratic world, and how we should organize to defeat them.
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Twilight of Democracy
- The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
- Written by: Anne Applebaum
- Narrated by: Anne Applebaum
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 95
A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian explains, with electrifying clarity, why elites in democracies around the world are turning toward nationalism and authoritarianism....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not her best work
- By Chuong Nguyen on 2022-03-27
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Oath and Honor
- A Memoir and a Warning
- Written by: Liz Cheney
- Narrated by: Liz Cheney
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 88
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story5 out of 5 stars 76
In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump and many around him, including certain other elected Republican officials, intentionally breached their oath to the Constitution....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Common Sense
- By Laura Jackson on 2023-12-08
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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
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 347
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 295
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 297
Adrenaline-charged and deeply personal, American Sniper is a thrilling eyewitness account of war that only one man could tell....
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5 out of 5 stars
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excellent
- By STEVE on 2018-06-24
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Africa Is Not a Country
- Notes on a Bright Continent
- Written by: Dipo Faloyin
- Narrated by: Dipo Faloyin
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story5 out of 5 stars 9
So often, Africa has been depicted simplistically as a uniform land of famines and safaris, poverty and strife, stripped of all nuance. In this bold and insightful book, Dipo Faloyin offers a much-needed corrective, weaving a vibrant tapestry of stories....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great
- By Anonymous User on 2024-02-21
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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
- Why Nations Succeed or Fail
- Written by: Ray Dalio
- Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb, Ray Dalio
- Length: 16 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 484
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 367
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Story5 out of 5 stars 364
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order examines history’s most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times ahead will likely be radically different from those we’ve experienced in our lifetimes....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Is Dalio on the CCP payroll?
- By Lucas on 2022-02-13
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Filterworld
- How Algorithms Flattened Culture
- Written by: Kyle Chayka
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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From trendy restaurants to city grids, to TikTok and Netflix feeds the world round, algorithmic recommendations dictate our experiences and choices....
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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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Overall5 out of 5 stars 51
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 42
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Story5 out of 5 stars 42
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Eye opening
- By Anonymous User on 2020-09-18
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Who Rules the World?
- Written by: Noam Chomsky
- Narrated by: Brian Jones
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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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5 out of 5 stars
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A must read
- By Anonymous User on 2021-04-22
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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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Overall5 out of 5 stars 83
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 75
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Story5 out of 5 stars 75
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting.
- By Jake L.S. on 2020-09-04
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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
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 125
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 99
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Story5 out of 5 stars 99
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful!
- By Dawn on 2022-08-15
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Has the West Lost It?
- A Provocation
- Written by: Kishore Mahbubani
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Penguin Audio presents Has the West Lost It? by Kishore Mahbubani, read by Jonathan Keeble....
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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
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 126
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Eye opener
- By Muzik on 2020-07-29
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MBS
- The Rise to Power of Mohammed bin Salman
- Written by: Ben Hubbard
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21
MBS is the untold story of how a mysterious young prince emerged from Saudi Arabia’s sprawling royal family to overhaul the economy and society of the richest country in the Middle East—and gather as much power as possible into his own hands....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Informative
- By Cheryl Benoit on 2020-07-18
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Kleptopia
- How Dirty Money Is Conquering the World
- Written by: Tom Burgis
- Narrated by: Tom Burgis
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16
In this shocking, meticulously reported work of narrative nonfiction, an award-winning investigative journalist exposes “capitalism’s monster”—global kleptocracy—and reveals how it is corrupting the world around us....
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5 out of 5 stars
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If you want to know more and understand
- By Paul J. Lane on 2022-03-14
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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
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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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1 out of 5 stars
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Nothing stood out
- By colin stewart on 2024-05-22
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Endgame
- Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival
- Written by: Omid Scobie
- Narrated by: Omid Scobie
- Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 45
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 45
Queen Elizabeth II’s death ruptured the already-fractured foundations of the House of Windsor—and dismantled the protective shield around it....
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2 out of 5 stars
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too biases
- By K on 2023-12-11
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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
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Life-altering, fantastic
- By Stu B. on 2019-07-31
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War and Punishment
- Putin, Zelensky, and the Path to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
- Written by: Mikhail Zygar
- Narrated by: Richard Attlee
- Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
The first work by a Russian author to reveal his country’s history of oppressing Ukraine, War and Punishment provides an unprecedented overview of the war for Ukrainian independence that affects us all.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Engaging narrative of how narratives create our worldview
- By Dmitry on 2023-11-30
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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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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
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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The United States and the Middle East: 1914 to 9/11
- Written by: Salim Yaqub, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Salim Yaqub
- Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story5 out of 5 stars 9
With attention to the viewpoints and motivations of each nation and leader involved, the lectures explore the history of American involvement on the Middle East....
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You Are Worth It
- Building a Life Worth Fighting For
- Written by: Kyle Carpenter, Don Yaeger
- Narrated by: Kyle Carpenter
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 24
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 20
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Story5 out of 5 stars 20
From the youngest living recipient of the Medal of Honor, an extraordinary inspirational memoir that will change the life of every listener....
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5 out of 5 stars
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amazing story
- By vicky on 2023-02-02
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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
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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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5 out of 5 stars
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A Story of Real Men
- By David Cayley on 2022-06-13
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Why Liberalism Failed
- Written by: Patrick J. Deneen
- Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20
Of the three dominant ideologies of the 20th century - fascism, communism, and liberalism - only the last remains....
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3 out of 5 stars
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The manifesto of a lunatic
- By jenn on 2018-10-16
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The New Tsar
- The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin
- Written by: Steven Lee Myers
- Narrated by: René Ruiz
- Length: 22 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
The epic tale of the rise to power of Russia's current president—the only complete biography in English–that fully captures his emergence from shrouded obscurity and deprivation to become one of the most consequential and complicated leaders in modern history....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Timely
- By TBInAB on 2018-09-14
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The Future of Capitalism
- Facing the New Anxieties
- Written by: Paul Collier
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Story4 out of 5 stars 22
From world-renowned economist Paul Collier, a candid diagnosis of the failures of capitalism and a pragmatic and realistic vision for how we can repair it....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Smart analysis. Well narrated. Too verbose.
- By Ken Belanger on 2019-07-04
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If We Burn
- The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution
- Written by: Vincent Bevins
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
From 2010 to 2020, more people participated in protests than at any other point in human history. Yet we are not living in more just and democratic societies as a result....
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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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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1 out of 5 stars
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0 content on how they recorded the music
- By Anonymous User on 2024-04-06
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Black Flags
- The Rise of ISIS
- Written by: Joby Warrick
- Narrated by: Sunil Malhotra
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29
In a thrilling dramatic narrative, awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, Joby Warrick traces how the strain of militant Islam behind ISIS first arose in a remote Jordanian prison and spread with the unwitting aid of two American presidents....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic
- By Reese on 2024-03-27
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The Greatest Trade Ever
- The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History
- Written by: Gregory Zuckerman
- Narrated by: Marc Cashman
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story5 out of 5 stars 9
In 2006, hedge fund manager John Paulson realized something few others suspected - that the housing market and the value of subprime mortgages were grossly inflated and headed for a major fall....