Best Sellers
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Fingerprints of the Gods
- The Quest Continues
- Written by: Graham Hancock
- Narrated by: Graham Hancock
- Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 770
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 675
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 674
An intellectual detective story, this history audiobook directs probing questions at orthodox history, presenting disturbing new evidence that historians have tried - but failed - to explain....
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1 out of 5 stars
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A total snooze
- By Captain Diabetes on 2020-10-27
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Assyria
- The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire
- Written by: Eckart Frahm
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
At its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. It was the first empire the world had ever seen. Here, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic story of Assyria and its formative role in global history....
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The Valkyries' Loom
- The Archaeology of Cloth Production and Female Power in the North Atlantic
- Written by: Michèle Hayeur Smith
- Narrated by: Ann Richardson
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Using textiles to understand gender and economy in Norse societies....
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The Anunnaki Chronicles
- A Zecharia Sitchin Reader
- Written by: Zecharia Sitchin, Janet Sitchin - editor
- Narrated by: Luke Bob Robinson
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 8
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8
Providing an insider's look into the decades of research behind Zecharia Sitchin's complete works as well as an in-depth overview of his theories, this collection includes carefully selected chapters from the Earth Chronicles series....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book, but…
- By M. S. on 2022-12-21
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A History of Ancient Rome in 100 Lives
- Written by: Philip Matyszak, Joanne Berry
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 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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One hundred vivid portraits of real-life characters bring to life the highs and lows of Rome's dramatic history....
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1177 B.C. (Revised and Updated)
- The Year Civilization Collapsed
- Written by: Eric H. Cline
- Narrated by: Eric H. Cline
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 22
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22
This audiobook narrated by acclaimed archaeologist and best-selling author Eric Cline offers a breathtaking account of how the collapse of an ancient civilized world ushered in the first Dark Ages....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Was expecting more definitive work
- By Anonymous User on 2024-09-14
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Fingerprints of the Gods
- The Quest Continues
- Written by: Graham Hancock
- Narrated by: Graham Hancock
- Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 770
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 675
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 674
An intellectual detective story, this history audiobook directs probing questions at orthodox history, presenting disturbing new evidence that historians have tried - but failed - to explain....
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1 out of 5 stars
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A total snooze
- By Captain Diabetes on 2020-10-27
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Assyria
- The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire
- Written by: Eckart Frahm
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
At its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. It was the first empire the world had ever seen. Here, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic story of Assyria and its formative role in global history....
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The Valkyries' Loom
- The Archaeology of Cloth Production and Female Power in the North Atlantic
- Written by: Michèle Hayeur Smith
- Narrated by: Ann Richardson
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 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
Using textiles to understand gender and economy in Norse societies....
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The Anunnaki Chronicles
- A Zecharia Sitchin Reader
- Written by: Zecharia Sitchin, Janet Sitchin - editor
- Narrated by: Luke Bob Robinson
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 8
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8
Providing an insider's look into the decades of research behind Zecharia Sitchin's complete works as well as an in-depth overview of his theories, this collection includes carefully selected chapters from the Earth Chronicles series....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book, but…
- By M. S. on 2022-12-21
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A History of Ancient Rome in 100 Lives
- Written by: Philip Matyszak, Joanne Berry
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 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
One hundred vivid portraits of real-life characters bring to life the highs and lows of Rome's dramatic history....
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1177 B.C. (Revised and Updated)
- The Year Civilization Collapsed
- Written by: Eric H. Cline
- Narrated by: Eric H. Cline
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 22
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22
This audiobook narrated by acclaimed archaeologist and best-selling author Eric Cline offers a breathtaking account of how the collapse of an ancient civilized world ushered in the first Dark Ages....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Was expecting more definitive work
- By Anonymous User on 2024-09-14
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After 1177 B.C.
- The Survival of Civilizations
- Written by: Eric H. Cline
- Narrated by: John Chancer, Eric H. Cline
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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This audiobook tells the gripping story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsed—why some civilizations endured, why some gave way to new ones, and why some disappeared forever.
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Forbidden Archeology
- The Hidden History of the Human Race
- Written by: Michael A. Cremo, Richard L. Thompson
- Narrated by: Laura Lee
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Discover an alternate history to the human race as the authors of Forbidden Archeology....
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The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere
- Written by: Paulette F. C. Steeves
- Narrated by: Kristin Aikin Salada
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4
The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere is a reclaimed history of the deep past of Indigenous people in North and South America during the Paleolithic....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Finally
- By Anonymous User on 2023-03-25
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The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
- Written by: Toby Wilkinson
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 18 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Really Enoyable
- By Liri on 2018-12-15
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Where Divers Dare
- The Hunt for the Last U-Boat
- Written by: Randall Peffer
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
On April 16, 1944, the tanker SS Pan Pennsylvania was torpedoed and sunk by the U-550. In return the sub was sent to the bottom by three destroyer escorts that were guarding the convoy....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story. great narration
- By Amazon Customer on 2019-10-07
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A Short History of Humanity
- A New History of Old Europe
- Written by: Johannes Krause, Thomas Trappe, Caroline Waight - translator
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story5 out of 5 stars 9
A revelatory book, A Short History of Humanity offers us an entirely new way to understand ourselves, both past and present....
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5 out of 5 stars
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archeogenetics changes everything
- By Jesse Bongfeldt on 2022-11-10
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Women's Work
- The First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times
- Written by: Elizabeth Wayland Barber
- Narrated by: Donna Postel
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11
New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential role in ancient societies....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Oh the twisted thread of history...
- By Bard Groupie on 2019-07-17
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The Lost City of the Monkey God
- A True Story
- Written by: Douglas Preston
- Narrated by: Bill Mumy
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 112
Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumors have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden somewhere in the Honduran interior, called the White City....
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4 out of 5 stars
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great story w some questions re: politics
- By hasen on 2019-11-10
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Four Lost Cities
- A Secret History of the Urban Age
- Written by: Annalee Newitz
- Narrated by: Chloe Cannon
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11
In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes listeners on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. Investigating across the centuries and around the world, Newitz explores the rise and fall of four ancient cities....
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3 out of 5 stars
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GREAT BOOK - bad narration
- By Barbara on 2021-09-23
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Past Mistakes
- How We Misinterpret History and Why It Matters
- Written by: David Mountain
- Narrated by: Alex Wyndham
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
From the fall of Rome to the rise of the Wild West, David Mountain brings colour and perspective to historical mythmaking....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A romp through historical myths and misconceptions
- By Michael Szarka on 2021-04-25
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Archaeology from Space
- How the Future Shapes Our Past
- Written by: Sarah Parcak
- Narrated by: Sarah Parcak
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 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
National Geographic Explorer and TED Prize-winner Dr. Sarah Parcak welcomes you to the exciting new world of space archaeology, a growing field that is sparking extraordinary discoveries from ancient civilizations across the globe....
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The Collapse of Complex Societies
- New Studies in Archaeology
- Written by: Joseph A. Tainter
- Narrated by: Brian Arens
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Political disintegration is a persistent feature of world history. The Collapse of Complex Societies, though written by an archaeologist, will therefore strike a chord throughout the social sciences.
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Crypt
- Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond
- Written by: Alice Roberts
- Narrated by: Alice Roberts
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 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 new book by Sunday Times bestselling author of Ancestors and Buried - the final instalment in Professor Alice Roberts' acclaimed trilogy....
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The Writing of the Gods
- The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone
- Written by: Edward Dolnick
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
Two rival geniuses race to decode the writing on one of the world’s most famous documents - the Rosetta Stone....
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Ancestors
- A Prehistory of Britain in Seven Burials
- Written by: Alice Roberts
- Narrated by: Alice Roberts
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story5 out of 5 stars 15
Told through seven fascinating burial sites, this groundbreaking prehistory of Britain teaches us more about ourselves and our history: how people came and went, how we came to be on this island....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!!!
- By Anastasia on 2024-05-09
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The Lost Tomb
- And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and Murder
- Written by: Douglas Preston, David Grann - foreword
- Narrated by: Will Collyer
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 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
Douglas Preston, the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God, presents this collection of the most jaw-dropping true stories from his career as a journalist and explorer....
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5 out of 5 stars
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the lost tomb
- By S.R. Liddle on 2024-06-04
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First Peoples in a New World
- Colonizing Ice Age America
- Written by: David J. Meltzer
- Narrated by: Christopher Prince
- Length: 11 hrs
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4 out of 5 stars 6
More than 12,000 years ago, in one of the greatest triumphs of prehistory, humans colonized North America, a continent that was then truly a new world....
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4 out of 5 stars
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interesting and broad.
- By Anonymous User on 2022-09-14
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Kindred
- Written by: Rebecca Wragg Sykes
- Narrated by: Rebecca Wragg Sykes
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19
Our perception of the Neanderthals has undergone a metamorphosis since their discovery 160 years ago, from the losers of the human family tree to A-list hominins....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thought-provoking, riveting book
- By cellarpat on 2021-01-09
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The Ancient Celts, Second Edition
- Written by: Barry Cunliffe
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
This fully updated edition of Barry Cunliffe's classic study of the ancient Celtic world presents new finds, new ways of using DNA records to understand Celtic origins, and new ideas about the proto-urban nature of early chieftains' strongholds....
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1177 B.C.
- The Year Civilization Collapsed
- Written by: Eric H. Cline
- Narrated by: Andy Caploe
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 53
In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh’s army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Just a bit anticlimactic
- By Stephen V on 2021-12-02
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Sprout Lands
- Tending the Endless Gift of Trees
- Written by: William Bryant Logan
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Once, farmers knew how to make a living hedge and fed their flocks on tree-branch hay. No place could prosper without its inhabitants knowing how to cut their trees so they would sprout again....
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The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon
- An Elusive World Wonder Traced
- Written by: Stephanie Dalley
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 1
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Story3 out of 5 stars 1
The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon is an exciting story of detection involving legends, expert decipherment of ancient texts, and a vivid description of a little-known civilization....
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Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities
- Written by: Bettany Hughes
- Narrated by: Bettany Hughes
- Length: 24 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4 out of 5 stars 9
Istanbul has long been a place where stories and histories collide, where perception is as potent as fact....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A good approachable history of Istanbul
- By Devin on 2018-02-08
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The Earl and the Pharaoh
- From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun
- Written by: The Countess of Carnarvon
- Narrated by: The Countess of Carnarvon
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story3 out of 5 stars 1
Bestselling author the Countess of Carnarvon tells the thrilling behind-the-scenes story of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun on its centennial, and explores the unparalleled life of family ancestor George Herbert—the famed Egyptologist....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Nice listen
- By Amazon Customer on 2023-07-08