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  • The Strategists

  • Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Mussolini, and Hitler--How War Made Them and How They Made War
  • Auteur(s): Phillips Payson O'Brien
  • Narrateur(s): Justin Price
  • Durée: 18 h et 9 min
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Churchill. Hitler. Stalin. Mussolini. Roosevelt. Five of the most impactful leaders of WW2, each with their own individualistic and idiosyncratic approach to warfare. But if we want to understand their military strategy, we must first understand the strategist. In The Strategists, Professor...

  • Debunks "genius" of Hitler

  • Écrit par Andriy Makukha le 2025-07-01
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  • Ten Caesars

  • Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine
  • Auteur(s): Barry Strauss
  • Narrateur(s): Arthur Morey
  • Durée: 12 h et 52 min
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Bestselling classical historian Barry Strauss delivers “an exceptionally accessible history of the Roman Empire…much of Ten Caesars reads like a script for Game of Thrones” (The Wall Street Journal)—a summation of three and a half centuries of the Roman Empire as seen through the lives...

  • Excellent career summaries for ten emperors

  • Écrit par presterjohn1 le 2025-07-18
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  • The Happiest Man on Earth

  • The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor
  • Auteur(s): Eddie Jaku
  • Narrateur(s): Raphael Corkhill
  • Durée: 3 h et 47 min
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A New York Times Bestseller In this uplifting memoir in the vein of The Last Lecture and Man’s Search for Meaning, a Holocaust survivor pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story, sharing his wisdom, and living his best possible life. Born in Leipzig, Germany, into a Jewish...

  • A must read

  • Écrit par mel le 2025-11-19
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  • Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

  • Auteur(s): Jack Weatherford
  • Narrateur(s): Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
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The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400....

  • Great story, annoying music

  • Écrit par Rob Smith le 2020-07-18
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  • Frederick Douglass

  • Prophet of Freedom
  • Auteur(s): David W. Blight
  • Narrateur(s): Prentice Onayemi
  • Durée: 36 h et 57 min
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Pulitzer Prize, History, 2019 The definitive, dramatic biography of the most important African American of the 19th century: Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who became the greatest orator of his day and one of the leading abolitionists and writers of the era. As a young man, Frederick...

  • Detailed, Thorough, Sobering

  • Écrit par Nick Spector le 2019-03-18
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  • The War We Won Apart

  • The Untold Story of Two Elite Agents Who Became One of the Most Decorated Couples of WWII
  • Auteur(s): Nahlah Ayed
  • Narrateur(s): Nahlah Ayed
  • Durée: 11 h et 22 min
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INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER Love, betrayal, and a secret war: the untold story of two elite agents, one Canadian, one British, who became one of the most decorated couples of WWII. On opposite sides of the pond, Sonia Butt, an adventurous young British woman, and Guy d’Artois, a...

  • True stories of heroes of WW2. Bravery and dedication to a cause of the French resistance.

  • Écrit par stand le 2025-07-06
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  • The Strategists

  • Churchill, Stalin, Roosevelt, Mussolini, and Hitler--How War Made Them and How They Made War
  • Auteur(s): Phillips Payson O'Brien
  • Narrateur(s): Justin Price
  • Durée: 18 h et 9 min
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Churchill. Hitler. Stalin. Mussolini. Roosevelt. Five of the most impactful leaders of WW2, each with their own individualistic and idiosyncratic approach to warfare. But if we want to understand their military strategy, we must first understand the strategist. In The Strategists, Professor...

  • Debunks "genius" of Hitler

  • Écrit par Andriy Makukha le 2025-07-01
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  • Ten Caesars

  • Roman Emperors from Augustus to Constantine
  • Auteur(s): Barry Strauss
  • Narrateur(s): Arthur Morey
  • Durée: 12 h et 52 min
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Bestselling classical historian Barry Strauss delivers “an exceptionally accessible history of the Roman Empire…much of Ten Caesars reads like a script for Game of Thrones” (The Wall Street Journal)—a summation of three and a half centuries of the Roman Empire as seen through the lives...

  • Excellent career summaries for ten emperors

  • Écrit par presterjohn1 le 2025-07-18
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  • The Happiest Man on Earth

  • The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor
  • Auteur(s): Eddie Jaku
  • Narrateur(s): Raphael Corkhill
  • Durée: 3 h et 47 min
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A New York Times Bestseller In this uplifting memoir in the vein of The Last Lecture and Man’s Search for Meaning, a Holocaust survivor pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story, sharing his wisdom, and living his best possible life. Born in Leipzig, Germany, into a Jewish...

  • A must read

  • Écrit par mel le 2025-11-19
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  • Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World

  • Auteur(s): Jack Weatherford
  • Narrateur(s): Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
  • Durée: 14 h et 20 min
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The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400....

  • Great story, annoying music

  • Écrit par Rob Smith le 2020-07-18
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  • Frederick Douglass

  • Prophet of Freedom
  • Auteur(s): David W. Blight
  • Narrateur(s): Prentice Onayemi
  • Durée: 36 h et 57 min
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Pulitzer Prize, History, 2019 The definitive, dramatic biography of the most important African American of the 19th century: Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who became the greatest orator of his day and one of the leading abolitionists and writers of the era. As a young man, Frederick...

  • Detailed, Thorough, Sobering

  • Écrit par Nick Spector le 2019-03-18
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  • The War We Won Apart

  • The Untold Story of Two Elite Agents Who Became One of the Most Decorated Couples of WWII
  • Auteur(s): Nahlah Ayed
  • Narrateur(s): Nahlah Ayed
  • Durée: 11 h et 22 min
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INSTANT #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER Love, betrayal, and a secret war: the untold story of two elite agents, one Canadian, one British, who became one of the most decorated couples of WWII. On opposite sides of the pond, Sonia Butt, an adventurous young British woman, and Guy d’Artois, a...

  • True stories of heroes of WW2. Bravery and dedication to a cause of the French resistance.

  • Écrit par stand le 2025-07-06
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  • The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son

  • Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom
  • Auteur(s): J. D. Rockefeller
  • Narrateur(s): Rick Font
  • Durée: 5 h et 28 min
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The 38 letters written by Rockefeller to his son imparting his perspectives, ideology, and wisdom to his son....

  • Titan of business passes his knowledge down to his son. Now you can get it also.

  • Écrit par james le 2024-07-29
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  • Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

  • The Definitive Edition
  • Auteur(s): Anne Frank
  • Narrateur(s): Selma Blair
  • Durée: 9 h et 55 min
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THE DEFINITIVE EDITION Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, the remarkable diary that has become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. Updated for the 75th Anniversary of the Diary’s...

  • An important and beautiful story

  • Écrit par Lisa le 2021-01-15
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  • The Waiting Game

  • The Untold Story of the Women Who Served the Tudor Queens
  • Auteur(s): Nicola Clark
  • Narrateur(s): Nicola Clark, Karen Cass
  • Durée: 11 h et 51 min
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Every Tudor Queen had ladies-in-waiting. They were her confidantes and her chaperones. Only the Queen's ladies had the right to enter her most private chambers, spending hours helping her to get dressed and undressed, caring for her clothes and jewels, listening to her secrets.

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  • Leonardo da Vinci

  • Auteur(s): Walter Isaacson
  • Narrateur(s): Alfred Molina
  • Durée: 17 h et 1 min
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Now a docuseries from Ken Burns on PBS! The #1 New York Times bestseller from Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography that is “a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it…Most important, it is a powerful story of an exhilarating mind and...

  • Incredible way to learn about history science and art

  • Écrit par Kate's Creative Kitchen le 2018-03-20
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  • The River of Doubt

  • Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
  • Auteur(s): Candice Millard
  • Narrateur(s): Paul Michael
  • Durée: 12 h et 17 min
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At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth. The River of Doubt—it is a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes...

  • Phenomenal narration, and amazing survival story

  • Écrit par Ben le 2018-01-31
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  • Titan

  • The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
  • Auteur(s): Ron Chernow
  • Narrateur(s): Grover Gardner
  • Durée: 35 h et 3 min
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Titan is the first full-length biography based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller’s exceptionally rich trove of papers. A landmark publication full of startling revelations, the book indelibly alters our image of this most enigmatic capitalist....

  • Thouroughly enjoyed every minute!!

  • Écrit par Andrea le 2020-01-30
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  • The Nine

  • The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany
  • Auteur(s): Gwen Strauss
  • Narrateur(s): Juliet Stevenson
  • Durée: 13 h et 55 min
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The Nine follows the true story of the author’s great aunt Hélène Podliasky, who led a band of nine female resistance fighters as they escaped a German forced labor camp and made a ten-day journey across the front lines of World War II from Germany back to Paris. This program includes a...

  • An Important History Carefully Researched

  • Écrit par Belinda Burston le 2022-12-27
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  • Long Walk to Freedom

  • The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
  • Auteur(s): Nelson Mandela, Sharon Gelman
  • Narrateur(s): Michael Boatman
  • Durée: 27 h et 39 min
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The autobiography of global human rights icon Nelson Mandela is "riveting . . . both a brilliant description of a diabolical system and a testament to the power of the spirit to transcend it" (Washington Post). Nelson Mandela was one of the great moral and political leaders of his time: an...

  • An intriguing, captivating life of Mandela

  • Écrit par Lorenzo RS le 2019-08-04
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  • Benjamin Franklin: An American Life

  • Auteur(s): Walter Isaacson
  • Narrateur(s): Nelson Runger
  • Durée: 24 h et 40 min
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In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Einstein and Steve Jobs, shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character. Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made...

  • Audio engineers need to be fired - buy the book

  • Écrit par Ashton le 2020-04-14
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  • Hero of Two Worlds

  • The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
  • Auteur(s): Mike Duncan
  • Narrateur(s): Mike Duncan
  • Durée: 17 h et 20 min
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From the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm and host of the Revolutions podcast comes the thrilling story of the Marquis de Lafayette’s lifelong quest to defend the principles of liberty and equality Few in history can match the revolutionary career of the Marquis de Lafayette...

  • Well woven tale

  • Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2024-12-10
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  • Medium Raw

  • A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
  • Auteur(s): Anthony Bourdain
  • Narrateur(s): Anthony Bourdain
  • Durée: 8 h et 59 min
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Medium Raw marks the return of the inimitable Anthony Bourdain, author of the blockbuster bestseller Kitchen Confidential and three-time Emmy Award-nominated host of No Reservations on TV’s Travel Channel. Bourdain calls his book, “A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who...

  • it might be just the utter respect for the legend

  • Écrit par camilo le 2020-08-03
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  • Hell's Angel

  • The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club
  • Auteur(s): Sonny Barger
  • Narrateur(s): John Pruden
  • Durée: 7 h et 41 min
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Narrated by the visionary founding member, Hell's Angel provides a fascinating all-access pass to the secret world of the notorious Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club. Sonny Barger recounts the birth of the original Oakland Hell's Angels and the four turbulent decades that followed. Hell's Angel also...

  • very enjoyable read.

  • Écrit par Brad Horning le 2017-11-21
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  • Great-Uncle Harry

  • A Tale of War and Empire
  • Auteur(s): Michael Palin
  • Narrateur(s): Michael Palin
  • Durée: 7 h et 46 min
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Michael Palin recreates the extraordinary life and tragic death of a First World War soldier—his great-uncle Harry. Some years ago a stash of family records was handed down to Michael Palin, among which were photos of an enigmatic young man in army uniform, as well as photos of the same young...

  • Fascinating and moving

  • Écrit par t-bob le 2023-11-11
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  • Kissinger

  • A Biography
  • Auteur(s): Walter Isaacson
  • Narrateur(s): Malcolm Hillgartner
  • Durée: 34 h et 30 min
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When Henry Kissinger was made secretary of state in 1973, he had already become the most admired person in the US and one of the most unlikely celebrities to capture the world’s imagination....

  • Bad acting

  • Écrit par Matthieu Van Vliet le 2024-03-26
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  • Confronting Evil

  • Assessing the Worst of the Worst
  • Auteur(s): Bill O'Reilly, Josh Hammer
  • Narrateur(s): Robert Petkoff
  • Durée: 10 h et 11 min
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By the #1 bestselling history author in the world, Bill O'Reilly comes a dramatic confrontation with good, evil, and the worst people who ever lived.

  • Example of what a LLM written book could be

  • Écrit par Utilisateur anonyme le 2025-10-17
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  • Mark Twain

  • Auteur(s): Ron Chernow
  • Narrateur(s): Jason Culp
  • Durée: 44 h et 35 min
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The #1 New York Times Bestseller One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2025 A Washington Post and New York Times Notable Book Named a Best Book of 2025 by TIME, Bloomberg, The Christian Science Monitor, and Kirkus Reviews “Comprehensive, enthralling . . . Mark Twain flows like the...

  • Bland

  • Écrit par Matthew Hansinger le 2025-12-15
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  • Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight

  • An African Childhood
  • Auteur(s): Alexandra Fuller
  • Narrateur(s): Lisette Lecat
  • Durée: 10 h et 11 min
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Alexandra Fuller tells the idiosyncratic story of her life growing up white in rural Rhodesia as it was becoming Zimbabwe....

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  • Muhammad

  • His Life Based on the Earliest Sources
  • Auteur(s): Martin Lings
  • Narrateur(s): Sean Barrett
  • Durée: 6 h et 3 min
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This excellent audiobook is the first of its kind and has been selected by a number of organisations as a worthy introduction to the life of Prophet Muhammad....

  • hoping for a newer version with simple English instead of thou and thine…

  • Écrit par Yas Ab le 2024-11-09
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  • Diana

  • Her True Story in Her Own Words
  • Auteur(s): Andrew Morton
  • Narrateur(s): Michael Maloney, Caroline Langrishe
  • Durée: 13 h et 2 min
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The sensational biography of Princess Diana, written with her cooperation and now featuring exclusive new material to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her death. When Diana: Her True Story was first published in 1992, it forever changed the way the public viewed the British monarchy. Greeted...

  • Liked the story but not the readers

  • Écrit par Mia le 2021-03-28
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  • Hitler 2 (de 1938 à 1945)

  • Auteur(s): Ian Kershaw
  • Narrateur(s): Eric Herson-Macarel
  • Durée: 25 h et 1 min
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Depuis 1936, après la remilitarisation de la Rhénanie, Hitler jouit du soutien de la grande majorité des Allemands. L'Allemagne prospère grâce à la reprise économique et accumule les succès diplomatiques...

  • Exceptionnel

  • Écrit par David m le 2023-06-27
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  • Jesus

  • A Biography, from a Believer
  • Auteur(s): Paul Johnson
  • Narrateur(s): Ralph Cosham
  • Durée: 4 h et 57 min
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Few figures have had such an influence on history as Jesus of Nazareth. His teachings have inspired discussion, arguments, even war.....

  • Great listen!

  • Écrit par Happygolucky le 2022-10-13
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  • Family of Spies

  • A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor
  • Auteur(s): Christine Kuehn
  • Narrateur(s): Erin Bennett
  • Durée: 8 h et 36 min
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A propulsive, never-before-told story of one family’s shocking involvement as Nazi and Japanese spies during WWII and the pivotal role they played in the bombing of Pearl Harbor. It began with a letter from a screenwriter, asking about a story. Your family. World War II. Nazi spies. Christine...

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  • Madhouse at the End of the Earth

  • The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night
  • Auteur(s): Julian Sancton
  • Narrateur(s): Vikas Adam
  • Durée: 13 h et 28 min
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The “exquisitely researched and deeply engrossing” (The New York Times) true survival story of an early polar expedition that went terribly awry—with the ship frozen in ice and the crew trapped inside for the entire sunless, Antarctic winter “The energy of...

  • One of the best of this genre!

  • Écrit par Nicholas Yaremchuk le 2023-09-22
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  • Irena's Children

  • The Extraordinary Story of the Woman Who Saved 2,500 Children from the Warsaw Ghetto
  • Auteur(s): Tilar J. Mazzeo
  • Narrateur(s): Amanda Carlin
  • Durée: 10 h et 31 min
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Widow Clicquot comes an extraordinary and gripping account of Irena Sendler—the “female Oskar Schindler”—who took staggering risks to save 2,500 children from death and deportation in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. In 1942, one...

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