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  • The Other Side of Infamy - James Lund

    The Other Side of Infamy - James Lund
    Jan 30 2018
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    Title: The Other Side of Infamy
    Author: James Lund
    Narrator: Tim Campbell
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-30-18
    Publisher: Tantor Audio
    Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

    Summary:
    War is uncomfortable for Christians, and worldwide war is unfamiliar for today's generations. Jim Downing reflects on his illustrious military career, including his experience during the bombing of Pearl Harbor, to show how we can be people of faith during troubled times. The natural human impulse is to run from attack. Jim Downing - along with countless other soldiers and sailors at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 - ran toward it, fighting to rescue his fellow navy men, to protect loved ones and civilians on the island, and to find the redemptive path forward from a devastating war. We are protected from war these days, but there was a time when war was very present in our lives, and in The Other Side of Infamy we learn from a veteran of Pearl Harbor and World War II what it means to follow Jesus into and through every danger, toil, and snare.
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    5 h et 5 min
  • Enemies Within: Communists, Spies and the Making of Modern Britain - Richard Davenport-Hines

    Enemies Within: Communists, Spies and the Making of Modern Britain - Richard Davenport-Hines
    Jan 25 2018
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    Title: Enemies Within: Communists, Spies and the Making of Modern Britain
    Author: Richard Davenport-Hines
    Narrator: Richard Trinder
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 24 hrs and 11 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-25-18
    Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited
    Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures

    Summary:
    What pushed Blunt, Burgess, Cairncross, Maclean and Philby into Soviet hands? With access to recently released papers and other neglected documents, this sharp analysis of the intelligence world examines how and why these men and others betrayed their country and what this cost Britain and its allies. 'Historians fumble their catches when they study individuals' motives and ideas rather than the institutions in which people work, respond, find motivation and develop their ideas', writes Richard Davenport-Hines in his history of the men who were persuaded by the Soviet Union to betray their country. In an audiobook which attempts to counter many contradictory accounts, Enemies Within offers a study of character: both individual and institutional - the operative traits of boarding schools, the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the Intelligence Division, the Foreign Office, MI5, MI6 and Moscow Centre. The audiobook refuses to present the Cambridge spies as they wished to be seen, in Marxist terms. It argues that these five men did their greatest harm to Britain not from their clandestine espionage but in their propaganda victories enjoyed from Moscow after 1951. Notions of trust, abused trust, forfeited trust and mistrust from the late 19th century to perestroika pepper its narrative. In an audiobook that is as intellectually thrilling as it is entertaining and illuminating, Davenport-Hines charts how the undermining of authority, the rejection of expertise, and the suspicion of educational advantages began with the Cambridge Five and has transformed the social and political temper of Britain.
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    24 h et 11 min
  • Be Free or Die - Cate Lineberry

    Be Free or Die - Cate Lineberry
    Jan 24 2018
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    Title: Be Free or Die
    Author: Cate Lineberry
    Narrator: J. D. Jackson
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-24-18
    Publisher: Tantor Audio
    Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures

    Summary:
    Facing death rather than enslavement - a story of one man's triumphant choice and ultimate rise to national hero. It was a mild May morning in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1862, the second year of the Civil War, when a 23-year-old slave named Robert Smalls did the unthinkable and boldly seized a Confederate steamer. With his wife and two young children hidden on board, Smalls and a small crew ran a gauntlet of heavily armed fortifications in Charleston Harbor and delivered the valuable vessel and the massive guns it carried to nearby Union forces. To be unsuccessful was a death sentence for all. Smalls' courageous and ingenious act freed him and his family from slavery and immediately made him a Union hero while simultaneously challenging much of the country's view of what African-Americans were willing to do to gain their freedom. After his escape, Smalls served in numerous naval campaigns off Charleston as a civilian boat pilot and eventually became the first black captain of an Army ship. In a particularly poignant moment Smalls even bought the home that he and his mother had once served in as house slaves.
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    8 h et 19 min
  • Stalin - Alvaro Lozano

    Stalin - Alvaro Lozano
    Jan 23 2018
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    Título: Stalin
    Autor: Alvaro Lozano
    Narrador: Enric Puig
    Formato: Unabridged
    Duración: 25 hrs and 10 mins
    Idioma: Español
    Fecha de publicación: 01-23-18
    Editor: Audible Studios
    Categorías: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures

    Resumen:
    La historia del pueblo ruso y la historia del S. XX mundial no pueden comprenderse sin conocer a fondo la vida de Stalin, su férreo gobierno y su férrea personalidad corrieron paralelos y su voluntad sacudió, en ocasiones, los cimientos del mundo. Iosif Vissarionovich, Stalin, fue el hijo de un zapatero, un preso, un revolucionario, un líder militar y, entre 1928 y 1953 manejó a voluntad el destino del país más grande del mundo y la vida de sus ciudadanos. Su recuerdo aún genera una mezcla de terror y añoranza en millones de personas y la historia del S. XX no puede entenderse sin comprender a fondo su vida y el contexto en el que vivió hasta en sus más nimios detalles. Esto es precisamente lo que intenta Stalin, el tirano rojo, comprender la figura del dictador georgiano y del pueblo ruso que le tocó gobernar para aclarar un poco la controversia entre aquellos que defienden que fue un magnífico estadista que cogió una Rusia rural, de campesinos oprimidos y latifunduistas tiranos, y dejó una Rusia industrializada, una potencia mundial, y aquellos que le consideran autor del mayor genocidio de la historia universal. Álvaro Lozano aborda la vida del dictador de un modo que difumina las fronteras entre la historia expuesta y la historia narrada, mezcla el dato con el estilo narrativo, y se estructura de modo que, en ningún momento se pierda la tensión. La obra parte de los momentos previos a la invasión alemana de Rusia y, tras relatarnos el momento álgido del gobierno de Stalin, la Operación Barbarroja, retrocede a los orígenes de Stalin. Desde ese momento la biografía avanza cronológicamente hasta 1922, año en que es elegido Secretario General del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de la Unión Soviética, en principio no es un cargo fundamental en el organigrama comunista pero Stalin conseguirá, desde ese cargo, a ser el poder absoluto de la URSS. Desde ese momento alternará la industrialización del país, su modernización y el reparto de riquezas basado en la Nueva Política Económica, los planes quinquenales y la colectivización de la tierra, con una época de terror caracterizada por las terribles purgas que desembocaban en ejecuciones o encierros en los terribles gulags, una época donde la política económica provocó hambrunas en Ucrania y desastres medioambientales como el del mar de Aral. Razones para comprar la obra: - La obra sintetiza una visión de la vida del dictador con una perspectiva global del sistema económico, político y militar del stalinismo y un retrato general del pueblo ruso. - El tema de Stalin y del stalinismo es esencial para entender la historia del S. XX y aún la de nuestro S. XXI pues algunas políticas y muchos conflictos actuales son herencia de aquella época. Una obra ecuánime que reconoce a Stalin su capacidad como regenerador del país y no oculta los terribles asesinatos del dictador. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.
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    25 h et 10 min
  • The Religious Life of Robert E. Lee - R. David Cox

    The Religious Life of Robert E. Lee - R. David Cox
    Jan 19 2018
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    Title: The Religious Life of Robert E. Lee
    Author: R. David Cox
    Narrator: Trevor Thompson
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-19-18
    Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
    Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures

    Summary:
    The first close examination of how Robert E. Lee's faith shaped his life Robert E. Lee was many things - accomplished soldier, military engineer, college president, family man, agent of reconciliation, polarizing figure. He was also a person of deep Christian conviction. In this biography of the famous Civil War general, R. David Cox shows how Lee's Christian faith shaped his crucial role in some of the most pivotal events in American history. Delving into family letters and other primary sources - some of them newly discovered - Cox traces the lifelong development of Lee's convictions and how they influenced his decisions to stand with Virginia against the Union and later to support reconciliation and reconstruction in the years after the Civil War. Faith was central to Lee's character, Cox argues - so central that it directed and redirected his life, especially in the aftermath of defeat.
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    11 h et 42 min
  • Che Guevara - The Heart of theRevolutionary - Geoffrey Giuliano

    Che Guevara - The Heart of theRevolutionary - Geoffrey Giuliano
    Jan 18 2018
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    Title: Che Guevara - The Heart of theRevolutionary
    Author: Geoffrey Giuliano
    Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano
    Format: Original Recording
    Length: 36 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-18-18
    Publisher: Icon Audio Arts
    Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures

    Summary:
    Revolutionary warrior, compassionate physician, patient teacher, caring mentor - Che Guevara was all this and more. In this poignant, inspirational collection of thoughtful quotations by the now iconic hero of the Cuban revolution, we come to know the man behind the now mile-high myth. Introduced, compiled, and narrated by veteran actor and author Geoffrey Giuliano Che Guevara - The Heart of the Revolutionary is the perfect introduction to the life and work of the warrior doctor from Argentina.
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    36 min
  • Amiable Scoundrel: Simon Cameron, Lincoln's Scandalous Secretary of War - Paul Kahan

    Amiable Scoundrel: Simon Cameron, Lincoln's Scandalous Secretary of War - Paul Kahan
    Jan 15 2018
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    Title: Amiable Scoundrel: Simon Cameron, Lincoln's Scandalous Secretary of War
    Author: Paul Kahan
    Narrator: Michael Kazalski
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-15-18
    Publisher: University Press Audiobooks
    Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures

    Summary:
    From abject poverty to undisputed political boss of Pennsylvania, Lincoln’s secretary of war, senator, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a founder of the Republican Party, Simon Cameron (1799–1889) was one of the 19th century’s most prominent political figures. In his wake, however, he left a series of questionable political and business dealings and, at the age of 80, even a sex scandal. Far more than a biography of Cameron, Amiable Scoundrel is also a portrait of an era that allowed - indeed, encouraged - a man such as Cameron to seize political control. A key figure in designing and implementing the Union’s military strategy during the Civil War’s crucial first year, Cameron played an essential role in pushing Abraham Lincoln to permit the enlistment of African Americans into the US Army, a stance that eventually led to his forced resignation. Yet, his legacy has languished, nearly forgotten save for the fact that his name has become shorthand for corruption, even though no evidence has ever been presented to prove that Cameron was corrupt. Amiable Scoundrel puts Cameron’s actions into a larger historical context by demonstrating that many politicians of the time, including Abraham Lincoln, used similar tactics to win elections and advance their careers. This study is the fascinating story of Cameron’s life and an illuminating portrait of his times. Published by University of Nebraska Press. "This book is essential for any civil war historian's library." - San Francisco Book Review "A political biography that every Civil War student should read." - Civil War Books and Authors "A thought-provoking biography." - BlueGray Magazine
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    9 h et 47 min
  • Reagan: The Man and His Legacy - Steven F. Hayward

    Reagan: The Man and His Legacy - Steven F. Hayward
    Jan 10 2018
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    Title: Reagan: The Man and His Legacy
    Author: Steven F. Hayward
    Narrator: Steven F. Hayward
    Format: Original Recording
    Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 01-10-18
    Publisher: Liberty Talks, Inc.
    Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures

    Summary:
    Follow the life and legacy of Ronald Reagan in this course by his acclaimed biographer Dr. Steven F. Hayward. Dr. Hayward is an accomplished scholar and public intellectual who has taught and held fellowships at Georgetown University, UC Berkeley, and the American Enterprise. He is also the author of the celebrated two-part biography The Age of Reagan, which Reagan adviser William Niskanen called "the best history of the Reagan presidency." In Reagan: The Man and His Legacy, Dr. Hayward combines an engaging teaching style with his deep knowledge of Reagan's life. The result is a fascinating portrait of a poor boy from Illinois who became a Hollywood movie star, eloquent speaker, and one of the greatest presidents of the United States. Reagan has taken his place alongside Franklin Roosevelt as one of the most consequential president of the 20th century, and as the dominant influence in the modern Republican Party. Dr. Hayward's passionate lectures reveal the breadth of Reagan's accomplishments and character strengths: his landmark meetings with Mikhail Gorbachev that led to the end of the Cold War, and his dedication to the rights of the individual that left an indelible mark on our national and local governments. Enjoy this inspiring 12-lecture course in your home or car today.
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    4 h et 45 min