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Pucker Factor 10
By: James Joyce
Narrated by: Traber Burns
Length: 8 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
âIn 1963âŠthere was no way I could have known, sitting in a classroom on that beautiful campus in Ohio, that by raising my hand I would be going to war in Vietnam and that I would see things, hear things, and do things that most people cannot imagine.ââJames Joyce.The author was drawn into the United States Army through ROTC, and went through... Read more
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Young Heroes of the Soviet Union
By: Alex Halberstadt
Narrated by: Alex Halberstadt
Length: 9 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Can trauma be inherited? In this âurgent and enthralling reckoning with family and historyâ (Andrew Solomon), an American writer returns to Russia to face a family history that still haunts him.
Can trauma be inherited? It is this question that sets Alex Halberstadt off on a quest to name and acknowledge a legacy of family trauma, and to end a... Read more
Jutland
By: Nick Jellicoe
Narrated by: Michael Page
Length: 18 hours 39 minutes
Abridged: No
More than a century later, historians still argue about this controversial and misunderstood World War I naval battle off the coast of Denmark. It was the twentieth century's first engagement of dreadnoughtsâand while it left Britain in control of the North Sea, both sides claimed victory and decades of disputes followed, revolving around senior... Read more
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The Last Soldiers of the Cold War
By: Fernando Morais
Narrated by: René Ruiz
Length: 10 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
Here is the story of political prisoners finally freed in December 2014, after being held captive by the United States since the late 1990s.
Through the 1980s and 1990s, violent anti-Castro groups based in Florida carried out hundreds of military attacks on Cuba, bombing hotels and shooting up Cuban beaches with machine guns. The Cuban government... Read more
MBS
By: Ben Hubbard
Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
Length: 11 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORSâ CHOICE âą A gripping, behind-the-scenes portrait of the rise of Saudi Arabiaâs secretive and mercurial new ruler
âRevelatory . . . a vivid portrait of how MBS has altered the kingdom during his half-decade of rule.ââThe Washington Post Â
Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award âą ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR:... Read more
Pharma
By: Gerald Posner
Narrated by: Jacques Roy
Length: 22 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Gerald Posner reveals the heroes and villains of the trillion-dollar-a-year pharmaceutical industry and delivers âa withering and encyclopedic indictment of a drug industry that often seems to prioritize profits over patients (The New York Times Book Review).
Pharmaceutical... Read more
Self Made
By: A'Lelia Bundles
Narrated by: A'Lelia Bundles
Length: 16 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
Now a Netflix series starring Octavia Spencer, Self Made (formerly titled On Her Own Ground) is the first full-scale biography of âone of the great success stories of American historyâ (The Philadelphia Inquirer), Madam C.J. Walkerâthe legendary African American entrepreneur and philanthropistâby her great-great-granddaughter, AâLelia... Read more
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The Hunt for History
By: Nathan Raab & Luke Barr
Narrated by: Fred Sanders
Length: 8 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
Nathan Raab, Americaâs preeminent rare documents dealer, delivers a âdiverting account of treasure hunting in the fast laneâ (The Wall Street Journal) that recounts his years as the Sherlock Holmes of historical artifacts, questing after precious finds and determining their authenticity.
A box uncovered in a Maine attic with twenty letters... Read more
The Etruscans and the First Romans: The History and Legacy of the Civilizations that Fought for Control of Italy
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Stephen Platt
Length: 2 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
âThese people of Greek descent were called Etruscans, and it has been discovered that they had advanced so far in civilization, that they afterwards gave many of their customs to the city of Rome when it came to power. A confederacy known as the âTwelve Cities of Etruriaâ became famous afterwards, though no one knows exactly which the twelve... Read more
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Dreams and Death in African Mythology: The History of Legends and Folk Stories about Dreams and Death across Africa
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Daniel Houle
Length: 2 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
The modern history of Africa was, until very recently, written on behalf of the indigenous races by the white man, who had forcefully entered the continent during a particularly hubristic and dynamic phase of European history. When they began to arrive in sub-Saharan Africa in the early 16th century, Christian missionaries replaced established... Read more
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Africaâs Origin Stories: The History and Legacy of the Ancient African Stories that Sought to Explain Life
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Daniel Houle
Length: 2 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
By the dawn of the 17th century, Portuguese influence in Africa fell into decline, and the occasions of European contact with Ethiopia became very few and far between. It would be another three centuries before another European would venture into the holy precincts of Lalibela as part of a British military expedition mounted in 1867. Thus, the... Read more
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Seducing and Killing Nazis
By: Sophie Poldermans
Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
Length: 2 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
This is the astonishing true story of three teenage Dutch girls, Hannie Schaft and sisters Truus and Freddie Oversteegen, that has inspired many throughout the world. When Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands in World War II, these girls took up arms against the enemy by seducing high-ranking Nazi officers, luring them into the woods and killing... Read more
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Uppgörelsen med det förflutna
By: Allt om Historia
Narrated by: Björn Löfgren
Length: 3 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
Efter sex Ärs fasor Àr kriget Àntligen slut, men över hela Europa har stÀder lagts i ruiner, fabriker och vÀgar har förstörts, och allt Àr till salu för ett par potatisar eller en cigarett. Miljoner flyktingar flackar runt, medan nya regeringar med hjÀlp av USA försöker fÄ ordning i kaoset. Hitlers hantlangare Àr fÀngslade, och redan i november... Read more
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Kriget i Norden
By: Allt om Historia
Narrated by: Björn Löfgren
Length: 3 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
NÀr Hitler 1939 sÀtter Europa i brand, hoppas alla de nordiska lÀnderna kunna hÄlla sig utanför konflikten. Redan tre mÄnader senare angriper Röda armén dock Finland och tvingar landet att slÄss för sin överlevnad. VÄren 1940 rullar tunga tyska divisioner upp genom Danmark och Norge, och inte heller Sverige gÄr fritt. Hitlers krav pÄ fri passage... Read more
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French Senegal: The History of the French Colony and Senegalâs Transition to Independence
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Bill Hare
Length: 1 hour 41 minutes
Abridged: No
When they entered the negotiations in Berlin in 1884, the French were established in their flagship African territory of Senegal, situated at the westernmost point of continental Africa, which tended to give them an option over the vast reaches of the western continent so far unclaimed by any territory. The history of French engagement in... Read more
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Medieval Ukraine: The History of the Region and the Civilizations that Fought to Control It Before the Advent of the Russian Empire
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: David Pickering
Length: 1 hour 38 minutes
Abridged: No
âHad I just 10,000 Cossacks, I would have conquered the whole world.â â Napoleon BonaparteThe history of Ukraine is a fascinating story of how cultures, political systems, religions, and power have met, intersected, morphed, and expanded. The region was relatively sparsely populated for much of ancient history, a wilderness of rivers, forests,... Read more
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Döden i öster
By: Allt om Historia
Narrated by: Gert Lundstedt
Length: 3 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
Sommaren 1944 angriper Röda armén plötsligt Finland pÄ Karelska nÀset. Efter tre hÀndelselösa Är sÀtter Stalin in en offensiv som ska Äterta tidigare förlorade landomrÄden. Sovjetunionen har haft framgÄngar pÄ andra delar av östfronten efter flera Ärs bitter kamp mot nazisterna och vill nu Àven se framgÄngar i norr.I Finland hÄller försvaret... Read more
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The Zulu War and Boer War: The History and Legacy of the Conflicts that Cemented British Control of South Africa
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
Length: 2 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
The modern history of Africa was, until very recently, written on behalf of the indigenous races by the white man, who had forcefully entered the continent during a particularly hubristic and dynamic phase of European history. In 1884, Prince Otto von Bismarck, the German chancellor, brought the plenipotentiaries of all major powers of Europe... Read more
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The Know Nothing Party: The History and Legacy of Americaâs Most Notorious Nativist Political Party
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Kelly McGee
Length: 1 hour 35 minutes
Abridged: No
It is not uncommon that a failed movement or group from the past might be cited as a âcautionaryâ example for the world today. In the wake of contemporary debates over immigration, the âKnow Nothingsâ have been regularly cited as an example of how dangerous nativist attitudes can become and, indeed, have proven to be in Americaâs history.... Read more
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Olösta mysterier
By: Allt om Historia
Narrated by: HĂ„kan Mohede
Length: 3 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
Nazisternas propaganda visade upp Adolf Hitler som Tredje rikets asketiske, ensamme och geniale ledare. Mycket fÄ kom nÀra mannen bakom andra vÀrldskriget. Mystiken har gett nÀring Ät Ätskilliga konspirationsteorier. Till det kommer att Hitlers egna beslut ibland var sÄ besynnerliga att vare sig hans samtid eller eftervÀrlden kan förklara... Read more
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De djÀrvaste uppdragen
By: Allt om Historia
Narrated by: Pascal Wibe
Length: 3 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
Slaget Ă€r vunnet, fienden har drivits pĂ„ flykt, och allt Ă€r Ă„ter lugnt. SĂ„ tĂ€nker mĂ„nga generaler â men ofta har de fel.Förband av specialutbildade soldater ser under hela kriget till att fienden aldrig kan koppla av. Kommandoenheterna slĂ„r till var som helst: En tysk general kidnappas mitt pĂ„ Kreta, fallskĂ€rmsstyrkor befriar Benito Mussolini ur... Read more
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The English Bulldog and French Poodle in Africa: The History of the Imperial Conflicts Between France and Great Britain across the African Continent
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Daniel Houle
Length: 4 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
Even after the British took control of Egypt, knowledge about the Nile remained sparse, most importantly the source of the river, and exploration all over the continent took place among adventurers of various nationalities. Other countries also sought to get a foothold on the continent, to the extent that near the end of the 19th century, Otto... Read more
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Napoleon Bonaparte
By: Adam Brown
Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston
Length: 6 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
There is no doubt that Napoleon Bonaparte has attracted legions of biographers over the last two centuries, documenting his endlessly fascinating life, associated with some of the most important and controversial events in history. A military general who became Franceâs first emperor, Napoleonâs single-minded determination for military expansion... Read more
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African American History
By: Adam Brown
Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston
Length: 4 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
Discover the REAL truth behind African American History.You will be amazed to learn about some of the great African Americans and their legacies.Here is a Sneak Peek of What you will Learn:- Slavery of African Americans- Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman- Frederick Douglass- Malcolm X- Rosa Parks- And much, much, moreSubjects include:... Read more
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