Mythology
By: Bernard Hayes
Narrated by: Gareth Johnson & Zachary Dylan Brown
Length: 5 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
This book consists of 3 titles, which are:
Japanese MythologyEgyptian MythologyKorean Mythology Read more
Mythology
By: Bernard Hayes
Narrated by: Gareth Johnson & Zachary Dylan Brown
Length: 6 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
This is a 5-book bundle with the following books:
Inca MythologyAztec MythologyPolynesian MythologyNative American MythologyInuit Mythology Read more
Mythology
By: Bernard Hayes
Narrated by: Gareth Johnson & Zachary Dylan Brown
Length: 5 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
This book contains 5 titles:
Indian Mythology - When we talk about mythology, we often think of the Greeks or the Romans. Many people forget, however, that the historical country India, with more than one billion citizens, has a mythological heritage as well. In this audiobook, we’ll dive deeper into that heritage and the beliefs and religions... Read more
Mythology
By: Bernard Hayes
Narrated by: Gareth Johnson & Zachary Dylan Brown
Length: 5 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
This book has 3 titles:
Polynesian Mythology - This book is dedicated to exploring the gods and goddesses that the Polynesian people worshiped, and within the pages you will find more information about:
Background facts about the Polynesian culture, such as family, social stratification, education, fishing, gardening, religion, art, and... Read more
Maths on the Back of an Envelope
By: Rob Eastaway
Narrated by: Rob Eastaway
Length: 3 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
‘Another terrific book by Rob Eastaway’ SIMON SINGH ‘A delightfully accessible guide to how to play with numbers’ HANNAH FRY How many cats are there in the world? What's the chance of winning the lottery twice? And just how long does it take to... Read more
View audiobookThe Numbers on My Parents’ Arms
By: Jerry Bagel
Narrated by: Joanna Teljeur
Length: 5 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
In June, 1991 sitting in his hospital room contemplating cardiac bypass surgery my father said, “Vus ich hot adorch geleibt!” (What I have lived through!) I wasn’t sure at the time if he meant his recent heart attack but over time especially after researching his journey it became clear to me. I thought I knew my dad’s plight only to realize... Read more
View audiobookA Certain Idea of France
By: Julian Jackson
Narrated by: John Banks
Length: 35 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
Brought to you by Penguin.
In six weeks in 1940, France was over-run by German troops and surrendered. One junior French general, refusing to accept defeat, made his way to England. On 18 June he spoke to his compatriots over the BBC, urging them to rally to him in London. At that moment, Charles de Gaulle entered into history. For the rest of... Read more
Nouvelle-France
By: Gilles Proulx
Narrated by: Gilles Proulx
Length: 10 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Ce n'est pas d'hier que Gilles Proulx sonne l'alarme : les Québécois sont de plus en plus ignorants de leur histoire, oublieux de leurs ancêtres et inconscients du travail colossal que ceux-ci ont accompli pour poser les fondations du Québec d'aujourd'hui. C'est pour corriger ces tristes lacunes qu'au-delà des faits de guerre et autres dates... Read more
View audiobookThe Ancient Egyptian Metaphysical Architecture
By: Moustafa Gadalla
Narrated by: Susie Hennessy
Length: 6 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No
This book reveals the Ancient Egyptian knowledge of harmonic proportion, sacred geometry, and number mysticism, as manifested in their texts, temples, tombs, art, hieroglyphs, ...etc., throughout their known history. It shows how the Egyptians designed their buildings to generate cosmic energy, and the mystical application of numbers in Egyptian... Read more
View audiobookقبيلة شمر العربية: مكانتها وتاريخها السياسي
By: جون فريدريك ويليامسون
Narrated by: أسامة شحادة
Length: 6 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
يعدُّ هذا الكتاب واحدًا من الكتب النادرة حيث وضعه الباحث الأمريكي (جون فريدريك) أستاذ الآداب في جامعة إنديانا الأمريكية وتناول فيه تاريخ قبيلة شمر ومكانتها وموقعها السياسي منذ نزوحها إلى منطقة الجزيرة في شمال العراق سنة 1800 حتى ثورة 14 تموز 1958. وتعدُّ شمر من قبائل العراق الكبرى فهي قبيلةٌ قحطانية مساكنها الأصلية في جبل طيء وقيل أنّها نزحت إلى... Read more
View audiobookAmerican Scripture
By: Pauline Maier
Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
Length: 11 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Maier describes the transformation of the Second Continental Congress into a national government, unlike anything that preceded or followed it, and with more authority than the colonists would ever have conceded to the British Parliament.
In Maier's hands, the Declaration of Independence is brought close to us. She lets us hear the voice of the... Read more
A Life in Movies
By: Irwin Winkler
Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
Length: 8 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
The list of films Irwin Winkler has produced in his more-than-fifty-year career is extraordinary: Rocky, Goodfellas, Raging Bull, De-Lovely, The Right Stuff, and Creed. His films have been nominated for fifty-two Academy Awards, including five movies for Best Picture, and have won twelve.
In A Life in Movies, his charming and insightful... Read more
Hitler's Art Thief
By: Susan Ronald
Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
Length: 12 hours 55 minutes
Abridged: No
The world was stunned when eighty-year old Cornelius Gurlitt became an international media superstar in November 2013 on the discovery of over 1,400 artworks in his 1,076 square-foot Munich apartment, valued at around $1.35 billion. Gurlitt became known as a man who never was—he didn't have a bank account, never paid tax, never received social... Read more
View audiobookThe Year Without Summer
By: Nicholas P. Klingaman & William K. Klingaman
Narrated by: David Colacci
Length: 11 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
1816 was a remarkable year—mostly for the fact that there was no summer. As a result of a volcanic eruption at Mount Tambora in Indonesia, weather patterns were disrupted worldwide for months, allowing for excessive rain, frost, and snowfall through much of the Northeastern US and Europe in the summer of 1816.
In the US, the extraordinary... Read more
The Browns of California
By: Miriam Pawel
Narrated by: Christina Delaine
Length: 18 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
A Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist's panoramic history of California and its impact on the nation, from the Gold Rush to Silicon Valley—told through the lens of the family dynasty that led the state for nearly a quarter century.
In The Browns of California, journalist and scholar Miriam Pawel weaves a narrative history that spans four... Read more
The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes
By: Raoul McLaughlin
Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
Length: 14 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes investigates the trade routes between Rome and the powerful empires of inner Asia, including the Parthian regime which ruled ancient Persia (Iran). It explores Roman dealings with the Kushan Empire which seized power in Bactria (Afghanistan) and laid claim to the Indus Kingdoms. Further chapters examine the... Read more
View audiobookChester A. Arthur
By: Dr. John Pafford
Narrated by: Al Kessel
Length: 7 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
When he was nominated as vice president on the 1880 Republican ticket, Chester Alan Arthur had never held elected office. Expectations of him—or of the vice presidential office—were virtually non-existent. Years earlier in 1839, Daniel Webster had turned down the vice presidency with the quip I do not propose to be buried until I am dead. But... Read more
View audiobookEagle Against the Sun
By: Ronald H. Spector
Narrated by: Tom Perkins
Length: 23 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
Historian Ronald H. Spector, drawing on declassified intelligence files, an abundance of British and American archival material, Japanese scholarship and documents, and the research and memoirs of scholars, politicians, and the military men, presents a thrilling narrative of American war in the Pacific.
Spector reassesses U.S. and Japanese... Read more
Scipio Africanus
By: B.H. Liddell Hart
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
Length: 6 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
From one of the most brilliant military historians of our time, this is the classic biography of Rome's greatest general and the victor over Rome's greatest enemy, Hannibal.
Scipio Africanus (236–183 B.C.) was one of the most exciting and dynamic leaders in history. As commander, he never lost a battle. Yet it is his adversary, Hannibal, who... Read more
Hiroshima
By: John Hersey
Narrated by: George Guidall
Length: 5 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author John Hersey's seminal work of narrative nonfiction which has defined the way we think about nuclear warfare. “One of the great classics of the war" (The New Republic) that tells what happened in Hiroshima during World War II through the memories of the survivors of the first atomic bomb... Read more
View audiobookIn Jerusalem
By: Lis Harris
Narrated by: Nan McNamara
Length: 10 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
An entirely fresh take on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that examines the life-shaping reverberations of wars and ongoing tensions upon the everyday lives of families in Jerusalem.
An American, secular, diasporic Jew, Lis Harris grew up with the knowledge of the historical wrongs done to Jews. In adulthood, she developed a growing awareness of... Read more
David Dixon Porter: The Life and Legacy of the Distinguished Union Rear Admiral during the Civil War
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Gregory T. Luzitano
Length: 1 hour 58 minutes
Abridged: No
Americans have long been fascinated by the Civil War, marveling at the size of the battles, the leadership of the generals, and the courage of the soldiers. Since the war's start over 150 years ago, the battles have been subjected to endless debate among historians and the generals themselves. The Civil War was the deadliest conflict in... Read more
View audiobookBotschaft an die Menschheit (Ungekürzt)
By: Chief Seattle
Narrated by: Marcel Zehnder
Length: 29 minutes
Abridged: No
Die legendäre Rede des Häuptlings Seattle von 1854 an den Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika - ein visionäres Plädoyer für den Schutz der Umwelt und der Erde. Read more
View audiobookOpening the Red Door
By: John A. Bernbaum
Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
Length: 11 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
After the Berlin Wall fell, a group of Christian colleges in the U.S. seized the opportunity to begin strategic faculty and student exchanges with universities inside the Soviet Union. They could not have foreseen the doors that would open next. During a 1990 visit to Russia, John Bernbaum and his colleagues received a surprising invitation from... Read more
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