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48 Laws of Power
- By: Robert Greene
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 23 hrs and 6 mins
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Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws....
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Just try 3 Laws
- By Tom on 23-04-2018
By: Robert Greene
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Sapiens
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us....
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Thought-provoking
- By Ant Le Breton on 30-08-2017
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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A Short History of Nearly Everything is Bill Bryson's quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization....
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Not what I expected but brilliant!
- By Michael on 27-11-2015
By: Bill Bryson
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....
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good research, too many words
- By PatienceAllergy on 23-03-2017
By: Jared Diamond
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
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Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present....
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Great!
- By Michael Matusik on 13-09-2018
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The Silk Roads
- A New History of the World
- By: Peter Frankopan
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
- Length: 25 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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For centuries, fame and fortune was to be found in the west—in the New World of the Americas. Today, it is the east which calls out to those in search of adventure and riches....
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Epic history
- By Michael P Kowalewski on 07-01-2025
By: Peter Frankopan
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48 Laws of Power
- By: Robert Greene
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 23 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws....
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Just try 3 Laws
- By Tom on 23-04-2018
By: Robert Greene
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Sapiens
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
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Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us....
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Thought-provoking
- By Ant Le Breton on 30-08-2017
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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A Short History of Nearly Everything is Bill Bryson's quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization....
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Not what I expected but brilliant!
- By Michael on 27-11-2015
By: Bill Bryson
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....
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good research, too many words
- By PatienceAllergy on 23-03-2017
By: Jared Diamond
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present....
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Great!
- By Michael Matusik on 13-09-2018
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The Silk Roads
- A New History of the World
- By: Peter Frankopan
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
- Length: 25 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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For centuries, fame and fortune was to be found in the west—in the New World of the Americas. Today, it is the east which calls out to those in search of adventure and riches....
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Epic history
- By Michael P Kowalewski on 07-01-2025
By: Peter Frankopan
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Batavia
- By: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Richard Aspel
- Length: 17 hrs
- Unabridged
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The story begins in 1629, when the pride of the Dutch East India Company, the Batavia, is on its maiden voyage en route from Amsterdam to the Dutch East Indies, laden down with the greatest treasure to leave Holland....
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Batavia - the worst voice ever
- By Karen on 25-02-2016
By: Peter FitzSimons
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Midnight in Chernobyl
- The Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
- By: Adam Higginbotham
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
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Midnight In Chernobyl is an indelible portrait of one of the great disasters of the 20th century, of human resilience and ingenuity and the lessons learned when mankind seeks to bend the natural world to his will....
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Highly Recommend
- By Liam Harrison on 01-08-2019
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Peak Human
- What We Can Learn from History’s Greatest Civilizations
- By: Johan Norberg
- Narrated by: Andrew Cullum
- Length: 15 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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All golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic growth; yet no two are the same. Their beliefs, societies and place in the wider world all vary. Despite this, all previous golden ages have ended.
By: Johan Norberg
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Mutiny on the Bounty
- By: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 22 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories - a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order - and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before. Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti and take them to the West Indies, the Bounty's crew found themselves in a tropical paradise. Five months later, they did not want to leave.
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Just as yesterday
- By luke.oconnor on 05-02-2020
By: Peter FitzSimons
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Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- By: Alfred Lansing
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice
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The perfect audiobook
- By Justin on 11-02-2017
By: Alfred Lansing
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Proto
- By: Laura Spinney
- Narrated by: Emma Spurgin Hussey
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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As the planet emerged from the last ice age, a language was born between Europe and Asia. This ancient tongue, which we call Proto-Indo-European, soon exploded out of its cradle, changing and fragmenting as it went, until its offspring were spoken from Scotland to China.
By: Laura Spinney
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- By: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
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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....
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Surprisingly good
- By Amazon Customer on 25-09-2017
By: Jack Weatherford
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The Second World War
- By: Antony Beevor
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 39 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The Second World War began in August 1939 on the edge of Manchuria and ended there exactly six years later with the Soviet invasion of northern China....
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Both comprehensive and interesting
- By Neill on 17-05-2015
By: Antony Beevor
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The Prince
- By: Niccolò Machiavelli
- Narrated by: David McCallion
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
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In an attempt to appeal to the Medici family during the Italian Renaissance, Machiavelli outlines the way to acquire and retain political power, and how great men should behave in a princely government....
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Overrated
- By Amazon Customer on 24-11-2018
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Powers and Thrones
- A New History of the Middle Ages
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Dan Jones
- Length: 24 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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From the best-selling author of The Templars, Dan Jones' epic new history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be built....
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Quite astonishing
- By Amazon Customer on 03-11-2021
By: Dan Jones
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A Land So Strange
- The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca
- By: Andres Resendez
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1528, a mission set out from Spain to colonize Florida. But the expedition went horribly wrong. Of the 300 men who had embarked on the journey, only four survived....
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Really good
- By Rowey555 on 13-12-2024
By: Andres Resendez
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- By: Edward Gibbon
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 126 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Here in a single volume is the entire, unabridged recording of Gibbon's masterpiece....
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epic
- By Luke on 17-08-2017
By: Edward Gibbon
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The Lost City of Z
- A Legendary British Explorer's Deadly Quest to Uncover the Secrets of the Amazon
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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David Grann retraces the footsteps of Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett and his followers as he unravels one of the greatest mysteries of exploration....
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Gyrating voice
- By Anonymous User on 09-06-2024
By: David Grann
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Mawson
- And the Ice Men of the Heroic Age - Scott, Shackelton and Amundsen
- By: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Paul English
- Length: 23 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Douglas Mawson, born in 1882 and knighted in 1914, was Australia’s greatest Antarctic explorer.
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The Ice Men
- By Vivien on 29-04-2018
By: Peter FitzSimons
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1177 B.C. (Revised and Updated)
- The Year Civilization Collapsed
- By: Eric H. Cline
- Narrated by: Eric H. Cline
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
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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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The rise and fall: Two millenniums BC.
- By Amazon Customer on 18-09-2023
By: Eric H. Cline
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Percy Fawcett and the Lost City of Z
- The History of the Explorer's Mysterious Disappearance in Search of El Dorado
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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The heroes of each generation reflect the conditions, priorities, and goals of the era in which they reside....
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Tobruk
- By: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 23 hrs and 22 mins
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In the early days of April 1941, the 14,000 Australian forces garrisoned in the Libyan town of Tobruk were told to expect reinforcements and supplies within eight weeks...
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detailed intimate account
- By luke on 28-08-2018
By: Peter FitzSimons
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The Dawn of Everything
- A New History of Humanity
- By: David Graeber, David Wengrow
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 24 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilisation, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrificing those original freedoms or, alternatively, by taming our baser instincts....
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a fantastic look at early communist societies
- By Red Skippy on 22-05-2022
By: David Graeber, and others
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The Pillow Book
- By: Sei Shōnagon
- Narrated by: Georgina Sutton
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
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The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon is a fascinating, detailed account of Japanese court life in the closing years of the 10th century....
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Poetic accounts of court life
- By Deirdre E Siegel on 26-04-2025
By: Sei Shōnagon
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Prisoners of Geography
- Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World
- By: Tim Marshall
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Whether ancient, crumbling parchments or generated by Google, maps tell us things we want to know, not only about our current location but about the world in general....
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I don't give 5 stars freely
- By matthewc01 on 01-09-2020
By: Tim Marshall
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The Battle of Britain
- By: James Holland
- Narrated by: Al Murray
- Length: 23 hrs and 25 mins
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'If Hitler fails to invade or destroy Britain, he has lost the war,' Churchill said in the summer of 1940. He was right. The Battle of Britain was a crucial turning point in the history of the Second World War....
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Al Murray is awesome - and the story is ok too!
- By Darrian Williams on 06-06-2020
By: James Holland
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Girt
- The Unauthorised History of Australia, Volume 1
- By: David Hunt
- Narrated by: David Hunt
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
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Girt. No word could better capture the essence of Australia.... In this hilarious history, David Hunt reveals the truth of Australia's past....
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A terrible performance and annoying content
- By Jen on 30-11-2016
By: David Hunt
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Wanderlust
- An Eccentric Explorer, an Epic Journey, a Lost Age
- By: Reid Mitenbuler
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 19 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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The mesmerizing, larger-than-life tale of an eccentric adventurer who traversed some of the greatest frontiers of the twentieth century, from uncharted Arctic wastelands to the underground resistance networks of World War II....
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Fascinating
- By Jacinda on 18-08-2023
By: Reid Mitenbuler
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Persians
- The Age of the Great Kings
- By: Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Narrated by: Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Length: 18 hrs and 40 mins
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Professor Llewellyn-Jones calls upon original Achaemenid sources, including inscriptions, art and recent archaeological discoveries in Iran, to create an authentic 'Persian Version' of this remarkable first great empire of antiquity—the Age of the Great Kings....
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This is not from Persians perspective as advertise
- By Zahra on 16-05-2022
New Releases
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Peak Human
- What We Can Learn from History’s Greatest Civilizations
- By: Johan Norberg
- Narrated by: Andrew Cullum
- Length: 15 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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All golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic growth; yet no two are the same. Their beliefs, societies and place in the wider world all vary. Despite this, all previous golden ages have ended, whether it be because of external pressures or internal fracturing; too much hubris or too little wariness.
By: Johan Norberg
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The Human Journey
- By: Gaia Vince, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Gaia Vince
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Original Recording
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Humans have been on a remarkable journey these past 300,000 years. We started in Africa and slowly spread across the globe—crossing land bridges, sailing into the unknown, and eventually building cities and civilizations. While our primate cousins stayed where they evolved, we moved. Migration isn’t just something we did—it’s a defining trait of our species. Now, after covering the planet, we’re on the move again—not chasing new frontiers, but escaping rising seas, extreme heat, political instability, and economic stress.
By: Gaia Vince, and others
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NEXUS 情報の人類史 上: 人間のネットワーク
- By: ユヴァル・ノア・ハラリ (著), 柴田 裕之 (翻訳)
- Narrated by: 山口 令悟
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
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『サピエンス全史』を超える衝撃――巨人、6年ぶりの書き下ろし超大作「ネクサス」(NEXUS)とは?――「つながり」「結びつき」「絆」「中心」「中枢」などの意
By: ユヴァル・ノア・ハラリ (著), and others
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10 Mistakes That Changed History
- The Reckless Rulers, Monumental Mishaps and Disastrous Decisions That Have Shaped Our World.
- By: Paul Coulter
- Narrated by: Paul Coulter
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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From breakups that ended empires to naps that sank ships, 10 Mistakes That Changed History reveals how overlooked historical errors are responsible for some of the most era-defining events of the past. Featuring many of the most recognisable characters and episodes in history, from Cleopatra to the sinking of the Titanic, comedian and historian Paul Coulter reframes our understanding of these pivotal moments, revealing how human errors and their unintended outcomes have governed our world – and will likely determine our future.
By: Paul Coulter
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Notorious
- History’s Villains and Why They Matter
- By: Otto English
- Narrated by: Otto English
- Length: 17 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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History loves a villain. Across the entire span of human civilisation, certain people and groups have been identified as being responsible for the ills of the world, and have remained hated for it. In his continuing desire to separate out the facts from the fiction of history, Otto English looks at how these legacies were constructed and who told us that they were evil.
By: Otto English
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Souvenir
- By: Rolf Potts, Cedar Van Tassel - illustrator
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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For as long as people have traveled to distant lands, they have brought home objects to certify the journey. More than mere merchandise, these travel souvenirs take on a personal and cultural meaning that goes beyond the object itself. Drawing on several millennia of examples—from the relic-driven quests of early Christians, to the mass-produced tchotchkes that line the shelves of a Disney gift shop—travel writer Rolf Potts delves into a complicated history that explores issues of authenticity, cultural obligation, market forces, human suffering, and self-presentation.
By: Rolf Potts, and others
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Peak Human
- What We Can Learn from History’s Greatest Civilizations
- By: Johan Norberg
- Narrated by: Andrew Cullum
- Length: 15 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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All golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic growth; yet no two are the same. Their beliefs, societies and place in the wider world all vary. Despite this, all previous golden ages have ended, whether it be because of external pressures or internal fracturing; too much hubris or too little wariness.
By: Johan Norberg
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The Human Journey
- By: Gaia Vince, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Gaia Vince
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
- Original Recording
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Humans have been on a remarkable journey these past 300,000 years. We started in Africa and slowly spread across the globe—crossing land bridges, sailing into the unknown, and eventually building cities and civilizations. While our primate cousins stayed where they evolved, we moved. Migration isn’t just something we did—it’s a defining trait of our species. Now, after covering the planet, we’re on the move again—not chasing new frontiers, but escaping rising seas, extreme heat, political instability, and economic stress.
By: Gaia Vince, and others
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NEXUS 情報の人類史 上: 人間のネットワーク
- By: ユヴァル・ノア・ハラリ (著), 柴田 裕之 (翻訳)
- Narrated by: 山口 令悟
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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『サピエンス全史』を超える衝撃――巨人、6年ぶりの書き下ろし超大作「ネクサス」(NEXUS)とは?――「つながり」「結びつき」「絆」「中心」「中枢」などの意
By: ユヴァル・ノア・ハラリ (著), and others
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10 Mistakes That Changed History
- The Reckless Rulers, Monumental Mishaps and Disastrous Decisions That Have Shaped Our World.
- By: Paul Coulter
- Narrated by: Paul Coulter
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
From breakups that ended empires to naps that sank ships, 10 Mistakes That Changed History reveals how overlooked historical errors are responsible for some of the most era-defining events of the past. Featuring many of the most recognisable characters and episodes in history, from Cleopatra to the sinking of the Titanic, comedian and historian Paul Coulter reframes our understanding of these pivotal moments, revealing how human errors and their unintended outcomes have governed our world – and will likely determine our future.
By: Paul Coulter
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Notorious
- History’s Villains and Why They Matter
- By: Otto English
- Narrated by: Otto English
- Length: 17 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
History loves a villain. Across the entire span of human civilisation, certain people and groups have been identified as being responsible for the ills of the world, and have remained hated for it. In his continuing desire to separate out the facts from the fiction of history, Otto English looks at how these legacies were constructed and who told us that they were evil.
By: Otto English
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Souvenir
- By: Rolf Potts, Cedar Van Tassel - illustrator
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Story
For as long as people have traveled to distant lands, they have brought home objects to certify the journey. More than mere merchandise, these travel souvenirs take on a personal and cultural meaning that goes beyond the object itself. Drawing on several millennia of examples—from the relic-driven quests of early Christians, to the mass-produced tchotchkes that line the shelves of a Disney gift shop—travel writer Rolf Potts delves into a complicated history that explores issues of authenticity, cultural obligation, market forces, human suffering, and self-presentation.
By: Rolf Potts, and others
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India
- 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent
- By: Audrey Truschke
- Narrated by: Audrey Truschke
- Length: 24 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Much of world history is Indian history. Home today to one in four people, the subcontinent has long been densely populated and deeply connected to Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas through migration and trade. In this magisterial history, Audrey Truschke tells the fascinating story of the region historically known as India--which includes today's India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and parts of Afghanistan—and the people who have lived there.
By: Audrey Truschke
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Shamanism
- The Timeless Religion
- By: Manvir Singh
- Narrated by: Frits Zernike
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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In this enlightening book, anthropologist Manvir Singh offers a new explanation for one of the most misunderstood religious traditions. Travelling from Indonesia to the Amazon, living with shamans and observing music, drug use and indigenous curing ceremonies, he journeys into the origins of shamanism. Fundamentally, shamans are specialists who use altered states to engage with unseen realities and provide services like healing and divination. As Singh shows, shamanism’s ubiquity stems from its psychological resonance.
By: Manvir Singh
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The Dome of the Rock
- The History of the Oldest Islamic Shrine in Jerusalem
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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Among the world’s most recognizable man-made structures, the Dome of the Rock–known in Arabic as the Qubbat as-Sakara–is also one of its most mysterious. Although much of the Dome’s construction, reconstruction, and later additions are well-known from historical texts and archeological work, what it represents, why it was built where it was, and even its use remain the subject of scholarly controversy.
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Stephen King's Maine
- A History & Guide
- By: Sharon Kitchens
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Author Sharon Kitchens identifies the locations that serve as the basis for King's fictional towns of Castle Rock, Jerusalem's Lot, Derry, and Haven. Drawing on historical materials and conversations with locals and people who know King, the author sheds light on daily life in places that would become the settings for Carrie, Salem's Lot, The Dead Zone, Cujo, IT, and 11/22/63.
By: Sharon Kitchens
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Mais c'est un complot
- By: Benjamin Brillaud, Stéphane Genêt
- Narrated by: François Hatt
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Benjamin Brillaud, créateur et animateur de la chaîne YouTube Nota Bene, et son complice historien Stéphane Genêt nous embarquent au cœur des complots connus et méconnus de l’Histoire. Le public fantasme parfois sur l’idée d’une histoire dissimulée, œuvrant dans l’ombre des récits officiels, et qui révélerait bien des secrets si elle était exposée au grand jour. Les machinations politiques sont utiles à connaître pour déconstruire des discours en résonance avec notre époque : une mission de la plus haute importance pour ces deux passionnés d’Histoire !
By: Benjamin Brillaud, and others
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Everest 1953
- The Epic Story of the First Ascent (Legends and Lore)
- By: Mick Conefrey
- Narrated by: Mick Conefrey
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
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Reaching the top of the world in 1953 was one of the most significant achievements in the history of human endurance.
By: Mick Conefrey
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Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations
- The Origins of the World's Afterlife Beliefs
- By: Gregory Shushan, John Tait - foreword
- Narrated by: Ryan Paige
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
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Taking listeners on a thought-provoking journey into our ancestors’ beliefs about death, dying, and the afterlife, Gregory Shushan, Ph.D., reveals the powerful influence of near-death experiences (NDEs) on religious beliefs and ritual practices throughout human history. Focusing on five ancient world regions in Egypt, Mesopotamia, India, China, and Mesoamerica, Shushan expertly explores each civilization’s afterlife beliefs.
By: Gregory Shushan, and others
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Ancient Africa
- Discovering Lost Stories from Africa’s Early Civilizations (Secrets of the Forgotten Past)
- By: Matt Clayton
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 47 mins
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Unlock the Lost Legends and Hidden Kingdoms of Ancient Africa. Think you know African history? While most people picture the pyramids of Giza, few realize that ancient Nubia built over two hundred pyramids — more than anywhere else on Earth. Ancient Africa: Pyramids, Pharaohs, Lost Cities, and Powerful Kingdoms takes you on an unforgettable journey through the overlooked empires, captivating cultures, and brilliant innovations that shaped a continent.
By: Matt Clayton
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The Year God Died
- Jesus and the Roman Empire in 33 AD
- By: James Lacey
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
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In late 31 AD, after the Roman senators murdered Lucius Sejanus, the Roman Emperor Tiberius's closest confidant, the Empire was forever changed. If Sejanus had not been murdered, Jesus would never have been crucified. This profound connection between the lives of Sejanus and Jesus is the first of many revelations in this startling reexamination of the Roman world in which Jesus walked. With new evidence and meticulous research, Dr. James Lacey weaves a majestic and accurate description of who Jesus was.
By: James Lacey
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Before the Birds Sang Words
- By: Ken Bruce
- Narrated by: Ken Bruce, Bill Rogers, Camille Dixon
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
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The result of of more than a decade of meticulous research, Before the Birds Sang Words is a scholarly, fascinating and playful deep dive into the creation of Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room, the timeless Audio-Animatronic musical revue that’s been delighting Disneyland audiences for over sixty years. Detailing not only the genesis and evolution of the revolutionary attraction, this is a story that also explores the contributing influences and passions of the man who spearheaded it—in turn becoming one of Walt Disney’s most personal projects.
By: Ken Bruce
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The Third Battle of Ypres
- The History of the Largest Battle in Flanders During World War I
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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The enduring image of World War I is of men stuck in muddy trenches, and of vast armies deadlocked in a fight neither could win. It was a war of barbed wire, poison gas, and horrific losses as officers led their troops on mass charges across No Man’s Land and into a hail of bullets. While these impressions are all too true, they hide the fact that trench warfare was dynamic and constantly evolving throughout the war as all armies struggled to find a way to break through the opposing lines.
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Hidden Histories
- 100 Wild Stories You Never Learned in History Class
- By: Tim Rayborn
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
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From ancient civilization to modern times, history is full of mysterious and downright bizarre circumstances. With these crazy and compelling facts, Hidden Histories will change your view of history
By: Tim Rayborn
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Inside the Britannic
- Uncovering the Wreck of the Titanic's Sister Ship
- By: Simon Mills
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
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The Olympic Class ships were intended to be the greatest liners to ever sail the oceans, but the Britannic sank only four years after her sister ship the Titanic. While the wreck of the Titanic is two miles below the surface and rapidly deteriorating, the Britannic is much more accessible (only 400 ft down) and remains largely intact. One of the largest passenger ships ever to have sunk, her wreck presents a unique opportunity to explore the interior of the Olympic Class liners, and examine areas which on the Titanic simply no longer exist.
By: Simon Mills
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Humans
- A Monstrous History
- By: Surekha Davies
- Narrated by: Christina Delaine
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
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Monsters are central to how we think about the human condition. Join award-winning historian of science Dr. Surekha Davies as she reveals how people have defined the human in relation to everything from apes to zombies, and how they invented race, gender, and nations along the way. With rich, evocative storytelling that braids together ancient gods and generative AI, Frankenstein's monster and E.T., Humans: A Monstrous History shows how monster-making is about control: it defines who gets to count as normal.
By: Surekha Davies
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The Wisdom of the Ancients
- Four Ideas that Changed the World
- By: H.A. Drake
- Narrated by: Kent Klineman
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
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This book is about four cornerstones of modern thought that were put in place by people living in the ancient Mediterranean world. It covers approximately 2,000 years in time (from ca. 1000 BCE to 1000 CE) and spatially moves from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Mesopotamia (roughly, modern Iraq), through Greece and Rome, to the new Germanic states growing in what is now western Europe.
By: H.A. Drake
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The Red Planet
- Gendered Landscapes and Violent Inequalities
- By: Bill Hatcher
- Narrated by: Scott Brian Higgs
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
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We humans have an extraordinary capacity for compassion—much of it in response to the atrocities we inflict on the planet, its animals, and each other. The popular explanation for this paradox is that we evolved as carnivorous “killer apes,” who gradually curbed our lust for violence (with frequent exceptions) by implementing humane social norms. This explanation is so well worn, especially in the American psyche, that it epitomizes cliché. So, we could be forgiven for believing it, when nearly every word is fiction.
By: Bill Hatcher
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La Plata Cuenta Su Historia
- El viaje de las monedas a través del tiempo
- By: Miguel Delefort
- Narrated by: Elena Del Gonzáles
- Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins
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El dinero es mucho más que un simple instrumento de intercambio: es una fuerza que ha marcado el destino de las civilizaciones e influido en el curso de la historia de la humanidad. Este fascinante relato recorre su evolución, desde las primeras formas de intercambio utilizadas por las sociedades primitivas hasta los complejos sistemas monetarios que rigen nuestro mundo moderno.
By: Miguel Delefort
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Alla dessa djäfla qvinnor
- berättelsen om de första feministerna
- By: Anna Laestadius Larsson
- Narrated by: Charlotta Jonsson
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
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Historien har varit ett långt stafettlopp av kvinnokamp. Det har i alla tider funnits kvinnor som ifrågasatt den roll som tilldelats deras kön. Kvinnor som visat på orättvisor, som högljutt protesterat, som trotsat hån och hot. Och i vissa fall offrat sina liv. Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht, Olympe de Gouges och Mary Wollstonecraft är tre kvinnokämpar från 1700-talet som tog striden för alla kvinnors rättigheter. Med hjälp av dessa tre modiga kvinnor berättar Anna Laestadius Larsson om tusen år av bortglömd historia. Om förebilderna som inspirerat till förändring.