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Bestsellers
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Say Nothing
- A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
- By: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Narrated by: Matthew Blaney
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Jean McConville's abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicious conflict known as The Troubles. Everyone in the neighborhood knew the I.R.A. was responsible....
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On a par with I'll Be Gone in the Dark, plus...
- By Grace O'Malley on 03-01-19
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How the Irish Saved Civilization
- The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
- By: Thomas Cahill
- Narrated by: Donal Donnelly
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated....
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Fascinating book
- By P on 08-15-04
By: Thomas Cahill
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The Immortal Irishman
- The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero
- By: Timothy Egan
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The Irish-American story, with all its twists and triumphs, is told through the improbable life of one man....
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Yes, but....
- By Dale and Carol on 04-01-16
By: Timothy Egan
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Irish History for Dummies
- By: Mike Cronin
- Narrated by: Patrick Moy
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Putting history into a perspective, Irish History for Dummies is an engaging, entertaining and educational trip through time....
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I Don't Know How the Irish Managed to Endure
- By Lauriesland on 04-13-14
By: Mike Cronin
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The Troubles
- A Complete History of the Irish Troubles from the Plantation of Ulster and the Great Famine, to the Ira, the Formation of Northern Ireland and the Good Friday Agreement
- By: Dermot P. O'Hara
- Narrated by: Steven Rostance
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Pocket History: The Troubles chronicles the 30 year long Irish Troubles. It begins right at the start with the first English invasion of Ireland and continues right up until present day....
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Too slanted to be taken seriously
- By Ky on 01-25-22
By: Dermot P. O'Hara
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A History of Britain: Volume 1
- By: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of Britain from the earliest settlements in 3000BC to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603....
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Some History. Mostly a Monarchy Tabloid Rag
- By Carrie on 03-22-19
By: Simon Schama
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Say Nothing
- A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
- By: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Narrated by: Matthew Blaney
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Jean McConville's abduction was one of the most notorious episodes of the vicious conflict known as The Troubles. Everyone in the neighborhood knew the I.R.A. was responsible....
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On a par with I'll Be Gone in the Dark, plus...
- By Grace O'Malley on 03-01-19
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How the Irish Saved Civilization
- The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
- By: Thomas Cahill
- Narrated by: Donal Donnelly
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated....
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Fascinating book
- By P on 08-15-04
By: Thomas Cahill
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The Immortal Irishman
- The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero
- By: Timothy Egan
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
The Irish-American story, with all its twists and triumphs, is told through the improbable life of one man....
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Yes, but....
- By Dale and Carol on 04-01-16
By: Timothy Egan
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Irish History for Dummies
- By: Mike Cronin
- Narrated by: Patrick Moy
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Putting history into a perspective, Irish History for Dummies is an engaging, entertaining and educational trip through time....
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I Don't Know How the Irish Managed to Endure
- By Lauriesland on 04-13-14
By: Mike Cronin
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The Troubles
- A Complete History of the Irish Troubles from the Plantation of Ulster and the Great Famine, to the Ira, the Formation of Northern Ireland and the Good Friday Agreement
- By: Dermot P. O'Hara
- Narrated by: Steven Rostance
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Pocket History: The Troubles chronicles the 30 year long Irish Troubles. It begins right at the start with the first English invasion of Ireland and continues right up until present day....
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Too slanted to be taken seriously
- By Ky on 01-25-22
By: Dermot P. O'Hara
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A History of Britain: Volume 1
- By: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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The story of Britain from the earliest settlements in 3000BC to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603....
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Some History. Mostly a Monarchy Tabloid Rag
- By Carrie on 03-22-19
By: Simon Schama
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Henry VIII: King and Court
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 25 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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This magnificent biography of Henry VIII is set against the cultural, social and political background of his court and the splendour of his many sumptuous palaces....
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A concise focus with tremendous detail
- By kwdayboise (Kim Day) on 05-24-17
By: Alison Weir
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Irish History
- A Captivating Guide to the History of Ireland
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Did you know that a poet named William Drennan was the first to name Ireland the “Emerald Island”? He was referring to the green hills of Ireland’s countryside in his poem “When Erin first rose”....
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understanding origins
- By Mark Goor on 03-15-24
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Brian Epstein
- A Life from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The Beatles came onto the scene like a force of nature. Their songs became the anthems of generations of fans, and their emergence marked a high-water mark of popular music.
By: Hourly History
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How the Irish Saved Civilization
- The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
- By: Thomas Cahill
- Narrated by: Liam Neeson
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Abridged
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Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place. When the seeds of culture were replanted on the European continent, it was from Ireland that they were germinated....
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Exceptional Audiobook
- By Thomas on 03-23-04
By: Thomas Cahill
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There Will Be Fire
- Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History
- By: Rory Carroll
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 14 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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A race-against-the-clock narrative that finally illuminates a history-changing event: the IRA’s attempt to assassinate Margaret Thatcher and the epic manhunt that followed....
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A Very British Point of View
- By CaitB on 07-25-23
By: Rory Carroll
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Bertie: A Life of Edward VII
- By: Jane Ridley
- Narrated by: Carole Boyd
- Length: 22 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Entertaining and different, this is an enjoyable study of a flawed yet characterful Prince of Wales seen through the eyes of the women in his life....
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I cried when I finished
- By Silverthorne on 04-22-14
By: Jane Ridley
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Born Fighting
- How the Scots-Irish Shaped America
- By: Jim Webb
- Narrated by: Allan Robertson
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The Scots-Irish were 40 percent of the Revolutionary War army; they included the pioneers Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Davy Crockett, and Sam Houston....
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Every politician should read this
- By Bette Grace on 02-08-19
By: Jim Webb
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Four Shots in the Night
- A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland
- By: Henry Hemming
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker, Henry Hemming
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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The search for justice for this one man's death—his body found in broad daylight, with tape over his eyes, an undisguised hit—would deliver more than the truth....
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Great summary of the dirty war in the Irish - British conflict
- By Paul O'Brien on 05-24-24
By: Henry Hemming
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A Thread of Violence
- A Story of Truth, Invention, and Murder
- By: Mark O'Connell
- Narrated by: Mark O'Connell
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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From the award-winning author comes the gripping tale of one of the most scandalous murderers in modern Irish history, at once a propulsive work of true crime and an act of literary subversion....
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Compelling
- By Simon Blue on 10-16-23
By: Mark O'Connell
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The Northern Ireland Troubles: 1969–2007
- By: Aaron Edwards
- Narrated by: Stephen Armstrong
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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In this introduction, acclaimed historian Dr Aaron Edwards provides a concise overview of one of the most difficult and controversial actions in recent history....
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Factual Gymnastics
- By kathryn on 10-03-23
By: Aaron Edwards
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Between Two Hells
- The Irish Civil War
- By: Diarmaid Ferriter
- Narrated by: Gerry O'Brien
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Drawing on many previously unpublished sources and newly released archival material, one of Ireland's most renowned historians lays bare the course and impact of the war and how this tragedy shaped modern Ireland.
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Plentiful Country
- The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York
- By: Tyler Anbinder
- Narrated by: David McCusker
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1845, a fungus began to destroy Ireland’s potato crop, triggering a famine that would kill one million Irish men, women, and children—and drive over one million more to flee for America....
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Changing Perceptions on Immigrants
- By Janet V. Payne on 05-07-24
By: Tyler Anbinder
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The 13th Apostle
- A Novel of a Dublin Family, Michael Collins, and the Irish Uprising
- By: Dermot McEvoy
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 19 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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The story - both romantic and terrifying - of how a handful of men, armed with nothing more than handguns and guts, forced the greatest nation in the world from their shores....
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Enjoyed the history, not the bad sex
- By Mark on 05-04-16
By: Dermot McEvoy
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Irish Civil War
- A History from Beginning to End (Irish History, Book 5)
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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With the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the Irish Free State was created, and Ireland was granted a level of autonomy it had not enjoyed for more than 100 years. However, the treaty contained a clause that was to divide Ireland, literally and politically....
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Easy to absorb!
- By Brendan O'Connor on 09-02-22
By: Hourly History
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In Tuscany
- By: Frances Mayes, Edward Mayes
- Narrated by: Frances Mayes, Edward Mayes
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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A lavish ode to the joys of Tuscany’s people, food, landscapes, and art, from the bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun and See You in the Piazza....
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Disappointing but not a total waste
- By Claire on 01-15-05
By: Frances Mayes, and others
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Maeve's Times
- In Her Own Words
- By: Maeve Binchy
- Narrated by: Kate Binchy
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Maeve's Times gives us wonderful insight into a changing Ireland as it celebrates the work of one of our best-loved writers in all its diversity-revealing her characteristic directness, laugh-out-loud humor....
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A GLIMPSE THROUGH MAEVE'S LOOKING GLASS
- By jstrfic on 08-08-17
By: Maeve Binchy
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British Food
- An Extraordinary Thousand Years of History
- By: Colin Spencer
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 18 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a revised and updated edition of an award-winning book, recognized as the authoritative work on the subject of British food. It is a breathtaking attempt to trace the changes to and influences on food in Britain....
By: Colin Spencer
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On Bloody Sunday
- A New History of the Day and Its Aftermath - by the People Who Were There
- By: Julieann Campbell
- Narrated by: Annie Farr, Eleanor Methven, Gordon Griffin, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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In January 1972, a peaceful civil rights march in Northern Ireland ended in bloodshed. Troops from Britain's 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment opened fire on marchers, leaving 13 dead and 15 wounded. Seven of those killed were teenage boys. The day became known as 'Bloody Sunday'....
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Brilliant
- By Sarah Jane Walton on 02-04-22
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Uncovering Celtic Mythology
- A Beginner’s Guide into the World of Celtic Myths, Fairy Tales, Folklore, Warriors, Celtic Gods and Creatures: Mythology Collection, Book 3
- By: Lucas Russo
- Narrated by: Jared Zak
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Relive the magic of captivating legends and folktales in this rich collection on Celtic Mythology. In 58 BCE, when Julius Caesar – the famous Roman general – wrote a commentary on the Gallic wars, he described the “Celt” speaking people who lived in the area....
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Excellent book !!
- By rosemarysage on 03-25-23
By: Lucas Russo
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Double Agent
- My Secret Life Undercover in the IRA
- By: Kevin Fulton
- Narrated by: Stephen Armstrong
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Kevin Fulton was one of the British Army's most successful intelligence agents. Having been recruited to infiltrate the Provisional IRA at the height of the Troubles, he rose its ranks to an unprecedented level....
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Dupe or sociopath?
- By Buretto on 10-26-19
By: Kevin Fulton
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In Search of Angels
- Travels to the Edge of the World
- By: Alistair Moffat
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Fourteen centuries ago, Irish saints brought the Word of God to the Hebrides and Scotland's Atlantic shore. These "white martyrs" sought solitude, remoteness, even harshness, in places apart from the world where they could fast, pray, and move closer to an understanding of God....
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My new quest in life.
- By S. R. on 03-31-24
By: Alistair Moffat
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The Catalpa Rescue
- The Gripping Story of the Most Dramatic and Successful Prison Break in Australian History
- By: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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The incredible true story of one of the most extraordinary and inspirational prison breaks in history....
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Terrific yarn
- By Garrett on 05-13-19
By: Peter FitzSimons
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A Brief History of Roman Britain
- Brief Histories
- By: Joan P. Alcock
- Narrated by: Lisa Coleman
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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The rise and fall of Roman Britain, how they lived and what they left behind....
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Incredibly tedious
- By Lauri Donahue on 10-26-13
By: Joan P. Alcock
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Victorian London
- The Life of a City, 1840-1870
- By: Liza Picard
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Abridged
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All the splendours and horrors of Victorian life will be vividly recalled....
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Unforgettable journey into the past
- By Adeliese Baumann on 05-27-18
By: Liza Picard
New releases
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Brian Epstein
- A Life from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The Beatles came onto the scene like a force of nature. Their songs became the anthems of generations of fans, and their emergence marked a high-water mark of popular music. But beyond the Beatles themselves, there is one man who can be credited with engineering this perfect maelstrom of musical majesty, and that man is former Beatles manager Brian Epstein.
By: Hourly History
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British Food
- An Extraordinary Thousand Years of History
- By: Colin Spencer
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 18 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a revised and updated edition of an award-winning book, recognized as the authoritative work on the subject of British food. It is a breathtaking attempt to trace the changes to and influences on food in Britain from the Black Death through the Enclosures, the Reformation, the Industrial Revolution, and the rise of Capitalism to the present day.
By: Colin Spencer
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The Mystery of the Casement Ship
- By: Karl Spindler
- Narrated by: John Husson
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The Mystery of the Casement Ship recounts one of the most extraordinary and explosive episodes of the Irish Easter Rising. In 1916, working with the Irish revolutionary Sir Roger Casement, Germany sent a captured British merchant ship disguised as a Norwegian tramp steamer named the Aud to Ireland to deliver guns and ammunition to rebels planning the Easter uprising.
By: Karl Spindler
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Land Is All That Matters
- The Struggle That Shaped Irish History
- By: Myles Dungan
- Narrated by: Myles Dungan
- Length: 20 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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In this epic narrative, Myles Dungan examines two hundred years of agrarian conflict from the ruinous famine of 1741 to the eve of World War Two. It explores the pivotal moments that shaped Irish history: the rise of 'moonlighting', the infamous Whiteboys and Rightboys, the insurrection of Captain Rock, the Tithe War of 1831–36, the Great Famine of 1845 that devastated the country and drastically reduced the Irish population, and the Land War of 1878–1909, which ended by transferring almost all the landlords' holdings to their tenants.
By: Myles Dungan
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Four Shots in the Night
- A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland
- By: Henry Hemming
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker, Henry Hemming
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
The search for justice for this one man's death—his body found in broad daylight, with tape over his eyes, an undisguised hit—would deliver more than the truth. It exposed his status as an informant and led to protests, campaigns, far-reaching changes to British law, a historic ruling from a senior judicial body, a ground-breaking police investigation, and bitter condemnation from a US Congressional commission.
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Great summary of the dirty war in the Irish - British conflict
- By Paul O'Brien on 05-24-24
By: Henry Hemming
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Four Shots in the Night
- A True Story of Stakeknife, Murder and Justice in Northern Ireland
- By: Henry Hemming
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Story
On 26th May 1986, the body of an undercover British agent was found by the side of a muddy lane, with a rope tied around its wrists and tape over each eye. The brutal killing of Frank Hegarty began a decades-long search for justice. In a compulsive blend of investigative journalism and true crime thriller, Henry Hemming exposes the parallel worlds of the IRA and British intelligence through the lives of those inextricably bound up in both.
By: Henry Hemming
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Brian Epstein
- A Life from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
The Beatles came onto the scene like a force of nature. Their songs became the anthems of generations of fans, and their emergence marked a high-water mark of popular music. But beyond the Beatles themselves, there is one man who can be credited with engineering this perfect maelstrom of musical majesty, and that man is former Beatles manager Brian Epstein.
By: Hourly History
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British Food
- An Extraordinary Thousand Years of History
- By: Colin Spencer
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 18 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
-
Story
This is a revised and updated edition of an award-winning book, recognized as the authoritative work on the subject of British food. It is a breathtaking attempt to trace the changes to and influences on food in Britain from the Black Death through the Enclosures, the Reformation, the Industrial Revolution, and the rise of Capitalism to the present day.
By: Colin Spencer
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The Mystery of the Casement Ship
- By: Karl Spindler
- Narrated by: John Husson
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
The Mystery of the Casement Ship recounts one of the most extraordinary and explosive episodes of the Irish Easter Rising. In 1916, working with the Irish revolutionary Sir Roger Casement, Germany sent a captured British merchant ship disguised as a Norwegian tramp steamer named the Aud to Ireland to deliver guns and ammunition to rebels planning the Easter uprising.
By: Karl Spindler
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Land Is All That Matters
- The Struggle That Shaped Irish History
- By: Myles Dungan
- Narrated by: Myles Dungan
- Length: 20 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
In this epic narrative, Myles Dungan examines two hundred years of agrarian conflict from the ruinous famine of 1741 to the eve of World War Two. It explores the pivotal moments that shaped Irish history: the rise of 'moonlighting', the infamous Whiteboys and Rightboys, the insurrection of Captain Rock, the Tithe War of 1831–36, the Great Famine of 1845 that devastated the country and drastically reduced the Irish population, and the Land War of 1878–1909, which ended by transferring almost all the landlords' holdings to their tenants.
By: Myles Dungan
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Four Shots in the Night
- A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland
- By: Henry Hemming
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker, Henry Hemming
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
The search for justice for this one man's death—his body found in broad daylight, with tape over his eyes, an undisguised hit—would deliver more than the truth. It exposed his status as an informant and led to protests, campaigns, far-reaching changes to British law, a historic ruling from a senior judicial body, a ground-breaking police investigation, and bitter condemnation from a US Congressional commission.
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Great summary of the dirty war in the Irish - British conflict
- By Paul O'Brien on 05-24-24
By: Henry Hemming
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Four Shots in the Night
- A True Story of Stakeknife, Murder and Justice in Northern Ireland
- By: Henry Hemming
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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On 26th May 1986, the body of an undercover British agent was found by the side of a muddy lane, with a rope tied around its wrists and tape over each eye. The brutal killing of Frank Hegarty began a decades-long search for justice. In a compulsive blend of investigative journalism and true crime thriller, Henry Hemming exposes the parallel worlds of the IRA and British intelligence through the lives of those inextricably bound up in both.
By: Henry Hemming