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Bestsellers
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The End of History and the Last Man
- De: Francis Fukuyama
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 15 h y 51 m
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Ever since its first publication in 1992, The End of History and the Last Man has provoked controversy and debate. Francis Fukuyama's prescient analysis of religious fundamentalism, politics, scientific progress, ethical codes, and war is essential....
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An important discussion expertly narrated
- De Kevin Teeple en 06-27-19
De: Francis Fukuyama
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Bloodlands
- Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
- De: Timothy Snyder
- Narrado por: Ralph Cosham
- Duración: 19 h y 14 m
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Bloodlands is a new kind of European history, presenting the mass murders committed by the Nazi and Stalinist regimes as two aspects of a single history, in the time and place where they occurred: between Germany and Russia, when Hitler and Stalin both held power....
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a warning for the future
- De judith en 11-06-19
De: Timothy Snyder
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The Thirty-Year Genocide
- Turkey's Destruction of Its Christian Minorities, 1894-1924
- De: Benny Morris, Dror Ze'evi, Claire Bloom
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 21 h y 56 m
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A reappraisal of the giant massacres perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire and then the Turkish Republic against their Christian minorities from 1894 to 1924....
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Pay Close Attention to This Stunning Achievement
- De J.Brock en 06-25-20
De: Benny Morris, y otros
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The History of White People
- De: Nell Irvin Painter
- Narrado por: Allyson Johnson
- Duración: 14 h y 9 m
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A mind-expanding and myth-destroying exploration of notions of white race—not merely a skin color but also a signal of power, prestige, and beauty to be withheld and granted selectively....
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Destroys the myth that race is about skin color
- De Emily L. en 08-25-14
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Thomas Jefferson and His Time, Volume 4
- The President, First Term, 1801-1805
- De: Dumas Malone
- Narrado por: Anna Fields
- Duración: 18 h y 45 m
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The fourth volume of this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography vividly recounts Jefferson's eventful first presidential term....
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Thomas Jefferson and his time
- De Jeffrey en 06-13-07
De: Dumas Malone
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The Hedgehog and the Fox (Second Edition)
- An Essay on Tolstoy's View of History
- De: Isaiah Berlin, Henry Hardy - editor, Michael Ignatieff - foreword
- Narrado por: Peter Kenny
- Duración: 2 h y 37 m
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"The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." This ancient Greek aphorism, preserved in a fragment from the poet Archilochus, describes the central thesis of Isaiah Berlin's masterly essay on Leo Tolstoy and the philosophy of history....
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The Fox Who Tried To Be A Hedgehog
- De Rich S. en 12-14-21
De: Isaiah Berlin, y otros
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The End of History and the Last Man
- De: Francis Fukuyama
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 15 h y 51 m
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Ever since its first publication in 1992, The End of History and the Last Man has provoked controversy and debate. Francis Fukuyama's prescient analysis of religious fundamentalism, politics, scientific progress, ethical codes, and war is essential....
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An important discussion expertly narrated
- De Kevin Teeple en 06-27-19
De: Francis Fukuyama
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Bloodlands
- Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
- De: Timothy Snyder
- Narrado por: Ralph Cosham
- Duración: 19 h y 14 m
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Bloodlands is a new kind of European history, presenting the mass murders committed by the Nazi and Stalinist regimes as two aspects of a single history, in the time and place where they occurred: between Germany and Russia, when Hitler and Stalin both held power....
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a warning for the future
- De judith en 11-06-19
De: Timothy Snyder
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The Thirty-Year Genocide
- Turkey's Destruction of Its Christian Minorities, 1894-1924
- De: Benny Morris, Dror Ze'evi, Claire Bloom
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 21 h y 56 m
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A reappraisal of the giant massacres perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire and then the Turkish Republic against their Christian minorities from 1894 to 1924....
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Pay Close Attention to This Stunning Achievement
- De J.Brock en 06-25-20
De: Benny Morris, y otros
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The History of White People
- De: Nell Irvin Painter
- Narrado por: Allyson Johnson
- Duración: 14 h y 9 m
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A mind-expanding and myth-destroying exploration of notions of white race—not merely a skin color but also a signal of power, prestige, and beauty to be withheld and granted selectively....
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Destroys the myth that race is about skin color
- De Emily L. en 08-25-14
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Thomas Jefferson and His Time, Volume 4
- The President, First Term, 1801-1805
- De: Dumas Malone
- Narrado por: Anna Fields
- Duración: 18 h y 45 m
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The fourth volume of this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography vividly recounts Jefferson's eventful first presidential term....
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Thomas Jefferson and his time
- De Jeffrey en 06-13-07
De: Dumas Malone
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The Hedgehog and the Fox (Second Edition)
- An Essay on Tolstoy's View of History
- De: Isaiah Berlin, Henry Hardy - editor, Michael Ignatieff - foreword
- Narrado por: Peter Kenny
- Duración: 2 h y 37 m
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"The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." This ancient Greek aphorism, preserved in a fragment from the poet Archilochus, describes the central thesis of Isaiah Berlin's masterly essay on Leo Tolstoy and the philosophy of history....
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The Fox Who Tried To Be A Hedgehog
- De Rich S. en 12-14-21
De: Isaiah Berlin, y otros
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Thomas Jefferson and His Time, Volume 5
- Second Term, 1805-1809
- De: Dumas Malone
- Narrado por: Anna Fields
- Duración: 24 h y 13 m
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The fifth volume of the Jefferson series completes the story of his presidency, carrying him through his troubled second term, but also to the end of an official career that spanned some 40 years....
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Classic work, so-so reading
- De Dale en 09-06-11
De: Dumas Malone
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Thomas Jefferson and His Time, Volume 3
- Jefferson and the Ordeal of Liberty
- De: Dumas Malone
- Narrado por: Anna Fields
- Duración: 19 h y 41 m
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This third volume in Dumas Malone's distinguished study of Thomas Jefferson and his time deals with one of the most fascinating and controversial periods of Jefferson's life....
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Classic work, so-so reading
- De Dale en 09-06-11
De: Dumas Malone
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Thomas Jefferson and His Time, Volume 1
- The Virginian
- De: Dumas Malone
- Narrado por: Anna Fields
- Duración: 16 h y 14 m
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This is the first volume of distinguished historian Dumas Malone's Pulitzer Prize winning six-volume work on the life and times of Thomas Jefferson....
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thoroughly satisfying
- De Robert en 01-22-08
De: Dumas Malone
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Reappraisals
- Reflections on the Forgotten 20th Century
- De: Tony Judt
- Narrado por: James Adams
- Duración: 16 h y 53 m
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The accelerating changes of the past generation have been accompanied by a similarly accelerated amnesia....
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Superb. Insightful essays, Performance to match
- De Louis en 05-02-12
De: Tony Judt
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The World
- A Family History of Humanity
- De: Simon Sebag Montefiore
- Narrado por: Simon Sebag Montefiore, full cast
- Duración: 68 h y 9 m
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Around 950,000 years ago, a family of five walked along the beach and left behind the oldest family footprints ever discovered. For award-winning historian Simon Sebag Montefiore, these poignant, familiar fossils serve as an inspiration for a new kind of world history....
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Had To Stop
- De Eugenia en 06-15-23
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The American Story
- Conversations with Master Historians
- De: David M. Rubenstein, Carla Hayden - foreword
- Narrado por: David M. Rubenstein, David McCullough, Walter Isaacson, y otros
- Duración: 9 h y 52 m
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Through his program The David Rubenstein Show, David Rubenstein has established himself as one of today’s most thoughtful interviewers. Now, in The American Story, David shares almost a dozen interviews that capture the brilliance of today’s most esteemed historians....
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Stories missing
- De Judith Princz en 01-02-20
De: David M. Rubenstein, y otros
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The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
- De: Jacob Burckhardt
- Narrado por: Geoffrey Howard
- Duración: 14 h y 9 m
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In this landmark study of Italy from the 14th through the early 16th centuries, Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt chronicles the rise of Florence and Venice as powerful city-states....
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A nest as beautiful as the bird(s) it bore
- De Darwin8u en 07-12-14
De: Jacob Burckhardt
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Hitler, the Germans, and the Final Solution
- De: Ian Kershaw
- Narrado por: Nick Sandys
- Duración: 14 h y 17 m
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This book is the culmination of more than three decades of meticulous historiographic research on Nazi Germany by one of the period’s most distinguished historians. The volume brings together the most important and influential aspects of Ian Kershaw’s research on the Holocaust....
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Excellent Historiography not intended as a history
- De Timothy en 02-17-19
De: Ian Kershaw
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World War II Pacific
- Battles and Campaigns from Guadalcanal to Okinawa 1942-1945 (WW2 Pacific Military History Series)
- De: Daniel Wrinn
- Narrado por: Gary Williams
- Duración: 20 h y 7 m
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An enlightening glimpse into nine battles and campaigns during the Pacific War Allied offensive. Each of these momentous operations were fascinating feats of strategy, planning, and bravery, handing the Allies what would eventually become a victory over the Pacific Theater....
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Interesting
- De Natalie en 12-19-22
De: Daniel Wrinn
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Nothing Ever Dies
- Vietnam and the Memory of War
- De: Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Narrado por: P. J. Ochlan
- Duración: 11 h y 57 m
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Nothing Ever Dies, Viet Thanh Nguyen writes. All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory....
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Good, probably should be read and not listened to via audible for the best experience.
- De Tanya en 10-24-16
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The Story of America
- Essays on Origins
- De: Jill Lepore
- Narrado por: Colleen Devine
- Duración: 10 h y 44 m
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In The Story of America, Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore investigates American origin stories....
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A Fun Read on Historical Subjects
- De Jim en 08-31-13
De: Jill Lepore
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This America
- The Case for the Nation
- De: Jill Lepore
- Narrado por: Jill Lepore
- Duración: 2 h y 36 m
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From the best-selling author of These Truths, a work that examines the dilemma of nationalism and the erosion of liberalism in the 21st century....
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Important
- De Shannon Caldwell en 01-27-20
De: Jill Lepore
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In the Shadow of the Round Tops
- Longstreet's Countermarch, Johnston's Reconnaissance, and the Enduring Battles for the Memory of July 2, 1863
- De: Allen R. Thompson
- Narrado por: Shawn Compton
- Duración: 13 h y 10 m
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James Longstreet's countermarch and Samuel Johnston's morning reconnaissance are two of the most enigmatic events of the Battle of Gettysburg. Both have been viewed as major factors in the Confederacy's loss of the battle and, in turn, the war. Yet much of it lies shrouded in mystery....
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An amazing read for any Gettysburg buff!
- De Amazon Customer en 03-19-24
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WW1: Tales from the Trenches
- De: War History Journals
- Narrado por: Daniel Griffin
- Duración: 2 h y 1 m
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The First World War was four long years of slaughter, exhaustion, and the near-collapse of a civilization that until 1914 had dominated the globe. Instead of rote memorization of endless facts, figures, names, and places, why not show what happened? Listen to find out more....
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irritated
- De Anonymous User en 02-22-22
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Egyptomania
- Our Three Thousand Year Obsession with the Land of the Pharaohs
- De: Bob Brier PhD
- Narrado por: Christopher Douyard
- Duración: 6 h y 11 m
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What is it about ancient Egypt that breeds such obsession and imitation? Egyptomania explores the burning fascination with all things Egyptian and the events that fanned the flames....
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Egyptomania: Gasping for Breath Edition
- De GunstarKid33 en 05-31-23
De: Bob Brier PhD
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Practicing History
- Selected Essays
- De: Barbara W. Tuchman
- Narrado por: Wanda McCaddon
- Duración: 12 h y 51 m
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Master historian Barbara W. Tuchman looks at history in a unique way and draws lessons from what she sees....
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Barbara Tuchman fan faced with reality
- De J. Whittle en 09-27-18
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How the World Made the West
- A 4,000 Year History
- De: Josephine Quinn
- Narrado por: Alix Dunmore
- Duración: 18 h
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An award-winning Oxford history professor overturns the way the West thinks about itself, tracing its innovations and traditions to societies from all over the world and making the case that the West is, and always has been, truly global.
De: Josephine Quinn
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The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History
- De: Gary W. Gallagher - editor, Alan T. Nolan - editor
- Narrado por: Keith McCarthy
- Duración: 8 h y 28 m
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Was the Confederacy doomed from the start in its struggle against the superior might of the Union? Did its forces fight heroically against all odds for the cause of states’ rights? In reality, these suggestions are an elaborate and intentional effort on the part of Southerners....
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Putting down "The Great Pro-Slavery Rebellion"
- De Buretto en 07-30-18
De: Gary W. Gallagher - editor, y otros
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Captured by History
- One Man’s Vision of Our Tumultuous Century
- De: John Toland
- Narrado por: Traber Burns
- Duración: 17 h y 38 m
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Captured by History is an autobiography like none other, for few historians have interviewed as many men and women who helped shape the most momentous events of our century than John Toland. Here, for the first time, Toland reveals how he found these key players....
De: John Toland
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The Book-Makers
- A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives
- De: Adam Smyth
- Narrado por: Adam Smyth
- Duración: 12 h y 12 m
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The five-hundred-year history of printed books, told through the people who created them, The Book-Makers offers a new way into the story of Western culture’s most important object....
De: Adam Smyth
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48 Liberal Lies About American History
- (That You Probably Learned in School)
- De: Larry Schweikart
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 10 h y 20 m
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Professor Larry Schweikart once again challenges liberal historians and their shameful attempts to distort our country’s legacy....
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amazingly accurate...
- De Anthony en 01-23-16
De: Larry Schweikart
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Watches Throughout Time
- De: J.S. Fox
- Narrado por: Thomas Heard
- Duración: 1 h
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An account of the most iconic men's watches throughout history. From the first watch ever made for soldiers during world war one to the futuristic smartwatches of today....
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Far too brief.
- De Xathy en 05-08-23
De: J.S. Fox
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The Undivided Past
- Humanity Beyond Our Differences
- De: David Cannadine
- Narrado por: Gildart Jackson
- Duración: 12 h y 21 m
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From one of our most acclaimed historians comes an account of human solidarity throughout the ages, provocatively arguing against the received wisdom that history is best understood as a chronicle of groups in conflict....
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Terrible Narration
- De K. Cullen en 10-10-20
De: David Cannadine
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Archaeology from Space
- How the Future Shapes Our Past
- De: Sarah Parcak
- Narrado por: Sarah Parcak
- Duración: 8 h y 39 m
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National Geographic Explorer and TED Prize-winner Dr. Sarah Parcak welcomes you to the exciting new world of space archaeology, a growing field that is sparking extraordinary discoveries from ancient civilizations across the globe....
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So excited
- De Michael G Bell en 05-15-21
De: Sarah Parcak