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Bestsellers
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The End of History and the Last Man
- By: Francis Fukuyama
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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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
- By Kevin Teeple on 06-27-19
By: Francis Fukuyama
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Bloodlands
- Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
- By: Timothy Snyder
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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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
- By judith on 11-06-19
By: Timothy Snyder
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How the World Made the West
- A 4,000-Year History
- By: Josephine Quinn
- Narrated by: Alix Dunmore
- Length: 18 hrs
- Unabridged
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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.
By: Josephine Quinn
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Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies
- How Doubting the Bard Became the Biggest Taboo in Literature
- By: Elizabeth Winkler
- Narrated by: Eunice Wong
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies investigates the Shakespeare authorship question, exploring how doubting that William Shakespeare wrote his plays became an act of blasphemy…and who the Bard might really be....
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Excellent!
- By Virgil Tracy on 06-03-23
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The World
- A Family History of Humanity
- By: Simon Sebag Montefiore
- Narrated by: Simon Sebag Montefiore, full cast
- Length: 68 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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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
- By Eugenia on 06-15-23
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Hitler, the Germans, and the Final Solution
- By: Ian Kershaw
- Narrated by: Nick Sandys
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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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
- By Timothy on 02-17-19
By: Ian Kershaw
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The End of History and the Last Man
- By: Francis Fukuyama
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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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
- By Kevin Teeple on 06-27-19
By: Francis Fukuyama
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Bloodlands
- Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
- By: Timothy Snyder
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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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
- By judith on 11-06-19
By: Timothy Snyder
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How the World Made the West
- A 4,000-Year History
- By: Josephine Quinn
- Narrated by: Alix Dunmore
- Length: 18 hrs
- Unabridged
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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.
By: Josephine Quinn
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Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies
- How Doubting the Bard Became the Biggest Taboo in Literature
- By: Elizabeth Winkler
- Narrated by: Eunice Wong
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies investigates the Shakespeare authorship question, exploring how doubting that William Shakespeare wrote his plays became an act of blasphemy…and who the Bard might really be....
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Excellent!
- By Virgil Tracy on 06-03-23
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The World
- A Family History of Humanity
- By: Simon Sebag Montefiore
- Narrated by: Simon Sebag Montefiore, full cast
- Length: 68 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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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
- By Eugenia on 06-15-23
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Hitler, the Germans, and the Final Solution
- By: Ian Kershaw
- Narrated by: Nick Sandys
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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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
- By Timothy on 02-17-19
By: Ian Kershaw
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The American Story
- Conversations with Master Historians
- By: David M. Rubenstein, Carla Hayden - foreword
- Narrated by: David M. Rubenstein, David McCullough, Walter Isaacson, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Highlights
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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
- By Judith Princz on 01-02-20
By: David M. Rubenstein, and others
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The Thirty-Year Genocide
- Turkey's Destruction of Its Christian Minorities, 1894-1924
- By: Benny Morris, Dror Ze'evi, Claire Bloom
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 21 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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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
- By J.Brock on 06-25-20
By: Benny Morris, and others
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A Short History of Ethics
- By: Alasdair MacIntyre
- Narrated by: Tim Dalgleish
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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A Short History of Ethics is a significant contribution written by one of the most important living philosophers....
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Great philosopher made ridiculous by accents
- By Olivia Walling on 10-04-17
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Proving History
- Bayes's Theorem and the Quest for the Historical Jesus
- By: Richard Carrier
- Narrated by: Richard Carrier
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Almost all experts agree that the Jesus of the Bible is a composite of myth, legend, and some historical evidence....
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Good Book, Difficult Format
- By Erin Branscome on 08-21-15
By: Richard Carrier
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The History of White People
- By: Nell Irvin Painter
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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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
- By Emily L. on 08-25-14
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How History Gets Things Wrong
- The Neuroscience of Our Addiction to Stories
- By: Alex Rosenberg
- Narrated by: Mikael Naramore
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Why we learn the wrong things from narrative history, and how our love for stories is hard-wired....
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only read biography & history books for enjoyment
- By Log Jammin on 05-13-19
By: Alex Rosenberg
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The Declassification Engine
- What History Reveals About America's Top Secrets
- By: Matthew Connelly
- Narrated by: Chris Henry Coffey
- Length: 15 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Before World War II, transparent government was a proud tradition in the United States. In all but the most serious of circumstances, classification, covert operations, and spying were considered deeply un-American....
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Informative and Deeply Disturbing
- By JPK on 02-20-23
By: Matthew Connelly
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Denial [Movie Tie-in]
- Holocaust History on Trial
- By: Deborah E. Lipstadt
- Narrated by: Kate Udall
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Denial is Lipstadt's riveting account of her singular legal battle, which resulted in a formal denunciation of a Holocaust denier that crippled the movement for years to come....
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All hail victory for Lipstadt.
- By Tammy on 01-06-17
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In Defense of Thomas Jefferson
- The Sally Hemings Sex Scandal
- By: William G. Hyland Jr.
- Narrated by: Steve Ferrari
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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The belief that Thomas Jefferson had an affair and fathered a child with slave Sally Hemings - and that such an allegation was proven by DNA testing - has become so pervasive in American popular culture that it is not only widely accepted but taught to students as historical fact....
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Excellent Biography
- By WGH on 08-14-20
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Nothing Ever Dies
- Vietnam and the Memory of War
- By: Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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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.
- By Tanya on 10-24-16
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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
- By: Allen R. Thompson
- Narrated by: Shawn Compton
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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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!
- By Amazon Customer on 03-19-24
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The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History
- By: Gary W. Gallagher - editor, Alan T. Nolan - editor
- Narrated by: Keith McCarthy
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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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"
- By Buretto on 07-30-18
By: Gary W. Gallagher - editor, and others
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Theory and History
- An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution (LvMI)
- By: Ludwig von Mises, Murray Rothbard
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Here Mises defends his all-important idea of methodological dualism: one approach to the hard sciences and another for the social sciences....
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Without This Book, You Are Uneducated
- By Michael D. Rubin on 10-03-18
By: Ludwig von Mises, and others
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Uncovering Greek Mythology: A Beginner's Guide into the World of Greek Gods and Goddesses
- By: Lucas Russo
- Narrated by: Jared Zak
- Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Get to know the Greek gods and goddesses, from the mighty Zeus, to the temperamental Poseidon, the beautiful Aphrodite, and every character from A to Z....
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Wonderful book!!
- By Laura Preston on 12-07-22
By: Lucas Russo
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The Hunt for History
- On the Trail of the World's Lost Treasures - from the Letters of Lincoln, Churchill, and Einstein to the Secret Recordings On-Board JFK's Air Force One
- By: Nathan Raab, Luke Barr
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Nathan Raab, America’s preeminent rare documents dealer, delivers a “diverting account of treasure hunting in the fast lane” (The Wall Street Journal) that recounts his years as the Sherlock Holmes of historical artifacts....
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I wished it was longer
- By NANAS on 04-15-20
By: Nathan Raab, and others
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The Hedgehog and the Fox (Second Edition)
- An Essay on Tolstoy's View of History
- By: Isaiah Berlin, Henry Hardy - editor, Michael Ignatieff - foreword
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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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
- By Rich S. on 12-14-21
By: Isaiah Berlin, and others
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48 Liberal Lies About American History
- (That You Probably Learned in School)
- By: Larry Schweikart
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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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...
- By Anthony on 01-23-16
By: Larry Schweikart
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Survivor Cafe
- The Legacy of Trauma and the Labyrinth of Memory
- By: Elizabeth Rosner
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Rosner
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
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Examining current brain research, Rosner depicts the efforts to understand the intergenerational inheritance of trauma, as well as the intricacies of remembrance....
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A book every generation should read
- By J. Faught on 09-29-17
By: Elizabeth Rosner
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World War II Pacific
- Battles and Campaigns from Guadalcanal to Okinawa 1942-1945 (WW2 Pacific Military History Series)
- By: Daniel Wrinn
- Narrated by: Gary Williams
- Length: 20 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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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
- By Natalie on 12-19-22
By: Daniel Wrinn
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Why Don't We Learn from History
- By: B. H. Liddell Hart
- Narrated by: Will Staff
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Much has been written on the theory of history by philosophers and historiologists, but nothing so concise and understandable as Liddell Hart’s Why Don’t We Learn from History, the kind of title that makes one wonder and consider....
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Good encapsulation, average narration
- By Jonathan Coutu on 07-09-23
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The 10 Big Lies About America
- Combating Destructive Distortions About Our Nation
- By: Michael Medved
- Narrated by: Michael Medved
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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In this bold and brilliantly argued book, acclaimed author and talk-radio host Michael Medved zeroes in on 10 of the biggest fallacies that millions of Americans believe about our country....
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Truth
- By Dominique Bessette on 01-23-17
By: Michael Medved
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The Idea of History
- 1946 Edition
- By: R.G. Collingwood
- Narrated by: Dennis Rowley
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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The Idea of History (1946) is a book of philosophy that explores the nature of history and the historian's interpretation of it. Written by English historian R.G. Collingwood, the work encourages students of history to go beyond events into the motivations of the actors themselves....
By: R.G. Collingwood
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The Book-Makers
- A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives
- By: Adam Smyth
- Narrated by: Adam Smyth
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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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....
By: Adam Smyth
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Writing History in the Global Era
- By: Lynn Hunt
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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Leading historian Lynn Hunt rethinks why history matters in today’s global world and how it should be written....
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Enunciation Appreciation!
- By Jacob B. on 10-31-17
By: Lynn Hunt
New releases
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Glimpses of the Past
- 50 Riveting Historical Insights Every Historian Should Discover
- By: Barrett Williams, ChatGPT ChatGPT
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Embark on a thrilling voyage through the veiled annals of history with "*Glimpses of the Past*," a remarkable eBook that sheds light on the lesser-known facets of our world's rich and textured past. This masterfully curated collection takes you deep into the crannies of forgotten epochs, unveiling the marvels and enigmas that traditional chronicles often overlook. Journey back to medieval banquet halls in "*Intrigues and Innovations in Medieval Cuisine*" and taste the exotic spices that tempered the might of empires and unified disparate cultures on shared tables. Rekindle the lost flames ...
By: Barrett Williams, and others
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What Made Them Think They Could? Volume 1
- Ten Case Studies of Female Pioneers in Pentecostal Missions (1906-1925)
- By: Rosemarie Daher Kowalski
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Early Pentecostals (approximately 1905-1925) sent women as well as men into global missions and charitable work. They served on every inhabited continent. These ten case studies reflect the fascinating women from diverse backgrounds, a shared calling, and a variety of opportunities and challenges in living all across the world in the early twentieth century. Six women were married - with or without children. Four were single. Their adventures and exploits model how those who may be considered disempowered or less able for a variety of reasons - whether physical limitations, a lack of ...
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American History a Veteran's Perspective
- Essays, Reflections, and Reviews
- By: John J. McBrearty
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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General Gustave Perna U.S. Army Retired, Operation Warp Speed Commander "Lt. Col. John McBrearty, a natural leader, combat Veteran, and family man, shares his unique perspective on history through his essays, reflections, and reviews. His personalized style provides the reader with a kaleidoscope of American history, in which he cleverly weaves his own military story within. This is a must-read for all Veterans and American history buffs alike." Having risen from the rank of Private to Lieutenant Colonel, combat veteran John J. McBrearty shares his unique insight of American History through...
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Java Hill
- An African Journey
- By: Thaddeus Ulzen
- Narrated by: George A. Richter-Addo
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Born in the gold mining hot bed of Tarkwa, Ghana, T. P. Manus Ulzen is the oldest of 5 children. His parents were both educators. He grew up in Bolgatanga, Wa, Wenchi, Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi in Ghana until he was 12 years old. He started high school at the age of 10 at St. Augustine's College, Cape Coast and continued his education at Kabulonga School for Boys in Lusaka, Zambia after his family left Ghana following the 1966 coup which ended Nkrumah's first republic. He returned to Ghana to complete his high school education at Ghana Secondary Technical School, Takoradi.
By: Thaddeus Ulzen
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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
- By: Allen R. Thompson
- Narrated by: Shawn Compton
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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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. Recognizing the multitude of factors that affect human memory, In the Shadow of the Round Tops explores how the individual soldiers experienced, remembered, and wrote about the battle, and how those memories have created a cloud over James Longstreet's countermarch and Samuel Johnston's reconnaissance.
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An amazing read for any Gettysburg buff!
- By Amazon Customer on 03-19-24
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The American Experiment
- What Your History Teacher Didn't Tell You
- By: Sal Mayweather
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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America has been regarded as a grand experiment in self-government. While the Greeks and Romans had failed to achieve this in their day, both societies nevertheless rose above their contemporaries and soared to new heights. So, when it came time for the American founders to try their hand at statecraft, they naturally opted to fuse elements of Greek democracy and Roman republicanism together to forge a new and lasting, American, democratic-republic. It was long before this experiment was put to the test, when in 1861, a great “civil war” broke out. We’ve been taught to believe that ...
By: Sal Mayweather
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Glimpses of the Past
- 50 Riveting Historical Insights Every Historian Should Discover
- By: Barrett Williams, ChatGPT ChatGPT
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Embark on a thrilling voyage through the veiled annals of history with "*Glimpses of the Past*," a remarkable eBook that sheds light on the lesser-known facets of our world's rich and textured past. This masterfully curated collection takes you deep into the crannies of forgotten epochs, unveiling the marvels and enigmas that traditional chronicles often overlook. Journey back to medieval banquet halls in "*Intrigues and Innovations in Medieval Cuisine*" and taste the exotic spices that tempered the might of empires and unified disparate cultures on shared tables. Rekindle the lost flames ...
By: Barrett Williams, and others
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What Made Them Think They Could? Volume 1
- Ten Case Studies of Female Pioneers in Pentecostal Missions (1906-1925)
- By: Rosemarie Daher Kowalski
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Early Pentecostals (approximately 1905-1925) sent women as well as men into global missions and charitable work. They served on every inhabited continent. These ten case studies reflect the fascinating women from diverse backgrounds, a shared calling, and a variety of opportunities and challenges in living all across the world in the early twentieth century. Six women were married - with or without children. Four were single. Their adventures and exploits model how those who may be considered disempowered or less able for a variety of reasons - whether physical limitations, a lack of ...
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American History a Veteran's Perspective
- Essays, Reflections, and Reviews
- By: John J. McBrearty
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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General Gustave Perna U.S. Army Retired, Operation Warp Speed Commander "Lt. Col. John McBrearty, a natural leader, combat Veteran, and family man, shares his unique perspective on history through his essays, reflections, and reviews. His personalized style provides the reader with a kaleidoscope of American history, in which he cleverly weaves his own military story within. This is a must-read for all Veterans and American history buffs alike." Having risen from the rank of Private to Lieutenant Colonel, combat veteran John J. McBrearty shares his unique insight of American History through...
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Java Hill
- An African Journey
- By: Thaddeus Ulzen
- Narrated by: George A. Richter-Addo
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Born in the gold mining hot bed of Tarkwa, Ghana, T. P. Manus Ulzen is the oldest of 5 children. His parents were both educators. He grew up in Bolgatanga, Wa, Wenchi, Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi in Ghana until he was 12 years old. He started high school at the age of 10 at St. Augustine's College, Cape Coast and continued his education at Kabulonga School for Boys in Lusaka, Zambia after his family left Ghana following the 1966 coup which ended Nkrumah's first republic. He returned to Ghana to complete his high school education at Ghana Secondary Technical School, Takoradi.
By: Thaddeus Ulzen
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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
- By: Allen R. Thompson
- Narrated by: Shawn Compton
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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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. Recognizing the multitude of factors that affect human memory, In the Shadow of the Round Tops explores how the individual soldiers experienced, remembered, and wrote about the battle, and how those memories have created a cloud over James Longstreet's countermarch and Samuel Johnston's reconnaissance.
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An amazing read for any Gettysburg buff!
- By Amazon Customer on 03-19-24
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The American Experiment
- What Your History Teacher Didn't Tell You
- By: Sal Mayweather
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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America has been regarded as a grand experiment in self-government. While the Greeks and Romans had failed to achieve this in their day, both societies nevertheless rose above their contemporaries and soared to new heights. So, when it came time for the American founders to try their hand at statecraft, they naturally opted to fuse elements of Greek democracy and Roman republicanism together to forge a new and lasting, American, democratic-republic. It was long before this experiment was put to the test, when in 1861, a great “civil war” broke out. We’ve been taught to believe that ...
By: Sal Mayweather