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Stalin in Power
- The Revolution from Above, 1928-1941
- By: Robert C. Tucker
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 34 hrs and 4 mins
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In 1929, Stalin plunged Soviet Russia into a coercive "revolution from above", a decade-long effort to amass military-industrial power for a new war. He forced 25 million peasant families into state-run collectives and transformed the Communist Party into a servile instrument....
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How to become a dictator
- By Kindle Customer on 09-22-21
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Stalin in Power
- The Revolution from Above, 1928-1941
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 34 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 05-25-21
- Language: English
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In 1929, Stalin plunged Soviet Russia into a coercive "revolution from above", a decade-long effort to amass military-industrial power for a new war. He forced 25 million peasant families into state-run collectives and transformed the Communist Party into a servile instrument....
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The Balkans [Modern Library Chronicles]
- By: Mark Mazower
- Narrated by: Robert O'Keefe
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
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In this fascinating work, winner of the Wolfson Prize for History Mark Mazower uncovers the history of the Balkans with detail and clarity....
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Thorough History...
- By David on 09-30-05
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The Balkans [Modern Library Chronicles]
- Narrated by: Robert O'Keefe
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 07-15-05
- Language: English
- In this fascinating work, winner of the Wolfson Prize for History Mark Mazower uncovers the history of the Balkans with detail and clarity....
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The World
- A Brief Introduction
- By: Richard Haass
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
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An invaluable primer from Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, that will help anyone, expert and non-expert alike, navigate a time in which many of our biggest challenges come from the world beyond our borders....
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Excellent Primer for young adults
- By Howells on 05-24-20
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The World
- A Brief Introduction
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 05-12-20
- Language: English
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An invaluable primer from Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, that will help anyone, expert and non-expert alike, navigate a time in which many of our biggest challenges come from the world beyond our borders....
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State of Emergency
- The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America
- By: Patrick J. Buchanan
- Narrated by: Patrick J. Buchanan
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
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Pat Buchanan is sounding the alarm. Since 9/11, more than four million illegal immigrants have crossed our borders, and there are more coming every day....
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Excellent
- By Steven on 09-07-06
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State of Emergency
- The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America
- Narrated by: Patrick J. Buchanan
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 08-25-06
- Language: English
- Pat Buchanan is sounding the alarm. Since 9/11, more than four million illegal immigrants have crossed our borders, and there are more coming every day....
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Why the West Rules - for Now
- The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future
- By: Ian Morris
- Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
- Length: 24 hrs and 35 mins
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Sometime around 1750, English entrepreneurs unleashed the astounding energies of steam and coal, and the world was forever changed....
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Compelling and infuriating take at World History
- By Skeptical on 09-11-11
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Why the West Rules - for Now
- The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future
- Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
- Length: 24 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 02-09-11
- Language: English
- Sometime around 1750, English entrepreneurs unleashed the astounding energies of steam and coal, and the world was forever changed....
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Ike's Bluff
- President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World
- By: Evan Thomas
- Narrated by: Brian Troxell
- Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
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Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower came to be seen by many as a doddering lightweight....
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Seems like he played a lot of golf
- By Jean on 09-30-14
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Ike's Bluff
- President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World
- Narrated by: Brian Troxell
- Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 09-25-12
- Language: English
- Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower came to be seen by many as a doddering lightweight....
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The Last Brahmin
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. and the Making of the Cold War
- By: Luke A. Nichter
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 17 hrs and 32 mins
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Few have ever enjoyed the degree of foreign-policy influence and versatility that Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. did....
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I learned a great deal.
- By Charles on 01-31-24
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The Last Brahmin
- Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. and the Making of the Cold War
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 17 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 06-29-21
- Language: English
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Few have ever enjoyed the degree of foreign-policy influence and versatility that Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. did....
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Liberalism
- In the Classical Tradition
- By: Ludwig von Mises
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
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In 1927, classical liberalism, based on a belief in individualism, reason, capitalism, and free trade, was dying....
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Excellent! Need I say more?
- By Luigi Grimaldi on 03-05-16
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Liberalism
- In the Classical Tradition
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 09-11-12
- Language: English
- In 1927, classical liberalism, based on a belief in individualism, reason, capitalism, and free trade, was dying....
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Capital and Ideology
- By: Thomas Piketty, Arthur Goldhammer - translator
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 48 hrs and 57 mins
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The epic successor to one of the most important books of the century: at once a retelling of global history, a scathing critique of contemporary politics, and a bold proposal for a new and fairer economic system....
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Big thinking at its finest
- By Amazon Customer on 03-20-20
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Capital and Ideology
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 48 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 03-10-20
- Language: English
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The epic successor to one of the most important books of the century: at once a retelling of global history, a scathing critique of contemporary politics, and a bold proposal for a new and fairer economic system....
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Our Man
- Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century
- By: George Packer
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 20 hrs and 11 mins
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Richard Holbrooke was brilliant, utterly self-absorbed, and possessed of almost inhuman energy and appetites. Admired and detested, he was the force behind the Dayton Accords that ended the Balkan wars, America's greatest diplomatic achievement in the post-Cold War era....
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Story telling at its finest...
- By Chris Garrett on 11-10-19
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Our Man
- Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 20 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 05-07-19
- Language: English
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Richard Holbrooke was brilliant, utterly self-absorbed, and possessed of almost inhuman energy and appetites. Admired and detested, he was the force behind the Dayton Accords that ended the Balkan wars, America's greatest diplomatic achievement in the post-Cold War era....
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Insurgency and Counterinsurgency
- A Global History
- By: Jeremy Black
- Narrated by: Doug Greene
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
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This timely book offers a world history of insurgencies and of counterinsurgency warfare....
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Insurgency and Counterinsurgency
- A Global History
- Narrated by: Doug Greene
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 05-12-17
- Language: English
- This timely book offers a world history of insurgencies and of counterinsurgency warfare....
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The Patriarch
- The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy
- By: David Nasaw
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 30 hrs and 55 mins
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Historian David Nasaw brings to life the story of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, in this, the first and only biography based on unrestricted and exclusive access to the Joseph P. Kennedy papers....
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Commissioned by the Kennedy Family...
- By E.R. on 09-09-13
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The Patriarch
- The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 30 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 11-13-12
- Language: English
- Historian David Nasaw brings to life the story of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, in this, the first and only biography based on unrestricted and exclusive access to the Joseph P. Kennedy papers....
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The Origins of Totalitarianism
- By: Hannah Arendt
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 23 hrs and 23 mins
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This classic, definitive account of totalitarianism traces the emergence of modern racism as an "ideological weapon for imperialism"....
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Vast and intricate analysis of horror
- By Roger on 08-04-08
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The Origins of Totalitarianism
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 23 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 11-27-07
- Language: English
- This classic, definitive account of totalitarianism traces the emergence of modern racism as an "ideological weapon for imperialism"....
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Hard Choices
- By: Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Narrated by: Kathleen Chalfant, Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Length: 26 hrs and 55 mins
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Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside account of the crises, choices, and challenges she faced during her four years as America’s 67th Secretary of State....
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Senior Stateswoman in need of Editor
- By Cynthia on 07-20-14
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Hard Choices
- Narrated by: Kathleen Chalfant, Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Length: 26 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 06-10-14
- Language: English
- Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside account of the crises, choices, and challenges she faced during her four years as America’s 67th Secretary of State....
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The Cold War (2nd Edition)
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Robert J. McMahon
- Narrated by: Stephen Bel Davies
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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The Cold War dominated international life from the end of World War II to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. But how did the conflict begin? And why, after lasting so long, did the war end so suddenly and unexpectedly? Robert McMahon considers these questions and more....
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Absolutely terrible.
- By Lenore A Breen on 07-08-22
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The Cold War (2nd Edition)
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrated by: Stephen Bel Davies
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 05-25-21
- Language: English
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The Cold War dominated international life from the end of World War II to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. But how did the conflict begin? And why, after lasting so long, did the war end so suddenly and unexpectedly? Robert McMahon considers these questions and more....
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Freedom from Fear
- The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945
- By: David M. Kennedy
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 31 hrs and 24 mins
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Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II....
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Good summary of a pivotal time.
- By Ray on 10-21-10
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Freedom from Fear
- The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Series: Oxford History of the United States [Publication Order], Book 4, Oxford History of the United States, Book 9
- Length: 31 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 09-20-10
- Language: English
- Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II....
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A True History of the United States
- Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism and Other Overlooked Aspects of American Exceptionalism (Sunlight Editions)
- By: Daniel Sjursen
- Narrated by: Daniel Sjursen
- Length: 24 hrs and 27 mins
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Brilliant, listenable, and raw. Maj. (ret.) Danny Sjursen, who served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and later taught history at West Point, delivers a true epic and the perfect companion to Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States....
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The raw facts are good but the info is very bias.
- By Charlie :) on 08-13-21
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A True History of the United States
- Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism and Other Overlooked Aspects of American Exceptionalism (Sunlight Editions)
- Narrated by: Daniel Sjursen
- Series: Truth to Power
- Length: 24 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 06-01-21
- Language: English
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Brilliant, listenable, and raw. Maj. (ret.) Danny Sjursen, who served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and later taught history at West Point, delivers a true epic and the perfect companion to Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States....
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Mussolini
- By: Jasper Ridley
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 15 hrs and 32 mins
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Historian Jasper Ridley brings us this comprehensive biography of the man who invented fascism, Benito Mussolini, widely regarded as one of the arch villains of the 20th century....
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THE AUTHOR TOPPLED OVER
- By Randall on 02-02-19
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When the World Seemed New
- George H. W. Bush and the End of the Cold War
- By: Jeffrey A. Engel
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 20 hrs and 7 mins
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The end of the Cold War was the greatest shock to international affairs since World War II. But behind closed doors, George H. W. Bush rose to the occasion brilliantly....
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The Right Man at the Right Time in the Right Job
- By A. M. on 09-12-18
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When the World Seemed New
- George H. W. Bush and the End of the Cold War
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 20 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 11-21-17
- Language: English
- The end of the Cold War was the greatest shock to international affairs since World War II. But behind closed doors, George H. W. Bush rose to the occasion brilliantly....
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The Churchill Complex
- The Curse of Being Special, from Winston and FDR to Trump and Brexit
- By: Ian Buruma
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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From one of its keenest observers, a brilliant, witty journey through the "Special Relationship" between Britain and America that has done so much to shape the world, from World War II to Brexit....
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The Churchill Complex
- The Curse of Being Special, from Winston and FDR to Trump and Brexit
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 09-01-20
- Language: English
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From one of its keenest observers, a brilliant, witty journey through the "Special Relationship" between Britain and America that has done so much to shape the world, from World War II to Brexit....
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