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Age of Revolutions
- Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
- By: Fareed Zakaria
- Narrated by: Fareed Zakaria
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 151
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 136
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 136
The internationally bestselling author explores the revolutions—past and present—that define the chaotic, polarized, and unstable age in which we live....
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3 out of 5 stars
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A “Historical”, Neo-Liberal Defense of Biden
- By Timothy on 04-18-24
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41. Age of Revolutions
- Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
- Narrated by: Fareed Zakaria
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 03-26-24
- Language: English
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Legacy of Ashes
- The History of the CIA
- By: Tim Weiner
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 21 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4,509
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,787
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,771
This is the book the CIA does not want you to read. For the last 60 years, the CIA has maintained a formidable reputation in spite of its terrible record, never disclosing its blunders....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Flawed but Important
- By Michael on 07-18-08
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42. Legacy of Ashes
- The History of the CIA
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 21 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 07-03-07
- Language: English
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Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- By: Alfred Lansing
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 25,250
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 22,356
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Story5 out of 5 stars 22,313
For five months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways in one of the most savage regions of the world....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best book I've had
- By Thomas Allen on 09-17-08
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43. Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 04-08-08
- Language: English
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Fat Leonard
- How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy
- By: Craig Whitlock
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 19
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 19
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Story5 out of 5 stars 19
Based on reams of confidential documents—including the blackmail files that Francis kept on Navy officers—Fat Leonard is the full, unvarnished story of a world-class con man and a captivating testament to the corrosive influence of greed within the ranks of the American military.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Needs more visual attachments
- By H. Elliott on 05-26-24
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44. Fat Leonard
- How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy
- Narrated by: Dan Bittner
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 05-14-24
- Language: English
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The Splendid and the Vile
- A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: John Lee, Erik Larson
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,620
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9,935
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,856
On Winston Churchill’s first day as prime minister, Adolf Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away....
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4 out of 5 stars
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John Lee’s narration is a struggle
- By Leslie Rathjens on 03-05-20
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45. The Splendid and the Vile
- A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
- Narrated by: John Lee, Erik Larson
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 02-25-20
- Language: English
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Iron and Blood
- A Military History of the German-Speaking Peoples Since 1500
- By: Peter H. Wilson
- Narrated by: Rory Alexander
- Length: 34 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Story4 out of 5 stars 22
German military history is typically viewed as an inexorable march to the rise of Prussia and the two world wars, the road paved by militarism and the result a specifically German way of war. Peter Wilson challenges this narrative....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome
- By Will Georgiadis on 04-11-23
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46. Iron and Blood
- A Military History of the German-Speaking Peoples Since 1500
- Narrated by: Rory Alexander
- Length: 34 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 03-28-23
- Language: English
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The Undertow
- Scenes from a Slow Civil War
- By: Jeff Sharlet
- Narrated by: Jeff Sharlet
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 164
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 143
One of America’s finest reporters and essayists explores the powerful currents beneath the roiled waters of a nation coming apart....
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3 out of 5 stars
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I'm just not feeling this one....
- By J. Richmond on 08-04-23
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47. The Undertow
- Scenes from a Slow Civil War
- Narrated by: Jeff Sharlet
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 05-02-23
- Language: English
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The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- By: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,504
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,817
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,790
A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own....
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Historic Achievement
- By Ellen S. Wilds on 04-25-14
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48. The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Series: The Story of the World
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 08-13-13
- Language: English
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Homo Deus
- A Brief History of Tomorrow
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26,754
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 23,188
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23,019
Yuval Noah Harari returns with an original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity's future and our quest to upgrade humans into gods....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun But With A Couple O' Caveats--
- By Gillian on 02-22-17
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49. Homo Deus
- A Brief History of Tomorrow
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Series: Sapiens
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 02-21-17
- Language: English
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The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel
- Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
- By: Douglas Brunt
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,092
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,016
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,016
September 29, 1913: the steamship Dresden is halfway between Belgium and England. On board is one of the most famous men in the world, Rudolf Diesel, whose new internal combustion engine is on the verge of revolutionizing global industry forever....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book!
- By Scott F on 09-24-23
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50. The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel
- Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 09-19-23
- Language: English
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A Day in the Life of Abed Salama
- Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy
- By: Nathan Thrall
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 94
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 94
Immersive and gripping, an intimate story of a deadly accident outside Jerusalem that unravels a tangle of lives, loves, enmities, and histories over the course of one revealing, heartbreaking day....
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5 out of 5 stars
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We Must Look Deeper into this Struggle
- By Amazon Customer on 10-22-23
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51. A Day in the Life of Abed Salama
- Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 10-03-23
- Language: English
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New Cold Wars
- China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West
- By: David E. Sanger, Mary K. Brooks
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean, David E. Sanger
- Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 68
Three decades after the end of the Cold War, the United States finds itself in a volatile rivalry with the other two great nuclear powers—Xi Jinping’s China and Vladimir Putin’s Russia—in a world far more complex and dangerous than that of half a century ago.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gives many insights into our new Cold Wars
- By Amazon Customer on 04-19-24
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52. New Cold Wars
- China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean, David E. Sanger
- Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 04-16-24
- Language: English
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The Supreme Commander
- The War Years of Dwight D. Eisenhower
- By: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 32 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 871
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 784
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Story5 out of 5 stars 779
In this classic portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower the soldier, best-selling historian Stephen E. Ambrose examines the Allied commander's leadership during World War II....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very Interesting of the politics of war
- By Timothy on 06-28-17
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53. The Supreme Commander
- The War Years of Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 32 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 10-18-16
- Language: English
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Masters of the Air
- America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
- By: Donald L. Miller
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 24 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 473
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 435
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Story5 out of 5 stars 435
Masters of the Air is the riveting history of the American Eighth Air Force in World War II, the story of the young men who flew the bombers that helped bring Nazi Germany to its knees, brilliantly told by historian and World War II expert Donald Miller....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Depth of Detail was incredible!
- By Gentry S on 03-19-24
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54. Masters of the Air
- America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 24 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 11-07-23
- Language: English
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Weavers, Scribes, and Kings
- A New History of the Ancient Near East
- By: Amanda H. Podany
- Narrated by: Amanda H. Podany
- Length: 18 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 64
In this sweeping history of the ancient Near East, Amanda Podany takes listeners on a gripping journey from the creation of the world's first cities to the conquests of Alexander the Great....
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3 out of 5 stars
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word of advice
- By Jim Davis on 08-04-23
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55. Weavers, Scribes, and Kings
- A New History of the Ancient Near East
- Narrated by: Amanda H. Podany
- Length: 18 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 03-28-23
- Language: English
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Vanderbilt
- The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
- By: Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe
- Narrated by: Anderson Cooper
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,557
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,823
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,796
New York Times best-selling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times best-selling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty - his mother’s family, the Vanderbilts....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting Approach to a Well Known History
- By HistoryNerd on 09-24-21
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56. Vanderbilt
- The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
- Narrated by: Anderson Cooper
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 09-21-21
- Language: English
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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
- How Churchill's Secret Warriors Set Europe Ablaze and Gave Birth to Modern Black Ops
- By: Damien Lewis
- Narrated by: NIgel Carrington
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 120
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Story5 out of 5 stars 120
From the award-winning historian, war reporter, and author Damien Lewis (Zero Six Bravo, Judy) comes the incredible true story of the top-secret "butcher-and-bolt" black ops units Prime Minister Winston Churchill tasked with stopping the unstoppable German war machine....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Dropped many parts of critical chapters.
- By Barry Davis on 07-17-21
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57. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
- How Churchill's Secret Warriors Set Europe Ablaze and Gave Birth to Modern Black Ops
- Narrated by: NIgel Carrington
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 06-01-21
- Language: English
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- By: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19,700
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16,288
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16,284
The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Golden Horde/Platinum Listen
- By Cynthia on 12-11-13
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58. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 02-16-10
- Language: English
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Einstein
- His Life and Universe
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 21 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,232
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,790
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,814
Based on the newly released personal letters of Albert Einstein, Walter Isaacson explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Surprise: Two books in one!
- By Henrik on 04-20-07
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59. Einstein
- His Life and Universe
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 21 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 03-28-07
- Language: English
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MeatEater's American History: The Long Hunters (1761-1775)
- By: Steven Rinella, Clay Newcomb
- Narrated by: Steven Rinella, Clay Newcomb
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 971
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 954
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Story5 out of 5 stars 954
From the creators of the New York Times bestselling series Campfire Stories: Close Calls comes a new original audiobook that brings to life the bold, hair-raising, and often tragic adventures of a generation of eighteenth-century frontiersmen: the Long Hunters....
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5 out of 5 stars
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History is wonderful
- By Marjo on 01-22-24
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60. MeatEater's American History: The Long Hunters (1761-1775)
- Narrated by: Steven Rinella, Clay Newcomb
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 01-09-24
- Language: English
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