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Bestsellers
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At Home
- A Short History of Private Life
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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A fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home....
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Bryson does it again
- By Robert on 10-15-10
By: Bill Bryson
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The Last Castle
- The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home
- By: Denise Kiernan
- Narrated by: Denise Kiernan
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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The fascinating true story behind the magnificent Gilded Age mansion Biltmore - the largest, grandest residence ever built in the United States....
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Very factual
- By Jennifer on 11-28-17
By: Denise Kiernan
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
- 50th Anniversary Edition
- By: Jane Jacobs, Jason Epstein - introduction
- Narrated by: Donna Rawlins
- Length: 18 hrs
- Unabridged
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Thirty years after its publication, this book was described by The New York Times as "perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning"....
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Fantastic text, dull on audio
- By Meghan on 02-13-15
By: Jane Jacobs, and others
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The Timeless Way of Building
- By: Christopher Alexander
- Narrated by: Mike Fraser
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Christopher Alexander presents in it a new theory of architecture, building, and planning which has at its core that age-old process by which the people of a society have always pulled the order of their world from their own being.
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How Infrastructure Works
- Inside the Systems That Shape Our World
- By: Deb Chachra
- Narrated by: Kathe Mazur
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Engineer and materials scientist Deb Chachra takes listeners on a fascinating tour of essential utilities, revealing how they work, what it takes to keep them running, just how much we rely on them—but also whom they work well for, and who pays the costs....
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Mistitled
- By Eric on 01-09-24
By: Deb Chachra
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PMP Exam Prep Simplified
- Essential Tactics to Ace the Project Management Professional Exam on Your First Try
- By: Victoria Pembroke
- Narrated by: Mandy Grant-Grierson
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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This guide transcends the traditional book format, serving as your comprehensive mentor through the elaborate and challenging terrains of the PMP exam.
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BOGUS REVIEWS!!
- By Brian on 03-25-24
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At Home
- A Short History of Private Life
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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A fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home....
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Bryson does it again
- By Robert on 10-15-10
By: Bill Bryson
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The Last Castle
- The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home
- By: Denise Kiernan
- Narrated by: Denise Kiernan
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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The fascinating true story behind the magnificent Gilded Age mansion Biltmore - the largest, grandest residence ever built in the United States....
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Very factual
- By Jennifer on 11-28-17
By: Denise Kiernan
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
- 50th Anniversary Edition
- By: Jane Jacobs, Jason Epstein - introduction
- Narrated by: Donna Rawlins
- Length: 18 hrs
- Unabridged
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Thirty years after its publication, this book was described by The New York Times as "perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning"....
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Fantastic text, dull on audio
- By Meghan on 02-13-15
By: Jane Jacobs, and others
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The Timeless Way of Building
- By: Christopher Alexander
- Narrated by: Mike Fraser
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Christopher Alexander presents in it a new theory of architecture, building, and planning which has at its core that age-old process by which the people of a society have always pulled the order of their world from their own being.
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How Infrastructure Works
- Inside the Systems That Shape Our World
- By: Deb Chachra
- Narrated by: Kathe Mazur
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Engineer and materials scientist Deb Chachra takes listeners on a fascinating tour of essential utilities, revealing how they work, what it takes to keep them running, just how much we rely on them—but also whom they work well for, and who pays the costs....
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Mistitled
- By Eric on 01-09-24
By: Deb Chachra
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PMP Exam Prep Simplified
- Essential Tactics to Ace the Project Management Professional Exam on Your First Try
- By: Victoria Pembroke
- Narrated by: Mandy Grant-Grierson
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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This guide transcends the traditional book format, serving as your comprehensive mentor through the elaborate and challenging terrains of the PMP exam.
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BOGUS REVIEWS!!
- By Brian on 03-25-24
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Billionaires' Row
- Tycoons, High Rollers, and the Epic Race to Build the World's Most Exclusive Skyscrapers
- By: Katherine Clarke
- Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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To look south and skyward from Central Park these days is to gaze upon a physical manifestation of tens of billions of dollars in global wealth: a series of soaring spires stretching from Park Avenue to Broadway....
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The rise and fall of great american skyscrapers
- By Ola Erdal on 02-13-24
By: Katherine Clarke
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AWS Certified Solutions Architect Audio Crash Course
- By: AudioLearn Content Team
- Narrated by: Drew Hadwal
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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AudioLearn Crash Courses presents AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Complete review for the Amazon Web Services Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification exam! Developed by experienced technicians and professionally narrated for easy listening....
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Not suitable for study
- By P. Smith on 01-27-22
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Palaces for the People
- How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life
- By: Eric Klinenberg
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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In Palaces for the People, Eric Klinenberg suggests a way forward. He believes that the future of democratic societies rests not simply on shared values but on shared spaces: the libraries, synagogues, and parks where crucial, sometimes life-saving connections, are formed....
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Okayyy
- By K on 04-11-19
By: Eric Klinenberg
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A Place of My Own
- The Architecture of Daydreams
- By: Michael Pollan
- Narrated by: Michael Pollan
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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With this updated edition of his earlier book A Place of My Own, listeners can revisit the inspired, intelligent, and often hilarious story of Pollan’s realization of a room of his own....
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Pollan is the master of hipster porn
- By Darwin8u on 02-28-15
By: Michael Pollan
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Disney's Land
- Walt Disney and the Invention of the Amusement Park That Changed the World
- By: Richard Snow
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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A propulsive history chronicling the conception and creation of Disneyland, the masterpiece California theme park that became at once the greatest piece of urban design in the United States and the world's most prosperous tourist attraction, as told like never before....
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Okay, but better books on the subject
- By J.D. on 12-07-19
By: Richard Snow
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A Natural History of Empty Lots
- Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places
- By: Christopher Brown
- Narrated by: Christopher Brown
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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A genre-bending blend of naturalism, memoir, and social manifesto for rewilding the city, the self, and society.
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Venice
- The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City
- By: Dennis Romano
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 30 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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No city stirs the imagination more than Venice. From the richly ornamented palaces emerging from the waters of the Grand Canal to the dazzling sites of Piazza San Marco, visitors and residents alike sense they are entering, as fourteenth-century poet Petrarch remarked, “another world.”....
By: Dennis Romano
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Walkable City
- How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
- By: Jeff Speck
- Narrated by: Jeff Speck
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Jeff Speck has dedicated his career to determining what makes cities thrive. And he has boiled it down to one key factor: walkability....
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Interesting topic and thoughtful insight, subpar recording.
- By Andrew Nicks on 05-12-18
By: Jeff Speck
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The Plaza
- The Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel
- By: Julie Satow
- Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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The Plaza is the account of one vaunted New York City address that has become synonymous with wealth and scandal, opportunity and tragedy. With glamour on the surface and strife behind the scenes, it is the story of how one hotel became a mirror reflecting New York's place....
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Don't need your politics, Julie
- By Debra Noe on 03-29-20
By: Julie Satow
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Meet Me by the Fountain
- An Inside History of the Mall
- By: Alexandra Lange
- Narrated by: Mikhaila Aaseng
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Meet Me by the Fountain is a highly entertaining and evocative promenade through the mall’s story of rise, fall and ongoing reinvention....
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Absolutely Excellent Book
- By Alex on 07-10-22
By: Alexandra Lange
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Julia Morgan
- An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect
- By: Victoria Kastner
- Narrated by: Victoria Kastner, Cindy Kay
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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This new biography - featuring more than 150 archival images and full-color photographs printed throughout - introduces Julia Morgan as both a pioneering architect and a captivating individual....
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Very Enjoyable
- By PT Cake on 10-25-22
By: Victoria Kastner
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Notre-Dame
- A Short History of the Meaning of Cathedrals
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: Ken Follett
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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In this short, spellbinding book, international best-selling author Ken Follett describes the emotions that gripped him when he learned about the fire that threatened to destroy one of the greatest cathedrals in the world - the Notre-Dame de Paris....
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informative
- By BILL O'NEILL on 05-12-20
By: Ken Follett
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Mid-Course Correction Revisited: The Story and Legacy of a Radical Industrialist and his Quest for Authentic Change
- By: Ray Anderson, John A. Lanier
- Narrated by: John A. Lanier
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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As climate change becomes an international crisis, more and more industries are looking for a sound model for creating successful environmentally friendly companies, and a new generation of young leaders are eager for inspiration and guidance on creating sustainable businesses....
By: Ray Anderson, and others
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Welcome Home
- A Cozy Minimalist Guide to Decorating and Hosting All Year Round
- By: Myquillyn Smith
- Narrated by: Lisa Wright
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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No matter what the world says, embracing the seasons doesn't require endless bins of factory-made decor or loads of time. In fact, your home can be festive, stylish, and cozy with minimal effort and a limited budget....
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surprisingly religious.
- By Anonymous User on 03-08-21
By: Myquillyn Smith
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Feng Shui & Decluttering 2-in-1 Bundle
- Your Guide for Digital Minimalism, Interior Design, Clearing Clutter and Home Organizing, Tidying the Mind and Improving Balance & Harmony in Life
- By: Marie White, Shirley Wood, Dana K. Kondo
- Narrated by: Amy Lovato
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Feng Shui and decluttering shift the energy of your place, which in turn shifts the energy and circumstances of your life....
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Detailed in simple directions
- By Anonymous User on 08-16-21
By: Marie White, and others
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The House of Government
- A Saga of the Russian Revolution
- By: Yuri Slezkine, Claire Bloom - director
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 45 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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On the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the epic story of an enormous apartment building where Communist true believers lived before their destruction....
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Inside saga of the leaders of Bolshevism & the USSR
- By Edward V. Blanchard on 11-05-17
By: Yuri Slezkine, and others
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The 99% Invisible City
- A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
- By: Kurt Kohlstedt, Roman Mars
- Narrated by: Roman Mars
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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99% Invisible is a big-ideas podcast about small-seeming things, revealing stories baked into the buildings we inhabit, the streets we drive, and the sidewalks we traverse....
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The 99% Invisible City
- By Louise Schraa on 01-09-21
By: Kurt Kohlstedt, and others
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The Gardner Heist
- The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft
- By: Ulrich Boser
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Shortly after midnight on March 18, 1990, two men broke into the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and committed the largest art heist in history. After the death of famed art detective Harold Smith, reporter Ulrich Boser decided to take up the case....
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Loved it!
- By Amanda D. on 05-21-19
By: Ulrich Boser
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A Natural History of North American Trees
- By: Donald Culross Peattie
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 18 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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A Natural History of North American Trees gives us a picture of life in America from its earliest days to the middle of the last century....
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A good review of NA silva
- By Euler2.71828 on 08-29-15
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Alexander the Great
- By: Jacob Abbott
- Narrated by: Donald Corren
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Alexander the Great is a towering figure in ancient history because of his legendary conquests throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa. He was born in 356 BC to the noble family of Macedon. As such, he was afforded with great luxuries growing up including having Aristotle as his private tutor....
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Intriguing listen!
- By Chris H. on 01-09-20
By: Jacob Abbott
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The Art of Setting Stones: & Other Writings from the Japanese Garden
- By: Marc Peter Keane
- Narrated by: Marc Peter Keane
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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In Japanese gardens, composition follows from placement of the first stone; all elements and plantings become interconnected. These eight essays on Kyoto gardens similarly begin with keen description and build into richly meditative excursions into art, Buddhism, nature, and science....
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Wisdom and poetry
- By Nicole Robin Rubio on 01-08-24
By: Marc Peter Keane
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Walls
- A History of Civilization in Blood and Brick
- By: David Frye
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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In Walls historian David Frye tells the epic story of history’s greatest man-made barriers, from ancient times to the present. It is a haunting and frequently eye-opening saga - one that reveals a startling link between what we build and how we live....
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A boom that will transform how you view all of history.
- By BB on 08-04-24
By: David Frye
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Bartleby and Me
- Reflections of an Old Scrivener
- By: Gay Talese
- Narrated by: Mike Ortego
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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In the concluding act of this "incomparable" (Air Mail) capstone book, Talese introduces listeners to one final unforgettable story: the strange and riveting all new tale of Dr. Nicholas Bartha, who blew up his Manhattan brownstone—and himself—rather than relinquish his claim to the American dream.
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Wonderful meandering
- By nyc2cents on 11-01-23
By: Gay Talese
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Great Castles of Europe
- By: Victoria L. McAlister, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Victoria L. McAlister
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
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Professor Victoria L. McAlister, of Towson University guides you through the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance, highlighting outstanding and historically significant castles of these extraordinary times.
By: Victoria L. McAlister, and others