Bestsellers
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Mythos
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16,635
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Performance14,267
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Story14,196
Mythos is a modern collection of Greek myths, stylishly retold by legendary writer, actor, and comedian Stephen Fry. Fry transforms the adventures of Zeus and the Olympians into emotionally resonant and deeply funny stories, without losing any of their original wonder. This stunning book...
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Please, will you tell me a story?
- By L. Kampp on 09-24-19
By: Stephen Fry
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Odyssey
- The Greek Myths Reimagined
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,069
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Performance996
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Story996
The legendary Stephen Fry retells the adventures of Odysseus for the fourth and final installment in his internationally bestselling Greek Myths series. Odysseus’s journey from the battlefields of Troy to his home in Ithaca is one of the greatest stories ever told. From the lotus-eaters to the...
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Excellent in all ways, as expected
- By Stephen on 05-18-25
By: Stephen Fry
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Heroes
- The Greek Myths Reimagined
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall7,434
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Performance6,454
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Story6,425
In this sequel to the bestselling Mythos, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry moves from the exploits of the Olympian gods to the deeds of mortal heroes. Perseus. Jason. Atalanta. Theseus. Heracles. Rediscover the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths. Whether recounting a...
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Fantastical Mr. Fry
- By kubro on 05-14-20
By: Stephen Fry
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SPQR
- A History of Ancient Rome
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 18 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5,174
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Performance4,542
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Story4,507
Mary Beard narrates the unprecedented rise of a civilization that even 2,000 years later still shapes many of our most fundamental assumptions about power....
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Shallow and unsatisfying
- By Joe on 02-19-17
By: Mary Beard
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Troy
- The Greek Myths Reimagined
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall5,478
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Performance4,832
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Story4,807
In this brilliant conclusion to his bestselling Mythos trilogy, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry retells the tale of the Trojan War. Full of tragic heroes, intoxicating love stories, and the unstoppable force of fate, there is no conflict more iconic than the Trojan War. Troy is the story...
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Thank the gods
- By Stefan Filipovits on 06-22-21
By: Stephen Fry
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Proto
- How One Ancient Language Went Global
- By: Laura Spinney
- Narrated by: Emma Spurgin-Hussey
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall368
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Performance337
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Story337
Daughter. Duhitár-. Dustr. Dukte. Listen to these English, Sanskrit, Armenian and Lithuanian words, all meaning the same thing, and you hear echoes of one of history’s most unlikely journeys.
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Informative & Enjoyable - Could barely tolerate the orator
- By Mark Westcott on 07-26-25
By: Laura Spinney
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Mythos
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 15 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16,635
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Performance14,267
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Story14,196
Mythos is a modern collection of Greek myths, stylishly retold by legendary writer, actor, and comedian Stephen Fry. Fry transforms the adventures of Zeus and the Olympians into emotionally resonant and deeply funny stories, without losing any of their original wonder. This stunning book...
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Please, will you tell me a story?
- By L. Kampp on 09-24-19
By: Stephen Fry
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Odyssey
- The Greek Myths Reimagined
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,069
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Performance996
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Story996
The legendary Stephen Fry retells the adventures of Odysseus for the fourth and final installment in his internationally bestselling Greek Myths series. Odysseus’s journey from the battlefields of Troy to his home in Ithaca is one of the greatest stories ever told. From the lotus-eaters to the...
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Excellent in all ways, as expected
- By Stephen on 05-18-25
By: Stephen Fry
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Heroes
- The Greek Myths Reimagined
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall7,434
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Performance6,454
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Story6,425
In this sequel to the bestselling Mythos, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry moves from the exploits of the Olympian gods to the deeds of mortal heroes. Perseus. Jason. Atalanta. Theseus. Heracles. Rediscover the thrills, grandeur, and unabashed fun of the Greek myths. Whether recounting a...
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Fantastical Mr. Fry
- By kubro on 05-14-20
By: Stephen Fry
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SPQR
- A History of Ancient Rome
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 18 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5,174
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Performance4,542
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Story4,507
Mary Beard narrates the unprecedented rise of a civilization that even 2,000 years later still shapes many of our most fundamental assumptions about power....
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Shallow and unsatisfying
- By Joe on 02-19-17
By: Mary Beard
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Troy
- The Greek Myths Reimagined
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall5,478
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Performance4,832
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Story4,807
In this brilliant conclusion to his bestselling Mythos trilogy, legendary author and actor Stephen Fry retells the tale of the Trojan War. Full of tragic heroes, intoxicating love stories, and the unstoppable force of fate, there is no conflict more iconic than the Trojan War. Troy is the story...
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Thank the gods
- By Stefan Filipovits on 06-22-21
By: Stephen Fry
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Proto
- How One Ancient Language Went Global
- By: Laura Spinney
- Narrated by: Emma Spurgin-Hussey
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall368
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Performance337
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Story337
Daughter. Duhitár-. Dustr. Dukte. Listen to these English, Sanskrit, Armenian and Lithuanian words, all meaning the same thing, and you hear echoes of one of history’s most unlikely journeys.
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Informative & Enjoyable - Could barely tolerate the orator
- By Mark Westcott on 07-26-25
By: Laura Spinney
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Rubicon
- The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall284
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Performance266
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Story266
The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up ruling the known world.
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Story of the Fall of the republic told in a very lively manner.
- By Marteinn Úlfur on 12-16-24
By: Tom Holland
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Ancient Writing and the History of the Alphabet
- By: John McWhorter, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall107
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Performance79
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Story79
Embark on a journey to the very beginning of writing as a tool of language and see how the many threads of history and linguistics came together to create the alphabet that forms the foundation of English writing....
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Great Storytelling!
- By Jared M. Leitzel on 10-22-23
By: John McWhorter, and others
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The Lost Empire of Atlantis
- History's Greatest Mystery Revealed
- By: Gavin Menzies
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall190
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Performance168
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Story166
“MENZIES [IS] PROPOUNDING ONE OF THE MOST REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS IN THE HISTORY OF HISTORY.” —New York Times Magazine New York Times bestselling historian Gavin Menzies presents newly uncovered evidence revealing, conclusively, that “the lost city of Atlantis” was not only real but also...
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Absolutely abominable!
- By Magdalene on 03-05-18
By: Gavin Menzies
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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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Overall5,720
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Performance4,993
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Story4,967
A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own....
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An Historic Achievement
- By Ellen S. Wilds on 04-25-14
By: Susan Wise Bauer
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Augustus
- First Emperor of Rome
- By: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 20 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
“Superb....Augustus is a first-rate popular biography by a skilled and knowing hand.” (Washington Post) Caesar Augustus created the Roman Empire and forever associated the name Caesar with power. Heir to Julius Caesar, he thrust himself into the middle of Roman politics at its most violent...
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Sword and Scimitar
- Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West
- By: Raymond Ibrahim, Victor Davis Hanson - foreword
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall805
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Performance732
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Story729
This sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West sheds a revealing light on current hostilities....
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Excellent read
- By Susan Stone on 01-25-19
By: Raymond Ibrahim, and others
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The Golden Road
- How Ancient India Transformed the World
- By: William Dalrymple
- Narrated by: William Dalrymple
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall65
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Performance58
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Story58
In The Golden Road, revered historian William Dalrymple corrects the record, telling the captivating story of ancient India’s ascent through a swift and breathtaking tour of the ideas and places Indians created. Treks into the depths of cave monasteries illuminate the origins and spread of Buddhism.
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Vital insights into the sources of culture and the philosophy of knowledge.
- By Adam on 09-26-25
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Chariots of the Gods
- By: Erich von Däniken
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,881
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Performance2,492
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Story2,487
Erich von Däniken's Chariots of the Gods is a work of monumental importance....
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Answers? No. But if you wish to think it's great!
- By Neal on 09-10-12
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Killing Jesus
- A History
- By: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
- Narrated by: Bill O'Reilly
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9,940
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Performance8,775
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Story8,787
Millions of readers have thrilled to bestselling authors Bill O'Reilly and historian Martin Dugard's Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, page-turning works of nonfiction that have changed the way we read history. The basis for the 2015 television film available on streaming. Now the iconic...
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The Jesus story in context
- By Kimberly on 10-01-13
By: Bill O'Reilly, and others
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- By: Edward Gibbon
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 126 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,028
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Performance866
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Story861
Here in a single volume is the entire, unabridged recording of Gibbon's masterpiece....
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Masterpiece - Best Audiobook I’ve Listened To
- By Student on 09-18-18
By: Edward Gibbon
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Debt - Updated and Expanded
- The First 5,000 Years
- By: David Graeber
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,994
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Performance3,375
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Story3,361
Here, anthropologist David Graeber presents a stunning reversal of conventional wisdom: He shows that before there was money, there was debt....
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Transformative to the point of being revolutionary
- By James C. Samans on 08-14-16
By: David Graeber
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The Lessons of History
- By: Will, Ariel Durant
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,177
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Performance3,427
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Story3,393
The authors devoted five decades to the study of world history and philosophy, culminating in the masterful 11-volume Story of Civilization....
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This is a must for every Educated Person
- By BradleyBurr on 10-29-07
By: Will, and others
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Cleopatra
- A Life
- By: Stacy Schiff
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,644
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Performance1,140
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Story1,151
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Her palace shimmered with onyx, garnets, and gold, but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Above all else, Cleopatra was a shrewd...
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Approach this book with caution
- By GolfZilla on 12-02-10
By: Stacy Schiff
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The Immortality Key
- The Secret History of the Religion with No Name
- By: Brian C. Muraresku, Graham Hancock - foreword
- Narrated by: Graham Hancock, Brian C. Muraresku
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6,526
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Performance5,753
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Story5,724
A groundbreaking dive into the role psychedelics have played in the origins of Western civilization, and the real-life quest for the Holy Grail that could shake the Church to its foundations....
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A Fun ‘Trip’—But Not a Sober One
- By Joshua on 11-28-20
By: Brian C. Muraresku, and others
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Mythology: Mega Collection
- Classic Stories from the Greek, Celtic, Norse, Japanese, Hindu, Chinese, Mesopotamian and Egyptian Mythology
- By: Scott Lewis
- Narrated by: Madison Niederhauser, Oliver Hunt
- Length: 31 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall745
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Performance652
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Story652
Do you know how many wives Zeus had? Or how the famous Trojan War was caused by one beautiful lady? Or how Thor got his hammer? Give your imagination a real treat. This Mega Mythology Collection of eight audiobooks is for you....
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An interesting set of introductions.
- By Kevin Potter on 05-30-19
By: Scott Lewis
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Meditations
- Penguin Classics
- By: Marcus Aurelius, Diskin Clay - introduction, Martin Hammond - translator
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall872
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Performance714
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Story707
Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Richard Armitage, star of Peter Jackson'sThe Hobbit trilogy and also known for his roles in Ocean's 8 and Spooks. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Diskin Clay. Originally written only for his personal...
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Lines cut to fit PC culture
- By Nick on 01-09-21
By: Marcus Aurelius, and others
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Sea People
- The Puzzle of Polynesia
- By: Christina Thompson
- Narrated by: Susan Lyons
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,146
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Performance991
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Story988
Sea People has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher...
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Long Lost History
- By Than on 04-19-19
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
- By: Bear Grylls
- Narrated by: Alexia Kombou, Omar Malik
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall139
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Performance134
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Story134
The incredible true story of a Galilean stonemason who changed the course of the world forever, beautifully told through the eyewitness accounts of those who knew him best. This real-life story will never leave you. He lived and died over 2,000 years ago, fulfilling expectations that existed...
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The whole thing
- By Amanda on 08-07-25
By: Bear Grylls
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1177 B.C. (Revised and Updated)
- The Year Civilization Collapsed
- By: Eric H. Cline
- Narrated by: Eric H. Cline
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall778
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Performance671
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Story670
This audiobook narrated by acclaimed archaeologist and best-selling author Eric Cline offers a breathtaking account of how the collapse of an ancient civilized world ushered in the first Dark Ages....
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Look past the one-star reviews: this is an enlightening and engaging read.
- By Alonzo Nightjar on 03-07-22
By: Eric H. Cline
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Magicians of the Gods
- The Forgotten Wisdom of Earth’s Lost Civilization
- By: Graham Hancock
- Narrated by: Graham Hancock
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6,739
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Performance5,988
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Story5,976
Graham Hancock's multi-million bestseller Fingerprints of the Gods remains an astonishing, deeply controversial, wide-ranging investigation of the mysteries of our past and the evidence for Earth's lost civilization. Twenty years on, Hancock returns with the sequel to his seminal work....
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"Brilliant" is an understatement.
- By Brian on 11-13-15
By: Graham Hancock
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The Antiquities of the Jews
- By: Flavius Josephus
- Narrated by: Allan Corduner
- Length: 51 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall142
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Performance121
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Story121
Among the many important historical documents from the Classical world of Greece and Rome The Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus is one of the most distinctive and characterful....
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Narrator surprisingly good Worth way more than $10
- By Jim Davis on 10-05-21
By: Flavius Josephus
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Mythology
- By: Edith Hamilton
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,783
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Performance1,534
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Story1,542
Dive into the timeless tales of gods and heroes in this bestselling A-to-Z encyclopedia detailing classic myths and legends—perfect for curious readers and academics alike. Edith Hamilton's mythology succeeds like no other book in bringing to life for the modern reader the Greek, Roman and...
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Good reading of classical myths
- By Kathi on 03-18-13
By: Edith Hamilton
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The Pagan World
- Ancient Religions Before Christianity
- By: Hans-Friedrich Mueller, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Hans-Friedrich Mueller
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall1,404
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Performance1,210
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Story1,200
Here, you will meet the fascinating, ancient polytheistic peoples of the Mediterranean and beyond, their many gods and goddesses, and their public and private worship practices, as you come to appreciate the foundational role religion played in their lives....
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The Pagan World
- By arnold e andersen md Dr Andersen on 03-28-20
By: Hans-Friedrich Mueller, and others
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The History of Ancient Egypt
- By: Bob Brier, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Bob Brier
- Length: 24 hrs and 25 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall7,168
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Performance6,431
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Story6,406
Even after deciphering its hieroglyphs, and marveling at its scarabs, mummies, obelisks, and sphinxes, Egyptian civilization remains one of history's most mysterious....
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Incomprehensibly complete
- By Nassir on 07-09-13
By: Bob Brier, and others
New releases
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Myths, Gods, and Rituals of Aztec Mythology
- Before the First Sun
- By: Matthew Torres
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
- Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
Explore the legends, gods, and cosmic cycles that defined one of the most powerful civilizations in the Americas. Far from a dry academic text, Myths, Gods, and Rituals of Aztec Mythology brings these ancient stories to life with vivid detail and cultural insight. Listeners are introduced to the core beliefs of the Aztec people, including their view of the cosmos, the importance of rituals, and their reverence for nature's forces. Through simple yet powerful storytelling, Matthew Torres offers a beginner-friendly entry point into one of history's most fascinating mythologies.
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I loved it❤️🔥
- By Veronica on 01-25-26
By: Matthew Torres
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Carthage
- A New History
- By: Eve MacDonald
- Narrated by: Eve MacDonald
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
For six hundred years, the city of Carthage dominated the western Mediterranean. Founded in the ninth century BCE as a small colonial outpost, by the third, it had grown into the area's largest, richest empire. When, inevitably, it clashed with Rome for supremacy over the region, the conflict spanned over one century, three wars, and forty-three years of active fighting. After Carthage fell, the city was razed, and the tale of its defeat became a mere foundation stone in Rome's legend.
By: Eve MacDonald
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Discourses on Livy
- Oxford World's Classics
- By: Niccolò Machiavelli, Peter Bondanella - translator, Julia Conaway Bondanella - translator
- Narrated by: Peter Coates
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
Discourses on Livy, written in 1531, is as essential to understanding Machiavelli as his famous treatise, The Prince. Equally controversial, it reveals his fundamental preference for a republican state. Comparing the practice of the ancient Romans with that of his contemporaries provided Machiavelli with a consistent point of view in all his works. Machiavelli's close analysis of Livy's history of Rome led him to advance his most original and outspoken view of politics--the belief that a healthy political body was characterized by social friction and conflict rather than by rigid stability.
By: Niccolò Machiavelli, and others
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Pyramids of the World
- By: Karen Bellinger, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Karen Bellinger
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Why are we so fascinated by pyramids? Is it their massive scale, the mystery of their construction, or their mystical quality—rooted in the earth yet pointing to the heavens? In the 12 lectures of Pyramids of the World, archaeologist and anthropologist Dr. Karen Bellinger, answers “yes” to all these questions and more. She explains that the pyramid form appears across a wide range of cultures and eras, often developing independently in societies with no contact. In fact, in many ways its creation by human civilization seems almost inevitable.
By: Karen Bellinger, and others
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Cleopatra: An Enthralling Guide to a Life of Power, Politics, and Seduction from Ancient Egypt to Rome
- By: Billy Wellman
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
The Leader Who Challenged an Empire She’s been called a seductress, a queen, a schemer, and blamed for the fall of Egypt. But who was Cleopatra, really? In a time ruled by men and massive empires, Cleopatra VII didn’t just survive, she ruled. Her name shows up in all the history books, but most of those stories came from people who wanted her erased. This book cuts through the noise and gets to the real woman behind the legend. A sharp thinker. A bold leader. A queen who risked everything to keep her kingdom alive while the world around her fell apart. From dodging deadly family ...
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Excellent concise history of Cleopatra
- By El Gordo on 01-18-26
By: Billy Wellman
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The First Dark Age
- Life After the Bronze Age Collapse
- By: Shane Larson
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
In 1177 BC, the Bronze Age world collapsed. Palaces burned. Trade networks vanished. Writing stopped. But people didn't disappear. For three hundred years, survivors adapted to a world without palaces, without long-distance trade, without the systems their ancestors had built over millennia. They simplified. They migrated. They forgot old skills and invented new ones. And eventually, they built something new—the foundation of the classical world we still inherit today. The First Dark Age tells the forgotten story of what happened after the collapse: How ordinary people lived when the ...
By: Shane Larson
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Myths, Gods, and Rituals of Aztec Mythology
- Before the First Sun
- By: Matthew Torres
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
- Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
Explore the legends, gods, and cosmic cycles that defined one of the most powerful civilizations in the Americas. Far from a dry academic text, Myths, Gods, and Rituals of Aztec Mythology brings these ancient stories to life with vivid detail and cultural insight. Listeners are introduced to the core beliefs of the Aztec people, including their view of the cosmos, the importance of rituals, and their reverence for nature's forces. Through simple yet powerful storytelling, Matthew Torres offers a beginner-friendly entry point into one of history's most fascinating mythologies.
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I loved it❤️🔥
- By Veronica on 01-25-26
By: Matthew Torres
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Carthage
- A New History
- By: Eve MacDonald
- Narrated by: Eve MacDonald
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
For six hundred years, the city of Carthage dominated the western Mediterranean. Founded in the ninth century BCE as a small colonial outpost, by the third, it had grown into the area's largest, richest empire. When, inevitably, it clashed with Rome for supremacy over the region, the conflict spanned over one century, three wars, and forty-three years of active fighting. After Carthage fell, the city was razed, and the tale of its defeat became a mere foundation stone in Rome's legend.
By: Eve MacDonald
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Discourses on Livy
- Oxford World's Classics
- By: Niccolò Machiavelli, Peter Bondanella - translator, Julia Conaway Bondanella - translator
- Narrated by: Peter Coates
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
Discourses on Livy, written in 1531, is as essential to understanding Machiavelli as his famous treatise, The Prince. Equally controversial, it reveals his fundamental preference for a republican state. Comparing the practice of the ancient Romans with that of his contemporaries provided Machiavelli with a consistent point of view in all his works. Machiavelli's close analysis of Livy's history of Rome led him to advance his most original and outspoken view of politics--the belief that a healthy political body was characterized by social friction and conflict rather than by rigid stability.
By: Niccolò Machiavelli, and others
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Pyramids of the World
- By: Karen Bellinger, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Karen Bellinger
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Original Recording
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Performance0
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Why are we so fascinated by pyramids? Is it their massive scale, the mystery of their construction, or their mystical quality—rooted in the earth yet pointing to the heavens? In the 12 lectures of Pyramids of the World, archaeologist and anthropologist Dr. Karen Bellinger, answers “yes” to all these questions and more. She explains that the pyramid form appears across a wide range of cultures and eras, often developing independently in societies with no contact. In fact, in many ways its creation by human civilization seems almost inevitable.
By: Karen Bellinger, and others
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Cleopatra: An Enthralling Guide to a Life of Power, Politics, and Seduction from Ancient Egypt to Rome
- By: Billy Wellman
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
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The Leader Who Challenged an Empire She’s been called a seductress, a queen, a schemer, and blamed for the fall of Egypt. But who was Cleopatra, really? In a time ruled by men and massive empires, Cleopatra VII didn’t just survive, she ruled. Her name shows up in all the history books, but most of those stories came from people who wanted her erased. This book cuts through the noise and gets to the real woman behind the legend. A sharp thinker. A bold leader. A queen who risked everything to keep her kingdom alive while the world around her fell apart. From dodging deadly family ...
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Excellent concise history of Cleopatra
- By El Gordo on 01-18-26
By: Billy Wellman
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The First Dark Age
- Life After the Bronze Age Collapse
- By: Shane Larson
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
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In 1177 BC, the Bronze Age world collapsed. Palaces burned. Trade networks vanished. Writing stopped. But people didn't disappear. For three hundred years, survivors adapted to a world without palaces, without long-distance trade, without the systems their ancestors had built over millennia. They simplified. They migrated. They forgot old skills and invented new ones. And eventually, they built something new—the foundation of the classical world we still inherit today. The First Dark Age tells the forgotten story of what happened after the collapse: How ordinary people lived when the ...
By: Shane Larson
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Fall of the Roman Empire: A History from Beginning to End
- Ancient Civilizations
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Charlie Brogan
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
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Discover the remarkable history of the Fall of the Roman Empire... At its height, the Roman Empire was the largest and most powerful empire ever seen in the Western world. It covered 2 million square miles (5 million square kilometers) of territory, where a population of over 80 million was protected by a disciplined, well-trained army of almost half a million troops. By the third century, the empire had become so vast that it was effectively divided into two parts: the Western Empire, including the city of Rome, and an Eastern Empire governed from the city of Nicomedia in present-day Turkey.
By: Hourly History
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Mithridates VI Eupator
- A Life from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Charlie Brogan
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
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Discover the remarkable life of Mithridates VI Eupator... Have you ever heard of Mithridates VI Eupator? Don’t feel bad if you haven’t—the name doesn’t exactly roll right off your tongue. Nevertheless, Mithridates was indeed one of the mightiest leaders of the ancient world. This was a man who made himself immune to poison by consuming deadly toxins daily, earning him the nickname “the Poison King.” He spoke over twenty languages fluently and ruled an empire that stretched from the Black Sea coast of Anatolia to the distant shores of Crimea.
By: Hourly History
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The Lost Civilization of TARTARIA
- REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION - The Great Deception, a Global Reset to Rewrite History & Control the Future: Exploring Aether, Mud floods, Star Forts & World Fairs
- By: Michael Luciano
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
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What if history isn't a timeline, but a cycle? The most explosive investigation into The Lost Empire of Tartaria has been reborn. Completely expanded and updated for 2026, this new edition is now twice the size of the original, evolving from a theoretical exploration, into a massive forensic audit of our reality. With over double the content, dozens of new visual proofs, and groundbreaking data, this volume provides the definitive evidence that a global advanced civilization was systematically erased from our collective memory. WHAT’S NEW IN THIS MASSIVE UPDATED EDITION? THE GIZA ...
By: Michael Luciano
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The Wes Penre Papers: The Second Level of Learning (The Wes Penre Papers Chronicles)
- By: Wes Penre
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
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In this Second Level of Learning, our multidimensional journey takes us to Sirius and Orion. We examine how these two cosmic empires have shaped human evolution and continue to do so. In great detail, we go into how these empires operate and why they keep fighting each other after many millions of years, and how homo sapiens as a soul group has been given amnesia, used as cannon fodder for the two empires. Humans did not evolve from apes or other mammals — we were genetically modified by these extraterrestrials, using advanced technology to alter our DNA, leaving only about 4-5% of our ...
By: Wes Penre
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Empires and Ancient Civilizations: An Enthralling Journey Through Powerful Societies Across History, from Mesopotamia and Egypt to the Indus Valley, and the Forces That Shaped the World
- By: Billy Wellman
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The Rise and Fall of Great Powers, Told Through the Stories That Made Them Matter What if you could travel through thousands of years of history, without ever leaving your chair? This two-in-one book brings together the dramatic rise and fall of world-shaping empires and the fascinating stories behind the world’s oldest civilizations. From ancient armies to lost cities, from real revolutions to the myths that still shape us today, this book pulls you into the moments that mattered most. Two manuscripts in one book: History of Empires: An Enthralling Journey through the Rise and Fall of ...
By: Billy Wellman
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The Unconquerable Mind
- Epictetus and the Art of Inner Freedom
- By: Spencer 100 Quotes Series
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Master your emotions and reclaim your inner freedom with the timeless wisdom of Epictetus. This comprehensive guide to Stoic philosophy provides a blueprint for resilience, emotional intelligence, and mental clarity in an age of constant distraction. Discover how the "Dichotomy of Control" can transform your anxiety into unshakable peace. Born a slave, died a master of himself. Epictetus did not teach philosophy as a set of abstract theories, but as a practical manual for survival and flourish. In The Unconquerable Mind, we explore the raw, powerful insights of the man who influenced ...
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- By Anita D on 01-26-26
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Ancient Empires - Did You Know That?
- 1,000 Obscure and Amazing Facts From The Ancient World
- By: Kit Chester
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
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Uncover the secrets of the ancient world with Ancient Empires trivia and amazing facts, a captivating book that brings history’s greatest civilizations to life through mind-blowing facts and entertaining trivia. From powerful emperors and legendary warriors to lost cities and astonishing battles, this book is perfect for anyone who loves ancient history, world civilizations, and fascinating discoveries. Whether you’re a history enthusiast, trivia lover, student, or lifelong learner, this book offers an engaging way to test your knowledge while learning something new on every page. ...
By: Kit Chester
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The Calm Leader
- How Stoic Thinking Helps You Make Better Decisions, Stay Grounded Under Pressure, and Lead Without Burning Out
- By: EJ Wilson
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
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Leadership doesn’t usually fail people. It exhausts them. The pressure to make constant decisions, manage emotions, your own and everyone else’s, and lead through uncertainty can quietly wear down even the most capable leaders. Over time, confidence erodes, reactions replace clarity, and leadership begins to feel heavier than it should. The Calm Leader offers a practical, grounded approach to leadership rooted in Stoic thinking and modern leadership realities. This book shows you how to stay calm under pressure, make better decisions without overthinking, and lead with confidence ...
By: EJ Wilson
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The Silent Visitors
- Ancient Peru, Forbidden History, and the Questions We Refuse to Ask
- By: Sean Rust
- Narrated by: Steve Stewart's voice replica
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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In the deserts and highlands of Peru, ancient remains have raised questions that refuse to disappear. Elongated skulls unlike known human variation. Burial sites tied to persistent indigenous memory. Monumental landscapes aligned with the sky, appearing suddenly in the archaeological record. For over a century, these anomalies have been cataloged, classified, and explained—yet never fully resolved. The Silent Visitors is not a book that claims answers. It is a book that examines why certain questions remain unasked.
By: Sean Rust
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Solved! Our True History - Book 1
- By: Our True History, Mark Thomas
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
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Before modern history, before religion as we know it, before the idea of an all-powerful, unseen God, there were other stories, written in stone, etched into clay, and later rewritten into scripture. Book One begins where everything starts: the ancient world. By examining Sumerian, Babylonian, and Akkadian records alongside the earliest biblical texts, this book questions one of humanity’s most deeply held assumptions, that the gods described in scripture were divine in nature at all. Instead, it treats these figures as physical beings recorded by early civilisations, later elevated into ...
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The Forbidden Truth of Ancient Egypt — Origins of a Lost Civilization
- The Lost Science, Giza Reset, Hidden Chambers, and the Truth of Atlantis
- By: Mohamed Elshenawy
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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History books can lie. Rocks don’t; they tell us the real story. We have been taught that civilization began slowly—that the Ancient Egyptians were simple farmers who suddenly learned to stack millions of stones with copper chisels and hemp ropes. We are told the Great Pyramid was a tomb, the Sphinx is a portrait of a pharaoh, and the granite boxes of the Serapeum were for burying bulls. But the stone tells a different story. In The Forbidden Truth of Ancient Egypt, researcher Mohamed Elshenawy dismantles the official narrative—not with speculation, but with hard evidence. By ...
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Messengers from the Sky
- Alien Encounters and the Bible's Forgotten History
- By: Miles Donovan
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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When the Sky Spoke, Humanity Listened For thousands of years, readers have approached the Bible as a sacred text, a book of faith, doctrine, and divine mystery. But what if it is also something else entirely? What if the Bible is the oldest continuous record of contact in human history? In Messengers from the Sky, investigative author Miles Donovan takes readers on a bold, unsettling journey through ancient scripture, forgotten texts, and suppressed interpretations to ask a question most scholars avoid: when biblical writers described angels, heavenly hosts, wheels of fire, and voices from ...
By: Miles Donovan
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The Wise Men
- From Eastern Magi to Christmas Kings
- By: philippe faucon
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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They arrive without names. They leave without explanation. And yet they changed the story forever. In the Gospel of Matthew, the Wise Men appear briefly—foreign sages from the East, guided by a star, bearing gifts for a child they call king. No number is given. No names are spoken. They are not called kings. They do not arrive at a manger. They simply recognize, kneel, and depart. What follows over the next two thousand years is one of the most remarkable transformations in religious history. In The Wise Men: From Eastern Magi to Christmas Kings, Philippe Faucon traces how a handful of ...
By: philippe faucon
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In Search of Giants
- A Worldwide Hunt for Living Legends
- By: F.K. Sterling
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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In Search of Giants Across ancient texts, global legends, and modern discoveries, one mystery refuses to die: giants. In Search of Giants follows F.K. Sterling on a sweeping investigation into the possibility that enormous, highly advanced beings once walked the earth, shaping early civilizations, building impossible structures, and leaving traces in our DNA. Drawing on archaeology, folklore, and emerging genetic research, Sterling explores whether a forgotten pre-Flood culture of giants may have been humanity’s first teachers. From megalithic engineering to early astronomy, the evidence ...
By: F.K. Sterling
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The Collapse Pattern
- How Great Civilizations Destroy Themselves
- By: Shane Larson
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Rome didn't fall in a day—it took centuries. The Bronze Age world collapsed in a single generation. The Maya walked away from their cities and never returned. What do these catastrophes have in common? More than you'd expect. The Collapse Pattern examines history's greatest civilizational failures—from the world's first empire in Akkad to the slow unraveling of Rome—to uncover the recurring patterns that appear again and again when complex societies destroy themselves. You'll discover: Why increasing complexity often causes the problems it was meant to solve How climate stress ...
By: Shane Larson
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Marooned In The Past: Han China
- By: Miles Waverly
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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You awaken under a sky you do not recognize, breathing air that feels centuries younger. The familiar world of the 21st century has vanished, leaving you stranded and alone in the heart of Han Dynasty China, a civilization at its zenith of power and cultural sophistication. This guide is your key to navigating this vibrant and perilous world, where your modern knowledge is both a source of potential salvation and a fatal secret. Before you can leverage the wisdom of the future, you must first master the art of erasing it. Your very posture, your casual eye contact, and the fabric of your ...
By: Miles Waverly
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The Last Vessel
- Noah’s Ark, the Flood, and the Greatest Lost Artifact in Human History
- By: James Miller Francis
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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THE LAST VESSEL Noah’s Ark, the Flood, and the Greatest Lost Artifact in Human History What if the most famous vessel in human history was never meant to be found? For thousands of years, one question has haunted faith, science, and history alike: Did Noah’s Ark truly exist—and if so, where is it now? In The Last Vessel, historian and investigative author James Miller Francis takes readers deep into one of the most enduring and controversial mysteries ever recorded. This is not a book of blind belief or sensational claims. It is a meticulous, gripping investigation—one that treats ...
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Shadow Biosphere: The Second Evolution Of Life On Earth
- By: Jeremy Cass
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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The search for alien life has always been a search of the stars. This book argues that for two hundred years, we have been looking in the wrong direction. It explores the stunning scientific possibility that a second, entirely independent form of life evolved on Earth and persists today, hidden in plain sight. Every known living thing, from the microbe to the mammoth, shares a single biochemical blueprint as the signature of a common ancestor. A shadow biosphere would represent a second genesis, a life form built on a different chemical framework that is invisible to our current methods of ...
By: Jeremy Cass
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Cesare
- La conquista dell'eternità
- By: Alberto Angela
- Narrated by: Andrea Failla
- Length: 24 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Immaginate di partire assieme a Giulio Cesare e alle sue legioni. È il 58 a.C., la Gallia è una terra lontana, abitata da popolazioni bellicose, mai domate, che hanno già inflitto dolorose sconfitte ai Romani. Ma è anche una terra ricca e prospera. Giulio Cesare vuole conquistarla, per sé e per Roma, e per farlo è disposto ad affrontare ogni avversità: estenuanti marce nella neve e battaglie sanguinose, intrighi di palazzo e tradimenti, ponti da costruire e flotte da creare da zero, foreste che si dicono stregate e santuari con scheletri decapitati.
By: Alberto Angela
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The Birth of Rationality and How to Identify False Information
- The Power of Socratic Thinking with AI
- By: E. Michael Azoff
- Narrated by: Eitan Michael Azoff
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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The first philosophers emerged in ancient Greece, thinkers who sought answers to how the natural world worked without invoking the actions of gods and heroes as causes - this was the birth of rational thinking. Socrates was one of the earliest and most influential philosophers from that period to think about the human condition, questions of ethics and morals, aiming to discern between appearance and reality.
By: E. Michael Azoff
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Shadows in the Pharaoh’s Court
- A Nabium Investigation
- By: A. E. Voss
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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When truth can start a war, who dares to speak it? Fresh from unmasking murder and corruption in Babylon, merchant-investigator Nabium hopes to return to his ledgers and quiet profits. But a royal summons shatters his peace. The Egyptian envoy, Counselor Neferhotep, has died soon after leaving Babylon—and whispers in Pharaoh’s court name Nebuchadnezzar as his killer. If the accusation stands, two of the greatest powers of the ancient world will collide. Sent openly as Babylon’s envoy, Nabium must walk into Thebes—the city of towering temples and living-god Pharaoh Apries—under a ...
By: A. E. Voss
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Part 6 - The Living Spirit of Inquiry: Exploring Meaning, Myth, and the Mystical Thread
- Aquarian Queries
- By: Zephyro Solon, Charles McLean
- Narrated by: Shane Matsumoto
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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The Living Spirit of Inquiry explores the deep, timeless questions that lie at the heart of the human experience. With a focus on spiritual philosophy, mythic wisdom, and sacred reflection, this volume invites readers into a journey of meaningful questioning, inner awareness, and contemplative practice.
By: Zephyro Solon, and others
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The Sound of Byzantium
- Chants that Shaped Classical Harmony
- By: Gwendolyn Spence
- Narrated by: Emma Mary Currans
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Byzantine chant studies have long fascinated scholars due to its rich history and unique musical elements. This author's study originated from an initial interest in Byzantine chant for a film project, evolving into a comprehensive academic investigation. By immersing in the Byzantine chant community and learning its notation, the author gained valuable insights shaping the analytical framework of this study. This report examines how integrating Byzantine chant into Western choral music has contributed to contemporary compositions, offering a unique blend of musical traditions.
By: Gwendolyn Spence
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The Macedonian Lion
- The Collected Quotes and Philosophy of Alexander the Great
- By: Spencer 100 Quotes Series
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Uncover the legendary wisdom of Alexander the Great. This definitive collection of quotes explores his leadership, military strategy, and his education under Aristotle. “There is nothing impossible to him who will try.” Before the age of 30, Alexander the Great had conquered the known world. But he was more than a soldier; he was a philosopher-king, a student of Aristotle, and a visionary who sought to unite the East and West. The Ends of the Earth takes you inside the mind of history's most ambitious leader. Through a curated collection of his most famous quotes, battle cries, and ...