Bestsellers
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Assyria
- The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire
- By: Eckart Frahm
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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At its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. It was the first empire the world had ever seen. Here, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic story of Assyria and its formative role in global history....
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Outstanding Historical Book
- By Anonymous User on 05-15-23
By: Eckart Frahm
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The Ottomans
- Khans, Caesars, and Caliphs
- By: Marc David Baer
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker
- Length: 17 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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This major new history of the Ottoman dynasty reveals a diverse empire that straddled East and West....
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Great except for pronunt of Turkish names
- By Anonymous User on 11-04-22
By: Marc David Baer
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The Convenient Terrorist
- Two Whistleblowers’ Stories of Torture, Terror, Secret Wars, and CIA Lies
- By: John Kiriakou, Joseph Hickman
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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The Convenient Terrorist is the definitive inside account of the capture, torture, and detention of Abu Zubaydah, the first “high-value target” captured by the CIA after 9/11....
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Basically a biography of a terrorist.
- By CypherDaimon on 06-26-24
By: John Kiriakou, and others
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Master of the Game
- Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy
- By: Martin Indyk
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 25 hrs
- Unabridged
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More than 20 years have elapsed since the United States last brokered a peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians. In that time, three presidents have tried and failed....
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Sad in its lack of creativity
- By Anonymous User on 11-16-21
By: Martin Indyk
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The New Middle East
- What Everyone Needs to Know®
- By: James L. Gelvin
- Narrated by: Kent Klineman
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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In the second edition of The New Middle East, renowned scholar James L. Gelvin explains how in the aftermath of the collapse of the USSR, the American invasion of Iraq, and the Arab uprisings of 2010-11, a new Middle East has emerged....
By: James L. Gelvin
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Saudi, Inc.
- The Arabian Kingdom's Pursuit of Profit and Power
- By: Ellen R. Wald PhD
- Narrated by: Paul Ansdell
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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A history of the most profitable company in the world, Saudi Aramco, and the story behind the family that ruthlessly maneuvered to control this multi-trillion dollar enterprise....
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Excellent modern history of Saudi Arabia
- By Anonymous User on 05-31-18
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Assyria
- The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire
- By: Eckart Frahm
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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At its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. It was the first empire the world had ever seen. Here, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic story of Assyria and its formative role in global history....
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Outstanding Historical Book
- By Anonymous User on 05-15-23
By: Eckart Frahm
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The Ottomans
- Khans, Caesars, and Caliphs
- By: Marc David Baer
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker
- Length: 17 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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This major new history of the Ottoman dynasty reveals a diverse empire that straddled East and West....
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Great except for pronunt of Turkish names
- By Anonymous User on 11-04-22
By: Marc David Baer
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The Convenient Terrorist
- Two Whistleblowers’ Stories of Torture, Terror, Secret Wars, and CIA Lies
- By: John Kiriakou, Joseph Hickman
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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The Convenient Terrorist is the definitive inside account of the capture, torture, and detention of Abu Zubaydah, the first “high-value target” captured by the CIA after 9/11....
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Basically a biography of a terrorist.
- By CypherDaimon on 06-26-24
By: John Kiriakou, and others
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Master of the Game
- Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy
- By: Martin Indyk
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 25 hrs
- Unabridged
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More than 20 years have elapsed since the United States last brokered a peace agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians. In that time, three presidents have tried and failed....
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Sad in its lack of creativity
- By Anonymous User on 11-16-21
By: Martin Indyk
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The New Middle East
- What Everyone Needs to Know®
- By: James L. Gelvin
- Narrated by: Kent Klineman
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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In the second edition of The New Middle East, renowned scholar James L. Gelvin explains how in the aftermath of the collapse of the USSR, the American invasion of Iraq, and the Arab uprisings of 2010-11, a new Middle East has emerged....
By: James L. Gelvin
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Saudi, Inc.
- The Arabian Kingdom's Pursuit of Profit and Power
- By: Ellen R. Wald PhD
- Narrated by: Paul Ansdell
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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A history of the most profitable company in the world, Saudi Aramco, and the story behind the family that ruthlessly maneuvered to control this multi-trillion dollar enterprise....
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Excellent modern history of Saudi Arabia
- By Anonymous User on 05-31-18
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Philosophy in the Islamic World
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Peter Adamson
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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In the history of philosophy, few topics are so relevant to today's cultural and political landscape as philosophy in the Islamic world. Yet, this remains one of the lesser-known philosophical traditions....
By: Peter Adamson
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Defeating ISIS
- Who They Are, How They Fight, What They Believe
- By: Malcolm Nance
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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ISIS - the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - has taken on the mantle of being the single most dangerous terrorist threat to global security since al-Qaeda....
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Perfect for insomniacs
- By Anonymous User on 05-08-17
By: Malcolm Nance
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The Arab Conquests
- The Landmark Library, Book 13
- By: Justin Marozzi
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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In the seventh and eighth centuries AD, armies inspired by the new religion of Islam burst out of Arabia to subjugate the Levant, southwest Asia, North Africa and the Iberian peninsula....
By: Justin Marozzi
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Inside the Middle East
- Making Sense of the Most Dangerous and Complicated Region on Earth
- By: Avi Melamed
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Israeli intelligence analyst Avi Melamed has spent more than 30 years interpreting Middle East affairs. His long-awaited Inside the Middle East challenges accepted perceptions....
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Inflammatory and racist
- By Anonymous User on 11-30-16
By: Avi Melamed
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Hacking ISIS
- How to Destroy the Cyber Jihad
- By: Malcolm Nance, Christopher Sampson
- Narrated by: Neil Shah
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Hacking ISIS will explain in graphic detail how ISIS produces religious cultism, recruits vulnerable young people of all religions and nationalities and disseminates their brutal social media to the world....
By: Malcolm Nance, and others
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Mecca
- The Sacred City
- By: Ziauddin Sardar
- Narrated by: Amerjit Deu
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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In this insightful book, Ziauddin Sardar unravels the meaning and significance of Mecca....
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The performance of the READER was excellent...
- By Mithridaties on 07-09-24
By: Ziauddin Sardar
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Phoenician Civilization: A History from Beginning to End
- Ancient Civilizations, Book 6
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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As the tee-shirt slogans say, “If you can read this, thank the Phoenicians". The Phoenician achievements include creating the world’s first alphabet, which consisted of 22 consonant letters. If you’re sipping wine as you read, that’s another reason to thank the Phoenicians....
By: Hourly History
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Leadership Dubai Style
- The Habits to Achieve Remarkable Success
- By: Dr. Tommy Weir
- Narrated by: Dr. Tommy Weir
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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This global super city, which just five decades ago was a cholera-plagued backwater, might just be the picture of a dream becoming reality....
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Nice to know
- By Anonymous User on 04-21-19
By: Dr. Tommy Weir
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Queens and Prophets
- How Arabian Noblewomen and Holy Men Shaped Paganism, Christianity and Islam
- By: Emran Iqbal El-Badawi
- Narrated by: Lara Sawalha
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Long overdue, Queens and Prophets is a landmark exploration of the legacy of female power in late antique Arabia....
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Wahabbism
- The History of the Conservative Islamic Religious Movement in Saudi Arabia
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Wahhabism is the most common form of politicized fundamentalist Islam, now most associated with the Islamic State and Al Qaeda and the official religion of Saudi Arabia and Qatar....
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La guerre d'Algérie
- By: Michel Winock, Mohamed Harbi, Henri Rousso
- Narrated by: Michel Winock, Mohamed Harbi, Henri Rousso
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
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Sujet sensible et douloureux de notre histoire contemporaine, la guerre d'Algérie a laissée des traces profondes dans les mémoires...
By: Michel Winock, and others
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Histoire de l'Empire ottoman - Depuis l'Anatolie du XIVe siècle au début du XXe siècle
- By: Edhem Eldem
- Narrated by: Edhem Eldem
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Frémeaux & Associés et la Grande Mosquée de Paris s’associent afin de faire connaître l’histoire, la philosophie, les cultures et les savoirs du monde...
By: Edhem Eldem