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Did you know that Shakespeare introduced thousands of words into the English language? Do you know what unusual item he left to his wife in his will? Have you heard of the conspiracy theory that suggests Shakespeare didn't write the plays we attribute to him today?
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Through JK Rowling’s series of Harry Potter books and the eight films, we have been introduced to a fantastic and magical world that many of us would like to visit. But what is the story behind what we see and read, and what are some little-known facts about the books, the films, the actors and the characters? This audiobook contains 101 amazing facts which you most likely didn’t know!
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4 out of 5 stars
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- De Theresa S en 05-18-15
De: Jack Goldstein, y otros
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A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare
- 1599
- De: James Shapiro
- Narrado por: James Shapiro
- Duración: 6 h y 28 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 142
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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1599 was an epochal year for Shakespeare and England. During that year, Shakespeare wrote four of his most famous plays: Henry the Fifth, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, and, most remarkably, Hamlet; Elizabethans sent off an army to crush an Irish rebellion, weathered an Armada threat from Spain, gambled on a fledgling East India Company, and waited to see who would succeed their aging and childless queen.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Note!--Abridged version
- De Scott en 01-05-16
De: James Shapiro
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The Winter's Tale
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- De: William Shakespeare
- Narrado por: Sinead Cusack, Ciaran Hinda, Eileen Atkins, y otros
- Duración: 2 h y 52 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 324
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 289
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King Leontes of Sicilia is seized by sudden and terrible jealousy of his wife Hermione, whom he accuses of adultery. He believes the child Hermione is bearing was fathered by his friend Polixenes, and when the baby girl is born he orders her to be taken to some wild place and left to die. Though Hermione's child escapes death, Leontes' cruelty has terrible consequences. Loss paves the way for reunion, and life and hope are born out of desolation and despair.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Snapper-Up of Unconsidered Trifles
- De John en 06-10-17
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Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely
- De: Andrew S. Curran
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 13 h y 18 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Denis Diderot is often associated with the decades-long battle to bring the world's first comprehensive Encyclopedie into existence. But his most daring writing took place in the shadows. Thrown into prison for his atheism in 1749, Diderot decided to reserve his best books for posterity - for us, in fact. In the astonishing cache of unpublished writings left behind after his death, Diderot challenged virtually all of his century's accepted truths, from the sanctity of monarchy, to the racial justification of the slave trade, to the norms of human sexuality.
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5 out of 5 stars
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lifelong coverage of his life.
- De Michael Daly en 03-22-21
De: Andrew S. Curran
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The Black Man: The Father of Civilization, Proven by Biblical History
- De: James Morris Webb
- Narrado por: Rodney Louis Tompkins
- Duración: 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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James Morris Webb argues that the Black man was the father of civilization, born in the land of Egypt, and that the different branches of science and art were simply transmitted to other races, which, as the ages have rolled by have only been enlarged - and to some extent improved upon. The narrative is rich in quotes from the Bible.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow !! I never thought
- De TONY 810 en 07-24-20
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Beethoven
- A Life in Nine Pieces
- De: Laura Tunbridge
- Narrado por: Laura Tunbridge
- Duración: 7 h y 22 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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The iconic image of Beethoven is of him as a lone genius: hair wild, fists clenched, and brow furrowed. Beethoven may well have shaped the music of the future, but he was also a product of his time, influenced by the people, politics, and culture around him. Oxford scholar Laura Tunbridge offers an alternative history of Beethoven's career, placing his music in contexts that shed light on why particular pieces are valued more than others, and what this tells us about his larger-than-life reputation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Engaging, interesting, nice format
- De George en 07-04-22
De: Laura Tunbridge
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Printer's Error
- Irreverent Stories from Book History
- De: Rebecca Romney, J. P. Romney
- Narrado por: J.P. Romney
- Duración: 8 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Since the Gutenberg Bible first went on sale in 1455, printing has been viewed as one of the highest achievements of human innovation. But the march of progress hasn't been smooth; downright bizarre is more like it. Printer's Error chronicles some of the strangest and most humorous episodes in the history of Western printing. Take, for example, the Gutenberg Bible. While the book is regarded as the first printed work in the Western world, Gutenberg's name doesn't appear anywhere on it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Porn for Ye Old Bibliophiles
- De George M. Liveakos en 03-24-17
De: Rebecca Romney, y otros
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J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Making of a Legend
- De: Colin Duriez
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 6 h y 17 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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J.R.R. Tolkien's creations, imagination, and characters captured the attention of millions of readers. But who was the man who dreamt up the intricate languages and perfectly crafted world of Middle-earth? Tolkien had a difficult life, for many years: orphaned and poor, his guardian forbade him to communicate with the woman he had fallen in love with, and he went through the horrors of the First World War. An intensely private and brilliant scholar, he spent over 50 years working on the languages, history, peoples, and geography of Middle-earth,
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very insightful
- De Luke B. en 10-27-20
De: Colin Duriez
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Les Misérables: Translated by Julie Rose
- De: Victor Hugo, Julie Rose - translator
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 60 h y 26 m
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One of the great classics of world literature and the inspiration for the most beloved stage musical of all time, Les Misérables is legendary author Victor Hugo’s masterpiece. This extraordinary English version by renowned translator Julie Rose captures all the majesty and brilliance of Hugo’s work. Here is the timeless story of the quintessential hunted man—Jean Valjean—and the injustices, violence, and social inequalities that torment him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Book that Made Me a Better Person
- De Jeff Diamond en 03-29-13
De: Victor Hugo, y otros
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Shakespeare by Another Name
- The Life of Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, the Man who Was Shakespeare
- De: Mark Anderson
- Narrado por: Simon Prebble
- Duración: 10 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 115
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Actor William Shaksper of Stratford had little education, never left England, and apparently owned no books. How could he have written the great plays and poetry attributed to him? Journalist Mark Anderson's biography offers tantalizing proof that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, courtier, spendthrift, scholar, traveler, soldier, scoundrel, and writer, was the real "Shakespeare".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brings the period to life
- De Dan en 01-15-06
De: Mark Anderson
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The Europeans
- Three Lives and the Making of a Cosmopolitan Culture
- De: Orlando Figes
- Narrado por: James Langton
- Duración: 21 h y 39 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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At the center of the book is a poignant love triangle: the Russian writer Ivan Turgenev; the Spanish prima donna Pauline Viardot, with whom Turgenev had a long and intimate relationship; and her husband Louis Viardot, an art critic, theater manager, and republican activist. Together, Turgenev and the Viardots acted as a kind of European cultural exchange - they either knew or crossed paths with Delacroix, Berlioz, Chopin, Brahms, Liszt, the Schumanns, Hugo, Flaubert, Dickens, and Dostoyevsky, among many other towering figures.
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5 out of 5 stars
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DO LISTEN TO THIS BOOK!!!
- De JK en 10-28-21
De: Orlando Figes
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King Richard III
- De: William Shakespeare
- Narrado por: Kenneth Branagh, Geraldine McEwan, Nicholas Farrell, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 19 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 193
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Written in 1593, King Richard III is one of Shakespeare's earliest plays. This play differs from its predecessors, being amore structured piece, examining the development and motivations of a single character, Richard Duke of Gloucester, who will stop at nothing to gain control of the throne occupied by his brother Edward IV.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bloody thou art, bloody will be thy end
- De Darwin8u en 03-16-17
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The Great Book of Ireland: Interesting Stories, Irish History & Random Facts About Ireland
- History & Fun Facts, Book 1
- De: Bill O'Neill
- Narrado por: Scott Miller
- Duración: 3 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 74
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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This book is packed with trivia facts about Ireland. Some of the facts you’ll learn in this book are shocking, some are tragic, and others will leave you with goosebumps. But they’re all interesting! Whether you’re just learning about Ireland or you already think you’re an expert on the state, you’ll learn something you didn’t know in every chapter. Your history teacher will be interesting at all of your newfound knowledge.
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4 out of 5 stars
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When’s the next book?
- De Margaret en 11-10-19
De: Bill O'Neill
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100+1 Trivia Questions with Interesting Facts: General Knowledge
- De: Michael Harris
- Narrado por: Kevin Hung-Liang
- Duración: 1 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Are you looking for a fun way to spend your evening with your friends and also learn something new and interesting? You don't have to spend money and go to a pub quiz or any trivia questions event! You can enjoy your own pub quiz trivia questions event right at your home!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very educational
- De HHenry en 02-09-22
De: Michael Harris