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The End is Always Near
- Apocalyptic Moments from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
- Narrated by: Dan Carlin
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
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Publisher's summary
The New York Times best seller.
Do tough times create tougher people? Can humanity handle the power of its weapons without destroying itself? Will human technology ever peak or regress? And why, since the dawn of time, has it always seemed as though death and destruction are waiting just around the corner?
Combining his trademark thrilling, expansive storytelling with rigorous history and thought experiment, Dan Carlin connects past with future to explore the tipping points of collapsing civilisations – from the plague to nuclear war. Looking across every brush with apocalypse, crisis and collapse, this book also weighs, knowing all we do about human patterns, whether our world is likely to become a ruin for future archaeologists to dig up and explore.
From the creator of the award-winning, 100-plus-million-download podcast Hardcore History.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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"Carlin puts the 'hardcore' in Hardcore History by focusing his narratives on the most violent and dramatic moments in human history, filling his show with colorful anecdotes that were most likely left out of your high school history class." (Time)
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- N
- 11-05-19
If you're a fan of the podcasts you've heard this.
Great content - don't get me wrong. However, most of this sounded familiar very quickly. Dan Carlin is good narrator of his material and this particular reading style, rather than more conversational or rambling people so enjoy, was also enjoyable.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-18-19
brilliant!
dan is my man when it comes to history! do not hesitate to get your copy today!
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- Anonymous User
- 11-07-19
summary of podcast material
some of the podcast series are better. I didn't like the lack of cohesion and would like for Dan to focus on one period or story rather than history of humanity and beyond.. nevertheless happy to contribute and back Dan and thanks for all the free podcast material!
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- Martin T.
- 12-18-19
missing some new material
Dan Carlin is the master of story telling. But if you are a regular listener of Hardcore History this book is kinda just a resume.
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- Liza Ras
- 12-04-19
Good book (prefer podcast)
Dan's personality shines through in this reading. I don't think the audio book would be the same if read by someone else. Overall the book is good. There's enough there to support his storyline and thoughts. As someone who has listened to the podcast though I have to admit that I prefer the podcast over the book.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-13-19
Just another hard core history podcast chapter...
Which is actually a good thing! The transitions between various topics aren't always smooth. And yet, as always, you just can't stop listening to it
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- Anonymous User
- 10-14-22
Excellent Narrator
Dan Carlin is an excellent narrator and he makes the book really easy to follow.
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- Mr N
- 07-13-21
give it a chance
the first chapter is not great. after that it is amazing. he kind of predicts covid.
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- Jonas
- 07-15-20
For the history fanatic & newbie alike
Admittedly I went into this with a strong bias for all things Dan Carlin. What can I say... I'm a fan. That said I was also super critical going in and wasn't convinced Dan's style would translate in the more confined form that would be required for a written account.
I was devastatingly wrong.
This book is amazing. Have since passed it on to several mates who run the gambit from fellow history enthusiasts to outright historical newbies with little to know background.
Dan presents this story in a way that is both rich with information and easy to digest. What I love most is that he isn't trying to sell you his opinion... Rather he likes leaving the question with you to bounce around in your head and give you enough perspective to be able to reach your own theories.
Its just superb really.
Thanks D. C for knocking this one out the park!
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- Marian Hanganu
- 02-17-20
Breathtaking, as all his creations
Another breathtaking story by Dan Carlin that you can't put off until finished.
Now he will scare you to death because he is right: the end is always near.
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- James W.
- 10-30-19
Greatest Hits
Feels like a Greatest hits album for the HH podcast. Not a whole lot of new ground covered but still a deeply enjoyable listen.
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- S. Smith
- 10-31-19
A "best of" collection
As a long time fan of Dan Carlin's podcast (Hardcore History), I was looking forward to this book. The book re-uses a lot of the research and covers much of the same ground as the podcasts, but arranges the content into a rough timeline and provided a set of examples of how the world may end, or may have ended for civilisations in the past.
Dan tries to pre-empt this criticism in his foreword, but this book doesn't really have an argument, or a point. So it meanders. It never really says anything, it just explores and describes. I'm sorry Dan, but pre-empting this criticism doesn't negate it. The book is enjoyable in the moment, but it hasn't stuck with me, meaning that it is ultimately unsatisfying as a complete book.
Also, unfortunately, the narration, which is normally such a high point on the Hardcore History podcasts, is at time a bit grating. It's very one note, without the asides and calm moments of the podcasts. Instead it feels like Dan is trying to push every word into your ears with the full force of his growl, for more than 8 hours non-stop.
If you haven't listened to the Hardcore History podcast, this is an OK starting point for Dan Carlin's work. But considering that you could try the podcast for free, perhaps you should start there. Of course, if you like them, do then chuck him a few bucks.
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- Kindle Customer
- 11-20-19
Ties his podcasts together nicely
My initial concern was that this book would be a "greatest hits" recycling material from his "hardcore history" podcast and while a lot of familiar topics are covered this is genuinely new material and thematically ties a lot of his series together with a common theme of societal collapses and near misses throughout history. The highlight is the chapter on the bronze age collapse which is one of histories great mysteries and something Dan has teased about covering in depth for years.
The narration is unsurprisingly excellent and Dan's enthusiasm and style still shines even when scripted. I was going to buy the book whatever as a way of thanking him for the podcast so it was a pleasant surprise to find the book thoroughly enjoyable. An obvious purchase for fans of his podcast but also a complimentary piece for fans of Jared Diamond's "collapse" which focuses on environmental disasters - something which isn't covered as in depth here.
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- pierre
- 11-20-19
nice book!
Dan is delivering a great book in the vein of what we have grown used to with the podcasts but he reads his book in the same tone he reads quotes in his podcasts, which is nice for quotes but get tiring for the full book. this is only minor I really liked the book that dove deeper into previous podcasts subject matters. Well done!
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- Scott
- 11-12-19
Hardcore History in Book Form
If you love the podcast, you know what to expect.
If you haven’t heard of the podcast, then you should go and download it now.
The book is almost a highlights reel of the podcast from the last few years, with extra material and an over-arcing structure.
The barbarian leader Clovis; Charleston Heston screaming on the beach in planet of the apes; the logical insanity of nuclear war - familiar podcast points retold. Almost like Monty Python’s ‘And Now for Something Completely Different’, where they reshot their best sketches from two seasons into a single movie.
Highly recommended for existing fans and those who haven’t heard the podcast before. Always interesting, always engaging, Dan is excellent at putting history in context and injecting life into stories.
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- Nephrite
- 02-19-20
Dan Carlin: As Hardcore As Ever!
The End Is Always Near; Apocalyptic Moments From The Bronze Age Collapse To Nuclear Near Misses by Dan Carlin
Now...it’s good to return in front of my figurative typewriter once again. But what will I review or discuss today? I am in the mood for something historical. I began the year in mid January with a review of The Storm Before The Storm: The Beginning Of The End Of The Roman Republic by Mike Duncan - a well known history podcaster (think an internet radio show for the uninitiated) - so why don’t I start the end of the year with one of his fellow elder statesmen of podcasting? The one and only Dan Carlin.
Dan Carlin is a well-known American journalist and broadcaster who has been part of the historical podcasting world since 2006 thanks to Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History. He isn’t a qualified historian (something he isn’t afraid to make clear throughout his several hour long episodes - The shortest on the current episode feed is just over three hours with the longest being just over six hours) but he brings the enthusiasm of the well read and eager amateur to his series. His episodes often have the feel of a very intense pub debate between two friends or a history lecture where the lecturer has decided to throw the rules out the window. And I mean this in the best way possible! Extended tangents, repeated references to his ‘Martian’ approach to history, the Star Trek holodeck and classic wargaming and a focus on the apocalyptic, violent and outrageous parts of history are part of the appeal of this famous series. An episode on the takeover of Munster by doomsayer millennial preachers as a domino effect of Martin Luther. A three part discussion of the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage...(Carthage must be destroyed.) A three part history of the kings of Achaemenid Persia. And that’s just the original podcast!
But what about the audiobook in question? As you can tell by the title, Dan’s book has an appropriately apocalyptic focus. Do you think that modern civilisation will ever fall? Be discovered and investigated by the archeologists of the future like we do Ancient Egyptian mummies? And figure out who we are? To imagine that happening to us as it did to the Ancient Greeks or the Babylonians may be bizarre but it is also entirely possible. Dan’s book has no argument as he says - although he does make common use of arguments from qualified historians to discuss his chosen topics or to discuss the opposing view. Do tougher times make tougher people? Will human capabilities ever peak or regress? Why, since the beginning of human history has it seemed like the Sword of Damocles has been dangling over us collectively? Dan’s book is a interesting golden thread across the past and future to discuss the question of human survival.
Dan may discuss gruesome possibilities or hypotheticals alongside his history but it is clear he finds the subject fascinating and he succeeds in spreading that to his listener. Even if history was never your strong suit he much like his contemporary Mike Duncan makes it sound utterly engrossing. His way of writing and narrating makes you feel yourself lost in the book. He really does feel like the classic style broadcasters. What would you do? Where do you fall on the questions he poses to his readers and listeners? And since the book is not set on making an argument as is common in history books Dan can include the odd tangent or pop-culture reference - hello Charlton Heston - without it completely breaking his flow. The book may be different to one of his Hardcore History episodes be it Wrath Of The Khans, Supernova In The East or Prophets Of Doom but it is close enough in tone that any of you who have listened to the podcast before will be on safe ground. He also covers familiar topics as part of the audiobook but with enough new material and interesting very traditional Carlin analogies that I could hardly bare to put it down even after having listened to every episode released from 2007 on again and again!
One critique of Carlin - not just the book but in general - is that he can oversimplify the topic at hand and I wouldn’t deny that. In fact I’ve agreed with them on certain topics or in certain instances. But Dan does always make it clear he isn’t a qualified historian and he is trying to interest the general public in history. This probably also helps explain his slightly gruesome focus to a degree. But at least in the podcasts and in The End Is Always Near he gives a list of sources or recommended further reading in the description or accompanying PDF/appendix to investigate yourself and make your own decisions should you be so inclined. That’s better than I’ve seen from more than a few other people with the same stated intention.
In conclusion I recommend this audiobook to my readers. Especially if your tastes fall along the slightly weird, apocalyptic and appropriately esoteric. If you listen to the audiobook or read the physical book and like the sound of what you hear? Then hunt down Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History (either the free episodes on the podcast feed or the complete archive on his site) and the work of Mike Duncan. They have different oeuvre and focuses but both men are brilliant at what they do. There’s a reason I hunted down a physical copy of this! Thank you Internet. You’d be amazed how fascinating history can be when you find the right storyteller! You never know what just might interest you!
Vale Amici Mei
Nephrite
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- Lee Burgess
- 11-20-19
Classic Dan Carlin
If you are a fan of Dan's then this audio book is for you. It traverses across centuries of history and distills the human story.
If you're not familiar with Dan's work then I highly recommend you start with his Podcast - Hardcore History
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- Anonymous User
- 11-08-19
Amazing, scary and though provoking
As someone who has listened to all of Dan’s Hardcore History podcasts, I had very high expectations. This book did not let me down. It nicely ties together the specific themes of many of his popular podcast episodes into a chronological description of the human experience of our great wars and conflicts. I am thankful that the book is narrated by Dan himself. His voice is perfect for this kind of content. The detailed descriptions of the horrors people did to each other, combined with historical context and overviews of the geopolitical landscape makes much of the insanity, in a scary way, seem logical. Makes you wonder what kind of horrors we are in for in the future..
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- fndktr
- 11-04-19
An entertaining synthesis of the podcast
I enjoyed this audiobook, but I think it's important to those who are thinking about buying it to be aware that it's essentially a condensed 'best of' of the podcast shows. For long term listeners of the show, there is little new here apart from occasional information (mostly concerning the Bronze Age) that has been updated since the show that originally dealt with it aired. However, if you're like me, and frequently revisit the podcasts anyway then this shouldn't be too much of a problem.
Dan's narration took a little bit of getting used to, not because it's bad or anything, but because it is a little odd to hear him talking from a script rather than the much more casual style of the podcast.
Overall I liked the audiobook a lot and it was nice to hear many of the subjects he has spoken about in the past being brought together. The issues I have mentioned above aren't enough to keep it from being worth your time. I would especially recommend it to those new to the podcast.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-26-21
Somewhat disappointing, but a decent listen
I'm quite disappointed in this book, but happy to support Dan by it's purchase. As others have said, it's mostly recycled material from the podcasts, but without the focus on one historical topic. You are just left with the higher level contemplative stuff, which in itself isn't anything new or or groundbreaking and divorced from the historical focus it's somewhat dull. Having just the openended approach with no historical narration becomes quite repetitive. There's also some other issues like Dan's overly naive and boiler plate views on science and religion, which dumbs down the whole book. Overall I would say it's a good effort, but fails to bring anything new and especially for anyone familiar with the podcast, this has nothing to offer.
The narration is great, as you would expect from Dan.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-04-19
Dan Carlin Conquers the audio book
Just as he (Dan Carlin) has conquered the podcast format, the same can be said true of the audio book.
For listeners of his podcast series there may not be a whole lot new here (if you have heard every single one as I have). This however is not a criticism. To hear the material again but with refinements and maybe a more concise approach was throughly enjoyable (although I do enjoy his tangents on the podcasts), the gravity and context of the wide breadth of events was not lost even for I feel new listeners not familiar with history.
Dan does a very good job of emersing the listener in real life events that people had to endure while also providing the wider facts of the event with the Dan Carlin voice. If only our classics or history teachers would wrap high school lessons up in the drama of the extreme human experience, maybe more young minds would be intrigued to learn more of our past.
This is the first review I have ever written in my life, for anything of that matter but I feel compelled to do so as I must tip my proverbial cap to Dan carlin 5/5. To the godfather of the history podcast and now as he stakes his claim in the audio book
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- Crystal
- 11-25-19
Hardcore history fan.
Dan Carlin lays awake at night unable to sleep and you are invited to listen to his thoughts on world destruction :D.
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- Patrick
- 01-29-20
Excellent as always.
Carlin knows how to make history both relevant and engaging. Here, he tries to send a more important message, and succeeds.
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- Adin
- 11-25-19
Dan Carlin is a fantastic History teacher
Enjoyed listening to what feels almost like another Hardcore History deep dive except on a theme as opposed to a civilization or event. personally I prefer the event/civilization style to the theme but it was well worth the listen regardless. I look forward to more from Dan Carlin.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-20-19
Great book for hardcore history fans
Compilation of hardcore history podcasts in one great read. Must have for hardcore history fans.
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- nicholas Joosten
- 11-13-19
Good but a bit light on
Not as hardcore as Hardcore history podcast. I prefer Dan impromptu delivery than this boo which seems a bit rehearsed. This book jumped pretty quick from Bronza age to time to WW2 and only really offered a quick look at each era.
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- Chris Taylor
- 11-03-19
Only for new listeners
If you are a big fan of Dan Carlin then don't bother as it is all covered in his podcasts
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- Kathleen Fahy
- 11-01-19
Timely and scary
I’ve become a fan of Dan Carlin and his hard-core history podcasts. This book does not disappoint. It’s extremely timely to think about all the times in history that civilisations have been wiped out and ours is perched on the precipice. We have the threat of nuclear war and climate change involving resisting sea levels. New epidermic’s of infections are also possible. We have lived through 70 years of peace but history shows that all good things must come to an end. Dan Carlin make the Clarion call to wake up and behave more clearly than our predecessors.
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- Jack R Isherwood
- 09-27-23
Didn't enjoy this
I hoped this book would have more analysis, too much opinion rather than substantive argument.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-28-23
Dan Carlin is a hero of our age
Excellent and timely book. The pandemic chapter was frighteningly prescient. I miss the common sense podcast
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Christmas is the single biggest annual event on the planet, a time for merry-making, over-indulgence, peace, goodwill, and the occasional family row. It’s as comfortable and familiar as a pair of old shoes and yet still glittery and exciting. But what do you really know about it? It’s stuffed full of traditions and rituals that most of us have been observing all our lives without having the slightest idea of where they come from.
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Fascinating and Entertaining
- By Laura Carrington on 11-23-22
By: Bill Bryson
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Zombified: Real-World Lessons from Fictional Apocalypses
- By: Athena Aktipis, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Athena Aktipis
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
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Athena Aktipis of Arizona State University is a self-professed apocalypse enthusiast, and as the host of the podcast Zombified, she knows the undead inside and out. With Zombified: Real-World Lessons from Fictional Apocalypses, she’s compiled her research and insights into a fascinating Audible Original that will have you thinking deeper about all those shambling, brain-hungry corpses in pop culture—not to mention our everyday lives. Drawing on years of research on zombies and zombification, these six lessons offer a fun way to explore and understand the many forces that influence us.
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Free fun food for thought
- By Lucy A. Pithecus on 10-07-23
By: Athena Aktipis, and others
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Caffeine
- How Caffeine Created the Modern World
- By: Michael Pollan
- Narrated by: Michael Pollan
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
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Michael Pollan, known for his best-selling nonfiction audio, including The Omnivores Dilemma and How to Change Your Mind, conceived and wrote Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World as an Audible Original. In this controversial and exciting listen, Pollan explores caffeine’s power as the most-used drug in the world - and the only one we give to children (in soda pop) as a treat.
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Leaves much to be desired
- By Melody H on 02-02-20
By: Michael Pollan
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The Daily Stoic
- 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living
- By: Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman
- Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Why have history's greatest minds - from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson along with today's top performers, from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities - embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a classroom exercise. The Daily Stoic offers a daily devotional of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations.
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Not well made as audio
- By Andreas on 12-27-16
By: Ryan Holiday, and others
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The Practicing Stoic
- By: Ward Farnsworth
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
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The great insights of the Stoics are spread over a wide range of ancient sources. This book brings them all together for the first time. It systematically presents what the various Stoic philosophers said on every important topic, accompanied by an eloquent commentary that is clear and concise. The result is a set of philosophy lessons for everyone - the most valuable wisdom of ages past made available for our times, and for all time.
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I would guess the book is better
- By Education Expert on 03-07-20
By: Ward Farnsworth
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- As Told to Alex Haley
- By: Malcolm X, Alex Haley
- Narrated by: Laurence Fishburne
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
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Experience a bold take on this classic autobiography as it’s performed by Oscar-nominated Laurence Fishburne. In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American dream and the inherent racism in a society that denies its non-White citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issues of our own time.
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Audible Masterpiece
- By Phoenician on 09-10-20
By: Malcolm X, and others
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The Complete Book of Five Rings
- By: Miyamoto Musashi, Kenji Tokitsu - editor/translator
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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The Complete Book of Five Rings is an authoritative version of Musashi's classic The Book of Five Rings, translated and annotated by a modern martial arts master, Kenji Tokitsu. Tokitsu has spent most of his life researching the legendary samurai swordsman and his works, and in this book he illuminates this seminal text, along with several other works by Musashi.
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Best translation I have encountered.
- By DW on 05-27-16
By: Miyamoto Musashi, and others
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Medieval Myths & Mysteries
- By: Dorsey Armstrong, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Dorsey Armstrong
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
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The 10 enlightening (and often humorous) lectures of Medieval Myths and Mysteries will show you how far from the “dark” times of legend these centuries were. Uncover the facts about the Knights Templar. Reveal the truth behind the tales of legendary creatures like the Questing Beast and the unicorn. Trace the events of the Black Death and the ways it altered the world in its wake, and much more. With Professor Armstrong, you will dig deep into the ways that later generations reshaped the narrative of the medieval years and perpetuated the myths.
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Interesting, but centered on Britain
- By Ximena on 04-10-20
By: Dorsey Armstrong, and others
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The Man Who Killed Kennedy
- The Case Against LBJ
- By: Roger Stone
- Narrated by: David Rapkin
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
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Lyndon Baines Johnson was a man of great ambition and enormous greed, both of which, in 1963, would threaten to destroy him. In the end, President Johnson would use power from his personal connections in Texas and from the underworld and from the government to escape an untimely end in politics and to seize even greater power. President Johnson, the thirty-sixth president of the United States, was the driving force behind a conspiracy to murder President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. In The Man Who Killed Kennedy, you will find out how and why he did it. Political consultant, strategist, and Libertarian Roger Stone has gathered documents and used his firsthand knowledge to construct the ultimate tome to prove that LBJ was not only involved in JFK's assassination, but was in fact the mastermind. With 2013 being the fiftieth anniversary of JFK's assassination, this is the perfect time for The Man Who Killed Kennedy to be available to readers. The research and information in this book is unprecedented, and as Roger Stone lived through it, he's the perfect person to bring it to everyone's attention.
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COMPELLING BOOK - THE CROOKS ARE IN POWER
- By Theo Tsourdalakis on 12-01-13
By: Roger Stone
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Kombucha Curious
- How a Drink Transformed My Life
- By: Duff McDonald
- Narrated by: Duff McDonald
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
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It originated in Asia, moved to Europe, and is now consumed worldwide — a slightly-fermented tea that is purported to cure everything from indigestion to cancer. We’re talking about kombucha, which has exploded in popularity in the last quarter century. While the exact health benefits of kombucha remain unproven, it’s quite certain that the effervescent elixir provides its worldwide fans with a spiritual lift unlike any other drink.
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Wonderful Audiobook Voice!
- By Sarah Gilmore on 10-15-23
By: Duff McDonald
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Finding Tamika
- By: Erika Alexander, Kevin Hart, Charlamagne Tha God, and others
- Narrated by: Erika Alexander
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
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Black girls and women disappear every day, but not without a trace. Join actress and activist Erika Alexander in a neo-noir, true crime drama as she searches for Tamika Huston, a 24-year-old Black woman from Spartanburg, SC who went missing in 2004. Her case became a rallying cry for other missing Black women in America and led to a growing demand to expose a system that ignores missing girls and women of color.
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Cynical conflation of two tragedies
- By Buretto on 03-26-22
By: Erika Alexander, and others
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The Mastery of Self
- A Toltec Guide to Personal Freedom
- By: Don Miguel Ruiz Jr.
- Narrated by: Charlie Varon
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
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The ancient Toltecs believed that life, as we perceive it, is a dream. We each live in our own personal dream, and these come together to form the dream of the planet, or the world in which we live. Problems arise when our perception of the dream becomes clouded with negativity, drama, and judgment (of ourselves and others), because it's in these moments of suffering that we have forgotten that we are the architects of our own reality and we have the power to change our dream if we choose.
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- By Casiano on 12-22-16
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I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t)
- Telling the Truth about Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and Power
- By: Brené Brown
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
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Based on seven years of ground-breaking research and hundreds of interviews, I Thought It Was Just Me shines a long-overdue light on an important truth: Our imperfections are what connect us to each other and to our humanity. Our vulnerabilities are not weaknesses; they are powerful reminders to keep our hearts and minds open to the reality that we're all in this together.
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I'm sure its great if you are a mother ....
- By Leslie A Hill on 08-09-11
By: Brené Brown
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Pipeline to Power
- The 40-Year Plan to Capture the Supreme Court
- By: Vicky Ward
- Narrated by: Vicky Ward
- Length: 4 hrs
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Forty years ago, following the appointment of their professors to the federal bench, a tiny group of conservative law students at Yale Law School worried that their ideas might disappear from intellectual discourse in this bastion of liberal thought. They set out to fill that void. But they ended up achieving way more than that. Over the next few decades, the Federalist Society became an integral tool in the larger conservative movement, with political, judicial, and social repercussions ending in the conservative capture of the Supreme Court and the election of Donald Trump to the presidency.
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Disturbingly Timely
- By pilatesgal on 09-24-23
By: Vicky Ward
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Eight Dates
- Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
- By: John Gottman PhD, Julie Schwartz Gottman PhD, Doug Abrams, and others
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin, Julie McKay
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
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Navigating the challenges of long-term commitment takes effort - and it just got simpler, with this empowering, step-by-step guide to communicating about the things that matter most to you and your partner. Drawing on 40 years of research from their world-famous Love Lab, Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman invite couples on eight fun, easy, and profoundly rewarding dates, each one focused on a make-or-break issue: trust, conflict, sex, money, family, adventure, spirituality, and dreams.
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What the F. Robot-reader???!?!?!
- By Anonymous User on 01-21-20
By: John Gottman PhD, and others