World History
From the Ancient World to the Information Age
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Joan Walker
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Philip Parker
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A truly global view of history covering over 350 of the world's most important turning points. This is an essential audiobook for every history buff.
World History is the most accessible guide to the history of human civilization, covering the Neanderthals, the Assyrian Empire, Chinese dynasties, Vikings, World War I, apartheid, the rise of ISIS, and everything in between. This remarkable audiobook offers the most up-to-date coverage of global history, up to and including the Arab Spring, global terror, Russia and Ukraine, and the rise of populism in the EU.
Historical moments and movements from across the globe are brought to life. Follow humanity's journey and discover all the key thinkers, leaders, ideas, and inventions that shaped the modern world.
Joan Walker has narrated over 150 audiobooks as well as appearing in over 500 plays on BBC radio. Joan has won awards for her voiceover work, including the Golden Earphones from AudioFile USA plus the American Library Journal Best Audio of 2016, and narrated an array of documentaries, created voices for animations and video games and is the voice of audio guides in some of the greatest art galleries and museums in the world.
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 435
From the earliest civilizations to the 21st century: a global journey through human history, published alongside a landmark BBC One television series. Our understanding of world history is changing, as new discoveries are made on all the continents and old prejudices are being challenged. In this truly global journey, Andrew Marr revisits some of the traditional epic stories, from classical Greece and Rome to the rise of Napoleon, but surrounds them with less familiar material, from Peru to the Ukraine, China to the Caribbean.
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5 out of 5 stars
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25 hours of enjoyment
- De Mark en 04-26-13
De: Andrew Marr
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A Distant Mirror
- The Calamitous 14th Century
- De: Barbara Tuchman
- Narrado por: Aviva Skell
- Duración: 25 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 209
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 176
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 177
The Bubonic Plague of the 14th century killed one third of all human beings in Europe and Western Asia; many who survived the plague killed each other in the Hundred Years War that followed. What was it like to live in this calamitous century, when knighthood (and much more) died a violent death? Find out.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A classic history
- De Joshua en 01-19-14
De: Barbara Tuchman
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World History for Dummies, 3rd Edition
- De: Peter Haugen
- Narrado por: Matthew Boston
- Duración: 16 h y 3 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 17
Want to get a taste of the entirety of human history in a single book? With World History for Dummies, you'll get an overview of the history of, well, everything, from the Neanderthal experience to the latest historical developments of the twenty-first century. Re-live history from your armchair as you ride into battle alongside Roman generals, prepare Egyptian pharaohs for the afterlife, and learn from the great Greek poets and philosophers. It's the perfect gift for the lifelong learner who wants to brush up on their world history knowledge.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Too many chapter suggestions
- De Amazon Customer en 06-12-23
De: Peter Haugen
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The American Civil War
- De: Gary W. Gallagher, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Gary W. Gallagher
- Duración: 24 h y 37 m
- Grabación Original
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General5 out of 5 stars 4,631
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,104
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 4,079
Between 1861 and 1865, the clash of the greatest armies the Western hemisphere had ever seen turned small towns, little-known streams, and obscure meadows in the American countryside into names we will always remember. In those great battles, those streams ran red with blood-and the United States was truly born.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Series
- De Rodney en 07-09-13
De: Gary W. Gallagher, y otros
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History of the World (Updated)
- De: J. M. Roberts
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
- Duración: 54 h y 46 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 60
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 55
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 52
In his monumental History of the World, J.M. Roberts delivered a powerful vision of human history as a story of change, a deliberate shaping of experience and environment. This revised and updated edition takes into account the great range of events and discoveries that have altered our views on everything from early civilizations to post-Cold War globalism.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb...
- De Jonn Bloyd en 02-17-19
De: J. M. Roberts
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The Greek Revolution
- 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe
- De: Mark Mazower
- Narrado por: John Lee, Mark Mazower
- Duración: 20 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 84
As Mark Mazower shows us in his enthralling and definitive new account, myths about the Greek War of Independence outpaced the facts from the very beginning, and for good reason. This was an unlikely cause, against long odds, a disorganized collection of Greek patriots up against what was still one of the most storied empires in the world, the Ottomans. The revolutionaries needed all the help they could get.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent, had it not been for the narrator
- De Jean N en 05-15-22
De: Mark Mazower
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Ancient Egypt
- De: DK
- Narrado por: Nabil Elouahabi
- Duración: 2 h y 43 m
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General0 out of 5 stars 0
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An enticing and insightful guide that covers 3,000 years of life under the pharaohs (c. 3200-30 BCE) from the early kings of Egypt to the reign of Cleopatra and the Roman conquest, this book explains it all!
De: DK
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Africa
- The Definitive History of a Continent
- De: David Olusoga, DK
- Narrado por: Itoya Osagiede
- Duración: 9 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 1
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1
Spanning more than 200,000 years, from the emergence of the first humans to the rise of megacities, Africa explores the history and cultures of the world's second-largest continent in vivid detail. It brings to life the stories that shaped Africa and the world around it, from powerful empires and kingdoms such as Mali and Benin, through the struggle against colonisation and the fight for independence, to Africa's place on the global stage today.
De: David Olusoga, y otros
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The History of the World
- The Story of Mankind from Prehistory to the Modern Day
- De: Alex Woolf
- Narrado por: Matt Bates
- Duración: 20 h y 52 m
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General0 out of 5 stars 0
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Humankind has come a long way since our ancestors first stood up on two feet, but how did we get to where we are today? This book tells our story, through conflict and intrigue, power won and lost, and great empires built and destroyed. Award-winning author Alex Woolf brings you an accessible, enjoyable exploration of human history. Whether you want to uncover the secrets of the first civilizations, follow marauding Mongols on their quest to conquer, find out what made colonial empires tick, or the more modern origins of current conflict, the answers lie in this book.
De: Alex Woolf
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The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World
- De: Robert Garland, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Robert Garland
- Duración: 24 h y 28 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8,779
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 7,875
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7,823
Look beyond the abstract dates and figures, kings and queens, and battles and wars that make up so many historical accounts. Over the course of 48 richly detailed lectures, Professor Garland covers the breadth and depth of human history from the perspective of the so-called ordinary people, from its earliest beginnings through the Middle Ages.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Tantalizing time trip
- De Mark en 08-21-13
De: Robert Garland, y otros
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The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- De: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 26 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,654
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,940
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,913
This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting historical events from Europe to the Middle East to the far coast of China, while still giving weight to the characteristics of each country. Susan Wise Bauer provides both sweeping scope and vivid attention to the individual lives that give flesh to abstract assertions about human history. This narrative history employs the methods of "history from beneath" - literature, epic traditions, private letters, and accounts - to connect kings and leaders with the lives of those they ruled.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Historic Achievement
- De Ellen S. Wilds en 04-25-14
De: Susan Wise Bauer
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The Reformation
- A History
- De: Diarmaid MacCulloch
- Narrado por: Anne Flosnik
- Duración: 36 h y 11 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 296
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 262
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 258
At a time when men and women were prepared to kill - and be killed - for their faith, the Protestant Reformation tore the Western world apart. Acclaimed as the definitive account of these epochal events, Diarmaid MacCulloch's award-winning history brilliantly recreates the religious battles of priests, monarchs, scholars, and politicians - from the zealous Martin Luther and his 95 Theses to the polemical John Calvin to the radical Igantius Loyola, from the tortured Thomas Cranmer to the ambitious Philip II.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- De Eli Shem Tov en 05-15-17
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A Little History of the World
- De: E. H. Gombrich
- Narrado por: Ralph Cosham
- Duración: 9 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,085
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,430
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,416
E. H. Gombrich's world history, an international best seller now available in English for the first time, is a text dominated not by dates and facts but by the sweep of experience across the centuries, a guide to humanity's achievements, and an acute witness to its frailties.
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5 out of 5 stars
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an enlightening book; very well read
- De A.B.Oxford en 06-03-06
De: E. H. Gombrich
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A People’s History of the World
- From the Stone Age to the New Millennium
- De: Chris Harman
- Narrado por: Napoleon Ryan
- Duración: 29 h y 44 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 272
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 225
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 221
Chris Harman describes the shape and course of human history as a narrative of ordinary people forming and re-forming complex societies in pursuit of common human goals. Interacting with the forces of technological change as well as the impact of powerful individuals and revolutionary ideas, these societies have engendered events familiar to every schoolchild-from the empires of antiquity to the world wars of the 20th century. In a bravura conclusion, Chris Harman exposes the reductive complacency of contemporary capitalism.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Oh God avoid
- De Robert en 03-28-18
De: Chris Harman
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The Military History Book
- DK Big Ideas
- De: DK
- Narrado por: Charles Armstrong
- Duración: 14 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General2 out of 5 stars 1
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia1 out of 5 stars 1
Tracing the epic 5,000-year story of warfare from the earliest battles to the War on Terror, The Military History Book explores and explains the causes and consequences of each, offering a new angle on military history. Entries analyze the key social and political driving forces, the arms and armaments, and the technologies and tactics of war over the last 7,000 years—from the tactics of early infantry and siege craft to the rise of naval combat steel, steam, and shellfire, and from trench warfare and aerial dogfights to chemical weapons and cyber warfare.
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2 out of 5 stars
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It’s a decent briefly commented list
- De Amazon Customer en 03-30-25
De: DK
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The Square and the Tower
- Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook
- De: Niall Ferguson
- Narrado por: Elliot Hill
- Duración: 17 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,028
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 887
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 880
Most history is hierarchical: it's about emperors, presidents, prime ministers, and field marshals. It's about states, armies, and corporations. It's about orders from on high. Even history "from below" is often about trade unions and workers' parties. But what if that's simply because hierarchical institutions create the archives that historians rely on? What if we are missing the informal, less well documented social networks that are the true sources of power and drivers of change?
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not his best by a long chalk: Read Steven Pinker.
- De David en 02-05-18
De: Niall Ferguson
Pretty good book overall.
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