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1491
- New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
- By: Charles C. Mann
- Narrated by: Darrell Dennis
- Length: 16 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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A groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. Traditionally, Americans learned in school that the ancestors of the people who inhabited the Western Hemisphere at the time of Columbus’s landing had crossed the Bering...
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Exposes Non-Academic Audience to The Debate Between Ideas of Pre-Colombian America's
- By Christopher on 01-19-17
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1491
- New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
- Narrated by: Darrell Dennis
- Length: 16 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 08-29-16
- Language: English
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Admiral of the Ocean Sea
- A Life of Christopher Columbus
- By: Samuel Eliot Morison
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 25 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance162
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Admiral of the Ocean Sea is Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison's classic biography of the greatest sailor of them all, Christopher Columbus. It is written with the insight, energy, and authority that only someone who had himself sailed in Columbus's path to the New World could muster. Morison undertook this expedition in a 147-foot schooner and a 47-foot ketch, the dimensions of these craft roughly matching those of Columbus's Santa Maria and Nina.
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Very detailed, not an easy one
- By Curdy on 05-28-12
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Admiral of the Ocean Sea
- A Life of Christopher Columbus
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 25 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 10-19-11
- Language: English
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Columbus Day
- Expeditionary Force, Book 1
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 16 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance46,170
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We were fighting on the wrong side of a war we couldn't win. And that was the good news. The Ruhar hit us on Columbus Day. There we were, innocently drifting along the cosmos on our little blue marble, like the native Americans in 1492. Over the horizon come ships of a technologically advanced, aggressive culture, and BAM! There go the good old days, when humans only got killed by each other. So, Columbus Day. It fits. When the morning sky twinkled again, this time with Kristang starships jumping in to hammer the Ruhar, we thought we were saved.
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WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 01-04-17
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Columbus Day
- Expeditionary Force, Book 1
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Series: Expeditionary Force, Book 1
- Length: 16 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 12-13-16
- Language: English
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Columbus
- The Four Voyages
- By: Laurence Bergreen
- Narrated by: Tim Jerome
- Length: 18 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Unabridged, 15 hours Read by TBD A mesmerizing, new account of the great explorer from the acclaimed biographer of Magellan and Marco Polo...
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Very Petty and frankly flat out dishonest
- By Jm on 02-16-21
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Columbus
- The Four Voyages
- Narrated by: Tim Jerome
- Length: 18 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 09-20-11
- Language: English
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Christopher Columbus and the Americas: Separating Fact from Fiction
- Fact vs. Fiction in U.S. History
- By: Peter Mavrikis, Katrina M. Phillips, Roberto Borrero - consultant
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 26 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas. Or did he? Listeners will learn the full story about Christopher Columbus’s famous voyage.
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Christopher Columbus and the Americas: Separating Fact from Fiction
- Fact vs. Fiction in U.S. History
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 26 mins
- Release date: 04-09-24
- Language: English
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Taíno Mythology: An Enthralling Guide to the Myths, Legends, and Folklore of the Taínos
- By: Billy Wellman
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Taíno Myths: The Stories That Shaped the Caribbean Before any European set foot on Caribbean shores, the Taíno people flourished, their lives intertwined with rich beliefs and powerful ancient tales. This book unveils their legacy. This book is an intimate portrait of a culture that overcame attempts at erasure, colonization, and centuries of enforced silence. The Taíno were declared gone, but their pulse still resonates across the Caribbean, their stories speaking clearly today. Here’s just a fraction of what you can expect inside: Foundational creation myths where sibling rivalry ...
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The History
- By Anonymous on 01-01-26
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Taíno Mythology: An Enthralling Guide to the Myths, Legends, and Folklore of the Taínos
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 07-08-25
- Language: English
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The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus
- By: Matthew Restall
- Narrated by: Matthew Restall
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
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Two thousand books have been written about Columbus, most of them spirited defenses or relentless attacks. Recently, the balance has shifted: the Genoese navigator, once considered a hero, is now blamed for bringing plunder and genocide to the Americas. In The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus, historian Matthew Restall takes us beyond polemic, sifting through the evidence across nations, languages, and five centuries to explore the central questions of Columbiana.
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The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus
- Narrated by: Matthew Restall
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 10-07-25
- Language: English
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The Last Voyage of Columbus
- Being the Epic Tale of the Great Captain's Fourth Expedition Including Accounts of Swordfight, Mutiny, Shipwreck, Gold, War, Hurrican, and Discovery
- By: Martin Dugard
- Narrated by: Simon Jones
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Abridged
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The Year is 1500. Christopher Columbus, stripped of his title Admiral of the Ocean Seas, waits in chains in a Caribbean prison built under his orders, looking out at the colony that he founded, nurtured, and ruled for eight years. Less than a decade after discovering the New World, he has fallen...
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Brilliant!
- By David on 09-11-05
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The Last Voyage of Columbus
- Being the Epic Tale of the Great Captain's Fourth Expedition Including Accounts of Swordfight, Mutiny, Shipwreck, Gold, War, Hurrican, and Discovery
- Narrated by: Simon Jones
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 07-20-05
- Language: English
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Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle, Stephen Fry - introductions
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 71 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall21,609
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Performance19,450
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Story19,340
Ever since he made his first appearance in A Study In Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes has enthralled and delighted millions of fans throughout the world. Now Audible is proud to present Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, read by Stephen Fry. A lifelong fan of Doyle's detective fiction, Fry has narrated the definitive collection of Sherlock Holmes - four novels and four collections of short stories. And, exclusively for Audible, Stephen has written and narrated eight insightful introductions, one for each title.
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Chapter Guide!
- By Katya Rice on 05-25-18
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Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Series: Sherlock Holmes, Book 1-6
- Length: 71 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 02-27-17
- Language: English
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Journal of the First Voyage of Columbus
- By: Christopher Columbus
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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These are the words of Christopher Columbus - the record of his first voyage to America. His private journal from the trip was lost, but not before being studied and condensed by later writers like Spanish historian and Dominican friar Bartolomé de Las Casas, whose abridgement has been changed to first person perspective for this production (Columbus' actual words were often included by the friar). The result is a personal record of an enterprise which changed the whole face of history.
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Excellent adventure!
- By Anonymous on 01-21-20
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Journal of the First Voyage of Columbus
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 01-13-17
- Language: English
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The Most Incredible Exploration Stories Ever Told
- A Collection of Extraordinary Tales From Our World's Greatest Explorers
- By: Jonathan Hunt
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Explore the Uncharted with The Most Incredible Exploration Stories Ever Told! Embark on an unforgettable journey through time and across the globe with this captivating collection of exploration stories that will ignite your sense of adventure and curiosity. In The Most Incredible Exploration Stories Ever Told, we invite you to dive headfirst into the thrilling tales of intrepid explorers who dared to venture into the unknown, unveiling the mysteries of our world. Among several others, you’ll learn about the exploits and adventures of: Marco Polo, the Venetian explorer who became an ...
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The wide variety of stories
- By Milo on 11-22-25
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The Most Incredible Exploration Stories Ever Told
- A Collection of Extraordinary Tales From Our World's Greatest Explorers
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 04-18-24
- Language: English
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Empire's Crossroads
- A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to the Present Day
- By: Carrie Gibson
- Narrated by: Romy Nordlinger
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Ever since Christopher Columbus stepped off the Santa Maria onto what is today San Salvador, in the Bahamas, and announced that he had arrived in the Orient, the Caribbean has been a stage for projected fantasies and competition between world powers. In Empire’s Crossroads, British American historian Carrie Gibson traces the story of this coveted area from the northern rim of South America up to Cuba, and from discovery through colonialism to today, offering a vivid, panoramic view of this complex region and its rich, important history.
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Careless production mars storytelling
- By Brenda Thomas on 03-31-16
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Empire's Crossroads
- A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to the Present Day
- Narrated by: Romy Nordlinger
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 11-11-14
- Language: English
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Before Columbus
- The Americas of 1491
- By: Charles C. Mann
- Narrated by: Stephen McLaughlin
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance268
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A companion book for young listeners based on 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, the groundbreaking best seller by Charles C. Mann.
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A Great Intro, Abridged and Edited
- By Chris Hummel on 10-24-20
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Before Columbus
- The Americas of 1491
- Narrated by: Stephen McLaughlin
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 09-16-16
- Language: English
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The Last Crusader
- The Untold Story of Christopher Columbus
- By: George Grant
- Narrated by: Joffre Swait
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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You have been lied to about Christopher Columbus. You know the year he sailed the ocean blue. And maybe you heard that he committed crimes against humanity. But The Last Crusader sets the record straight. More than anything, Christopher Columbus sought the means to subsidize a new Crusade to free the Holy Land from the Moslem hordes. Yes Columbus hoped to open trade routes to the Indies, and he certainly aspired to the privileges and titles that come with discovering new lands. But Christian zeal for the Great Commission was the animating principle for a life of danger and risk and discovery.
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The Last Crusader
- The Untold Story of Christopher Columbus
- Narrated by: Joffre Swait
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 01-05-26
- Language: English
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Conquistador
- Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs
- By: Buddy Levy
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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It was a moment unique in human history: the face-to-face meeting between two men from civilizations a world apart. In 1519, Hernán Cortés arrived on the shores of Mexico, determined not only to expand the Spanish empire but to convert the natives to Catholicism and carry off a fortune in gold. That he saw nothing paradoxical in his intentions is one of the most remarkable and tragic aspects of this unforgettable story.
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A Great Book
- By Victor on 02-27-11
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Conquistador
- Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 07-16-08
- Language: English
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Blood for Pearls - 1498-The First American Genocide
- 2025 American Writing Awards Winner Category: United States - History
- By: Peter Von Perle
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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BEFORE GOLD. BEFORE SILVER. THERE WERE PEARLS. In 1498, Christopher Columbus made a discovery that would change the world forever. Not gold. Not silver. 👉 Pearls. Hidden beneath the Caribbean lay unimaginable wealth — and the beginning of a system built on exploitation, slavery, and human suffering. A STORY ROOTED IN REAL HISTORY Blood for Pearls is inspired by true events and reveals a forgotten chapter of history: 👉 the first economic engine of the Americas — powered by pearls. Through the lives of: Charaima, an Indigenous boy torn from his world Dembe, an African forced into ...
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Blood for Pearls - 1498-The First American Genocide
- 2025 American Writing Awards Winner Category: United States - History
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 05-31-25
- Language: English
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Columbus Day Conundrum
- Holiday Cozy Mystery, Book 10
- By: Tonya Kappes
- Narrated by: Christina Sagnimeni
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
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As the Columbus Day Festival takes over the town with parades, historic ships, and autumn traditions, journalist Violet Rhinehammer is on the scene, capturing the excitement for the Junction Journal. But when a body is discovered near the beach, the festive cheer is overshadowed by a chilling murder. With tourists crowding the streets and rumors swirling like the autumn breeze, Violet must navigate a sea of suspects and uncover the truth before the killer vanishes into the festivities.
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Columbus Day Conundrum
- Holiday Cozy Mystery, Book 10
- Narrated by: Christina Sagnimeni
- Series: Holiday Cozy Mystery, Book 10
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 11-05-25
- Language: English
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Ocean
- A History of the Atlantic Before Columbus
- By: John Haywood
- Narrated by: Ben Eagle
- Length: 18 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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A dazzling and ambitious history of the pre-Columbian Atlantic seas, Ocean is a story that begins with the formation of the mid-Atlantic ridge some 200 million years ago and ends with the Castilian conquest of the Canary Islands in the fifteenth century, providing a template for the methods used by the Spanish in their colonization of the New World.
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Prehistory of the Atlantic
- By Sarah C on 03-14-25
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13 Black Scholars Who Admitted there were Black people in the Americas before Columbus
- By: Chase McGhee
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
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Originating as a spin-off of my best-selling book series, "19 White Men Who Admitted There Were Indigenous Black People in the Americas," this new endeavor responds to a crucial question that often arise from it: Why should we place trust in the narratives of old White men? While acknowledging the significant and invaluable insight of my previous works, this book takes a different approach. It brings to the forefront a remarkable compilation of 13 esteemed Black scholars, whose research and findings resonate deeply with the undeniable presence of Black people in the Americas prior to ...
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That Black People Came before Columbus
- By Spectrum@zone on 04-15-25
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13 Black Scholars Who Admitted there were Black people in the Americas before Columbus
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
- Release date: 12-11-24
- Language: English
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The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books
- Christopher Columbus, His Son, and the Quest to Build the World's Greatest Library
- By: Edward Wilson-Lee
- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
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This impeccably researched and “adventure-packed” (The Washington Post) account of the obsessive quest by Christopher Columbus’s son to create the greatest library in the world is “the stuff of Hollywood blockbusters” (NPR) and offers a vivid picture of Europe on the verge of becoming...
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Erudite. Stimulating. Rewarding.
- By R. P. RIBEYRE on 10-26-20
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The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books
- Christopher Columbus, His Son, and the Quest to Build the World's Greatest Library
- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 03-12-19
- Language: English
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Overall777
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Performance665
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Story664
As the most celebrated European to explore Asia, Marco Polo was the original global traveler and the earliest bridge between East and West. A universal icon of adventure and discovery, he has inspired six centuries of popular fascination and spurious mythology. Now, from acclaimed author...
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Educational and Entertaining but a bit repetitive
- By PETER on 01-02-13
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The Last Voyage of Columbus
- Being the Epic Tale of the Great Captain's Fourth Expedition Including Accounts of Swordfight, Mutiny, Shipwreck, Gold, War, Hurrican, and Discovery
- By: Martin Dugard
- Narrated by: Simon Jones
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Abridged
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Overall160
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Performance93
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Story94
The Year is 1500. Christopher Columbus, stripped of his title Admiral of the Ocean Seas, waits in chains in a Caribbean prison built under his orders, looking out at the colony that he founded, nurtured, and ruled for eight years. Less than a decade after discovering the New World, he has fallen...
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Brilliant!
- By David on 09-11-05
By: Martin Dugard
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In Search of a Kingdom
- Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire
- By: Laurence Bergreen
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall821
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Performance697
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Story692
In this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer of Magellan, Columbus, and Marco Polo brings alive the singular life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, the pirate/explorer/admiralwhose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed the course of history...
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Better than the text
- By Bramante on 04-07-21
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Empire of Ice and Stone
- The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk
- By: Buddy Levy
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall425
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Performance373
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Story372
"...Damron's able narration carries listeners through this arduous journey with a steady tone that lightens at moments of joy and becomes grave at times of deep sadness and loss. While the tale has all of the trappings of a great adventure novel, neither the author nor Damron let listeners...
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My Second Favorite Polar Exploration Book
- By Than on 02-23-24
By: Buddy Levy
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The Travels of Marco Polo
- By: Marco Polo
- Narrated by: Walter Covell
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall242
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Performance144
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Story142
Marco Polo (1254-1324), is probably the most famous Westerner who traveled on the "Silk Road." His journey through Asia lasted 24 years. He traveled the whole of China and returned to tell the tale, which became one of the world's greatest travelogues.
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An educational experience.
- By Doug on 06-23-03
By: Marco Polo
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Conquistador
- Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs
- By: Buddy Levy
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,507
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Performance1,203
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Story1,205
It was a moment unique in human history: the face-to-face meeting between two men from civilizations a world apart. In 1519, Hernán Cortés arrived on the shores of Mexico, determined not only to expand the Spanish empire but to convert the natives to Catholicism and carry off a fortune in gold. That he saw nothing paradoxical in his intentions is one of the most remarkable and tragic aspects of this unforgettable story.
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A Great Book
- By Victor on 02-27-11
By: Buddy Levy
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Farther Than Any Man
- The Rise and Fall of Captain James Cook
- By: Martin Dugard
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall407
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Performance354
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Story353
In the annals of seafaring and exploration, there is one name that immediately evokes visions of the open ocean, billowing sails, visiting strange, exotic lands previously uncharted, and civilizations never before encountered - Captain James Cook. Full of realistic action, lush descriptions of places and events, and fascinating historical characters such as King George III and the soon-to-be-notorious Master William Bligh, Dugard's gripping account of the life and death of Captain James Cook is a thrilling story of a discoverer hell-bent on going farther than any man.
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Sloppy History
- By Kyle P. Dalton on 04-06-18
By: Martin Dugard
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The Journals of Lewis and Clark
- By: Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Nicholas Biddle - ed.
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall128
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Performance98
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Story98
When President Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Purchase - the vast, unknown lands between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains, from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico - he promptly established an expedition to map America's new frontier. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark outfitted the "Corps of Discovery," and on May 14, 1804, 45 men in 3 boats set off up the Mississippi.
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Inspiring!
- By John on 09-17-11
By: Meriwether Lewis, and others
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Cricket for Dummies, 3rd Edition
- By: Julian Knight, Tom Dunmore
- Narrated by: Lee Beddow
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
Cricket For Dummies, Third Edition will help you understand the basics of cricket, the internationally popular sport that has leagues around the globe. With this guide, you can enjoy watching matches, and even set up a casual game with friends. The book includes clear explanations of the rules, step-by-step guides to strategy and tactics, and info on all the most popular tournaments around the globe. Learn about the cricket greats of today and yesterday, plus get updates on the latest developments, including Major League Cricket and the Cricket World Cup.
By: Julian Knight, and others
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Secrets and Lies
- The Trials of Christine Keeler
- By: Douglas Thompson, Christine Keeler
- Narrated by: Sophie Cookson
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance5
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Story5
Having found fame and success as a model, Christine's short affair with the minister for war, John Profumo, led to his downfall at the end of Harold Macmillan's Conservative government, and was at the heart of the social and political earthquake that followed. She became the subject of scandal, intrigue and gossip and was tried for perjury and briefly jailed following the death of Stephen Ward, the socialite who had introduced her to Profumo.
By: Douglas Thompson, and others
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Christopher Columbus
- A Captivating Guide to the Life of an Italian Explorer and His Voyages to the Americas
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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Story4
Christopher Columbus was one of the most courageous of the world’s explorers. He embraced risk in an era when the blinding expanse of the Atlantic Ocean frightened the Europeans. The cartography of the day was incorrect, as he learned through bitter experience. Columbus is credited with the discovery of America but never realized it during his lifetime. His career as a navigator was peppered with mishaps that shattered the ignorance of the age. Although he was no scientist, Columbus initiated new fields of study and analysis.
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Christopher Columbus Denied
- By Sandra on 11-01-20
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The Lupus Solution
- Your Step-By-Step Functional Medicine Guide to Understanding Lupus, Avoiding Flares, and Achieving Long-Term Remission
- By: Dr. Tiffany Caplan, Dr. Brent Caplan
- Narrated by: Stevi Incremona
- Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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Story4
The Lupus Solution is a patient’s guide to understanding the why behind their symptoms and their autoimmune condition so that they may achieve remission.
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All the information, but mostly I am not losing my mind.
- By Lena R. Degraw on 04-13-25
By: Dr. Tiffany Caplan, and others
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The Bounty
- The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty
- By: Caroline Alexander
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall49
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Performance38
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Story38
Has history been wrong for 200 years? Read the startling truth about the mutiny on the Bounty, its characters, causes, and aftermath. Television rights are now in development with Ridley Scott's Scott Free Productions. More than two centuries after Master’s Mate Fletcher Christian led a mutiny...
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The real story
- By Quilter on 07-11-23
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Admiral of the Ocean Sea
- A Life of Christopher Columbus
- By: Samuel Eliot Morison
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 25 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall182
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Performance162
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Story163
Admiral of the Ocean Sea is Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison's classic biography of the greatest sailor of them all, Christopher Columbus. It is written with the insight, energy, and authority that only someone who had himself sailed in Columbus's path to the New World could muster. Morison undertook this expedition in a 147-foot schooner and a 47-foot ketch, the dimensions of these craft roughly matching those of Columbus's Santa Maria and Nina.
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Very detailed, not an easy one
- By Curdy on 05-28-12
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Left for Dead
- Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World
- By: Eric Jay Dolin
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall105
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Performance96
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Story96
The best-selling author of Black Flags, Blue Waters tells the story of a wild encounter between an American sealing vessel, a shipwrecked British brig, and a British warship in the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812. Fraught with misunderstandings and mistrust, the incident left three British sailors and two Americans including the captain of the sealer, Charles H. Barnard abandoned in the Falklands for eighteen months.
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Great history
- By Pullman on 07-31-24
By: Eric Jay Dolin
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A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies
- By: Bartolome de las Casas
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
Regimen Books Christian Classics publishes high-quality texts of important books. Each includes an informative, insightful introduction written today by an expert.This book is one of the most significant contributions in the areas of human rights and the liberty of individuals that have been written in the long Western philosophical and theological tradition.Las Casas was one of the very first advocates for Indians in the Americas in the shocking half century after the arrival of the first Europeans following Columbus. That period of conquest was a time of brutal subjugation and domination ...
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Military Memoirs of a Confederate
- By: Edward Porter Alexander
- Narrated by: Traber Burns
- Length: 25 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall53
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Performance49
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Story49
One of the most important and objective firsthand accounts of the Civil War. Unlike some other Confederate memoirists, General Edward Porter Alexander objectively evaluated and criticized prominent Confederate officers, including Robert E. Lee. The result is a clear-eyed assessment of the bloody conflict that divided but subsequently united the nation.
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The first one I may exchange
- By Brian on 05-27-20
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Strength of the Mountains
- An Unforgettable Wilderness Survival Adventure
- By: Gregory O. Smith
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance22
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Story22
“A beautiful, thrilling, funny, and exciting book...” “Loved it! Awesome adventure on survival and a bit of romance.” “My Side of the Mountain meets Hatchet with a generous sprinkling of humor.” An award-winning adventure of courage, family, and friendship. “You're kidding, right? Balloon camping? That’s what you want for your graduation present?” The morning arrives. The balloon is filled. An unexpected storm strikes. Matt, all alone, is swept off into the wilderness in an unfinished balloon. How will he survive? Will he ever make it home again? “Perfect for kids who ...
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Great story!
- By Kathy Love on 03-29-26
By: Gregory O. Smith
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Rome's Last Citizen
- The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar
- By: Rob Goodman, Jimmy Soni
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall345
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Performance302
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Story305
Marcus Porcius Cato: aristocrat who walked barefoot and slept on the ground with his troops, political heavyweight who cultivated the image of a Stoic philosopher, a hardnosed defender of tradition who presented himself as a man out of the sacred Roman past-and the last man standing when Rome's Republic fell to tyranny. His blood feud with Caesar began in the chamber of the Senate, played out on the battlefields of a world war, and ended when he took his own life rather than live under a dictator.
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Unfortunate
- By Olivia N. on 11-06-20
By: Rob Goodman, and others
Most popular in Historical
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48 Laws of Power
- By: Robert Greene
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 23 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall26,050
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Performance21,655
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Story21,533
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other infamous strategists. The 48 Laws of Power will fascinate any listener interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.
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You don't have to be a psychopath to like this.
- By Gaggleframpf on 02-25-16
By: Robert Greene
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Family of Spies
- A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor
- By: Christine Kuehn
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall511
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Performance492
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Story492
"[Narrator Erin] Bennett’s reading is never overdone; her directness neither shies away from [author Christine] Kuehn’s unpleasant revelations nor sensationalizes them...her light expression lets the dramatic details speak for themselves." — Booklist "[Narrator Erin] Bennett's enunciation...
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Wish it had an accompanying PDF
- By Brenda J. smith on 12-11-25
By: Christine Kuehn
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Mark Twain
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 44 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,133
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Performance1,038
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Story1,036
The #1 New York Times Bestseller One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2025 A Washington Post and New York Times Notable Book Named a Best Book of 2025 by TIME, The Guardian, Bloomberg, The Christian Science Monitor, and Kirkus Reviews “Comprehensive, enthralling . . . Mark Twain...
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A Masterpiece of Biographical Literature
- By Adam Conley on 06-19-25
By: Ron Chernow
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Confronting Evil
- Assessing the Worst of the Worst
- By: Bill O'Reilly, Josh Hammer
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall537
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Performance477
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Story476
Confronting Evil by Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer recounts the deeds of the worst people in history: Genghis Khan. The Roman Emperor Caligula. Henry VIII. The collective evil of the 19th century slave traders and the 20th century robber barons. Stalin. Hitler. Mao. The Ayatollah Khomeini. Putin. The Mexican drug cartels. Collectively, these warlords, tyrants, businessmen, and criminals are directly responsible for the death and misery of hundreds of millions of people.
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easy listen, good info
- By steve on 09-29-25
By: Bill O'Reilly, and others
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48 Laws of Power
- By: Robert Greene
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 23 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall26,050
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Performance21,655
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Story21,533
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other infamous strategists. The 48 Laws of Power will fascinate any listener interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.
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You don't have to be a psychopath to like this.
- By Gaggleframpf on 02-25-16
By: Robert Greene
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Family of Spies
- A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor
- By: Christine Kuehn
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall511
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Performance492
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Story492
"[Narrator Erin] Bennett’s reading is never overdone; her directness neither shies away from [author Christine] Kuehn’s unpleasant revelations nor sensationalizes them...her light expression lets the dramatic details speak for themselves." — Booklist "[Narrator Erin] Bennett's enunciation...
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Wish it had an accompanying PDF
- By Brenda J. smith on 12-11-25
By: Christine Kuehn
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Mark Twain
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 44 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,133
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Performance1,038
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Story1,036
The #1 New York Times Bestseller One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2025 A Washington Post and New York Times Notable Book Named a Best Book of 2025 by TIME, The Guardian, Bloomberg, The Christian Science Monitor, and Kirkus Reviews “Comprehensive, enthralling . . . Mark Twain...
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A Masterpiece of Biographical Literature
- By Adam Conley on 06-19-25
By: Ron Chernow
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Confronting Evil
- Assessing the Worst of the Worst
- By: Bill O'Reilly, Josh Hammer
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall537
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Performance477
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Story476
Confronting Evil by Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer recounts the deeds of the worst people in history: Genghis Khan. The Roman Emperor Caligula. Henry VIII. The collective evil of the 19th century slave traders and the 20th century robber barons. Stalin. Hitler. Mao. The Ayatollah Khomeini. Putin. The Mexican drug cartels. Collectively, these warlords, tyrants, businessmen, and criminals are directly responsible for the death and misery of hundreds of millions of people.
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easy listen, good info
- By steve on 09-29-25
By: Bill O'Reilly, and others
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- By: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall20,383
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Performance16,866
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Story16,862
The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization.
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Golden Horde/Platinum Listen
- By Cynthia on 12-11-13
By: Jack Weatherford
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Washington
- A Life
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 41 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13,964
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Performance12,122
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Story12,064
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a New York Times Bestseller, a landmark biography of George Washington. In Washington: A Life celebrated biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the father of our nation. With a breadth and depth matched by no other one-volume life of...
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A sad day when my book was done!
- By ButterLegume on 12-13-10
By: Ron Chernow
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Leonardo da Vinci
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Alfred Molina
- Length: 17 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall12,169
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Performance10,649
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Story10,572
Now a docuseries from Ken Burns on PBS! The #1 New York Times bestseller from Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography that is “a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it…Most important, it is a powerful story of an exhilarating mind and...
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Wish the sample was not from the preface!
- By Chris M. on 11-13-17
By: Walter Isaacson
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Napoleon
- A Life
- By: Andrew Roberts
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 32 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7,746
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Performance6,832
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Story6,802
The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of The Storm of War Austerlitz, Borodino, Waterloo: his battles are among the greatest in history, but Napoleon Bonaparte was far more than a military genius and astute leader of men. Like George...
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What a dynamo!
- By Tad Davis on 01-16-15
By: Andrew Roberts
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Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
- The Definitive Edition
- By: Anne Frank
- Narrated by: Selma Blair
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7,554
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Performance6,644
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Story6,618
THE DEFINITIVE EDITION Discovered in the attic in which she spent the last years of her life, the remarkable diary that has become a world classic—a powerful reminder of the horrors of war and an eloquent testament to the human spirit. Updated for the 75th Anniversary of the Diary’s...
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First review I've written - Had to write it
- By Cynthianna on 12-21-10
By: Anne Frank
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Titan
- The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 35 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9,351
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Performance8,232
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Story8,206
Titan is the first full-length biography based on unrestricted access to Rockefeller’s exceptionally rich trove of papers. A landmark publication full of startling revelations, the book indelibly alters our image of this most enigmatic capitalist. Born the son of a flamboyant, bigamous snake-oil salesman and a pious, straitlaced mother, Rockefeller rose from rustic origins to become the world’s richest man by creating America’s most powerful and feared monopoly, Standard Oil. Branded "the Octopus" by legions of muckrakers, the trust refined and marketed nearly 90 percent of the oil produced in America.
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He makes Bill Gates look like a Pauper!
- By Rick on 11-04-13
By: Ron Chernow
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 24 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9,180
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Performance8,044
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Story8,011
In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Einstein and Steve Jobs, shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character. Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made...
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Good book, not crazy about the narrator
- By Cathi on 07-20-13
By: Walter Isaacson
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Alexander Hamilton
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 35 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall25,077
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Performance21,744
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Story21,612
The inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton! In the first full-length biography of Alexander Hamilton in decades, National Book Award winner Ron Chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and scandalize the newborn America. According to historian...
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An Outstanding & Riveting Book!
- By Kevin on 03-04-05
By: Ron Chernow
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Team of Rivals
- The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
- By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 41 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11,357
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Performance10,054
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Story10,062
One of the most influential books of the past fifty years, Team of Rivals is Pulitzer Prize–winning author and esteemed presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin’s modern classic about the political genius of Abraham Lincoln, his unlikely presidency, and his cabinet of former political...
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Beautiful, Heartbreaking, and Informative
- By JJ on 09-10-12
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The Plantagenets
- The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Dan Jones
- Length: 21 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall538
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Performance487
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Story487
The New York Times bestseller that tells the story of Britain’s greatest and worst dynasty—“a real-life Game of Thrones” (The Wall Street Journal)—by the author of Powers and Thrones. The first Plantagenet king inherited a blood-soaked kingdom from the Normans and transformed it into...
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Old book--new narrator
- By Kay Long/The Lady Kay on 02-02-24
By: Dan Jones
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Breaking Free
- How I Escaped Polygamy, the FLDS Cult, and my Father, Warren Jeffs
- By: Rachel Jeffs
- Narrated by: Rachel Jeffs
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,941
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Performance1,733
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Story1,725
In this searing memoir of survival in the spirit of Stolen Innocence, the daughter of Warren Jeffs, the self-proclaimed Prophet of the FLDS Church, takes you deep inside the secretive polygamist Mormon fundamentalist cult run by her family and how she escaped it. Born into the Fundamentalist...
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Heart breaking addition to the FLDS cult story
- By Abby Martin on 12-10-17
By: Rachel Jeffs
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The Hiding Place
- By: Corrie ten Boom, Elizabeth Sherrill, John Sherrill
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall17,003
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Performance15,407
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Story15,387
At one time, Corrie ten Boom would have laughed at the idea that she had a story to tell. For the first 50 years of her life, nothing out of the ordinary ever happened to her. She was a spinster watchmaker living contentedly with her sister and their elderly father in the tiny house over their shop in Haarlem. Their uneventful days, as regulated as their own watches, revolved around their abiding love for one another. But with the Nazi invasion and occupation of Holland, everything changed....
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Inspiring
- By Sara on 03-03-14
By: Corrie ten Boom, and others
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The River of Doubt
- Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
- By: Candice Millard
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9,316
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Performance7,476
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Story7,468
At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, The River of Doubt is the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth. The River of Doubt—it is a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes...
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This audiobook deserves 6 stars
- By D. Littman on 11-15-05
By: Candice Millard
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The Nine
- The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany
- By: Gwen Strauss
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall519
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Performance467
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Story464
The Nine follows the true story of the author’s great aunt Hélène Podliasky, who led a band of nine female resistance fighters as they escaped a German forced labor camp and made a ten-day journey across the front lines of World War II from Germany back to Paris. This program includes a...
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Soooo good!
- By anne simpson on 09-28-21
By: Gwen Strauss
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Churchill
- Walking with Destiny
- By: Andrew Roberts
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 50 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,799
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Performance4,259
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Story4,241
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of The Wall Street Journal’s Ten Best Books of 2018 One of The Economist’s Best Books of 2018 One of The New York Times’s Notable Books of 2018 “Unarguably the best single-volume biography of Churchill . . . A brilliant feat of storytelling, monumental in...
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Superb Biography
- By Jean on 03-03-19
By: Andrew Roberts
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Normal Women
- Nine Hundred Years of Making History
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Philippa Gregory, Clare Corbett, Tania Rodrigues, and others
- Length: 27 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall297
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Performance269
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Story269
The #1 New York Times bestselling historical novelist delivers her magnum opus—a landmark work of feminist nonfiction that radically redefines our understanding of the extraordinary roles ordinary women played throughout British history and “should be included in every history lesson”...
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Well researched
- By Tom Masters on 05-31-24
By: Philippa Gregory
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The Indifferent Stars Above
- The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party
- By: Daniel James Brown
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,469
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Performance2,136
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Story2,136
From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat and Facing the Mountain comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier “An ideal pairing of talent and material.… Engrossing.… A deft and ambitious storyteller.” — Mary Roach, New York Times...
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Absolutely enthralling
- By Sasha Anscum on 06-07-19
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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
- By: Jon Meacham
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann, Jon Meacham
- Length: 18 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6,933
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Performance6,090
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Story6,049
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Jon Meacham, “a big, grand, absorbing exploration of not just Jefferson and his role in history but also Jefferson the man, humanized as never before” (Entertainment Weekly) “Probably the best single-volume biography...
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A Man and Biography Relevant to Our Day
- By Darwin8u on 11-14-12
By: Jon Meacham
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The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
- By: Edmund Morris
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 26 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,748
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Performance4,140
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Story4,123
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time Described by the Chicago Tribune as "a classic," The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt stands as one of the greatest biographies of our time. The publication of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt on September 14th, 2001...
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Very, very good, but very, very long.
- By Mike From Mesa on 03-29-13
By: Edmund Morris
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Henry V
- The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Dan Jones
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall874
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Performance792
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Story792
"Ambitious... With meticulous research and in lively style, Jones presents us with the man beyond the Shakespeare character."—The New York Times “The best biography yet of England’s greatest king."—Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of The Romanovs and Jerusalem The New York Times...
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Amazing Book & Fantastic Storyteller
- By L. Reilly on 11-26-24
By: Dan Jones
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Diana
- Her True Story in Her Own Words
- By: Andrew Morton
- Narrated by: Michael Maloney, Caroline Langrishe
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,894
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Performance1,669
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Story1,665
The sensational biography of Princess Diana, written with her cooperation and now featuring exclusive new material to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her death. When Diana: Her True Story was first published in 1992, it forever changed the way the public viewed the British monarchy. Greeted...
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Wonderful overall with one issue...
- By globewest on 07-02-17
By: Andrew Morton
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The Wright Brothers
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: David McCullough
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14,179
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Performance12,650
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Story12,613
The #1 New York Times bestseller from David McCullough, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize—the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly—Wilbur and Orville Wright. On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two...
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Disappointing
- By Sara on 07-10-16
By: David McCullough
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Henry VIII: King and Court
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 25 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall627
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Performance564
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Story560
This magnificent biography of Henry VIII is set against the cultural, social and political background of his court - the most spectacular court ever seen in England - and the splendour of his many sumptuous palaces. An entertaining narrative packed with colourful description and a wealth of anecdotal evidence, but also a comprehensive analytical study of the development of both monarch and court during a crucial period in English history.
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A concise focus with tremendous detail
- By kwdayboise (Kim Day) on 05-24-17
By: Alison Weir
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The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel
- Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I
- By: Douglas Brunt
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,770
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Performance1,592
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Story1,592
This instant New York Times bestselling “dynamic detective story” (The New York Times) reveals the hidden history Rudolf Diesel, one of the world’s greatest inventors, and his mysterious disappearance on the eve of World War I. September 29, 1913: the steamship Dresden is halfway between...
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Just a girl and an audio book.
- By Lori Rhodes on 09-26-23
By: Douglas Brunt