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A History of the American People
- By: Paul Johnson
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 48 hrs and 15 mins
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Johnson's monumental history of the United States, from the first settlers to the Clinton administration, covers every aspect of American culture: politics, business, art, literature, science, society and customs, complex traditions, and religious beliefs....
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A British conservative's view of American history.
- By Mike From Mesa on 06-17-09
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A History of the American People
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 48 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 04-06-09
- Language: English
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Johnson's monumental history of the United States, from the first settlers to the Clinton administration, covers every aspect of American culture: politics, business, art, literature, science, society and customs, complex traditions, and religious beliefs....
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The Korean War
- By: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 17 hrs and 35 mins
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It was the first war we could not win....
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Inspiring and Hard Hitting
- By David Ewing on 08-06-07
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The Korean War
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 17 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 01-30-06
- Language: English
- It was the first war we could not win....
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Culture and Imperialism
- By: Edward Said
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 19 hrs and 59 mins
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A landmark work from the author of Orientalism, this book explores the connections between the Western imperial endeavor and the culture that both reflected and reinforced it....
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BRAVO, AUDIBLE!! WE NEED MORE SAID!! REAL BOOKS!!
- By AnthonyStevens on 02-27-11
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Culture and Imperialism
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 19 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 02-16-11
- Language: English
- A landmark work from the author of Orientalism, this book explores the connections between the Western imperial endeavor and the culture that both reflected and reinforced it....
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The Sleepwalkers
- How Europe Went to War in 1914
- By: Christopher Clark
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 23 hrs and 57 mins
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The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 is historian Christopher Clark's riveting account of the explosive beginnings of World War I. Drawing on new scholarship, Clark offers a fresh look at World War I....
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Excellent, but
- By James A. Nietopski on 03-12-22
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The Sleepwalkers
- How Europe Went to War in 1914
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 23 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 04-28-20
- Language: English
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The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 is historian Christopher Clark's riveting account of the explosive beginnings of World War I. Drawing on new scholarship, Clark offers a fresh look at World War I....
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The Great Departure
- Mass Migration from Eastern Europe and the Making of the Free World
- By: Tara Zahra
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
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Between 1846 and 1940, more than 50 million Europeans moved to the Americas, irrevocably changing both their new lands and the ones they left behind....
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Well researched and very readable (listenable)
- By Cameron S. on 11-05-18
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The Great Departure
- Mass Migration from Eastern Europe and the Making of the Free World
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 03-21-16
- Language: English
- Between 1846 and 1940, more than 50 million Europeans moved to the Americas, irrevocably changing both their new lands and the ones they left behind....
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Personality and Power
- Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe
- By: Ian Kershaw
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 17 hrs and 25 mins
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From one of the leading historians of twentieth-century Europe and the author of the definitive biography of Hitler, Personality and Power is a masterful reckoning with how character conspired with opportunity to create the modern age’s uniquely devastating despots....
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Great book, but needs work on human groups
- By Thomas F. Winterbottom on 12-07-22
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Personality and Power
- Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 17 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 11-15-22
- Language: English
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From one of the leading historians of twentieth-century Europe and the author of the definitive biography of Hitler, Personality and Power is a masterful reckoning with how character conspired with opportunity to create the modern age’s uniquely devastating despots....
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Stalin
- New Biography of a Dictator
- By: Oleg V. Khlevniuk, Nora Seligman Favorov - translator
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 18 hrs
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This essential biography, by the author most deeply familiar with the vast archives of the Soviet era, offers an unprecedented, fine-grained portrait of Stalin, the man and dictator....
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Loved it, but wouldn't want to live it
- By Neil on 01-12-20
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Stalin
- New Biography of a Dictator
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 18 hrs
- Release date: 03-13-18
- Language: English
- This essential biography, by the author most deeply familiar with the vast archives of the Soviet era, offers an unprecedented, fine-grained portrait of Stalin, the man and dictator....
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The Jungle Grows Back
- America and Our Imperiled World
- By: Robert Kagan
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
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A brilliant and visionary argument for America's role as an enforcer of peace and order throughout the world - and what is likely to happen if we withdraw and focus our attention inward....
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Out of date: covid, Trump nobel nominations etc
- By David on 11-13-18
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The Jungle Grows Back
- America and Our Imperiled World
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 09-18-18
- Language: English
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A brilliant and visionary argument for America's role as an enforcer of peace and order throughout the world - and what is likely to happen if we withdraw and focus our attention inward....
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The Proud Tower
- A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
- By: Barbara W. Tuchman
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 22 hrs and 12 mins
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The fateful quarter-century leading up to World War I was a time when the world of privilege still existed in Olympian luxury and the world of protest was heaving in its pain....
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Fascinating history
- By Doug on 02-18-07
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The Proud Tower
- A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 22 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 09-27-05
- Language: English
- The fateful quarter-century leading up to World War I was a time when the world of privilege still existed in Olympian luxury and the world of protest was heaving in its pain....
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The Return of Marco Polo's World
- War, Strategy, and American Interests in the Twenty-First Century
- By: Robert D. Kaplan
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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A bracing assessment of US foreign policy and world disorder over the past two decades, anchored by a major new Pentagon-commissioned essay - from the renowned geopolitical analyst and best-selling author of The Revenge of Geography and The Coming Anarchy....
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Essays on the Region of the Silk Road
- By Jeff Beardsley on 05-19-18
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The Return of Marco Polo's World
- War, Strategy, and American Interests in the Twenty-First Century
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 03-06-18
- Language: English
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A bracing assessment of US foreign policy and world disorder over the past two decades, anchored by a major new Pentagon-commissioned essay - from the renowned geopolitical analyst and best-selling author of The Revenge of Geography and The Coming Anarchy....
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A Concise History of Italy
- By: Christopher Duggan
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
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Since its formation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop an effective political system and a secure sense of national identity. Christopher Duggan's acclaimed introduction charts the country's history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the present day....
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Concise indeed
- By nikex on 03-22-21
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A Concise History of Italy
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 04-12-19
- Language: English
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Since its formation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop an effective political system and a secure sense of national identity. Christopher Duggan's acclaimed introduction charts the country's history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the West to the present day....
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When China Rules the World
- The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order
- By: Martin Jacques
- Narrated by: Scott Peterson
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
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According to even the most conservative estimates, China will overtake the United States as the world's largest economy by 2027....
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Lucid explanation of global economic trends
- By David Blake on 01-04-10
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When China Rules the World
- The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order
- Narrated by: Scott Peterson
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 12-17-09
- Language: English
- According to even the most conservative estimates, China will overtake the United States as the world's largest economy by 2027....
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Destiny Disrupted
- A History of the World through Islamic Eyes
- By: Tamim Ansary
- Narrated by: Tamim Ansary
- Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
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Until about 1800, the West and the Islamic realm were like two adjacent, parallel universes, each assuming itself to be the center of the world while ignoring the other....
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A history of the world before the West mattered
- By David on 05-05-14
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Destiny Disrupted
- A History of the World through Islamic Eyes
- Narrated by: Tamim Ansary
- Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 04-28-09
- Language: English
- Until about 1800, the West and the Islamic realm were like two adjacent, parallel universes, each assuming itself to be the center of the world while ignoring the other....
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Our Man
- Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century
- By: George Packer
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 20 hrs and 11 mins
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Richard Holbrooke was brilliant, utterly self-absorbed, and possessed of almost inhuman energy and appetites. Admired and detested, he was the force behind the Dayton Accords that ended the Balkan wars, America's greatest diplomatic achievement in the post-Cold War era....
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Story telling at its finest...
- By Chris Garrett on 11-10-19
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Our Man
- Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 20 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 05-07-19
- Language: English
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Richard Holbrooke was brilliant, utterly self-absorbed, and possessed of almost inhuman energy and appetites. Admired and detested, he was the force behind the Dayton Accords that ended the Balkan wars, America's greatest diplomatic achievement in the post-Cold War era....
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Maoism
- A Global History
- By: Julia Lovell
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 21 hrs and 43 mins
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For decades, the West has dismissed Maoism as an outdated historical and political phenomenon. Since the 1980s, China seems to have abandoned the utopian turmoil of Mao’s revolution in favor of authoritarian capitalism. But Mao and his ideas remain central to the People’s Republic....
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Occasional Bias Revealed
- By Matthew Miller on 09-03-19
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Maoism
- A Global History
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 21 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 09-03-19
- Language: English
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For decades, the West has dismissed Maoism as an outdated historical and political phenomenon. Since the 1980s, China seems to have abandoned the utopian turmoil of Mao’s revolution in favor of authoritarian capitalism. But Mao and his ideas remain central to the People’s Republic....
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Bismarck
- The Man and the Statesman
- By: A.J.P. Taylor
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
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In this compelling biography, historian A. J. P. Taylor reevaluates Bismarck's motives and methods, focusing on the chancellor's rise to power in the 1860s....
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Good, but read a primer first
- By Paolo Menuez on 06-12-18
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Bismarck
- The Man and the Statesman
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 12-26-17
- Language: English
- In this compelling biography, historian A. J. P. Taylor reevaluates Bismarck's motives and methods, focusing on the chancellor's rise to power in the 1860s....
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Land of Hope
- An Invitation to the Great American Story
- By: Wilfred M. McClay
- Narrated by: Pete Cross
- Length: 20 hrs and 18 mins
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We have a glut of text and trade books on American history. But what we don’t have is a compact, inexpensive, and authoritative book that will offer to American citizens a clear, informative, and inspiring narrative account of their own country....
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An apt word in discouraging times
- By Erin Frye on 08-05-20
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Land of Hope
- An Invitation to the Great American Story
- Narrated by: Pete Cross
- Length: 20 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 04-21-20
- Language: English
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We have a glut of text and trade books on American history. But what we don’t have is a compact, inexpensive, and authoritative book that will offer to American citizens a clear, informative, and inspiring narrative account of their own country....
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Grave New World
- The End of Globalization, the Return of History
- By: Stephen D. King
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
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Globalization, long considered the best route to economic prosperity, is not inevitable....
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Political history overview
- By Katriel De Witt on 09-12-23
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Grave New World
- The End of Globalization, the Return of History
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 05-23-17
- Language: English
- Globalization, long considered the best route to economic prosperity, is not inevitable....
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Hard Choices
- By: Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Narrated by: Kathleen Chalfant, Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Length: 26 hrs and 55 mins
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Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside account of the crises, choices, and challenges she faced during her four years as America’s 67th Secretary of State....
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Senior Stateswoman in need of Editor
- By Cynthia on 07-20-14
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Hard Choices
- Narrated by: Kathleen Chalfant, Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Length: 26 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 06-10-14
- Language: English
- Hillary Rodham Clinton's inside account of the crises, choices, and challenges she faced during her four years as America’s 67th Secretary of State....
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Suicide of the West
- How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democracy
- By: Jonah Goldberg
- Narrated by: Jonah Goldberg
- Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins
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An urgent argument that America and other democracies are in peril because they have lost the will to defend the values and institutions that sustain freedom and prosperity....
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Put some gratitude in your attitude
- By Amazon Customer on 04-25-18
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Suicide of the West
- How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democracy
- Narrated by: Jonah Goldberg
- Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 04-24-18
- Language: English
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An urgent argument that America and other democracies are in peril because they have lost the will to defend the values and institutions that sustain freedom and prosperity....
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