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    • Nomad Warriors of the Steppe
    • By: Barry Cunliffe
    • Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
    • Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 04-28-20
    • Language: English
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    • The Scythians were nomadic horsemen who ranged wide across the grasslands of the Asian steppe from the Altai mountains in the east to the Great Hungarian Plain in the first millennium BC....

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    • A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There
    • By: Yijie Zhuang
    • Narrated by: Kathleen Li
    • Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 07-12-22
    • Language: English
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    • We meet one of twenty-four citizens of this ancient culture, from the midwife to the soldier, the priest to the performer, and the blacksmith to the tomb looter, and see what an average day in ancient China was really like....

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    • The Ancient World Economy and the Empires of Parthia, Central Asia and Han China
    • By: Raoul McLaughlin
    • Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
    • Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 09-18-19
    • Language: English
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    • The Roman Empire and the Silk Routes investigates the trade routes between Rome and the powerful empires of inner Asia, including the Parthian regime which ruled ancient Persia (Iran)....

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    • Dynasty, Revolution and Transformation: From the Middle Kingdom to the People's Republic
    • By: Jonathan Clements
    • Narrated by: Julian Elfer
    • Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 10-29-19
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    • A Brief History of China tells of the development of a rich, complex civilization where the use of paper, writing, money, and gunpowder were widespread in ancient times and where silk, ceramics, tea, metal implements, and other products were produced and exported around the globe....

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    • The Barbarian King Who Challenged Rome
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    • In the years 434-454 A.D., the fate of Europe hung upon the actions of one man: Attila, king of the Huns....

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    • Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun
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    • Release date: 10-22-19
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    • This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once sought to conquer China, yet also shut itself away for two centuries in self-imposed seclusion....

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    • Sacred Teachings from the Philippine Ancestral Traditions
    • By: Virgil Mayor Apostol
    • Narrated by: James Burkdoll
    • Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 10-18-22
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    • Way of the Ancient Healer provides an overview of the rich tradition of Filipino healing practices, discussing their origins, world influences, and role in daily life....

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    • Revised Edition
    • By: R. H. P. Mason, J. G. Caiger
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 11-27-18
    • Language: English
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    • A classic of Japanese history, this audiobook is the preeminent work on the history of Japan. Newly revised and updated, A History of Japan is a single-volume complete history of the nation of Japan....

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    • The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
    • By: Lars Brownworth
    • Narrated by: Lars Brownworth
    • Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 09-15-09
    • Language: English
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    • Filled with unforgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the West reveals how much we owe to the Byzantine Empire that was the equal of any in its achievements, appetites, and enduring legacy....

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    • From the Ancient Dynasties to a Modern Superpower: A Retelling for Our Times
    • By: Linda Jaivin
    • Narrated by: Nancy Wu
    • Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 11-30-21
    • Language: English
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    • From kung-fu to tofu, tea to trade routes, sages to silk, China has influenced cuisine, commerce, military strategy, aesthetics, and philosophy across the world for thousands of years....

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    • His Conquests, His Empire, His Legacy
    • By: Frank McLynn
    • Narrated by: Tim Andres Pabon
    • Length: 24 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 09-04-15
    • Language: English
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    • Frank McLynn brings vividly to life the strange world of the Mongols and describes Temujin's rise from boyhood outcast to becoming Genghis Khan....

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    • Fragile Superpower
    • By: Susan L. Shirk
    • Narrated by: Kyle Tait
    • Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 08-23-22
    • Language: English
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    • Shirk argues that rising powers such as China tend to provoke wars in large part because other countries mishandle them. Unless we understand China's brittle internal politics and the fears that motivate its leaders, we face the very real possibility of avoidable conflict with China....

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    • Ancient History, United States History, European, Native American, Russian, Chinese, Asian, Indian and Australian History, Wars Including World War 1 and 2
    • By: Adam Brown
    • Narrated by: Sarah Moore
    • Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 08-03-17
    • Language: English
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    • Have you ever wondered how the world got to where it is today? Get ready to discover the rich history of our planet....

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    • By: Giao Chi Phan, Annie Phan
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    • Release date: 01-16-24
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    • This is a fantasy romance that will make you laugh and cry at the same time. Set in a fantasy world similar to ancient Asia, The Girl Who Kept ...

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    • How Ancient India Transformed the World
    • By: William Dalrymple
    • Narrated by: William Dalrymple
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    • Release date: 09-05-24
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    • For a millennium and a half, India was a confident exporter of its diverse civilisation, creating around it a vast empire of ideas. Indian art, religions, technology, astronomy, music, dance, literature, mathematics and mythology blazed a trail across the world, along a Golden Road.

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    • An Enthralling Overview of Chinese History, Starting from the Settlement at the Yellow River Through the Xia, Shang, Zhou, and Qin Dynasties to the Han Dynasty (Asia)
    • By: Billy Wellman
    • Narrated by: Jay Herbert
    • Series: Asia, Book 3
    • Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 08-04-23
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    • It has become a common theme in today’s world to talk about the incredible technological and economic development of modern China. However, there are very strong historical roots to the exponential growth of modern China going back thousands and thousands of years....

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    • A Captivating Guide to Ancient India, Medieval Indian History, and Modern India Including Stories of The Maurya Empire, the British Raj, Mahatma Gandhi, and More
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Randy Whitlow
    • Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 04-18-19
    • Language: English
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    • India is a land of mystery, richness, and deep spiritual discovery. Every facet of this ancient land seems scented with the famous spices that lured European traders to its shores more than five centuries ago....

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