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    • An Illustrated History of All World Events Ever
    • By: Philomena Cunk
    • Narrated by: Philomena Cunk
    • Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 11-19-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • Romans! Madrigals! The Dark Ages! Revolutions! Trumpets! The Oranges of The First World War! All of this (except trumpets) and more, is covered in this definitive, easy-clean history of all world history so far.

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    • How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
    • By: Stephen Greenblatt
    • Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez
    • Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 09-24-04
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 562 ratings
    • Award-winning author Stephen Greenblatt is one of the most influential literary thinkers in the world....

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    • By: Mark Fleischman, Denise Chatman, Mimi Fleischman
    • Narrated by: David Colacci
    • Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 02-20-18
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 70 ratings
    • In the early 80s, Mark Fleischman reopened Studio 54, the world's most glamorous and notorious nightclub, after it was closed down by the State of New York. Ten thousand people showed up that night....

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    • The Extraordinary People Behind the Greatest Firsts in History
    • By: Cody Cassidy
    • Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
    • Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
    • Release date: 05-05-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 438 ratings
    • Who wore the first pants? Who painted the first masterpiece? Who first rode the horse? Who invented soap? This madcap adventure across ancient history uses everything from modern genetics to archaeology to uncover the geniuses behind these and other world-changing innovations....

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    • The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror
    • By: W. Scott Poole
    • Narrated by: Andrew Eiden
    • Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 10-16-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 302 ratings
    • Historian and Bram Stoker Award nominee W. Scott Poole traces the confluence of history, technology, and art that gave us modern horror films and literature....

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    • The Highly Improbable, Ultimately Triumphant Broadway-to-Hollywood Story of Fiddler on the Roof, the World’s Most Beloved Musical
    • By: Barbara Isenberg
    • Narrated by: Adam Grupper
    • Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
    • Release date: 03-18-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 37 ratings
    • Barbara Isenberg interviewed the men and women behind the original production, the film, and significant revivals of Fiddler on the Roof....

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    • How a Radio Broadcast and the War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America
    • By: Gail Jarrow
    • Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
    • Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 08-30-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • On Halloween eve 1938, people across America gathered around the radio to listen to their Sunday evening program. Expecting to hear the latest drama from Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre, many were alarmed when news bulletins interrupted the show. New Jersey had been rocked by explosions....

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    • How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World
    • By: Chris Poggiali, Grady Hendrix
    • Narrated by: Grady Hendrix
    • Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 09-15-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 31 ratings
    • When a major Hollywood studio released Five Fingers of Death to thrill-seeking Times Square moviegoers on March 21, 1973, only a handful of Black and Asian American audience members knew the difference between an Iron Fist and an Eagle's Claw....

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    • How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works
    • By: John Truby
    • Narrated by: Nick Mondelli
    • Length: 22 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 09-17-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • Legendary writing teacher and author of The Anatomy of Story John Truby provides a guide to understanding the major genres of the story world.

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    • Discover the 5 Core Habits of the World’s Greatest Athletes to Look, Feel, and Perform Better
    • By: Matt Fitzgerald
    • Narrated by: Gregory Abbey
    • Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 05-02-23
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
    • The Endurance Diet shares key strategies for optimal health and performance: eat everything, eat quality, eat carbohydrate, eat enough, and eat individually. Whether you want to lose weight, win a race, or look a little more like an elite athlete, this plan is for you....

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    • Secrets to Extraordinary Focus, Efficiency, and Time Management from the World’s Top Performers (Positive Psychology Coaching Series, Book 22)
    • By: Ian Tuhovsky
    • Narrated by: Randy Streu
    • Series: Positive Psychology Coaching Series, Book 22
    • Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 05-06-20
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 41 ratings
    • We hear words like peak productivity all the time. In today’s world, it’s all about doing the best and most you can in the hours you have. You are given examples of people like Elon Musk and Warren Buffet, but even as those names are mentioned, your mind drifts off....

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    • The Story of Scarface
    • By: Glenn Kenny
    • Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
    • Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
    • Release date: 05-07-24
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • The behind-the-scenes story of the iconic film Scarface, featuring new interviews with the cast and crew.

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    • The Inside Story of the Shock-Com That Launched FOX and Changed TV Comedy Forever
    • By: Richard Gurman
    • Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
    • Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 07-23-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • Married . . . With Children writer-producer Richard Gurman takes us behind the scenes of this boundary-breaking show to reveal how its inner workings were at times as disruptive and contentious—yet at other times, as hysterical and raunchy—as the Bundy family themselves.

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    • The Untold Weirdness of History's Greatest Geniuses
    • By: Katie Spalding
    • Narrated by: Susie Riddell
    • Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 05-16-23
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 207 ratings
    • Overturn everything you knew about history’s greatest minds in this raucous and hilarious book, where it turns out there's a finer line between "genius" and "idiot" than we've previously known....

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    • A Writer's Guide
    • By: Margaret Kerrison
    • Narrated by: Margaret Kerrison
    • Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 08-23-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 16 ratings
    • The emerging discipline of immersive storytelling recognizes the power of creative works that put the viewer at the center of the action. Theme park designer Margaret Kerrison shares tips and tricks for writers on teams tasked with bringing a narrative to life....

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    • By: Jessica Fellows
    • Narrated by: Elizabeth McGovern
    • Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 02-10-12
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 330 ratings
    • Experience the inner workings of the downstairs life and be dazzled by the glamour of upstairs life with profiles of all the major characters, interviews with the actors, and behind the scenes insights....

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