World History Modern Times

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    • The World from the Twenties to the Nineties
    • By: Paul Johnson
    • Narrated by: Nadia May
    • Length: 37 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 11-29-06
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 445 ratings
    • This fast-paced, all-encompassing narrative history offers a full-scale, if controversial, analysis of how the modern age came into being and where it is heading....

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    • The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
    • By: David Fromkin
    • Narrated by: David de Vries
    • Length: 23 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 12-25-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 487 ratings
    • The Middle East has long been a region of rival religions, ideologies, nationalisms, and ambitions. All of these conflicts are rooted in the region's political inheritance. David Fromkin reveals how and why the Allies drew lines on an empty map that remade the geography and politics....

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    • The Five Revolutions That Made Modern Europe: 1648-1815
    • By: Tim Blanning
    • Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
    • Series: Penguin History of Europe Series, Book 6
    • Length: 35 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 08-20-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 103 ratings
    • Between the end of the Thirty Years' War and the Battle of Waterloo, Europe underwent an extraordinary transformation that saw five of the modern world's great revolutions - scientific, industrial, American, French, and romantic....

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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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    • The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
    • By: Ed Conway
    • Narrated by: Ed Conway
    • Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 11-07-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 190 ratings
    • Ed Conway embarks on an epic journey across continents, cultures, and epochs to reveal the underpinnings of modern life on Earth—traveling from the sweltering depths of the deepest mine in Europe to spotless silicon chip factories in Taiwan to the eerie green pools where lithium originates....

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    • An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II
    • By: Mitchell Zuckoff
    • Narrated by: Mitchell Zuckoff
    • Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 04-23-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 671 ratings
    • On November 5, 1942, a U.S. cargo plane slammed into the Greenland ice cap....

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    • By: Tim Harford
    • Narrated by: Roger Davis
    • Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 08-29-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 368 ratings
    • This audiobook paints an epic picture of change in an intimate way by telling the stories of the tools, people, and ideas that had far-reaching consequences for all of us....

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    • The Faith That Made the Modern World
    • By: Alec Ryrie
    • Narrated by: Tim Bruce
    • Length: 20 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 04-04-17
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 78 ratings
    • In this dazzling global history that charts five centuries of innovation and change, Alec Ryrie makes the case that Protestants made the modern world....

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    • From the Ancient World to the Information Age
    • By: Philip Parker
    • Narrated by: Joan Walker
    • Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 12-17-19
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
    • A truly global view of history covering over 350 of the world's most important turning points. This is an essential audiobook for every history buff....

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    • 50th Anniversary Edition
    • By: Elting E. Morison
    • Narrated by: Sean Pratt
    • Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 08-05-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 22 ratings
    • This book offers an entertaining series of historical accounts taken from the 19th century to highlight a main theme: the nature of technological change, the fission brought about in society....

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    • A Captivating Guide to Its Imperialism, Expansion into the New World, Colonial Conflicts, and Its Legacy in Modern Times (European Exploration and Settlement)
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Jay Herbert
    • Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 01-23-24
    • Language: English
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    • The Spanish Empire stands as one of the most magnificent empires in the history of the world. It unfurled its might across multiple continents, conquered all who stood in its way, and left an indelible impact on cultures around the globe....

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    • 10 Lessons to Reconnect and Thrive in the Modern World
    • By: Dr Tim Sharp
    • Narrated by: Dr Tim Sharp
    • Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 06-07-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • Most people think about technology as something we created to serve us, but we may well be getting to the point where we are the ones who're serving an ever more sophisticated technology. Dr Sharp outlines strategies and tools to build your confidence to cope with the modern world.

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    • A History of Outrageous Fashion, from Roman Times to the Modern Era
    • By: Karen Bowman
    • Narrated by: Susan Duerden
    • Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 06-16-17
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 103 ratings
    • This exciting history of fashion trends reveals the flamboyant fashions and outlandish outfits adopted (and discarded) by our ancestors....

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    • Collected from the Bible and Ancient and Modern History, Containing the Universal History of the Colored and the Indian Race, from the Creation of the World to the Present Time
    • By: R.B. Lewis
    • Narrated by: Rodney Louis Tompkins
    • Length: 20 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 11-04-19
    • Language: English
    • 3 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Robert Benjamin Lewis (1802 - 1858) was an African American and Native American author, inventor, and entrepreneur. In the ethnological work Light and Truth, Lewis claims that Adam and Eve were people of color, as were the Egyptians and many great figures....

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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
    • 4 out of 5 stars 90 ratings
    • 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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    • The Struggle Between Faith and Reason: 1798 to Modern Times
    • By: Christopher de Bellaigue
    • Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
    • Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 06-01-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 47 ratings
    • Beginning his account in 1798, de Bellaigue demonstrates how the Middle East has long welcomed modern ideals and practices....

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    • By: Dominic Sandbrook
    • Narrated by: Dominic Sandbrook
    • Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 07-01-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • Prepare to enter the most dramatic conflict the world has ever seen, as historian Dominic Sandbrook takes us on a spine-tingling, heart-stopping adventure. We witness the Second World War first-hand through the eyes of ordinary people living in extraordinary times....

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