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Paddy Mayne
- Lt Col Blair 'Paddy' Mayne, 1 SAS Regiment
- By: Hamish Ross
- Narrated by: Alan Turkington
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Story5 out of 5 stars 27
‘Paddy' Mayne was one of the most outstanding special forces leaders of the Second World War....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A straight forward description of a true Hero
- By Airgunnersen on 22-11-23
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1. Paddy Mayne
- Lt Col Blair 'Paddy' Mayne, 1 SAS Regiment
- Narrated by: Alan Turkington
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 24-08-23
- Language: English
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A History of the World
- By: Andrew Marr
- Narrated by: Andrew Marr, David Timson
- Length: 26 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,525
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,879
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,879
From the earliest civilizations to the 21st century: a global journey through human history, published alongside a landmark BBC One television series....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awsome, educational and epic work
- By Adisha on 30-10-12
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2. A History of the World
- Narrated by: Andrew Marr, David Timson
- Length: 26 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 01-10-12
- Language: English
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Extreme Ownership
- How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
- By: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Narrated by: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,499
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,824
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,810
Two U.S. Navy SEAL officers demonstrate how to apply powerful battlefield leadership principles from the battlefield to business and life.
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1 out of 5 stars
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American bull crap
- By martin on 14-11-19
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3. Extreme Ownership
- How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
- Narrated by: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Series: Extreme Ownership
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 19-10-15
- Language: English
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Fighting for Queen and Country
- One Man’s Remarkable Story of Blood and Glory in the Paras and SAS
- By: Nigel Ely
- Narrated by: Nigel Ely
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story5 out of 5 stars 33
Spud Ely's SAS career has taken him into some of the most deadly, high-octane, violent battles ever. Fighting for Queen and Country is the unputdownable account of his most bloody, violent, heroic moments....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story
- By S Brown on 01-04-24
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4. Fighting for Queen and Country
- One Man’s Remarkable Story of Blood and Glory in the Paras and SAS
- Narrated by: Nigel Ely
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 01-12-23
- Language: English
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Keir Starmer
- The Biography
- By: Tom Baldwin
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 115
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 112
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 112
Keir Starmer: The Biography is an authoritative study of a man who now stands on the brink of becoming Britain's next Prime Minister. If he succeeds, Starmer will be the first Labour leader in a generation to win power, even though most voters still say they don’t know much about him....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A better future for us all.
- By DN Cumbria on 05-03-24
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5. Keir Starmer
- The Biography
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 29-02-24
- Language: English
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Goose Green
- The Decisive Battle of the Falklands War – by the British Troops Who Fought It
- By: Nigel Ely
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 264
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 236
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Story5 out of 5 stars 237
This is a true story of a great victory against all the odds. Forty years on, Goose Green is still the biggest, bloodiest battle the British Army has fought in modern times....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb telling of the battle story.
- By Psaronius on 12-05-22
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6. Goose Green
- The Decisive Battle of the Falklands War – by the British Troops Who Fought It
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 17-02-22
- Language: English
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Band of Brothers
- E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne, from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
- By: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrated by: Tim Jerome
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,371
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,219
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,210
Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, U.S. Army, was as good a rifle company as any in the world....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Tim Jerome has done no research.
- By Anonymous User on 31-05-18
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7. Band of Brothers
- E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne, from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
- Narrated by: Tim Jerome
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 09-03-12
- Language: English
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Bravo Two Zero - 20th Anniversary Edition
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,065
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,768
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,753
January 1991. IRAQ. Eight members of the SAS regiment embark upon a top secret mission to infiltrate deep behind enemy lines....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Captivating Story of Human Endurance
- By Jason on 29-11-16
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8. Bravo Two Zero - 20th Anniversary Edition
- Narrated by: Paul Thornley
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 09-01-14
- Language: English
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The Long Game
- Inside Sinn Féin
- By: Aoife Moore
- Narrated by: Roisin McGowan
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
Aoife Moore, Irish Journalist of the Year in 2021, explores the rise of the political party, once subordinate to the IRA, that is on the brink of taking power in Ireland....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Informative
- By Mr Andrew O'Neill on 24-04-24
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9. The Long Game
- Inside Sinn Féin
- Narrated by: Roisin McGowan
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 23-11-23
- Language: English
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Four Chancellors and a Funeral
- How to Lose a Country in Ten Days
- By: Russell Jones
- Narrated by: Chris Devon
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story5 out of 5 stars 12
Four Chancellors and a Funeral delivers more of Russell Jones's signature scathing wit, combining a detailed historical record of 2021 and 2022, with acerbic commentary, all of it leavened by jokes at the seemingly endless maelstrom of failures, nincompoops, and hypocrisies.
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5 out of 5 stars
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At once hilarious, depressing & thought-provoking
- By Stu on 14-04-24
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10. Four Chancellors and a Funeral
- How to Lose a Country in Ten Days
- Narrated by: Chris Devon
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 10-04-24
- Language: English
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Crypt
- Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond
- By: Alice Roberts
- Narrated by: Alice Roberts
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 80
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 80
The new book by Sunday Times bestselling author of Ancestors and Buried - the final instalment in Professor Alice Roberts' acclaimed trilogy....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Impressive
- By Sidney Chambers on 09-03-24
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11. Crypt
- Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond
- Narrated by: Alice Roberts
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 29-02-24
- Language: English
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Rubicon
- The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows, Tom Holland
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 420
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 361
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 358
The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up ruling the known world....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story let down by monotonous narration
- By Fitz on 18-06-20
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12. Rubicon
- The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows, Tom Holland
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 05-09-19
- Language: English
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Killing Zone
- By: Harry McCallion
- Narrated by: David McCallion
- Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 618
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 557
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Story5 out of 5 stars 552
Born ‘a ragged-arsed kid from the backstreets of Glasgow’, McCallion joined the Paras to escape a miserable home life and find the family he longed for....
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3 out of 5 stars
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BS doesn’t baffle brains.
- By Mark B. on 20-03-20
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13. Killing Zone
- Narrated by: David McCallion
- Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 22-08-19
- Language: English
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,663
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,345
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,335
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The definitive Audible purchase
- By Jim on 22-01-14
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14. Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 18-01-11
- Language: English
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The End of Everything
- How Wars Descend into Annihilation
- By: Victor Davis Hanson
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
A New York Times-bestselling historian charts how and why societies from ancient Greece to the modern era chose to utterly destroy their foes, and warns that similar wars of obliteration are possible in our time....
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15. The End of Everything
- How Wars Descend into Annihilation
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 07-05-24
- Language: English
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The Monk
- The Life and Crimes of Ireland's Most Enigmatic Gang Boss
- By: Paul Williams
- Narrated by: Paul Williams
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 91
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 83
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Story5 out of 5 stars 81
On the streets of the tough Dublin inner-city neighbourhood where he grew up, Gerry Hutch was perceived as an ordinary decent criminal, a quintessential Robin Hood figure who fought the law—and won....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Boring
- By Amazon Customer on 02-06-23
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16. The Monk
- The Life and Crimes of Ireland's Most Enigmatic Gang Boss
- Narrated by: Paul Williams
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 15-12-22
- Language: English
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The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England
- A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
- By: Ian Mortimer
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,527
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,953
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,939
Imagine you could travel back to the 14th century. What would you see? What would you smell? More to the point, where are you going to stay? And what are you going to eat....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very, very interesting - highly recommended
- By anthonyunionjackson on 06-05-09
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17. The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England
- A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Series: Time Traveler’s Guides
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 13-04-09
- Language: English
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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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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,783
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,424
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,419
The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400....
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5 out of 5 stars
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An enjoyable hagiography(?)
- By Nik Jewell on 16-05-18
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18. Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 16-02-10
- Language: English
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The Wealth of Nations
- By: Adam Smith
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 36 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 140
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 116
The foundation for all modern economic thought and political economy, The Wealth of Nations is the magnum opus of Scottish economist Adam Smith, who introduces the world to the very idea of economics and capitalism....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good but pace yourself
- By Anonymous User on 06-07-17
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19. The Wealth of Nations
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 36 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 11-01-11
- Language: English
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The Case for Christ, Revised & Updated
- A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus
- By: Lee Strobel
- Narrated by: Lee Strobel
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 297
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 252
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 250
Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the son of God? Retracing his own spiritual journey from atheism to faith, Lee Strobel cross-examines a dozen experts....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must read for skeptics and theists alike.
- By LexiThePoet94 on 18-10-17
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20. The Case for Christ, Revised & Updated
- A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus
- Narrated by: Lee Strobel
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 18-10-16
- Language: English
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