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Out
- By: Tim Shipman
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
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How did Boris Johnson supersede Theresa May to become Britain's Prime Minister? How did he pursue his promise to Get Brexit Done amidst multiple Brexit secretaries, repeated coup attempts and reshuffles, and an extraordinarily terse relationship with Brussels? What really happened in Downing Street – from the political choices to the party place settings – as the pandemic took the world in its grip? Out follows from May's resignation through to the tussles over the final Brexit deal, the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and our shortest serving PM ever.
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Out
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 04-07-24
- Language: English
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Politics on the Edge
- A Memoir from Within
- By: Rory Stewart
- Narrated by: Rory Stewart
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
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Over the course of a decade from 2010, Rory Stewart went from being a political outsider to standing for prime minister - before being sacked from a Conservative Party that he had come to barely recognise.
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So good I immediately listened to it a second time!
- By Thalia on 16-09-23
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Politics on the Edge
- A Memoir from Within
- Narrated by: Rory Stewart
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 14-09-23
- Language: English
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Henry VIII: King and Court
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 25 hrs and 41 mins
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This magnificent biography of Henry VIII is set against the cultural, social and political background of his court - the most spectacular court ever seen in England - and the splendour of his many sumptuous palaces. An entertaining narrative packed with colourful description and a wealth of anecdotal evidence, but also a comprehensive analytical study of the development of both monarch and court during a crucial period in English history.
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“England’s Nero”
- By Mary Carnegie on 10-09-18
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Henry VIII: King and Court
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 25 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 02-05-17
- Language: English
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
- A History of Nazi Germany
- By: William L. Shirer
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 57 hrs and 11 mins
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Since its publication in 1960, William L. Shirer’s monumental study of Hitler’s German empire has been widely acclaimed as the definitive record of the 20th century’s blackest hours. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich offers an unparalleled and thrillingly told examination of how Adolf Hitler nearly succeeded in conquering the world. With millions of copies in print around the globe, it has attained the status of a vital and enduring classic.
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Finished - what do I do now?
- By Colin on 18-02-11
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
- A History of Nazi Germany
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 57 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 16-07-10
- Language: English
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Nexus
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Length: Not Yet Known
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For the last 100,000 years, humans have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds. And we are rushing headlong into the age of AI – a new information network that threatens to annihilate us. If we are so wise, why are we so self-destructive? NEXUS considers how the flow of information has shaped us, and our world.
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Nexus
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 10-09-24
- Language: English
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1217
- The Battles that Saved England
- By: Dr Catherine Hanley, Tina Ross - cartographer
- Narrated by: Veronika Hyks
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
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1217 charts the nascent sense of national identity that began to swell. Three key battles would determine England’s destiny. The fortress of Dover was besieged, the city of Lincoln was attacked, and a great invasion force set sail and, unusually for the time, was intercepted at sea. Catherine Hanley expertly navigates medieval siege warfare, royal politics, and fighting at sea to bring this remarkable period of English history to life.
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1217
- The Battles that Saved England
- Narrated by: Veronika Hyks
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 09-05-24
- Language: English
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The Second World War
- By: Antony Beevor
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 39 hrs and 17 mins
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A magisterial, single volume history of the greatest conflict the world has ever known, by our foremost military historian. The Second World War began in August 1939 on the edge of Manchuria and ended there exactly six years later with the Soviet invasion of northern China. The war in Europe appeared completely divorced from the war in the Pacific and China, and yet events on opposite sides of the world had profound effects.
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The Book on the Second World War!
- By Graham on 30-08-12
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The Second World War
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 39 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 12-06-12
- Language: English
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I Will Show You How It Was
- The Story of Wartime Kyiv
- By: Illia Ponomarenko
- Narrated by: Sergey Nagorny
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
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I Will Show You How It Was is Illia Ponomarenko’s heart-wrenching memoir of the war on his homeland, offering a fiery diatribe against Russian hypocrisy and a moving look at what is being lost. But it’s also a story of pride and even elation as Ukrainian forces come together, find their mojo, and oust the invaders from Kyiv. The most powerful and personal chronicle of the war to date, I Will Show You How It Was is an exceptional literary achievement, chronicling a stunning feat of resistance and a courageous people set on a miraculous victory.
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I Will Show You How It Was
- The Story of Wartime Kyiv
- Narrated by: Sergey Nagorny
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 07-05-24
- Language: English
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The Second Book of General Ignorance
- Everything You Think You Know Is (Still) Wrong
- By: John Lloyd, John Mitchinson
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
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Just when you thought that it was safe to start showing off again, John Lloyd and John Mitchinson are back with another busload of mistakes and misunderstandings. Here is a new collection of simple, perfectly obvious questions you'll be quite certain you know the answers to. Whether it's history, science, sports, geography, literature, language, medicine, the classics, or common wisdom, you'll be astonished to discover that everything you thought you knew is still hopelessly wrong.
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OK but some "facts" incorrect
- By Miss Michelle Bebbington on 17-07-23
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The Second Book of General Ignorance
- Everything You Think You Know Is (Still) Wrong
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 30-04-19
- Language: English
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The Year of Living Danishly
- Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country
- By: Helen Russell
- Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
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When she was suddenly given the opportunity of a new life in rural Jutland, journalist and archetypal Londoner Helen Russell discovered a startling statistic: the happiest place on earth isn't Disneyland but Denmark, a land often thought of by foreigners as consisting entirely of long, dark winters, cured herring, Lego and pastries. What is the secret to their success? Are happy Danes born or made?
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The Year Of Writing Heinously more like!
- By D. Payne on 22-03-18
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The Year of Living Danishly
- Uncovering the Secrets of the World's Happiest Country
- Narrated by: Lucy Price-Lewis
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 09-06-15
- Language: English
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A History of Britain: Volume 2
- By: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 20 hrs and 38 mins
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The British wars began on the morning of 23 July 1637, heralding 200 years of battles. Most were driven by religious or political conviction, as Republicans and Royalists, Catholics and Protestants, Tories and Whigs, and colonialists and natives vied for supremacy. Of the battles not fought on home territory, many took place across Europe, America, India, and also at sea. Schama's examination of this turbulent period reveals how the British people eventually united in imperial enterprise, forming 'Britannia Incorporated'.
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Excellent, engaging but lots to remember
- By Roderic on 12-11-14
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A History of Britain: Volume 2
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Series: A History of Britain, Book 2
- Length: 20 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 06-09-12
- Language: English
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Endgame 1944
- How Stalin Won The War
- By: Jonathan Dimbleby
- Narrated by: Jonathan Dimbleby
- Length: 20 hrs and 52 mins
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In this book, bestselling historian Jonathan Dimbleby describes and analyses this momentous year, covering the military, political and diplomatic story in his evocative style. Drawing on previously untranslated German, Russian and Polish sources, we see how sophisticated new forms of deception and ruthless Partisan warfare shifted the Soviets’ fortunes, how their triumphs effectively gave Stalin authority to occupy Eastern Europe and how it was the events of 1944 that enabled Stalin to dictate the terms of the post-war settlement, laying the foundations for the Cold War . . .
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Endgame 1944
- How Stalin Won The War
- Narrated by: Jonathan Dimbleby
- Length: 20 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 23-05-24
- Language: English
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At Home: A Short History of Private Life
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins
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Bill Bryson was struck one day by the thought that we devote more time to studying the battles and wars of history than to considering what history really consists of: centuries of people quietly going about their daily business. This inspired him to start a journey around his own house, an old rectory in Norfolk, considering how the ordinary things in life came to be.
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More Fact Pact Bryson
- By Stewart Webb on 06-06-10
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At Home: A Short History of Private Life
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 27-05-10
- Language: English
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The Pirate Menace
- Uncovering the Golden Age of Piracy
- By: Angus Konstam
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
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The growth of piracy led to a major surge in attacks in the Caribbean and along North America’s Atlantic seaboard. With the fragile maritime economy of the Americas threatened with collapse, major ports were threatened and trade brought to a standstill, the British government finally declared war on the pirates. The Pirate Menace draws on extensive research, as well as a wide range of first-hand accounts, to produce a new history of the heyday of historical piracy.
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The Pirate Menace
- Uncovering the Golden Age of Piracy
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 09-05-24
- Language: English
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The Cleopatras
- By: Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Narrated by: Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins
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Cleopatra: lover, seductress, and Egypt's greatest queen. A woman more myth than history, immortalized in poetry, drama, music, art, and film. She captivated Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, the two greatest Romans of the day, and died in a blaze of glory, with an asp clasped to her breast - or so the legend tells us. But the real-life story of the historical Cleopatra VII is even more compelling. She was the last of seven Cleopatras who ruled Egypt before it was subsumed into the Roman Empire. These extraordinary women keep a close grip on power in the wealthiest country of the ancient world.
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The Cleopatras
- Narrated by: Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 09-05-24
- Language: English
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The Korean War
- By: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Cameron Stewart
- Length: 19 hrs and 50 mins
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On 25 June, 1950, the invasion of South Korea by the Communist North launched one of the bloodiest conflicts of the last century. The seemingly limitless power of the Chinese-backed North was thrown against the ferocious firepower of the UN-backed South in a war that can be seen today as the stark prelude to Vietnam.
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MASH It Isn't
- By S. Morris on 07-03-18
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The Korean War
- Narrated by: Cameron Stewart
- Length: 19 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 05-06-14
- Language: English
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Nuclear War
- A Scenario
- By: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
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The first rule of nuclear war is that there are no rules. Up to now, no one outside of official circles has known exactly what would happen if a rogue state launched a nuclear missile at the Pentagon. Second by second and minute by minute, these are the real-life protocols that choreograph the end of civilisation as we know it. Because the plans for General Nuclear War are among the most classified secrets held by the United States government, this book takes the listener up to the razor’s edge of what can legally be known.
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Absolute Clarity
- By Hellserch on 01-04-24
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Nuclear War
- A Scenario
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 28-03-24
- Language: English
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The Stalin Affair
- The Impossible Alliance that Won the War
- By: Giles Milton
- Narrated by: Giles Milton
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
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In the summer of 1941, Hitler invaded the Soviet Union, shattering what Stalin had considered an ironclad partnership. There were real fears that Stalin's forces would be defeated or that the Soviet leader would once again strike a deal with Hitler. Either eventuality would spell catastrophe for both Britain and America.
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The Stalin Affair
- The Impossible Alliance that Won the War
- Narrated by: Giles Milton
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 09-05-24
- Language: English
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Egyptian Mythology Collection
- History, Myths and Legends of the Gods of Egypt as Well as Egyptian Magic and the Book of the Dead Unabridged
- By: E. A Wallis Budge
- Narrated by: James Francis Markert
- Length: 20 hrs and 17 mins
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Unveil the secrets of an ancient civilization renowned for its mystique and splendor through E.A. Wallis Budge’s unabridged collection. This expertly curated trilogy, featuring Legends of the Gods, Egyptian Magic, and The Book of the Dead, invites you to explore the depths of Egyptian mythology, magic, and the afterlife.
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Egyptian Mythology Collection
- History, Myths and Legends of the Gods of Egypt as Well as Egyptian Magic and the Book of the Dead Unabridged
- Narrated by: James Francis Markert
- Length: 20 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 23-04-24
- Language: English
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Battle for the Falklands
- By: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Cameron Stewart
- Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
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The Falklands War was one of the strangest in British history - 28,000 men sent to fight for a tiny relic of empire 8,000 miles from home. At the time, many Britons saw it as a tragic absurdity, but the British victory confirmed the quality of British arms and boosted the political fortunes of the Conservative government.
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Comprehensive But Not What I Hoped For
- By S. Morris on 26-07-16
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Battle for the Falklands
- Narrated by: Cameron Stewart
- Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 02-06-14
- Language: English
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