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- How Brexit Got Done and the Tories Were Undone
- By: Tim Shipman
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 42 hrs and 54 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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Fascinating story
- By Anonymous User on 26-11-24
By: Tim Shipman
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Meetings with Remarkable Animals
- By: Martin Clunes
- Narrated by: Martin Clunes
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
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Together with his own life-changing encounters with animals around the world, Martin has celebrated the intelligence, loyalty, and companionship of some truly extraordinary creatures whose lives have been entwined with our own. By turns heart-warming, inspiring and always fascinating, Meetings With Remarkable Animals gives us a chance to meet them too.
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Listening with a tear in my eyes
- By Anonymous User on 27-11-24
By: Martin Clunes
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The Lives and Deaths of the Princesses of Hesse
- The curious destinies of Queen Victoria's granddaughters
- By: Frances Welch
- Narrated by: Jilly Bond
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
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Drawing on hundreds of previously unseen letters from the sisters as well as from their grandmother Queen Victoria, The Princesses of Hesse takes us on a sweeping journey across the tumultuous landscape of the turn of the century - from the dramas of the Russian Court to the Russian Revolution, and through both World Wars in which they often found themselves on opposing sides.
By: Frances Welch
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Stakeknife
- Britain's Secret Agents in Ireland
- By: Greg Harkin, Martin Ingram
- Narrated by: Phillip Sacramento
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
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The stories of two undercover agents: the man known as Stakeknife, Force Research Unit (FRU) agent and deputy head of the IRA’s infamous ‘Nutting Squad’, the internal security force which tortured and killed suspected informers; and Brian Nelson, who worked for the FRU, aiding loyalist terrorists and murderers in their bloody work. The inside story on: – How the British Secret Service uses informers – The recruitment, briefing and handling of spies – Murders and set-ups in Northern Ireland.
By: Greg Harkin, and others
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Intent to Destroy
- Russia's Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine
- By: Eugene Finkel
- Narrated by: Phillipe Bosher
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine brought large-scale warfare to Europe, reshaped relations between key global players, and redefined existing alliances and international organizations, such as NATO and the European Union. It has killed tens of thousands, displaced millions, revived the threat of a nuclear war between Russia and the West and might unleash a global famine. Political scientist and historian of genocide Eugene Finkel zooms in on the intersection of one of the most important geopolitical events in recent decades and the most odious type of violence.
By: Eugene Finkel
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The Lost Chapel of Westminster
- How a Royal Chapel Became the House of Commons
- By: John Cooper
- Narrated by: Jeremy Clyde
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
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Begun in 1292, the royal chapel of St Stephen was the crowning glory of the old palace of Westminster – a place of worship for kings and a showcase of the finest architecture, ritual and music the Plantagenets could muster. But in 1548, as the Protestant Reformation reached its height, St Stephen's was given a new purpose as the House of Commons. Burned out in the great palace fire of 1834, the Commons chamber was then recreated on a remarkably similar medieval design, perpetuating a way of doing politics that is recognisable to this day.
By: John Cooper
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Out
- How Brexit Got Done and the Tories Were Undone
- By: Tim Shipman
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 42 hrs and 54 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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Fascinating story
- By Anonymous User on 26-11-24
By: Tim Shipman
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Meetings with Remarkable Animals
- By: Martin Clunes
- Narrated by: Martin Clunes
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
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Together with his own life-changing encounters with animals around the world, Martin has celebrated the intelligence, loyalty, and companionship of some truly extraordinary creatures whose lives have been entwined with our own. By turns heart-warming, inspiring and always fascinating, Meetings With Remarkable Animals gives us a chance to meet them too.
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Listening with a tear in my eyes
- By Anonymous User on 27-11-24
By: Martin Clunes
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The Lives and Deaths of the Princesses of Hesse
- The curious destinies of Queen Victoria's granddaughters
- By: Frances Welch
- Narrated by: Jilly Bond
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
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Drawing on hundreds of previously unseen letters from the sisters as well as from their grandmother Queen Victoria, The Princesses of Hesse takes us on a sweeping journey across the tumultuous landscape of the turn of the century - from the dramas of the Russian Court to the Russian Revolution, and through both World Wars in which they often found themselves on opposing sides.
By: Frances Welch
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Stakeknife
- Britain's Secret Agents in Ireland
- By: Greg Harkin, Martin Ingram
- Narrated by: Phillip Sacramento
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
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The stories of two undercover agents: the man known as Stakeknife, Force Research Unit (FRU) agent and deputy head of the IRA’s infamous ‘Nutting Squad’, the internal security force which tortured and killed suspected informers; and Brian Nelson, who worked for the FRU, aiding loyalist terrorists and murderers in their bloody work. The inside story on: – How the British Secret Service uses informers – The recruitment, briefing and handling of spies – Murders and set-ups in Northern Ireland.
By: Greg Harkin, and others
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Intent to Destroy
- Russia's Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine
- By: Eugene Finkel
- Narrated by: Phillipe Bosher
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine brought large-scale warfare to Europe, reshaped relations between key global players, and redefined existing alliances and international organizations, such as NATO and the European Union. It has killed tens of thousands, displaced millions, revived the threat of a nuclear war between Russia and the West and might unleash a global famine. Political scientist and historian of genocide Eugene Finkel zooms in on the intersection of one of the most important geopolitical events in recent decades and the most odious type of violence.
By: Eugene Finkel
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The Lost Chapel of Westminster
- How a Royal Chapel Became the House of Commons
- By: John Cooper
- Narrated by: Jeremy Clyde
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
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Begun in 1292, the royal chapel of St Stephen was the crowning glory of the old palace of Westminster – a place of worship for kings and a showcase of the finest architecture, ritual and music the Plantagenets could muster. But in 1548, as the Protestant Reformation reached its height, St Stephen's was given a new purpose as the House of Commons. Burned out in the great palace fire of 1834, the Commons chamber was then recreated on a remarkably similar medieval design, perpetuating a way of doing politics that is recognisable to this day.
By: John Cooper
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The War Memoirs
- By: Charles de Gaulle
- Narrated by: Raphael Corkhill
- Length: 41 hrs and 58 mins
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“Faced with the political disaster, I had to become France.” This was how Charles de Gaulle answered the call of history. One of the few French battlefield leaders to have distinguished himself in May 1940, he had become the undersecretary of state for national defense. But when the government rejected his calls to fight on and prepared to capitulate to Hitler, he escaped to London. There he instigated a resistance calling on “all the French who want to remain free to listen to me and follow me” in the legendary radio address of June 22.
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The Embarrassment of Riches
- An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
- By: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 20 hrs and 46 mins
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Simon Schama explores the mysterious contradictions of the Dutch nation that invented itself from the ground up, attained an unprecedented level of affluence, and lived in constant dread of being corrupted by happiness. Drawing on a vast array of period documents and sumptuously reproduced art, Schama recreates in precise detail a nation's mental state. He tells of bloody uprisings and beached whales, of the cult of hygiene and the plague of tobacco, of thrifty housewives and profligate tulip-speculators.
By: Simon Schama
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La via italiana al totalitarismo
- Il partito e lo Stato nel regime fascista
- By: Emilio Gentile
- Narrated by: Riccardo Mei
- Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
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Il volume, che per la sua originalità ha contribuito a rinnovare sostanzialmente la storiografia sul Ventennio in Italia e all'estero, analizza il "partito-milizia" come embrione totalitario, interpreta il regime fascista come "cesarismo totalitario" e propone una revisione del concetto stesso di totalitarismo, interpretato, secondo il suo originario significato storico, come esperimento e metodo di dominio politico.
By: Emilio Gentile
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Non si può dividere il cielo
- Storie dal Muro di Berlino
- By: Gianluca Falanga
- Narrated by: Alessandro Budroni
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
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Lo si diceva già al tempo. Quando un giorno tutta questa storia sarà finita, si farà fatica a credere che sia davvero accaduta: una città divisa in due da un muro, come in un'antica leggenda orientale... Sono passati vent'anni da quella notte di novembre del 1989 quando il Muro di Berlino - triste e barbara icona della Guerra fredda che per quasi mezzo secolo aveva tenuto divisi la Germania e il mondo intero in due blocchi ostili e contrapposti - venne preso a simboliche picconate dai berlinesi in festa.
By: Gianluca Falanga
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So You Think You Can Be Prime Minister
- By: Ian Martin
- Narrated by: Justin Edwards
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
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Most of us know our limitations, especially when it comes to a career choice. We watch documentaries about A&E departments and the heroes who work there, and we think no. Oh no, thanks very much. We wouldn't have the nerve, or the stamina, or the resilience to do THAT. But who amongst us hasn’t looked at the woeful performance of a prime minister and thought: ‘Really, is that all there is to it? Even I could do that’. Now is your opportunity to familiarise yourself with what the job of prime minister actually is.
By: Ian Martin
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Als Licht das Dunkel durchdrang [When Light Penetrated the Darkness]
- Das unterschätzte Mittelalter - eine Epoche des Wandels [The Underestimated Middle Ages – An Era of Change]
- By: Ian Mortimer, Karin Schuler - translator
- Narrated by: Michael A. Grimm
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
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Wir neigen dazu, das Mittelalter als eine dunkle, rückständige und konstante Zeit zu sehen, die von Gewalt, Unwissenheit und Aberglaube geprägt war. Im Gegensatz dazu glauben wir, dass Fortschritt auf Wissenschaft und technischer Innovation beruht und dass uns erst die Erfindungen der letzten Jahrhunderte in die Moderne geführt haben. Ian Mortimer räumt mit diesem Narrativ auf. Er skizziert die enormen kulturellen Veränderungen, die sich im Mittelalter vollzogen, und führt uns eine revolutionäre Epoche vor Augen, die von grundlegender Bedeutung für die Entwicklung der westlichen Welt war.
By: Ian Mortimer, and others
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Why England Slept
- By: John F. Kennedy, Henry R. Luce
- Narrated by: AJ Crozby
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
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In 1938, British statesman and soon-to-be Prime Minister Winston Churchill published his book Arms and the Covenant. It was published three months later in the US under the title While England Slept. In 1940, future President John F. Kennedy, who was a senior at Harvard University, wrote his dissertation, criticizing Churchill’s harsh blame of England’s leaders, even drawing comparisons between England and the United States for its own similar lack of preparedness against the totalitarian Nazi regime. Responding to Churchill's title, Kennedy named his book, Why England Slept.
By: John F. Kennedy, and others
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The Viking Age: New Perspectives on History and Culture
- By: Jennifer Paxton, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Jennifer Paxton
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
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The Vikings evoke striking images of horned helmets, battle axes, and merciless coastal raids. Remembered for their shocking brutality and impressive naval prowess, these marauding pirates from the North have inspired poetry, fantasy novels, plays, symphonies, and even comic book heroes over the last 12 centuries. But do any of these enduring tropes reflect reality? Who were the Vikings really? What do we know about the period that bears their name? Explore these questions and more in The Viking Age, a 12-lecture course that corrects the record on a transformative period in world history.
By: Jennifer Paxton, and others
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A Very British Cult
- Rogue Priests and the Abode of Love
- By: Stuart Flinders
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
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This is the almost-forgotten story of Victorian Britain's strangest religious sect and its wealthy, mostly female, followers who believed they could ascend directly to heaven. Henry James Prince was a rogue Anglican Priest with a flare for the dramatic, and the founder of the Agapemone, or 'Abode of Love'. He also claimed to be the immortal conduit of The Holy Spirit and purportedly engaged in free love and ceremonial sex with his mostly female followers. But Prince's eventual death didn't mark the end of this strange set... he was promptly replaced by another.
By: Stuart Flinders
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While England Slept
- A Survey of World Affairs 1932-1938
- By: The Right Honorable Winston S. Churchill, Randolph S. Churchill - preface
- Narrated by: Peter Walters
- Length: 19 hrs and 42 mins
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In 1938, British statesman The Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill, a former military officer and member of the House of Commons, penned his Arms and the Covenant, published in the United States as While England Slept; a Survey of World Affairs, 1932–1938. The book is a powerful collection of his speeches warning that England was not at all prepared for the inevitability of war with Germany. While England Slept is published here in its original classic form with the preface and notes by Churchill’s son, Randolph S. Churchill.
By: The Right Honorable Winston S. Churchill, and others
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Notable Figures in English History
- Illuminating the Lives and Impact of England’s Prominent Icons Across the Centuries
- By: Ahoy Publications
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
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Do you love history and everything about England and Britain? This audiobook is your ticket to the incredible stories of the people who shaped England. Learn about the nation's journey through the lives of its most important figures.
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Ripples in Time
- Mysterious Artifacts that Challenge the Consensus Views of Human History
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
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We take time for granted as it passes during every moment of our existence. Other things may change, but time remains constant and predictable. The past, the present, and the future exist within a harmonious, reliable, and never-changing system. Or at least that’s how it seems… It was Albert Einstein who, in 1905, first theorized that time might not be quite as straightforward as that.
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El triunfo de la estupidez [The Triumph of Stupidity]
- Por qué la ignorancia es más peligrosa que la maldad [Why Ignorance Is More Dangerous Than Evil]
- By: Jano García
- Narrated by: Carlos Valdés
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
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Un original ensayo político sobre cómo la mediocridad ha conquistado el poder, en el que Jano García desmonta con datos el relato establecido sobre la igualdad, la justicia social, la multiculturalidad o la solidaridad intergeneracional. Un audiolibro imprescindible que nos ofrece argumentos para contrarrestar la más dañina de las pandemias: la de la estupidez.
By: Jano García
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Byzantium
- The History of the Ancient Greek City Before It Became Constantinople
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
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It would be hard if not outright impossible to overstate the impact Roman Emperor Constantine I had on the history of Christianity, Ancient Rome, and Europe as a whole. Best known as Constantine the Great, the kind of moniker only earned by rulers who have distinguished themselves in battle and conquest, Constantine remains an influential and controversial figure to this day.
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Destiny Challenged: Churchill and JFK's Fight Over England and Nazi Germany
- Includes the Two Original Classic Editions: While England Slept and Why England Slept
- By: The Right Honorable Winston S. Churchill, John F. Kennedy
- Narrated by: Peter Walters, AJ Crozby
- Length: 24 hrs and 35 mins
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Two heroic world leaders diverge over the fate of civilization in this World War II history enrichment bundle edition, Destiny Challenged. Discover Churchill and Kennedy’s once famous original classic works juxtaposed for the first time.
By: The Right Honorable Winston S. Churchill, and others
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The Napoleonic Wars
- An Enthralling Guide to Global Conflict, Revolutionary Tactics, and the Empire’s Expansion (Military History)
- By: Billy Wellman
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
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What if the true impact of the Napoleonic Wars has been misunderstood? Immerse yourself in an era of colossal battles, revolutionary military strategies, and a world forever altered by Napoleon Bonaparte’s relentless ambition. The Napoleonic Wars offers you a front-row seat to a time when the fate of nations hung in the balance.
By: Billy Wellman
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The Plantagenets: A Captivating Guide to the Rise and Fall of the House of Plantagenet
- Exploring England's Past
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
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Do you want to dive into the gripping story of a royal family that changed a whole country? The Plantagenets ruled England with strength and cunning, and their story is filled with drama, battles, and family fights.
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Inventario medievale
- Percorsi, storie e protagonisti dell’età di mezzo
- By: Glauco Maria Cantarella
- Narrated by: Alberto Lori
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
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Il Medioevo è un tempo ancora poco definito e uno spazio dai confini labili, una dimensione storica scarsamente conosciuta che continua a essere lo specchio deformante del nostro presente: “cose da Medioevo” si dice, come se non appartenessero ai giorni nostri. Per orientarsi in un Medioevo spesso invisibile a occhio nudo, ma che sottende tutta la nostra storia, bisogna quindi immergersi nel passato con un inventario d'autore e seguirne i percorsi, fatti di storie, personaggi, luoghi e intersezioni, cercando di dipanare una fitta trama di false credenze.
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Roman Mythology
- A Timeless Collection of Roman Myths and Legends
- By: Adrian Danvers
- Narrated by: Benjamin Press
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
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Unveil the mysteries of ancient Rome with "Roman Mythology: A Timeless Collection of Roman Myths and Legends." This engaging guide is perfect for both newcomers and seasoned enthusiasts eager to explore the powerful tales that have shaped one of history’s greatest civilizations. Journey into the world of the Dii Consentes, the twelve majestic gods and goddesses who ruled over the Roman pantheon. Discover the intriguing stories of the Titans, those primordial beings whose struggles set the stage for the rise of the Olympian gods.
By: Adrian Danvers
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Brits Who Shaped America
- Post-Revolutionary Tales of Influence and Impact
- By: PJ Coë
- Narrated by: PJ Coë
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
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How did America turn itself from a largely agrarian society into the sophisticated, industrial and military colossus it became in the twentieth century? In Brits Who Shaped America, PJ Coë illuminates the part played by influential Britons in this astonishing transformation, from the eve to the sunset of the nineteenth century.
By: PJ Coë
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Erster Weltkrieg [World War I]
- Weltenbrand: Die großen Konflikte, Book 1 [World Conflict: The Great Conflicts, Book 1]
- By: History Nerds
- Narrated by: Jean-Kristo Ognjenovic
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
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Der Erste Weltkrieg wurde „der Krieg, der alle Kriege beenden sollte" genannt ... was er nicht tat. In dieser prägnanten Nacherzählung des Ersten Weltkriegs werfen wir einen Blick auf die Gründe dafür, die Reaktionen darauf und letztendlich den Tod derer, die das größte Opfer brachten.
By: History Nerds
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Storia dell'immigrazione straniera in Italia
- Dal 1945 ai giorni nostri
- By: Michele Colucci
- Narrated by: Jerry Mastrodomenico
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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Per la prima volta si propone una ricostruzione storica dell'immigrazione straniera in Italia, a partire dal 1945. Ingressi, flussi, leggi, generazioni, lavori, conflitti e speranze si intrecciano con un ritmo sempre più incalzante fino ad arrivare ai nostri giorni. Il volume traccia la dimensione quantitativa del fenomeno nel corso del tempo e la sua evoluzione, il radicamento sul territorio, le politiche adottate per governarlo, le polemiche che ne sono scaturite, l'impatto che ha avuto sulla società.
By: Michele Colucci
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Il ministero della paranoia
- Storia della Stasi
- By: Gianluca Falanga
- Narrated by: Alessandro Budroni
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
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Il suo peggior nemico: il libero pensiero. La sua arma più terribile: l'"Auschwitz delle coscienze", l'annientamento della persona con la violenza psicologica e l'isolamento in carcere. Esercito invisibile al servizio di un regime in guerra col proprio popolo, la Stasi è passata alla storia per l'efficienza operativa e l'ansia paranoica di controllo totale della vita di milioni di cittadini inermi. L'apertura degli archivi riservati permette oggi di guardare oltre il mito e ricostruire l'anatomia di uno dei più impenetrabili protagonisti della Guerra fredda.
By: Gianluca Falanga
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Das Habsburgerreich [The Habsburg Empire]
- Ein fesselnder Führer zum Hause Österreichs und dem Einfluss der Habsburger auf das Heilige Römische Reich
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Marko Kraft
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
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In diesem Buch werden Sie entdecken, was die Habsburger Unterlippe ist, wie eine Familie sich die Europäische Union ausmalte und wie der Konservatismus ein Reich ruinieren kann. Die Geschichte der Habsburger umfasst mehrere Zeitalter und jeder Herrscher war einzigartig und verdient unsere Aufmerksamkeit.