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Long Walk To Freedom Vol 1
- 1918-1962
- By: Nelson Mandela
- Narrated by: Kofi Annan, Michael Boatman
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance229
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The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, LONG WALK TO FREEDOM brilliantly recreates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny. From his beginning in the Transkei to his being taken to Robben Island, this is the remarkable story...
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Oh dear!
- By Jane on 21-11-17
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Long Walk To Freedom Vol 1
- 1918-1962
- Narrated by: Kofi Annan, Michael Boatman
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 12-07-13
- Language: English
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Watch My Tracer
- By: Keith Chisnall
- Narrated by: Keith Chisnall
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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Performance16
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One man's untold story of Special Forces, including clandestine operations during the Rhodesian war. A third-generation Rhodesian tells the story of his upbringing on a farm and his days learning to track and survive in the bush. There are historical facts with covert and overt operations which have never been made public. It is a story of trial, battle, friendships, and extraordinary life experiences during the bloody Rhodesian war.
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Very relaxed tone. Quite different from the usual gung-ho military stories.
- By Copperfish on 23-04-26
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Watch My Tracer
- Narrated by: Keith Chisnall
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 23-06-21
- Language: English
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The Dawn Watch
- Joseph Conrad in a Global World
- By: Maya Jasanoff
- Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall50
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Performance43
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CUNDILL PRIZE 2018 WINNER SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2018 ‘Enlightening, compassionate, superb’ John le Carré A visionary life and times of Joseph Conrad, and of our global world, from one of the best historians writing today. Migration, terrorism, the tensions...
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An Ideal Primer
- By Bindervelt on 16-04-26
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The Dawn Watch
- Joseph Conrad in a Global World
- Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 19-10-17
- Language: English
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Kaffir Boy
- The True Story of a Black Youth’s Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
- By: Mark Mathabane
- Narrated by: Mark Mathabane
- Length: 18 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall65
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Performance54
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Story54
Mark Mathabane was weaned on devastating poverty and schooled in the cruel streets of South Africa’s most desperate ghetto, where bloody gang wars and midnight police raids were his rites of passage. Like every other child born in the hopelessness of apartheid, he learned to measure his life in days, not years. Yet Mark Mathabane, armed only with the courage of his family and a hard-won education, raised himself up from the squalor and humiliation to win a scholarship to an American university.
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One of the most inspirational books ever, I was gripped to the very end,
- By Trish on 16-06-15
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Kaffir Boy
- The True Story of a Black Youth’s Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
- Narrated by: Mark Mathabane
- Length: 18 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 06-07-12
- Language: English
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The Sign and the Seal
- The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant
- By: Graham Hancock
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 21 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall260
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Performance240
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Story238
The fate of the Lost Ark of the Covenant is one of the great historical mysteries of all time. The Bible contains hundreds of references to the Ark's power, but the Ark itself mysteriously disappears from recorded history sometime after the building of the Temple of Solomon. After 10 years of searching through the dusty archives of Europe and the Middle East, Graham Hancock has succeeded where scores of others have failed. This intrepid journalist has tracked down the true story behind the myths and legends - revealing where the Ark is today, how it got there, and why it remains hidden.
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Sneering narrator
- By Oli on 20-05-19
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The Sign and the Seal
- The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 21 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 28-12-18
- Language: English
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How Can Man Die Better
- The Secrets of Isandlwana Revealed
- By: Lieutenant Colonel Mike Snook, Brigadier David Keenan - foreword
- Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance26
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On January 22, 1879, a massive Zulu host attacked the British Army's 24th Regiment in its encampment at the foot of the mountain of Isandlwana. It was the first major encounter in the Anglo-Zulu War and a disastrous defeat for the colonial power. Later that afternoon the victorious Zulus would strike the tiny British garrison at Rorke's Drift.
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Superb!
- By Huw on 21-01-23
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How Can Man Die Better
- The Secrets of Isandlwana Revealed
- Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 21-12-21
- Language: English
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Britain's Gulag
- The Brutal End of Empire in Kenya
- By: Caroline Elkins
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 17 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance9
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Brought to you by Penguin. Only a few years after Britain defeated fascism came the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya - a mass armed rebellion by the Kikuyu people, demanding the return of their land and freedom. The draconian response of Britain's colonial government was to detain nearly the entire...
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Essiential reading.
- By Moneenroe on 19-12-25
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Britain's Gulag
- The Brutal End of Empire in Kenya
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 17 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 27-06-24
- Language: English
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Rorke's Drift
- By: Adrian Greaves
- Narrated by: Paul Herzberg
- Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall62
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Performance53
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Story53
On 22nd January 1879 a force of 20,000 Zulus overwhelmed and destroyed the British invading force at Isandlwana, killing and ritually disemboweling more than 1,200 troops. That afternoon, the same Zulu force turned their attention on a small outpost at Rorke's Drift. The battle that ensued, one of the British Army's great epics, has since entered into legend. Throughout the night 85 men held off six full-scale Zulu attacks at the cost of only 27 casualties, forcing the Zulu army to withdraw.
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Good narration of a great story
- By Rob on 07-06-23
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Rorke's Drift
- Narrated by: Paul Herzberg
- Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 10-12-20
- Language: English
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Carthage
- A new history of an ancient empire
- By: Eve MacDonald
- Narrated by: Eve MacDonald
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance13
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Brought to you by Penguin. The empire behind the legend Carthage was a power that dominated the western Mediterranean for almost six centuries before its fall to Rome. The history of the realm and its Carthaginians was subsumed by their conquerors and, along the way, the story of the real...
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Largely cobbled together
- By Jingleby on 15-11-25
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Carthage
- A new history of an ancient empire
- Narrated by: Eve MacDonald
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 07-08-25
- Language: English
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Cleopatra's Daughter
- Egyptian Princess, Roman Prisoner, African Queen
- By: Jane Draycott
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance9
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In 1895, archaeologists excavating a villa outside Pompeii unearthed a hoard of Roman silverware. Among the treasures was a bowl featuring a female figure with thick, curly hair, deep-set eyes, a slightly hooked nose and a strong jaw, and sporting an elephant scalp headdress. Modern scholars believe this woman to be a depiction of Cleopatra Selene, daughter of the infamous Cleopatra and Mark Antony. Using this discovery as her starting point, Jane Draycott recreates the life and times of a remarkable woman.
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a historic figure that should be better known.
- By R. Walter on 15-07-24
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Cleopatra's Daughter
- Egyptian Princess, Roman Prisoner, African Queen
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 10-11-22
- Language: English
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Dictatorland
- The Men Who Stole Africa
- By: Paul Kenyon
- Narrated by: Hamilton McLeod
- Length: 19 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall28
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Performance26
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Bloomsbury presents Dictatorland by Paul Kenyon, read by Hamilton McLeod. A Financial Times Book of the Year 'Jaw-dropping' Daily Express 'Grimly fascinating' Financial Times 'Humane, timely, accessible and well-researched' Irish Times The dictator who grew so rich on his country's cocoa crop...
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Weird pronunciations
- By J. Hunter on 26-03-26
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Dictatorland
- The Men Who Stole Africa
- Narrated by: Hamilton McLeod
- Length: 19 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 06-07-23
- Language: English
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The Rise and Fall of Apartheid
- From Racial Domination to Majority Rule
- By: David Welsh
- Narrated by: Gary Rundle
- Length: 26 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall20
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Performance18
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Story18
Did white South Africa crack, or did its leadership yield sufficiently, and just in time, to avert a revolution? The transformation has been called a miracle, belying gloomy predictions of race war in which the white minority went into a laager and fought to the last drop of blood. Why did it happen? David Welsh views the topic against the backdrop of a long history of conflict spanning apartheid's rise and demise and the liberation movement's suppression and subsequent resurrection.
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Excellent narration saves a very disjointed story
- By Amar Sagoo on 31-03-23
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The Rise and Fall of Apartheid
- From Racial Domination to Majority Rule
- Narrated by: Gary Rundle
- Length: 26 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 24-02-20
- Language: English
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White Mischief
- The Murder of Lord Erroll
- By: James Fox
- Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance8
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In 1941, with London burning in the Blitz, a group of hedonistic English nobles partied shamelessly in Kenya. Far removed from falling bombs, the wealthy elites of "Happy Valley" indulged in morphine, alcohol, and unrestricted sex, often with their friends' spouses. But the party turned sinister in the early hours of a January morning for Josslyn Hay, Lord Erroll, who had been enjoying the favors of the beautiful young wife of a middle-aged neighbor. Hay was found dead, a bullet in his brain.
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Interesting
- By Bernie on 25-12-24
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White Mischief
- The Murder of Lord Erroll
- Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 05-12-23
- Language: English
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We Dared to Win
- The SAS in Rhodesia
- By: Hannes Wessels, Andre Scheepers - with
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall93
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Performance86
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Story86
Andre Scheepers grew up on a farm in Rhodesia, learning about the bush from his African childhood friends, before joining the army. A quiet, introspective thinker, Andre started out as a trooper in the SAS before being commissioned into the Rhodesian Light Infantry Commandos, where he was engaged in fireforce combat operations. He then rejoined the SAS. Andre writes vividly about his experiences, his emotions, and his state of mind during the war, and reflects candidly on what he learned and how war has shaped his life since.
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A Remarkable Book
- By Iolis on 15-04-20
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We Dared to Win
- The SAS in Rhodesia
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 17-03-20
- Language: English
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A Handful of Hard Men
- The SAS and the Battle for Rhodesia
- By: Hannes Wessels
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall281
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Performance257
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Story258
It is difficult to find another soldier's story to equal Captain Darrell Watt's in terms of time spent on the field of battle and challenges faced. Even by the lofty standards of the SAS and Special Forces, one has to look far to find anyone who can match his record of resilience and valor in the face of such daunting odds and with resources so paltry. In the fight, he showed himself to be a military maestro. After 12 years in the cauldron of war, his cause slipped from beneath him, and Rhodesia gave way to Zimbabwe.
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Total rubbish don't waste your money!!
- By Chris on 20-02-18
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A Handful of Hard Men
- The SAS and the Battle for Rhodesia
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 08-08-17
- Language: English
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Can Feminism be African?
- A Most Paradoxical Question
- By: Minna Salami
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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What happens when we consider Africa through a feminist lens and feminism through an African one? And what does it mean to centre selfhood in this journey? In this shining, wide-ranging inquiry, Minna Salami explores these questions through an unhesitating and incisive vision of African feminist...
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Can Feminism be African?
- A Most Paradoxical Question
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 13-02-25
- Language: English
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The Kebra Nagast
- The Glory of The Kings: A Complete Translation
- By: Nebure Id Ishaq
- Narrated by: Dennis Logan
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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The Kebra Nagast stands as one of the most revered and spiritually potent works in the Christian world—a foundational text of Ethiopian identity and a testament to a lineage believed to descend from the union of King Solomon of Israel and Makeda, the Queen of Sheba. More than a historical chronicle, it is a sacred epic, preserved through centuries by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, weaving together divine providence, royal authority, and the unfolding destiny of a nation chosen to safeguard one of the holiest treasures of antiquity.
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Fascinating!
- By Dominic G Vidovich on 15-05-26
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The Kebra Nagast
- The Glory of The Kings: A Complete Translation
- Narrated by: Dennis Logan
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 25-01-24
- Language: English
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An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa (1942-1943)
- The Liberation Trilogy, Volume 1
- By: Rick Atkinson
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 26 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15
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Performance14
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Beginning the trilogy that continues with The Day of Battle, An Army at Dawn opens on the eve of Operation TORCH, the daring amphibious invasion of Morocco and Algeria. After three days of hard fighting against the French, American and British troops push deeper into North Africa. But the...
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Loved it!
- By Tony Wheatley on 13-10-24
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An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa (1942-1943)
- The Liberation Trilogy, Volume 1
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 26 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 16-04-13
- Language: English
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White Gold
- By: Giles Milton
- Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
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Overall106
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Performance93
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In the summer of 1716, a Cornish cabin boy named Thomas Pellow and 52 of his comrades were captured at sea by the Barbary corsairs. Their captors, fanatical Islamic slave traders, had declared war on the whole of Christendom. Thousands of Europeans had been snatched from their homes and taken in chains to the great slave markets of Algiers, Tunis and Sale in Morocco to be sold to the highest bidder.
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Fascinating story
- By Hardy Fan on 05-09-18
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White Gold
- Narrated by: Tim Pigott-Smith
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 26-07-06
- Language: English
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Born in Blackness
- Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War
- By: Howard W. French
- Narrated by: James Fouhey
- Length: 16 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall31
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Performance29
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Born in Blackness vitally reframes the story of medieval and emerging Africa, demonstrating how the economic ascendancy of Europe, the anchoring of democracy in the West, and the fulfillment of so-called Enlightenment ideals all grew out of Europe's dehumanizing engagement with the "dark" continent. In fact, French reveals, the first impetus for the Age of Discovery was not—as we are so often told, even today—Europe's yearning for ties with Asia, but rather its centuries-old desire to forge a trade in gold with legendarily rich Black societies in the heart of West Africa.
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Incredible
- By Akin Wright on 01-05-23
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Born in Blackness
- Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War
- Narrated by: James Fouhey
- Length: 16 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 12-04-22
- Language: English
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