Showing results for "History" in Economic History
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The Secret History of Gold
- Myth, Money, Politics and Power
- By: Dominic Frisby
- Narrated by: Dominic Frisby
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. Gold (noun): A precious, yellow metal, prized for its beauty. Inert, immune to corrosion, highly malleable though with little utility. Seen as pure wealth. The definitive biography of the metal that has shaped our world – and may yet determine its fate. The Secret...
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Amazing book, must read
- By Magnus H. on 10-11-25
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The Secret History of Gold
- Myth, Money, Politics and Power
- Narrated by: Dominic Frisby
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 28-08-25
- Language: English
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A Little History of Economics
- By: Niall Kishtainy
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall328
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Performance286
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What causes poverty? Are economic crises inevitable under capitalism? Is government intervention in an economy a helpful approach or a disastrous idea? The answers to such basic economic questions matter to everyone, yet the unfamiliar jargon and math of economics can seem daunting. This clear, accessible, and even humorous book is ideal for young listeners new to economics and to all listeners who seek a better understanding of the full sweep of economic history and ideas.
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An excellent introduction to Economics!
- By Alex on 27-04-17
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A Little History of Economics
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Series: Little Histories Series
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 07-03-17
- Language: English
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Slavery's Capitalism
- A New History of American Economic Development
- By: Sven Beckert - editor, Seth Rockman - editor
- Narrated by: William Hughes, Kevin Kenerly, Bahni Turpin, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance22
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During the 19th century, the United States entered the ranks of the world's most advanced and dynamic economies. At the same time, the nation sustained an expansive and brutal system of human bondage. This was no mere coincidence. Slavery's Capitalism argues for slavery's centrality to the emergence of American capitalism in the decades between the Revolution and the Civil War.
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Eye-opening and enlightening
- By Shirley on 13-03-23
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Slavery's Capitalism
- A New History of American Economic Development
- Narrated by: William Hughes, Kevin Kenerly, Bahni Turpin, Pam Ward, Ron Butler
- Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 07-03-17
- Language: English
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The Great Leveler
- Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century
- By: Walter Scheidel
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 17 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall68
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Performance62
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Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today, Walter Scheidel shows that inequality never dies peacefully. Inequality declines when carnage and disaster strike and increases when peace and stability return. The Great Leveler is the first book to chart the crucial role of violent shocks in reducing inequality over the full sweep of human history around the world.
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Looked very promising but then disappointing
- By Ras on 28-11-17
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The Great Leveler
- Violence and the History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 17 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 10-10-17
- Language: English
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Plagues upon the Earth
- Disease and the Course of Human History
- By: Kyle Harper
- Narrated by: Tim Fannon
- Length: 19 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall37
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Performance31
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Plagues upon the Earth is a monumental history of humans and their germs. Weaving together a grand narrative of global history with insights from cutting-edge genetics, Kyle Harper explains why humanity’s uniquely dangerous disease pool is rooted deep in our evolutionary past, and why its growth is accelerated by technological progress. He shows that the story of disease is entangled with the history of slavery, colonialism, and capitalism, and reveals the enduring effects of historical plagues all around us, in patterns of wealth, health, power, and inequality.
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Fascinating.
- By Sigrin on 26-03-25
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Plagues upon the Earth
- Disease and the Course of Human History
- Narrated by: Tim Fannon
- Length: 19 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 15-12-21
- Language: English
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1991
- How P. V. Narasimha Rao Made History
- By: Sanjaya Baru
- Narrated by: Avinash Kumar Singh
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance6
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P. V. Narasimha Rao (or PV, as he was popularly known) has been widely praised for enabling the economic reforms that transformed the country in 1991. From the vantage point of his long personal and professional association with the former prime minister, best-selling author Sanjaya Baru shows how PV's impact on the nation's fortunes went way beyond the economy.
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1991
- How P. V. Narasimha Rao Made History
- Narrated by: Avinash Kumar Singh
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 11-07-17
- Language: English
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Money Mischief
- Episodes in Monetary History
- By: Milton Friedman
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall44
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Performance39
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What kind of mischief can result from misunderstanding the monetary system? The work of 2 obscure Scottish chemists destroyed the presidential prospects of William Jennings Bryan, as well as Franklin D. Roosevelt's decision to appease a few senators from the American West who helped communism triumph in China, are just 2 such mishaps cited in this important work by Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman. This accessible work also provides an in-depth discussion on the creation of value.
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Fascinating
- By Dawn from Kent on 04-08-18
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Money Mischief
- Episodes in Monetary History
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 16-08-12
- Language: English
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The Ascent of Money
- A Financial History of the World
- By: Niall Ferguson
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
- Abridged
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Overall153
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Performance120
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson, read by Gareth Armstrong. Behind each great historical phenomenon there lies a financial secret - Niall Ferguson uncovers the hidden stories behind history. Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot. Call it what you like, it...
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Decent short overview of history of money
- By Petrit on 18-06-17
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The Ascent of Money
- A Financial History of the World
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 13-03-17
- Language: English
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The Shortest History of Economics
- By: Andrew Leigh
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance12
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The Shortest History of Economics unearths the hidden economic forces behind war, innovation and social transformation, tracing how capitalism and the market system emerged. From the emergence of agriculture to the war in Ukraine, Andrew Leigh weaves a fascinating narrative punctuated by expert...
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The narrator’s voice - monotonous
- By miss d a todd on 25-09-24
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The Shortest History of Economics
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 03-09-24
- Language: English
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The History of Money
- By: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall100
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Performance77
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Story78
From primitive man's cowrie shells to the electronic cash card, from the markets of Timbuktu to the New York Stock Exchange, The History of Money explores how money and the myriad forms of exchange have affected humanity, and how they will continue to shape all aspects of our lives--economic, political, and personal.
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Journalistic account entertaining delivered
- By Horley, G on 27-02-21
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The History of Money
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 16-02-10
- Language: English
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Global Economic History
- A Very Short Introduction, Second Edition
- By: Robert C. Allen
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Why are some countries rich, and some poor? Does this status persist throughout time, and if so, why? How can a country escape poverty? In this Very Short Introduction, Robert C. Allen explores the interplay of geography, globalization, technological change, economic policy, and institutions, to...
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Global Economic History
- A Very Short Introduction, Second Edition
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 16-06-26
- Language: English
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The Invisible Doctrine
- The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life)
- By: George Monbiot, Peter Hutchison
- Narrated by: George Monbiot
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall266
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Performance248
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Brought to you by Penguin. We live under an ideology that preys on every aspect of our lives: our education and our jobs; our healthcare and our leisure; our relationships and our mental wellbeing; even the planet we inhabit – the very air we breathe. So pervasive has it become that, for most...
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Diagnosis, cure and a health plan going forward!
- By Jane on 26-08-24
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The Invisible Doctrine
- The Secret History of Neoliberalism (& How It Came to Control Your Life)
- Narrated by: George Monbiot
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 16-05-24
- Language: English
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A Short History of Financial Euphoria
- By: John Kenneth Galbraith
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall19
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Performance19
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With incomparable wisdom, skill, and wit, world-renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith traces the history of the major speculative episodes in our economy over the last three centuries. Exposing the ways in which normally sane people display reckless behavior in pursuit of profit, Galbraith asserts that our "notoriously short" financial memory is what creates the conditions for market collapse. By recognizing these signs and understanding what causes them we can guard against future recessions and have a better hold on our country's (and our own) financial destiny.
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A classic book, must read
- By Alain Gavin on 20-10-23
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A Short History of Financial Euphoria
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 19-07-22
- Language: English
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Peak Human
- What We Can Learn from History’s Greatest Civilizations
- By: Johan Norberg
- Narrated by: Andrew Cullum
- Length: 15 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall44
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Performance41
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All golden ages are marked by periods of spectacular cultural flourishing, scientific exploration, technological achievement and economic growth; yet no two are the same. Their beliefs, societies and place in the wider world all vary. Despite this, all previous golden ages have ended, whether it be because of external pressures or internal fracturing; too much hubris or too little wariness.
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Norberg is back!
- By Dennis on 01-06-25
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Peak Human
- What We Can Learn from History’s Greatest Civilizations
- Narrated by: Andrew Cullum
- Length: 15 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 29-05-25
- Language: English
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Slouching Towards Utopia
- An Economic History of the Twentieth Century
- By: Brad de Long
- Narrated by: Allan Aquino
- Length: 20 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall26
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Performance19
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From one of the world's leading economists, a sweeping new history of the twentieth century - a century that left us vastly richer, yet still profoundly dissatisfied. Before 1870, most people lived in dire poverty, the benefits of the slow crawl of invention continually offset by a growing...
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A liberal view point
- By Russ. M on 13-12-22
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Slouching Towards Utopia
- An Economic History of the Twentieth Century
- Narrated by: Allan Aquino
- Length: 20 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 15-09-22
- Language: English
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Europe
- A New History
- By: Roderick Beaton
- Narrated by: Alisdair Simpson
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. A new history of the idea of Europe from Ancient Greece to the present What do we talk about when we talk about Europe? Is it defined by geography? Or is it politics, or shared culture? In Europe, award-winning historian Roderick Beaton tells the story of Europe as...
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Wrong balance
- By Bill Atkinson on 04-04-26
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Europe
- A New History
- Narrated by: Alisdair Simpson
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 26-03-26
- Language: English
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The Land Trap
- A New History of the World's Oldest Asset
- By: Mike Bird
- Narrated by: Mike Bird
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD "One of those books that changes the way you see the world. Gripping, urgent, important." ED CONWAY "This wonderful book is as welcome as it is overdue ... shines a much-needed light on this essential topic." RORY...
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A fascinating and detailed account of Land
- By Clarke Pitts on 10-02-26
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The Land Trap
- A New History of the World's Oldest Asset
- Narrated by: Mike Bird
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 06-11-25
- Language: English
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A Monetary and Fiscal History of the United States, 1961-2021
- By: Alan S. Blinder
- Narrated by: Todd McLaren
- Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Alan Blinder, one of the world's most influential economists and one of the field's best writers, draws on his deep firsthand experience to provide an authoritative account of sixty years of monetary and fiscal policy in the United States. Spanning twelve presidents, from John F. Kennedy to Joe Biden, and eight Federal Reserve chairs, from William McChesney Martin to Jerome Powell, this is an insider's story of macroeconomic policy that hasn't been told before—one that is a pleasure to listen to, and as interesting as it is important.
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Best history book I have read (listened to)
- By Georgios on 23-04-23
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A Monetary and Fiscal History of the United States, 1961-2021
- Narrated by: Todd McLaren
- Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 11-10-22
- Language: English
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All the Devils Are Here
- The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis
- By: Bethany McLean, Joe Nocera
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall75
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Performance62
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The New York Times bestseller hailed as "the best business book of 2010" (Huffington Post). As soon as the financial crisis erupted, the finger-pointing began. Should the blame fall on Wall Street, Main Street, or Pennsylvania Avenue? On greedy traders, misguided regulators, sleazy subprime...
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Excellent overview of the financial crisis
- By CorrieShore on 18-12-25
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All the Devils Are Here
- The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 16-11-10
- Language: English
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As Gods Among Men
- A History of the Rich in the West
- By: Guido Alfani
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 16 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Alfani argues that the position of the rich and super-rich in Western society has always been intrinsically fragile; their very presence has inspired social unease. In the Middle Ages, an excessive accumulation of wealth was considered sinful; the rich were expected not to appear to be wealthy. Eventually, the rich were deemed useful when they used their wealth to help their communities in times of crisis. Yet in the twenty-first century, the rich and the super-rich have been exceptionally reluctant to contribute to the common good in times of crisis.
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Promised so much. Delivered so little
- By The Commandante on 20-07-25
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As Gods Among Men
- A History of the Rich in the West
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 16 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 16-01-24
- Language: English
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