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Batavia
- By: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Richard Aspel
- Length: 17 hrs
- Unabridged
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The story begins in 1629, when the pride of the Dutch East India Company, the Batavia, is on its maiden voyage en route from Amsterdam to the Dutch East Indies, laden down with the greatest treasure to leave Holland. The magnificent ship is already boiling over with a mutinous plot that is just about to break into the open when, just off the coast of Western Australia, it strikes an unseen reef in the middle of the night.
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Pronunciation is below poor
- By Daan Lagas on 17-07-20
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Batavia
- Narrated by: Richard Aspel
- Length: 17 hrs
- Release date: 13-12-12
- Language: English
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Moon Shot
- The Inside Story of America's Apollo Moon Landings
- By: Alan Shepard, Deke Slayton, Jay Barbree, and others
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall87
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Performance77
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On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, and the space race was born. Desperate to beat the Russians into space, NASA put together a crew of the nation's most daring test pilots: the seven men who were to lead America to the moon. The first into space was Alan Shepard; the last was Deke Slayton, whose irregular heartbeat kept him grounded until 1975. They spent the 1960s at the forefront of NASA's effort to conquer space, and Moon Shot is their inside account of what many call the 20th century's greatest feat - landing humans on another world.
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Amazing....until the final three chapters
- By Wayne O'Brien on 19-10-20
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Moon Shot
- The Inside Story of America's Apollo Moon Landings
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 07-05-19
- Language: English
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Undaunted Courage
- Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson And The Opening Of The American West
- By: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
- Length: 21 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall62
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Performance43
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day, the definitive book on Lewis and Clark’s exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, the most momentous expedition in American history and one of the great adventure stories of all time. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson...
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A wonderful account of an epic adventure
- By Amazon Customer on 24-05-22
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Undaunted Courage
- Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson And The Opening Of The American West
- Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
- Length: 21 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 12-06-01
- Language: English
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On the Trail of Genghis Khan
- An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads
- By: Tim Cope
- Narrated by: Dugald Bruce Bruce Lockhart
- Length: 16 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance3
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Bloomsbury presents On the Trail of Genghis Khan by Tim Cope, read by Dugald Bruce-Lockhart. The relationship between man and horse on the Eurasian steppe gave rise to a succession of rich nomadic cultures. Among them were the Mongols of the thirteenth century – a small tribe, which, under the...
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On the Trail of Genghis Khan
- An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads
- Narrated by: Dugald Bruce Bruce Lockhart
- Length: 16 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 31-03-21
- Language: English
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Tutankhamun's Trumpet
- The Story of Ancient Egypt in 100 Objects
- By: Toby Wilkinson
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance12
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‘Beautifully written, sumptuously illustrated, constantly fascinating‘ The Times On 26 November 1922 Howard Carter first peered into the newly opened tomb of an ancient Egyptian boy-king. When asked if he could see anything, he replied: ‘Yes, yes, wonderful things.’ In Tutankhamun’s...
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Interesting, thoroughly enjoyable
- By Beebo on 12-05-23
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Tutankhamun's Trumpet
- The Story of Ancient Egypt in 100 Objects
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 12-05-22
- Language: English
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Kursk
- By: Robert Moore
- Narrated by: Pete Cross
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall183
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Performance158
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Story158
At 11.30 a.m. on Saturday 12 August 2000, two massive explosions roared through the shallow Arctic waters of the Barents Sea. The Kursk, pride of the Northern Fleet and the largest attack submarine in the world, was hurtling towards the ocean floor. In Kursk (originally published as A Time to Die), award-winning journalist Robert Moore vividly re-creates this disaster minute by minute.
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An Incredible But Sad Story
- By Amazon Customer on 16-07-19
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Kursk
- Narrated by: Pete Cross
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 31-05-18
- Language: English
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Captain Cook’s Epic Voyage
- By: Geoffrey Blainey
- Narrated by: John Gregg
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance18
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In 1768 Captain James Cook and his crew set out on a small British naval vessel in search of a missing continent. 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of that voyage, and Cook's 'discovery' of Australia. Captain Cook's Epic Voyage reveals the hardships and adventure of this remarkable quest, and the...
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Transport yourself to the Pacific of the 1700s...
- By John W on 16-04-20
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Captain Cook’s Epic Voyage
- Narrated by: John Gregg
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 31-03-20
- Language: English
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Infinite Powers
- How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
- By: Steven Strogatz
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall78
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Performance61
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Infinite Powers recounts how calculus tantalized and thrilled its inventors, starting with its first glimmers in ancient Greece and bringing us right up to the discovery of gravitational waves. Strogatz reveals how this form of math rose to the challenges of each age: how to determine the area of a circle with only sand and a stick; how to explain why Mars goes "backwards" sometimes; how to turn the tide in the fight against AIDS.
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Incomplete audiobook
- By Erich Graf on 25-10-21
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Infinite Powers
- How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 20-08-19
- Language: English
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Fallen
- George Mallory: The Man, the Myth and the 1924 Everest Tragedy
- By: Mick Conefrey
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall19
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Performance17
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On June 4,1924 George Mallory donned an oxygen set and set off for the summit of Everest with his young partner Andrew Irvine. Next day they were glimpsed through clouds heading upwards, but after that they were never seen again. Whether they died on the way up or on the way down no one knows. In the years following his disappearance, Mallory was elevated into an all-British hero. Dubbed by his friends the 'Galahad' of Everest, he was lionized in the press as the greatest mountaineer of his generation who had died while taking on the ultimate challenge
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Fallen review
- By Amazon Customer on 14-07-24
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Fallen
- George Mallory: The Man, the Myth and the 1924 Everest Tragedy
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 10-05-24
- Language: English
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The Plant-Hunter's Atlas
- A World Tour of Botanical Adventures, Chance Discoveries and Strange Specimens
- By: Ambra Edwards, Kew Royal Botanic Gardens
- Narrated by: Ambra Edwards
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall21
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Performance16
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The Plant Hunter's Atlas is a volume telling some of the most extraordinary tales of horticultural discovery and exploring the characters behind the stories. Taking in the world's inhabited continents and spanning the centuries, the stories range from tales of derring-do in the age of discovery to modern-day botanists working at the cutting-edge of science. The text explores how plant hunters have been inspired by everything from scientific curiosity to economic greed, and their own ingrained sense of adventure.
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Great book but struggling with narration
- By Rosa on 10-05-23
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The Plant-Hunter's Atlas
- A World Tour of Botanical Adventures, Chance Discoveries and Strange Specimens
- Narrated by: Ambra Edwards
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 01-06-21
- Language: English
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Merchant Kings
- When Companies Ruled the World, 1600-1900
- By: Stephen R. Bown
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall21
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Performance19
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It was an era when monopoly trading companies were the unofficial agents of European expansion, controlling vast numbers of people and huge tracts of land, and taking on governmental and military functions. The leaders of these trading enterprises exercised virtually unaccountable, dictatorial political power over millions of people.
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Thoroughly enjoyable, informative and thought-provoking.
- By Mild Max on 09-07-25
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Merchant Kings
- When Companies Ruled the World, 1600-1900
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 25-01-22
- Language: English
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Conquistador Voices
- The Spanish Conquest of the Americas as Recounted Largely by the Participants, Volume I
- By: Kevin H. Siepel
- Narrated by: Kevin H Siepel
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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The Spanish Conquest: What really happened? If you like to use your drive time for education by audiobook, consider this audiobook for widening and deepening your view of an event you studied briefly in school - the Spanish conquest of the Americas. Conquistador Voices, neither glamorizes nor condemns the conquistadors. Somewhat in the manner of a modern film documentary, it treats the so-called conquest as an historical event that’s worth learning about for its own sake, with most of the moralizing left to the listener.
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An amazing story
- By whiff_of_grape on 05-02-21
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Conquistador Voices
- The Spanish Conquest of the Americas as Recounted Largely by the Participants, Volume I
- Narrated by: Kevin H Siepel
- Series: Conquistador Voices, Book 1
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 21-02-20
- Language: English
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The Curse of Oak Island
- The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt
- By: Randall Sullivan
- Narrated by: Braden Wright
- Length: 16 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall91
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Performance81
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The Curse of Oak Island is a fascinating account of the strange, rich history of the island and the intrepid treasure hunters who have driven themselves to financial ruin, psychotic breakdowns, and even death in pursuit of answers. And as Michigan brothers Marty and Rick Lagina become the latest to attempt to solve the mystery, as documented on the History Channel’s television show The Curse of Oak Island, Sullivan takes listeners along to follow their quest firsthand.
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Nothing new and already dated!
- By Many Sparrows on 20-05-19
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The Curse of Oak Island
- The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt
- Narrated by: Braden Wright
- Length: 16 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 19-03-19
- Language: English
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River Kings
- A New History of Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads
- By: Cat Jarman
- Narrated by: Cat Jarman
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall164
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Performance140
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF 2021 'Astonishing and compelling' Bernard Cornwell ‘This superb book is like a classical symphony, perfectly composed and exquisitely performed’ THE TIMES Books of the Year Follow bioarchaeologist Cat Jarman – and the cutting-edge...
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Well researched book written in an engaging style
- By Karen on 20-08-21
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River Kings
- A New History of Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads
- Narrated by: Cat Jarman
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 18-02-21
- Language: English
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Columbus
- The Four Voyages
- By: Laurence Bergreen
- Narrated by: Tim Jerome
- Length: 18 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Unabridged, 15 hours Read by TBD A mesmerizing, new account of the great explorer from the acclaimed biographer of Magellan and Marco Polo...
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Great detail and informative.
- By John on 17-07-25
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Columbus
- The Four Voyages
- Narrated by: Tim Jerome
- Length: 18 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 20-09-11
- Language: English
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Everest 1953
- The Epic Story of the First Ascent (Legends and Lore)
- By: Mick Conefrey
- Narrated by: Mick Conefrey
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Reaching the top of the world in 1953 was one of the most significant achievements in the history of human endurance.
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Mick is the Everest exper
- By Mr Mead on 06-01-26
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Everest 1953
- The Epic Story of the First Ascent (Legends and Lore)
- Narrated by: Mick Conefrey
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 04-06-25
- Language: English
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Afloat
- Small Boats, Swell and Seaspray
- By: David Gange
- Narrated by: David Gange
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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'Prose that is precise and beautiful as northern light … this book is an absolute delight' MOYA CANNON Join David Gange on a seabound journey along Atlantic coasts and islands, exploring places and ways of life that have been built on small rowed or paddled boats. These small boats outnumber...
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Afloat
- Small Boats, Swell and Seaspray
- Narrated by: David Gange
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 23-04-26
- Language: English
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Battle of the Arctic
- The Maritime Epic of World War Two
- By: Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
- Narrated by: Alfred McNish
- Length: 24 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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NOMINATED FOR THE 2026 MILITARY HISTORY BOOK AWARDS No campaign during World War Two contained more spinetingling drama, outstanding courage and heartbreaking tragedy than the Arctic convoys. Yet they – and the multifaceted Battle of the Arctic that had to be fought to get them through to...
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Yawn
- By Anonymous on 17-04-26
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Battle of the Arctic
- The Maritime Epic of World War Two
- Narrated by: Alfred McNish
- Length: 24 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 06-11-25
- Language: English
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Uncovering Roman Mythology
- A Beginner's Guide into the World of Roman Gods and Goddesses, Enchanting Myths and Mythical Creatures (Ancient History Books, Book 9)
- By: Lucas Russo
- Narrated by: Matt Williams
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Uncovering Roman Mythology takes listeners deep into the legendary world of ancient Rome, where gods ruled human fate and myths shaped an empire. Explore the powerful stories of Jupiter, Juno, Mars, Venus, and more along with the heroes, creatures, and legends that defined Roman culture, politics, and belief. Blending timeless myths with clear explanations and historical insight, this audiobook reveals not just the stories themselves, but the deeper meanings behind them.
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Uncovering Roman Mythology
- A Beginner's Guide into the World of Roman Gods and Goddesses, Enchanting Myths and Mythical Creatures (Ancient History Books, Book 9)
- Narrated by: Matt Williams
- Series: Mythology Collection Series, Book 9
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 13-04-26
- Language: English
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Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness
- Arab Travellers in the Far North
- By: Ibn Fadlan, Paul Lunde - translator, Caroline Stone
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
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Between the ninth and fourteenth centuries, Arab explorers journeyed widely and frequently into the far north, crossing territories that now include Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. Ibn Fadlan's chronicles of his travels are one of the most important documents from the period, and this illuminating new translation offers insight into the world of the Arab geographers and the medieval lands of the far north. Based on an expedition to the upper Volga River in 922 AD,
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Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness
- Arab Travellers in the Far North
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 04-03-25
- Language: English
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