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The Corner
- A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood
- By: David Simon, Edward Burns
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, David Simon
- Length: 25 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance65
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The crime-infested intersection of West Fayette and Monroe Streets is well-known--and cautiously avoided--by most of Baltimore. But this notorious corner's 24-hour open-air drug market provides the economic fuel for a dying neighborhood. David Simon, an award-winning author and crime reporter...
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Amazing. The Wire before The Wire.
- By T Grist on 26-12-20
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The Corner
- A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, David Simon
- Length: 25 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 06-10-20
- Language: English
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers
- Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
- By: Katherine Boo
- Narrated by: Sunil Malhotra
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE CENTURY AN OPRAH DAILY BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE PAST...
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers
- Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
- Narrated by: Sunil Malhotra
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 07-02-12
- Language: English
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This Is London
- Life and Death in the World City
- By: Ben Judah
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall56
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Performance51
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Ben Judah is an acclaimed foreign correspondent, but here he turns his reporter's gaze on home, immersing himself in the hidden world of London's immigrants to reveal the city in the eyes of its beggars, bankers, coppers, gangsters, carers and witch-doctors. From the backrooms of its mosques, Tube tunnels and nightclubs to the frontlines of its streets, Judah has supped with oligarchs and spent nights sleeping rough, worked on building sites and talked business with prostitutes; he's heard stories of heartbreaking failure, but also witnessed extraordinary acts of compassion.
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A Painful Read
- By M. McGuirk on 23-12-21
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This Is London
- Life and Death in the World City
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 21-03-19
- Language: English
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London Orbital
- By: Iain Sinclair
- Narrated by: Iain Sinclair
- Length: 22 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall20
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Performance18
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Encircling London like a noose, the M25 is a road to nowhere, but when Iain Sinclair sets out to walk this asphalt loop - keeping within the 'acoustic footprints' - he is determined to find out where the journey will lead him. Stumbling upon converted asylums, industrial and retail parks, ring-fenced government institutions and lost villages, Sinclair discovers a Britain of the fringes, a landscape consumed by developers. London Orbital charts this extraordinary trek and round trip of the soul, revealing the country as you've never seen it before.
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Pure Poetry
- By Mad Jeff on 13-04-23
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London Orbital
- Narrated by: Iain Sinclair
- Length: 22 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 11-03-21
- Language: English
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Africa Is Not a Country
- Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa
- By: Dipo Faloyin
- Narrated by: Dipo Faloyin
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
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Overall211
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Performance184
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Africa Is Not a Country is a kaleidoscopic portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful stereotypes to tell a more comprehensive story. You already know these stereotypes. So often Africa is depicted simplistically as an arid red landscape of famines and safaris, uniquely plagued by poverty and strife. In this funny and insightful book, Dipo Faloyin offers a much-needed corrective, creating a fresh and multifaceted view of this vast continent.
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not the book I expected
- By Margaret Bent on 14-09-22
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Africa Is Not a Country
- Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa
- Narrated by: Dipo Faloyin
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 07-04-22
- Language: English
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Venice
- The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City
- By: Dennis Romano
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 30 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance9
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No city stirs the imagination more than Venice. From the richly ornamented palaces emerging from the waters of the Grand Canal to the dazzling sites of Piazza San Marco, visitors and residents alike sense they are entering, as fourteenth-century poet Petrarch remarked, “another world.” During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, Venice was celebrated as a model republic in an age of monarchs. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, it became famous for its freewheeling lifestyle characterized by courtesans, casinos, and Carnival.
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Medíocre book.
- By Tiago Pereira Domingues on 13-04-25
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Venice
- The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 30 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 27-02-24
- Language: English
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Seeing Like a State
- By: James C. Scott
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 16 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall82
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Performance66
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Story66
Why do well-intentioned plans for improving the human condition go tragically awry? Author James C. Scott analyzes failed cases of large-scale authoritarian plans in a variety of fields. Centrally managed social plans misfire, Scott argues, when they impose schematic visions that do violence to complex interdependencies that are not - and cannot - be fully understood. Further, the success of designs for social organization depends upon the recognition that local, practical knowledge is as important as formal, epistemic knowledge.
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Once seen, can it be unseen?
- By Amazon Customer on 16-01-19
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Seeing Like a State
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 16 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 22-05-18
- Language: English
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
- 50th Anniversary Edition
- By: Jane Jacobs, Jason Epstein - introduction
- Narrated by: Donna Rawlins
- Length: 18 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall29
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Performance21
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Thirty years after its publication, The Death and Life of Great American Cities was described by The New York Times as "perhaps the most influential single work in the history of town planning....[It] can also be seen in a much larger context. It is first of all a work of literature; the...
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Cities are complex organic organisms
- By Anonymous on 09-02-24
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
- 50th Anniversary Edition
- Narrated by: Donna Rawlins
- Length: 18 hrs
- Release date: 13-09-11
- Language: English
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I Deliver Parcels in Beijing
- On Making a Living
- By: Hu Anyan, Jack Hargreaves - translator
- Narrated by: Winson Ting
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance7
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Brought to you by Penguin. A witty and humane account of one man, multiple jobs and what it means to live Hu AnYan has held nineteen different jobs since he graduated. He’s been a convenience store clerk, a bicycle salesman, a security guard and a delivery driver (among many other things)...
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Kind of interesting but not much
- By Amazon Customer on 31-10-25
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I Deliver Parcels in Beijing
- On Making a Living
- Narrated by: Winson Ting
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 28-10-25
- Language: English
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Scale
- The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies
- By: Geoffrey West
- Narrated by: Bruce Mann
- Length: 19 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall79
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Performance68
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Geoffrey West's research centres on a quest to find unifying principles and patterns connecting everything, from cells and ecosystems to cities, social networks and businesses. Scale addresses big, urgent questions about global sustainability, population explosion, urbanization, ageing, cancer, human life spans and the increasing pace of life but also encourages us to question the world around us.
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Mathematics and beauty without faith
- By Mr Jeremy J Osborn on 22-01-19
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Scale
- The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies
- Narrated by: Bruce Mann
- Length: 19 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 18-05-17
- Language: English
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The Phoenix
- St Paul's Cathedral and the Men Who Made Modern London
- By: Leo Hollis
- Narrated by: John Hopkins
- Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance5
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The remarkable and inspiring story of how London was transformed after the Great Fire of 1666 into the most powerful city in the world, and the men who were responsible for that achievement. Opening in the 1640s, as the city was gripped in tumult leading up to the English Civil War, The Phoenix charts the lives and works of five extraordinary men who would grow up in the chaos of a world turned upside down: the architect, Sir Christopher Wren; gardener and virtuosi, John Evelyn; the scientist, Robert Hooke; the radical philosopher, John Locke; and the builder, Nicholas Barbon.
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Leo Hollis, The Phoenix
- By Jane on 18-10-23
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The Phoenix
- St Paul's Cathedral and the Men Who Made Modern London
- Narrated by: John Hopkins
- Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 22-07-21
- Language: English
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An Invisible Thread
- The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny
- By: Laura Schroff, Alex Tresniowski
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall32
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Performance30
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This 10th anniversary edition of the beloved #1 New York Times bestseller includes a new introduction and afterword by the author. Chronicling the lifelong friendship between a busy sales executive and a disadvantaged young boy that began with one small gesture of kindness, this is a “ray of...
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One of the most inspirational books I've ever read
- By H Tipton on 03-02-23
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An Invisible Thread
- The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 28-05-19
- Language: English
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Who They Was
- By: Gabriel Krauze
- Narrated by: Gabriel Krauze
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall241
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Performance207
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Story207
This is a story of a London you won’t find in any guidebooks. This is a story about what it’s like to exist in the moment, about boys too eager to become men, growing up in the hidden war zones of big cities - and the girls trying to make it their own way. This is a story of reputations made and lost, of violence and vengeance - and never counting the cost. This is a story of concrete towers and blank-eyed windows, of endless nights in police stations and prison cells, of brotherhood and betrayal.
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Your enjoyment hinges on your tolerance
- By Joe on 10-07-21
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Who They Was
- Narrated by: Gabriel Krauze
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 03-09-20
- Language: English
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The Connected Community
- Discovering the Health, Wealth, and Power of Neighborhoods
- By: Cormac Russell, John McKnight
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance5
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We may be living longer, but people are more socially isolated than ever before. As a result, we are hindered both mentally and physically, and many of us are looking for something concrete we can do to address problems like poverty, racism, and climate change. What if solutions could be found on your very doorstep or just two door knocks away? Cormac Russell and John McKnight offer a wealth of illustrative examples from around the world that will inspire you to explore your own community and discover its hidden treasures.
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An inspiring guide
- By Charl on 20-12-22
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The Connected Community
- Discovering the Health, Wealth, and Power of Neighborhoods
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 02-09-22
- Language: English
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New Dark Age
- Technology and the End of the Future
- By: James Bridle
- Narrated by: Emily Beresford
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall45
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Performance39
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Story37
As the world around us increases in technological complexity, our understanding of it diminishes. Underlying this trend is a single idea: The belief that our existence is understandable through computation, and more data is enough to help us build a better world. In reality, we are lost in a sea of information, increasingly divided by fundamentalism, simplistic narratives, conspiracy theories, and post-factual politics. Author James Bridle surveys the history of art, technology, and information systems and reveals the dark clouds that gather over our dreams of the digital sublime.
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Fifth-form leftist tosh, narrated by a lunatic
- By Olly Buxton on 21-07-19
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New Dark Age
- Technology and the End of the Future
- Narrated by: Emily Beresford
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 22-01-19
- Language: English
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London in the Time of Dickens
- By: Lillian Nayder, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Lillian Nayder
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
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In London in the Time of Dickens, you’ll get the unique opportunity to experience the British capital through the eyes of a literary master whose work is inextricably tied to the city and its rich history. Throughout 12 lectures taught by Professor Lillian Nayder of Bates College, you’ll tour the city of London in a time of rapid transformation through the life and work of Charles Dickens, uncovering the history of the metropolis, while also witnessing the everyday experiences of Londoners from all walks of life as Dickens represents them.
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London in the Time of Dickens
- Narrated by: Lillian Nayder
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 03-11-23
- Language: English
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Dirty White Boy
- Tales of Soho
- By: Clayton Littlewood
- Narrated by: Bruce Donnelly
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Dirty White Boy is a vivid mosaic of modern London, caught between the ghosts of the past and the uncertainties of the future. With an unforgettable cast of characters ranging from Chico the camp queen to Pam the Fag Lady (with guest spots by stars like Kathy Griffin and Graham Norton), these compulsively listenable true tales offer a wry panorama of Soho's rich and often raucous subcultures.
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The human side of Soho
- By Patrick on 26-06-13
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Dirty White Boy
- Tales of Soho
- Narrated by: Bruce Donnelly
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 11-12-12
- Language: English
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Buda's Wagon
- A Brief History of the Car Bomb
- By: Mike Davis
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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The brilliant and disturbing 100-year history of modern terrorism and car bombs—the ubiquitous weapon of urban mass destruction On a September day in 1920, an angry Italian anarchist named Mario Buda exploded a horse-drawn wagon filled with dynamite and iron scrap near New York's Wall Street...
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Buda's Wagon
- A Brief History of the Car Bomb
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 31-03-26
- Language: English
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The Infrastructure Book
- How Cities Work and Power Our Lives
- By: Sybil Derrible
- Narrated by: Derek Dysart
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Clean water, paved roads, public transit, electricity and gas, sewers, waste processing, telecommunication, even the Internet—all this infrastructure is what makes cities work and powers our lives, often seamlessly and silently. Virtually everything we do and consume depends on infrastructure. Yet, most people have no idea how these systems work. How is water treated? How do cities manage rainwater? Why do traffic jams exist? How is electricity generated and distributed? What happens to trash after it is picked up? How does the Internet work?
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The Infrastructure Book
- How Cities Work and Power Our Lives
- Narrated by: Derek Dysart
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 04-03-25
- Language: English
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No Free Parking
- The Curious History of London's Monopoly Streets
- By: Nicholas Boys Smith
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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From the medieval cobbles, through Dickensian iron and fog, to the neon lights and bustle of the twenty-first century, the ever-changing streets of London map out the vibrant stories, triumphs and struggles of everyone who ever called London home. From the Roman and Celts marching along the ancient Old Kent Road, to the rattling newspaper presses of Fleet Street, the game of Monopoly has painted London's story across cheerful coloured tiles. But those Monopoly streets live and breathe—they don't just illuminate our history.
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No Free Parking
- The Curious History of London's Monopoly Streets
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 10-11-22
- Language: English
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