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Cultural Amnesia
- Notes in the Margin of My Time
- By: Clive James
- Narrated by: Clive James
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Abridged
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Performance183
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Abridged for audio. Read by the author, Clive James. With fascinating essays on towering figures from Anna Akhmatova to Stefan Zweig, via Charles de Gaulle, Hitler, Thomas Mann and Wittgenstein, Cultural Amnesia is one of the crowning achievements in Clive James's illustrious career as a critic...
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Another great clearing in the jungle from CJ
- By Matt on 17-05-08
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Cultural Amnesia
- Notes in the Margin of My Time
- Narrated by: Clive James
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 08-04-08
- Language: English
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Time for Socialism
- Dispatches from a World on Fire, 2016-2021
- By: Thomas Piketty
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13
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Performance12
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Over the past four years, world-renowned economist Thomas Piketty documented his close observations on current events through a regular column in the French newspaper Le Monde. His pen captured the rise and fall of Trump, the drama of Brexit, Macron’s ascendance to the French presidency, the unfolding of a global pandemic, and much else besides, always through the lens of Piketty’s fight for a more equitable world. This collection brings together those articles.
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Time for Socialism
- Dispatches from a World on Fire, 2016-2021
- Narrated by: L.J. Ganser
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 26-10-21
- Language: English
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Battlefield China
- Red Storm, Book 6
- By: James Rosone, Miranda Watson
- Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall46
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Performance38
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Story39
Is the third world war really winding down? With the recent change in political tide for Russia, the threat of nuclear weapons coming from the Kremlin seems to have dwindled. However, more than one leader in Asia still holds nukes in their possession, and the communist leader of China seems more determined than ever to save face. Is there any way to end this conflict without a full-blown nuclear war? Despite enormous military losses in Europe and the Russian Far East, the Indian government is determined to stand by the Chinese.
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Enjoyable
- By mike on 26-07-25
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Battlefield China
- Red Storm, Book 6
- Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
- Series: Red Storm, Book 6
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 25-06-19
- Language: English
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The Hiding Place
- By: Corrie ten Boom, Elizabeth Sherrill, John Sherrill
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall294
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Performance270
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Story271
At one time, Corrie ten Boom would have laughed at the idea that she had a story to tell. For the first 50 years of her life, nothing out of the ordinary ever happened to her. She was a spinster watchmaker living contentedly with her sister and their elderly father in the tiny house over their shop in Haarlem. Their uneventful days, as regulated as their own watches, revolved around their abiding love for one another. But with the Nazi invasion and occupation of Holland, everything changed....
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Beautiful, powerful story. A must read/listen
- By M. D. Davies on 07-02-20
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The Hiding Place
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 03-10-11
- Language: English
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Rhineland
- Hitler’s Last Defence, 1944–45
- By: Anthony Tucker-Jones
- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The Rhineland was where Adolf Hitler sowed the seeds for the Second World War when he remilitarized it in breach of the Treaty of Versailles in 1936, and by late 1944 the Rhine provided the last major obstacle to the advancing Allied armies that were threatening the Fatherland itself. In this new history of this vital campaign, respected military historian Anthony Tucker-Jones describes the race against time as the Germans fought to stave off the inevitable.
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Rhineland
- Hitler’s Last Defence, 1944–45
- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 09-10-25
- Language: English
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The Gambler
- How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History
- By: William C. Rempel
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall52
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Performance48
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The rags-to-riches story of one of America’s wealthiest and least-known financial giants, self-made billionaire Kirk Kerkorian Kirk Kerkorian was a pioneering American aviator, movie mogul, risk taker, and business tycoon who transformed Las Vegas and Hollywood to become one of this...
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Great book on vegas history
- By Ben Fitzgerald on 11-02-25
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The Gambler
- How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal Maker in Capitalist History
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 23-01-18
- Language: English
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Dumbing Us Down
- The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
- By: John Taylor Gatto
- Narrated by: Michael Puttonen
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall87
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Performance68
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Story68
Thirty years in New York City's public schools led John Gatto to the sad conclusion that compulsory schooling does little but teach young people to follow orders like cogs in an industrial machine. With over 100,000 copies in print since its original publication in 2002, this book is collection of essays and speeches and includes a describes the wide-spread impact of the book and Gatto's "guerrilla teaching". John Gatto was a teacher in New York City's public schools for over 30 years and was a New York State Teacher of the Year.
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The most intelligent exposé of schooling.
- By Dave on 06-09-16
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Dumbing Us Down
- The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
- Narrated by: Michael Puttonen
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 09-05-12
- Language: English
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No Such Thing as Society
- A History of Britain in the 1980s
- By: Andy McSmith
- Narrated by: David Holt
- Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall445
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Performance328
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Story324
The 1980s was the revolutionary decade of the 20th century. From the Falklands war and the miners' strike to Bobby Sands and the Guildford Four, from Diana and the New Romantics to Live Aid and the 'big bang', from the Rubik's cube to the ZX Spectrum, McSmith's brilliant narrative account uncovers the truth behind the decade that changed Britain forever - politically, economically and culturally.
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So close and yet so far
- By E. Bailey on 08-09-11
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No Such Thing as Society
- A History of Britain in the 1980s
- Narrated by: David Holt
- Length: 15 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 15-03-11
- Language: English
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American Prometheus
- The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
- By: Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 26 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall398
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Performance351
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Story351
J. Robert Oppenheimer was one of the iconic figures of the 20th century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb but later confronted the moral consequences of scientific progress. When he proposed international controls over atomic materials, opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb, and criticized plans for a nuclear war, his ideas were anathema to powerful advocates of a massive nuclear buildup during the anti-Communist hysteria of the early 1950s.
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Spoilt by a very poor recording
- By Steve on 21-03-14
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American Prometheus
- The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 26 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 28-03-07
- Language: English
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Kremlin Winter
- Russia and the Second Coming of Vladimir Putin
- By: Robert Service
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall50
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Performance41
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In Kremlin Winter, Robert Service, acclaimed biographer of Lenin, Stalin and Trotsky and one of the finest historians of modern Russia, brings his deep understanding of that country to bear on the man who leads it. 'One of our most accomplished, erudite and prolific historians of modern Russia'...
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Absolutely outstanding analysis of Putin + Russia
- By leslie10 on 16-05-22
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Kremlin Winter
- Russia and the Second Coming of Vladimir Putin
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 14 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 03-10-19
- Language: English
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The Hands of War
- A Tale of Endurance and Hope, From a Survivor of the Holocaust
- By: Marione Ingram
- Narrated by: Teresa DeBerry
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall66
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Performance59
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An inspiring account from one of history’s darkest moments. Marione Ingram grew up in Hamburg, Germany, in the late 1930s and early 1940s. She was German. She was Jewish. She was a survivor. This is her story. As a young girl, Marione was aware that people of the Jewish faith were regarded as outsiders, the supposed root of Germany’s many problems. She grew up in an apartment building where neighbors were more than happy to report Jews to the Gestapo.
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Astonishing memory
- By sadith on 27-08-21
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The Hands of War
- A Tale of Endurance and Hope, From a Survivor of the Holocaust
- Narrated by: Teresa DeBerry
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 01-02-13
- Language: English
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Voices of Victory
- Powerful eye-witness accounts of the battle to take Germany, Feb 1945 to VE Day
- By: Geraint Jones
- Narrated by: Justin Avoth, Geraint Jones
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance10
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This audiobook includes archived recordings from interviews taken with Second World War soldiers, as well as an Introduction and Epilogue read by the author. 'Enthralling and enlightening . . . A wonderful look into the personal experiences, that heart and soul, of the fighting soldier towards...
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good contemporary accounts
- By PAUL T. on 19-06-25
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Voices of Victory
- Powerful eye-witness accounts of the battle to take Germany, Feb 1945 to VE Day
- Narrated by: Justin Avoth, Geraint Jones
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 24-04-25
- Language: English
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The War of Nerves
- Inside the Cold War Mind
- By: Martin Sixsmith
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 26 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance12
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More than any other conflict, the Cold War was fought on the battlefield of the human mind. And, nearly 30 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, its legacy still endures - not only in our politics, but in our own thoughts and fears.
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good but a little bit repetitive
- By ahala on 13-10-22
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The War of Nerves
- Inside the Cold War Mind
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 26 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 25-11-21
- Language: English
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Mission Europe
- The Secret History of the Women of SOE
- By: Kate Vigurs
- Narrated by: Kate Vigurs
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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In the wake of the Nazi invasion of Europe, the tentative sparks of resistance in occupied countries were fanned by Britain's Special Operations Executive. Across the continent, SOE recruited women to "set Europe ablaze." Working as secret agents and saboteurs, these individuals bolstered resistance from within and provided much needed support and weapons. F Section's actions in France are renowned, and today some operatives have become household names.
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Good account of female operatives of SOE
- By Maggie on 16-07-25
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Mission Europe
- The Secret History of the Women of SOE
- Narrated by: Kate Vigurs
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 03-06-25
- Language: English
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Why Liberalism Failed
- By: Patrick J. Deneen
- Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall66
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Performance56
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Of the three dominant ideologies of the 20th century - fascism, communism, and liberalism - only the last remains. This has created a peculiar situation in which liberalism's proponents tend to forget that it is an ideology and not the natural end-state of human political evolution. As Patrick Deneen argues in this provocative book, liberalism is built on a foundation of contradictions.
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What happens if history did not end?
- By Hedgehog on 05-05-19
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Why Liberalism Failed
- Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 22-05-18
- Language: English
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The Invisible Bridge
- The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan
- By: Rick Perlstein
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 39 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall56
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Performance47
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In January of 1973 Richard Nixon announced the end of the Vietnam War and prepared for a triumphant second term - until televised Watergate hearings revealed his White House as little better than a mafia den. The next president declared upon Nixon’s resignation “our long national nightmare is over” - but then congressional investigators exposed the CIA for assassinating foreign leaders. The collapse of the South Vietnamese government rendered moot the sacrifice of some 58,000 American lives.
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Sweeping view of the aftermath of Watergate
- By Mr on 19-10-16
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The Invisible Bridge
- The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 39 hrs
- Release date: 05-08-14
- Language: English
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Liquid Rules
- The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives
- By: Mark Miodownik
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall37
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We all know that without water we couldn't survive, and that sometimes a cup of coffee or a glass of wine feels just as vital. But do we really understand how much we rely on liquids, or the destructive power they hold? Set over the course of a flight from London to San Francisco, Liquid Rules offers listeners a fascinating tour of these formless substances, told through the language of molecules, droplets, heartbeats, and ocean waves.
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All mixed up
- By andrew beeston on 19-03-21
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Liquid Rules
- The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 19-02-19
- Language: English
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Someday You Will Understand
- My Father's Private World War II
- By: Nina Wolff Feld
- Narrated by: Nina Wolff Feld
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Telling the rousing story of a Jewish boy who fled persecution and returned to prosecute the Nazi oppressors, Walter Wolff's daughter Nina has reconstructed these events from family lore and her father’s own cache of more than 700 wartime letters and 200 photographs, which he revealed to her shortly before he died.
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Someday You Will Understand
- My Father's Private World War II
- Narrated by: Nina Wolff Feld
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 05-08-14
- Language: English
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Otto Skorzeny
- The Devil’s Disciple
- By: Stuart Smith
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall41
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Performance34
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SS-Obersturmbannführer Otto Skorzeny became a legend in his own time. "Hitler's favorite commando" acquired a reputation as a man of daring, renowned for his audacious 1943 mission to extricate Mussolini from a mountain-top prison. He could be brave and resourceful, but was also a notorious egoist and an unrepentant Nazi until the end of his life. Stuart Smith draws on years of in-depth research to uncover the truth about Skorzeny's career and complex personality.
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Spoilt by the authors inderlying mission
- By Amazon Customer on 27-09-19
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Otto Skorzeny
- The Devil’s Disciple
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 18-09-18
- Language: English
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The Weimar Years
- Rise and Fall 1918-1933
- By: Frank McDonough
- Narrated by: Paul McGann
- Length: 19 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall109
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Performance98
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Established in 1918–19, in the wake of Germany’s catastrophic defeat in the First World War and the revolution that followed swiftly on its heels, the Weimar Republic ushered in widespread social reform, a radical cultural flowering and the most democratic conditions the German people had ever known. The Weimar Years is a vivid narrative of a dramatic period in German history. Year by year, from 1918 to 1933, Frank McDonough covers the major events in both domestic and foreign policy and the personalities who shaped them, together with developments in music, art, theatre and literature.
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interesting history
- By Tom S on 09-04-25
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The Weimar Years
- Rise and Fall 1918-1933
- Narrated by: Paul McGann
- Length: 19 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 16-11-23
- Language: English
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