New Nonfiction History

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    • Volume 1: Germany Ascendant 1939-1941
    • By: James Holland
    • Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
    • Series: The War in the West, Book 1
    • Length: 26 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 10-09-15
    • Language: English
    • 618 ratings
    • Are you ready for the truth about World War Two? In the first of an extraordinary three-volume account of the war on land, in the air and at sea, James Holland reveals not only the truth behind the familiar legends of the Second World War but he also unveils those lesser known events which were...

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    • By: DK, James Naughtie
    • Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
    • Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 06-02-20
    • Language: English
    • 8 ratings
    • Listen as Gordon Griffin narrates Books That Changed History, telling you all about the most famous books of all time while marvelling at the stories behind them. Over 75 of the world's most celebrated, rare, and seminal books are examined and explained in this stunning audiobook. Books That...

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    • A Manifesto for Oral Poetry
    • By: Alice Oswald
    • Length: Not Yet Known
    • Release date: 17-09-26
    • Language: English
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    • A daring, genre-defying work of non-fiction from one of our greatest poets Alice Oswald goes in search of poetry in its original, wildest form – before it was written down, before it belonged to a single voice – and finds it still speaking all around us. What begins as an attempt to...

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    • By: Robert Vennell
    • Narrated by: Robert Vennell
    • Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 02-04-25
    • Language: English
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    • **SHORTLISTED FOR THE OCKHAM NZ BOOK AWARD BEST ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF NONFICTION** An illuminating tour through the native sea creatures of Aotearoa, by the bestselling author of The Meaning of Trees Secrets of the Sea is a fascinating introduction to New Zealand's fish and shellfish, weaving...

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    • A New Working History of the American Way of Life
    • By: Adam Chandler
    • Narrated by: Adam Chandler
    • Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 07-01-25
    • Language: English
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    • An enlightening and entertaining interrogation of the myth of American self-reliance and the idea of hard work as destiny “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” This phrase, arguably Thomas Edison’s most famous quote, has been drilled into the minds of...

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    • A Book About the People and Places of New Zealand
    • By: Holly Schroeder, Claudia Wolf
    • Narrated by: anonymous
    • Series: Country Abcs
    • Length: 7 mins
    • Release date: 24-03-22
    • Language: English
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    • An alphabetical exploration of the people, geography, animals, plants, history, and culture of New Zealand....

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