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Bestsellers
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The History of White People
- By: Nell Irvin Painter
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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A mind-expanding and myth-destroying exploration of notions of white race—not merely a skin color but also a signal of power, prestige, and beauty to be withheld and granted selectively....
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Destroys the myth that race is about skin color
- By Emily L. on 08-25-14
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Bloodlands
- Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
- By: Timothy Snyder
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Bloodlands is a new kind of European history, presenting the mass murders committed by the Nazi and Stalinist regimes as two aspects of a single history, in the time and place where they occurred: between Germany and Russia, when Hitler and Stalin both held power....
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a warning for the future
- By judith on 11-06-19
By: Timothy Snyder
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The End of History and the Last Man
- By: Francis Fukuyama
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Ever since its first publication in 1992, The End of History and the Last Man has provoked controversy and debate. Francis Fukuyama's prescient analysis of religious fundamentalism, politics, scientific progress, ethical codes, and war is essential....
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An important discussion expertly narrated
- By Kevin Teeple on 06-27-19
By: Francis Fukuyama
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The Thirty-Year Genocide
- Turkey's Destruction of Its Christian Minorities, 1894-1924
- By: Benny Morris, Dror Ze'evi, Claire Bloom
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 21 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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A reappraisal of the giant massacres perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire and then the Turkish Republic against their Christian minorities from 1894 to 1924....
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Pay Close Attention to This Stunning Achievement
- By J.Brock on 06-25-20
By: Benny Morris, and others
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Why Don't We Learn from History
- By: B. H. Liddell Hart
- Narrated by: Will Staff
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Much has been written on the theory of history by philosophers and historiologists, but nothing so concise and understandable as Liddell Hart’s Why Don’t We Learn from History, the kind of title that makes one wonder and consider....
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Good encapsulation, average narration
- By Jonathan Coutu on 07-09-23
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How the World Made the West
- A 4,000-Year History
- By: Josephine Quinn
- Narrated by: Alix Dunmore
- Length: 18 hrs
- Unabridged
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An award-winning Oxford history professor overturns the way the West thinks about itself, tracing its innovations and traditions to societies from all over the world and making the case that the West is, and always has been, truly global.
By: Josephine Quinn
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The History of White People
- By: Nell Irvin Painter
- Narrated by: Allyson Johnson
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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A mind-expanding and myth-destroying exploration of notions of white race—not merely a skin color but also a signal of power, prestige, and beauty to be withheld and granted selectively....
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Destroys the myth that race is about skin color
- By Emily L. on 08-25-14
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Bloodlands
- Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
- By: Timothy Snyder
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Bloodlands is a new kind of European history, presenting the mass murders committed by the Nazi and Stalinist regimes as two aspects of a single history, in the time and place where they occurred: between Germany and Russia, when Hitler and Stalin both held power....
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a warning for the future
- By judith on 11-06-19
By: Timothy Snyder
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The End of History and the Last Man
- By: Francis Fukuyama
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Ever since its first publication in 1992, The End of History and the Last Man has provoked controversy and debate. Francis Fukuyama's prescient analysis of religious fundamentalism, politics, scientific progress, ethical codes, and war is essential....
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An important discussion expertly narrated
- By Kevin Teeple on 06-27-19
By: Francis Fukuyama
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The Thirty-Year Genocide
- Turkey's Destruction of Its Christian Minorities, 1894-1924
- By: Benny Morris, Dror Ze'evi, Claire Bloom
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 21 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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A reappraisal of the giant massacres perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire and then the Turkish Republic against their Christian minorities from 1894 to 1924....
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Pay Close Attention to This Stunning Achievement
- By J.Brock on 06-25-20
By: Benny Morris, and others
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Why Don't We Learn from History
- By: B. H. Liddell Hart
- Narrated by: Will Staff
- Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Much has been written on the theory of history by philosophers and historiologists, but nothing so concise and understandable as Liddell Hart’s Why Don’t We Learn from History, the kind of title that makes one wonder and consider....
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Good encapsulation, average narration
- By Jonathan Coutu on 07-09-23
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How the World Made the West
- A 4,000-Year History
- By: Josephine Quinn
- Narrated by: Alix Dunmore
- Length: 18 hrs
- Unabridged
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An award-winning Oxford history professor overturns the way the West thinks about itself, tracing its innovations and traditions to societies from all over the world and making the case that the West is, and always has been, truly global.
By: Josephine Quinn
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The American Story
- Conversations with Master Historians
- By: David M. Rubenstein, Carla Hayden - foreword
- Narrated by: David M. Rubenstein, David McCullough, Walter Isaacson, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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Through his program The David Rubenstein Show, David Rubenstein has established himself as one of today’s most thoughtful interviewers. Now, in The American Story, David shares almost a dozen interviews that capture the brilliance of today’s most esteemed historians....
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Stories missing
- By Judith Princz on 01-02-20
By: David M. Rubenstein, and others
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World War II Pacific
- Battles and Campaigns from Guadalcanal to Okinawa 1942-1945 (WW2 Pacific Military History Series)
- By: Daniel Wrinn
- Narrated by: Gary Williams
- Length: 20 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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An enlightening glimpse into nine battles and campaigns during the Pacific War Allied offensive. Each of these momentous operations were fascinating feats of strategy, planning, and bravery, handing the Allies what would eventually become a victory over the Pacific Theater....
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Interesting
- By Natalie on 12-19-22
By: Daniel Wrinn
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Hitler, the Germans, and the Final Solution
- By: Ian Kershaw
- Narrated by: Nick Sandys
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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This book is the culmination of more than three decades of meticulous historiographic research on Nazi Germany by one of the period’s most distinguished historians. The volume brings together the most important and influential aspects of Ian Kershaw’s research on the Holocaust....
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Excellent Historiography not intended as a history
- By Timothy on 02-17-19
By: Ian Kershaw
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The World
- A Family History of Humanity
- By: Simon Sebag Montefiore
- Narrated by: Simon Sebag Montefiore, full cast
- Length: 68 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Around 950,000 years ago, a family of five walked along the beach and left behind the oldest family footprints ever discovered. For award-winning historian Simon Sebag Montefiore, these poignant, familiar fossils serve as an inspiration for a new kind of world history....
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Had To Stop
- By Eugenia on 06-15-23
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This America
- The Case for the Nation
- By: Jill Lepore
- Narrated by: Jill Lepore
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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From the best-selling author of These Truths, a work that examines the dilemma of nationalism and the erosion of liberalism in the 21st century....
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Important
- By Shannon Caldwell on 01-27-20
By: Jill Lepore
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48 Liberal Lies About American History
- (That You Probably Learned in School)
- By: Larry Schweikart
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Professor Larry Schweikart once again challenges liberal historians and their shameful attempts to distort our country’s legacy....
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amazingly accurate...
- By Anthony on 01-23-16
By: Larry Schweikart
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The Frontiers of Knowledge
- What We Know About Science, History and the Mind - And How We Know It
- By: A. C. Grayling
- Narrated by: Richard Goulding
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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In very recent times humanity has learnt a vast amount about the universe, the past and itself. But through our remarkable successes in acquiring knowledge we have learned how much we have yet to learn....
By: A. C. Grayling
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The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon
- The Book Designed to Save the World
- By: Travis Wayne Goodsell
- Narrated by: Phillip Withers
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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The Book of Mormon has been a source of controversy since its publication, and the history behind its coming forth is shrouded in mystery....
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Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies
- How Doubting the Bard Became the Biggest Taboo in Literature
- By: Elizabeth Winkler
- Narrated by: Eunice Wong
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies investigates the Shakespeare authorship question, exploring how doubting that William Shakespeare wrote his plays became an act of blasphemy…and who the Bard might really be....
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Excellent!
- By Virgil Tracy on 06-03-23
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Remarkable Books
- The World's Most Beautiful and Historic Works
- By: DK
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
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Listen as Gordon Griffin narrates Remarkable Books, 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....
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Out of Order and missing prose…
- By E on 06-29-22
By: DK
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Book 7 - Polymnia
- The History of Herodotus
- By: Herodotus, George Rawlinson
- Narrated by: Bryan Godwin
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the masterpieces of classical literature, the "Histories" describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to...
By: Herodotus, and others
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The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
- By: Jacob Burckhardt
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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In this landmark study of Italy from the 14th through the early 16th centuries, Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt chronicles the rise of Florence and Venice as powerful city-states....
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A nest as beautiful as the bird(s) it bore
- By Darwin8u on 07-12-14
By: Jacob Burckhardt
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Denial [Movie Tie-in]
- Holocaust History on Trial
- By: Deborah E. Lipstadt
- Narrated by: Kate Udall
- Length: 13 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Denial is Lipstadt's riveting account of her singular legal battle, which resulted in a formal denunciation of a Holocaust denier that crippled the movement for years to come....
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All hail victory for Lipstadt.
- By Tammy on 01-06-17
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Nothing Ever Dies
- Vietnam and the Memory of War
- By: Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Nothing Ever Dies, Viet Thanh Nguyen writes. All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory....
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Good, probably should be read and not listened to via audible for the best experience.
- By Tanya on 10-24-16
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Uncovering Greek Mythology: A Beginner's Guide into the World of Greek Gods and Goddesses
- By: Lucas Russo
- Narrated by: Jared Zak
- Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Get to know the Greek gods and goddesses, from the mighty Zeus, to the temperamental Poseidon, the beautiful Aphrodite, and every character from A to Z....
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Wonderful book!!
- By Laura Preston on 12-07-22
By: Lucas Russo
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White Freedom
- The Racial History of an Idea
- By: Tyler Stovall
- Narrated by: Ako Mitchell
- Length: 14 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook narrated by Ako Mitchell exposes the racist legacy behind the Western idea of freedom....
By: Tyler Stovall
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The Myth of the Lost Cause and Civil War History
- By: Gary W. Gallagher - editor, Alan T. Nolan - editor
- Narrated by: Keith McCarthy
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Was the Confederacy doomed from the start in its struggle against the superior might of the Union? Did its forces fight heroically against all odds for the cause of states’ rights? In reality, these suggestions are an elaborate and intentional effort on the part of Southerners....
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Putting down "The Great Pro-Slavery Rebellion"
- By Buretto on 07-30-18
By: Gary W. Gallagher - editor, and others
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Reappraisals
- Reflections on the Forgotten 20th Century
- By: Tony Judt
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 16 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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The accelerating changes of the past generation have been accompanied by a similarly accelerated amnesia....
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Superb. Insightful essays, Performance to match
- By Louis on 05-02-12
By: Tony Judt
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The Book-Makers
- A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives
- By: Adam Smyth
- Narrated by: Adam Smyth
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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The five-hundred-year history of printed books, told through the people who created them, The Book-Makers offers a new way into the story of Western culture’s most important object....
By: Adam Smyth
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In Defense of Thomas Jefferson
- The Sally Hemings Sex Scandal
- By: William G. Hyland Jr.
- Narrated by: Steve Ferrari
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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The belief that Thomas Jefferson had an affair and fathered a child with slave Sally Hemings - and that such an allegation was proven by DNA testing - has become so pervasive in American popular culture that it is not only widely accepted but taught to students as historical fact....
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Excellent Biography
- By WGH on 08-14-20
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The Idea of History
- 1946 Edition
- By: R.G. Collingwood
- Narrated by: Dennis Rowley
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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The Idea of History (1946) is a book of philosophy that explores the nature of history and the historian's interpretation of it. Written by English historian R.G. Collingwood, the work encourages students of history to go beyond events into the motivations of the actors themselves....
By: R.G. Collingwood
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The Story of America
- Essays on Origins
- By: Jill Lepore
- Narrated by: Colleen Devine
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Story of America, Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore investigates American origin stories....
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A Fun Read on Historical Subjects
- By Jim on 08-31-13
By: Jill Lepore
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The Hedgehog and the Fox (Second Edition)
- An Essay on Tolstoy's View of History
- By: Isaiah Berlin, Henry Hardy - editor, Michael Ignatieff - foreword
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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"The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." This ancient Greek aphorism, preserved in a fragment from the poet Archilochus, describes the central thesis of Isaiah Berlin's masterly essay on Leo Tolstoy and the philosophy of history....
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The Fox Who Tried To Be A Hedgehog
- By Rich S. on 12-14-21
By: Isaiah Berlin, and others
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The Irony of American History
- By: Reinhold Niebuhr
- Narrated by: Robert Blumenfeld
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Forged during the postwar years when America came of age as a world power, The Irony of American History is more relevant now than ever before....
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Superlative Book
- By Amazon Customer on 01-29-10
By: Reinhold Niebuhr
New releases
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UNVEILING POWER:
- Examining Executive Orders and Their Impact On Civil Liberties
- By: Rev George Stoddard
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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This book delves into the historical context and evolution of executive orders, examining how different presidents have used this power and the implications of their decisions on civil liberties, such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion, due process rights, privacy rights, and equal protection under the law. The author analyzes specific executive orders that have been controversial or have had significant impacts on civil liberties, either positively or negatively. This book also discusses the legal and constitutional boundaries of executive orders, the checks and balances in place, ...
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The Book-Makers
- A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives
- By: Adam Smyth
- Narrated by: Adam Smyth
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Books tell all kinds of stories—romances, tragedies, comedies—but if we learn to read the signs correctly, they can tell us the story of their own making too. The Book-Makers offers a new way into the story of Western culture’s most important object, the book, through dynamic portraits of eighteen individuals who helped to define it.
By: Adam Smyth
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Glimpses of the Past
- 50 Riveting Historical Insights Every Historian Should Discover
- By: Barrett Williams, ChatGPT ChatGPT
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Embark on a thrilling voyage through the veiled annals of history with "*Glimpses of the Past*," a remarkable eBook that sheds light on the lesser-known facets of our world's rich and textured past. This masterfully curated collection takes you deep into the crannies of forgotten epochs, unveiling the marvels and enigmas that traditional chronicles often overlook. Journey back to medieval banquet halls in "*Intrigues and Innovations in Medieval Cuisine*" and taste the exotic spices that tempered the might of empires and unified disparate cultures on shared tables. Rekindle the lost flames ...
By: Barrett Williams, and others
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What Made Them Think They Could? Volume 1
- Ten Case Studies of Female Pioneers in Pentecostal Missions (1906-1925)
- By: Rosemarie Daher Kowalski
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Early Pentecostals (approximately 1905-1925) sent women as well as men into global missions and charitable work. They served on every inhabited continent. These ten case studies reflect the fascinating women from diverse backgrounds, a shared calling, and a variety of opportunities and challenges in living all across the world in the early twentieth century. Six women were married - with or without children. Four were single. Their adventures and exploits model how those who may be considered disempowered or less able for a variety of reasons - whether physical limitations, a lack of ...
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American History a Veteran's Perspective
- Essays, Reflections, and Reviews
- By: John J. McBrearty
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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General Gustave Perna U.S. Army Retired, Operation Warp Speed Commander "Lt. Col. John McBrearty, a natural leader, combat Veteran, and family man, shares his unique perspective on history through his essays, reflections, and reviews. His personalized style provides the reader with a kaleidoscope of American history, in which he cleverly weaves his own military story within. This is a must-read for all Veterans and American history buffs alike." Having risen from the rank of Private to Lieutenant Colonel, combat veteran John J. McBrearty shares his unique insight of American History through...
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Java Hill
- An African Journey
- By: Thaddeus Ulzen
- Narrated by: George A. Richter-Addo
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Born in the gold mining hot bed of Tarkwa, Ghana, T. P. Manus Ulzen is the oldest of 5 children. His parents were both educators. He grew up in Bolgatanga, Wa, Wenchi, Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi in Ghana until he was 12 years old. He started high school at the age of 10 at St. Augustine's College, Cape Coast and continued his education at Kabulonga School for Boys in Lusaka, Zambia after his family left Ghana following the 1966 coup which ended Nkrumah's first republic. He returned to Ghana to complete his high school education at Ghana Secondary Technical School, Takoradi.
By: Thaddeus Ulzen
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UNVEILING POWER:
- Examining Executive Orders and Their Impact On Civil Liberties
- By: Rev George Stoddard
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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This book delves into the historical context and evolution of executive orders, examining how different presidents have used this power and the implications of their decisions on civil liberties, such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion, due process rights, privacy rights, and equal protection under the law. The author analyzes specific executive orders that have been controversial or have had significant impacts on civil liberties, either positively or negatively. This book also discusses the legal and constitutional boundaries of executive orders, the checks and balances in place, ...
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The Book-Makers
- A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives
- By: Adam Smyth
- Narrated by: Adam Smyth
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Books tell all kinds of stories—romances, tragedies, comedies—but if we learn to read the signs correctly, they can tell us the story of their own making too. The Book-Makers offers a new way into the story of Western culture’s most important object, the book, through dynamic portraits of eighteen individuals who helped to define it.
By: Adam Smyth
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Glimpses of the Past
- 50 Riveting Historical Insights Every Historian Should Discover
- By: Barrett Williams, ChatGPT ChatGPT
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Embark on a thrilling voyage through the veiled annals of history with "*Glimpses of the Past*," a remarkable eBook that sheds light on the lesser-known facets of our world's rich and textured past. This masterfully curated collection takes you deep into the crannies of forgotten epochs, unveiling the marvels and enigmas that traditional chronicles often overlook. Journey back to medieval banquet halls in "*Intrigues and Innovations in Medieval Cuisine*" and taste the exotic spices that tempered the might of empires and unified disparate cultures on shared tables. Rekindle the lost flames ...
By: Barrett Williams, and others
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What Made Them Think They Could? Volume 1
- Ten Case Studies of Female Pioneers in Pentecostal Missions (1906-1925)
- By: Rosemarie Daher Kowalski
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Early Pentecostals (approximately 1905-1925) sent women as well as men into global missions and charitable work. They served on every inhabited continent. These ten case studies reflect the fascinating women from diverse backgrounds, a shared calling, and a variety of opportunities and challenges in living all across the world in the early twentieth century. Six women were married - with or without children. Four were single. Their adventures and exploits model how those who may be considered disempowered or less able for a variety of reasons - whether physical limitations, a lack of ...
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American History a Veteran's Perspective
- Essays, Reflections, and Reviews
- By: John J. McBrearty
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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General Gustave Perna U.S. Army Retired, Operation Warp Speed Commander "Lt. Col. John McBrearty, a natural leader, combat Veteran, and family man, shares his unique perspective on history through his essays, reflections, and reviews. His personalized style provides the reader with a kaleidoscope of American history, in which he cleverly weaves his own military story within. This is a must-read for all Veterans and American history buffs alike." Having risen from the rank of Private to Lieutenant Colonel, combat veteran John J. McBrearty shares his unique insight of American History through...
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Java Hill
- An African Journey
- By: Thaddeus Ulzen
- Narrated by: George A. Richter-Addo
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Born in the gold mining hot bed of Tarkwa, Ghana, T. P. Manus Ulzen is the oldest of 5 children. His parents were both educators. He grew up in Bolgatanga, Wa, Wenchi, Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi in Ghana until he was 12 years old. He started high school at the age of 10 at St. Augustine's College, Cape Coast and continued his education at Kabulonga School for Boys in Lusaka, Zambia after his family left Ghana following the 1966 coup which ended Nkrumah's first republic. He returned to Ghana to complete his high school education at Ghana Secondary Technical School, Takoradi.
By: Thaddeus Ulzen