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Freezing Order
- A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, State-Sponsored Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath
- By: Bill Browder
- Narrated by: Adam Grupper
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
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Bill Browder returns with another gripping thriller chronicling how he exposed Vladimir Putin's campaign to steal and launder hundreds of billions of dollars from Russia—and how Putin is willing to kill anyone who stands in his way....
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The intrigue, deception & callous hidden behind politics in all countries, but particularly in Putin’s Russia.
- By Anonymous User on 14-01-2024
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- As Told to Alex Haley
- By: Malcolm X, Alex Haley
- Narrated by: Laurence Fishburne
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
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In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement....
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I have been recommending this to everyone
- By Timothy Llewellyn on 16-11-2021
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Trump: The Art of the Deal
- By: Donald J. Trump, Tony Schwartz
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith, Donald J. Trump
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
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Here is Trump in action—how he runs his organization and how he runs his life....
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Outstanding view into the wanker running America
- By Kindle Customer on 31-03-2017
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My Story
- By: Julia Gillard
- Narrated by: Julia Gillard, Jennifer Vuletic
- Length: 18 hrs and 22 mins
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I was prime minister for three years and three days. Three years and three days of resilience. Three years and three days of changing the nation....
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Not Narrated by Julia Gillard
- By Monica R. on 11-05-2020
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Watergate
- By: Garrett M. Graff
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy, Garrett M. Graff
- Length: 25 hrs and 25 mins
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In the early hours of June 17, 1972, a security guard named Frank Wills enters six words into the log book of the Watergate office complex that will change the course of history....
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An outstanding achievement
- By JayD on 27-06-2022
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An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
- By: Konstantin Kisin, Peter Lloyd
- Narrated by: Konstantin Kisin
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
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Funny, provocative and unswervingly perceptive, An Immigrant's Love letter to the West interrogates the developing sense of self-loathing the Western sphere has adopted and offers an alternative perspective....
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Great book
- By Anonymous User on 17-07-2022
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Freezing Order
- A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, State-Sponsored Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath
- By: Bill Browder
- Narrated by: Adam Grupper
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Bill Browder returns with another gripping thriller chronicling how he exposed Vladimir Putin's campaign to steal and launder hundreds of billions of dollars from Russia—and how Putin is willing to kill anyone who stands in his way....
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The intrigue, deception & callous hidden behind politics in all countries, but particularly in Putin’s Russia.
- By Anonymous User on 14-01-2024
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- As Told to Alex Haley
- By: Malcolm X, Alex Haley
- Narrated by: Laurence Fishburne
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement....
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I have been recommending this to everyone
- By Timothy Llewellyn on 16-11-2021
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Trump: The Art of the Deal
- By: Donald J. Trump, Tony Schwartz
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith, Donald J. Trump
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
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Here is Trump in action—how he runs his organization and how he runs his life....
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Outstanding view into the wanker running America
- By Kindle Customer on 31-03-2017
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My Story
- By: Julia Gillard
- Narrated by: Julia Gillard, Jennifer Vuletic
- Length: 18 hrs and 22 mins
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I was prime minister for three years and three days. Three years and three days of resilience. Three years and three days of changing the nation....
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Not Narrated by Julia Gillard
- By Monica R. on 11-05-2020
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Watergate
- By: Garrett M. Graff
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy, Garrett M. Graff
- Length: 25 hrs and 25 mins
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In the early hours of June 17, 1972, a security guard named Frank Wills enters six words into the log book of the Watergate office complex that will change the course of history....
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An outstanding achievement
- By JayD on 27-06-2022
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An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
- By: Konstantin Kisin, Peter Lloyd
- Narrated by: Konstantin Kisin
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
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Funny, provocative and unswervingly perceptive, An Immigrant's Love letter to the West interrogates the developing sense of self-loathing the Western sphere has adopted and offers an alternative perspective....
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Great book
- By Anonymous User on 17-07-2022
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The Operator
- Firing the Shots That Killed Osama Bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior
- By: Robert O'Neill
- Narrated by: Robert O'Neill
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
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Stirringly evocative, thought provoking, and often jaw dropping, The Operator ranges across SEAL Team Operator Robert O'Neill's awe-inspiring 400-mission career....
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Absolutely Amazing
- By Declan on 09-05-2017
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Clinton Bush and CIA Conspiracies: From The Boys on the Tracks to Jeffrey Epstein
- War on Drugs, Book 4
- By: Shaun Attwood
- Narrated by: Randal Schaffer
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
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In the 1980's, George HW Bush imported cocaine to finance an illegal war in Nicaragua. Governor Bill Clinton’s Arkansas state police provided security for the drug drops. For assisting the CIA, the Clinton Crime Family was awarded the White House....
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Very disappointing waste of money and your time
- By Chris H. on 24-02-2021
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Revenge
- How Donald Trump Weaponized the US Department of Justice Against His Critics
- By: Michael Cohen
- Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
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When Michael Cohen's secret payoff to porn star Stormy Daniels on behalf of Donald Trump made Cohen look like a liability to the by-then-president of the United States, the end to their decade-long relationship came swiftly—with a knock on the door from the FBI....
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Eye-opening
- By Latasha on 12-10-2023
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Mayor Kane
- My Life in Wrestling and Politics
- By: Glenn Jacobs
- Narrated by: Glenn Jacobs
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
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The surprising story of how wrestling superstar Glenn "Kane" Jacobs beat all the odds to become the mayor of Knox County, Tennessee....
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A decent listen for WWE fans and US citizens
- By The Pozman on 23-11-2021
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The Patriarch
- The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy
- By: David Nasaw
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 30 hrs and 55 mins
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Historian David Nasaw brings to life the story of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, in this, the first and only biography based on unrestricted and exclusive access to the Joseph P. Kennedy papers....
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Winston Churchill & the Queen
- An Unlikely Friendship
- By: Oliver Williams
- Narrated by: Philip Battley
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
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This relatable Churchill-Queen Elizabeth II book talks to the listener instead of lecturing them. The moment you become immersed in the first chapters, you are transported back to what it must have felt like for a young queen to suddenly lose her father....
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Chatty and interesting
- By Kindle Reviewer on 24-07-2022
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A Passion for Leadership
- Lessons on Change and Reform from Fifty Years of Public Service
- By: Robert M. Gates
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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From the former secretary of defense and author of the acclaimed #1 best-selling memoir Duty, a characteristically direct, informed, and urgent assessment of why big institutions are failing us and how smart, committed leadership can effect real improvement regardless of scale....
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Read it twice, now have the Hard Copy on my desk
- By JayZee on 06-08-2020
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 24 hrs and 40 mins
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Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us - an ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose up the social ladder, from leather-aproned shopkeeper to dining with kings....
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Rather verbose
- By Richard on 07-01-2019
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Great Presidents
- By: The Great Courses, Alan J. Lichtman
- Narrated by: Allan J. Lichtman
- Length: 24 hrs and 42 mins
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Through Professor Lichtman's eyes we see these 12 great leaders as they really were, contradictions and paradoxes included....
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Homegrown
- Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism
- By: Jeffrey Toobin
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Toobin
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
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Acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin reveals the definitive account of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the enduring legacy of Timothy McVeigh, leading to the January 6 insurrection....
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Worth a listen
- By Mark Daniel on 31-05-2023
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The Insider
- The Scoops, the Scandals and the Serious Business Within the Canberra Bubble
- By: Christopher Pyne
- Narrated by: Christopher Pyne
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
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Christopher Pyne has been many things and called many things throughout his long career in politics. Member for Sturt. Minister for defence. Manager of opposition business. Leader of the House. 'The Fixer'. Any Canberra story he doesn't know isn't worth telling....
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Light and insightful
- By Ross Macdonald on 06-07-2020
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Cry Havoc
- By: Simon Mann
- Narrated by: Simon Mann
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
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Simon Mann’s remarkable first-hand account of his life delivers like a thriller, taking listeners into the world of mercenaries and spooks, of murky international politics, danger, love, and betrayal....
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Game of Crowns
- Elizabeth, Camilla, Kate, and the Throne
- By: Christopher Andersen
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
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Master biographer Christopher Andersen takes listeners behind palace walls to examine the surprising similarities and stark differences among three remarkable women....
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Disappointing
- By Kindle Customer on 09-11-2018
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The Path to Power
- The Years of Lyndon Johnson
- By: Robert A. Caro
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 40 hrs and 29 mins
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This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill Country....
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Incredible Narration to a fantastic story
- By Roland on 27-01-2017
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Rude
- By: Katie Hopkins
- Narrated by: Katie Hopkins
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
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Katie Hopkins' hilarious and revealing book Rude is part memoir, part handbook for the modern woman....
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Laughed and Laughed,Excellent
- By Miss S. on 30-08-2021
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Truman
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 54 hrs and 11 mins
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Hailed by critics as an American masterpiece, David McCullough's sweeping biography of Harry S. Truman captured the heart of the nation....
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Excellent
- By StuartR on 22-05-2019
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First into Action
- A Dramatic Personal Account of Life Inside the SBS
- By: Duncan Falconer
- Narrated by: Duncan Falconer
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
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This unique, gripping memoir is essential listening for anyone interested in the Special Forces and how they operate....
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Really great!
- By Stephen on 24-05-2023
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Keir Starmer
- The Biography
- By: Tom Baldwin
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Keir Starmer: The Biography is an authoritative study of a man who now stands on the brink of becoming Britain's next Prime Minister. If he succeeds, Starmer will be the first Labour leader in a generation to win power, even though most voters still say they don’t know much about him....
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Jackie
- By: J. Randy Taraborrelli
- Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer
- Length: 16 hrs and 56 mins
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From New York Times bestselling author of Jackie, Janet & Lee comes a fresh and often startling look at the life of the legendary former first lady, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis....
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What a woman.
- By Cindy on 25-02-2024
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Breaking History
- A White House Memoir
- By: Jared Kushner
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt, Jared Kushner
- Length: 17 hrs and 23 mins
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Jared Kushner was one of the most consequential presidential advisers in modern history. For the first time, he recounts what happened behind closed doors during the Trump presidency....
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Was Kushner really America first.
- By Anonymous User on 22-09-2022
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Lazarus Rising
- By: John Howard
- Narrated by: John Howard
- Length: 34 hrs and 3 mins
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John Howard is the second longest serving prime minister in Australia's history....
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Educational but lacking personal connection.
- By Andrew on 31-08-2015
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Lucky
- How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency
- By: Jonathan Allen, Amie Parnes
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins
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From the number-one New York Times best-selling authors of Shattered, the definitive account of Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign, comes the inside story of the historic 2020 presidential election and Joe Biden’s harrowing ride to victory....
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Fantastic review of one lucky campaign
- By Love it on 14-03-2021
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Means of Ascent
- The Years of Lyndon Johnson
- By: Robert A. Caro
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 22 hrs and 8 mins
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Robert A. Caro's life of Lyndon Johnson continues - one of the richest, most intensive, and most revealing examinations ever undertaken of an American President....
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A cracking listen.
- By Steve Johnson on 12-01-2023
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Our Man in Panama
- The Shrewd Rise and Brutal Fall of Manuel Noriega
- By: John Dinges
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
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Written by a prize-winning NPR veteran who spent years covering Latin America, this blend of biography, history, and political reporting details the events that lead to the American invasion of Panama.
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Hans-Dietrich Genscher - A short biography
- 5 Minutes. Short on time - long on info!
- By: George Fritsche
- Narrated by: George Fritsche
- Length: 5 mins
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Hans-Dietrich Genscher, longest-serving German Secretary of State: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!
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Future Tense
- Reflections on My Troubled Land
- By: Tony Leon
- Narrated by: Charl van Heyningen
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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In his riveting new book, Future Tense, Tony Leon captures and analyses recent South African history, with a focus on the squandered and corrupted years of the past decade. With unique access and penetrating insight, Leon presents a portrait of today’s South Africa and prospects for its future, based on his political involvement over thirty years with the key power players.
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Kemal Ataturk - A short biography
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Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!
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The American Dream in Peril: The True Story
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- By: Senator Jeff Stone
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- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
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Authored with raw honesty and unwavering conviction, this book serves as a wake-up call, urging listeners to confront the realities of our current trajectory while celebrating the resilience of the American spirit. Whether you're a seasoned political enthusiast or simply seeking inspiration, "The American Dream In Peril" promises to captivate, educate, and empower.
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The Thirty-First of March
- An Intimate Portrait of Lyndon Johnson
- By: Horace Busby, Scott Busby - preface
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
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Horace Busby was one of LBJ's most trusted advisors; their close working and personal relationship spanned twenty years. In The Thirty-First of March he offers an indelible portrait of a president and a presidency at a time of crisis.
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Our Man in Panama
- The Shrewd Rise and Brutal Fall of Manuel Noriega
- By: John Dinges
- Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
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Written by a prize-winning NPR veteran who spent years covering Latin America, this blend of biography, history, and political reporting details the events that lead to the American invasion of Panama.
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Hans-Dietrich Genscher - A short biography
- 5 Minutes. Short on time - long on info!
- By: George Fritsche
- Narrated by: George Fritsche
- Length: 5 mins
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Hans-Dietrich Genscher, longest-serving German Secretary of State: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!
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Future Tense
- Reflections on My Troubled Land
- By: Tony Leon
- Narrated by: Charl van Heyningen
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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In his riveting new book, Future Tense, Tony Leon captures and analyses recent South African history, with a focus on the squandered and corrupted years of the past decade. With unique access and penetrating insight, Leon presents a portrait of today’s South Africa and prospects for its future, based on his political involvement over thirty years with the key power players.
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Kemal Ataturk - A short biography
- 5 Minutes. Short on time - long on info!
- By: George Fritsche
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Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!
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The American Dream in Peril: The True Story
- A Story of Success and Concern for the Future
- By: Senator Jeff Stone
- Narrated by: Senator Jeff Stone, Pharm.D
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
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Authored with raw honesty and unwavering conviction, this book serves as a wake-up call, urging listeners to confront the realities of our current trajectory while celebrating the resilience of the American spirit. Whether you're a seasoned political enthusiast or simply seeking inspiration, "The American Dream In Peril" promises to captivate, educate, and empower.
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The Thirty-First of March
- An Intimate Portrait of Lyndon Johnson
- By: Horace Busby, Scott Busby - preface
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
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Horace Busby was one of LBJ's most trusted advisors; their close working and personal relationship spanned twenty years. In The Thirty-First of March he offers an indelible portrait of a president and a presidency at a time of crisis.
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The Unconventional Nancy Ruth
- A Feminist History Society Book
- By: Dr. Ramona Lumpkin
- Narrated by: Margaret Lamarre
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
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Born into privilege but expected to use her advantages for the good of others, Senator Nancy Ruth has led an uncommon, unconventional life. Like Nancy herself, this book is rich in surprises and contradictions about a remarkable woman who used her privilege to support social change and the battle to better women’s lives.
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Dirt Roads to Runways
- Defending the American Dream for the Next Generation
- By: Keith Gross
- Narrated by: Keith Gross
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
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Raised by a single mother in the Florida panhandle, Keith Gross is the definition of an American success story. He worked his way through school, served in the National Guard, and returned home to Florida after earning his law degree. Yet his humble beginnings and accelerated achievements tell more than a "rags to riches" story. They are a testament to the power of the American Dream, a dream he believes must be restored and defended.
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Keir Starmer
- The Biography
- By: Tom Baldwin
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
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Keir Starmer: The Biography is an authoritative study of a man who now stands on the brink of becoming Britain's next Prime Minister. If he succeeds, Starmer will be the first Labour leader in a generation to win power, even though most voters still say they don’t know much about him. It not only tells Starmer’s story but also examines the paradox of a politician often uncomfortable with politics, someone who is both remarkably ordinary and capable of defying all efforts to define him.
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100 Mandela Moments
- By: Kate Sidley
- Narrated by: Jane Dutton
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
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Here is Nelson Mandela the statesman, the prisoner, the father, sometimes the joker, and occasionally the disciplinarian. Mandela is shown in snapshot, in the memories of old friends like George Bizos, in the words of inspiring legends like Muhammed Ali, leading the Defiance Campaign against apartheid laws, or doing the famous Madiba shuffle to Ladysmith Black Mambazo with Queen Elizabeth II. 100 Mandela Moments is an accessible introduction to the man who so profoundly influenced the South Africa of today.
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Henry Kissinger - A short biography
- 5 Minutes. Short on time - long on info!
- By: George Fritsche
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Henry Kissinger, American statesman with German roots: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!
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American Woman
- The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, from Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden
- By: Katie Rogers
- Narrated by: Karen Murray, Katie Rogers
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
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The first definitive exploration of the changing role of the twenty-first-century First Lady, painting a comprehensive portrait of Jill Biden—from a White House correspondent for The New York Times.
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Enemy of the People
- How Jacob Zuma Stole South Africa and How the People Fought Back
- By: Adriaan Basson, Pieter du Toit
- Narrated by: Charl van Heyningen
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
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This is the first definitive account of Zuma’s catastrophic misrule, offering eyewitness descriptions and cogent analysis of how South Africa was brought to its knees–and how the people fought back.
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Joining the Dots
- An Unauthorised Biography of Pravin Gordhan
- By: Jonathan Ancer, Chris Whitfield
- Narrated by: Mehboob Bawa
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
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PRAVIN GORDHAN has been at the centre of many of the political storms that have torn through South Africa’s political landscape. He has been investigated by the Hawks, fired as finance minister, accused of running a ‘rogue unit’ at SARS and come up against the public protector, to name a few. Seasoned journalists Jonathan Ancer and Chris Whitfield take a magnifying glass to someone at the centre of this tumultuous period to try to understand the man behind the public image.
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"No Equal Justice"
- The Legacy of Civil Rights Icon George W. Crockett Jr.
- By: Edward Littlejohn, Peter J. Hammer
- Narrated by: Beresford Bennett
- Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
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"There is no equal justice for Black people today; there never has been. To our everlasting shame, the quality of justice in America has always been and is now directly related to the color of one's skin as well as to the size of one's pocketbook." This quote comes from George W. Crockett Jr.'s essay, "A Black Judge Speaks" (Judicature, 1970). The stories of Black lawyers and judges are rarely told. By sharing Crockett's life of principled courage, "No Equal Justice" breaks this silence.
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Jabotinsky
- A Life (Jewish Lives)
- By: Hillel Halkin
- Narrated by: Peter Lerman
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
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Vladimir Jabotinsky (1880–1940) was a man of huge paradoxes and contradictions and has been the most misunderstood of all Zionist politicians—a first-rate novelist, a celebrated Russian journalist, and the founder of the branch of Zionism now headed by Benjamin Netanyahu. This biography, the first in English in nearly two decades, undertakes to answer central questions about Jabotinsky as a writer, a political thinker, and a leader. Hillel Halkin sets aside the stereotypes to which Jabotinsky has been reduced by his would-be followers and detractors alike.
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I Never Did Like Politics
- How Fiorello La Guardia Became America's Mayor, and Why He Still Matters
- By: Terry Golway
- Narrated by: Jon Vertullo
- Length: 9 hrs
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Fiorello LaGuardia was one of the twentieth century's most colorful politicians—on the New York and national stage. He was also quintessentially American: the son of Italian immigrants, who rose in society through sheer will and chutzpah. Almost one hundred years later, America is once again grappling with issues that would have been familiar to the Little Flower, as he was affectionately known. It's time to bring back LaGuardia, argues historian and journalist Terry Golway, to remind us all what an effective municipal officer (as he preferred to call himself) can achieve . . .
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Life After Power
- Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House
- By: Jared Cohen
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
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Former presidents have an unusual place in American life. King George III believed that George Washington’s departure after two terms made him “the greatest character of the age.” But Alexander Hamilton worried former presidents might “[wander] among the people like ghosts.” They were both right. Life After Power tells the stories of seven former presidents, from the Founding to today. Each changed history. Each offered lessons about how to decide what to do in the next chapter of life.