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White Debt
- The Demerara Uprising and Britain’s Legacy of Slavery
- By: Thomas Harding
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe, Mark Meadows
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
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Thomas Harding vividly brings to life the story of the uprising by enslaved people that took place in the British colony of Demerara (now Guyana) in the Caribbean in 1823....
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The Corporation
- The Rise and Fall of America’s Cuban Mafia
- By: T. J. English
- Narrated by: Tim Andrés Pabon
- Length: 19 hrs and 8 mins
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The leader of 'The Corporation', Jose Miguel Battle Sr. (El Padrino), was known as 'The Godfather'. He had been President Batista's bag man, bringing him his cut from the gambling casinos when the Mafia ran Cuba....
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- By Paul C. on 23-05-2018
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Cuba (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize)
- An American History
- By: Ada Ferrer
- Narrated by: Alma Cuervo, Ada Ferrer - prologue
- Length: 23 hrs and 13 mins
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An epic, sweeping history of Cuba and its complex ties to the United States—from before the arrival of Columbus to the present day—written by one of the world’s leading historians of Cuba....
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The Big Truck That Went By
- How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster
- By: Jonathan M. Katz
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jonathan M. Katz
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
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On January 12, 2010, the deadliest earthquake in the history of the Western Hemisphere struck the nation least prepared to handle one....
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White Debt
- The Demerara Uprising and Britain’s Legacy of Slavery
- By: Thomas Harding
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe, Mark Meadows
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
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Thomas Harding vividly brings to life the story of the uprising by enslaved people that took place in the British colony of Demerara (now Guyana) in the Caribbean in 1823....
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The Corporation
- The Rise and Fall of America’s Cuban Mafia
- By: T. J. English
- Narrated by: Tim Andrés Pabon
- Length: 19 hrs and 8 mins
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The leader of 'The Corporation', Jose Miguel Battle Sr. (El Padrino), was known as 'The Godfather'. He had been President Batista's bag man, bringing him his cut from the gambling casinos when the Mafia ran Cuba....
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- By Paul C. on 23-05-2018
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Cuba (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize)
- An American History
- By: Ada Ferrer
- Narrated by: Alma Cuervo, Ada Ferrer - prologue
- Length: 23 hrs and 13 mins
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An epic, sweeping history of Cuba and its complex ties to the United States—from before the arrival of Columbus to the present day—written by one of the world’s leading historians of Cuba....
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The Big Truck That Went By
- How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster
- By: Jonathan M. Katz
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jonathan M. Katz
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
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On January 12, 2010, the deadliest earthquake in the history of the Western Hemisphere struck the nation least prepared to handle one....
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Pirate Hunters
- Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship
- By: Robert Kurson
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
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A thrilling new adventure of danger and deep-sea diving, historic mystery and suspense, by the author of the New York Times best seller Shadow Divers....
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- By Duncan on 15-03-2016
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Into the Bermuda Triangle
- Pursuing the Truth Behind the World's Greatest Mystery
- By: Gian J. Quasar
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
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Into the Bermuda Triangle is the first comprehensive examination of baffling disappearances in more than a generation....
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One Minute to Midnight
- Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War
- By: Michael Dobbs
- Narrated by: Bob Walter
- Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
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In October 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union appeared to be sliding inexorably toward a nuclear conflict....
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Minor technical errors, but still very good.
- By Paul on 01-11-2020
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Fidel Castro
- In His Own Words
- By: Alex Moore
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
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From revolutionary to Cold War adversary, Fidel Castro was one of the world's most controversial leaders and perhaps its most enduring....
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The Black Jacobins
- Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution
- By: C. L. R. James, James Walvin
- Length: Not Yet Known
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In 1791, inspired by the ideals of the French Revolution, the slaves of San Domingo rose in revolt. Despite invasion by a series of British, Spanish and Napoleonic armies, their twelve-year struggle led to the creation of Haiti, the first independent black republic outside Africa....
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Havana
- A Subtropical Delirium
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Fleet Cooper
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky presents an insider's view of Havana: the elegant, tattered city he has come to know over more than 30 years....
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Avengers of the New World
- The Story of the Haitian Revolution
- By: Laurent DuBois
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
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The first and only successful slave revolution in the Americas began in 1791 when thousands of brutally exploited slaves rose up against their masters on Saint-Domingue, the most profitable colony in the 18th-century Atlantic world....
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The Haitians
- A Decolonial History
- By: Jean Casimir, Laurent Dubois - translator, Walter D. Mignolo - foreword
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 21 hrs and 39 mins
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In this sweeping history, leading Haitian intellectual Jean Casimir argues that the story of Haiti should not begin with the usual image of Saint-Domingue as the richest colony of the 18th century....
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Cuba Libre!
- Che, Fidel, and the Improbable Revolution That Changed World History
- By: Tony Perrottet
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
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Historian and journalist Tony Perrottet chronicles the events of the Cuban Revolution and the figures at the center of the guerrilla uprising: Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, and the scrappy band of rebel men and women who followed them....
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contains cruelty to animals
- By Anonymous User on 13-08-2021
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Under the Black Flag
- The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
- By: David Cordingly
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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As he explodes many accepted pirate myths (i.e. "walking the plank" is pure fiction), Cordingly replaces them with a truth that is more complex and often bloodier....
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Lacks narrative flair
- By mrs on 21-11-2015
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The Declarations of Havana (Revolutions Series)
- Tariq Ali presents Fidel Castro
- By: Fidel Castro, Ali Tariq
- Narrated by: Chris Pavlo, Tariq Ali
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
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In response to the American administration's attempt to isolate Cuba, Fidel Castro delivered a series of speeches designed to radicalize Latin American society....
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Atlantic Wars
- From the Fifteenth Century to the Age of Revolution
- By: Geoffrey Plank
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
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In a sweeping account, Atlantic Wars explores how warfare shaped the experiences of the peoples living in the watershed of the Atlantic Ocean between the late Middle Ages and the Age of Revolution....
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A great mix of scholarship and entertainment.
- By Mark Henman on 30-07-2022
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Cuba Open from the Inside
- Travels in the Forbidden Land
- By: Chris Messner
- Narrated by: Kevin Haberer
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
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Cuba occupies a place of undisputed fascination in the American psyche....
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The Ultimate Cigar Book: 4th Edition
- By: Richard Carleton Hacker
- Narrated by: Peter Coates
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
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First published in 1993, The Ultimate Cigar Book has become a classic in its field, and is generally credited with having helped launch the current cigar-smoking craze. Now we present an audio edition of the beloved fourth edition....
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The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton
- By: Andrew Porwancher
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
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In The Jewish World of Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Porwancher debunks a string of myths about the origins of this founding father to arrive at a startling conclusion: Hamilton, in all likelihood, was born and raised Jewish....
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The Cuban Revolution: A Captivating Guide to the Armed Revolt That Changed the Course of Cuba, Including Stories of Leaders Such as Fidel Castro, Chè Guevara, and Fulgencio Batista
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Desmond Manny
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
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If you want to discover the remarkable history of an effort that should never have succeeded, then pay attention...
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A Small Place
- By: Jamaica Kincaid
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
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Lyrical, sardonic, and forthright by turns, in a Swiftian mode, A Small Place cannot help but amplify our vision of one small place and all that it signifies....
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Slave Stealers
- True Accounts of Slave Rescues Then and Now
- By: Tim Ballard, Mike Tomlin - foreword
- Narrated by: Tim Ballard
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
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Alternating between two riveting stories, Slave Stealers exposes the persistent evil of trafficking and sexual exploitation that has existed for centuries - and inspiring us to find a way to end it....
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Amazing book!
- By Melissa Peeck on 21-03-2019
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Why We Love Pirates
- The Hunt for Captain Kidd and How He Changed Piracy Forever
- By: Rebecca Simon PhD
- Narrated by: Kate Mulligan
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
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During his life and even after his death, Captain William Kidd’s name was known around England and the American colonies. He was infamous for the very crime for which he was hanged, piracy. This book by Rebecca Simon dives into the details of the two-year manhunt for Captain Kidd....
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The Brilliant Disaster
- JFK, Castro, and America's Doomed Invasion of Cuba
- By: Jim Rasenberger
- Narrated by: Bob Walter
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
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The U.S.-backed military invasion of Cuba in 1961 remains one of the most ill-fated blunders in American history, with echoes of the event reverberating even today....
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Cuba: A Captivating Guide to the History of Cuba and Havana, The Cuban Revolution and Fidel Castro
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Richard L Walton, David Patton, Desmond Manny
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
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The themes of the history of Cuba are as vast as they are inspiring. Cuba has stared death in the face throughout its rocky history, and most of the time it has gazed into the eyes of death and smiled....
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Che Guevara: A Life from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Stephen Floyd
- Length: 54 mins
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From his days as a carefree medical student roving the South American countryside to his tenure as the most preeminent revolutionary in the world, the true story of Che Guevara is finally uncovered....
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Rum Curious
- The Indispensable Tasting Guide to the World's Spirit
- By: Fred Minnick
- Narrated by: Nick Sullivan
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
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Once the drink of sailors and swashbuckling pirates, rum is the most versatile - and the most varied - spirit in the world....
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Our Man Down in Havana
- The Story Behind Graham Greene's Cold War Spy Novel
- By: Christopher Hull
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
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Combining biography, history, and politics, Our Man Down in Havana investigates the real story behind Greene's fictional one. This includes his many visits to a pleasure island that became a revolutionary island, turning his chance involvement into a political commitment....