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Stephen Fry's Victorian Secrets
- By: Stephen Fry
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 125
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 124
On the surface, the Victorian age is one of propriety, industry, prudishness and piety. But scratch the surface and you’ll find scandal, sadism, sex, madness, malice and murder....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love this!
- By bridget Huolohan on 28-11-2018
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Mythos
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,812
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,589
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,577
The Greek myths are amongst the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce....
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5 out of 5 stars
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very good
- By Dimez on 13-12-2017
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,270
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,123
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,116
Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present....
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5 out of 5 stars
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He's done it again
- By Anonymous User on 06-09-2018
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,744
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,567
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,559
A Short History of Nearly Everything is Bill Bryson's quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not what I expected but brilliant!
- By Michael on 27-11-2015
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Stephen Fry's Victorian Secrets
- By: Stephen Fry
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 125
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 124
On the surface, the Victorian age is one of propriety, industry, prudishness and piety. But scratch the surface and you’ll find scandal, sadism, sex, madness, malice and murder....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love this!
- By bridget Huolohan on 28-11-2018
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Mythos
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,812
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,589
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,577
The Greek myths are amongst the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce....
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5 out of 5 stars
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very good
- By Dimez on 13-12-2017
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,270
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,123
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,116
Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present....
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5 out of 5 stars
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He's done it again
- By Anonymous User on 06-09-2018
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,744
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,567
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,559
A Short History of Nearly Everything is Bill Bryson's quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not what I expected but brilliant!
- By Michael on 27-11-2015
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Hitler
- A Biography
- By: Ian Kershaw
- Narrated by: Damian Lynch
- Length: 44 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 113
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 105
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Story5 out of 5 stars 104
From his illegitimate birth in a small Austrian village to his fiery death in a bunker under the Reich chancellery in Berlin, Adolf Hitler left a murky trail....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Splendid, sobering, scholarly account
- By Jill Brown on 24-11-2016
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Heroes
- Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 15 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 676
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 634
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Story5 out of 5 stars 630
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Heroes, written and read by Stephen Fry. There are heroes - and then there are Greek heroes....
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5 out of 5 stars
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amazing from start to end!
- By Anonymous User on 27-11-2018
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Fingerprints of the Gods
- The Quest Continues
- By: Graham Hancock
- Narrated by: Graham Hancock
- Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 257
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 231
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 233
An intellectual detective story, this history audiobook directs probing questions at orthodox history, presenting disturbing new evidence that historians have tried - but failed - to explain....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Phenomenal!
- By Thomas on 21-07-2016
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The Gulag Archipelago
- By: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
- Narrated by: Jordan B. Peterson, Ignat Solzhenitsyn
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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A vast canvas of camps, prisons, transit centres and secret police, of informers and spies and interrogators but also of everyday heroism, The Gulag Archipelago is Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's grand masterwork....
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- By: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 267
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 234
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 234
The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Surprisingly good
- By Amazon Customer on 25-09-2017
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Monash's Masterpiece
- By: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 153
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Story5 out of 5 stars 148
The Battle of Le Hamel on 4 July 1918 was an Allied triumph and strategically very important in the closing stages of WWI. A largely Australian force, commanded by the brilliant Sir John Monash, fought what has been described as the first modern battle....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful story.
- By Ian Martin on 08-07-2018
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 352
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 317
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 313
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....
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3 out of 5 stars
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good research, too many words
- By Amazon Customer on 23-03-2017
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America Before
- By: Graham Hancock
- Narrated by: Graham Hancock
- Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 47
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 42
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 42
The concluding volume of the Fingerprints of the Gods trilogy. Could shattering secrets about the deep past of humanity await discovery in North America? Find out....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely Facinating
- By Anonymous User on 18-06-2019
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An Economic History of the World since 1400
- By: Donald J. Harreld, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Donald J. Harreld
- Length: 24 hrs and 25 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 193
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 168
Most of us have a limited understanding of the powerful role economics has played in shaping human civilization. This makes economic history a vital lens through which to think....
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4 out of 5 stars
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I have learnt a lot
- By Anonymous User on 19-06-2018
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Diary of a Young Girl
- By: Anne Frank
- Narrated by: Helena Bonham Carter
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 294
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 255
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 256
In Amsterdam, in the summer of 1942, the Nazis forced teenager Anne Frank and her family into hiding....
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Endearing Diary
- By Anna Spencer on 24-11-2017
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Upheaval
- Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Henry Strozier
- Length: 18 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
A brilliant new theory of how and why some nations recover from trauma and others don't, by the author of the landmark best sellers Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse....
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Understanding Japan
- A Cultural History
- By: Mark J. Ravina, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Mark J. Ravina
- Length: 12 hrs
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 67
In an exciting partnership with the Smithsonian, The Great Courses presents these 24 lectures that offer an unforgettable tour of Japanese life and culture....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic broad coverage
- By Anonymous User on 12-08-2017
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Midnight in Chernobyl
- The Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
- By: Adam Higginbotham
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Story5 out of 5 stars 20
Midnight In Chernobyl is an indelible portrait of one of the great disasters of the 20th century, of human resilience and ingenuity and the lessons learned when mankind seeks to bend the natural world to his will....
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The Art of War
- By: Sun Tzu
- Narrated by: Aidan Gillen
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 333
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 285
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 284
The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu....
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5 out of 5 stars
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And you thought he ran a solid bordello?
- By Anonymous User on 08-06-2017
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The Wife Drought
- By: Annabel Crabb
- Narrated by: Annabel Crabb
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 269
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 242
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 239
'I need a wife'. It's a common joke among women juggling work and family, but it's no joke....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A laugh when maybe it shouldn't be.
- By Cassandra Simm on 28-03-2018
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The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- By: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 53
A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absorbing, never-dull narration of our history
- By PAS on 18-03-2019
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The Celtic World
- By: The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor Jennifer Paxton PhD
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 22
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22
Following the surge of interest and pride in Celtic identity since the 19th century, much of what we thought we knew about the Celts has been radically transformed....
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5 out of 5 stars
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learn about the celts and where they come from
- By JL Wood on 06-04-2019
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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
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 364
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 337
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Story5 out of 5 stars 337
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely Amazing
- By Declan on 09-05-2017
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The Story of Human Language
- By: John McWhorter, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 18 hrs and 15 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 102
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 89
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 86
Learn how a single tongue spoken 150,000 years ago evolved into the estimated 6,000 languages used around the world today....
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3 out of 5 stars
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This is from 2005
- By David on 26-07-2018
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The Fall and Rise of China
- By: Richard Baum, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Richard Baum
- Length: 24 hrs and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 102
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 94
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Story5 out of 5 stars 93
For most of its 5,000-year existence, China has been the largest, most populous, wealthiest, and mightiest nation on Earth....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb!
- By Adrian Carmody on 04-06-2019
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The Note Through the Wire
- By: Doug Gold
- Narrated by: Conrad Coleby
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
In the heart of Nazi-occupied Europe, two people meet fleetingly in a chance encounter....
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Deep Time Dreaming
- Uncovering Ancient Australia
- By: Billy Griffiths
- Narrated by: Tom Griffiths
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15
Soon after Billy Griffiths joins his first archaeological dig as camp manager and cook, he is hooked. Equipped with a historian’s inquiring mind, he embarks on a journey through time, seeking to understand the extraordinary deep history of the Australian continent....
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The Vikings
- By: Kenneth W. Harl, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Kenneth W. Harl
- Length: 17 hrs and 59 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 61
By the end of the series, you'll have a new understanding of what it meant to be a Viking and a richer appreciation of this remarkable race....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Some good information
- By Naomi on 16-01-2018
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Harry Potter: A History of Magic
- An Audio Documentary
- By: Pottermore Publishing, Ben Davies
- Narrated by: Natalie Dormer
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Story4 out of 5 stars 69
Harry Potter: A History of Magic reveals some of the hidden stories behind real-world magic and explores some of J.K. Rowling's magical inventions alongside their folkloric, cultural and historical forebears....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing for a HP fan
- By Toria Phillips on 17-10-2018
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Napoleon the Great
- By: Andrew Roberts
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 37 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 177
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 169
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 167
Napoleon Bonaparte lived one of the most extraordinary of all human lives....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well worth the listen
- By The Lazy Book Reviewer on 20-05-2015
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Girt
- The Unauthorised History of Australia
- By: David Hunt
- Narrated by: David Hunt
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,739
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,623
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,614
Girt. No word could better capture the essence of Australia.... In this hilarious history, David Hunt reveals the truth of Australia's past....
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5 out of 5 stars
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True Blue History of Australia - Addicted
- By Nelson C on 25-05-2015
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SPQR
- A History of Ancient Rome
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 18 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 298
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 273
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 273
Ancient Rome matters. Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which we still judge ourselves....
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5 out of 5 stars
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This excellent history of Ancient Rome
- By David on 07-12-2015
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The Korean War
- By: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Cameron Stewart
- Length: 19 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 54
On 25 June, 1950, the invasion of South Korea by the Communist North launched one of the bloodiest conflicts of the last century....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Impressive detail and sensitivity
- By John Travers on 05-08-2016
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Chernobyl
- History of a Tragedy
- By: Serhii Plokhy
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story5 out of 5 stars 7
On the morning of 26 April 1986, Europe witnessed the worst nuclear disaster in history: the explosion of a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Soviet Ukraine....
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The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World
- By: Robert Garland, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Robert Garland
- Length: 24 hrs and 28 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 156
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 142
The past truly comes alive as you take a series of imaginative leaps into the world of history's anonymous citizens....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent and enjoyable
- By Jennifer Shoesmith on 21-11-2016
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The Hollow Crown
- The Wars of the Roses and the Rise of the Tudors
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Dan Jones
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22
The Hollow Crown completes Dan Jones' epic history of medieval England, and describes how the Plantagenets tore themselves apart to be finally replaced by the Tudors....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A very well balanced book
- By Clare Ong on 05-01-2019
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The New Silk Roads
- The Present and Future of the World
- By: Peter Frankopan
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27
When The Silk Roads was published in 2015, it became an instant classic. A major reassessment of world history, it compelled us to look at the past from a different perspective. The New Silk Roads brings this story up to date....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Weaving silk
- By Amazon Customer on 02-02-2019
Learn Something New with Great Courses
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An Economic History of the World since 1400
- By: Donald J. Harreld, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Donald J. Harreld
- Length: 24 hrs and 25 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 193
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 168
Most of us have a limited understanding of the powerful role economics has played in shaping human civilization. This makes economic history - the study of how civilizations structured their environments to provide food, shelter, and material goods - a vital lens through which to think about how we arrived at our present, globalized moment. Designed to fill a long-empty gap in how we think about modern history, these 48 lectures are a comprehensive journey through more than 600 years of economic history.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I have learnt a lot
- By Anonymous User on 19-06-2018
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The Black Death: The World's Most Devastating Plague
- By: Dorsey Armstrong, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Dorsey Armstrong
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 72
Many of us know the Black Death as a catastrophic event of the medieval world. But the Black Death was arguably the most significant event in Western history, profoundly affecting every aspect of human life, from the economic and social to the political, religious, and cultural. In its wake the plague left a world that was utterly changed, forever altering the traditional structure of European societies and forcing a rethinking of every single system of Western civilization: food production and trade, the church, political institutions, law, art, and more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating & gripping
- By Ballina Beach on 08-10-2016
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The Vikings
- By: Kenneth W. Harl, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Kenneth W. Harl
- Length: 17 hrs and 59 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 61
As raiders and explorers, the Vikings played a decisive role in the formation of Latin Christendom, and particularly of western Europe. Now, in a series of 36 vivid lectures by an honored teacher and classical scholar, you have the opportunity to understand this remarkable race as never before, studying the Vikings not only as warriors, but in all of the other roles in which they were equally extraordinary - merchants, artists, kings, raiders, seafarers, shipbuilders, and creators of a remarkable literature of myths and sagas.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Some good information
- By Naomi on 16-01-2018
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The Story of Human Language
- By: John McWhorter, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 18 hrs and 15 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 102
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 89
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 86
Language defines us as a species, placing humans head and shoulders above even the most proficient animal communicators. But it also beguiles us with its endless mysteries, allowing us to ponder why different languages emerged, why there isn't simply a single language, how languages change over time and whether that's good or bad, and how languages die out and become extinct.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This is from 2005
- By David on 26-07-2018
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The Fall and Rise of China
- By: Richard Baum, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Richard Baum
- Length: 24 hrs and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 102
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 94
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Story5 out of 5 stars 93
For most of its 5,000-year existence, China has been the largest, most populous, wealthiest, and mightiest nation on Earth. And for us as Westerners, it is essential to understand where China has been in order to anticipate its future. These 36 eye-opening lectures deliver a comprehensive political and historical overview of one of the most fascinating and complex countries in world history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb!
- By Adrian Carmody on 04-06-2019
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The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World
- By: Robert Garland, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Robert Garland
- Length: 24 hrs and 28 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 156
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 142
Look beyond the abstract dates and figures, kings and queens, and battles and wars that make up so many historical accounts. Over the course of 48 richly detailed lectures, Professor Garland covers the breadth and depth of human history from the perspective of the so-called ordinary people, from its earliest beginnings through the Middle Ages.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent and enjoyable
- By Jennifer Shoesmith on 21-11-2016
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An Economic History of the World since 1400
- By: Donald J. Harreld, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Donald J. Harreld
- Length: 24 hrs and 25 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 193
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 168
Most of us have a limited understanding of the powerful role economics has played in shaping human civilization. This makes economic history - the study of how civilizations structured their environments to provide food, shelter, and material goods - a vital lens through which to think about how we arrived at our present, globalized moment. Designed to fill a long-empty gap in how we think about modern history, these 48 lectures are a comprehensive journey through more than 600 years of economic history.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I have learnt a lot
- By Anonymous User on 19-06-2018
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The Black Death: The World's Most Devastating Plague
- By: Dorsey Armstrong, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Dorsey Armstrong
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 72
Many of us know the Black Death as a catastrophic event of the medieval world. But the Black Death was arguably the most significant event in Western history, profoundly affecting every aspect of human life, from the economic and social to the political, religious, and cultural. In its wake the plague left a world that was utterly changed, forever altering the traditional structure of European societies and forcing a rethinking of every single system of Western civilization: food production and trade, the church, political institutions, law, art, and more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating & gripping
- By Ballina Beach on 08-10-2016
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The Vikings
- By: Kenneth W. Harl, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Kenneth W. Harl
- Length: 17 hrs and 59 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 61
As raiders and explorers, the Vikings played a decisive role in the formation of Latin Christendom, and particularly of western Europe. Now, in a series of 36 vivid lectures by an honored teacher and classical scholar, you have the opportunity to understand this remarkable race as never before, studying the Vikings not only as warriors, but in all of the other roles in which they were equally extraordinary - merchants, artists, kings, raiders, seafarers, shipbuilders, and creators of a remarkable literature of myths and sagas.
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Some good information
- By Naomi on 16-01-2018
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The Story of Human Language
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Language defines us as a species, placing humans head and shoulders above even the most proficient animal communicators. But it also beguiles us with its endless mysteries, allowing us to ponder why different languages emerged, why there isn't simply a single language, how languages change over time and whether that's good or bad, and how languages die out and become extinct.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This is from 2005
- By David on 26-07-2018
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The Fall and Rise of China
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For most of its 5,000-year existence, China has been the largest, most populous, wealthiest, and mightiest nation on Earth. And for us as Westerners, it is essential to understand where China has been in order to anticipate its future. These 36 eye-opening lectures deliver a comprehensive political and historical overview of one of the most fascinating and complex countries in world history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb!
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The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World
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Look beyond the abstract dates and figures, kings and queens, and battles and wars that make up so many historical accounts. Over the course of 48 richly detailed lectures, Professor Garland covers the breadth and depth of human history from the perspective of the so-called ordinary people, from its earliest beginnings through the Middle Ages.
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Excellent and enjoyable
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