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The Happiest Man on Earth
- By: Eddie Jaku
- Narrated by: Jacek Koman
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5,914
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,201
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5,180
Eddie Jaku always considered himself a German first, a Jew second. He was proud of his country. But all of that changed in November 1938, when he was beaten, arrested and taken to a concentration camp....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring | Sad | Inspiring | Life Changing
- By Amazon Customer on 12-08-2020
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Mythos
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5,736
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,091
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,068
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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Awesome
- By James on 05-02-2018
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Sapiens
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 9,914
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8,393
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8,345
Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us....
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1 out of 5 stars
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It’s just too smug
- By Reads while toiling on 05-10-2019
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Zero Negativity
- The Power of Positive Thinking
- By: Ant Middleton
- Narrated by: Ant Middleton
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,056
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 888
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Story5 out of 5 stars 884
Letting you into areas of his life he’s never talked about before, in Zero Negativity, Ant will show you how to embrace failure and use it to your advantage....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Bit repetitive really
- By matthew sworder on 20-11-2020
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The Happiest Man on Earth
- By: Eddie Jaku
- Narrated by: Jacek Koman
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5,914
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,201
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5,180
Eddie Jaku always considered himself a German first, a Jew second. He was proud of his country. But all of that changed in November 1938, when he was beaten, arrested and taken to a concentration camp....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring | Sad | Inspiring | Life Changing
- By Amazon Customer on 12-08-2020
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Mythos
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5,736
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,091
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,068
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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Awesome
- By James on 05-02-2018
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Sapiens
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 9,914
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8,393
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8,345
Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us....
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1 out of 5 stars
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It’s just too smug
- By Reads while toiling on 05-10-2019
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Zero Negativity
- The Power of Positive Thinking
- By: Ant Middleton
- Narrated by: Ant Middleton
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,056
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 888
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Story5 out of 5 stars 884
Letting you into areas of his life he’s never talked about before, in Zero Negativity, Ant will show you how to embrace failure and use it to your advantage....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Bit repetitive really
- By matthew sworder on 20-11-2020
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Dark Emu
- Black Seeds: Agriculture or Accident?
- By: Bruce Pascoe
- Narrated by: Bruce Pascoe
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,476
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,129
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,121
A completely accessible, compelling and riveting account of pre-invasion Aboriginal agricultural systems....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Important book, but read critically
- By Anonymous User on 21-08-2019
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A Promised Land
- By: Barack Obama
- Narrated by: Barack Obama
- Length: 29 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,437
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,930
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,917
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making - from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy....
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5 out of 5 stars
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My review
- By Rebecca on 23-11-2020
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Chaos
- Charles Manson, the CIA and the Secret History of the Sixties
- By: Tom O’Neill, Dan Piepenbring
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 528
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 442
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Story5 out of 5 stars 443
In 1999, when Tom O’Neill was assigned a magazine piece about the 30th anniversary of the Manson murders, he worried there was nothing new to say....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Dark parallels
- By peter on 11-05-2020
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Troy
- The Siege of Troy Retold
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,436
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,267
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,261
The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty, sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against the city of Troy, to which they will lay siege for 10 whole and very bloody years....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Troy by Stephen Fry
- By George Athanasiou on 07-11-2020
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Empire of the Summer Moon
- Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches
- By: S. C. Gwynne
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 282
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 241
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Story5 out of 5 stars 241
Empire of the Summer Moon spans two astonishing stories. The first traces the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Recommended
- By Hayley on 15-06-2021
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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 759
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 655
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 655
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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The Immortality Key
- The Secret History of the Religion with No Name
- By: Brian C. Muraresku, Graham Hancock - foreword
- Narrated by: Graham Hancock, Brian C. Muraresku
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 446
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 389
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Story5 out of 5 stars 387
A groundbreaking dive into the role psychedelics have played in the origins of Western civilization, and the real-life quest for the Holy Grail that could shake the Church to its foundations....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Such an incredible story
- By Kyle M. on 05-10-2020
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The Gulag Archipelago
- By: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
- Narrated by: Jordan B. Peterson, Ignat Solzhenitsyn
- Length: 23 hrs and 28 mins
- Highlights
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 694
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 600
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Story5 out of 5 stars 598
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Must listen!
- By Callum on 28-06-2019
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Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- By: Alfred Lansing
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 828
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 752
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Story5 out of 5 stars 749
For five months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways in one of the most savage regions of the world....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The perfect audiobook
- By Justin on 11-02-2017
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Burke and Wills
- The Triumph and Tragedy of Australia's Most Famous Explorers
- By: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 23 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 435
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 398
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 399
The iconic Australian exploration story - brought to life by Peter FitzSimons, Australia's storyteller....
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4 out of 5 stars
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A great tale of survival and tragedy
- By Mark G on 06-04-2021
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Homo Deus
- A Brief History of Tomorrow
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,833
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,288
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,267
Yuval Noah Harari, author of the best-selling Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, envisions a not-too-distant world in which we face a new set of challenges....
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is a powerful book by a truly insightful author.
- By Daniel Rimmer on 27-10-2018
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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 405
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 348
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 341
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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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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Overall5 out of 5 stars 718
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 633
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Story5 out of 5 stars 630
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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First Man In
- Leading from the Front
- By: Ant Middleton
- Narrated by: Ant Middleton
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 940
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 792
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Story5 out of 5 stars 793
No one is born a leader. But through sheer determination and by confronting life’s challenges, Ant Middleton has come to know the meaning of true leadership....
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5 out of 5 stars
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wow
- By Anonymous User on 22-02-2020
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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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Overall5 out of 5 stars 366
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 331
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Story5 out of 5 stars 326
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 Michael Flanagan on 20-05-2015
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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 693
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 592
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 588
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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2 out of 5 stars
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Book contains out of date information and opinions
- By Anonymous User on 14-11-2019
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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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Overall5 out of 5 stars 136
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 119
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Story5 out of 5 stars 119
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating & Eye-Opening
- By Rob on 03-08-2022
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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 123
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 107
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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 Spy and the Traitor
- By: Ben MacIntyre
- Narrated by: Ben Macintyre
- Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 908
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 794
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Story5 out of 5 stars 789
A thrilling Cold War story about a KGB double agent, by one of Britain's greatest historians - now with a new afterword....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exceptional
- By Ian on 17-10-2018
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
- A History of Nazi Germany
- By: William L. Shirer
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 57 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 693
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 622
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Story5 out of 5 stars 621
Since its publication in 1960, this monumental study of Hitler’s German empire has been widely acclaimed as the definitive record of the 20th century’s blackest hours....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thoroughly engaging account of the Third Reich
- By Cherubael on 21-09-2016
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The Storm Before the Storm
- The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
- By: Mike Duncan
- Narrated by: Mike Duncan
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 463
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 415
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Story5 out of 5 stars 415
The story of the tumultuous years that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Mike Duncan book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- By Kindle Customer on 27-02-2018
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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 4,767
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,078
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,062
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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How the World Really Works
- How Science Can Set Us Straight on Our Past, Present and Future
- By: Vaclav Smil
- Narrated by: Stephen Perring
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18
We have never had so much information at our fingertips, and yet most of us simply don't understand how our world really works. Professor Vaclav Smil is not a pessimist or an optimist, he is a scientist, and this book is a much-needed reality check on a wide range of topics....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Numbers!
- By Rafael Bautista on 18-02-2022
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Raising Men
- Lessons Navy SEALs Learned from Their Training and Taught to Their Sons
- By: Eric Davis, Dina Santorelli - contributor
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 86
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4 out of 5 stars 76
After Eric Davis spent over 16 years in the military, including a decade in the SEAL teams, his family was more than used to his absence on deployments and secret missions....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Who chose this guy?!?!?
- By Kristian Rognli on 20-04-2021
