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Mythos
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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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 and Walt Disney. They are embedded deeply in the traditions, tales and cultural DNA of the West. You'll fall in love with Zeus, marvel at the birth of Athena, wince at Cronus and Gaia's revenge on Ouranos, weep with King Midas and hunt with the beautiful and ferocious Artemis.
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Superb!
- By Anonymous User on 14-11-2017
- Mythos
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
Another epic performance by Stephen Fry!
Reviewed: 29-09-2020
This was amazing from start to finish! Stephen Fry's retelling of the Greek Myths is captivating, humourous and full of wonderful extras about the etymology of ancient Greek words and how the stories of the Gods are still entwined into modern culture. Fry brings so much life into each character and gives each god and goddess such relatable, human traits; I found myself openly laughing and despairing at the stories. This is certainly one of the best audiobooks I've ever heard - although not surprising from someone as talented, intelligent and well spoken as Stephen Fry.
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Periodic Tales
- The Curious Lives of the Elements
- By: Hugh Aldersey-Williams
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Everything in the universe is made of them, including you. Like you, the elements have personalities, attitudes, talents, shortcomings, stories rich with meaning. Here you'll meet iron that rains from the heavens and noble gases that light the way to vice. You'll learn how lead can tell your future while zinc may one day line your coffin. You'll discover what connects the bones in your body with the Whitehouse in Washington, the glow of a streetlamp with the salt on your dinner table.
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Fascinating
- By Ian on 10-04-2019
- Periodic Tales
- The Curious Lives of the Elements
- By: Hugh Aldersey-Williams
- Narrated by: John Sackville
Fantastic book!
Reviewed: 22-06-2020
This was so thoughtfully written and amazingly researched. The author discusses the history, discoveries and current uses of some of the most common elements; and some of the rarer ones. Aldersey-Williams beautifully correlates the characteristics of each element with associated literary history, and also interviews some current scientists and element hunters. The narrator is perfectly suited to this audiobook, keeping me engrossed the entire time. I would thoroughly recommend this anyone who enjoys chemistry, popular science or history.
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The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England
- By: Ian Mortimer
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
- Length: 17 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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What was it actually like to live in Elizabethan England? If you could travel to the past and walk the streets of London in the 1590s, where would you stay? What would you eat? What would you wear? Would you really have a sense of it being a glorious age? And if so, how would that glory sit alongside the vagrants, diseases, violence, sexism and famine of the time? In this book Ian Mortimer answers the key questions that a visitor to late 16th-century England would ask.
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Loved the journey
- By Ellie on 02-10-2016
- The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England
- By: Ian Mortimer
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
Even better the second time!
Reviewed: 04-03-2020
I already have the physical copy of this book, which I absolutely loved; but having it narrated to me was a real treat! Once again Mortimer provides a fascinating, entertaining and thoroughly researched book. This follows on perfectly from his Medieval Time Traveller's Guide.
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The Anatomy of Evil
- By: Michael H. Stone MD, Otto F. Kernberg MD
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In this groundbreaking book, renowned psychiatrist Michael H. Stone explores the concept and reality of evil from a new perspective. In an in-depth discussion of the personality traits and behaviors that constitute evil across a wide spectrum, Dr. Stone takes a clarifying scientific approach to a topic that for centuries has been inadequately explained by religious doctrines.
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Not what I expected
- By Anonymous User on 15-05-2020
- The Anatomy of Evil
- By: Michael H. Stone MD, Otto F. Kernberg MD
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
Perfect for criminology lovers
Reviewed: 04-03-2020
Thoroughly enjoyable listen. Perfect if you're a criminology lover - or just interested in forensic psychology. Well researched and written; and the narrator does it perfect justice. I would recommend this to criminology and psychology students.
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Unnatural Causes
- By: Dr Richard Shepherd
- Narrated by: Dr Richard Shepherd
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
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As the country's top forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd has spent a lifetime uncovering the secrets of the dead. When death is sudden or unexplained, it falls to Shepherd to establish the cause. Each post-mortem is a detective story in its own right - and Shepherd has performed over 23,000 of them. Through his skill, dedication and insight, Dr Shepherd solves the puzzle to answer our most pressing question: how did this person die?
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an extraordinary life
- By Amazon Customer on 27-09-2019
- Unnatural Causes
- By: Dr Richard Shepherd
- Narrated by: Dr Richard Shepherd
Excellent! So much emotion alongside science
Reviewed: 27-07-2019
Dr. Shepherd discusses his long career in forensic pathology from his first post mortem to his final years as a professional. He speaks with so much respect for the deceased and their families, whilst still detailing the more gruesome aspects of his job. The story also focuses on Shepherd's family and the tension they often felt as Shepherd and his wife had little time for anything besides their medical careers. I was actually quite touched that he so spoke so openly and emotionally about his private life including his eventual battle with PTSD. Overall it was a pleasure to listen to and a little different from the usual forensic science books. Definitely worth a listen.
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Atomic Accidents
- A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters; From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima
- By: James Mahaffey
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
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From the moment radiation was discovered in the late nineteenth century, nuclear science has had a rich history of innovative scientific exploration and discovery, coupled with mistakes, accidents, and downright disasters.
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known knowns to know
- By Ross McFarland on 17-12-2020
- Atomic Accidents
- A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters; From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima
- By: James Mahaffey
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
Excellent book - entertaining, informative & scary
Reviewed: 24-07-2019
Mahaffey continues his first class writing with this highly scientific, entertaining and terrifying book. Enjoyed every minute of it.
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The Royal Art of Poison
- Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicines and Murder Most Foul
- By: Eleanor Herman
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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For centuries, royal families have feared the gut-roiling, vomit-inducing agony of a little something added to their food or wine by an enemy. To avoid poison, they depended on tasters, unicorn horns and antidotes tested on condemned prisoners. The Royal Art of Poison is a hugely entertaining work of popular history that traces the use of poison as a political - and cosmetic - tool in the royal courts of Western Europe from the Middle Ages to the Kremlin today.
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Informative & entertaining
- By Miss Amy V on 24-07-2019
- The Royal Art of Poison
- Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicines and Murder Most Foul
- By: Eleanor Herman
- Narrated by: Joan Walker
Informative & entertaining
Reviewed: 24-07-2019
If you have an interest in toxicology or medical history (or anything else) you'll thoroughly enjoy this book. Each poisoning case has been researched in-depth and beautifully written. The author touches on mediaeval kings, to well known poisoning cases in the present. Each case is concluded with a modern scientific review, including any archaeological discoveries. I was sad when it ended!
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Commander in Cheat
- How Golf Explains Trump
- By: Rick Reilly
- Narrated by: Rick Reilly
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
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Reilly has been with Trump on the fairways, on the greens and in the rough; he has seen how the President plays - and it's not pretty. Based on his personal experiences and interviews with dozens of golf pros, amateurs, developers, partners, opponents and even caddies who have firsthand involvement with Trump out on the course, Reilly takes a deep and often hilarious look at how Trump shamelessly cheats at golf, lies about it, sues over it, bullies with it and profits from it.
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The most entertaining audiobook I've heard in ages
- By Miss Amy V on 26-04-2019
- Commander in Cheat
- How Golf Explains Trump
- By: Rick Reilly
- Narrated by: Rick Reilly
The most entertaining audiobook I've heard in ages
Reviewed: 26-04-2019
This audiobook was fantastic. The style of writing, and the excellent narrator do it so much justice. I knew Trump was a cheat at everything in life, but I never knew he was this bad. The correlation between golf and him as a president is funny and terrifying! I didn't think I liked golf, but Reilly may have changed my mind. His book is full of well researched facts and he writes with passion. Absolutely 5 stars.
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The Worst of Evils
- The Fight Against Pain
- By: Thomas Dormandy
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 20 hrs and 38 mins
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This riveting audiobook takes the listener around the globe and through the centuries to discover how different cultures have sought to combat and treat physical pain. With colorful stories and sometimes frightening anecdotes, Dr. Thomas Dormandy describes a checkered progression of breakthroughs, haphazard experiments, ignorant attitudes, and surprising developments in human efforts to control pain.
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Thoroughly enjoyable
- By Miss Amy V on 13-04-2019
- The Worst of Evils
- The Fight Against Pain
- By: Thomas Dormandy
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
Thoroughly enjoyable
Reviewed: 13-04-2019
Absolutely loved this audiobook. Well researched, beautifully written and interesting from start to finish. The narrator was also excellent and suited the book.
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The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine
- By: Thomas Morris
- Narrated by: Rupert Farley, Thomas Morris
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
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Blending fascinating history with lacerating wit, The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth will take you on a tour of some of the funniest, strangest and most wince-inducing corners of medical history. This fascinating collection of historical curiosities explores some of the strangest cases that have perplexed doctors across the world.
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Enjoyable
- By Amazon Customer on 05-05-2019
Absolutely loved it!!
Reviewed: 17-03-2019
Well researched and full of humour. I enjoyed every gory part. Definitely worth the purchase.
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