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Weird Rome
- A Collection of Mysterious Stories, Odd Anecdotes, and Strange Superstitions from the Ancient Romans
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
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"Rome was a poem pressed into service as a city.” In that short line, Anatole Broyard, a 20th century American writer, compactly captures the timeless and enchanting beauty that resides within the Eternal City of Rome. This tourist destination is often one of the highest ranked on bucket lists, for how could one not want to experience its marvelous ruins, mirror-like rivers, and spectacular stretches of aqueducts, firsthand?
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Weird Rome
- A Collection of Mysterious Stories, Odd Anecdotes, and Strange Superstitions from the Ancient Romans
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 28-04-2020
- Language: English
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The Maccabean Revolt
- The History and Legacy of the Jewish Uprising against the Seleucid Empire that Restored Judea’s Religious Freedom
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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In 722 BCE, the Neo-Assyrian Empire destroyed the kingdom of Israel, and after a siege of three years, the city of Samaria fell to the troops of Sargon II. As was a common practice in the ancient world, the victor uprooted the inhabitants and forced them into exile, scattering the refugees throughout Asia Minor and possibly Africa to destroy them as a cohesive group and prevent them from possibly revolting. That exile brought about the end of the 10 lost tribes of Israel. Only the much smaller and less important kingdom of Judah, nestled in the arid lands of the south, survived....
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The Maccabean Revolt
- The History and Legacy of the Jewish Uprising against the Seleucid Empire that Restored Judea’s Religious Freedom
- Narrated by: Bill Hare
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Release date: 14-04-2020
- Language: English
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The Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program
- The History and Legacy of the USSR's Efforts to Build the Atomic Bomb
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Gregory T. Luzitano
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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The Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program: The History and Legacy of the USSR’s Efforts to Build the Atomic Bomb examines the Soviets’ race to reach the ultimate goal during and after World War II, and how they went about their objectives. You will learn about Nazi Germany’s nuclear weapons program like never before.
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The Soviet Nuclear Weapons Program
- The History and Legacy of the USSR's Efforts to Build the Atomic Bomb
- Narrated by: Gregory T. Luzitano
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 06-09-2019
- Language: English
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The Byzantine Army
- The History and Legacy of the Byzantine Empire’s Military During the Middle Ages
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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It would be hard if not outright impossible to overstate the impact Roman Emperor Constantine I had on the history of Christianity, Ancient Rome, and Europe as a whole. Best known as Constantine the Great, the kind of moniker only earned by rulers who have distinguished themselves in battle and conquest, Constantine remains an influential and controversial figure to this day.
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The Byzantine Army
- The History and Legacy of the Byzantine Empire’s Military During the Middle Ages
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 26-03-2019
- Language: English
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Germany and the Cold War
- The History and Legacy of the Divide Between East Germany and West Germany
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim Johnston
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
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In the wake of World War II, the European continent was devastated, and the conflict left the Soviet Union and the United States as uncontested superpowers. This ushered in over 45 years of the Cold War, and a political alignment of Western democracies against the Communist Soviet bloc that produced conflicts pitting allies on each sides fighting, even as the American and Soviet militaries never engaged each other. Though it never got “hot”, the Cold War was a tense era until the dissolution of the USSR, and nothing symbolized the split more than the Berlin Wall.
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Germany and the Cold War
- The History and Legacy of the Divide Between East Germany and West Germany
- Narrated by: Jim Johnston
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 19-06-2018
- Language: English
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: The Life and Legacy of Great Britain’s Most Famous Poet Laureate
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Tracey Norman
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
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Born to a father plagued by bouts of drinking and depression, and surrounded by siblings with similar ailments, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, grew up believing that he must be a victim of hereditary illness, to the point that he believed he must never marry or father children less he perpetuate the suffering on future generations. With these thoughts always in his head, he turned his mind towards a near worship of romantic love, while at the same time repeatedly painting a tragic ending for his most cherished characters, many of whom seemed to die of a broken heart.
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Alfred, Lord Tennyson: The Life and Legacy of Great Britain’s Most Famous Poet Laureate
- Narrated by: Tracey Norman
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Release date: 07-06-2018
- Language: English
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History for Kids: The Illustrated Life of Helen Keller
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Tracey Norman
- Length: 32 mins
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In Charles River Editors' History for Kids series, your children can learn about history's most important people and events in an easy, entertaining, and educational way. The concise but comprehensive book will keep your kid's attention all the way to the end. Includes Helen's writings and explanations about how she overcame her disabilities.
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History for Kids: The Illustrated Life of Helen Keller
- Narrated by: Tracey Norman
- Length: 32 mins
- Release date: 11-09-2017
- Language: English
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The Greatest Battles in History
- The Battle of Moscow During World War II
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
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World War II was fought on a scale unlike anything before or since in human history, and the unfathomable casualty counts are attributable in large measure to the carnage inflicted between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during Hitler's invasion of Russia and Stalin's desperate defense. The invasion came in 1941 following a nonaggression pact signed between the two in 1939, which allowed Hitler to focus his attention on the west without having to worry about an attack from the eastern front.
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The Greatest Battles in History
- The Battle of Moscow During World War II
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Release date: 01-03-2017
- Language: English
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The World's Greatest Cities: The History of Tokyo
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Richard Glass
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
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After a series of conflicts among feudal lords, the new city of Edo became and remained Japan's beating heart, and in the 17th century Edo gave birth to a vibrant, new urban culture marked by woodblock prints, the kabuki theater, and haiku poetry. By the 18th century, with its ranks swelled thanks to a flood of provincial daimyo, along with their households, clients, and retainers, Edo had become the most populous urban area in the world, a title Tokyo still can lay claim to today.
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The World's Greatest Cities: The History of Tokyo
- Narrated by: Richard Glass
- Length: 1 hr and 35 mins
- Release date: 09-07-2015
- Language: English
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Lennon-McCartney: The Story of Music's Greatest Songwriting Duo
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Robin McKay
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
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Beatlemania had struck North America, creating a musical and pop culture phenomenon unlike anything the world had ever seen. At the center of it all was John Lennon and Paul McCartney, the principal songwriting duo who were instrumental in creating the soundtrack of the 1960s, while producing some of the world's most timeless classics. Together with George Harrison and Ringo Starr, Lennon and McCartney propelled The Beatles to unprecedented heights, experimenting with their sound in ways that revolutionized rock and inspired bands across various musical genres.
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Lennon-McCartney: The Story of Music's Greatest Songwriting Duo
- Narrated by: Robin McKay
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 30-06-2015
- Language: English
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American Legends: The Life of Johnny Carson
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Stacy Hinkle
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
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Among America's comedians, few - if any - have had the kind of influence on pop culture and society like Johnny Carson, the iconic host of The Tonight Show from 1962-1992. In addition to winning too many awards to count, Carson is proof that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, as admitted by subsequent comedy show hosts like Jay Leno and David Letterman, who not only vied to replace Carson but also used his format for their own shows (and still continue to do so).
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American Legends: The Life of Johnny Carson
- Narrated by: Stacy Hinkle
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
- Release date: 18-06-2015
- Language: English
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Investigating the Sinking of the Titanic: The Investigations Made in the Wake of the Titanic Disaster
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: John Gagnepain
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
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Just before midnight on April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic, the largest ship in the world, hit an iceberg, setting in motion a chain of events that would ultimately make it history's most famous, and notorious, ship. The Titanic was neither the first nor last big ship to sink, so it's clear that much of its appeal stems from the nature of ship itself. Indeed, the Titanic stands out not just for its end but for its beginning, specifically the fact that it was the most luxurious passenger ship ever built at the time.
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Investigating the Sinking of the Titanic: The Investigations Made in the Wake of the Titanic Disaster
- Narrated by: John Gagnepain
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 27-05-2015
- Language: English
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American Legends: The Life of Gene Tierney
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Stephanie Quinn
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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With beauty queen looks, once she was discovered, Gene Tierney was almost immediately marked for success as an actress. After just a year on Broadway, she was making her film debut around her 20th birthday. Tierney was a major star in her 20s, was one of World War II's most notable pinups, and was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress by the age of 25, but life off the screen continued to cause her problems.
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American Legends: The Life of Gene Tierney
- Narrated by: Stephanie Quinn
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Release date: 26-05-2015
- Language: English
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The Muslim Brotherhood: The History of the Middle East's Most Influential Islamist Group
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Peter L. Delloro
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
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Perhaps no group was more surprised by the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's swift and largely unopposed rise to power than the Brotherhood itself; for decades, the group had suffered a long history of severe oppression and internal crises, but in the political environment created by the Arab Spring, it only took less than two years for the Brotherhood to control the Egyptian government. As it turned out, it was Islamists who reaped the greatest advantages of the Arab Spring, not only in Egypt, but abroad as well.
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The Muslim Brotherhood: The History of the Middle East's Most Influential Islamist Group
- Narrated by: Peter L. Delloro
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Release date: 15-05-2015
- Language: English
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American Legends: The Life of Robert Mitchum
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Geremy "Wolf" DuBois
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
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If one assembled a list of the most iconic actors of the film noir genre, Robert Mitchum would surely rank at the top of the list. With his deadpan façade and slow, monotone verbal delivery, Mitchum encapsulated the disillusioned hero of the postwar crime genre.
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American Legends: The Life of Robert Mitchum
- Narrated by: Geremy "Wolf" DuBois
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Release date: 08-05-2015
- Language: English
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American Legends: The Life of Mama Cass Elliot
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Kimberly Austin
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
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In the 1950s, popular music in the United States, Britain, and Europe jumped cultural tracks and went off in all directions, each form enjoying its own fan base, and its own way of overlapping with fellow genres.
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American Legends: The Life of Mama Cass Elliot
- Narrated by: Kimberly Austin
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Release date: 27-04-2015
- Language: English
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Ada Lovelace
- The Life and Legacy of the Math Prodigy Who Pioneered Computer Science
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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Today, the world is in the midst of the transformative and ever-developing Digital Age, otherwise referred to as the “Age of Information.” It has been an unprecedented, remarkable, and explosive era marked by social media and computer-generated imagery (and with it, deep fakes), among other novel, previously unimaginable concepts. The bulky monitors and blocky towers of personal computers and laptops, which were once upon a time considered fashionable, futuristic contraptions, have since been replaced with a sleek and stylish array.
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Ada Lovelace
- The Life and Legacy of the Math Prodigy Who Pioneered Computer Science
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Release date: 11-07-2025
- Language: English
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The Formation of the United Nations
- The History of the Negotiations That Brought About the World’s Biggest International Organization
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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On November 29, 1943, as the Allies’ primary leaders met in Tehran, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt described to Soviet leader Joseph Stalin his idea for the organization that would become the United Nations. The American president suggested that the active arm of the organization be “the Four Policemen”: the U.S., USSR, UK, and China. Stalin agreed with much of the framework in principle, but asserted that China likely would not possess the strength after the war to assist.
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The Formation of the United Nations
- The History of the Negotiations That Brought About the World’s Biggest International Organization
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Release date: 20-06-2025
- Language: English
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The Kingdom of Yugoslavia: The Turbulent History of the Country’s Formation and Occupation During World War I and World War II
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
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During his reign, Tito managed to quash the intense national feelings of the diverse groups making up the Yugoslavian population. Only upon his death did the fabric of the state tear asunder and age-old identities reassert themselves, bringing about a period of intense conflicts that produced a new equilibrium with ethnically based successor states that cracked up the state he once led. Without its charismatic dictator who transcended national rivalries and two superpowers interested in its stability, Yugoslavia collapsed within the space of a few short, bloody years in the 1990s.
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The Kingdom of Yugoslavia: The Turbulent History of the Country’s Formation and Occupation During World War I and World War II
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
- Release date: 02-10-2018
- Language: English
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Lord Haw-Haw: The Life and Legacy of the Notorious Nazi Propaganda Broadcaster During World War II
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
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In Britain, state broadcasting began at 18:00 on November 22, 1922 when Arthur Burrows, the Director of Programmes at the newly formed British Broadcasting Company, announced, “This is 2LO, Marconi House, London calling”. “London calling” became a key phrase used in broadcasts by the BBC. When the service began, most listeners were hobbyists who had their own radio receivers. In 1922, around 30,000 people in the UK had radio receiver licenses.
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Lord Haw-Haw: The Life and Legacy of the Notorious Nazi Propaganda Broadcaster During World War II
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Release date: 30-03-2022
- Language: English
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