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Crown and Country

A History of England through the Monarchy

de David Starkey ...

Narrado por David Starkey, Tim Pigott-Smith, Jim Norton ...

Completo

15 hora 11 minutos

An exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day.The monarchy is one of Britain’s longest surviving institutions – as well as one of its most tumultuous and revered. In this masterful book, David Starkey looks at the monarchy as a whole, charting its history from Roman times, to the Wars of the Roses, the chaos of the Civil War, the fall of Charles I ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

An exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day.The monarchy is one of Britain’s longest surviving institutions – as well as one of its most tumultuous and revered. In this masterful book, David Starkey looks at the monarchy as a whole, charting its history from Roman times, to the Wars of the Roses, the chaos of the Civil War, the fall of Charles I
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The Cheese and the Worms

The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller

de Carlo Ginzburg ...

Narrado por P.J. Ochlan ...

Completo

7 hora 57 minutos

The Cheese and the Worms is an incisive study of popular culture in the sixteenth century as seen through the eyes of one man, the miller known as Menocchio, who was accused of heresy during the Inquisition and sentenced to death. Carlo Ginzburg uses the trial records to illustrate the religious and social conflicts of the society Menocchio lived in.For a common miller, Menocchio was surprisingly ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

The Cheese and the Worms is an incisive study of popular culture in the sixteenth century as seen through the eyes of one man, the miller known as Menocchio, who was accused of heresy during the Inquisition and sentenced to death. Carlo Ginzburg uses the trial records to illustrate the religious and social conflicts of the society Menocchio lived in.For a common miller, Menocchio was surprisingly
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Titans of History

The Giants Who Made Our World

de Simon Sebag Montefiore ...

Narrado por Steve West ...

Completo

22 hora 31 minutos

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanovs—and one of our pre-eminent historians and a prizewinning writer—comes an inspiring, horrifying, and accessible collection of short, entertaining, and vivid life stories about the giant characters who have changed the course of world history.These titans of history—encompassing queens, empresses, and actresses, kings, sultans, and ... Leer más

$30.00 USD

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanovs—and one of our pre-eminent historians and a prizewinning writer—comes an inspiring, horrifying, and accessible collection of short, entertaining, and vivid life stories about the giant characters who have changed the course of world history.These titans of history—encompassing queens, empresses, and actresses, kings, sultans, and
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Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me

Debunking the False Narratives Defining America’s School Curricula

de Wilfred Reilly ...

Narrado por Mirron Willis ...

Completo

9 hora 28 minutos

A college professor debunks the myths that have infiltrated America's school curricula.In 1995, James W. Loewen penned the classic work of criticism Lies My Teacher Told Me, a left-leaning corrective that addressed much of what was sanitized and omitted from American history books.But in the decades that followed, false leftist narratives—as wrong as those they supplanted—have come to dominate ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

A college professor debunks the myths that have infiltrated America's school curricula.In 1995, James W. Loewen penned the classic work of criticism Lies My Teacher Told Me, a left-leaning corrective that addressed much of what was sanitized and omitted from American history books.But in the decades that followed, false leftist narratives—as wrong as those they supplanted—have come to dominate
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How the World Made the West

A 4,000 Year History

de Josephine Quinn ...

Narrado por Alix Dunmore ...

Completo

15 hora 47 minutos

**An award-winning Cambridge history professor “makes a forceful argument and tells a story with great verve” (The Wall Street Journal)—that the West is, and always has been, truly global.“Those archaic ‘Western Civ’ classes so many of us took in college should be updated, argues Quinn, [who] invites us to . . . revel in a richer, more polyglot inheritance.”—The Boston Globe**AN ECONOMIST BEST ... Leer más

$25.00 USD

**An award-winning Cambridge history professor “makes a forceful argument and tells a story with great verve” (The Wall Street Journal)—that the West is, and always has been, truly global.“Those archaic ‘Western Civ’ classes so many of us took in college should be updated, argues Quinn, [who] invites us to . . . revel in a richer, more polyglot inheritance.”—The Boston Globe**AN ECONOMIST BEST
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Pseudoscience

An Amusing History of Crackpot Ideas and Why We Love Them

de Lydia Kang, MD, Nate Pedersen ...

Narrado por Hillary Huber ...

Completo

9 hora 51 minutos

From the authors of Quackery, a visual and narrative history of popular ideas, phenomena, and widely held beliefs disproven by science.From the easily disproved to the wildly speculative, to straight-up hucksterism, Pseudoscience is a romp through much more than bad science—it’s a light-hearted look into why we insist on believing in things such as Big Foot, astrology, and the existence of aliens. ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

From the authors of Quackery, a visual and narrative history of popular ideas, phenomena, and widely held beliefs disproven by science.From the easily disproved to the wildly speculative, to straight-up hucksterism, Pseudoscience is a romp through much more than bad science—it’s a light-hearted look into why we insist on believing in things such as Big Foot, astrology, and the existence of aliens.
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A Less Boring History of the World

de Dave Rear ...

Narrado por Miles Jupp ...

Completo

4 hora 55 minutos

Refreshes the parts other history books can’t reach...A bit ropy on the Renaissance?In the dark about the Enlightenment?Or, in fact, do you need a revision course on the entire history of the world and want to read a witty, irreverent, definitely not boring romp through everything that has ever happened on planet earth – from 15 billion years BC to the present day?Good.A Less Boring History of the ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Refreshes the parts other history books can’t reach...A bit ropy on the Renaissance?In the dark about the Enlightenment?Or, in fact, do you need a revision course on the entire history of the world and want to read a witty, irreverent, definitely not boring romp through everything that has ever happened on planet earth – from 15 billion years BC to the present day?Good.A Less Boring History of the
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History of Australia: A Captivating Guide to Australian History, Starting from the Aborigines Through the Dutch East India Company, James Cook, and World War II to the Present

de Captivating History ...

Narrado por Jason Zenobia ...

Completo

4 hora 5 minutos

Did you know that Australia was once thought of as an undesirable place to live?Long before Australia started to be considered one of the best places in the world to live, it was thought to be completely unlivable. In the 15th century, the European race to claim land began. Despite the fact that Australia was a large landmass, no nation believed it was worth colonizing. The land was claimed by the ... Leer más

$14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Did you know that Australia was once thought of as an undesirable place to live?Long before Australia started to be considered one of the best places in the world to live, it was thought to be completely unlivable. In the 15th century, the European race to claim land began. Despite the fact that Australia was a large landmass, no nation believed it was worth colonizing. The land was claimed by the
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Chess Opening Names - Volume 1

de Nathan Rose ...

Narrado por Nathan Rose ...

Completo

4 hora 53 minutos

The people, places and stories behind the chess openings and their namesWhen we play chess, the first few moves define the game . You probably know the names already: the Sicilian Defense, the Ruy Lopez, the French Defense, the Caro-Kann, the Benoni, the London System, the Scandinavian Defense and so on.But most chess players don't know WHY the openings are called what they are. The tales are ... Leer más

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The people, places and stories behind the chess openings and their namesWhen we play chess, the first few moves define the game . You probably know the names already: the Sicilian Defense, the Ruy Lopez, the French Defense, the Caro-Kann, the Benoni, the London System, the Scandinavian Defense and so on.But most chess players don't know WHY the openings are called what they are. The tales are
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Dangerous Games

The Uses and Abuses of History

de Margaret MacMillan ...

Narrado por Barbara Caruso ...

Completo

5 hora 50 minutos

The author behind the New York Times best-sellers Paris 1919 and Nixon & Mao, Margaret MacMillan presents a remarkable treatise on history's importance. "MacMillan is a superb writer who can bring history to life."-Philadelphia Inquirer ... Leer más

$18.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The author behind the New York Times best-sellers Paris 1919 and Nixon & Mao, Margaret MacMillan presents a remarkable treatise on history's importance. "MacMillan is a superb writer who can bring history to life."-Philadelphia Inquirer
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Reading the OED

One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages

de Ammon Shea ...

Narrado por William Dufris ...

Completo

5 hora 9 minutos

""I'm reading the OED so you don't have to. If you are interested in vocabulary that is both spectacularly useful and beautifully useless, read on...""So reports Ammon Shea, the tireless, word-obsessed, and more than slightly masochistic author of Reading the OED. The word lover's Mount Everest, the OED has enthralled logophiles since its initial publication 80 years ago. Weighing in at 137 pounds ... Leer más

$23.99 USD

""I'm reading the OED so you don't have to. If you are interested in vocabulary that is both spectacularly useful and beautifully useless, read on...""So reports Ammon Shea, the tireless, word-obsessed, and more than slightly masochistic author of Reading the OED. The word lover's Mount Everest, the OED has enthralled logophiles since its initial publication 80 years ago. Weighing in at 137 pounds
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Practicing History

Selected Essays

de Barbara W. Tuchman ...

Narrado por Aviva Skell ...

Completo

9 hora 44 minutos

The critically-acclaimed historian's insights, sense of humor, and sharp pen take on everything from Vietnam, Israel, and the Great War to writing history and its meaning. Includes these essays: Why Policy-Makers Do Not Listen; When Does History Happen?; Is History a Guide to the Future?; America as an Idea; How We Entered World War I; and more ... Leer más

$20.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The critically-acclaimed historian's insights, sense of humor, and sharp pen take on everything from Vietnam, Israel, and the Great War to writing history and its meaning. Includes these essays: Why Policy-Makers Do Not Listen; When Does History Happen?; Is History a Guide to the Future?; America as an Idea; How We Entered World War I; and more
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Voices of a People’s History of the United States, 10th Anniversary Edition

de Howard Zinn, Anthony Arnove ...

Narrado por Robert Fass, Prentice Onayemi, Allyson Johnson, Vivienne Leheny, Jennifer Ikeda, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Raphael Corkhill, Vikas Adam, various narrators, Justin D. Torres ...

Completo

31 hora 15 minutos

Selected testimonies to living history—speeches, letters, poems, songs—offered by the people who make history happen, but are often left out of history books: women, workers, nonwhites. Featuring introductions to the original texts by Howard Zinn.New voices featured in this 10th Anniversary Edition include Chelsea Manning, speaking after her thirty-five-year prison sentence; Naomi Klein, speaking ... Leer más

$29.95 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Selected testimonies to living history—speeches, letters, poems, songs—offered by the people who make history happen, but are often left out of history books: women, workers, nonwhites. Featuring introductions to the original texts by Howard Zinn.New voices featured in this 10th Anniversary Edition include Chelsea Manning, speaking after her thirty-five-year prison sentence; Naomi Klein, speaking
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The Doctrine Of Fascism Benito Mussolini

de Benito Mussolini ...

Narrado por Geoffrey Giuliano & The Icon Players ...

Completo

47 minutos

“It’s better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep.”"I am the most terrible animal that's ever existed."“We become strongest, I feel, when we have no friends upon whom to lean, or to look for moral guidance." ”MUSSOLINIBenito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini born on July 29, 1883 who went by the nickname “Il Duce” (“the Leader”), was a deeply unbalanced tyrannical Italian dictator who ... Leer más

$8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

“It’s better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep.”"I am the most terrible animal that's ever existed."“We become strongest, I feel, when we have no friends upon whom to lean, or to look for moral guidance." ”MUSSOLINIBenito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini born on July 29, 1883 who went by the nickname “Il Duce” (“the Leader”), was a deeply unbalanced tyrannical Italian dictator who
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100 mitos de la historia de México 2

de Francisco Martín Moreno ...

Narrado por Adrián Ogazón ...

Completo

10 hora 52 minutos

¿Qué sucesos oculta nuestra historia oficial? ¿Conocemos realmente los hechos que dieron celebridad a nuestros caudillos?En esta obra apasionante, Francisco Martín Moreno se encarga de ofrecer el verdadero rostro de héroes y gobernantes que han conformado México. Su apasionada labor investigativa y su pluma ágil, polémica y filosa ... ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

¿Qué sucesos oculta nuestra historia oficial? ¿Conocemos realmente los hechos que dieron celebridad a nuestros caudillos?En esta obra apasionante, Francisco Martín Moreno se encarga de ofrecer el verdadero rostro de héroes y gobernantes que han conformado México. Su apasionada labor investigativa y su pluma ágil, polémica y filosa ...
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All Roads Led to Gettysburg

A New Look at the Civil War's Pivotal Campaign

de Troy D. Harman ...

Narrado por Tom Perkins ...

Completo

8 hora 22 minutos

It has long been a trope of Civil War history that Gettysburg was an accidental battlefield. Troy D. Harman argues for a new interpretation: once Lee invaded Pennsylvania and the Union army pursued, a battle at Gettysburg was entirely predictable, perhaps inevitable.Most Civil War battles took place along major roads, railroads, and waterways. And yet this perspective hasn't been fully explored ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

It has long been a trope of Civil War history that Gettysburg was an accidental battlefield. Troy D. Harman argues for a new interpretation: once Lee invaded Pennsylvania and the Union army pursued, a battle at Gettysburg was entirely predictable, perhaps inevitable.Most Civil War battles took place along major roads, railroads, and waterways. And yet this perspective hasn't been fully explored
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Servants of Allah

African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas

de Sylviane A. Diouf ...

Narrado por Ja'Air Bush ...

Completo

12 hora 33 minutos

Servants of Allah presents a history of African Muslims, following them from West Africa to the Americas. Although many assume that what Muslim faith they brought with them to the Americas was quickly absorbed into the new Christian milieu, as Sylviane A. Diouf demonstrates in this meticulously researched, groundbreaking volume, Islam flourished during slavery on a large scale. She details how, ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Servants of Allah presents a history of African Muslims, following them from West Africa to the Americas. Although many assume that what Muslim faith they brought with them to the Americas was quickly absorbed into the new Christian milieu, as Sylviane A. Diouf demonstrates in this meticulously researched, groundbreaking volume, Islam flourished during slavery on a large scale. She details how,
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الانهيار

de جارد دياموند, جارد دياموند ...

Narrado por إبراهيم الدامجة ...

Completo

30 hora 36 minutos

من لم يندهش عندما شاهد المعابد المهجورة في أنغكور وات أو مدن المايا التي تلفها الأدغال، ويتساءل: "هل يمكن أن نلقى المصير نفسه؟". في هذا الكتاب المثير للاهتمام، يتحرّى جارد دياموند ـــ الذي أحدث كتابه (أسلحة وجراثيم وفولاذ) ثورة في فهمنا للتاريخ ـــ كيف أن استعمال البشر واستغلالهم للبيئة يكشف حقيقة الانهيارات الكبيرة في العالم، من الأناسازي في أمريكا الشمالية، إلى الفايكنغ في غرينلاند، إلى مونتانا ... Leer más

$19.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

من لم يندهش عندما شاهد المعابد المهجورة في أنغكور وات أو مدن المايا التي تلفها الأدغال، ويتساءل: "هل يمكن أن نلقى المصير نفسه؟". في هذا الكتاب المثير للاهتمام، يتحرّى جارد دياموند ـــ الذي أحدث كتابه (أسلحة وجراثيم وفولاذ) ثورة في فهمنا للتاريخ ـــ كيف أن استعمال البشر واستغلالهم للبيئة يكشف حقيقة الانهيارات الكبيرة في العالم، من الأناسازي في أمريكا الشمالية، إلى الفايكنغ في غرينلاند، إلى مونتانا
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Universālās vēstures apkopojums

de Valero Pujol ...

Narrado por Jordi Savall ...

Completo

16 hora 33 minutos

Uzņemieties aizraujošu ceļojumu cauri cilvēces vēstures tūkstošgadiem ar Valero Pujol “Universālās vēstures apkopojumu”. Ar dzīvu un saistošu stāstījuma stilu autors vada jūs no pirmo civilizāciju pirmsākumiem līdz lielajiem notikumiem, kas veidojuši moderno pasauli. Jūs sastapsiet varenas impērijas, vizionārus līderus, revolucionāras atklāsmes un izšķirošas kaujas, kas mainījušas vēstures gaitu. ... Leer más

$15.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Uzņemieties aizraujošu ceļojumu cauri cilvēces vēstures tūkstošgadiem ar Valero Pujol “Universālās vēstures apkopojumu”. Ar dzīvu un saistošu stāstījuma stilu autors vada jūs no pirmo civilizāciju pirmsākumiem līdz lielajiem notikumiem, kas veidojuši moderno pasauli. Jūs sastapsiet varenas impērijas, vizionārus līderus, revolucionāras atklāsmes un izšķirošas kaujas, kas mainījušas vēstures gaitu.
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White Pine

The Natural and Human History of a Foundational American Tree

de John Pastor ...

Narrado por Jonathan Yen ...

Completo

6 hora 26 minutos

America was built on white pine. From the 1600s through the Civil War and beyond, it was used to build the nation's ships and houses, barns, and bridges. Yet this popularity came at a cost: by the end of the nineteenth century, clear cutting had decimated much of America's white pine forests. In White Pine, ecologist and writer John Pastor takes listeners on walk through history, connecting the ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

America was built on white pine. From the 1600s through the Civil War and beyond, it was used to build the nation's ships and houses, barns, and bridges. Yet this popularity came at a cost: by the end of the nineteenth century, clear cutting had decimated much of America's white pine forests. In White Pine, ecologist and writer John Pastor takes listeners on walk through history, connecting the
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Mind Is Mightier, The

Reflections on the Historic Rise of Cognition and Complexity

de Bar-Giora Goldberg ...

Narrado por Alex Robertson ...

Completo

15 hora 5 minutos

You are invited to join an intellectual adventure of the mind, a broad canvas review of the cognitive evolution of our civilization in politics, science, technology and the arts.Humanity is on a path of rising cognition and complexity, the world becomes increasingly our idea. After two horrific world wars, it seems that the great powers are rejecting the sword in favor of the pen.Technology is ... Leer más

$12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

You are invited to join an intellectual adventure of the mind, a broad canvas review of the cognitive evolution of our civilization in politics, science, technology and the arts.Humanity is on a path of rising cognition and complexity, the world becomes increasingly our idea. After two horrific world wars, it seems that the great powers are rejecting the sword in favor of the pen.Technology is
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P.M. WISSEN zum HÖREN - Szenen, die Geschichte machten - Teil 5

In Kooperation mit CD Wissen

de P. J. Blumenthal ...

Narrado por Julia Fischer, Harry Täschner, Christian Schult ...

Series Audiolibro 5 - P.M. WISSEN zum HÖREN
Completo

57 minutos

Der Mord an Präsident Kennedy ist das erste politische Ereignis der neuen Mediengesellschaft. Weltweit verfolgen die Menschen zuhause an ihren Fernsehgeräten die Ereignisse in den USA. Die Ergriffenheit kennt kaum Grenzen. Zweifellos ein bedeutendes Ereignis der Weltgeschichte. Doch auch die anderen acht Episoden die Geschichte machten. die aufgegriffen werden, wirken bis heute nach. Hören Sie, ... Leer más

$7.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Der Mord an Präsident Kennedy ist das erste politische Ereignis der neuen Mediengesellschaft. Weltweit verfolgen die Menschen zuhause an ihren Fernsehgeräten die Ereignisse in den USA. Die Ergriffenheit kennt kaum Grenzen. Zweifellos ein bedeutendes Ereignis der Weltgeschichte. Doch auch die anderen acht Episoden die Geschichte machten. die aufgegriffen werden, wirken bis heute nach. Hören Sie,
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A Historian in Gaza

de Jean-Pierre Filiu ...

Narrado por Michael Langan ...

Completo

4 hora 59 minutos

Jean-Pierre Filiu, acclaimed historian of Gaza, is intimately familiar with the land's people and places; he speaks the local dialect. But nothing prepared him for what he encountered there in December 2024. This is his unforgettable, unbearably intimate account of one month in a place shattered by Israel's all-out war.When the historian returned to Gaza, he arrived under circumstances ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

Jean-Pierre Filiu, acclaimed historian of Gaza, is intimately familiar with the land's people and places; he speaks the local dialect. But nothing prepared him for what he encountered there in December 2024. This is his unforgettable, unbearably intimate account of one month in a place shattered by Israel's all-out war.When the historian returned to Gaza, he arrived under circumstances
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Kompendium univerzálních dějin

de Valero Pujol ...

Narrado por Jordi Savall ...

Completo

16 hora 50 minutos

Vydejte se na strhující cestu napříč tisíciletími lidských dějin s „Kompendiem univerzálních dějin“ od Valera Pujola. Autor vás s mistrovským vypravěčským umem provede od prvních civilizací a dávných říší až po klíčové okamžiky, které formovaly moderní svět. Poznáte vzestupy a pády impérií, osudy velkých vládců, přelomové vynálezy i rozhodující bitvy, které změnily chod historie. Nečeká vás suchý ... Leer más

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Vydejte se na strhující cestu napříč tisíciletími lidských dějin s „Kompendiem univerzálních dějin“ od Valera Pujola. Autor vás s mistrovským vypravěčským umem provede od prvních civilizací a dávných říší až po klíčové okamžiky, které formovaly moderní svět. Poznáte vzestupy a pády impérií, osudy velkých vládců, přelomové vynálezy i rozhodující bitvy, které změnily chod historie. Nečeká vás suchý
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