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Genealogy Audiobooks

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    The Hare With Amber Eyes

    A Hidden Inheritance

    by Edmund de Waal ...
    Narrated by Michael Maloney ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 40 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.**THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER****WINNER OF THE 2010 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD**264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them bigger than a matchbox: Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in his great uncle Iggie's Tokyo apartment. When he later inherited the 'netsuke', they unlocked a story far larger and more dra... ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Bulldog Track

    A grandson's story of an ordinary man's war and survival on the other Kokoda trail

    by Peter Phelps ...
    Narrated by Peter Phelps ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 20 min

    This is the story of Tom Phelps and the 'other Kokoda Track'. Seventy-five years later, Tom's grandson, award-winning actor and writer Peter Phelps, is sharing this inspiring tale of resilience and survival.March 1942: The world is at war. Too old to fight and with jobs scarce at home, Tom Phelps found work as a carpenter in the goldfields of the New Guinea Highlands. No one expected the Japanese ... Read more

    $34.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived

    The Stories in Our Genes

    by Adam Rutherford ...
    Narrated by Adam Rutherford ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 14 min

    'A brilliant, authoritative, surprising, captivating introduction to human genetics. You'll be spellbound' Brian CoxThis is a story about you.It is the history of who you are and how you came to be. It is unique to you, as it is to each of the 100 billion modern humans who have ever drawn breath. But it is also our collective story, because in every one of our genomes we each carry the history of ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Tudor

    The Family Story

    by Leanda de Lisle ...
    Narrated by Sandra Duncan ...

    Unabridged

    16 hours 8 min

    The Tudors are a national obsession; they are our most notorious family in history. But, as Leanda de Lisle shows in this gripping new history, beyond the well-worn headlines is a family still more extraordinary than the one we thought we knew.The Tudor canon typically starts with the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, before speeding on to Henry VIII and the Reformation. But this leaves out the family’s ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Royal Station Master's Daughters

    'A heartwarming historical saga' Rosie Goodwin (The Royal Station Master's Daughters Series book 1)

    by Ellee Seymour ...
    Narrated by Katy Sobey ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 18 min

    A heartwarming and dramatic World War I saga of secrets, love and the British royal family for readers of Daisy Styles and Maisie Thomas.Roll out the red carpet. The royal train is due in half an hour and there's not a minute to be wasted.It's 1915 and Ada, Jessie and Beatrice Saward live in a small Norfolk village with their parents. Their father, Harry, is the station master at Wolferton, the ... Read more

    $83.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    American Genealogy

    How to Trace Your American Family Tree

    by HowExpert, Jody Cummings ...
    Narrated by Richard Core ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 18 min

    Genealogy is increasingly popular these days. The popularity of the television show “Who Do You Think You Are” and the plethora of websites and books on the subject (this book included) attest to the popularity of understanding the present by uncovering the past. Just one hour of television viewing can bring you several commercials for Ancestry.com, and that’s just one genealogy service. There are ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Roosevelts

    An American Saga

    by Peter Collier, David Horowitz ...
    Narrated by Jeff Riggenbach ...

    Unabridged

    19 hours 10 min

    The story of the Roosevelts is usually seen as a tale of two presidents—Theodore and Franklin—separated by time and politics, and of two families—the Oyster Bay and Hyde Park branches—that had little to do with each other. Collier and Horowitz paint an explosive new portrait which offers a completely unique view of America’s longest lasting and most powerful dynasty.In this brilliant biography, we ... Read more

    $46.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Kongehusets farmor og oldemor Dronning Alexandrine

    by Randi Buchwaldt ...
    Narrated by Nanna Salomon ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 24 min

    "Jeg har altid haft meget let ved at lære sprog, men det kom vel af, at mit hjem i Mecklenburg var temmelig kosmopolitisk. Mor var jo russisk. Far og mor talte altid fransk sammen, og vi børn talte engelsk med dem. Med min broder talte jeg tysk, men dagligsproget mellem min søster og mig var altid engelsk. I Danmark har jeg altid talt dansk med mine sønner og med den øvrige slægt, men Kongen og ... Read more

    $8.99 AUD

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    The Haunting

    A story of love, betrayal and intrigue from bestselling novelist and national treasure Alan Titchmarsh.

    by Alan Titchmarsh ...
    Narrated by Alan Titchmarsh ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 19 min

    How can the mysterious disappearance of Anne Flint in 1816 and the drowning of a young girl in a chalk stream so long ago possibly affect the life of schoolteacher Harry Flint some two centuries later?Having left his job and with a failed marriage behind him, Harry begins to research his ancestors. The deeper he digs, the more he realises that the past is closer than he had ever imagined.The ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    A House Through Time

    by David Olusoga, Melanie Backe-Hansen ...
    Narrated by Ben Onwukwe ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 34 min

    In recent years house histories have become the new frontier of popular, participatory history. People, many of whom have already embarked upon that great adventure of genealogical research, and who have encountered their ancestors in the archives and uncovered family secrets, are now turning to the secrets contained within the four walls of their homes and in doing so finding a direct link to ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    This Is Where We Live

    by Kate Hardie ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 24 min

    The astonishing, inventive debut novel, for readers of Daisy Johnson and Rachel Yoder’s NightbitchA single mother wakes to blood in her mouth and flesh under her fingernails. A severed toe on the doorstep. A boy missing.But her child needs to get to school. There’s a food shop to be done. Parents evenings, play dates and pasta for tea.Raising her child alone, she’s done all she can to protect them ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Leland & Fern Bolt

    Heritage, Family, Business and City Service

    by Leland Emet Bolt ...
    Narrated by Todd Ethridge ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 48 min

    I wanted this book to be the story of the people, the conditions they faced, and how they met their challenges. It is about the family of my parents, Leland Eddy Bolt and Fern Leoline (Brubaker) Bolt. Their story is preceded by Leland and Fern’s grandparents and parents, then my parents’ lives and accomplishments. The appendix shows some of their genealogical “roots”—at least what can be reliably ... Read more

    $16.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Grandmama of Europe

    The Crowned Descendants of Queen Victoria

    by Theo Aronson ...
    Narrated by Pearl Hewitt ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 1 min

    The family that shaped Europe's ruling classes in the twentieth century Although rarely documented as the warmest of monarchs and often criticized for her surly attitude to motherhood, Queen Victoria did successfully heir nine children. By the late nineteenth century, she had over thirty surviving grandchildren. Understanding the important role of marriage in upholding Britain's power and ... Read more

    $36.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    How To Write Your Story in 30 Minutes a Day

    Easy prompts for personal history and memories

    by Deb Graham ...
    Narrated by Meghan Crawford ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 28 min

    Why Write Your Own Story?It’s a scary thought--What if you die before you tell your life’s story, and your busybody sister-in-law decides to write it for you? Yes, she’s diligent, but she never really liked you, and she surely doesn’t know you as well as you know yourself. No one can tell your personal stories as clearly or as accurately as you can! Now’s the time, before it’s too late. No dry ... Read more

    $8.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Soul of the Family Tree

    Ancestors, Stories, and the Spirits We Inherit

    by Lori Erickson ...
    Narrated by Lori Erickson ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 57 min

    Growing up in a passionately Norwegian-American Iowa town, Lori Erickson rolled her eyes at traditions like Nordic Fest and steaming pots of rømmegrøt. But like many Americans, she eventually felt drawn to genealogy, the "quintessential hobby of middle age." Her quest to know more about the Vikings and immigrants who perch in her family tree led her to visit Norse settlements and reenactments, ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames

    A Foundling's Story

    by Justine Cowan ...
    Narrated by Lisa Flanagan ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 12 min

    A gripping memoir and revelatory investigation into the history of the Foundling Hospital and one girl who grew up in its care - the author's own mother.'Extraordinary ... A fascinating, moving book: part history of the Foundling Hospital and the development of child psychology, part Cowan's own story, and part that of Cowan's mother' LUCY SCHOLES, TELEGRAPHGrowing up in a wealthy enclave outside ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Tell Me Who I Am: The Story Behind the Netflix Documentary

    Now a major Netflix documentary

    by Alex And Marcus Lewis, Joanna Hodgkin ...
    Narrated by Ben Allen, Rachael Beresford ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 29 min

    Now an original Netflix documentary: t****he bestselling account of the love between brothers and the shocking legacy of a dangerous mother.Imagine waking up one day to discover that you have forgotten everything about your life. Your only link with the past, your only hope for the future, is your identical twin.Now imagine, years later, discovering that your twin had not told you the whole truth ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Magic in Your Genes

    Your Personal Path to Ancestor Work (Bringing Together the Science of DNA with the Timeless Power of Ritual and Spellcraft)

    by Cairelle Crow ...
    Narrated by Carrie Coello ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 30 min

    A unique guide that combines traditional genealogy with magical practices to deepen your relationship with ancestors. Have you been searching for a way to find deeper connection with your ancestors? Or would you like to learn how to reach your spirit guides? Author Cairelle Crow utilizes science, spells, and rituals to create a very profound book of ancestor working. Magic in Your Genes offers a ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    A Small Town in Ukraine

    The place we came from, the place we went back to

    by Bernard Wasserstein ...
    Narrated by Steve John Shepherd ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 55 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.Decades ago, the historian Bernard Wasserstein set out to uncover the hidden past of the town forty miles west of Lviv where his family, especially his grandfather Berl, originated: Krakowiec (Krah-KOV-yets). In this book he recounts its dramatic and traumatic history. 'I want to observe and understand how some of the great forces that determined the shape of our times ... Read more

    $24.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Blood Royal

    Dynastic Politics in Medieval Europe

    by Robert Bartlett ...
    Narrated by Jonathan Cowley ...

    Unabridged

    19 hours 31 min

    Throughout medieval Europe, for hundreds of years, monarchy was the way that politics worked in most countries. This meant power was in the hands of a family-a dynasty; that politics was family politics; and political life was shaped by the births, marriages and deaths of the ruling family. How did the dynastic system cope with female rule, or pretenders to the throne? How did dynasties use names, ... Read more

    $44.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    My Family and Other Strangers

    Adventures in Family History

    by Jeremy Hardy ...
    Narrated by Jeremy Hardy ...

    Abridged

    3 hours 53 min

    Exploring family history is an urge that has gripped the nation, and it has gripped Jeremy Hardy too. In My Family and Other Strangers he sets out on the road and on the world wide web to find out all he can about the Hardy clan.His aim is to prove - or more likely disprove - his grandmother Becky's dubious claims that they are descended from Sir Christopher Wren and that Jeremy's great ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Blue Skies, No Fences

    A Memoir of Childhood and Family

    by Lynne Cheney ...
    Narrated by Lynne Cheney ...

    Abridged

    5 hours 38 min

    In Blue Skies, No Fences: A Memoir of Childhood and Family, Lynne Cheney re-creates the years after World War II in a small town on the high plains of the West. Portraying an era that started with the Ink Spots on the Zenith Radio in her family's living room and ended with Elvis on the jukebox at the local canteen, she tells of coming of age in a time when the country seemed in control of its ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Interpreter's Daughter

    A remarkable true story of feminist defiance in 19th Century Singapore

    by Teresa Lim ...
    Narrated by Teresa Lim ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 13 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.Discover one family's fascinating story in this beautiful, sweeping, multigenerational memoir, spanning 19th century south China to modern day SingaporeI would learn that when families tell stories, what they leave out re-defines what they keep in. With my family, these were not secrets intentionally withheld. Just truths too painful to confront.In the last years of her ... Read more

    $22.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Champ & The Chump

    A heart-warming, hilarious true story about fighting and family

    by James McNicholas ...
    Narrated by James McNicholas ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 8 min

    A heart-warming, hilarious true story about fighting and family, based on the acclaimed stage show. For fans of books by Dave Gorman, James Acaster and Danny Wallace, along with boxing tales from the likes of Tyson Fury and Ricky Hatton.The ChampTerry Downes - known as 'The Paddington Express' - was a world champion boxer, US Marine, gangsters' favourite and latter-day film star and businessman ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial