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    Personality and Power

    Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe

    by Ian Kershaw ...
    Narrated by Matt Bates ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours 25 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.The modern era saw the emergence of individuals who had command over a terrifying array of instruments of control, persuasion and death. Whole societies were re-shaped and wars fought, often with a merciless contempt for the most basic norms. At the summit of these societies were leaders whose personalities had somehow given them the ability to do whatever they wished.Ian ... Read more

    $28.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    How Democracies Die

    The International Bestseller: What History Reveals About Our Future

    by Steven Levitsky, Daniel Ziblatt ...
    Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 24 min

    Penguin presents the audiobook edition of How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, read by Fred Sanders.Two Harvard professors explain the dangerous world we face todayDemocracies can die with a coup d'état - or they can die slowly. This happens most deceptively when in piecemeal fashion, with the election of an authoritarian leader, the abuse of governmental power and the ... Read more

    $17.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Daylight Robbery

    How Tax Shaped Our Past and Will Change Our Future

    by Dominic Frisby ...
    Narrated by Dominic Frisby ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 48 min

    'Fuel for the post-Christmas lunch argument' Financial TimesDeath and taxes are our inevitable fate. We've been told this since the beginning of civilisation. But what if we stopped to question our antiquated system? Is it fair? And is it capable of serving the needs of our rapidly-changing, modern society?In Daylight Robbery, Dominic Frisby traces the origins of taxation, from its roots in the ... Read more

    $22.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Mind Is Mightier, The

    Reflections on the Historic Rise of Cognition and Complexity

    by Bar-Giora Goldberg ...
    Narrated by Alex Robertson ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 5 min

    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 ... Read more

    $17.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Histories

    by Herodotus ...
    Narrated by Frank Laverty ...

    Unabridged

    27 hours 8 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.This Penguin Classic of Tom Holland's 'stirring new translation' (Telegraph) of Herodotus' Histories, one of the great books in Western history, is narrated by Frank Laverty.The Histories of Herodotus, completed in the second half of the 5th century BC, is generally regarded as the first work of history and the first great masterpiece of non-fiction writing. Joined here ... Read more

    $28.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Nakkeskuddet

    og andre historier om at beskrive virkeligheden

    by Peter Øvig Knudsen ...
    Narrated by Peter Øvig Knudsen ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 16 min

    Gennem femten år har Peter Øvig Knudsen skrevet bøger om nogle af de mest dramatiske og smertefulde begivenheder i nyere tids danmarkshistorie. På den ene side har han høstet anerkendelse og priser fra den brede offentlighed. På den anden side har bøgerne givetanledning til voldsom debat og kritik fra nogle af de involverede personer.I ”Nakkeskuddet - og andre historier om at beskrive ... Read more

    $8.99 AUD

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    Det afgørende øjeblik - Historiens åbne situationer

    by Rasmus Dahlberg, Esben Mønster Kjær ...
    Narrated by Aksel Hundslev ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 18 min

    Nogle gange skal der ikke mere end et enkelt slag med en sommerfuglevinge til at slå historien ud af kurs. I ti historiske essays viser historikeren Rasmus Dahlberg, hvordan selv meget små årsager kan få meget store virkninger."Rasmus Dahlberg skriver godt og klart... der er ingen tvivl om, at den kontrafaktiske synsvinkel kan berige historieskrivningen." – Bo Bjørnvig, Weekendavisen"Som læser ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

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    Migrants

    The Story of Us All

    by Sam Miller ...
    Narrated by Chris Nayak ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 24 min

    Migrants cuts through the toxic debates to tell the rich and collective stories of humankind's urge to move.'Fascinating... Miller's perspective may be just what we need' Daily Telegraph'Enjoyable, provocative and timely' Spectator'Timely and empathetic: a rare combination on this most controversial issue' Remi Adekoya, author of Biracial Britain'Tremendous: ... ... Read more

    $44.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Ancient Maya

    by My Ebook Publishing House ...
    Narrated by Matt Montanez ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 17 min

    “The Ancient Maya” creates a portrait of life in the ancient Mayan civilization. Describes the history, language, social classes, customs, culture, religion, and warfare of the ancient civilization of the Mayas.Easy to read and very interesting, providing first an overview, then a chapter by chapter journey through major events in Maya history, concluding with a separated portion of highlighting ... Read more

    $4.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    I geni manipolati di Adamo

    Le origini umane attraverso l’ipotesi dell’intervento biogenetico.

    by Pietro Buffa ...
    Narrated by Osmar Miguel Santucho ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 37 min

    Questo audiolibro indica una via, nuova ma concreta e basata su un assunto: se, con umiltà e serietà, abbandoniamo le regole del dogmatismo e proviamo a ritenere seri e quindi potenzialmente verificabili i racconti antichi, ci rendiamo conto del fatto che le domande aperte hanno possibili risposte. − Mauro BiglinoLe origini della nostra specie (Homo sapiens) sono, allo stato dell’arte, argomento ... Read more

    $17.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    On the Origin of Evolution: Tracing ‘Darwin’s Dangerous Idea’ from Aristotle to DNA

    by John Gribbin, Mary Gribbin ...
    Narrated by Charles Armstrong ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 22 min

    A Waterstones Best Book of 2020The theory of evolution by natural selection did not spring fully formed and unprecedented from the brain of Charles Darwin. Rather it has been examined and debated by philosophers the world over for thousands of years.This lively history traces the evolution of the idea of evolution, showing how it has changed and been changed by different societies over time. It ... Read more

    $31.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Cheese and the Worms

    The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller

    by Carlo Ginzburg ...
    Narrated by P.J. Ochlan ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 57 min

    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 ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Mighty Dead: Why Homer Matters

    by Adam Nicolson ...
    Narrated by Dugald Bruce Lockhart ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 29 min

    Longlisted for the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction (now the Bailie Gifford)‘A thrilling and complex book, enlarges our view of Homer … There’s something that hits the mark on every page’ Claire Tomalin, Books of the Year, New StatesmanWhere does Homer come from? And why does Homer matter? His epic poems of war and suffering can still speak to us of the role of destiny in life, of cruelty ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Road: A Story of Romans and Ways to the Past

    by Christopher Hadley ...
    Narrated by Guy Slocombe ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 39 min

    ‘An absolute joy to read and an early contender for every list of History Books of the Year’ Sunday Telegraph ‘On nearly every page a random passage takes one’s breath away’ The TimesHave you ever heard the march of legions on a lonely country road?For two thousand years, the roads the Romans built have determined the flow of ideas and folktales, where battles were fought and where pilgrims trod. ... Read more

    $41.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The History of Florida

    Narrated by Gary Tiedemann ...

    Unabridged

    18 hours

    This is the heralded "definitive history" of Florida. No other book so fully or accurately captures the highs and lows, the grandeur and the craziness, the horrors and the glories of the past 500 years in the Land of Sunshine. Twenty-three leading historians, assembled by renowned scholar Michael Gannon, offer a wealth of perspectives and expertise to create a comprehensive, balanced view of ... Read more

    $44.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Our Hidden Lives

    The Remarkable Diaries of Postwar Britain

    by Simon Garfield ...
    Narrated by Simon Garfield, Amanda Carlton, Christopher Scott, Jeffrey Perry, Joan Walker, Moir Leslie ...

    Abridged

    3 hours 9 min

    In 1936 anthropologist Tom Harrison, poet and journalist Charles Madge and documentary filmmaker Humphrey Jennings set up the Mass Observation Project. The idea was simple: ordinary people would record, in diary form, the events of their everyday lives. An estimated one million pages eventually found their way to the archive - and it soon became clear this was more than anyone could digest. Today, ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Crímenes sorprendentes de asesinos en serie

    by Ricardo Canaletti ...
    Narrated by Juan Manuel Abraham ...

    Unabridged

    19 hours 15 min

    Con el estilo inconfundible que lo convirtió en el periodista de casos criminales más leído de la Argentina, Ricardo Canaletti llega al fondo de las mentes más perversas de todos los tiempos.¿Monstruos? ¿Personas comunes que se vuelven malvadas o personas que siempre esconden el deseo de matar? Los asesinos seriales no son bestias legendarias, son individuos que viven entre nosotros. Las escenas ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    An Infinite History

    The Story of a Family in France over Three Centuries

    by Emma Rothschild ...
    Narrated by Eve Matheson ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 59 min

    This audiobook narrated by Eve Matheson tells the story of social change in France through the experiences of a single extended family across five generationsMarie Aymard was an illiterate widow who lived in the provincial town of Angoulême in southwestern France, a place where seemingly nothing ever happened. Yet, in 1764, she made her fleeting mark on the historical record through two documents: ... Read more

    $41.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    World Codex: Special Edition

    by RW Gates and Meredith Carson ...
    Narrated by Austin Rising, David Micklem, Becky Parker, Michael Axtell, Samantha Boffin, David Hale, Judith McSpadden, Gina Coyle, Mark Sebastian, Jerrilee Geist ...

    Unabridged

    59 min

    Discover the surprising literary and poetic history of the RMS Titanic!Imagine getting the inside, behind the scenes story of the Titanic tragedy written by those who did not survive - but whose poetry and short accounts of the moments leading up to the Titanic sinking did."If you love poetry, history, and feeling like Indiana Jones, read this book now." 5 Stars from Erin Nicole Cochran for ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Olmecs

    A Comprehensive Guide to the Olmecs including Myths, Art, Religion, and Culture

    by Historical Events Publishing ...
    Narrated by Adrian Smith ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 38 min

    OLMECS: A Comprehensive Guide to the Olmecs including Myths, Art, Religion, and CultureDo you want to learn about OLMECS?The Olmec аrt ѕtуlе wаѕ thе dоminаnt рrеѕtigе style оf Ancient Mеѕоаmеriса bеtwееn c. 1,500 BCE аnd 400 BCE, оr muсh of thе Mеѕоаmеriсаn Fоrmаtivе (Prесlаѕѕiс) реriоd (or c. 1500–400 BCE calibrated). Sсhоlаrѕ hаvе ѕuссеѕѕfullу dеfinеd thе ѕtуliѕtiс elements оf Olmec аrt, thе ... Read more

    $6.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Magic in Merlin's Realm

    A History of Occult Politics in Britain

    by Francis Young ...
    Narrated by Peter Noble ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 58 min

    Belief in magic was, until relatively recent times, widespread in Britain; yet the impact of such belief on determinative political events has frequently been overlooked. In his wide-ranging new book, Francis Young explores the role of occult traditions in the history of the island of Great Britain: Merlin's realm. He argues that while the great magus and artificer invented by Geoffrey of Monmouth ... Read more

    $36.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Slaughter in Ukraine: 1941 Battle for Kyiv and Campaign to Capture Moscow

    by Daniel Wrinn ...
    Narrated by Gary Williams ...
    series 20th Century Military History Series

    Unabridged

    3 hours 33 min

    " Putin is making the same mistakes that doomed Hitler when he invaded the Soviet Union." – ReviewerA Gripping and Riveting Short History of Operation BarbarossaIn just four weeks in the summer of 1941, the German Wehrmacht wrought unprecedented destruction on four Soviet armies. They conquered central Ukraine, killing or capturing three-quarters of a million men.This is an informative and ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Forgotten Voices Of The Great War

    by Max Arthur ...
    Narrated by Richard Bebb ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 1 min

    In 1960, the Imperial War Museum began a momentous task. A team of academics, archivists and volunteers set about tracing ordinary men and women who had lived through one of the most harrowing periods of modern history, the First World War. Veterans were interviewed in details about their day-to-day experiences, on and off the front. The project has since grown to be the most important archive of ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Future Stories

    A user's guide to the future

    by David Christian ...
    Narrated by Jamie Jackson ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 54 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.A user's guide to the future: from the algorithms in DNA to why time is like a cocktail glass, interstellar migrations, transhumanism, the fate of the galaxy, and the last black hole...Every second of our lives - whether we're looking both ways before crossing the street, celebrating the birth of a baby, or moving to a new city - we must cope with an unknowable future. ... Read more

    $22.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial