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    The Opal Miner's Daughter

    by Fiona McArthur ...
    Narrated by Caroline Lee ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 44 min

    Obstetrician Riley Brand leaves the city behind to go in search of her mother, who's taken leave from her marriage to pursue a passion for opal mining in the dry backblocks of an old mining town. Accepting a short-term posting as a fertility expert in Lightning Ridge, Riley plans to assist women pursue their baby dreams in remote and regional areas, while at the same time helping to rekindle her ... Read more

    $32.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Wisdom of the Ancients

    Life lessons from our distant past

    by Neil Oliver ...
    Narrated by Neil Oliver ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 59 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.From the bestselling author of The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places comes this inspiring and beautifully written meditation on the wisdom inherited from our ancestors.For all we have gained in the modern world, simple peace of mind is hard to find. In a time that is increasingly fraught with complexity and conflict, we are told that our wellbeing relies on ... Read more

    $22.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Scottish History: A Concise Overview of the History of Scotland From Start to End

    by Eric Brown ...
    Narrated by John Leen ...
    series Great Britain

    Unabridged

    2 hours 23 min

    Explore the History of Scotland From Start to End...Are you interested in the romance and drama of Scottish history?Are tales of Robert the Bruce and the wars against England just footnotes in your wider historical knowledge?This book provides a concise and impressive chronicle!Scotland has always held a fascination for people around the world. from inventors and patriots to great writers and ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Brunelleschi's Dome

    How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture

    by Ross King ...
    Narrated by James Cameron Stewart ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 36 min

    On August 19, 1418, a competition concerning Florence's magnificent new cathedral, Santa Maria del Fiore was announced: "Whoever desires to make any model or design for the vaulting of the main Dome . . . shall do so before the end of the month of September." The proposed dome was regarded far and wide as all but impossible to build. The dome would literally need to be erected over thin air. Of ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Ancient Rome

    A Captivating Introduction to the Roman Republic, the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, and the Byzantine Empire

    by Captivating History ...
    Narrated by Timothy Burke ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 10 min

    The Roman civilization is probably the single most important civilization in the history of the planet. Its expansion defined Europe. Its constitution shaped societies from Russia in the east to the United States and Latin America in the west. Not even its conquerors were immune to the superior Roman culture.In this new captivating history book, you'll learn all you need to know about Roman ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Joseph Stalin

    by History Nerds ...
    Narrated by Charles Johnston ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 8 min

    Of all the names that come to mind when thinking about a dictator. Very few names carry as much dread as that of Joseph Stalin. A cunning yet cruel and jealous man. Joseph Stalin etched his name on the history books not only for his actions during World War 2 but also his rise to power and his brutal treatment of any that opposed his reign. ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    REVOLT OF 1857, THE

    WAR OF INDEPENDENCE

    by Aditya ...
    Narrated by Aditya ...

    Unabridged

    24 min

    The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major, but ultimately unsuccessful, uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.[4][5] The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the Company's army in the garrison town of Meerut, 40 mi (64 km) northeast of Delhi (that area is ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    La arquitectura bajo los primeros Austrias

    by Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz, Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz ...
    Narrated by Juan Manuel Rollán, Tomás Campos ...

    Unabridged

    37 min

    Ya anticipábamos en la tema 24, dedicada al arte isabelino y plateresco, lo convencional de tla duración de un periodo artístico. A esa convencional división cronológica se le añade la necesidad de reducir a dos temas la arquitectura renacentista española. Ante tamaña dificultad, hemos huido de los caminos habituales, buscando la mejor realización práctica de los temas. De este modo, podemos ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    You Belong to the Universe

    Buckminster Fuller and the Future

    by Jonathon Keats ...
    Narrated by Josh Bloomberg ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 20 min

    A compelling call to apply Buckminster Fuller’s creative problem solving to present-day problemsA self-professed “comprehensive anticipatory design scientist,” the inventor Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) was undoubtedly a visionary. Fuller’s creations often bordered on the realm of science fiction, ranging from the freestanding geodesic dome to the three-wheel Dymaxion car to a bathroom requiring ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Following the Equator

    A Journey Around the World

    by Mark Twain ...
    Narrated by Michael Kevin ...

    Unabridged

    20 hours 6 min

    Bound on a lecture trip around the world, Mark Twain turns his keen satiric eye to foreign lands in Following the Equator. This vivid chronicle of a sea voyage on the Pacific Ocean displays Twain’s eye for the unusual, his wide-ranging curiosity, and his delight in embellishing the facts. The personalities of the ship’s crew and passengers, the poetry of Australian place names, the success of ... Read more

    $46.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Brooklyn

    The Once and Future City

    by Thomas J. Campanella ...
    Narrated by William Hope ...

    Unabridged

    22 hours 21 min

    This audiobook narrated by William Hope provides an unprecedented history of Brooklyn, told through its places, buildings, and the people who made them, from the early seventeenth century to todayAmerica's most storied urban underdog, Brooklyn has become an internationally recognized brand in recent decades—celebrated and scorned as one of the hippest destinations in the world. In Brooklyn: The ... Read more

    $32.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Michelangelo, God's Architect

    The Story of His Final Years and Greatest Masterpiece

    by William E. Wallace ...
    Narrated by Simon Callow ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 44 min

    In this audiobook, acclaimed actor Simon Callow narrates the gripping untold story of Michelangelo's final decades—and his transformation into one of the greatest architects of the Italian RenaissanceAs he entered his seventies, the great Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo despaired that his productive years were past. Anguished by the death of friends and discouraged by the loss of ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Billionaires' Row

    Tycoons, High Rollers, and the Epic Race to Build the World's Most Exclusive Skyscrapers

    by Katherine Clarke ...
    Narrated by Kristen DiMercurio ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours

    A fly-on-the-wall account of the ferocious ambition, greed, and financial one-upmanship behind the most expensive real estate in the world: the new Manhattan megatowers known as Billionaires’ Row—from a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal“Deeply informative, delightfully entertaining, and addictively readable.”—Diana B. Henriques, bestselling author of The Wizard of LiesTo look south and ... Read more

    $33.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Architecture: A History in 100 Buildings

    by Dan Cruickshank ...
    Narrated by Dan Cruickshank ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 59 min

    This stunning book by renowned television historian Dan Cruickshank tells the history of architecture through the stories of 100 iconic buildings.Journeying through time and place, from the ancient Egyptian pyramids to the soaring skyscrapers of Manhattan, renowned architectural historian Dan Cruickshank explores the most impressive and characterful creations in world architecture.His selection ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Summary of Denise Kiernan’s The Last Castle

    by Falcon Press ...
    Narrated by Tabitha Mixon ...

    Unabridged

    20 min

    Buy now to get the main key ideas from Denise Kiernan’s The Last CastleNestled in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, Biltmore House is a 133-year-old architectural masterpiece commissioned by a Vanderbilt heir. The largest house ever built in America has attracted nobility, diplomats, and other visitors from all over the world. Known for its luxurious design, the mansion reflects a ... Read more

    $8.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    IMPORTANT SITES OF HARAPPAN CULTURE

    by Mukesh Kumar ...
    Narrated by Mukesh Kumar ...

    Unabridged

    7 min

    Indus civilization, also called Indus valley civilization or Harappan civilization, the earliest known urban culture of the Indian subcontinent. The nuclear dates of the civilization appear to be about 2500–1700 BCE, though the southern sites may have lasted later into the 2nd millennium BCE. ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    GURU, THE

    DRONACHARYA

    by SURAJ KUMAR ...
    Narrated by SURAJ KUMAR ...

    Unabridged

    26 min

    The book is about the guru dronacharya who teaches the karuuv and pandavs .He is the great martial artists and teached several students.He is the great guru.By suraj ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    The Stones of London

    A History in Twelve Buildings

    by Leo Hollis ...
    Narrated by Robert Portal ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 50 min

    The story of London, told through twelve of its most seminal buildings.'Excellent ...this is an imaginative book that finds a convincing new way to tell the story of one of the most written-about cities in the world' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY'Hollis has a fine eye for architecture, and engagingly describes neo-classical marvels as well as the Labour government's dockside folly of the Millennium Dome.. ... Read more

    $39.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Arquitectura del Siglo XX

    by Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz, Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz ...
    Narrated by Juan Manuel Rollán, Tomás Campos ...

    Unabridged

    42 min

    El hierro, el cemento y el vidrio revolucionan la construcción del siglo XX que dan lugar a dos grandes estilos: el racionalismo y la arquitectura orgánica, cuyos representantes más destacados fueron sin duda Le Corbusier y Lloyd Wright, entre otros muchos autores que transforman definitivamente la construcción arquitectónica. Los rascacielos ponen la nota imperativa del nuevo siglo y se extienden ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    TUTANKHAMUN

    100 years after the discovery of his tomb leading Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley unpicks the misunderstandings around the boy king's life, death and legacy

    by Joyce Tyldesley ...
    Narrated by Rose Akroyd ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 58 min

    A hundred years ago, a team of archaeologists in the Valley of the Kings made a remarkable discovery: a near-complete royal burial, an ancient mummy, and golden riches beyond imagination. The lost tomb of Tutankhamun ignited a media frenzy, propelled into overdrive by rumours of a deadly ancient curse. But amid the hysteria, many stories - including that of Tutankhamun himself - were distorted or ... Read more

    $39.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    The Architecture Book

    by DK ...
    Narrated by Charles Armstrong ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 20 min

    Discover the key architectural concepts behind the world's most incredible buildings and structures.The Architecture Book goes beyond other architecture books to analyse not just buildings themselves, but the ideas and principles that make each of the featured structures key to the history and evolution of our built environment.From ancient and classical architecture through Medieval, Gothic, and ... Read more

    $22.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    The Opera House

    The extraordinary story of the building that symbolises Australia — the people, the secrets, the scandals and the sheer genius

    by Peter FitzSimons ...
    Narrated by Adrian Mulraney ...

    Unabridged

    23 hours 27 min

    'The sun did not know how beautiful its light was until it was reflected off this building.'- Louis Kahn, US architectIf only these walls and this land could talk ...The Sydney Opera House is a breathtaking building, recognised around the world as a symbol of modern Australia. Along with the Taj Mahal and other World Heritage sites, it is celebrated for its architectural grandeur and the daring ... Read more

    $44.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Arquitectura románica: Navarra y Castilla

    by Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz, Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz ...
    Narrated by Juan Manuel Rollán, Tomás Campos ...

    Unabridged

    34 min

    Tras la muerte de Almanzor (1002), los reinos leonés y navarro, a los que pronto se va a unir el castellano, se aprovechan de la mala situación política y militar en que navegaba el califato y avanzan impetuosamente hacia el sur. Es la época de Sancho el Mayor, de Fernando I, de Alfonso VI, reyes que favorecieron ampliamente la entrada de las corrientes culturales francas en sus reinos. Sancho el ... Read more

    $15.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    COLONISATION

    OF INDIA

    by SURAJ KUMAR ...
    Narrated by SURAJ KUMAR ...

    Unabridged

    15 min

    Colonial India was the part of the Indian subcontinent that was under the jurisdiction of European colonial powers during the Age of Discovery. European power was exerted both by conquest and trade, especially in spices.By Suraj Kumar ... Read more

    $5.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial