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Millennium

The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom

by Tom Holland ...

Narrated by Tom Holland, Mark Meadows ...

Unabridged

17 hours 32 min

Bestselling historian and broadcaster Tom Holland gives a thrilling panoramic account of the birth of the new Western Europe in the year 1000'An exhilarating sweep across European history either side of the year 1000; riveting' ALLAN MASSIE, SPECTATOR'I relished the blood and thunder narrative - the work of a great storyteller at his best' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, EVENING STANDARD'A splendid, highly ... Read more

$35.99 AUD

Bestselling historian and broadcaster Tom Holland gives a thrilling panoramic account of the birth of the new Western Europe in the year 1000'An exhilarating sweep across European history either side of the year 1000; riveting' ALLAN MASSIE, SPECTATOR'I relished the blood and thunder narrative - the work of a great storyteller at his best' DOMINIC SANDBROOK, EVENING STANDARD'A splendid, highly
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Crown and Country

A History of England through the Monarchy

by David Starkey ...

Narrated by David Starkey, Tim Pigott-Smith, Jim Norton ...

Unabridged

15 hours 11 min

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 ... Read more

$39.49 AUD

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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Medieval Horizons

Why the Middle Ages Matter

by Ian Mortimer ...

Narrated by Ian Mortimer ...

Unabridged

10 hours 23 min

Brought to you by Penguin.We tend to think about the Middle Ages as a dark and backward time, characterised by violence, ignorance and superstition. We believe that life was unchanging over the period, so if a peasant fell asleep in in the year 1000 and woke up six hundred years later, he would return to a world that was instantly recognisable. We hold that change is facilitated by science and ... Read more

$24.99 AUD

Brought to you by Penguin.We tend to think about the Middle Ages as a dark and backward time, characterised by violence, ignorance and superstition. We believe that life was unchanging over the period, so if a peasant fell asleep in in the year 1000 and woke up six hundred years later, he would return to a world that was instantly recognisable. We hold that change is facilitated by science and
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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

by Captivating History ...

Narrated by Jason Zenobia ...

Unabridged

4 hours 5 min

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 ... Read more

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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
... Read more
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On This Day in History

by Dan Snow ...

Narrated by Dan Snow ...

Unabridged

12 hours 7 min

'History is an infinite reservoir of stories, examples, warnings, explanations, jokes, rebukes and inspiration . . . You can't understand the present if you can't understand the past' DAN SNOW3000 years of the most important stories from the past in 365 days -- from the Ides of March to D-Day, from Britain's favourite historian.In ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY Dan Snow, Britain's favourite historian, ... Read more

$39.99 AUD

'History is an infinite reservoir of stories, examples, warnings, explanations, jokes, rebukes and inspiration . . . You can't understand the present if you can't understand the past' DAN SNOW3000 years of the most important stories from the past in 365 days -- from the Ides of March to D-Day, from Britain's favourite historian.In ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY Dan Snow, Britain's favourite historian,
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Prisoners of History

What Monuments to the Second World War Tell Us About Our History and Ourselves

by Keith Lowe ...

Narrated by Keith Lowe ...

Unabridged

10 hours 5 min

A Spectator Book of the Year 2020A Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2020A Mail on Sunday Book of the Year 2020‘Inspired … Lowe’s sensitive, disturbing book should be compulsory reading for both statue builders and statue topplers’ MAX HASTINGS, SUNDAY TIMES What happens when our values change, but what we have set in stone does not?Humankind has always had the urge to memorialise, to mak... ... Read more

$32.99 AUD

A Spectator Book of the Year 2020A Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2020A Mail on Sunday Book of the Year 2020‘Inspired … Lowe’s sensitive, disturbing book should be compulsory reading for both statue builders and statue topplers’ MAX HASTINGS, SUNDAY TIMES What happens when our values change, but what we have set in stone does not?Humankind has always had the urge to memorialise, to mak...
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The Traitors Circle

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

by Jonathan Freedland ...

Narrated by Jonathan Freedland ...

Unabridged

12 hours 41 min

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE ESCAPE ARTISTA THE ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR'Magnificent . . . Important and impressive'DAILY TELEGRAPH'Astonishing . . . Freedland is a master'MICK HERRON'Remarkable . . . This is how the best history books will be wri... ... Read more

$44.99 AUD

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE ESCAPE ARTISTA THE ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR'Magnificent . . . Important and impressive'DAILY TELEGRAPH'Astonishing . . . Freedland is a master'MICK HERRON'Remarkable . . . This is how the best history books will be wri...
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Enough Is Enuf

Our Failed Attempts to Make English Easier to Spell

by Gabe Henry ...

Narrated by Johnny Heller ...

Unabridged

5 hours 49 min

A brief and humorous 500-year history of the Simplified Spelling Movement from advocates like Ben Franklin, C. S. Lewis, and Mark Twain to texts and Twitter.Why does the G in George sound different from the G in gorge? Why does C begin both case and cease? And why is it funny when a philologist faints, but not polight to laf about it? Anyone who has ever had the misfortune to write in English has, ... Read more

$35.99 AUD

A brief and humorous 500-year history of the Simplified Spelling Movement from advocates like Ben Franklin, C. S. Lewis, and Mark Twain to texts and Twitter.Why does the G in George sound different from the G in gorge? Why does C begin both case and cease? And why is it funny when a philologist faints, but not polight to laf about it? Anyone who has ever had the misfortune to write in English has,
... Read more
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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

$24.99 AUD

'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
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Vikings – Final Secrets Revealed

by World History ...

Narrated by Patrick Warner ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Greatest Mysteries of History
Unabridged

2 hours 49 min

In the past 50 years, significant progress has been made in mapping and understanding Scandinavia during the Viking Age. Archaeologists and historians have carefully studied various sources, such as ancient postholes and thousand-year-old grape seeds, in their efforts to uncover the truth about the Viking world.This work is crucial because the Vikings did not document their history, and what we ... Read more

$14.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

In the past 50 years, significant progress has been made in mapping and understanding Scandinavia during the Viking Age. Archaeologists and historians have carefully studied various sources, such as ancient postholes and thousand-year-old grape seeds, in their efforts to uncover the truth about the Viking world.This work is crucial because the Vikings did not document their history, and what we
... Read more
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Conspiracies, Coincidences, Or Clues?

A Fun Guide To Finding The Truth

by Damon Gilbert ...

Narrated by Scotty Kwas ...

Unabridged

4 hours 20 min

Dive into a riveting exploration of conspiracy theories, hidden historical events, and little-known facts that challenge the narratives we’ve been taught. Written by a layman author with a knack for uncovering truth, this book delivers profound insights through clear, relatable prose—free from the trappings of intellectual superiority. From shadowy government cover-ups to forgotten moments that ... Read more

$18.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

Dive into a riveting exploration of conspiracy theories, hidden historical events, and little-known facts that challenge the narratives we’ve been taught. Written by a layman author with a knack for uncovering truth, this book delivers profound insights through clear, relatable prose—free from the trappings of intellectual superiority. From shadowy government cover-ups to forgotten moments that
... Read more
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An Unpromised Land

by Leon Gettler ...

Narrated by Leon Gettler ...

Unabridged

4 hours 25 min

In the 1930s, in the wake of the Nazi ascendancy in Germany, a wave of vicious anti-Semitism swept Europe, as Jews became outcasts in their own lands. As they clamoured to escape persecution, the world turned a blind eye to their plight. One man, Isaac Steinberg, had a vision of leading his people from the holocaust to a new paradise on the other side of the world. His enthusiastic and resolute ... Read more

$12.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

In the 1930s, in the wake of the Nazi ascendancy in Germany, a wave of vicious anti-Semitism swept Europe, as Jews became outcasts in their own lands. As they clamoured to escape persecution, the world turned a blind eye to their plight. One man, Isaac Steinberg, had a vision of leading his people from the holocaust to a new paradise on the other side of the world. His enthusiastic and resolute
... Read more
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Trump and the Protestant Reaction to Make America Great Again

by Matthew Rowley ...

Narrated by Frank Block ...

Unabridged

4 hours 2 min

This book explores how polarized interpretations of America's past influence the present and vice versa. A focus on competing Protestant reactions to President Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan evidences a fundamental divide over how America should remember historical racism, sexism, and exploitation. Additionally, these Protestants disagree over how the past influences present injustice ... Read more

$20.99 AUD

This book explores how polarized interpretations of America's past influence the present and vice versa. A focus on competing Protestant reactions to President Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan evidences a fundamental divide over how America should remember historical racism, sexism, and exploitation. Additionally, these Protestants disagree over how the past influences present injustice
... Read more
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Сборник по всеобща история

by Валеро Пухол ...

Narrated by Хорди Савал ...

Unabridged

17 hours 4 min

Потопете се в завладяващо пътешествие през хилядолетията с „Сборник по всеобща история“ от Валеро Пухол. Със завидно умение и живо слово авторът ни отвежда от зората на човешката цивилизация до ключовите събития, оформили съвременния свят. Ще откриете герои, империи, открития и съдбоносни битки, представени по начин, който едновременно увлича и обогатява. Това не е сух академичен разказ, а ... Read more

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Потопете се в завладяващо пътешествие през хилядолетията с „Сборник по всеобща история“ от Валеро Пухол. Със завидно умение и живо слово авторът ни отвежда от зората на човешката цивилизация до ключовите събития, оформили съвременния свят. Ще откриете герои, империи, открития и съдбоносни битки, представени по начин, който едновременно увлича и обогатява. Това не е сух академичен разказ, а
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The Bill of Rights: The First Ten Constitutional Amendments

by James Madison and Various Authors ...

Narrated by AI Voice ...

Unabridged

5 min

This program is read by an AI-based synthesized voice. ... Read more

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Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand

Fifty Wonders That Reveal an Extraordinary Universe

by Marcus Chown ...

Narrated by Marcus Chown ...

Unabridged

5 hours 24 min

Bestselling author Marcus Chown explores some of the most profound and important science about us, our world and beyond by examining some astonishing facts that reveal the vast complexities of the universe.There is much about our world that seems to make perfect sense, and important scientific breakthroughs have helped us understand ourselves, our planet and our place in the universe in ... Read more

$36.99 AUD

Bestselling author Marcus Chown explores some of the most profound and important science about us, our world and beyond by examining some astonishing facts that reveal the vast complexities of the universe.There is much about our world that seems to make perfect sense, and important scientific breakthroughs have helped us understand ourselves, our planet and our place in the universe in
... Read more
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Tracing Florida Journeys

Explorers, Travelers, and Landscapes Then and Now

by Leslie Kemp Poole ...

Narrated by Ann Sprinkle ...

Unabridged

11 hours 13 min

How has Florida's land changed across five centuries? What has stayed the same, and what remains only in memory? In Tracing Florida Journeys, Leslie Poole delves into the stories of well-known explorers and travelers who came to the peninsula and wrote about their experiences, looking at their words and the paths they took from the perspective of today.In this book, John Muir and Harriet Beecher ... Read more

$30.99 AUD

How has Florida's land changed across five centuries? What has stayed the same, and what remains only in memory? In Tracing Florida Journeys, Leslie Poole delves into the stories of well-known explorers and travelers who came to the peninsula and wrote about their experiences, looking at their words and the paths they took from the perspective of today.In this book, John Muir and Harriet Beecher
... Read more
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Los Medici

Mi familia

by Lorenzo De Medici ...

Series series Ariel
Unabridged

10 hours 12 min

Una crónica familiar y personal, contada por el último heredero.En el corazón del Renacimiento, los Medici forjaron un legado que transformó el arte, la ciencia y la política en Europa. Lorenzo de' Medici, su descendiente directo, nos abre las puertas a su historia, compartiendo secretos jamás contados y reflexiones sobre el peso de su herencia. Entre intrigas, alianzas y mecenazgo, este libro es ... Read more

$17.99 AUD

Una crónica familiar y personal, contada por el último heredero.En el corazón del Renacimiento, los Medici forjaron un legado que transformó el arte, la ciencia y la política en Europa. Lorenzo de' Medici, su descendiente directo, nos abre las puertas a su historia, compartiendo secretos jamás contados y reflexiones sobre el peso de su herencia. Entre intrigas, alianzas y mecenazgo, este libro es
... Read more
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The Theft of India : The European Conquests of India, 1498-1765

by Roy Moxham ...

Narrated by Elvis Mathias ...

Unabridged

7 hours 26 min

In the three centuries that followed Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route from Europe to India, European powers made a beeline for India's fabled riches, its spices, gold and gems. Though they ostensibly came for trade and commerce, and the thrill of discovering a new land, the lines between exploration and exploitation soon blurred. The Theft of India documents the intense rivalry for ... Read more

$11.99 AUD

In the three centuries that followed Vasco da Gama's discovery of the sea route from Europe to India, European powers made a beeline for India's fabled riches, its spices, gold and gems. Though they ostensibly came for trade and commerce, and the thrill of discovering a new land, the lines between exploration and exploitation soon blurred. The Theft of India documents the intense rivalry for
... Read more
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Die Lebensgeschichte eines amerikanischen Sklaven

by Frederick Douglass ...

Narrated by Gerrit Stratmann ...

Unabridged

4 hours 9 min

"Sie haben gesehen, wie ein Mann zum Sklaven gemacht wurde; Sie sollen sehen, wie ein Sklave zum Mann wurde." Mit diesen berühmten Worten beschreibt Frederick Douglass den Wendepunkt eines Lebens, das wie kaum ein anderes für den Kampf gegen die Sklaverei in den Vereinigten Staaten steht. Seine 1845 erschienene Autobiografie "Die Lebensgeschichte des Frederick Douglass, eines amerikanischen ... Read more

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"Sie haben gesehen, wie ein Mann zum Sklaven gemacht wurde; Sie sollen sehen, wie ein Sklave zum Mann wurde." Mit diesen berühmten Worten beschreibt Frederick Douglass den Wendepunkt eines Lebens, das wie kaum ein anderes für den Kampf gegen die Sklaverei in den Vereinigten Staaten steht. Seine 1845 erschienene Autobiografie "Die Lebensgeschichte des Frederick Douglass, eines amerikanischen
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The Private Life of the Diary

From Pepys to Tweets – A History of the Diary as an Art Form

by Sally Bayley ...

Narrated by Camilla Rockley ...

Unabridged

7 hours 21 min

In a beautiful literary exploration, Sally Bayley tracks the evolution – and the potential twenty first century death of – the diary, mourning what it means to lose the art of writing simply for oneself.Diaries hold all manner of things: they allow us a moment to be completely personal, to self-aggrandise, to focus on self-reflection without concern of what someone on the outside might think. ... Read more

$26.99 AUD

In a beautiful literary exploration, Sally Bayley tracks the evolution – and the potential twenty first century death of – the diary, mourning what it means to lose the art of writing simply for oneself.Diaries hold all manner of things: they allow us a moment to be completely personal, to self-aggrandise, to focus on self-reflection without concern of what someone on the outside might think.
... Read more
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Servus

The moving, enthralling true story of slavery in the Roman Empire by acclaimed ancient historian Emma Southon

by Emma Southon ...

Narrated by Emma Southon ...

Unabridged

10 hours 49 min

THE 'ELECTRIFYING' UNTOLD STORY OF SLAVERY IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE BY THE AUTHOR OF A FATAL THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM.'Excellent . . . a thoughtful and refreshing, intimate and disturbing insight into the workings of the Roman Empire' - Sunday Times'The most important book you'll ever read about ancient Rome.' - Rebecca Wragg Sykes, author of KINDREDWe associate the Romans with majesty ... Read more

$44.99 AUD

THE 'ELECTRIFYING' UNTOLD STORY OF SLAVERY IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE BY THE AUTHOR OF A FATAL THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM.'Excellent . . . a thoughtful and refreshing, intimate and disturbing insight into the workings of the Roman Empire' - Sunday Times'The most important book you'll ever read about ancient Rome.' - Rebecca Wragg Sykes, author of KINDREDWe associate the Romans with majesty
... Read more
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Trauma der U-Boot Fahrer im Atlantik

Das Leben im U-Boot in der Atlantikschlacht.

by Leo Sommerfeld ...

Narrated by Alexander (AI) ...

Unabridged

4 hours 21 min

Erlebe die ungeschönte Wahrheit unter der Meeresoberfläche. Mit dem Hörbuch Trauma der U-Boot Fahrer im Atlantik erhältst du einen tiefgreifenden und emotionalen Einblick in den deutschen U-Boot Krieg Zweiter Weltkrieg. Fernab von starren Heldenmythen nimmt dich dieses packende Atlantikschlacht Doku Hörbuch mit in die enge Stahlröhre und lässt dich das Leben im U-Boot hautnah spüren.Du fragst dich ... Read more

$22.99 AUD

Erlebe die ungeschönte Wahrheit unter der Meeresoberfläche. Mit dem Hörbuch Trauma der U-Boot Fahrer im Atlantik erhältst du einen tiefgreifenden und emotionalen Einblick in den deutschen U-Boot Krieg Zweiter Weltkrieg. Fernab von starren Heldenmythen nimmt dich dieses packende Atlantikschlacht Doku Hörbuch mit in die enge Stahlröhre und lässt dich das Leben im U-Boot hautnah spüren.Du fragst dich
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Banned Books

The World's Most Controversial Books, Past and Present

by DK ...

Narrated by Charles Armstrong ...

Series series DK Secret Histories
Unabridged

3 hours 16 min

Discover the stories behind the most shocking and infamous books ever published.Censorship of one form or another has existed almost as long as the written word, while definitions of what is "acceptable" in published works have shifted over the centuries, and from culture to culture.Banned Books explores why some of the world's most important literary classics and seminal non-fiction titles were ... Read more

$17.99 AUD

Discover the stories behind the most shocking and infamous books ever published.Censorship of one form or another has existed almost as long as the written word, while definitions of what is "acceptable" in published works have shifted over the centuries, and from culture to culture.Banned Books explores why some of the world's most important literary classics and seminal non-fiction titles were
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