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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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    Leaders Who Changed History

    by DK ...
    Narrated by Tim Bruce ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 41 min

    Explore the lives and achievements of more than 85 of the world's most inspirational and influential leaders with this innovative, biography-led audiobook, narrated by Tim Bruce.Comprehensive in its scope and depth, Leaders Who Changed History profiles leaders from all walks of life - kings, queens, and political leaders; military leaders; religious icons, revolutionaries, and business leaders ... Read more

    $22.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The History Book

    Big Ideas Simply Explained

    by DK ...
    Narrated by Gordon Griffin ...

    Unabridged

    18 hours 11 min

    Discover the key themes and big ideas behind more than 80 of the world's most important historical events - from the dawn of civilization to the 21st century.From the origins of Homo sapiens to the Space Race, and from the French Revolution to the Digital Revolution, this instalment in the bestselling Big Ideas series offers an essential exploration of the human timeline up to and including the ... Read more

    $28.99 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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    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

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    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

  • Audiobook

    When Money Talks

    A History of Coins and Numismatics

    by Frank L. Holt ...
    Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 11 min

    Coinage-it is one of the most successful and consistent technologies ever invented. Nothing else we still use in everyday life has a history quite like it. Look around at all the things that would bewilder a Greek, Roman, or Renaissance ancestor; then, dig into your purse or pocket for that one artifact that they would immediately recognize. Historian Frank L. Holt takes us on a journey through ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Der Palästinakonflikt (Ungekürzt)

    by Alexander Flores ...
    Narrated by Manfred Fenner ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 12 min

    Am 14. Mai 1948 wurde der Staat Israel gegründet - bereits seit dem Jahr 1918 allerdings gibt es das, was wir Nahostkonflikt oder eben Palästinakonflikt nennen: sechs Kriege und zahlreiche bewaffnete Auseinandersetzungen seit 1948, politische Konflikte, die auf die gesamte Welt ausstrahlen, einer der geopolitisch brisantesten und bedeutsamsten Krisenherde überhaupt. Wo liegen die Wurzeln dieses ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

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    October 1964

    by David Halberstam ...
    Narrated by Angelo Di Loreto ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 54 min

    THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * THE BEST SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR"October 1964 should be a hit with old-time baseball fans, who'll relish the opportunity to relive that year's to-die-for World Series, when the dynastic but aging New York Yankees squared off against the upstart St. Louis Cardinals. It should be a hit with younger students of the game, who'll eat up the vivid portrayals of legends ... Read more

    $33.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Mythos Germanen - 10 populäre Irrtümer (Ungekürzt)

    by Thomas Brock ...
    Narrated by Martin Falk ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 18 min

    Rein und unvermischt, Urväter deutscher Nation und von überlegener Rasse - die Nationalsozialisten wollten mit den Germanen eine Jahrtausende alte, rassische Überlegenheit der "Deutschen" konstruieren. Auch wir, die es heute besser wissen, stellen uns die Germanen oft recht einseitig vor. Raubeinige Horden, unbarmherziger Krieger und gefürchtete Gegner der Römer - oder doch ein Volk mit reicher ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

  • Audiobook

    Die wichtigsten Ereignisse der deutschen Geschichte (Ungekürzt)

    by Bernd Ingmar Gutberlet ...
    Narrated by Martin Falk ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 8 min

    Einen spannenden und kurzweiligen Grundkurs in deutscher Geschichte bietet dieses Hörbuch von Bernd Ingmar Gutberlet. Von der Varusschlacht bis zum Mauerfall ist die deutsche Geschichte voller wichtiger Ereignisse und entscheidender Wendungen, großer Siege und vernichtender Niederlagen - und alle wirken sie bis heute nach, haben das Land, in dem wir leben, zu dem gemacht, was es heute ist. Karl ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

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    Voices of a People’s History of the United States, 10th Anniversary Edition

    by Howard Zinn, Anthony Arnove ...
    Narrated by Robert Fass, Prentice Onayemi, Allyson Johnson, Vivienne Leheny, Jennifer Ikeda, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Raphael Corkhill, Vikas Adam, various narrators, Justin D. Torres ...

    Unabridged

    31 hours 15 min

    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 ... Read more

    $43.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    711 - Muslime in Europa! (Ungekürzt)

    by Kay-Peter Jankrift ...
    Narrated by Thomas Krause ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 12 min

    Der muslimische Vorstoß nach Europa: 711 erobern die Araber die iberische Halbinsel. Wie kam es zu diesem Zusammenstoß, welche Folgen hatte er? Und in wieweit hat das Jahr 711 das Gesicht Europas verändert? Das Hörbuch beantwortet all diese Fragen knapp, konzise und lebhaft. So spannend und aktuell kann Geschichte sein! ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

  • Audiobook

    La familia Franco S.A.

    by Mariano Sánchez Soler, Mariano Sánchez Soler ...
    Narrated by Gonzalo Durán ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 56 min

    La familia Franco S. A. es la última y más completa investigación sobre el entorno familiar del general Franco. La familia Franco S.A. es un trayecto financiero‑personal que abarca desde que se forjó la familia, a principios del siglo XX, hasta la España democrática de 2019. Este libro de investigación relata con rigor el aspecto más desconocido de la historia del clan Franco: los negocios ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    The Leadership Genius of Julius Caesar

    Modern Lessons from the Man Who Built an Empire

    by Phillip Barlag ...
    Narrated by Joe Bronzi ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 47 min

    The Leadership Genius of Julius CaesarModern Lessons from the Man Who Built an Empire“Brilliantly crafted to draw leadership lessons from history, this is one of the finest leadership books I have read.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin, bestselling author of Team of Rivals and The Bully PulpitLeaders are always trying to get better, which is why there is an enormous and growing collection of literature ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Tourism and Travel in Ancient Egypt: Travel Like an Egyptian

    by Mohammed Yehia Zakaria Z. Ahmed ...
    Narrated by Becky Parker ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 9 min

    How did the ancient Egyptians travel in this quaint old land thousands of years ago?What sort of transportation did they use?For how long did they go?What destinations did they visit?For which purposes did they travel?Is it correct to describe the ancient Egyptian travels as “tourism” or not?According to our current perceptions of tourism, if the Egyptians had tourism in ancient times, did they ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Nationalsozialismus (Ungekürzt)

    by Volker Koop ...
    Narrated by Axel Thielmann ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 12 min

    In dem geschichtlich außerordentlich kurzen Zeitraum von noch nicht einmal zwölf Jahren haben die Nationalsozialisten Deutschland zu vermeintlicher Größe geführt, die Wehrmacht aus dem Boden gestampft, Ost- und Westeuropa überfallen. Schon vor Kriegsausbruch - von 1933 bis 1939 - saßen in den Gefängnissen und Konzentrationslagern über drei Millionen Menschen. Bis Kriegsende mussten über 7,5 ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

  • Audiobook

    Apollo's Legacy

    Perspectives on the Moon Landings

    by Roger D. Launius ...
    Narrated by Donald Corren ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 14 min

    An all-encompassing look at the history and enduring impact of the Apollo space program In Apollo's Legacy, space historian Roger D. Launius explores the many-faceted stories told about the meaning of the Apollo program and how it forever altered American society. The Apollo missions marked the first time human beings left Earth's orbit and visited another world, and thus they loom large in our ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Götter, Gräber und Gelehrte

    Roman der Archäologie

    by C. W. Ceram, C. W. Ceram, Verlag Audiobuch, Rudolf Würth ...
    Narrated by Frank Arnold ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 3 min

    Versunkene Städte, sagenumwobene Schätze, rätselhafte Schriftzeichen: die Geschichte der Archäologie als packender Tatsachenroman. Wir entdecken Herkulaneum und Troja, Babylon und Ägypten, ja sogar die Stätten der Maya und Azteken. Endlich gibt es den Millionenbestseller für jung und alt in der aktualisierten Neuausgabe als Hörbuch. Frank Arnold (u.a. Audioguide zur Berliner Babylon-Ausstellung, ... Read more

    $34.99 AUD

  • Audiobook

    Lia Fáil

    by Colin Williamson, Paul Munro ...
    Narrated by Colin Williamson ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour

    This is the story of a stone, a very special stone that has shaped Scotland's national identity for centuries. From before the written word until modern day Colin takes us on an enchanted journey and mystery tour interweaving key characters and events throughout Scottish history. ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Sigmund Freud Reflections On War & Death

    by Sigmund Freud ...
    Narrated by Geoffrey Giuliano, The Ark ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 24 min

    “Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore accept it without complaint when they sometimes collide with a bit of reality against which they are dashed to pieces.”? Sigmund Freud, Reflections on War and DeathHere is a classic historical psychology study by Sigmund Freud. Thoughts for the Time of War and Death is a set of ... Read more

    $22.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Chess Opening Names - Volume 1

    by Nathan Rose ...
    Narrated by Nathan Rose ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 53 min

    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 ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Die Welt Homers (Ungekürzt)

    by Jörg Fündling ...
    Narrated by Elke Domhardt ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 10 min

    Jörg Fündling öffnet den Blick auf die großen Epen Homers und somit zugleich auf drei Zeitalter der griechischen Geschichte, die sich in "Ilias" und "Odyssee" gespiegelt finden. Im Kapitel über den "Großen Aufbruch" geht es um die archaische Zeit: wachsender Wohlstand, Übergewicht der Inselgriechen und Kleinasiens, Kolonisation, Vormacht und Bedrohtheit der Aristokratie, Dominanz der Städte und ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

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    Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me

    by Wilfred Reilly ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours

    A college professor debunks the false liberal narratives which define much of 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 more than two decades that followed, false leftist narratives—as wrong as those they ... Read more

    $42.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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