Reference in History & Nonfiction Audiobooks

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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

$18.99 AUD

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
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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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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

$30.99 AUD

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
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Audiobook

A Streetcar Named Desire

by Tennessee Williams ...

Narrated by Theater Lincoln Center ...

Abridged

2 hours 15 min

Caedmon is proud to release this archival full-cast recording of Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire on cd for the first time!Blanche DuBois arrives at her sister Stella's New Orleans apartment seeking refuge from a troubled past—but her ethereal spirit irks Stella's husband, the loutish Stanley Kowalski. Crudely, relentlessly, he unmasks the lies and delusions that sustain Blanche, ... Read more

$15.99 AUD

Caedmon is proud to release this archival full-cast recording of Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire on cd for the first time!Blanche DuBois arrives at her sister Stella's New Orleans apartment seeking refuge from a troubled past—but her ethereal spirit irks Stella's husband, the loutish Stanley Kowalski. Crudely, relentlessly, he unmasks the lies and delusions that sustain Blanche,
... Read more
Audiobook

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
... Read more
Audiobook

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

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
Audiobook

Uncover Exciting History

Revealing America’s Christian Heritage in Short, Easy Nuggets

by Amy Puetz ...

Narrated by Jim Hodges ...

Unabridged

4 hours 20 min

Bring history back to life through Jim Hodges’ historically accurate, exciting, and edifying audio recordings.What is history anyway? It is the story of real people who did real things. For history to be fun for everyone (even those who think they hate history), it must go beyond hard facts and meaningless dates to the real people who made the significant events happen. People like George ... Read more

$22.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

Bring history back to life through Jim Hodges’ historically accurate, exciting, and edifying audio recordings.What is history anyway? It is the story of real people who did real things. For history to be fun for everyone (even those who think they hate history), it must go beyond hard facts and meaningless dates to the real people who made the significant events happen. People like George
... Read more
Audiobook

Why Learn History

(When It's Already on Your Phone)

by Sam Wineburg ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

6 hours 27 min

Let’s start with two truths about our era: We are surrounded by more readily available information than ever before. And a huge percentage of it is inaccurate. Some of the bad info is well-meaning but ignorant. Some of it is deliberately deceptive. All of it is pernicious.With the internet always at our fingertips, what's a teacher of history to do? Sam Wineburg has answers, beginning with this: ... Read more

$24.99 AUD

Let’s start with two truths about our era: We are surrounded by more readily available information than ever before. And a huge percentage of it is inaccurate. Some of the bad info is well-meaning but ignorant. Some of it is deliberately deceptive. All of it is pernicious.With the internet always at our fingertips, what's a teacher of history to do? Sam Wineburg has answers, beginning with this:
... Read more
Audiobook

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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The Frontiers of Knowledge

What We Know About Science, History and The Mind

by A. C. Grayling ...

Narrated by Richard Goulding ...

Unabridged

13 hours 43 min

Brought to you by Penguin.In very recent times humanity has learnt a vast amount about the universe, the past, and itself. But through our remarkable successes in acquiring knowledge we have learned how much we have yet to learn: the science we have, for example, addresses just 5% of the universe; pre-history is still being revealed, with thousands of historical sites yet to be explored; and the ... Read more

$24.99 AUD

Brought to you by Penguin.In very recent times humanity has learnt a vast amount about the universe, the past, and itself. But through our remarkable successes in acquiring knowledge we have learned how much we have yet to learn: the science we have, for example, addresses just 5% of the universe; pre-history is still being revealed, with thousands of historical sites yet to be explored; and the
... Read more
Audiobook

Visuotines istorijos savadas

by Valero Pujol ...

Narrated by Jordi Savall ...

Unabridged

16 hours 10 min

Leiskitės į žavią kelionę per žmonijos istorijos tūkstantmečius su Valero Pujol „Visuotinės istorijos sąvadu“. Su gyvu ir įtraukiančiu pasakojimo stiliumi autorius veda jus nuo pirmųjų civilizacijų ištakų iki didžiulių įvykių, kurie suformavo šiuolaikinį pasaulį. Susidursite su didingomis imperijomis, vizionieriškais lyderiais, revoliuciniais atradimais ir lemiamomis mūšiais, kurie pakeitė ... Read more

$24.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

Leiskitės į žavią kelionę per žmonijos istorijos tūkstantmečius su Valero Pujol „Visuotinės istorijos sąvadu“. Su gyvu ir įtraukiančiu pasakojimo stiliumi autorius veda jus nuo pirmųjų civilizacijų ištakų iki didžiulių įvykių, kurie suformavo šiuolaikinį pasaulį. Susidursite su didingomis imperijomis, vizionieriškais lyderiais, revoliuciniais atradimais ir lemiamomis mūšiais, kurie pakeitė
... Read more
Audiobook

Practicing History

Selected Essays

by Barbara W. Tuchman ...

Narrated by Wanda McCaddon ...

Unabridged

12 hours 52 min

Master historian Barbara W. Tuchman looks at history in a unique way and draws lessons from what she sees. This accessible introduction to the subject of history offers striking insights into American's past and present, trenchant observations on the international scene, and thoughtful pieces on the historian's role. History should not just be a series of facts, names, and dates—it should be a ... Read more

$35.99 AUD

Master historian Barbara W. Tuchman looks at history in a unique way and draws lessons from what she sees. This accessible introduction to the subject of history offers striking insights into American's past and present, trenchant observations on the international scene, and thoughtful pieces on the historian's role. History should not just be a series of facts, names, and dates—it should be a
... Read more
Audiobook

Kongerækken

by Rikke Agnete Olsen ...

Narrated by Tobias May Hertz ...

Unabridged

4 hours 23 min

I mere end tusind år har Danmark været et monarki. Dermed er kongerækken rygraden i vores fælles, nationale historie. I denne fascinerende rejse op gennem århundrederne fortæller Rikke Agnete Olsen på en let, oplysende og underholdende måde om de mere end 59 konger og to dronninger, der gennem tiden har styret et af verdens ældste monarkier.Rikke Agnete Olsen (f. 1939) er en dansk historiker og ... Read more

$9.99 AUD

I mere end tusind år har Danmark været et monarki. Dermed er kongerækken rygraden i vores fælles, nationale historie. I denne fascinerende rejse op gennem århundrederne fortæller Rikke Agnete Olsen på en let, oplysende og underholdende måde om de mere end 59 konger og to dronninger, der gennem tiden har styret et af verdens ældste monarkier.Rikke Agnete Olsen (f. 1939) er en dansk historiker og
... Read more
Audiobook

The Year 1000

by Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger ...

Narrated by Derek Jacobi ...

Abridged

3 hours 11 min

What life was like at the turn of The First MillenniumThe Year 1000 is a vivid and surprising portrait of life in England a thousand years ago – no spinach, no sugar, but a world which already knew brain surgeons and property developers, and yes, even the occasional gossip columnist.Uncovering such wonderfully unexpected details, authors Robert Lacey and Danny Danziger bring this distant world ... Read more

$19.99 AUD

What life was like at the turn of The First MillenniumThe Year 1000 is a vivid and surprising portrait of life in England a thousand years ago – no spinach, no sugar, but a world which already knew brain surgeons and property developers, and yes, even the occasional gossip columnist.Uncovering such wonderfully unexpected details, authors Robert Lacey and Danny Danziger bring this distant world
... Read more
Audiobook

Historia Unibertsalaren Konpendioa

by Valero Pujol ...

Narrated by Jordi Savall ...

Unabridged

16 hours 1 min

Historia unibertsalaren eszenatoki zabalean murgiltzeko gonbidapena da Valero Pujol-en Historia Unibertsalaren Konpendioa. Ahots bizidun baten bidez, entzulea denboran zehar bidaiatzera eramaten du, lehen zibilizazio handien jaiotzagatik hasi eta Erdi Aroaren atarira arte. Babilonia eta Egiptoko misterioak, Greziako distira intelektuala, Erromaren boterearen gorakada eta gainbehera, eta herri ... Read more

$23.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

Historia unibertsalaren eszenatoki zabalean murgiltzeko gonbidapena da Valero Pujol-en Historia Unibertsalaren Konpendioa. Ahots bizidun baten bidez, entzulea denboran zehar bidaiatzera eramaten du, lehen zibilizazio handien jaiotzagatik hasi eta Erdi Aroaren atarira arte. Babilonia eta Egiptoko misterioak, Greziako distira intelektuala, Erromaren boterearen gorakada eta gainbehera, eta herri
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Audiobook

History

A Very Short Introduction

by John H. Arnold ...

Unabridged

4 hours 43 min

There are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell, or where those stories end. John Arnold's addition to Oxford's popular Very Short Introductions series is a stimulating essay about how people study and understand history. The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our ... Read more

$19.99 AUD

There are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell, or where those stories end. John Arnold's addition to Oxford's popular Very Short Introductions series is a stimulating essay about how people study and understand history. The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our
... Read more
Audiobook

The Nail in the Skull and Other Victorian Urban Legends

by Simon Young ...

Narrated by Jonathan Johns ...

Unabridged

7 hours 44 min

In the last fifty years, folklorists have amassed an extraordinary corpus of contemporary legends including "the Choking Doberman," "the Eaten Ticket," and "the Vanishing Hitchhiker." But what about the urban legends of the past? These legends and tales have rarely been collected, and when they occasionally appear, they do so as ancestors or precursors of the urban legends of today, rather than as ... Read more

$30.99 AUD

In the last fifty years, folklorists have amassed an extraordinary corpus of contemporary legends including "the Choking Doberman," "the Eaten Ticket," and "the Vanishing Hitchhiker." But what about the urban legends of the past? These legends and tales have rarely been collected, and when they occasionally appear, they do so as ancestors or precursors of the urban legends of today, rather than as
... Read more
Audiobook

La Planche Ouija, Mythe, Science et Pratique

by Eric Giegelmann ...

Narrated by Voix Numérique Francine G ...

Series Audiobook 28 - Sciences, philosophie et réflexion
Unabridged

2 hours 24 min

Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Depuis plus d’un siècle, la planche Ouija fascine, intrigue et effraie. Objet mystérieux à la croisée du jeu, du rituel occulte et de l’expérience psychologique, elle a traversé les époques en alimentant récits de hantises, légendes urbaines et débats scientifiques.Ce livre vous entraîne dans un voyage captivant au cœur de son histoire, de ses ... Read more

$7.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Depuis plus d’un siècle, la planche Ouija fascine, intrigue et effraie. Objet mystérieux à la croisée du jeu, du rituel occulte et de l’expérience psychologique, elle a traversé les époques en alimentant récits de hantises, légendes urbaines et débats scientifiques.Ce livre vous entraîne dans un voyage captivant au cœur de son histoire, de ses
... Read more
Audiobook

THE VALETS TRAGEDY AND OTHER STUDIES

Unraveling history’s enigmas — from forgotten scandals to mysterious legends, where truth is stranger than fiction.

by ANDREW LANG Author ...

Unabridged

9 hours 7 min

The Valet’s Tragedy and Other Studies by Andrew Lang is a mesmerizing collection of historical mysteries and literary inquiries brought to life with the author’s signature intellect, wit, and storytelling finesse. In this fascinating audiobook, Lang delves into the enigmas of history — the forgotten scandals, the whispered conspiracies, and the curious characters who shaped the past — weaving them ... Read more

$5.99 AUD

The Valet’s Tragedy and Other Studies by Andrew Lang is a mesmerizing collection of historical mysteries and literary inquiries brought to life with the author’s signature intellect, wit, and storytelling finesse. In this fascinating audiobook, Lang delves into the enigmas of history — the forgotten scandals, the whispered conspiracies, and the curious characters who shaped the past — weaving them
... Read more
Audiobook

Der Kreuzzug der Kinder

1: Schwestern

by Andreas Galk, Andreas Galk, Christoph Cremer5 ...

Narrated by Andreas Galk, Yvonne Radtke, Wiebke Bierwag, Udo Jolly, Sabine Herresbach, Nele Galk, Nele Dierken, Merle Krause, Martin Petersen-Krause0, Malte Janßen1, Malou Galk2, Lynda Palitzsch3, Lucia Gürster4, Lisa-Marie Lehr5, Klara Lange6, Johannes Jähnig7, Frank Hangen8, Eva Galk9, Emily Sichwart0, Britta Noras1, Andrea Jolly2, Albrecht Hoffmann3, Aennie Jung4 ...

Unabridged

39 min

Köln im Jahr 1212 n.Chr. - ein Jugendlicher namens Nikolaus schart eine große Menge Kinder um sich, um mit ihnen in das Heilige Land aufzubrechen und Jerusalem von den Moslems zu befreien - ohne Waffen, ohne Heer. Die Hörspielreihe erzählt mit Hilfe einer fiktionalen Rahmenhandlung die realen historischen Ereignisse in Rückblenden und aus Sicht der Kinder, die sich auf dem Weg befinden. Eine große ... Read more

$3.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

Köln im Jahr 1212 n.Chr. - ein Jugendlicher namens Nikolaus schart eine große Menge Kinder um sich, um mit ihnen in das Heilige Land aufzubrechen und Jerusalem von den Moslems zu befreien - ohne Waffen, ohne Heer. Die Hörspielreihe erzählt mit Hilfe einer fiktionalen Rahmenhandlung die realen historischen Ereignisse in Rückblenden und aus Sicht der Kinder, die sich auf dem Weg befinden. Eine große
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Audiobook

Time's Monster

History, Conscience and Britain's Empire

by Priya Satia ...

Narrated by Priya Satia, Tania Rodrigues ...

Unabridged

16 hours 46 min

Brought to you by Penguin.For generations, the history of the British empire was written by its victors. British historians' accounts of conquest guided the consolidation of imperial rule in India, the Middle East, Africa and the Caribbean. Their narratives of the development of imperial governance licensed the brutal suppression of colonial rebellion. Their reimagining of empire during the two ... Read more

$30.99 AUD

Brought to you by Penguin.For generations, the history of the British empire was written by its victors. British historians' accounts of conquest guided the consolidation of imperial rule in India, the Middle East, Africa and the Caribbean. Their narratives of the development of imperial governance licensed the brutal suppression of colonial rebellion. Their reimagining of empire during the two
... Read more
Audiobook

Leaders Who Changed History

by DK ...

Narrated by Tim Bruce ...

Series series DK People Who Changed History
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

$26.99 AUD

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
Audiobook

Risque Business

Breastaurants in American Culture

by Ty Matejowsky ...

Narrated by Brandon J. Peterson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 57 min

Risqué Business serves up the breastaurant industry, where food service, sex appeal, identity, and gender politics mix.Risqué Business explores the rise and ongoing cultural reckoning of "breastaurants": sports bar–style restaurants like Hooters and Twin Peaks, which have long relied on the sexualized presentation of female servers to attract a mostly straight, male clientele. Ty Matejowsky, ... Read more

$32.99 AUD

Risqué Business serves up the breastaurant industry, where food service, sex appeal, identity, and gender politics mix.Risqué Business explores the rise and ongoing cultural reckoning of "breastaurants": sports bar–style restaurants like Hooters and Twin Peaks, which have long relied on the sexualized presentation of female servers to attract a mostly straight, male clientele. Ty Matejowsky,
... Read more
Audiobook

Der stärkste Stoff - Psychedelische Drogen: Waffe, Rauschmittel, Medikament (Ungekürzte Lesung)

by Norman Ohler ...

Narrated by Norman Ohler ...

Unabridged

5 hours 39 min

LSD: Wie alles begann und was in der Gegenwart daraus wurde Wie Norman Ohler in seinem internationalen Bestseller Der totale Rausch am Beispiel der NS-Zeit gezeigt hat, spielen Drogen und Drogenpolitik eine dramatische, immer noch unterschätzte Rolle in der Geschichte der Menschheit. In seinem neuen Buch nimmt der Autor diesen Faden wieder auf und untersucht, wie Entwicklung, Produktion und ... Read more

$27.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

LSD: Wie alles begann und was in der Gegenwart daraus wurde Wie Norman Ohler in seinem internationalen Bestseller Der totale Rausch am Beispiel der NS-Zeit gezeigt hat, spielen Drogen und Drogenpolitik eine dramatische, immer noch unterschätzte Rolle in der Geschichte der Menschheit. In seinem neuen Buch nimmt der Autor diesen Faden wieder auf und untersucht, wie Entwicklung, Produktion und
... Read more

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