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Medium Raw

A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook

by Anthony Bourdain ...

Narrated by Anthony Bourdain ...

Unabridged

8 hours 59 min

Medium Raw marks the return of the inimitable Anthony Bourdain, author of the blockbuster bestseller Kitchen Confidential and three-time Emmy Award-nominated host of No Reservations on TV’s Travel Channel. Bourdain calls his book, “A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook,” and he is at his entertaining best as he takes aim at some of the biggest names in the foodie world, ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

Medium Raw marks the return of the inimitable Anthony Bourdain, author of the blockbuster bestseller Kitchen Confidential and three-time Emmy Award-nominated host of No Reservations on TV’s Travel Channel. Bourdain calls his book, “A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook,” and he is at his entertaining best as he takes aim at some of the biggest names in the foodie world,
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The World

A Family History of Humanity

by Simon Sebag Montefiore ...

Narrated by Simon Sebag Montefiore, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

68 hours 8 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A magisterial world history unlike any other that tells the story of humanity through the one thing we all have in common: families • From the author of The RomanovsA Best Book of the Year: The New Yorker, Smithsonian****“Succession meets Game of Thrones.” —The Spectator • “The author brings his cast of dynastic titans, rogues and psychopaths to life...An epic that ... Read more

$73.00 CAD

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A magisterial world history unlike any other that tells the story of humanity through the one thing we all have in common: families • From the author of The RomanovsA Best Book of the Year: The New Yorker, Smithsonian****“Succession meets Game of Thrones.” —The Spectator • “The author brings his cast of dynastic titans, rogues and psychopaths to life...An epic that
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A Less Boring History of the World

by Dave Rear ...

Narrated by Miles Jupp ...

Unabridged

4 hours 55 min

Refreshes the parts other history books can’t reach...A bit ropy on the Renaissance?In the dark about the Enlightenment?Or, in fact, do you need a revision course on the entire history of the world and want to read a witty, irreverent, definitely not boring romp through everything that has ever happened on planet earth – from 15 billion years BC to the present day?Good.A Less Boring History of the ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Refreshes the parts other history books can’t reach...A bit ropy on the Renaissance?In the dark about the Enlightenment?Or, in fact, do you need a revision course on the entire history of the world and want to read a witty, irreverent, definitely not boring romp through everything that has ever happened on planet earth – from 15 billion years BC to the present day?Good.A Less Boring History of 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

$34.99 CAD

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
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Archaeology from Space

How the Future Shapes Our Past

by Sarah Parcak ...

Narrated by Sarah Parcak ...

Unabridged

8 hours 39 min

**This program is read by the author.National Geographic Explorer and TED Prize-winner Dr. Sarah Parcak welcomes you to the exciting new world of space archaeology, a growing field that is sparking extraordinary discoveries from ancient civilizations across the globe.**In Archaeology from Space, Sarah Parcak shows the evolution, major discoveries, and future potential of the young field of ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

**This program is read by the author.National Geographic Explorer and TED Prize-winner Dr. Sarah Parcak welcomes you to the exciting new world of space archaeology, a growing field that is sparking extraordinary discoveries from ancient civilizations across the globe.**In Archaeology from Space, Sarah Parcak shows the evolution, major discoveries, and future potential of the young field of
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How the World Made the West

A 4,000 Year History

by Josephine Quinn ...

Narrated by Alix Dunmore ...

Unabridged

15 hours 47 min

**An award-winning Cambridge history professor “makes a forceful argument and tells a story with great verve” (The Wall Street Journal)—that the West is, and always has been, truly global.“Those archaic ‘Western Civ’ classes so many of us took in college should be updated, argues Quinn, [who] invites us to . . . revel in a richer, more polyglot inheritance.”—The Boston Globe**AN ECONOMIST BEST ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

**An award-winning Cambridge history professor “makes a forceful argument and tells a story with great verve” (The Wall Street Journal)—that the West is, and always has been, truly global.“Those archaic ‘Western Civ’ classes so many of us took in college should be updated, argues Quinn, [who] invites us to . . . revel in a richer, more polyglot inheritance.”—The Boston Globe**AN ECONOMIST BEST
... Read more
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Winters in the World

A Journey through the Anglo-Saxon Year

by Eleanor Parker ...

Narrated by Jennifer M. Dixon ...

Unabridged

8 hours 18 min

Interweaving literature, history, and religion, an exquisite meditation on the turning of the seasons in medieval England.Winters in the World is a beautifully observed journey through the cycle of the year in Anglo-Saxon England, exploring the festivals, customs, and traditions linked to the different seasons. Drawing on a wide variety of source material, including poetry, histories, and ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Interweaving literature, history, and religion, an exquisite meditation on the turning of the seasons in medieval England.Winters in the World is a beautifully observed journey through the cycle of the year in Anglo-Saxon England, exploring the festivals, customs, and traditions linked to the different seasons. Drawing on a wide variety of source material, including poetry, histories, and
... Read more
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The Invention of Yesterday

A 50,000-Year History of Human Culture, Conflict, and Connection

by Tamim Ansary ...

Narrated by Tamim Ansary ...

Unabridged

17 hours 4 min

Through vivid stories studded with insights, award-winning author Tamim Ansary tells the story of how humans invented history, from the Stone Age to the Virtual Age**.**Fifty thousand years ago, we roamed the world as countless autonomous bands of hunter-gatherers, each one telling itself a story of the world with itself at the center. We used narratives to organize for survival and explain the ... Read more

$50.99 CAD

Through vivid stories studded with insights, award-winning author Tamim Ansary tells the story of how humans invented history, from the Stone Age to the Virtual Age**.**Fifty thousand years ago, we roamed the world as countless autonomous bands of hunter-gatherers, each one telling itself a story of the world with itself at the center. We used narratives to organize for survival and explain the
... Read more
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History of Britain, The

From neolithic times to the present day

by Richard Dargie ...

Narrated by Roger May ...

Unabridged

11 hours 44 min

From the Stone Age to the 21st century, The History of Britain chronicles the epic story of this small but turbulent kingdom.Listen to the incredible events of the Norman invasions, the execution of Charles I, the uprisings in Dark Age Wales, the birth of tabloid newspapers in Victorian Britain and much more. Fully revised and updated to include the latest political developments, this fascinating ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

From the Stone Age to the 21st century, The History of Britain chronicles the epic story of this small but turbulent kingdom.Listen to the incredible events of the Norman invasions, the execution of Charles I, the uprisings in Dark Age Wales, the birth of tabloid newspapers in Victorian Britain and much more. Fully revised and updated to include the latest political developments, this fascinating
... Read more
Audiobook

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

$28.99 CAD

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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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

$20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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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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

$38.99 CAD

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
Audiobook

White Pine

The Natural and Human History of a Foundational American Tree

by John Pastor ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

6 hours 26 min

America was built on white pine. From the 1600s through the Civil War and beyond, it was used to build the nation's ships and houses, barns, and bridges. Yet this popularity came at a cost: by the end of the nineteenth century, clear cutting had decimated much of America's white pine forests. In White Pine, ecologist and writer John Pastor takes listeners on walk through history, connecting the ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

America was built on white pine. From the 1600s through the Civil War and beyond, it was used to build the nation's ships and houses, barns, and bridges. Yet this popularity came at a cost: by the end of the nineteenth century, clear cutting had decimated much of America's white pine forests. In White Pine, ecologist and writer John Pastor takes listeners on walk through history, connecting the
... Read more
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The Europeans

Three Lives and the Making of a Cosmopolitan Culture

by Orlando Figes ...

Narrated by James Langton ...

Unabridged

21 hours 40 min

From the “master of historical narrative” (Financial Times), a dazzling, richly detailed, panoramic work—the first to document the genesis of a continent-wide European cultureThe nineteenth century in Europe was the first age of cultural globalization—an epoch when mass communications and high-speed rail travel brought Europe together, overcoming national barriers and creating a truly pan-European ... Read more

$41.95 CAD

From the “master of historical narrative” (Financial Times), a dazzling, richly detailed, panoramic work—the first to document the genesis of a continent-wide European cultureThe nineteenth century in Europe was the first age of cultural globalization—an epoch when mass communications and high-speed rail travel brought Europe together, overcoming national barriers and creating a truly pan-European
... Read more
Audiobook

Vistas of History

by Samuel Eliot Morison ...

Narrated by Frederick Davidson ...

Unabridged

5 hours 16 min

In 1963, Samuel Eliot Morison, long one of our most distinguished historians, was awarded the first Balzan Prize in History, a prize that rivals the Nobel Prize in splendor and munificence. To receive the award, Admiral Morison had to go to Rome, where he delivered an address, “The Experiences and Principles of an Historian.” This book includes the address he gave, as well a fascinating account of ... Read more

$19.55 CAD

In 1963, Samuel Eliot Morison, long one of our most distinguished historians, was awarded the first Balzan Prize in History, a prize that rivals the Nobel Prize in splendor and munificence. To receive the award, Admiral Morison had to go to Rome, where he delivered an address, “The Experiences and Principles of an Historian.” This book includes the address he gave, as well a fascinating account of
... 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 CAD

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
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Alte Geschichte: Die Germanen

by Bruno Bleckmann ...

Narrated by Bruno Bleckmann ...

Series series uni auditorium
Abridged

51 min

Nach der Varusschlacht und einigen Folgekämpfen unterließen es die Römer, das Gebiet rechts des Rheines zur Provinz zu machen. Die Germanen blieben außerhalb des Reichsverbandes, was zu tiefgreifenden Folgen für die deutsche und die europäische Geschichte führte. Die Germanen sind zwar nicht die "alten Deutschen", aber doch wesentlicher Teil der deutschen Vorgeschichte. Die Vorlesung stellt ... Read more

$16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Nach der Varusschlacht und einigen Folgekämpfen unterließen es die Römer, das Gebiet rechts des Rheines zur Provinz zu machen. Die Germanen blieben außerhalb des Reichsverbandes, was zu tiefgreifenden Folgen für die deutsche und die europäische Geschichte führte. Die Germanen sind zwar nicht die "alten Deutschen", aber doch wesentlicher Teil der deutschen Vorgeschichte. Die Vorlesung stellt
... Read more
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Zeit - Postmoderne

Vorlesung von Prof. Dr. Karlheinz A. Geißler

by Karlheinz A. Geißler ...

Narrated by Karlheinz A. Geißler ...

Series series uni auditorium
Abridged

1 hour 10 min

WAS IST ZEIT? Es gibt unterschiedliche Zeitverständnisse. Mit den jeweils herrschenden Zeitvorstellungen wird in der Gesellschaft Ordnung gemacht und auch die Individuen strukturieren mit ihrem Zeitverständnis ihr Leben und dessen Verlauf. In der Postmoderne wird das Zeitverständnis und das Zeithandeln weitgehend von den Non-Stop-Technologien bestimmt. Das Zeithandeln richtet sich in erster Linie ... Read more

$16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

WAS IST ZEIT? Es gibt unterschiedliche Zeitverständnisse. Mit den jeweils herrschenden Zeitvorstellungen wird in der Gesellschaft Ordnung gemacht und auch die Individuen strukturieren mit ihrem Zeitverständnis ihr Leben und dessen Verlauf. In der Postmoderne wird das Zeitverständnis und das Zeithandeln weitgehend von den Non-Stop-Technologien bestimmt. Das Zeithandeln richtet sich in erster Linie
... Read more
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Libertés urbaines

by Patrick Boucheron ...

Narrated by Patrick Boucheron ...

Unabridged

1 hour 35 min

Le parcours d'un professeur au Collège de France engagé dans la cité.Penser la ville médiévale à l'échelle du monde.Une réflexion sur la pratique émancipatrice de l'historien.Partant de l'adage médiéval " l'air d de la ville rend libre ", qui rend compte du fait que les hommes s'émancipent des dépendances anciennes par le seul fait qu'ils entrent en ville, Patrick Boucheron retrace le parcours qui ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

Le parcours d'un professeur au Collège de France engagé dans la cité.Penser la ville médiévale à l'échelle du monde.Une réflexion sur la pratique émancipatrice de l'historien.Partant de l'adage médiéval " l'air d de la ville rend libre ", qui rend compte du fait que les hommes s'émancipent des dépendances anciennes par le seul fait qu'ils entrent en ville, Patrick Boucheron retrace le parcours qui
... Read more
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Puget's Sound

A Narrative of Early Tacoma and the Southern Sound

by Murray Morgan ...

Narrated by Bob Souer ...

Unabridged

14 hours 34 min

With the same ability to make personalities and events come alive that characterizes his classic Skid Road, Murray Morgan here tells the colorful story of Tacoma, "the City of Destiny," and southern Puget Sound, where many major events of Washington's history took place. Drawing upon original journals and reports, Morgan builds Puget's Sound around individuals, interweaving portraits of well-known ... Read more

$40.99 CAD

With the same ability to make personalities and events come alive that characterizes his classic Skid Road, Murray Morgan here tells the colorful story of Tacoma, "the City of Destiny," and southern Puget Sound, where many major events of Washington's history took place. Drawing upon original journals and reports, Morgan builds Puget's Sound around individuals, interweaving portraits of well-known
... Read more
Audiobook

Children's Nursery Rhymes - Part One

The Dark History & Origins of Kid's Nursery Rhymes

by Albert ...

Narrated by Jack ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Children's Nursery Rhymes
Unabridged

1 hour 47 min

From the Author of the Internationally Bestselling Red Herrings & White Elephants, Pop Goes the Weasel, What Caesar did for My Salad, Shaggy Dogs, They Laughed at Galileo:The historical significance of children’s rhymes is often lost on most adults, let alone the children who learn them by heart almost as soon as they learn to say anything at all. For all of us, the first things we are taught, ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

From the Author of the Internationally Bestselling Red Herrings & White Elephants, Pop Goes the Weasel, What Caesar did for My Salad, Shaggy Dogs, They Laughed at Galileo:The historical significance of children’s rhymes is often lost on most adults, let alone the children who learn them by heart almost as soon as they learn to say anything at all. For all of us, the first things we are taught,
... Read more
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Mythos Südsee

Die Entdeckung des Blauen Kontinents Pazifik

by Ulrich Offenberg ...

Narrated by Claus Brockmeyer, Christian Baumann ...

Abridged

2 hours 33 min

Es begann mit einer theatralischen Inszenierung: 1513 tauchte der Spanier Vasco Nuenz de Balboa sein Schwert in die Fluten des Stillen Ozeans und nahm damit symbolisch die Südsee für seinen König in Besitz. Der Edelmann ahnte damals nicht, dass er den größten Ozean der Erde entdeckt hatte. Ein Gebiet mit 20.000 Inseln, so groß wie die Oberfläche des Mondes. Ihm folgten Portugiesen, Holländer und ... Read more

$18.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Es begann mit einer theatralischen Inszenierung: 1513 tauchte der Spanier Vasco Nuenz de Balboa sein Schwert in die Fluten des Stillen Ozeans und nahm damit symbolisch die Südsee für seinen König in Besitz. Der Edelmann ahnte damals nicht, dass er den größten Ozean der Erde entdeckt hatte. Ein Gebiet mit 20.000 Inseln, so groß wie die Oberfläche des Mondes. Ihm folgten Portugiesen, Holländer und
... Read more
Audiobook

Магия Нового года. Легенды, обычаи и тайны новогоднего волшебства со всего света

by Коллектив авторов ...

Narrated by Алина Белоусова ...

Series series Новый год
Unabridged

3 hours 33 min

Каждый Новый год мы украшаем елку, готовим подарки, режем любимые салаты и загадываем желания под бой курантов. Но почему мы вообще это делаем? Откуда взялся главный праздник страны и традиции, к которым мы возвращаемся каждый год? Эта книга — настоящий путеводитель в мир новогодней магии. Винтажное оформление, чудесные рисунки и яркие фотографии увлекут за собой в атмосферу праздника, а ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Каждый Новый год мы украшаем елку, готовим подарки, режем любимые салаты и загадываем желания под бой курантов. Но почему мы вообще это делаем? Откуда взялся главный праздник страны и традиции, к которым мы возвращаемся каждый год? Эта книга — настоящий путеводитель в мир новогодней магии. Винтажное оформление, чудесные рисунки и яркие фотографии увлекут за собой в атмосферу праздника, а
... Read more
Audiobook

Die neuen Weltwunder (Ungekürzt)

by Bernd Ingmar Gutberlet ...

Narrated by Kerstin Hoffmann ...

Unabridged

1 hour 8 min

Weltwissen leicht gemacht! Jedem sind die sieben Weltwunder des Altertums ein Begriff, und an alle knüpft sich Wissen über die Weltgeschichte. Doch zu allen Zeiten - ob prähistorisch oder zeitgeschichtlich - haben die Menschen Bauwerke errichtet, steinerne Zeugen einer bestimmten Kultur und Epoche. Ob das Kolosseum in Rom, die Chinesische Mauer, die Felsenstadt Petra, das Taj Mahal in Agra oder ... Read more

$8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Weltwissen leicht gemacht! Jedem sind die sieben Weltwunder des Altertums ein Begriff, und an alle knüpft sich Wissen über die Weltgeschichte. Doch zu allen Zeiten - ob prähistorisch oder zeitgeschichtlich - haben die Menschen Bauwerke errichtet, steinerne Zeugen einer bestimmten Kultur und Epoche. Ob das Kolosseum in Rom, die Chinesische Mauer, die Felsenstadt Petra, das Taj Mahal in Agra oder
... Read more

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