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Russia

Revolution and Civil War, 1917-1921

by Antony Beevor ...

Narrated by Rob Heaps ...

Unabridged

21 hours 55 min

**“Riveting . . . There is a wealth of new information here that adds considerable texture and nuance to his story and helps to set Russia apart from previous works.”—The Wall Street JournalAn epic new account of the conflict that reshaped Eastern Europe and set the stage for the rest of the twentieth century.**Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the ... Read more

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**“Riveting . . . There is a wealth of new information here that adds considerable texture and nuance to his story and helps to set Russia apart from previous works.”—The Wall Street JournalAn epic new account of the conflict that reshaped Eastern Europe and set the stage for the rest of the twentieth century.**Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the
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Rasputin

The Downfall of the Romanovs

by Antony Beevor ...

Narrated by Rob Heaps ...

Unabridged

11 hours 13 min

**"A beautifully written, clear-eyed biography of a very Russian tragedy.”—Dan Jones, The Sunday TimesFrom one of our most acclaimed historians, a major new biography of one of history’s most disturbing, dubious masterminds, showing how a Siberian peasant, through his seduction of the imperial household, contributed to the collapse of the greatest autocracy in the world**When Russia's Dowager ... Read more

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**"A beautifully written, clear-eyed biography of a very Russian tragedy.”—Dan Jones, The Sunday TimesFrom one of our most acclaimed historians, a major new biography of one of history’s most disturbing, dubious masterminds, showing how a Siberian peasant, through his seduction of the imperial household, contributed to the collapse of the greatest autocracy in the world**When Russia's Dowager
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Navalny

Putin's Nemesis, Russia's Future?

by Jan Matti Dollbaum, Morvan Lallouet, Ben Noble ...

Narrated by Rob Heaps ...

Unabridged

7 hours 33 min

A fascinating account of Russia's famous dissident and the politics he embodies.Who is Alexei Navalny? Poisoned in August 2020 and transported to Germany for treatment, the politician returned to Russia in January 2021 in the full glare of the world media. His immediate detention at passport control set the stage for an explosive showdown with Vladimir Putin.But Navalny means very different things ... Read more

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A fascinating account of Russia's famous dissident and the politics he embodies.Who is Alexei Navalny? Poisoned in August 2020 and transported to Germany for treatment, the politician returned to Russia in January 2021 in the full glare of the world media. His immediate detention at passport control set the stage for an explosive showdown with Vladimir Putin.But Navalny means very different things
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End of Days

Ruby Ridge, the Apocalypse, and the Unmaking of America

by Chris Jennings ...

Narrated by Graham Winton ...

Unabridged

10 hours 52 min

The gripping story of the Ruby Ridge siege, showing how the historic standoff between federal agents and a white-separatist family set the stage for the conspiracy-laced politics of the Trump era.“Vivid, frightening, and fascinating…This book blew me away and opened my eyes.”—Walter Isaacson, author of The Code Breaker and Elon MuskOn August 21, 1992, shots rang out while federal agents were ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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The gripping story of the Ruby Ridge siege, showing how the historic standoff between federal agents and a white-separatist family set the stage for the conspiracy-laced politics of the Trump era.“Vivid, frightening, and fascinating…This book blew me away and opened my eyes.”—Walter Isaacson, author of The Code Breaker and Elon MuskOn August 21, 1992, shots rang out while federal agents were
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The News from Dublin

Stories

by Colm Toibin ...

Narrated by Derbhle Crotty, Darragh Shannon ...

Unabridged

8 hours 28 min

**One of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2026From Colm Tóibín, “one of the world’s best living literary writers” (The Boston Globe), comes a brilliant collection of nine short stories, many never-before-published, set across Ireland, Spain, and America—about the complexities of family, longing, loss, and love.**Celebrated as “his generation’s most gifted writer of love’s complicated, ... Read more

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**One of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2026From Colm Tóibín, “one of the world’s best living literary writers” (The Boston Globe), comes a brilliant collection of nine short stories, many never-before-published, set across Ireland, Spain, and America—about the complexities of family, longing, loss, and love.**Celebrated as “his generation’s most gifted writer of love’s complicated,
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Barbarossa

How Hitler Lost the War

by Jonathan Dimbleby ...

Narrated by Jonathan Dimbleby ...

Unabridged

22 hours 39 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's invasion of Russia in June 1941, aimed at nothing less than a war of extermination to annihilate Soviet communism, liquidate the Jews and create Lebensraum for the German master race. But it led to the destruction of the Third Reich, and was cataclysmic for Germany with millions of men killed, wounded or registered as missing in action. It ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's invasion of Russia in June 1941, aimed at nothing less than a war of extermination to annihilate Soviet communism, liquidate the Jews and create Lebensraum for the German master race. But it led to the destruction of the Third Reich, and was cataclysmic for Germany with millions of men killed, wounded or registered as missing in action. It
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Stalingrad

by Antony Beevor ...

Narrated by George Guidall ...

Abridged

6 hours 14 min

The Battle of Stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of World War II: it also changed the face of modern warfareHistorians and reviewers worldwide have hailed Antony Beevor's magisterial Stalingrad as the definitive account of World War II's most harrowing battle.In August 1942, Hitler's huge Sixth Army reached the city that bore Stalin's name. In the five-month siege that ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

The Battle of Stalingrad was not only the psychological turning point of World War II: it also changed the face of modern warfareHistorians and reviewers worldwide have hailed Antony Beevor's magisterial Stalingrad as the definitive account of World War II's most harrowing battle.In August 1942, Hitler's huge Sixth Army reached the city that bore Stalin's name. In the five-month siege that
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The Typewriter and the Guillotine

An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII

by Mark Braude ...

Narrated by Karen Cass ...

Unabridged

11 hours 20 min

The "endlessly compelling" (NYT Book Review) untold story of a trailblazing Paris correspondent for The New Yorker, who sounded the alarm about the rise of fascism in Europe while becoming enmeshed in the sensational case of a German serial killer stalking the streets of the French capital on the eve of WWII.In 1925, the Indianapolis-born Janet Flanner took an assignment to write a regular ‘Letter ... Read more

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The "endlessly compelling" (NYT Book Review) untold story of a trailblazing Paris correspondent for The New Yorker, who sounded the alarm about the rise of fascism in Europe while becoming enmeshed in the sensational case of a German serial killer stalking the streets of the French capital on the eve of WWII.In 1925, the Indianapolis-born Janet Flanner took an assignment to write a regular ‘Letter
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Black England

A Forgotten Georgian History

by Gretchen Gerzina ...

Narrated by Debra Michaels ...

Unabridged

9 hours 30 min

A powerful history of the forgotten lives of black Georgian Britain.Georgian England had a large and distinctive black community. Yet all of them, prosperous citizens or newly freed slaves, ran the risk of kidnap and sale to plantations. Their dramatic, often moving story is told in this audiobook.The idea that Britain became a mixed-race country after 1945 is a common mistake. Even in Shakespeare ... Read more

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A powerful history of the forgotten lives of black Georgian Britain.Georgian England had a large and distinctive black community. Yet all of them, prosperous citizens or newly freed slaves, ran the risk of kidnap and sale to plantations. Their dramatic, often moving story is told in this audiobook.The idea that Britain became a mixed-race country after 1945 is a common mistake. Even in Shakespeare
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Abyss

The Cuban Missile Crisis 1962

by Max Hastings ...

Narrated by John Hopkins ...

Unabridged

19 hours 12 min

A Times History Book of the Year 2022 From the #1 bestselling historian Max Hastings ‘the heart-stopping story of the missile crisis’ Daily TelegraphThe 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was the most perilous event in history, when mankind faced a looming nuclear collision between the United States and Soviet Union. During those weeks, the world gazed into the abyss of potential annihilation.Max Hastings ... Read more

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A Times History Book of the Year 2022 From the #1 bestselling historian Max Hastings ‘the heart-stopping story of the missile crisis’ Daily TelegraphThe 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was the most perilous event in history, when mankind faced a looming nuclear collision between the United States and Soviet Union. During those weeks, the world gazed into the abyss of potential annihilation.Max Hastings
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Ancestors

A prehistory of Britain in seven burials

by Alice Roberts ...

Narrated by Alice Roberts ...

Unabridged

13 hours 48 min

An extraordinary exploration of the ancestry of Britain through seven burial sites. By using new advances in genetics and taking us through important archaeological discoveries, Professor Alice Roberts helps us better understand life today.‘This is a terrific, timely and transporting book - taking us heart, body and mind beyond history, to the fascinating truth of the prehistoric past and the ... Read more

$37.99 CAD

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An extraordinary exploration of the ancestry of Britain through seven burial sites. By using new advances in genetics and taking us through important archaeological discoveries, Professor Alice Roberts helps us better understand life today.‘This is a terrific, timely and transporting book - taking us heart, body and mind beyond history, to the fascinating truth of the prehistoric past and the
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In Search of the Dark Ages

by Michael Wood ...

Narrated by Marston York ...

Unabridged

14 hours 28 min

Brought to you by Penguin.In Search of the Dark Ages is an unrivalled exploration of the origins of English identity, and the bestselling book that established Michael Wood as one of Britain's leading historians. Now, on the book's 40th anniversary, this fully revised and expanded edition illuminates further the fascinating and mysterious centuries between the Romans and the Norman Conquest ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

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Brought to you by Penguin.In Search of the Dark Ages is an unrivalled exploration of the origins of English identity, and the bestselling book that established Michael Wood as one of Britain's leading historians. Now, on the book's 40th anniversary, this fully revised and expanded edition illuminates further the fascinating and mysterious centuries between the Romans and the Norman Conquest
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