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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

£24.99

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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Rosendorfer, Dt. Geschichte Vol. 1 bis 8

by Herbert Rosendorfer ...

Narrated by Gert Heidenreich ...

Series series Deutsche Geschichte - Ein Versuch
Abridged

33 hours

1850 Jahre Deutsche Geschichte erzählt mit bestechender Sachkenntnis und feinsinniger Beobachtungsgabe von einem der größten lebenden deutschsprachigen Literaten. Jetzt liegen erstmals alle 28 Einzel-CDs ungekürzt und gesammelt in einem einzigen repräsentativen Jubiläums-Download vor! Das sind im Einzelnen: 01: Von den Anfängen bis zum Wormser Konkordat 02: Von der Stauferzeit bis zu König Wenzel ... Read more

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1850 Jahre Deutsche Geschichte erzählt mit bestechender Sachkenntnis und feinsinniger Beobachtungsgabe von einem der größten lebenden deutschsprachigen Literaten. Jetzt liegen erstmals alle 28 Einzel-CDs ungekürzt und gesammelt in einem einzigen repräsentativen Jubiläums-Download vor! Das sind im Einzelnen: 01: Von den Anfängen bis zum Wormser Konkordat 02: Von der Stauferzeit bis zu König Wenzel
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Rosendorfer, Dt. Geschichte Vol. 1 bis 8

by Herbert Rosendorfer ...

Narrated by Gert Heidenreich ...

Series series Deutsche Geschichte - Ein Versuch
Abridged

33 hours

1850 Jahre Deutsche Geschichte erzählt mit bestechender Sachkenntnis und feinsinniger Beobachtungsgabe von einem der größten lebenden deutschsprachigen Literaten. Jetzt liegen erstmals alle 28 Einzel-CDs ungekürzt und gesammelt in einem einzigen repräsentativen Jubiläums-Download vor! Das sind im Einzelnen: 01: Von den Anfängen bis zum Wormser Konkordat 02: Von der Stauferzeit bis zu König Wenzel ... Read more

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1850 Jahre Deutsche Geschichte erzählt mit bestechender Sachkenntnis und feinsinniger Beobachtungsgabe von einem der größten lebenden deutschsprachigen Literaten. Jetzt liegen erstmals alle 28 Einzel-CDs ungekürzt und gesammelt in einem einzigen repräsentativen Jubiläums-Download vor! Das sind im Einzelnen: 01: Von den Anfängen bis zum Wormser Konkordat 02: Von der Stauferzeit bis zu König Wenzel
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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

£19.99

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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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

£13.99

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
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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

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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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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

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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
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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

£21.99

'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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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

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'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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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

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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
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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

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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

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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

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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

£3.99

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

£18.99

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

£14.99

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

£8.99

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

£6.49

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
... Read more
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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

£15.99

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

£24.99

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

£11.99

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

£9.99

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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