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A World Divided

The Global Struggle for Human Rights in the Age of Nation-States

by Eric D. Weitz ...

Narrated by Robert Slade ...

Series series Human Rights and Crimes against Humanity
Unabridged

17 hours 36 min

This audiobook narrated by Robert Slade provides a compelling global history of human rights in a world of nation-states that grant rights to some while denying them to othersOnce dominated by vast empires, the world is now divided into close to 200 independent countries with laws and constitutions proclaiming human rights—a transformation that suggests that nations and human rights inevitably ... Read more

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This audiobook narrated by Robert Slade provides a compelling global history of human rights in a world of nation-states that grant rights to some while denying them to othersOnce dominated by vast empires, the world is now divided into close to 200 independent countries with laws and constitutions proclaiming human rights—a transformation that suggests that nations and human rights inevitably
... Read more

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Weimar Germany

Promise and Tragedy, Weimar Centennial Edition

by Eric D. Weitz ...

Narrated by Robert Slade ...

Unabridged

18 hours 42 min

This audiobook narrated by Robert Slade paints a riveting portrait of the Weimar eraA New York Times Book Review Editor's ChoiceA Financial Times Best Book of the YearWeimar Germany brings to life an era of unmatched creativity in the twentieth century—one whose influence and inspiration still resonate today. Eric Weitz has written the authoritative history that this fascinating and complex period ... Read more

$29.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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This audiobook narrated by Robert Slade paints a riveting portrait of the Weimar eraA New York Times Book Review Editor's ChoiceA Financial Times Best Book of the YearWeimar Germany brings to life an era of unmatched creativity in the twentieth century—one whose influence and inspiration still resonate today. Eric Weitz has written the authoritative history that this fascinating and complex period
... Read more

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Cybersecurity Lessons from CoVID-19

by Robert Slade ...

Using the SARS-CoV-2/CoVID-19 pandemic as a giant case study, and following the structure of the domains of information security, this book looks at what the crisis teaches us about security. It points out specific security fundamentals where social, medical, or business responses to the crisis failed or needed to make specific use of those concepts. For the most part, these lessons are simply ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Using the SARS-CoV-2/CoVID-19 pandemic as a giant case study, and following the structure of the domains of information security, this book looks at what the crisis teaches us about security. It points out specific security fundamentals where social, medical, or business responses to the crisis failed or needed to make specific use of those concepts. For the most part, these lessons are simply
... Read more
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Cold Truth

by Ashley Kalagian-Blunt ...

Narrated by Robert Slade, Ursula Campbell ...

Unabridged

11 hours 4 min

When you can fake anything, how do you know what’s real?Harlow Close has made a career as an influencer uncovering the secrets of Winnipeg, dubbed ‘North America's strangest city’. The region is renowned for its sub-zero temperatures, dropping to minus 40 degrees – sometimes for months at a time. Yet, it’s not just the frigid winters and geographic seclusion that render Winnipeg peculiar.When ... Read more

$14.28 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

When you can fake anything, how do you know what’s real?Harlow Close has made a career as an influencer uncovering the secrets of Winnipeg, dubbed ‘North America's strangest city’. The region is renowned for its sub-zero temperatures, dropping to minus 40 degrees – sometimes for months at a time. Yet, it’s not just the frigid winters and geographic seclusion that render Winnipeg peculiar.When
... Read more
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Rogue Hero

The explosive, action-packed thriller from MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Rob Sinclair

by Rob Sinclair ...

Narrated by Robert G Slade ...

Unabridged

10 hours 38 min

The action-packed thriller from million-copy bestselling author Rob Sinclair.When a mystery bystander stops an assassination attempt on a prominent politician, it sparks a national search that captivates the nation…Curtis Delaney watches the footage play out on the news, and immediately recognises the unidentified hero. He hasn’t seen his brother Finn in six years. He doesn’t know where he’s been ... Read more

$25.92 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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The action-packed thriller from million-copy bestselling author Rob Sinclair.When a mystery bystander stops an assassination attempt on a prominent politician, it sparks a national search that captivates the nation…Curtis Delaney watches the footage play out on the news, and immediately recognises the unidentified hero. He hasn’t seen his brother Finn in six years. He doesn’t know where he’s been
... Read more

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A Concise History of the United States of America

by Susan-Mary Grant, Robert G. Slade ...

Narrated by Robert G. Slade ...

Unabridged

18 hours 20 min

Born out of violence and the aspirations of its early settlers, the United States of America has become one of the world’s most powerful nations. This audiobook begins in colonial America as the first Europeans arrived, lured by the promise of financial profit, driven by religious piety, and accompanied by diseases that would ravage the native populations. It explores the tensions inherent in a ... Read more

$21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Born out of violence and the aspirations of its early settlers, the United States of America has become one of the world’s most powerful nations. This audiobook begins in colonial America as the first Europeans arrived, lured by the promise of financial profit, driven by religious piety, and accompanied by diseases that would ravage the native populations. It explores the tensions inherent in a
... Read more
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The Reef Girl

by Zane Grey ...

Narrated by Robert G. Slade ...

Unabridged

7 hours 16 min

An American writer travels with his fiancée to Tahiti and is lured away from her by the seductive splendor of the island and by a Tahitian beauty named Faaone, who sweeps him into a web of murder, deception, and revenge. ... Read more

$16.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

An American writer travels with his fiancée to Tahiti and is lured away from her by the seductive splendor of the island and by a Tahitian beauty named Faaone, who sweeps him into a web of murder, deception, and revenge.
... Read more
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The Ranger, and Other Stories

by Zane Grey ...

Narrated by Robert G. Slade ...

Unabridged

6 hours 50 min

Four tales of love and adventure in the Old West introduce a cast of characters that includes a brave Texas ranger who risks his life against avenging outlaws to rescue the woman he secretly loves; a beautiful seductress comes between two brothers; a desperate fugitive seeks sanctuary with a peace-loving people; and a daring young schoolteacher journeys West to meet the man who has captured her ... Read more

$16.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Four tales of love and adventure in the Old West introduce a cast of characters that includes a brave Texas ranger who risks his life against avenging outlaws to rescue the woman he secretly loves; a beautiful seductress comes between two brothers; a desperate fugitive seeks sanctuary with a peace-loving people; and a daring young schoolteacher journeys West to meet the man who has captured her
... Read more
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Two Years Before the Mast

by Richard Henry Dana Jr, Robert G. Slade ...

Narrated by Robert G. Slade ...

Unabridged

17 hours 26 min

Two Years Before the Mast is Richard Henry Dana Jr’s captivating account of life as a common sailor on board a merchant ship in the early 1830s. Initially an attempt to remedy the author’s eye fatigue, the two-year voyage from Boston to California had a transformative effect on Dana, whose diary gives a fascinating snapshot of pre-Gold Rush California. Dana captures the cruel conditions on board ... Read more

$21.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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Two Years Before the Mast is Richard Henry Dana Jr’s captivating account of life as a common sailor on board a merchant ship in the early 1830s. Initially an attempt to remedy the author’s eye fatigue, the two-year voyage from Boston to California had a transformative effect on Dana, whose diary gives a fascinating snapshot of pre-Gold Rush California. Dana captures the cruel conditions on board
... Read more

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Twin Sombreros

A Western Story

by Zane Grey ...

Narrated by Robert G. Slade ...

Unabridged

10 hours 14 min

When Brazos Keene, a haunted cowboy with an honorable streak, comes across Twin Sombreros Ranch, he finds himself dragged into a vicious family feud. A convenient fall guy, Brazos is accused of the murder of Allen Neece, son of Abe Neece. The Neeces are the former owners of Twin Sombreros but lost it to the Surface family when their $50,000 herd of cattle mysteriously disappeared, turning the once ... Read more

$19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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When Brazos Keene, a haunted cowboy with an honorable streak, comes across Twin Sombreros Ranch, he finds himself dragged into a vicious family feud. A convenient fall guy, Brazos is accused of the murder of Allen Neece, son of Abe Neece. The Neeces are the former owners of Twin Sombreros but lost it to the Surface family when their $50,000 herd of cattle mysteriously disappeared, turning the once
... Read more

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The Devil's Dictionary

by Ambrose Bierce, Robert G Slade ...

Narrated by Robert G. Slade ...

Unabridged

8 hours 49 min

CYNIC, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be. ... Read more

$15.00 USD

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CYNIC, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.
... Read more

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Spinoza, Atheist

by Steven Nadler ...

Narrated by Robert G. Slade ...

Unabridged

8 hours 40 min

This audiobook narrated by Robert Slade shares a fascinating historical and philosophical account that unravels the mystery of whether Spinoza was an atheistIn 1656, a young Amsterdam merchant was excommunicated by his Portuguese-Jewish community in the harshest terms it had ever used. Baruch Spinoza was accused of unspecified "horrifying heresies," but the precise reasons for his expulsion remain ... Read more

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This audiobook narrated by Robert Slade shares a fascinating historical and philosophical account that unravels the mystery of whether Spinoza was an atheistIn 1656, a young Amsterdam merchant was excommunicated by his Portuguese-Jewish community in the harshest terms it had ever used. Baruch Spinoza was accused of unspecified "horrifying heresies," but the precise reasons for his expulsion remain
... Read more

Also available as: eBook