Best Sellers
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My Twenty-Five Years in Provence
- Reflections on Then and Now
- Written by: Peter Mayle
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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A celebration of 25 years of Provençal living - of lessons learned and changes observed - with his final book, Peter Mayle has crafted a lasting love letter to his adopted home, marked by his signature warmth, wit, and humor....
Written by: Peter Mayle
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The Dreyfus Affair
- The Scandal That Tore France in Two
- Written by: Piers Paul Read
- Narrated by: David Pevsner
- Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins
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July 20, 1894: The German Military Attache in Paris, Colonel Maximillien von Schwarzkoppen received a visit from a seedy-looking middle-aged Frenchman....
Written by: Piers Paul Read
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Hero of Two Worlds
- The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
- Written by: Mike Duncan
- Narrated by: Mike Duncan
- Length: 17 hrs and 20 mins
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From the massively popular podcaster and New York Times best-selling author comes the story of the Marquis de Lafayette's lifelong quest to protect the principles of democracy, told through the lens of the three revolutions he participated in....
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plus ca change, plus cest la meme choze
- By Dhruva Narayan on 12-10-21
Written by: Mike Duncan
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The Years
- Written by: Annie Ernaux
- Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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The Years is a personal narrative of the period of 1941 to 2006 told through the lens of memory....
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Description of various phases of life
- By S P Singh on 01-11-22
Written by: Annie Ernaux
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A Certain Idea of France
- The Life of Charles de Gaulle
- Written by: Julian Jackson
- Narrated by: John Banks
- Length: 35 hrs and 19 mins
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In six weeks in 1940, France was overrun by German troops and surrendered. One junior French general, refusing to accept defeat, made his way to England....
Written by: Julian Jackson
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The Corsican: A Diary of Napoleon's Life
- Written by: Napoleon Bonaparte, R. M. Johnston - editor
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 17 hrs and 40 mins
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These are entirely Napoleon Bonaparte's own words, written and spoken, and collected in journal form. A particular focus here has been put on Napoleon's writings that pertain to military and state matters. The dates in terms of the revolutionary calendar have been modernized....
Written by: Napoleon Bonaparte,
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My Twenty-Five Years in Provence
- Reflections on Then and Now
- Written by: Peter Mayle
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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A celebration of 25 years of Provençal living - of lessons learned and changes observed - with his final book, Peter Mayle has crafted a lasting love letter to his adopted home, marked by his signature warmth, wit, and humor....
Written by: Peter Mayle
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The Dreyfus Affair
- The Scandal That Tore France in Two
- Written by: Piers Paul Read
- Narrated by: David Pevsner
- Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins
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July 20, 1894: The German Military Attache in Paris, Colonel Maximillien von Schwarzkoppen received a visit from a seedy-looking middle-aged Frenchman....
Written by: Piers Paul Read
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Hero of Two Worlds
- The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
- Written by: Mike Duncan
- Narrated by: Mike Duncan
- Length: 17 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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From the massively popular podcaster and New York Times best-selling author comes the story of the Marquis de Lafayette's lifelong quest to protect the principles of democracy, told through the lens of the three revolutions he participated in....
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plus ca change, plus cest la meme choze
- By Dhruva Narayan on 12-10-21
Written by: Mike Duncan
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The Years
- Written by: Annie Ernaux
- Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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The Years is a personal narrative of the period of 1941 to 2006 told through the lens of memory....
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Description of various phases of life
- By S P Singh on 01-11-22
Written by: Annie Ernaux
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A Certain Idea of France
- The Life of Charles de Gaulle
- Written by: Julian Jackson
- Narrated by: John Banks
- Length: 35 hrs and 19 mins
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In six weeks in 1940, France was overrun by German troops and surrendered. One junior French general, refusing to accept defeat, made his way to England....
Written by: Julian Jackson
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The Corsican: A Diary of Napoleon's Life
- Written by: Napoleon Bonaparte, R. M. Johnston - editor
- Narrated by: Jack Chekijian
- Length: 17 hrs and 40 mins
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These are entirely Napoleon Bonaparte's own words, written and spoken, and collected in journal form. A particular focus here has been put on Napoleon's writings that pertain to military and state matters. The dates in terms of the revolutionary calendar have been modernized....
Written by: Napoleon Bonaparte,
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Anii [The Years]
- Written by: Annie Ernaux
- Narrated by: Ilinca Hărnuț
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
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La publicarea din Franța, în 2008, Anii a fost primită cu surprindere. Deși Annie Ernaux era deja de decenii o scriitoare iubită și premiată, Anii a reprezentat, în mult feluri, un nou început....
Written by: Annie Ernaux
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The Cartiers
- The Untold Story of the Family Behind the Jewelry Empire
- Written by: Francesca Cartier Brickell
- Narrated by: Hattie Morahan
- Length: 23 hrs and 14 mins
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The Cartiers is the revealing tale of a jewelry dynasty—four generations, from revolutionary France to the 1970s....
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A book beyond a story
- By Manik Juneja on 04-07-20
Written by: Francesca Cartier Brickell
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A New World Begins
- The History of the French Revolution
- Written by: Jeremy D. Popkin
- Narrated by: Pete Cross, Jeremy D. Popkin
- Length: 21 hrs and 54 mins
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In A New World Begins, Jeremy D. Popkin offers a riveting account of the revolution that puts the listener in the thick of the debates and the violence that led to the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a new society....
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Great introductory text!
- By Ramakrishnan on 20-07-22
Written by: Jeremy D. Popkin
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Embers of War
- The Fall of an Empire and the Making of America's Vietnam
- Written by: Fredrik Logevall
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 32 hrs and 15 mins
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An epic story of wasted opportunities and deadly miscalculations, Embers of War delves deep into the historical record to provide hard answers to the unanswered questions surrounding the demise of one Western power in Vietnam and the arrival of another....
Written by: Fredrik Logevall
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The Longest Day
- June 6, 1944
- Written by: Cornelius Ryan
- Narrated by: Clive Chafer
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
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The classic account of the Allied invasion of Normandy....
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great story narration could be better.
- By Bonko on 27-01-20
Written by: Cornelius Ryan
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A Year in Provence (Czech version)
- Written by: Peter Mayle
- Narrated by: Pavel Soukup
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
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Rok v Provenci je první částí volné trilogie vonící levandulí a chutnající po těch nejvybranějších lahůdkách a nejlepším víně...
Written by: Peter Mayle
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Reflections on the Revolution in France
- Written by: Edmund Burke
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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Written in the form of a letter to a Frenchman, Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France is an impassioned attack on the French Revolution and its hasty destruction of the Church, the old elites, and the Crown....
Written by: Edmund Burke
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The Collapse of the Third Republic
- An Inquiry into the Fall of France in 1940
- Written by: William L. Shirer
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 48 hrs and 10 mins
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As an international war correspondent and radio commentator, William L. Shirer didn't just research the fall of France. He was there. In just six weeks, he watched the Third Reich topple one of the world's oldest military powers - and institute a rule of terror and paranoia....
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Half history half opinion
- By Siva on 13-03-22
Written by: William L. Shirer
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A Savage War of Peace
- Algeria 1954-1962
- Written by: Alistair Horne
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 29 hrs and 56 mins
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The Algerian War lasted from 1954 to 1962. From the perspective of half a century, it looks less like the last colonial war than the first postmodern one....
Written by: Alistair Horne
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The Great Cat Massacre
- And Other Episodes in French Cultural History
- Written by: Robert Darnton
- Narrated by: Ken Kliban
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
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The landmark history of France and French culture in the 18th century, a winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize....
Written by: Robert Darnton
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Napoleon
- Written by: H.A.L. Fisher
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
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Between 1796 and 1815, the continent of Europe was held in thrall by one of the most remarkable personalities of modern times....
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A burst of a biography
- By Nithin on 22-09-19
Written by: H.A.L. Fisher
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Cold Case : 10 affaires criminelles françaises non résolues
- 10 histoires - 5h25 d'écoute
- Written by: John Mac, Luc Tailleur, Sandrine Brugot,
- Narrated by: Florent Oulliè
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
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Cold case : 10 affaires criminelles françaises non résolues est une série audio d'histoires captivantes qui explore des affaires criminelles non élucidées...
Written by: John Mac,
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The Judgment of Paris
- The Revolutionary Decade that Gave the World Impressionism
- Written by: Ross King
- Narrated by: Tristan Layton
- Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
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While the Civil War raged in America, another very different revolution was beginning to take shape across the Atlantic, in the studios of Paris....
Written by: Ross King
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Getting Lost
- Written by: Annie Ernaux, Alison L. Strayer - translator
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
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Getting Lost is the diary Annie Ernaux kept during the year and a half she had a secret love affair with a younger married man, a Russian diplomat. Her novel, Simple Passion, was based on this affair, but here her writing is immediate, unfiltered....
Written by: Annie Ernaux,
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The Civil War in France
- Written by: Karl Marx
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
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In 1871, the Franco-Prussian War was raging. Observing these events through news reports of the time, Karl Marx made three speeches to the International Workmen's Association....
Written by: Karl Marx
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Why We Are Restless
- On the Modern Quest for Contentment
- Written by: Benjamin Storey, Jenna Silber Storey
- Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
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This audiobook narrated by Laurel Lefkow reflects on how our pursuit of happiness makes us unhappy....
Written by: Benjamin Storey,
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The Bettencourt Affair
- The World's Richest Woman and the Scandal That Rocked Paris
- Written by: Tom Sancton
- Narrated by: Amanda Carlin
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
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Heiress to the nearly 40-billion-dollar L’Oréal fortune, Liliane Bettencourt was the world’s richest woman and the 14th wealthiest person. But her gilded life took a dark yet fascinating turn in the past decade. At 94, she was embroiled in what has been called the Bettencourt Affair....
Written by: Tom Sancton
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A Brief History of France
- Brief Histories
- Written by: Cecil Jenkins
- Narrated by: Tristan Bernays
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
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When we think of France we often evoke images of fine food and wine, the elegant boulevards of Paris, the chic beaches of St Tropez....
Written by: Cecil Jenkins
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Pardon My French
- How a Grumpy American Fell in Love with France
- Written by: Allen Johnson
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
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In France, Johnson is like an alien from another planet. Everything is strange to him....
Written by: Allen Johnson
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The Last Duel
- A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France
- Written by: Eric Jager
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
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The gripping true story of the “duel to end all duels” in medieval France that pits a knight against a squire accused of violating the knight’s beautiful young wife....
Written by: Eric Jager
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The First Total War
- Napoleon's Europe and the Birth of Warfare as We Know It
- Written by: David A. Bell
- Narrated by: Trenton Bennett
- Length: 15 hrs and 55 mins
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The twentieth century is usually seen as "the century of total war." But as the historian David A. Bell argues in this landmark work, the phenomenon actually began much earlier, in the era of muskets, cannons, and sailing ships—in the age of Napoleon....
Written by: David A. Bell
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Bienvenue chez les Gaulois
- Essai socio-historico-humoristique pour mieux comprendre les Français
- Written by: Gaspard Chevallier
- Narrated by: Gaspard Chevallier
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
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Si je n'avais pas été français, j'aurais tant aimé l'être! Il y a tellement à écrire sur ce peuple. Parce que les français sont...
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C’est génial et drôle
- By Mihir Joshi on 17-02-23
Written by: Gaspard Chevallier
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French Revolution
- A Comprehensive Guide to the French Revolution Including a Complete History of the Events
- Written by: Historical Publishing
- Narrated by: OSOD Studios
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
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Frеnсh Revolution started in thе year 1789, leading to a ѕеriеѕ of еvеntѕ ѕtаrtеd bу thе middle сlаѕѕ. The people rеvоltеd against the сruеl regime of the monarchy....
Written by: Historical Publishing
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The Franco-Prussian War
- 1870-71
- Written by: Stephen Badsey
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
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The Franco-Prussian War started in 1870 when Otto von Bismarck engineered a war with the French Second Empire under Napoleon III, as part of his plan to unite Prussia with the southern German states as a new Germany....
Written by: Stephen Badsey