Best Sellers
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The Anarchy
- The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
- Written by: William Dalrymple
- Narrated by: Sid Sagar
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall530
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Performance439
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Story441
The Anarchy tells the remarkable story of how one of the world’s most magnificent empires disintegrated and came to be replaced by a dangerously unregulated private company....
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Pronunciations not satisfactory
- By msvk on 26-05-20
Written by: William Dalrymple
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Catherine the Great
- Portrait of a Woman
- Written by: Robert K. Massie
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 23 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance5
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Story5
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An “absorbing” (Los Angeles Times) biography of one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in Russian history—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and The Romanovs “[A] compelling portrait not...
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Great book
- By Shivankar on 08-05-24
Written by: Robert K. Massie
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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
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
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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The Fall of Robespierre
- 24 Hours in Revolutionary Paris
- Written by: Colin Jones
- Narrated by: Sasha Higgins
- Length: 18 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
The day of 9 Thermidor (July 27, 1794) is universally acknowledged as a major turning-point in the history of the French Revolution. At 12:00 midnight, Maximilien Robespierre, the most prominent member of the Committee of Public Safety which had for more than a year directed the Reign of Terror...
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A very enjoyable book.
- By Raman on 26-04-24
Written by: Colin Jones
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Unfabling the East
- The Enlightenment's Encounter with Asia
- Written by: Jürgen Osterhammel, Robert Savage - translator
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 25 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
During the long 18th century, Europe's travelers, scholars, and intellectuals looked to Asia in a spirit of puzzlement, irony, and openness. Author Jürgen Osterhammel tells the story of the European Enlightenment's nuanced encounter with the great civilizations of the East....
Written by: Jürgen Osterhammel,
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A Little History of the United States
- Written by: James West Davidson
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance5
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Story5
Everyone from young adults to grandparents will be fascinated by the answers uncovered in James West Davidson's vividly told A Little History of the United States....
Written by: James West Davidson
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The Anarchy
- The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
- Written by: William Dalrymple
- Narrated by: Sid Sagar
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall530
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Performance439
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Story441
The Anarchy tells the remarkable story of how one of the world’s most magnificent empires disintegrated and came to be replaced by a dangerously unregulated private company....
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Pronunciations not satisfactory
- By msvk on 26-05-20
Written by: William Dalrymple
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Catherine the Great
- Portrait of a Woman
- Written by: Robert K. Massie
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 23 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance5
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Story5
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An “absorbing” (Los Angeles Times) biography of one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in Russian history—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and The Romanovs “[A] compelling portrait not...
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Great book
- By Shivankar on 08-05-24
Written by: Robert K. Massie
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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
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
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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The Fall of Robespierre
- 24 Hours in Revolutionary Paris
- Written by: Colin Jones
- Narrated by: Sasha Higgins
- Length: 18 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
The day of 9 Thermidor (July 27, 1794) is universally acknowledged as a major turning-point in the history of the French Revolution. At 12:00 midnight, Maximilien Robespierre, the most prominent member of the Committee of Public Safety which had for more than a year directed the Reign of Terror...
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A very enjoyable book.
- By Raman on 26-04-24
Written by: Colin Jones
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Unfabling the East
- The Enlightenment's Encounter with Asia
- Written by: Jürgen Osterhammel, Robert Savage - translator
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 25 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
During the long 18th century, Europe's travelers, scholars, and intellectuals looked to Asia in a spirit of puzzlement, irony, and openness. Author Jürgen Osterhammel tells the story of the European Enlightenment's nuanced encounter with the great civilizations of the East....
Written by: Jürgen Osterhammel,
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A Little History of the United States
- Written by: James West Davidson
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance5
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Story5
Everyone from young adults to grandparents will be fascinated by the answers uncovered in James West Davidson's vividly told A Little History of the United States....
Written by: James West Davidson
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The Pirate Menace
- Uncovering the Golden Age of Piracy
- Written by: Angus Konstam
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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The growth of piracy led to a major surge in attacks in the Caribbean and along North America’s Atlantic seaboard. With the fragile maritime economy of the Americas threatened with collapse, major ports were threatened and trade brought to a standstill, the British government finally declared war.
Written by: Angus Konstam
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The Age of Revolutions
- And the Generations Who Made It
- Written by: Nathan Perl-Rosenthal
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 16 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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The revolutions that raged across Europe and the Americas over seven decades, from 1760 to 1825, created the modern world. In The Age of Revolutions, historian Nathan Perl-Rosenthal offers the first narrative history of this entire era
Written by: Nathan Perl-Rosenthal
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American Eden
- David Hosack, Botany, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic
- Written by: Victoria Johnson
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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When Dr. David Hosack tilled the country's first botanical garden in the Manhattan soil more than 200 years ago, he didn't just dramatically alter the New York landscape; he left a monumental legacy of advocacy for public health and wide-ranging support for the sciences. A charismatic dreamer...
Written by: Victoria Johnson
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Mutiny on the Bounty
- A saga of sex, sedition, mayhem and mutiny, and survival against extraordinary odds
- Written by: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 22 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories - a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order - and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before. Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect...
Written by: Peter FitzSimons
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The Republic of Pirates
- Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down
- Written by: Colin Woodard
- Narrated by: Lewis Grenville
- Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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The untold story of a heroic band of Caribbean pirates whose defiance of imperial rule inspired revolt in colonial outposts across the world....
Written by: Colin Woodard
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Colonialism
- A Global History
- Written by: Lorenzo Veracini
- Narrated by: Stewart Crank
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Colonialism: A Global History interprets colonialism as an unequal relationship characterized by displacement and domination and reveals the ways in which this relationship has been constitutive of global modernity. The volume focuses on colonialism's dynamism, adaptability, and resilience. It...
Written by: Lorenzo Veracini
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James Madison
- America's First Politician
- Written by: Jay Cost
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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An intellectual biography of James Madison, arguing that he invented American politics as we know it How do you solve a problem like James Madison? The fourth president is one of the most confounding figures in early American history; his political trajectory seems almost intentionally...
Written by: Jay Cost
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The History of England Volume 3
- From Henry VII to Mary
- Written by: David Hume
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 19 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Volume 3 of Hume's great History of England the theme of which is liberty, above all English constitutional development from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Revolution of 1688...
Written by: David Hume
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The Dark Side of the Enlightenment
- Wizards, Alchemists, and Spiritual Seekers in the Age of Reason
- Written by: John V. Fleming
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Why spiritual and supernatural yearnings, even investigations into the occult, flourished in the era of rationalist philosophy.....
Written by: John V. Fleming
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The Invisible Hook
- The Hidden Economics of Pirates
- Written by: Peter T. Leeson
- Narrated by: Jeremy Gage
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance0
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Revealing the democratic and economic forces propelling history's most colorful criminals, The Invisible Hook establishes pirates' trailblazing relevance to the contemporary world....
Written by: Peter T. Leeson
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The Enlightenment
- And Why It Still Matters
- Written by: Anthony Pagden
- Narrated by: Robert Blumenfeld
- Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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One of our most renowned and brilliant historians takes a fresh look at the revolutionary intellectual movement that laid the foundation for the modern world....
Written by: Anthony Pagden
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Cursed Britain
- A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times
- Written by: Thomas Waters
- Narrated by: Jake Ruddle
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Cursed Britain unveils the enduring power of witchcraft, curses, and black magic in modern times. Few topics are so secretive or controversial. Yet, whether in the 1800s or the early 2000s, when disasters struck or personal misfortunes mounted, many Britons found themselves believing in things...
Written by: Thomas Waters