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Best Sellers
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Savarkar: Echoes of a Forgotton Past, Vol. 1: Part 1
- Written by: Vikram Sampath
- Narrated by: Pratik Sharma
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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As the intellectual fountainhead of the ideology of Hindutva, which is in political ascendancy in India today, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is undoubtedly one of the most contentious political thinkers and leaders of the 20th century....
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Why are all Marathi names are pronounced wrongly?
- By Amrut on 21-11-21
Written by: Vikram Sampath
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Mossad
- The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service
- Written by: Michael Bar-Zohar, Nissim Mishal
- Narrated by: Benjamin Isaac
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Authors MichaelBar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal take us behind the closed curtain with riveting, eye-opening, boots-on-the-ground accounts of the most dangerous, most crucial missions....
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Very engrossing and thrilling!
- By shashwat hota on 18-12-21
Written by: Michael Bar-Zohar,
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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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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 Anonymous User on 26-05-20
Written by: William Dalrymple
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Savarkar (Part 2) A
- A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966
- Written by: Vikram Sampath
- Narrated by: Pratik Sharma
- Length: 16 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Decades after his death, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar continues to uniquely influence India's political scenario....
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Truth
- By Jois on 20-02-24
Written by: Vikram Sampath
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Cobalt Red
- How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
- Written by: Siddharth Kara
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by cobalt mining, as told through the testimonies of the Congolese people themselves....
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Heart Wrenching
- By Vignesh on 27-01-24
Written by: Siddharth Kara
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Skin in the Game
- Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
- Written by: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrated by: Joe Ochman
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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From the New York Times best-selling author of The Black Swan, a bold new work that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion....
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Extraordinary
- By Akhil Siddharth on 12-03-21
Written by: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Savarkar: Echoes of a Forgotton Past, Vol. 1: Part 1
- Written by: Vikram Sampath
- Narrated by: Pratik Sharma
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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As the intellectual fountainhead of the ideology of Hindutva, which is in political ascendancy in India today, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is undoubtedly one of the most contentious political thinkers and leaders of the 20th century....
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Why are all Marathi names are pronounced wrongly?
- By Amrut on 21-11-21
Written by: Vikram Sampath
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Mossad
- The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service
- Written by: Michael Bar-Zohar, Nissim Mishal
- Narrated by: Benjamin Isaac
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Authors MichaelBar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal take us behind the closed curtain with riveting, eye-opening, boots-on-the-ground accounts of the most dangerous, most crucial missions....
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Very engrossing and thrilling!
- By shashwat hota on 18-12-21
Written by: Michael Bar-Zohar,
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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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Overall
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Performance
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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 Anonymous User on 26-05-20
Written by: William Dalrymple
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Savarkar (Part 2) A
- A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966
- Written by: Vikram Sampath
- Narrated by: Pratik Sharma
- Length: 16 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Decades after his death, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar continues to uniquely influence India's political scenario....
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Truth
- By Jois on 20-02-24
Written by: Vikram Sampath
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Cobalt Red
- How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
- Written by: Siddharth Kara
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by cobalt mining, as told through the testimonies of the Congolese people themselves....
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Heart Wrenching
- By Vignesh on 27-01-24
Written by: Siddharth Kara
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Skin in the Game
- Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
- Written by: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Narrated by: Joe Ochman
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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From the New York Times best-selling author of The Black Swan, a bold new work that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion....
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Extraordinary
- By Akhil Siddharth on 12-03-21
Written by: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Why Nations Fail
- The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
- Written by: Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 17 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries.....
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Absolute waste of time
- By Ram Mohan N on 14-02-21
Written by: Daron Acemoglu,
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Savarkar (Part 2) B
- A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966
- Written by: Vikram Sampath
- Narrated by: Pratik Sharma
- Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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In this concluding volume of the Savarkar series, exploring a vast range of original archival documents from across India and outside it, in English and several Indian languages, historian Vikram Sampath brings to light the life and works of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar....
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Worshipful narration
- By Nithin on 20-10-23
Written by: Vikram Sampath
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1947-1957, India
- The Birth of a Republic
- Written by: Chandrachur Ghose
- Narrated by: Dev J Haldar
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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The first decade after India's independence, 1947-1957, was probably the most crucial in the nation's history. Opening a window to this period, this book weaves a story out of the complex ideas and events that have largely remained beneath the surface of public discourse.
Written by: Chandrachur Ghose
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The Khalistan Conspiracy
- A Former R&AW Officer Unravels the Path to 1984
- Written by: G.B.S. Sidhu
- Narrated by: Adwait Karambelkar
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The author, a former Special Secretary of India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) of the Cabinet Secretariat, examines a series of interconnected events that led to the rise of the Khalistan movement.
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Must read book to know the Congress dirty politics
- By Dr. Harshit Lohani on 05-09-23
Written by: G.B.S. Sidhu
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Bravehearts of Bharat
- Vignettes from Indian History
- Written by: Vikram Sampath
- Narrated by: Anuj Datta
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Fifteen Brave Men and Women of Bharat who Never Succumbed to the Challenges of Invaders But were Lost and Forgotten in the Annals of History. These are the stories of those Bravehearts who Fought to Protect their Rights, Faith and Freedom....
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Excellent glimpse of Indian history
- By DATTADA V. on 22-09-23
Written by: Vikram Sampath
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Savarkar: Echoes of a Forgotton Past, Vol. 1: Part 2
- Written by: Vikram Sampath
- Narrated by: Pratik Sharma
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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As the intellectual fountainhead of the ideology of Hindutva, which is in political ascendancy in India today, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is undoubtedly one of the most contentious political thinkers and leaders of the 20th century....
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This is only Part 2 of Vol 1 and not entire book
- By Anonymous User on 04-03-20
Written by: Vikram Sampath
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Nehru
- The Debates That Defined India
- Written by: Adeel Hussain, Tripurdaman Singh
- Narrated by: Shubhankar
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Jawaharlal Nehru remains a towering figure in Indian politics, a man who left an indelible stamp on the history of South Asia. As a leading light of the nationalist struggle and as India's first and longest-serving prime minister, his ideas shaped the political contours of the country.....
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Debates that had profound impact on India
- By Neeraj Sinha on 18-02-23
Written by: Adeel Hussain,
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Rahul Bajaj Biography
- An Extraordinary Life
- Written by: Gita Piramal
- Narrated by: Mala Mangla
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Rahul Bajaj is a billionaire businessman, the chairman emeritus of the Bajaj Group and a former member of Parliament. This book is not just the story of Rahul Bajaj but the story of India....
Written by: Gita Piramal
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Phenomena
- The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis
- Written by: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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The definitive history of the military's decades-long investigation into mental powers and phenomena....
Written by: Annie Jacobsen
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Bose: The Untold Story (Part 1)
- The Untold Story of an Inconvenient Nationalist
- Written by: Chandrachur Ghose
- Narrated by: Dev J. Haldar
- Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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There are not many Indian heroes whose lives have been as dramatic and adventurous as that of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. That, however, is an assessment of his life based on what is widely known about him....
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Mind numbingly dull
- By Alok on 06-03-23
Written by: Chandrachur Ghose
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The Spy Chronicles
- RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace
- Written by: Asad Durrani, Aditya Sinha, A. S. Dulat
- Narrated by: Zubin Balaporia, Uday Benegal, Prateek Pillai
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Sometime in 2016, a series of dialogues took place which set out to find a meeting ground, even if only an illusion, between A.S. Dulat and Asad Durrani. One was a former chief of RAW, India's external intelligence agency, the other of ISI, its Pakistani counterpart....
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Good book ruined by the performance
- By Placeholder on 28-03-21
Written by: Asad Durrani,
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Billion Dollar Whale
- Written by: Bradley Hope, Tom Wright
- Narrated by: Will Collyer
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Now a number-one international best seller, Billion Dollar Whale is "an epic tale of white-collar crime on a global scale" (Publishers Weekly), revealing how a young social climber from Malaysia pulled off one of the biggest heists in history....
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Story is good but writing is not...
- By Kindle Customer on 29-02-24
Written by: Bradley Hope,
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Basic Economics, Fifth Edition
- A Common Sense Guide to the Economy
- Written by: Thomas Sowell
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 28 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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In this fifth edition of Basic Economics, Thomas Sowell revises and updates his popular book on commonsense economics, bringing the world into clearer focus through a basic understanding of the fundamental economic principles and how they explain our lives....
Written by: Thomas Sowell
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Michel de Montaigne: The Complete Essays
- Written by: Michel de Montaigne
- Narrated by: Peter Wickham
- Length: 53 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1572, Montaigne - nobleman, humanist, and thoroughly Renaissance man - retired to the seclusion of his estate in the Dordogne and started to write. From his pen poured a stream of "essays" - attempts to capture the observations that came to him on an idiosyncratic range of subjects....
Written by: Michel de Montaigne
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These Seats Are Reserved
- Caste, Quotas and the Constitution of India
- Written by: Abhinav Chandrachud
- Narrated by: Anuj Datta
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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In These Seats Are Reserved, Abhinav traces the history and making of the reservation policy....
Written by: Abhinav Chandrachud
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (AmazonClassics Edition)
- Written by: Benjamin Franklin
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Written between 1717 and 1790, and originally referred to by its author as simply Memoirs, Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography is considered the pioneering example of the genre....
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As always a lot to learn about leading a good life
- By Juzer Firoz Rangwala on 28-07-21
Written by: Benjamin Franklin
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Bose: The Untold Story (Part 2)
- The Untold Story of an Inconvenient Nationalist
- Written by: Chandrachur Ghose
- Narrated by: Dev J. Haldar
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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There are not many Indian heroes whose lives have been as dramatic and adventurous as that of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. That, however, is an assessment of his life based on what is widely known about him....
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Excellent
- By Deepak Sharma on 10-07-23
Written by: Chandrachur Ghose
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Dreamers
- How Young Indians Are Changing Their World
- Written by: Snigdha Poonam
- Narrated by: Richa Syal
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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More than half of India is under the age of 25, and the country is set to have the youngest population in the world by 2021. But India's millennials are nothing like their counterparts in the West....
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Real and vivid
- By ReKa on 23-12-21
Written by: Snigdha Poonam
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Arthashastra Vol. 1
- Written by: Kautilya, LN Rangarajan
- Narrated by: Nathan D'Costa
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Arthashastra is one of the oldest books with immense historical significance written by Kautilya, or Arya Chanakya, as he was popularly known. This book is one of the most effective books ever written on the art of statecraft and the science of everyday living....
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Literal Reading & wrong pronunciations by narrater
- By Pranjal Athavale on 04-03-24
Written by: Kautilya,
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Stalin
- New Biography of a Dictator
- Written by: Oleg V. Khlevniuk, Nora Seligman Favorov - translator
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 18 hrs
- Unabridged
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This essential biography, by the author most deeply familiar with the vast archives of the Soviet era, offers an unprecedented, fine-grained portrait of Stalin, the man and dictator....
Written by: Oleg V. Khlevniuk,
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Kissinger
- A Biography
- Written by: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 34 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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When Henry Kissinger was made secretary of state in 1973, he had already become the most admired person in the US and one of the most unlikely celebrities to capture the world’s imagination....
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Facets of a genius
- By Nithin on 08-02-19
Written by: Walter Isaacson
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Cuba Libre!
- Che, Fidel, and the Improbable Revolution That Changed World History
- Written by: Tony Perrottet
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Historian and journalist Tony Perrottet chronicles the events of the Cuban Revolution and the figures at the center of the guerrilla uprising: Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, and the scrappy band of rebel men and women who followed them....
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monologue of the Cuban Revolution.
- By Vikas on 09-02-19
Written by: Tony Perrottet
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The Fountainhead
- Written by: Ayn Rand
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Abridged
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The Fountainhead studies the conflict between artistic genius and social convention, a theme Ayn Rand later developed into the idealistic philosophy knows as Objectivism....
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not the complete version
- By Amazon Customer on 07-08-19
Written by: Ayn Rand
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Autobiography Collection: Henry Ford, Nikola Tesla, and Benjamin Franklin
- Written by: Henry Ford, Nikola Tesla, Benjamin Franklin
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 17 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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This autobiography collection contains My Life and Work: The Autobiography of Henry Ford, My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla, and The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin....
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Unable to listen showing error
- By Prasanna Patwardhan on 01-09-21
Written by: Henry Ford,
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Joseph Beuys - Kurzbiografie kompakt
- 5 Minuten - Schneller hören - mehr wissen!
- Written by: Jürgen Fritsche
- Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche
- Length: 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Joseph Beuys, deutsche Künstlerlegende und politischer Aktivist: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!
Written by: Jürgen Fritsche
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きみが校長をやればいい 1年で国公立大合格者を0から20名にした定員割れ私立女子商業高校の挑戦
- Written by: 柴山 翔太
- Narrated by: 日暮 哲也
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
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福岡県にある私立福岡女子商業高校が大きな話題になっている。2年前に赴任した国語科教員によって前年度は0人だった国公立大学合格者が一気に20人になった。
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The Mountains Are High
- A Year of Escape and Discovery in Rural China
- Written by: Alec Ash
- Narrated by: Alec Ash
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
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The Mountains Are High is a beautifully written, candid memoir about how reevaluating what is really important and taking a leap of faith to reach it can genuinely transform your life. As one of the ‘new migrants' tells Alec when he arrives: it is easy to change your environment, far more difficult to change your mind.
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Deutschland der Extreme [Germany of Extremes]
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Martin Debes beschreibt anhand von Thüringen, warum die großen Volksparteien an Boden verlieren, das Vertrauen in demokratische Prozesse und staatliche Institutionen schwindet und Politik zu einem Schauplatz von Extremisten und Karrieristen wird. Sein Buch ist die Geschichte eines Landes, das Experimentierfeld extremer politischer Kräfte war und wieder geworden ist.
Written by: Martin Debes
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The Martyr and the Red Kimono
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On the 14th of August 1941, a Polish monk named Maximilian Maria Kolbe was murdered in Auschwitz. Kolbe's life had been remarkable. Fiercely intelligent and driven, he founded a movement of Catholicism and spent several years in Nagasaki, ministering to the 'hidden Christians' who had emerged after centuries of oppression. A Polish nationalist as well as a monk, he gave sanctuary to fleeing refugees and his death was no less remarkable: he volunteered to die, saving the life of a fellow prisoner. It was an act that profoundly transformed the lives of two Japanese men.
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Another England
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Who are the English? Today, the dominant story told about our national history solely serves the interests of the right. The only people who dare speak of 'Englishness' are cheerleaders for isolationism and imperial nostalgia. But there is another story, equally compelling, about who we are: about the English people's radical inclusivity, their ancient commitment to the natural world, their long struggle to win rights for all.
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Joseph Beuys - Kurzbiografie kompakt
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福岡県にある私立福岡女子商業高校が大きな話題になっている。2年前に赴任した国語科教員によって前年度は0人だった国公立大学合格者が一気に20人になった。
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The Mountains Are High
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The Mountains Are High is a beautifully written, candid memoir about how reevaluating what is really important and taking a leap of faith to reach it can genuinely transform your life. As one of the ‘new migrants' tells Alec when he arrives: it is easy to change your environment, far more difficult to change your mind.
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Deutschland der Extreme [Germany of Extremes]
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On the 14th of August 1941, a Polish monk named Maximilian Maria Kolbe was murdered in Auschwitz. Kolbe's life had been remarkable. Fiercely intelligent and driven, he founded a movement of Catholicism and spent several years in Nagasaki, ministering to the 'hidden Christians' who had emerged after centuries of oppression. A Polish nationalist as well as a monk, he gave sanctuary to fleeing refugees and his death was no less remarkable: he volunteered to die, saving the life of a fellow prisoner. It was an act that profoundly transformed the lives of two Japanese men.
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Another England
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Journalist Patricia Evangelista came of age in the aftermath of a street revolution that forged a new future for the Philippines. Three decades later, in the face of mounting inequality, the nation discovered the fragility of its democratic institutions under the regime of strongman Rodrigo Duterte.
Written by: Patricia Evangelista
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My Life in the Red Army
- Written by: Fred Virski
- Narrated by: Kevin Waits
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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"My Life in the Red Army" by Fred Virski offers a rare, firsthand account of a soldier's experiences within the Soviet military machine during a critical period of the 20th century. Through the lens of Virski's personal journey, the book sheds light on the inner workings, struggles, and day-to-day life of the Red Army from the perspective of an ordinary soldier.
Written by: Fred Virski
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Von König Artus bis Napoleon Bonaparte - 10 kurze Biografien gekrönter Häupter
- 5 Minuten - Schneller hören - mehr wissen!
- Written by: Jürgen Fritsche
- Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Zehn kurze Biografien berühmter Menschen werden präsentiert, das Wichtigste kurz und knapp auf den Punkt gebracht. Unterhaltung und Wissen in einem! Mit dabei: Alexander der Große, Napoleon Bonaparte, König Artus, Karl der Große, Kaiser Friedrich I Barbarossa, Richard Löwenherz, Kaiser Friedrich II, König Heinrich VIII von England, König Ludwig XIV von Frankreich, Zar Peter der Große.
Written by: Jürgen Fritsche
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The Prisoner
- Behind Bars in Putin's Russia
- Written by: Vladimir Pereverzin, Anna Gunin - translator
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Shocking, but laced with wry humour, Vladimir Pereverzin’s extraordinary story is of an ordinary man whose comfortable life is upended. Refusing to give false testimony against Yukos owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky, he is plunged into lengthy, brutal incarceration in Russia’s nightmarish prisons and penal colonies, including some in which political prisoner Alexei Navalny has been held.
Written by: Vladimir Pereverzin,
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Den Frieden gewinnen
- Die Gewalt verlernen
- Written by: Heribert Prantl
- Narrated by: Gordon Piedesack
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
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Wer den Frieden will, muss den Frieden vorbereiten. Alle reden vom Krieg, vom Frieden reden zu wenige: Die weißen Tauben sind müde. Heribert Prantl begründet, warum wir eine neue Friedensbewegung, eine neue Entspannungspolitik und keinen dritten Weltkrieg brauchen – es wäre der letzte. Und er denkt darüber nach, wie die Zähmung der Gewalt, wie Entfeindung gelingen kann, wie wir Frieden lernen.
Written by: Heribert Prantl
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Le tre profezie
- Appunti per il futuro dal profondo della storia
- Written by: Giulio Tremonti
- Narrated by: Claudio Colombo
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
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I fenomeni climatici estremi e il corona virus con i suoi effetti sul rapporto tra gli Stati e l'economia globale ma anche la fine dell'inflazione e la resistenza del sovranismo: sono questi i temi che aggiornano e il saggio di Giulio Tremonti sul grande disordine che oggi investe le nostre vite. L'autore prende spunto da tre profezie che emergono dal profondo della storia.
Written by: Giulio Tremonti
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Tsarina Catherine the Great - A short biography
- 5 Minutes. Short on time - long on info!
- Written by: George Fritsche
- Narrated by: George Fritsche
- Length: 5 mins
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Tsarina Catherine the Great, German-born ruler of Russia: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!
Written by: George Fritsche
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Mary Stuart - A short biography
- 5 Minutes. Short on time - long on info!
- Written by: George Fritsche
- Narrated by: George Fritsche
- Length: 5 mins
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Mary Stuart, Queen Elizabeth I of England's adversary and Queen of Scots: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!
Written by: George Fritsche
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Erinnerungen
- Mein Leben in der Politik
- Written by: Wolfgang Schäuble
- Narrated by: Frank Arnold
- Length: 27 hrs and 9 mins
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Wolfgang Schäuble war eine politische Ausnahmeerscheinung. Nur wenige haben die Bundesrepublik in vergleichbarem Maße geprägt. Die unmittelbar vor seinem Tod fertiggestellten »Erinnerungen« bieten einen einzigartigen Einblick in die Geschichte unseres Landes und in die verborgenen Mechanismen des politischen Betriebs. Sie sind die Bilanz eines politischen Lebens, ein Vermächtnis der Werte und Haltungen, für die Wolfgang Schäuble ein Leben lang stand.
Written by: Wolfgang Schäuble
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Von George Washington bis John F. Kennedy - 10 kurze Biografien berühmter Politiker
- 5 Minuten - Schneller hören - mehr wissen!
- Written by: Jürgen Fritsche
- Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Zehn kurze Biografien berühmter Menschen werden präsentiert, das Wichtigste kurz und knapp auf den Punkt gebracht. Unterhaltung und Wissen in einem! Mit dabei: George Washington, Königin Elisabeth II, Winston Churchill, Helmut Schmidt, Helmut Kohl, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Golda Meir.
Written by: Jürgen Fritsche
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Saving Ourselves
- From Climate Shocks to Climate Action
- Written by: Dana R. Fisher
- Narrated by: Ann Sprinkle
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
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Dana R. Fisher argues that there is a realistic path forward for climate action—but only through mass mobilization that responds to the growing severity and frequency of disastrous events. She assesses the current state of affairs and shows why public policy and private-sector efforts have been ineffective.
Written by: Dana R. Fisher
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A World of Enemies
- America's Wars at Home and Abroad from Kennedy to Biden
- Written by: Osamah F. Khalil
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
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Osamah Khalil argues that the militarization of US domestic and foreign affairs was the product of America's failure in Vietnam. Unsettled by their inability to prevail in Southeast Asia, US leaders increasingly came to see a host of problems as immune to political solutions. Rather, crime, drugs, and terrorism were enemies spawned in "badlands"—whether the Middle East or stateside inner cities. Characterized as sites of endemic violence, badlands lay beyond the pale of civilization, their ostensibly racially and culturally alien inhabitants best handled by force.
Written by: Osamah F. Khalil