Best Sellers
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Ninety Days
- The True Story of the Hunt for Rajiv Gandhi's Assassins [NOW A MAJOR WEB SERIES]
- Written by: Adwait Karambelkar, Anirudhya Mitra
- Narrated by: Adwait Karambelkar
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall54
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Performance47
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Story47
At 10.20 p.m. on 21 May 1991, a young woman bowed before Rajiv Gandhi at an election rally in Sriperumbudur, 42 km north of Chennai. And then there was an explosion. This book is the definitive account of one of the most controversial crimes in contemporary India. It unravels the complex plot...
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Thriller read of a true story
- By viju on 11-09-22
Written by: Adwait Karambelkar,
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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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Overall4
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Performance3
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Story3
Reservation or affirmative action is a hugely controversial policy in India. While constitutionally mandated and with historians, political scientists and social activists convinced of its need, many resist it and consider it as compromising 'merit' and against the principle of equality of...
Written by: Abhinav Chandrachud
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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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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
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. The transfer of power...
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Poor Naration, dropped the title would read it rather
- By Panchajanya Choudhury on 28-11-24
Written by: Chandrachur Ghose
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The Great Partition
- The Making of India and Pakistan
- Written by: Yasmin Khan
- Narrated by: Jeed Saddy
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
This new edition of Yasmin Khan's reappraisal of the tumultuous India-Pakistan Partition features an introduction reflecting on the latest research and on ways in which commemoration of the Partition has changed, and considers the Partition in light of the current refugee crisis....
Written by: Yasmin Khan
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Pakistan's ISI
- A Concise History of the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate
- Written by: Julian Richards
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
Pakistan's ISI provides an up-to-date and detailed introduction to the ISI and its historical evolution.
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Good account of ISI activities
- By Deepak Sharma on 01-09-25
Written by: Julian Richards
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Ayodhya
- The Dark Night - The Secret History of Rama's Appearance In Babri Masjid
- Written by: Krishna Jha, Dhirendra K. Jha
- Narrated by: Pallavi Bharti
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13
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Performance11
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Story11
22 December 1949: A conspiracy that began with the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi culminated in the execution of the Ayodhya strategy. Late that night, a little-known sadhu, Abhiram Das, and his followers entered the Babri Masjid and planted an idol of Rama inside it. While it is known that the...
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Good on facts, Condescending opinions of the writer on the topic
- By Amazon Customer on 29-03-25
Written by: Krishna Jha,
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Ninety Days
- The True Story of the Hunt for Rajiv Gandhi's Assassins [NOW A MAJOR WEB SERIES]
- Written by: Adwait Karambelkar, Anirudhya Mitra
- Narrated by: Adwait Karambelkar
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall54
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Performance47
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Story47
At 10.20 p.m. on 21 May 1991, a young woman bowed before Rajiv Gandhi at an election rally in Sriperumbudur, 42 km north of Chennai. And then there was an explosion. This book is the definitive account of one of the most controversial crimes in contemporary India. It unravels the complex plot...
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Thriller read of a true story
- By viju on 11-09-22
Written by: Adwait Karambelkar,
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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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Overall4
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Performance3
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Story3
Reservation or affirmative action is a hugely controversial policy in India. While constitutionally mandated and with historians, political scientists and social activists convinced of its need, many resist it and consider it as compromising 'merit' and against the principle of equality of...
Written by: Abhinav Chandrachud
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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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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
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. The transfer of power...
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Poor Naration, dropped the title would read it rather
- By Panchajanya Choudhury on 28-11-24
Written by: Chandrachur Ghose
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The Great Partition
- The Making of India and Pakistan
- Written by: Yasmin Khan
- Narrated by: Jeed Saddy
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
This new edition of Yasmin Khan's reappraisal of the tumultuous India-Pakistan Partition features an introduction reflecting on the latest research and on ways in which commemoration of the Partition has changed, and considers the Partition in light of the current refugee crisis....
Written by: Yasmin Khan
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Pakistan's ISI
- A Concise History of the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate
- Written by: Julian Richards
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
Pakistan's ISI provides an up-to-date and detailed introduction to the ISI and its historical evolution.
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Good account of ISI activities
- By Deepak Sharma on 01-09-25
Written by: Julian Richards
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Ayodhya
- The Dark Night - The Secret History of Rama's Appearance In Babri Masjid
- Written by: Krishna Jha, Dhirendra K. Jha
- Narrated by: Pallavi Bharti
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13
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Performance11
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Story11
22 December 1949: A conspiracy that began with the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi culminated in the execution of the Ayodhya strategy. Late that night, a little-known sadhu, Abhiram Das, and his followers entered the Babri Masjid and planted an idol of Rama inside it. While it is known that the...
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Good on facts, Condescending opinions of the writer on the topic
- By Amazon Customer on 29-03-25
Written by: Krishna Jha,
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Has China Won?
- The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy
- Written by: Kishore Mahbubani
- Narrated by: Aaron Abano
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall25
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Performance18
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Story18
From a former President of the United Nations Security Council, an authoritative look at the US, China, and the defining geopolitical contest of the twenty-first century “Mahbubani has written an excellent and important book on the biggest question in international affairs: how will the...
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Sounds like propaganda
- By Praful Nangia on 28-08-20
Written by: Kishore Mahbubani
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Monsoon
- The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power
- Written by: Robert D. Kaplan
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance13
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Story13
From best-selling author Robert D. Kaplan comes an examination of the Indian Ocean region - an area that will become crucial to global politics as the 21st century continues....
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covers a very wide scope successfully
- By Avi Pratap Singh on 17-03-24
Written by: Robert D. Kaplan
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The End of India
- Written by: Khushwant Singh
- Narrated by: Rajiv Dadia
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall39
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Performance31
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Story31
"I thought the nation was coming to an end,’ wrote Khushwant Singh, looking back on the violence of Partition that he was witness to over half a century ago. He believed then that he had seen the worst that India could do to herself. But after the violence in Gujarat in 2002, he had reason to...
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A must read book ! Every citizen must read !
- By Amazon Customer on 17-08-22
Written by: Khushwant Singh
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The Scam That Shook a Nation
- The Nagarwala Scandal
- Written by: Rasheed Kidwai, Prakash Patra
- Narrated by: Adwait Karambelkar
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
On 24 May 1971, based on a telephone call purportedly from Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her secretary P.N. Haksar, the chief cashier at the Parliament Street branch of the State Bank of India handed over Rs 60 lakh to a stranger posing as the PM's courier.
Written by: Rasheed Kidwai,
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Strange Burdens
- The Politics and Predicaments of Rahul Gandhi
- Written by: Sugata Srinivasaraju
- Narrated by: Derek Denzil
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Strange Burdens is not a biography but a book of political commentary. It examines and analyses Rahul Gandhi's ideas and leadership since he officially entered politics in March 2004. It journeys all the way to the conclusion of the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Srinagar on 30 January 2023 and captures...
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khud Congress ka president bana hua hai aur Congress high cammmabd mein party democracy hone chahiye. gazab dogalpan hai
- By Anonymous User on 14-12-25
Written by: Sugata Srinivasaraju
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On Xi Jinping
- How Xi's Marxist Nationalism Is Shaping China and the World
- Written by: Kevin Rudd
- Narrated by: Kevin Rudd
- Length: 21 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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In On Xi Jinping, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd provides an authoritative account of the ideological worldview driving Chinese behaviour both domestically and on the world stage.
Written by: Kevin Rudd
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Three Tigers, One Mountain
- A Journey Through the Bitter History and Current Conflicts of China, Korea, and Japan
- Written by: Michael Booth
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance6
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Story6
There is an ancient Chinese proverb that states, "Two tigers cannot share the same mountain." However, in East Asia, there are three tigers on that mountain: China, Japan, and Korea, and they have a long history of turmoil and tension with each other....
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The Guru and his long lost disciples
- By D Rajesh on 15-01-22
Written by: Michael Booth
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The Foresighted Ambedkar
- Ideas That Shaped Indian Constitutional Discourse
- Written by: Anurag Bhaskar
- Narrated by: Rishabh Mittal
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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In The Foresighted Ambedkar, Anurag Bhaskar argues that India’s Constitution was drafted not just between 1946 and 1950 but over the course of four decades. Dr Ambedkar was the only person to have been involved at all the stages related to the drafting of the Indian constitutional document...
Written by: Anurag Bhaskar
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The Avoidable War
- The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China
- Written by: Kevin Rudd
- Narrated by: Kevin Rudd, Rafe Beckley
- Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance4
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Story4
A war between China and the US would be catastrophic, deadly, and destructive. Unfortunately, it is no longer unthinkable. The relationship between the US and China, the world’s two superpowers, is peculiarly volatile. It rests on a seismic fault—of cultural misunderstanding, historical...
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Excellent Review of China. But, the US?
- By Rajiv Chopra on 20-12-22
Written by: Kevin Rudd
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Up Close with Lee Kuan Yew
- Insights from Colleagues and Friends
- Written by: Various
- Narrated by: Remesh Panicker
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Up Close with Lee Kuan Yew gathers some of the vivid memories of 37 people who have worked or interacted closely with Lee Kuan Yew in some way or other, from when he was at Raffles College in 1941 right up to his demise in 2015.
Written by: Various
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Sheikh Abdullah
- The Caged Lion of Kashmir
- Written by: Chitralekha Zutshi
- Narrated by: Jeed Saddy
- Length: 13 hrs
- Unabridged
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Performance0
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Written by the leading historian of modern Kashmir, this is a comprehensive portrayal of one of the most enigmatic politicians in modern South Asia, Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, known as the Lion of Kashmir.
Written by: Chitralekha Zutshi
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Getting Away with Murder
- Benazir Bhutto's Assassination and the Politics of Pakistan
- Written by: Heraldo Muñoz
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
By the lead commissioner of the UN investigation, an authoritative account of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination....
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interesting when Benazir was assassinated it was
- By Ishika on 24-05-21
Written by: Heraldo Muñoz
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Let Only Red Flowers Bloom
- Identity and Belonging in Xi Jinping's China
- Written by: Emily Feng
- Narrated by: Emily Feng
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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A “gripping and scrupulously reported” (The Washington Post) investigation into the battle over identity in China, chronicling the state oppression of those who fail to conform to Xi Jinping’s definition of who is “Chinese,” from an award-winning NPR correspondent. “Emily Feng’s...
Written by: Emily Feng
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World on the Brink
- How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century
- Written by: Dmitri Alperovitch, Garrett M. Graff
- Narrated by: Will Collyer
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
NATIONAL BESTSELLER In this “excellent” (Economist) book, the national security expert who predicted Putin’s invasion of Ukraine argues that Xi Jinping is preparing to conquer Taiwan—with dire global stakes if he is not deterred We are fully in the midst of Cold War II, this time with...
Written by: Dmitri Alperovitch,
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India
- A Portrait
- Written by: Patrick French
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 17 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance5
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Story5
A monumental biography of the subcontinent from the award-winning author of The World Is What It Is: The Authorized Biography of V. S. Naipaul....
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A good and engaging read but I was expecting more
- By ravi prakash shukla on 14-09-22
Written by: Patrick French
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Emerging India: Economics, Politics and Reforms
- Written by: Bimal Jalan
- Narrated by: Abhishek Sharma
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Written by an eminent economist, Bimal Jalan, Emerging India: Economics, Politics and Reforms talks about India's growth from the post reform 1991 era to the modern days and the various challenges plaguing various arms of the government. In this book, Jalan praises the democratic setup that runs...
Written by: Bimal Jalan
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China's Leaders
- From Mao to Now
- Written by: David Shambaugh
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
Since the founding of the People's Republic of China over seventy years ago, five paramount leaders have shaped the fates and fortunes of the nation and the ruling Chinese Communist Party: Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and Xi Jinping....
Written by: David Shambaugh
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The Political Thought of Xi Jinping
- Written by: Steve Tsang, Olivia Cheung
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lam
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Over the course of the last half dozen years, China's supreme leader Xi Jinping has made extraordinary changes which have profound implications not only for the Chinese people but nations throughout the world.
Written by: Steve Tsang,
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China's Quest for Military Supremacy
- Written by: Phillip C. Saunders, Joel Wuthnow
- Narrated by: Steve Marvel
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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China's Quest for Military Supremacy provides a broad and accessible exploration of Chinese military power, including relations between the Chinese Communist Party and its army.
Written by: Phillip C. Saunders,
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Old History, New Geography
- Bifurcating Andhra Pradesh
- Written by: Jairam Ramesh
- Narrated by: Sagar Arya
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
Old History, New Geography is a must-listen not only for academia but, crucially, also for the general listener seeking an understanding of contemporary India....
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How telangana is formed.
- By Amazon Customer on 12-12-22
Written by: Jairam Ramesh
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On Practice and Contradiction: Slavoj Zizek Presents Mao
- Revolutions
- Written by: Mao Zedong, Slavoj Žižek
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
These early philosophical writings underpinned the Chinese revolutions....
Written by: Mao Zedong,
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Murder in the High Himalaya
- Loyalty, Tragedy, and Escape from Tibet
- Written by: Jonathan Green
- Narrated by: William Hughes
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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The murder of a young Tibetan nun at the hands of Chinese border guards at the rooftop of the world offers a unique parable for the tale of modern Tibet....
Written by: Jonathan Green
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Azadi (Malayalam Edition)
- Written by: Arundhati Roy, Joseph K Job
- Narrated by: Rekha Lohithakshan
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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അടിച്ചമർത്തലുകളുടെ ലോകത്തിൽ സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യത്തിന്റെ അർത്ഥതലങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ച് പുതുക്കിച്ചിന്തിക്കാൻ പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന സ്ഫോടനാത്മകമായ എഴുത്ത്. ലോകം കാതോർക്കുന്ന അനുഗൃഹീത സാഹിത്യകാരിയും സാമൂഹ്യപ്രവർത്തകയുമായ അരുന്ധതി റോയിയുടെ ഏറ്റവും പുതിയ പുസ്തകം
Written by: Arundhati Roy,
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Without You, There Is No Us
- My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite
- Written by: Suki Kim
- Narrated by: Janet Song
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance5
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Story5
A haunting account of teaching English to the sons of North Korea's ruling class during the last six months of Kim Jong-il's reign Every day, three times a day, the students march in two straight lines, singing praises to Kim Jong-il and North Korea: Without you, there is no motherland...
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Heartbreaking and eye opening
- By kos on 23-03-23
Written by: Suki Kim