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"Travel in the younger sort is a part of education; in the elder, a part of the experience" — Francis BaconDo you know there are a total of 195 UN recognized countries in the world?Do you know Russia is the largest country in the world?Do you know Vatican City is the smallest country in the world?Do you know France is the most visited country in the world?Do you know China is the most populated country in the world?Do you know Qatar is one of the richest countries in the world?Do you know the longest name of a place is 85 characters long and is located in New Zealand?Do you know Nicaragua ...

In this fascinating follow-up to his New York Times bestseller Wilderness Warrior, acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley offers a riveting, expansive look at the past and present battle to preserve Alaska’s wilderness. Brinkley explores the colorful diversity of Alaska’s wildlife, arrays the...

In Loving Country, coauthors Bruce Pascoe and Vicky Shukurolgou show travellers how to see the country as herself, to know her whole and old story and to find the way to fall in love with her, our home. Listeners are encouraged to discover sacred Australia by reconsidering the accepted history and hearing diverse stories of her Indigenous people. The intention of this audiobook is to foster communication and understanding between all peoples and country, to encourage environmental and social change.

From one of the country’s most respected religion reporters, a paradigm-shifting discussion of how the Religious Left is actually the moral compass that has long steered America’s political debates, including today. Since the ascendancy of the Religious Right in the 1970s, common wisdom...