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The Secret History
- Written by: Procopius
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins
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Procopius appeared to be a loyal part of the Byzantine establishment, his official writing glorifying the deeds of the Emperor Justinian (d. AD 565). However, he also produced a work that he knew could never be published within the Emperor’s lifetime: The Secret History, a vitriolic indictment of the rule of Justinian and his wife Theodora. In The Secret History, the general Belisarius is presented as an idiot who is manipulated by his conniving wife Antonina, while the Emperor is depicted as a demon king, a dishonest and autocratic destroyer of established institutions.
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The Secret History
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 4 hrs and 15 mins
- Release Date: 05-06-23
- Language: English
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My Childhood
- Written by: Maxim Gorky
- Narrated by: Nicholad Boulton
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
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Published in 1913, My Childhood is the first in an autobiographical trilogy by the Russian writer and five-time Nobel Prize-nominee Maxim Gorky. Painfully moving in places, the book tells of the experiences of a young boy who goes to live with his grandparents following the death of his father. Gorky’s depiction of 19th-century Russia through the eyes of his younger self is remarkable. As he recalls memories of his youth, contrasting themes and emotions are revealed, from barbaric joy to dark gloom, genuine cruelty and saint-like forbearance.
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My Childhood
- Narrated by: Nicholad Boulton
- Series: Autobiography of Maxim Gorky, Book 1
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Release Date: 21-06-21
- Language: English
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The Life of Samuel Johnson
- Written by: James Boswell
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 51 hrs and 2 mins
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Charming, vibrant, witty and edifying, The Life of Samuel Johnson is a work of great obsession and boundless reverence. The literary critic Samuel Johnson was 54 when he first encountered Boswell; the friendship that developed spawned one of the greatest biographies in the history of world literature. The book is full of humorous anecdote and rich characterization, and paints a vivid picture of 18th-century London, peopled by prominent personalities of the time.
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The Life of Samuel Johnson
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 51 hrs and 2 mins
- Release Date: 28-12-17
- Language: English
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Great Speeches in History
- Written by: Socrates, Martin Luther
- Narrated by: Norman Rodway, Samuel West
- Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
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Fighting for justice, for freedom of speech, and sometimes even for their own lives, some of history's most significant figures demonstrate the finest resources of language in the service of the most dramatic issues of their day.
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Great Speeches in History
- Narrated by: Norman Rodway, Samuel West
- Length: 2 hrs and 34 mins
- Release Date: 26-12-99
- Language: English
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A Concise History of Modern India
- Written by: Barbara Metcalf, Thomas Metcalf
- Narrated by: Raj Ghatak
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
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The narrative focuses on the imaginative and institutional structures that have successfully sustained and transformed India, first under British colonial rule and then, after 1947, as an independent country. Woven into the larger political narrative is an account of India's social and economic development and its rich cultural life. The final chapter charts the dramatic developments of the last 20 years, from 1990 through to the Congress electoral victory of 2009, and the rise of the Indian high-tech industry in a country still troubled by poverty and political unrest.
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Why so Judgemental about Indian accent?
- By Amazon Customer on 18-02-20
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A Concise History of Modern India
- Narrated by: Raj Ghatak
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Release Date: 14-03-19
- Language: English
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The Wealth of Nations
- Written by: Adam Smith
- Narrated by: Peter Wickham
- Length: 40 hrs and 39 mins
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It was Adam Smith (1723-1790) who first established economics as a separate branch of knowledge, and many would say his work has never been surpassed. The Wealth of Nations, which appeared in 1776, is the definitive text for all who believe that economic decisions are best left to markets, not governments. At the heart of Smith's doctrine is an optimistic view of the effects of self-interest. Though each individual seeks only personal gain, the collective result is increased prosperity, which benefits society as a whole.
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The Wealth of Nations
- Narrated by: Peter Wickham
- Length: 40 hrs and 39 mins
- Release Date: 13-03-20
- Language: English
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Histories
- Written by: Herodotus
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 27 hrs and 28 mins
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In this, the first prose history in European civilization, Herodotus describes the growth of the Persian Empire with force, authority, and style. Perhaps most famously, the book tells the heroic tale of the Greeks' resistance to the vast invading force assembled by Xerxes, king of Persia. Here are not only the great battles - Marathon, Thermopylae, and Salamis - but also penetrating human insight and a powerful sense of epic destiny at work.
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Histories
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 27 hrs and 28 mins
- Release Date: 13-05-16
- Language: English
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The Travels of Marco Polo
- Written by: Marco Polo, Rustichello da Pisa
- Narrated by: Peter Wickham
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
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The Travels of Marco Polo is the classic account of Marco Polo's journey to China from Venice, and his discoveries as an emissary to the great Kublai Khan. Polo explores everywhere from Baghdad, Armenia and Russia to the Caspian Sea, the Gobi Desert and the small fishing villages of China, describing the geography, architecture and customs of these exotic places.
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The Travels of Marco Polo
- Narrated by: Peter Wickham
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Release Date: 31-01-19
- Language: English
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Pensées
- Written by: Blaise Pascal
- Narrated by: Peter Wickham
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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Intended to be a defense of the Christian religion, Pensées is a penetrating collection of thoughts on faith, reason, and theology. Unfinished at the time of Pascal's death, the book consists of philosophical fragments on the "wretchedness" of man and the controversial schisms of the church at the time. It includes the philosopher's infamous wager encouraging belief over agnosticism, as well as his thoughts on numerous other topics. Endlessly quotable, Pensées overflows with pearls of wisdom, each elusive sentence pregnant with a universe of thought.
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Pensées
- Narrated by: Peter Wickham
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Release Date: 21-07-18
- Language: English
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom
- Written by: T. E. Lawrence
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 25 hrs and 20 mins
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Although T. E. Lawrence, commonly known as "Lawrence of Arabia’, died in 1935, the story of his life has captured the imagination of succeeding generations. Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a monumental work in which he chronicles his role in leading the Arab Revolt against the Turks during the First World War. A reluctant leader, and wracked by guilt at the duplicity of the British, Lawrence nevertheless threw himself into his role, suffering the blistering desert conditions and masterminding military campaigns which culminated in the triumphant march of the Arabs into Damascus.
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Gripping story and excellent narration
- By Bharti Vyas Sharma on 03-08-20
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 25 hrs and 20 mins
- Release Date: 07-08-12
- Language: English
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Tibet - In a Nutshell
- Written by: Jonathan Gregson
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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'In a Nutshell', the new audiobook series from Naxos AudioBooks, continues with a fascinating history of Tibet. Part of China for many years, yet with a clearly distinctive culture (with the central devotion of its people being to Buddhism and the Dalai Lama), Tibet has a unique character in the panoply of world nations. Here we have an independent view of its history and the customs and beliefs of its people - and a commentary on the current situation.
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clarity
- By Avi on 25-03-24
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Tibet - In a Nutshell
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Release Date: 25-06-09
- Language: English
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On War
- Written by: Carl von Clausewitz
- Narrated by: David Timson, Lucy Scott
- Length: 31 hrs and 10 mins
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A classic work of military strategy, On War sets forth the theories and tactics of Carl von Clausewitz, a distinguished Prussian general who was notable for his roles in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. The book covers a broad range of topics, including weapons, terrain, troops, and leadership, as well as the importance of defense over offence, the balance of power, and the subordination of war to politics. Praised for its timeless insights, Clausewitz’s treatise is often compared to the work of Machiavelli and Sun Tzu, and remains relevant to military leaders.
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On War
- Narrated by: David Timson, Lucy Scott
- Length: 31 hrs and 10 mins
- Release Date: 14-08-21
- Language: English
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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. Burke tackles the new republic and its allegiance to principles such as liberty and equality, as well as its failure to recognize the complexities of human nature, society, and wisdom accumulated over time, contending that gradual change and adjustment is far better than immediate upheaval.
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Reflections on the Revolution in France
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Release Date: 16-05-20
- Language: English
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Arabian Sands
- Written by: Wilfred Thesiger
- Narrated by: Laurence Kennedy
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
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Arabian Sands is Wilfred Thesiger’s stunning account of five years spent crossing the Arabian Peninsula by foot and on camels, with nomadic Bedouin tribesmen as guides. Travelling between 1945 and 1950, the British explorer treks through Yemen, the Empty Quarter, Oman, and parts of the then Trucial States, crossing and re-crossing around 250,000 miles of this most inhospitable terrain. He was the first European ever to set eyes on the dunes and wadis of these deserts.
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Arabian Sands
- Narrated by: Laurence Kennedy
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Release Date: 25-04-18
- Language: English
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The Letters of Abelard and Heloise
- Written by: Peter Abelard, Heloise
- Narrated by: Gunnar Cauthery, Alison Pettitt, David Rintoul
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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The Letters of Abelard and Heloise is one of the most extraordinary correspondences in European history. Written in the 12th century, the letters document the love affair between Peter Abelard, a revolutionary philosopher and biblical scholar, and his beautiful and precocious student, Heloise. Eviscerated by his religious opponents and castrated by Heloise’s family, Abelard is haunted by ill fortune, and the star-crossed lovers are forced into separate lives, as monk and nun respectively, with letters being their only form of communication.
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The Letters of Abelard and Heloise
- Narrated by: Gunnar Cauthery, Alison Pettitt, David Rintoul
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Release Date: 28-02-18
- Language: English
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Venice
- Written by: Jan Morris
- Narrated by: Sebastian Comberti
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
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Venice stands, as she loves to tell you, on the frontiers of the east and west, half-way between the setting and the rising sun. Goethe calls her "the market-place of the Morning and the Evening lands". Certainly no city on earth gives a more immediate impression of symmetry and unity, or seems more patently born to greatness.
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Poetic, scattered narrative
- By Amazon Customer on 12-04-24
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Venice
- Narrated by: Sebastian Comberti
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
- Release Date: 09-08-10
- Language: English
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Ten Days That Shook the World
- Written by: John Reed
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
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Ten Days That Shook the World is John Reed's phenomenal firsthand account of the October Revolution, leading up to the storming of the Winter Palace and the assumption of power by the Bolsheviks in 1917.
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Ten Days That Shook the World
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Release Date: 26-10-20
- Language: English
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The Book of the Courtier
- Written by: Baldassare Castiglione
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
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Set in the court of Urbino in 1507, Castiglione’s The Book of the Courtier presents an invaluable look at court life and culture during the Renaissance. Over four nights of dialogue, the book explores the key question, ‘What should a courtier be like?’ and presents a deep and timeless discussion that is reminiscent of Plato’s Symposium and Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics and invites comparisons with Machiavelli’s The Prince.
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The Book of the Courtier
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Release Date: 05-04-18
- Language: English
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Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path
- Written by: Urgyen Sangharaskhita
- Narrated by: Kulananda
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
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The Eightfold Path is the most widely known formulation of the Buddha's teaching. It is ancient, reaching back to the Buddha's very first discourse, and it is highly venerated as a unique treasury of wisdom and practical guidance. The teaching of the Eightfold Path challenges us to grasp the implications of that vision, and asks us to transform ourselves in its light. Like the teaching itself, this work covers every aspect of life.
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Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path
- Narrated by: Kulananda
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Release Date: 01-01-06
- Language: English
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The Confessions of St. Augustine
- Written by: St. Augustine, R.S. Pine-Coffin - translator
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 14 hrs and 50 mins
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A story of spiritual awakening, St. Augustine's Confessions is a fascinating look at the life of an eminent Christian thinker. Widely seen as one of the first Western autobiographies ever written, it chronicles the life and religious struggles of Augustine of Hippo, from his days as a self-confessed sinner to his acceptance of Christianity as an older adult.
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The Confessions of St. Augustine
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 14 hrs and 50 mins
- Release Date: 09-03-17
- Language: English
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