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A Place of Greater Safety
- Written by: Hilary Mantel
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 33 hrs and 53 mins
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A tour-de-force of historical imagination, this is the story of three young men at the dawn of the French Revolution. Georges-Jacques Danton: zealous, energetic, debt-ridden. Maximilien Robespierre: small, diligent, and terrified of violence. And Camille Desmoulins: a genius of rhetoric, charming, handsome, but erratic and untrustworthy. As these key figures of the French Revolution taste the addictive delights of power, they must also come to face the horror that follows.
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A rewarding 33-hour and 53-minute listen!
- By Amazon Customer on 01-06-20
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A Place of Greater Safety
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 33 hrs and 53 mins
- Release Date: 22-04-13
- Language: English
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A Spectre, Haunting
- Written by: China Miéville
- Narrated by: China Miéville
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1848, THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO was published by two émigrés from Germany. Marx and Engels' apocalyptic vision of an insatiable system that penetrates every corner of the world reduces every relationship to that of profit, and burst asunder the old forms of production and of politics. It is still a recognisable picture of our world–the vampiric energy of the system being once again highly contentious.
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A Welcome, Refreshing Draught, straight from the source!
- By Shuddhabrata Sengupta on 24-08-23
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A Spectre, Haunting
- Narrated by: China Miéville
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Release Date: 17-12-22
- Language: English
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The Fear Paradox
- How Our Obsession with Feeling Secure Imprisons Our Minds and Shapes Our Lives
- Written by: Frank Faranda
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Over the last 500 years, life for the average human being has changed dramatically - plagues no longer wipe out entire families, and no longer do we empty our chamber pots into the street. Nope, not today. But, Western progress has shown that no matter how many dangers we neutralize, new ones emerge. Now we remain at the mercy of an invisible enemy - fear. Our well-being suffers and our imaginations are stifled.
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The Fear Paradox
- How Our Obsession with Feeling Secure Imprisons Our Minds and Shapes Our Lives
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
- Release Date: 21-05-20
- Language: English
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On This Day in Politics
- Britain's Political History in 365 Days
- Written by: Iain Dale
- Narrated by: Iain Dale
- Length: 15 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Writing as an observer of political history, but also as someone with an opinion, acclaimed political broadcaster Iain Dale charts the main events of the last few hundred years, with one event per day.
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On This Day in Politics
- Britain's Political History in 365 Days
- Narrated by: Iain Dale
- Length: 15 hrs and 19 mins
- Release Date: 03-11-22
- Language: English
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False Prophets
- British Leaders' Fateful Fascination with the Middle East from Suez to Syria
- Written by: Nigel Ashton
- Narrated by: Bruno Roubicek
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
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Britain shaped the modern Middle East through the lines that it drew in the sand after the First World War and through the League of Nations mandates over the fledgling states that followed. Less than forty years later, the Suez crisis dealt a fatal blow to Britain's standing in the Middle East and is often represented as the final throes of British imperialism. However, as this insightful and compelling new book reveals, successive prime ministers have all sought to extend British influence in the Middle East and their actions have often led to a disastrous outcome.
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False Prophets
- British Leaders' Fateful Fascination with the Middle East from Suez to Syria
- Narrated by: Bruno Roubicek
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
- Release Date: 01-09-22
- Language: English
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A Spectre, Haunting
- Written by: China Miéville
- Narrated by: China Miéville
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
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In 1848, The Communist Manifesto was published by two émigrés from Germany. Marx and Engels' apocalyptic vision of an insatiable system that penetrates every corner of the world reduces every relationship to that of profit, and burst asunder the old forms of production and of politics. It is still a recognisable picture of our world—the vampiric energy of the system being once again highly contentious. This is a strikingly imaginative take on Marx and what his most haunting book has to say to us today.
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A Spectre, Haunting
- Narrated by: China Miéville
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Release Date: 20-05-22
- Language: English
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The Prime Ministers We Never Had
- Success and Failure from Butler to Corbyn
- Written by: Steve Richards
- Narrated by: Steve Richards
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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Was Harold Wilson a bigger figure than Denis Healey? Was John Major more ‘prime ministerial’ than Michael Heseltine? Would David Miliband have become prime minister if it were not for his brother, Ed? Would Ed have become prime minister if it were not for David? How close did Jeremy Corbyn come to being prime minister? In this piercing and original study, journalist and commentator Steve Richards looks at 11 prime ministers we never had, examining what made each of these illustrious figures unique and why they failed to make the final leap to the very top.
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The Prime Ministers We Never Had
- Success and Failure from Butler to Corbyn
- Narrated by: Steve Richards
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Release Date: 02-09-21
- Language: English
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Chief of Staff
- Written by: Gavin Barwell
- Narrated by: Gavin Barwell
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
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Once a more sedate affair, since 2016, British politics has witnessed a barrage of crises, resignations and general elections. As Brexit became logjammed, Theresa May's premiership was the most turbulent of all. In her darkest hour, following the disastrous 2017 election, she turned to Gavin Barwell to restore her battered authority. He would become her chief of staff for the next two years - a period punctuated by strained negotiations, domestic tragedy and intense political drama.
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Chief of Staff
- Narrated by: Gavin Barwell
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
- Release Date: 16-09-21
- Language: English
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Nervous States
- How Feeling Took Over the World
- Written by: William Davies
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
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In this bold and far-reaching exploration of our new political landscape, William Davies reveals how feelings have come to reshape our world. Drawing deep on history, philosophy, psychology and economics, he shows how some of the fundamental assumptions that defined the modern world have dissolved. With advances in science and medicine, the division between mind and body is no longer so clear-cut. The spread of digital and military technology has left us not quite at war nor exactly at peace.
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Nervous States
- How Feeling Took Over the World
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Release Date: 09-04-19
- Language: English
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Progress vs Parasites
- Written by: Douglas Carswell
- Narrated by: Russell Bentley
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
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The change in our ancestors' behaviour was barely perceptible at first. Only a few clues in the archaeological record - sea shells, ochre and stone tools exchanged over long distances - hint at what was to come. Today, a network of interdependence and trade spans the planet - lifting most of our species out of the grinding poverty of the past. But for much of history this engine of human progress stalled, with societies rigged in the interests of small parasitic elites.
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Progress vs Parasites
- Narrated by: Russell Bentley
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Release Date: 05-09-19
- Language: English
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Populista
- The Rise of Latin America's 21st Century Strongman
- Written by: Will Grant
- Narrated by: Ed Hughes
- Length: 19 hrs
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For more than six decades, Fidel Castro's words have echoed through the politics of Latin America. His towering political influence still looms over the region today. The swing to the Left in Latin America, known as the 'Pink Tide', was the most important political movement in the Western Hemisphere in the 21st century. It involved some of the biggest, most colourful and most controversial characters in Latin America for decades, leaders who would leave an indelible mark on their nations and who were adored and reviled in equal measure.
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When the Hills Ask for Your Blood
- Written by: David Belton
- Narrated by: Jonathan Slinger
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
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6th April, 1994: In the skies above Rwanda the president's plane is shot down in flames. The mass slaughter that follows is one of the bloodiest chapters in history. Twenty years on, BBC Newsnight producer David Belton, one of the first journalists into Rwanda, tells of the horrors he experienced. He revisits a country still marked with blood, in search of those who survived and the legacy of those who did not.
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When the Hills Ask for Your Blood
- Narrated by: Jonathan Slinger
- Length: 9 hrs and 34 mins
- Release Date: 31-07-14
- Language: English
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This is Not Normal: The Politics of Everyday Expectations
- Written by: Cass R. Sunstein
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
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This sharp and engaging collection of essays by leading governmental scholar Cass R. Sunstein examines shifting understandings of what's normal and how those shifts account for the feminist movement, the civil rights movement, the rise of Adolf Hitler, the rise of gun rights, the response to COVID-19, and changing understandings of liberty. Prevailing norms include the principle of equal dignity, the idea of not treating the press as an enemy of the people, and the social unacceptability of open expressions of racial discrimination.
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This is Not Normal: The Politics of Everyday Expectations
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Release Date: 23-03-21
- Language: English
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The Upswing
- How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
- Written by: Robert D. Putnam
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
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An eminent political scientist's brilliant analysis of economic, social and political trends over the past century demonstrating how we have gone from an individualistic "I" society to a more communitarian "We" society and then back again and how we can learn from that experience to become a stronger, more unified nation - from the author of Bowling Alone and Our Kids.
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The Upswing
- How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Release Date: 02-12-20
- Language: English
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This is Not Normal: The Collapse of Liberal Britain
- Written by: William Davies
- Narrated by: Toby Longworth
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
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What just happened, and how did we get into this mess? Since 2016, the UK has been in a crisis of its own making. This is not the fault of Brexit but of a larger problem of our politics. The status of political parties, the mainstream media, public experts and officials have all been disrupted. Along the way, there have been shocking and exhilarating events: the unforeseen 2017 election result, the horrific details of Grenfell Tower and the Windrush scandal, the sudden rise and fall of the Brexit Party.
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This is Not Normal: The Collapse of Liberal Britain
- Narrated by: Toby Longworth
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Release Date: 10-12-20
- Language: English
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Who Owns the Moon?
- In Defense of Humanity's Common Interests in Space
- Written by: A.C. Grayling
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
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The moon contains a wealth of natural resources. So, as the Earth's supplies have begun to dwindle, it is no surprise that the world's superpowers and wealthiest corporations have turned their eyes to the stars. As this new Space Race begins, A.C. Grayling asks: who, if anyone, owns the moon? Or Mars? Or other bodies in near space? And what do those superpowers and corporations owe to Planet Earth and its inhabitants as a whole?
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Who Owns the Moon?
- In Defense of Humanity's Common Interests in Space
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Release Date: 27-06-24
- Language: English
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