Bestsellers
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Destiny Disrupted
- A History of the World through Islamic Eyes
- By: Tamim Ansary
- Narrated by: Tamim Ansary
- Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Until about 1800, the West and the Islamic realm were like two adjacent, parallel universes, each assuming itself to be the center of the world while ignoring the other....
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A history of the world before the West mattered
- By David on 05-05-14
By: Tamim Ansary
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Ghost Wars
- The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
- By: Steve Coll
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 26 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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The explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan....
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An Exceptional Accomplishment
- By Joe on 11-08-13
By: Steve Coll
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Charlie Wilson's War
- The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
- By: George Crile
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 20 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Charlie Wilson's War is the untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War and how it fueled the rise of militant Islam....
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The REAL Story of the Middle East and the CIA
- By Dale on 08-24-04
By: George Crile
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Lost Enlightenment
- Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane
- By: S. Frederick Starr
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 25 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Lost Enlightenment chronicles this forgotten age of achievement, seeks to explain its rise, and explores the competing theories about the cause of its eventual demise....
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Subject worthwhile but repetative narrative
- By F-M on 04-10-14
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The Loom of Time
- Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China
- By: Robert D. Kaplan
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Robert D. Kaplan explores Greater Middle East through reporting and travel writing to reveal deeper truths about the impacts of history on the present and how the requirements of stability over anarchy are often in conflict with the ideals of democratic governance.
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detailed primer on the greater 'Middle East'
- By Stevon on 02-01-24
By: Robert D. Kaplan
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Central Asia
- A New History from the Imperial Conquests to the Present
- By: Adeeb Khalid
- Narrated by: Aaqil Ahmed
- Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Adeeb Khalid provides the first comprehensive history of Central Asia from the mid-18th century to today, shedding light on the historical forces that have shaped the region under imperial and Communist rule....
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Great History of a Forgotten Region
- By Than on 07-07-21
By: Adeeb Khalid
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Destiny Disrupted
- A History of the World through Islamic Eyes
- By: Tamim Ansary
- Narrated by: Tamim Ansary
- Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Until about 1800, the West and the Islamic realm were like two adjacent, parallel universes, each assuming itself to be the center of the world while ignoring the other....
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A history of the world before the West mattered
- By David on 05-05-14
By: Tamim Ansary
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Ghost Wars
- The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
- By: Steve Coll
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 26 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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The explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan....
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An Exceptional Accomplishment
- By Joe on 11-08-13
By: Steve Coll
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Charlie Wilson's War
- The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
- By: George Crile
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 20 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Charlie Wilson's War is the untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War and how it fueled the rise of militant Islam....
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The REAL Story of the Middle East and the CIA
- By Dale on 08-24-04
By: George Crile
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Lost Enlightenment
- Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane
- By: S. Frederick Starr
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 25 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Lost Enlightenment chronicles this forgotten age of achievement, seeks to explain its rise, and explores the competing theories about the cause of its eventual demise....
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Subject worthwhile but repetative narrative
- By F-M on 04-10-14
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The Loom of Time
- Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China
- By: Robert D. Kaplan
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Robert D. Kaplan explores Greater Middle East through reporting and travel writing to reveal deeper truths about the impacts of history on the present and how the requirements of stability over anarchy are often in conflict with the ideals of democratic governance.
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detailed primer on the greater 'Middle East'
- By Stevon on 02-01-24
By: Robert D. Kaplan
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Central Asia
- A New History from the Imperial Conquests to the Present
- By: Adeeb Khalid
- Narrated by: Aaqil Ahmed
- Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Adeeb Khalid provides the first comprehensive history of Central Asia from the mid-18th century to today, shedding light on the historical forces that have shaped the region under imperial and Communist rule....
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Great History of a Forgotten Region
- By Than on 07-07-21
By: Adeeb Khalid
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Games Without Rules
- The Often-Interrupted History of Afghanistan
- By: Tamim Ansary
- Narrated by: Tamim Ansary
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Today, most Westerners still see the war in Afghanistan as a contest between democracy and Islamist fanaticism.....
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Very enlightening read
- By Massoud on 05-31-17
By: Tamim Ansary
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There's a Sheep in My Bathtub
- Birth of a Mongolian Church Planting Movement
- By: Brian Hogan
- Narrated by: Brian Hogan
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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There's a Sheep in My Bathtub chronicles the adventures of the Hogan family as they try to follow God's leading into one of the world's most remote and mysterious enclaves....
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Grand.
- By Clean Drain Dry on 12-02-19
By: Brian Hogan
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The Punishment of Virtue
- Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban
- By: Sarah Chayes
- Narrated by: Renée Raudman
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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As a National Public Radio reporter covering the last stand of the Taliban in Afghanistan's southern borderland, Sarah Chayes became deeply immersed in the attempt to rebuild a broken nation....
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Pronunciation errors abound!
- By Joshua on 01-15-08
By: Sarah Chayes
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Shadow of the Silk Road
- By: Colin Thubron
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Colin Thubron undertakes a journey along the greatest land route on earth: the Silk Road....
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prose meets poetry
- By Paul on 11-05-07
By: Colin Thubron
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Empires of the Silk Road
- A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present
- By: Christopher I. Beckwith
- Narrated by: Jim Lee
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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With narration by Jim Lee, who tells the epic story of the rise and fall of the Silk Road empires....
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A curious history of the Silk Road
- By Anonymous User on 07-14-23
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The Scythian Empire
- Central Eurasia and the Birth of the Classical Age from Persia to China
- By: Christopher I. Beckwith
- Narrated by: Jim Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook narrated by Jim Lee provides a rich, discovery-filled account of how a forgotten empire transformed the ancient world....
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Demystifying the mysteries of the Ancient Worlds through a common source
- By cpdb on 02-10-23
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The Hooligans of Kandahar: Not All War Stories Are Heroic
- By: Joseph Kassabian
- Narrated by: Thomas Dukeman
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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During the peak of the Afghanistan War, a group of soldiers is dropped by helicopter into the remote mountains outside of Kandahar City. Mismanaged and overlooked by command, the squad must rely on each other to survive....
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The narrator is important
- By H Lambert on 05-21-19
By: Joseph Kassabian
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The History of China
- A Concise Introduction to Chinese History, Culture, Dynasties, Mythology, Great Achievements & More of the Oldest Living Civilization
- By: History Brought Alive
- Narrated by: R. E. Harter
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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While there are many books that explore China’s history, public knowledge is still lacking....
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History of China
- By kennedy millsap on 10-22-23
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From Genghis Khan to Tamerlane
- The Reawakening of Mongol Asia
- By: Peter Jackson
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 18 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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An epic account of how a new world order under Tamerlane was born out of the decline of the Mongol Empire.
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purely an academic study
- By Brian on 06-29-24
By: Peter Jackson
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The Bloody White Baron
- The Russian Nobleman Who Became the Last Khan of Mongolia
- By: James Palmer
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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In the history of the modern world, there have been few characters more sadistic, sinister, and deeply demented as Baron Ungern-Sternberg....
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Truth is stranger than fiction
- By David on 01-21-10
By: James Palmer
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Meetings with Remarkable Men
- By: G. I. Gurdjieff
- Narrated by: Jim Wentland
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Exactly a month has elapsed since I finished the first series of my writings—just that period of the flow of time which I intended to devote exclusively to resting the parts of my common presence subordinate to my pure reason....
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Annoying Narrator
- By Carsten on 12-05-23
By: G. I. Gurdjieff
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The Other Side of the Mountain
- Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War
- By: Ali Ahmad Jalali, Lester W Grau
- Narrated by: Luis Ayala
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook is the story of combat from the guerrilla’s perspective and surviving against the overwhelming firepower and technology of a superpower....
By: Ali Ahmad Jalali, and others
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Charlemagne, Genghis Khan, and Scipio Africanus
- History's Ultimate Trilogy
- By: Michael Klein
- Narrated by: Ken Maxon, Jim D. Johnston
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Charlemagne, while subjugating the people he conquered, modernized education, currency, art, music, and leadership to bring stability back to Europe....
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I couldn't tell who was ruining the story.
- By Tim on 06-22-17
By: Michael Klein
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Afghanistan
- A Cultural and Political History
- By: Thomas Barfield
- Narrated by: Robin Bloodworth
- Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Afghanistan traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world, from the Mughal Empire in the 16th century to the Taliban resurgence today....
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Great overview of Afghanistan's history
- By Bill on 12-11-12
By: Thomas Barfield
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Magnificent Delusions
- Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding
- By: Husain Haqqani
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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A character-driven history that describes the alliance between America and Pakistan, written by a uniquely insightful participant: Pakistan's former ambassador to the US....
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It it Delusions or Sleeping with the Enemy
- By Shah Alam on 01-28-14
By: Husain Haqqani
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An Account of an Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama, in Tibet
- By: Captain Samuel Turner
- Narrated by: Joseph Tabler
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The beginning of the year 1783, I received my final orders and instructions, and left Calcutta, to execute the service which was intrusted to my care.
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Unforgiving Destiny: The Relentless Pursuit of a Black-Marketeer
- By: David McMillan
- Narrated by: David McMillan
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Unforgiving Destiny follows the true story of the 37-year pursuit by authorities on five continents to imprison and execute David McMillan as he travelled as an independent smuggler. Dogged by an obsessed DEA agent, he evades the death penalty in Thailand by escaping prison....
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Story and narrative and honesty
- By Anonymous User on 07-21-24
By: David McMillan
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The White Mosque
- A Memoir
- By: Sofia Samatar
- Narrated by: Sofia Samatar
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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In the late nineteenth century, a group of German-speaking Mennonites traveled from Russia into Central Asia, where their charismatic leader predicted Christ would return. Over a century later, Sofia Samatar joins a tour following their path....
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Outstanding book and narration.
- By J.W. on 06-08-23
By: Sofia Samatar
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Dark Shadows
- Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan
- By: Joanna Lillis
- Narrated by: Polly Lee
- Length: 15 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Dark Shadows is a compelling portrait of Kazakhstan, a country that is little known in the West....
By: Joanna Lillis
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The Devil's Playground
- The Story of Two Charlie and the Arghandab River Valley
- By: Andrew Bragg
- Narrated by: Kevin P. Mullan
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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This book shares the story of the men of Two Charlie and their fight for survival in the Arghandab River Valley, the Devil’s Playground.
By: Andrew Bragg
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Tibet - In a Nutshell
- By: Jonathan Gregson
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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'In a Nutshell', the new audiobook series from Naxos AudioBooks, continues with a fascinating history of Tibet....
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Good, but not great.
- By jeremy barker on 07-16-15
By: Jonathan Gregson
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Across Many Mountains
- A Tibetan Family's Epic Journey from Oppression to Freedom
- By: Yangzom Brauen
- Narrated by: Yangzom Brauen
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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A powerful, emotional memoir and an extraordinary portrait of three generations of Tibetan women....
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Excellent all around!
- By Lynn on 09-06-12
By: Yangzom Brauen
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Charlie Wilson's War
- The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
- By: George Crile
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Abridged
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This New York Times best-seller delivers the untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War....
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Great Read
- By Kindle Customer on 05-15-08
By: George Crile
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The Snow Leopard Project
- And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation
- By: Alex Dehgan
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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The remarkable story of the heroic effort to save and preserve Afghanistan's wildlife - and a culture that derives immense pride and a sense of national identity from its natural landscape....
By: Alex Dehgan
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The Snow Leopard Project
- And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation
- By: Alex Dehgan
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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The remarkable story of the heroic effort to save and preserve Afghanistan's wildlife - and a culture that derives immense pride and a sense of national identity from its natural landscape.
By: Alex Dehgan
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The Lovers
- Afghanistan's Romeo and Juliet, the True Story of How They Defied Their Families and Escaped an Honor Killing
- By: Rod Nordland
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Zakia and Ali were from different tribes, but they grew up on neighboring farms in the hinterlands of Afghanistan. By the time they were young teenagers, Zakia, strikingly beautiful and fiercely opinionated, and Ali, shy and tender, had fallen in love. Defying their families, sectarian differences, cultural conventions, and Afghan civil and Islamic law, they ran away together only to live under constant threat from Zakia's large and vengeful family, who have vowed to kill her to restore the family's honor.
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Eye Opening and Heart Breaking
- By Rachel Coats on 03-15-16
By: Rod Nordland
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Three Cups of Tea
- One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations
- By: Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1993 Greg Mortenson was the exhausted survivor of a failed attempt to ascend K2, an American climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistan's Karakoram Himalaya. After he was taken in and nursed back to health by the people of an impoverished Pakistani village, Mortenson promised to return one day and build them a school. From that rash, earnest promise grew one of the most incredible humanitarian campaigns of our time: Greg Mortenson's one-man mission to counteract extremism by building schools, especially for girls, throughout the breeding ground of the Taliban.
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A Fraud
- By Sara on 02-23-16
By: Greg Mortenson, and others
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The Hungarian Who Walked to Heaven
- The Remarkable Story of Csoma de Kőrös
- By: Edward Fox
- Narrated by: Andrew Cullum
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a delightful short biography of an eccentric Hungarian scholar who became one of the fathers of Western studies of the Tibetan language and culture. Educated at an austere Calvinist school until aged 31 where he demonstrated exceptional skills as a linguist, Csoma de Kőrös (1784-1842) finally set out alone on a pilgrimage to the East. His personal mission was to discover the roots of the Hungarian people, whom he and others of the time theorized to be descended from Attila the Hun.
By: Edward Fox
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Vietnam: The Way It Really Was
- By: Paul King
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the true account of a young man who went straight from high school to Vietnam. The author went to Vietnam when he was 17 and was there for three tours. It details his experiences, without holding anything back. This book was written to honor those who served and to help those who didn't serve understand what each person who experiences combat goes through. He believes that if this book helps just one person, then all of the pain and bad memories are work experiencing.
By: Paul King
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The Great Game
- The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia
- By: Peter Hopkirk
- Narrated by: Alex Wyndham
- Length: 17 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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The Great Game between Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia was fought across desolate terrain from the Caucasus to China, over the lonely passes of the Parmirs and Karakorams, in the blazing Kerman and Helmund deserts, and through the caravan towns of the old Silk Road - both powers scrambling to control access to the riches of India and the East. When play first began, the frontiers of Russia and British India lay 2000 miles apart; by the end, this distance had shrunk to 20 miles at some points.
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Desperately Needs a PDF Map of Region at the Time
- By Ann on 12-22-17
By: Peter Hopkirk
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The Snow Leopard Project
- And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation
- By: Alex Dehgan
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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The remarkable story of the heroic effort to save and preserve Afghanistan's wildlife - and a culture that derives immense pride and a sense of national identity from its natural landscape.
By: Alex Dehgan
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The Lovers
- Afghanistan's Romeo and Juliet, the True Story of How They Defied Their Families and Escaped an Honor Killing
- By: Rod Nordland
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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Story
Zakia and Ali were from different tribes, but they grew up on neighboring farms in the hinterlands of Afghanistan. By the time they were young teenagers, Zakia, strikingly beautiful and fiercely opinionated, and Ali, shy and tender, had fallen in love. Defying their families, sectarian differences, cultural conventions, and Afghan civil and Islamic law, they ran away together only to live under constant threat from Zakia's large and vengeful family, who have vowed to kill her to restore the family's honor.
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Eye Opening and Heart Breaking
- By Rachel Coats on 03-15-16
By: Rod Nordland
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Three Cups of Tea
- One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations
- By: Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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In 1993 Greg Mortenson was the exhausted survivor of a failed attempt to ascend K2, an American climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistan's Karakoram Himalaya. After he was taken in and nursed back to health by the people of an impoverished Pakistani village, Mortenson promised to return one day and build them a school. From that rash, earnest promise grew one of the most incredible humanitarian campaigns of our time: Greg Mortenson's one-man mission to counteract extremism by building schools, especially for girls, throughout the breeding ground of the Taliban.
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A Fraud
- By Sara on 02-23-16
By: Greg Mortenson, and others
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The Hungarian Who Walked to Heaven
- The Remarkable Story of Csoma de Kőrös
- By: Edward Fox
- Narrated by: Andrew Cullum
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a delightful short biography of an eccentric Hungarian scholar who became one of the fathers of Western studies of the Tibetan language and culture. Educated at an austere Calvinist school until aged 31 where he demonstrated exceptional skills as a linguist, Csoma de Kőrös (1784-1842) finally set out alone on a pilgrimage to the East. His personal mission was to discover the roots of the Hungarian people, whom he and others of the time theorized to be descended from Attila the Hun.
By: Edward Fox
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Vietnam: The Way It Really Was
- By: Paul King
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the true account of a young man who went straight from high school to Vietnam. The author went to Vietnam when he was 17 and was there for three tours. It details his experiences, without holding anything back. This book was written to honor those who served and to help those who didn't serve understand what each person who experiences combat goes through. He believes that if this book helps just one person, then all of the pain and bad memories are work experiencing.
By: Paul King
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The Great Game
- The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia
- By: Peter Hopkirk
- Narrated by: Alex Wyndham
- Length: 17 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance
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The Great Game between Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia was fought across desolate terrain from the Caucasus to China, over the lonely passes of the Parmirs and Karakorams, in the blazing Kerman and Helmund deserts, and through the caravan towns of the old Silk Road - both powers scrambling to control access to the riches of India and the East. When play first began, the frontiers of Russia and British India lay 2000 miles apart; by the end, this distance had shrunk to 20 miles at some points.
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Desperately Needs a PDF Map of Region at the Time
- By Ann on 12-22-17
By: Peter Hopkirk
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Shadow of the Silk Road
- By: Colin Thubron
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across Northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran into Kurdish Turkey, Colin Thubron undertakes a journey along the greatest land route on earth: the Silk Road. Travelling 7,000 miles in eight months, he traces the passage not only of trade and armies, but of ideas, religions and inventions.
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prose meets poetry
- By Paul on 11-05-07
By: Colin Thubron
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Charlie Wilson's War
- The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
- By: George Crile
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 20 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Charlie Wilson's War is the untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War and how it fueled the rise of militant Islam. George Crile tells how Charlie Wilson, a maverick congressman from east Texas, conspired with a rogue CIA operative to launch the biggest, meanest, and most successful covert operation in the agency's history.
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The REAL Story of the Middle East and the CIA
- By Dale on 08-24-04
By: George Crile
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Imalayan, Part 2 (Tamil Edition)
- By: Dhivakar Venkataraman
- Narrated by: Sukanya Karunakaran
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Abridged
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இந்தக் கதை 1962 இல் இமயமலைப் பகுதியில் நடந்த இந்திய-சீனா போரை அடிப்படையாகக் கொண்டது. 1959 முதல் 1962 வரையிலான இந்தியா, சீனா மற்றும் திபெத்தின் அரசியல் சூழ்நிலைகள் நாவலில் விவாதிக்கப்பட்டன.
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Afghanistan - In a Nutshell
- By: Timothy Albone, Mark Hudson
- Narrated by: Benjamin Soames
- 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 Afghanistan. For centuries it has been the playground of big powers, from Alexander the Great to the British Empire and the Soviet Union. It has been torn by internal strife and ideological differences, yet Afghans, tribal though they may be, remain a proud nation. Here is a short history, setting the background to the current situation.
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A useful "Nutshell"
- By Carroll on 04-06-14
By: Timothy Albone, and others
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Hitler: History in an Hour
- By: Rupert Colley
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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History for busy people. Hitler in an Hour is the concise biography of Nazi dictator, Adolf Hitler.Covering Hitler’s early life, military service in World War I and eventual rise to power, first as the leader of the Nazi party and then to head of state, Hitler in an Hour covers all the key events the life of the 20th century’s most infamous dictator.
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Good Value
- By Slade on 12-13-12
By: Rupert Colley
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Sky Train
- Tibetan Women on the Edge of History
- By: Canyon Sam
- Narrated by: Donna Postel
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Through a lyrical narrative of her journey to Tibet in 2007, activist Canyon Sam contemplates modern history from the perspective of Tibetan women. Traveling on China's new "Sky Train", she celebrates Tibetan New Year with the Lhasa family whom she'd befriended decades earlier and concludes an oral-history project with women elders.
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Knowledge
- By Kimberly on 08-25-13
By: Canyon Sam
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Hannibal's Oath
- The Life and Wars of Rome's Greatest Enemy
- By: John Prevas
- Narrated by: Brad Raymond
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Few images in history have managed to capture and hold the popular imagination quite like that of Hannibal, the fearless North African, perched on a monstrous elephant, leading his mercenaries over the Alps and then, against all odds, descending the ice-covered peaks to challenge Rome in her own backyard for mastery of the ancient world. It was a bold move, and it established Hannibal as one of history's greatest commanders. But this same brilliant tactician is also one of history's most tragic figures; fate condemned him to win his battles but not his war.
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A fresh look at arguably the greatest general of all time
- By UMR MechE on 12-27-20
By: John Prevas
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Genghis Khan: A Life from Beginning to End
- One Hour History: Military Generals, Book 3
- By: Henry Freeman
- Narrated by: Richard Peterson
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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Genghis Khan was the most unlikely of conquerors. An orphan of the Mongolian Steppes, his rise went all but unnoticed by all the great powers around him. His people had been divided and discounted by the Chinese dynasties to his south and completely dismissed by the encroaching Islamic empires to his west. Known as little more than bandits and nomads, Genghis Khan and his Mongolian horde would shake kings and emperors to their very core as they descended like locusts upon all four corners of the known world.
By: Henry Freeman
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Warriors of the Cloisters
- The Central Asian Origins of Science in the Medieval World
- By: Christopher I. Beckwith
- Narrated by: Doug Kaye
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
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Warriors of the Cloisters tells how key cultural innovations from Central Asia revolutionized medieval Europe and gave rise to the culture of science in the West. Medieval scholars rarely performed scientific experiments, but instead contested issues in natural science, philosophy, and theology using the recursive argument method. This highly distinctive and unusual method of disputation was a core feature of medieval science, the predecessor of modern science.
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Very interesting, but repetitive and long winded.
- By Eliot J Clingman on 01-16-23
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The Art of War
- By: Sun Tzu
- Narrated by: Aidan Gillen
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.
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The actual book The Art of War, not a commentary
- By Fred271 on 12-31-19
By: Sun Tzu
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Where the Dragon Meets the Angry River
- Nature and Power in the People's Republic of China
- By: R. Edward Grumbine
- Narrated by: Stephen McLaughlin
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
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China’s meteoric rise to economic powerhouse might be charted with dams. Every river in the country has been tapped to power exploding cities and factories - every river but one. Running through one of the richest natural areas in the world, the Nujiang’s raging waters were on the verge of being dammed when a 2004 government moratorium halted construction. Might the Chinese dragon bow to the "Angry River"? Would Beijing put local people and their land ahead of power and profit? Could this remote region actually become a model for sustainable growth? Ed Grumbine traveled to the far corners of China’s Yunnan province to find out.
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The Gardener of Lashkar Gah
- The Afghans Who Risked Everything to Fight the Taliban
- By: Larisa Brown
- Narrated by: Olivia Dowd
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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The sudden withdrawal of British and American troops from Afghanistan in 2021, ended the 20 year war on terror, yet it also left Afghanistan to be reconquered by the Taliban. As violence and religious fundamentalism once again overwhelmed the region, thousands of Afghans who loyally served the British and American armies were left behind.
By: Larisa Brown
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The Wrong Enemy
- America in Afghanistan, 2001-2014
- By: Carlotta Gall
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
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Combining searing personal accounts of battles and betrayals with moving portraits of the ordinary Afghans who were caught up in the conflict for more than a decade, The Wrong Enemy is a sweeping account of a war brought by American leaders against an enemy they barely understood and could not truly engage.
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Thank you
- By Abdullah Noori on 07-03-23
By: Carlotta Gall
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Ghost Wars
- The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
- By: Steve Coll
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 26 hrs and 48 mins
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The explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan. With the publication of Ghost Wars, Steve Coll became not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, but also the expert on the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret efforts by CIA officers and their agents to capture or kill Bin Laden in Afghanistan after 1998.
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An Exceptional Accomplishment
- By Joe on 11-08-13
By: Steve Coll
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Genghis Khan
- His Conquests, His Empire, His Legacy
- By: Frank McLynn
- Narrated by: Tim Andres Pabon
- Length: 24 hrs and 13 mins
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Mongol leader Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known. His empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to Central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East, and Russia. So how did an illiterate nomad rise to such colossal power and subdue most of the known world, eclipsing Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon?
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Well Researched but Poorly Written
- By Sean V. Werner on 08-10-16
By: Frank McLynn
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Die Afghanistan Papers
- Der Insider-Report über Geheimnisse, Lügen und 20 Jahre Krieg - Mit einem aktuellen Nachwort zum Rückzug aus Afghanistan
- By: Craig Whitlock
- Narrated by: Nikolas Gerdell
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
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Dieses Hörbuch wird die Erinnerung an den Krieg in Afghanistan für immer verändern. Die bahnbrechenden Enthüllungen des Washington Post-Reporters und dreimaligen Pulitzer-Preisfinalisten Craig Whitlock zeigen eindrücklich, wie drei aufeinanderfolgende Präsidenten – Bush, Obama, Trump – und ihre militärischen Befehlshaber die weltweite Öffentlichkeit konsequent über Amerikas längsten Kriegseinsatz belogen.
By: Craig Whitlock
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Lost Enlightenment
- Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane
- By: S. Frederick Starr
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 25 hrs and 16 mins
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Lost Enlightenment recounts how, between the years 800 and 1200, Central Asia led the world in trade and economic development, the size and sophistication of its cities, the refinement of its arts, and, above all, in the advancement of knowledge in many fields. Central Asians achieved signal breakthroughs in astronomy, mathematics, geology, medicine, chemistry, music, social science, philosophy, and theology, among other subjects.
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Subject worthwhile but repetative narrative
- By F-M on 04-10-14
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Outpost War
- By: Bernard C. Nalty
- Narrated by: Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
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In the last months of the Korean war the US Marines had transitioned into a near stationary force manning the main battle line in a serious of forward outposts. In this position they were under near constant bombardment and engaging in ongoing patrol battles. This book is a study of the outpost war concept through official documents and anecdote.
By: Bernard C. Nalty
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Himalaya
- Exploring the Roof of the World
- By: John Keay
- Narrated by: Nick Holbek
- Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
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Himalaya is one of the world's most extraordinary geophysical, historical, environmental and social regions. Historian John Keay introduces us to the myriad mysteries of this vast, confounding and utterly fascinating corner of the planet, and makes the case that it is one of our most essential—and endangered—wonders. For centuries, Himalaya has captivated an illustrious succession of admirers, from explorers, surveyors and sportsmen, to botanists and zoologists, ethnologists and geologists, missionaries and mountaineers.
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Who Knew Rocks Could Be So Boring
- By Drone Boy on 04-26-24
By: John Keay
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The Bloody White Baron
- The Russian Nobleman Who Became the Last Khan of Mongolia
- By: James Palmer
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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In the history of the modern world, there have been few characters more sadistic, sinister, and deeply demented as Baron Ungern-Sternberg. An anti-Semitic fanatic with a penchant for Eastern mysticism and a hatred of communists, Baron Ungern-Sternberg took over Mongolia in 1920 with a ragtag force of White Russians, Siberians, Japanese, and native Mongolians.
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Truth is stranger than fiction
- By David on 01-21-10
By: James Palmer
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Dictators Without Borders
- Power and Money in Central Asia
- By: Alexander A. Cooley PhD, John Heathershaw
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Weak, corrupt, and politically unstable, the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan are dismissed as isolated and irrelevant to the outside world. But are they? This hard-hitting book argues that Central Asia is in reality a globalization leader with more extensive involvement in economics, politics, and security dynamics beyond its borders than any other world region. Yet Central Asia's international activities are mostly hidden from view, with disturbing implications for world security.
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Academic Case Study
- By Noah on 05-09-20
By: Alexander A. Cooley PhD, and others
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The Storyteller's Daughter
- By: Saira Shah
- Narrated by: Saira Shah
- Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins
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Born in Britain, Saira Shah was inspired by her father's dazzling stories to rediscover the now lost life their forebears knew for 900 years within sight of orchards, snow-topped mountains, and the minarets of Kabul. This is Saira, part sophisticated and sensitive Western liberal, part fearless (even fierce) life-gulping Afghan, falling in love with her ancestral myth, chasing Afghanistan.
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Well written and well told!
- By June on 08-09-05
By: Saira Shah
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Destiny Disrupted
- A History of the World through Islamic Eyes
- By: Tamim Ansary
- Narrated by: Tamim Ansary
- Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
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Until about 1800, the West and the Islamic realm were like two adjacent, parallel universes, each assuming itself to be the center of the world while ignoring the other. As Europeans colonized the globe, the two world histories intersected and the Western narrative drove the other one under. The West hardly noticed, but the Islamic world found the encounter profoundly disrupting.
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A history of the world before the West mattered
- By David on 05-05-14
By: Tamim Ansary
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Zarifa - Afghanistan
- Meine Heimat - Meine Geschichte
- By: Zarifa Ghafari, Christiane Bernhardt - Übersetzer, Sylvia Bieker - Übersetzer, and others
- Narrated by: Kordula Leiße
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
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Zarifa Ghafari ist die weibliche Stimme Afghanistans. Mit 24 Jahren zur jüngsten Bürgermeisterin des Landes ernannt, versuchen Taliban, sie gewaltsam von der Ausübung ihres Amtes abzuhalten. Trotz der Anschläge setzt sie sich unermüdlich gegen Korruption, für Frieden und Frauenrechte ein. Als Vergeltung wird ihr Vater ermordet. Nach dem Einmarsch der Taliban 2021 muss Ghafari fliehen. Doch ihr Kampf geht weiter. Eindringlich schreibt sie über ihr Leben und ihr Engagement.
By: Zarifa Ghafari, and others