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The Hammer of the Scots
- The History and Legacy of Edward Longshanks' Conquest of Scotland
- De: Charles River Editors
- Narrado por: Gabrielle Byrne
- Duración: 1 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 22
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 22
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 22
From their very beginnings, England and Scotland fought each other. Emerging as unified nations from the early medieval period, their shared border and related aristocracy created endless causes of conflict. Every century from the 11th to the 16th was colored by such violence, and there were periods when not a decade went by without some act of violence marring the peace. Out of all of this, the most bitterly remembered conflict is Edward I's invasion during the late 13th century.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Good Introduction
- De Justin Hunt en 03-08-21
- The Hammer of the Scots
- The History and Legacy of Edward Longshanks' Conquest of Scotland
- De: Charles River Editors
- Narrado por: Gabrielle Byrne
Brief and superficial
Revisado: 06-19-17
Not terrible, and probably fine if you want a superficial overview of this piece of history. Sound quality is not great, and the narrator seems oddly happy all the time.
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Making Money
- De: Terry Pratchett
- Narrado por: Stephen Briggs
- Duración: 11 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 4,315
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3,311
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 3,307
The Ankh-Morpork Post Office is running like...well, not at all like a government office. The mail is delivered promptly. Postmaster General Moist von Lipwig, former arch-swindler and confidence man, has exceeded all expectations - including his own. So it's somewhat disconcerting when Lord Vetinari summons Moist to the palace and asks, "Tell me, Mr. Lipwig, would you like to make some real money?"
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2 out of 5 stars
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CD rips SUCK
- De Jim en 04-07-15
- Making Money
- De: Terry Pratchett
- Narrado por: Stephen Briggs
Terry Pratchett for Economists
Revisado: 05-29-08
Like all Discworld books, this is a terrific read, entertaining and funny and at the same time, great at relating a lot of fundamentally true things. If you're a banking and economics fan, you'll particularly enjoy this one.
The reader is excellent, too.
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England's Mistress
- The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton
- De: Kate Williams
- Narrado por: Josephine Bailey
- Duración: 14 h y 54 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 144
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 84
Emma Hamilton was England's first superstar. She fought her way out of dire poverty to become a fashion icon, an Ambassador's wife, a confidante of both Marie Antoinette and the Queen of Naples, and the mistress of Lord Nelson, England's greatest military hero.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Riveting.
- De jojonow en 06-12-08
- England's Mistress
- The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton
- De: Kate Williams
- Narrado por: Josephine Bailey
Not a Great Book, Worse Reader
Revisado: 05-29-08
This is a adequate book if you can forget that it's meant to be actual history. It is filled with speculation about things that the author cannot possibly know, and reads more or less like a not very exciting novel. But if you're used to well-researched history, you will cringe frequently. For example, there is really NO way of knowing what Emma Hamilton may or may not have felt when she first saw London, or how she in fact felt about anything at all early in her life, which is not at all well-documented. I found myself saying, "how do you KNOW that" again and again and again.
Also, the reader should NOT be trying her hand at accents that she cannot do well (that would be all of them), which is both unnecessary and also makes you want to cringe. It's distracting at best and annoying most of the time.
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