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The Nordic Theory of Everything
- In Search of a Better Life
- By: Anu Partanen
- Narrated by: Abby Craden
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
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In The Nordic Theory of Everything, Partanen compares and contrasts life in the United States with life in the Nordic region, focusing on four key relationships....
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A non-radical perspective on two societies
- By kwdayboise (Kim Day) on 06-20-17
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The Nordic Theory of Everything
- In Search of a Better Life
- Narrated by: Abby Craden
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 06-28-16
- Language: English
- In The Nordic Theory of Everything, Partanen compares and contrasts life in the United States with life in the Nordic region, focusing on four key relationships....
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Budapest
- Portrait of a City Between East and West
- By: Victor Sebestyen
- Narrated by: Elinor Coleman
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
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From the critically acclaimed historian Victor Sebestyen, the enthralling account of historical and cultural events that defined Budapest, a unique city on the fault line between East and West in the heart of Europe....
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Absolutely Amazing 🤩
- By Elizabeth Hoadley on 04-28-24
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Budapest
- Portrait of a City Between East and West
- Narrated by: Elinor Coleman
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 09-05-23
- Language: English
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From the critically acclaimed historian Victor Sebestyen, the enthralling account of historical and cultural events that defined Budapest, a unique city on the fault line between East and West in the heart of Europe....
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Bible and Sword
- England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour
- By: Barbara W. Tuchman
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
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Two-time Pulitzer Prize - winning historian Barbara Tuchman explores the complex relationship of Britain to Palestine that led to the founding of the modern Jewish state....
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Excellent book, but not quite objective
- By Kellie on 04-25-11
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Bible and Sword
- England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 11-13-09
- Language: English
- Two-time Pulitzer Prize - winning historian Barbara Tuchman explores the complex relationship of Britain to Palestine that led to the founding of the modern Jewish state....
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The Death of Democracy
- Hitler's Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic
- By: Benjamin Carter Hett
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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Why did democracy fall apart so quickly and completely in Germany in the 1930s? How did a democratic government allow Adolf Hitler to seize power? Benjamin Carter Hett answers these questions, with disturbing resonances for our own time....
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I can't trust the author's account of these events
- By Example: Mark Twain on 11-10-19
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The Death of Democracy
- Hitler's Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 04-03-18
- Language: English
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Why did democracy fall apart so quickly and completely in Germany in the 1930s? How did a democratic government allow Adolf Hitler to seize power? Benjamin Carter Hett answers these questions, with disturbing resonances for our own time....
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Out of Italy
- Two Centuries of World Domination and Demise
- By: Fernand Braudel, Siân Reynolds - translator
- Narrated by: Paul Brion
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
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In the fifteenth century, even before the city states of the Apennine Peninsula began to coalesce into what would become, several centuries later, a nation, "Italy" exerted enormous influence over all of Europe and throughout the Mediterranean....
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shortened version of other works by Braudel
- By Anonymous User on 06-27-24
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Out of Italy
- Two Centuries of World Domination and Demise
- Narrated by: Paul Brion
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 06-07-22
- Language: English
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In the fifteenth century, even before the city states of the Apennine Peninsula began to coalesce into what would become, several centuries later, a nation, "Italy" exerted enormous influence over all of Europe and throughout the Mediterranean....
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Adults in the Room
- My Battle with the European and American Deep Establishment
- By: Yanis Varoufakis
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 20 hrs and 14 mins
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Renowned economist and former finance minister of Greece Yanis Varoufakis gives the full account of his momentous clash with the mightiest economic and political forces on earth....
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Very interesting but listen with caution.
- By Dimitris on 10-08-19
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Adults in the Room
- My Battle with the European and American Deep Establishment
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 20 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 10-03-17
- Language: English
- Renowned economist and former finance minister of Greece Yanis Varoufakis gives the full account of his momentous clash with the mightiest economic and political forces on earth....
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...And What Do You Do?
- What the Royal Family Don't Want You to Know
- By: Norman Baker
- Narrated by: David Vickery
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
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...And What Do You Do? is a hard-hitting analysis of the royal family, exposing its extravagant use of public money and the highly dubious behaviour of some among its ranks, whilst being critical of the knee-jerk sycophancy shown by the press and politicians....
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Good information
- By ANDREA GORSULOWSKY on 04-09-21
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...And What Do You Do?
- What the Royal Family Don't Want You to Know
- Narrated by: David Vickery
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 04-23-20
- Language: English
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...And What Do You Do? is a hard-hitting analysis of the royal family, exposing its extravagant use of public money and the highly dubious behaviour of some among its ranks, whilst being critical of the knee-jerk sycophancy shown by the press and politicians....
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Troublesome Young Men
- The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England
- By: Lynne Olson
- Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
- Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins
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On May 7, 1940, the House of Commons began perhaps the most crucial debate in British parliamentary history. On its outcome hung the future of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's government and also of Britain - indeed, perhaps, the world....
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Spectacular Narrative History Book
- By Nostromo on 11-30-18
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Troublesome Young Men
- The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England
- Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
- Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 10-16-18
- Language: English
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On May 7, 1940, the House of Commons began perhaps the most crucial debate in British parliamentary history. On its outcome hung the future of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's government and also of Britain - indeed, perhaps, the world....
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Metternich
- Strategist and Visionary
- By: Wolfram Siemann, Daniel Steuer - translator
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 36 hrs and 57 mins
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Wolfram Siemann paints a fundamentally new image of the man who shaped Europe for over four decades. He reveals Metternich as more modern and his career much more forward-looking than we have ever recognized....
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Very intensely researched
- By PDH on 04-11-23
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Metternich
- Strategist and Visionary
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 36 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 06-14-22
- Language: English
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Wolfram Siemann paints a fundamentally new image of the man who shaped Europe for over four decades. He reveals Metternich as more modern and his career much more forward-looking than we have ever recognized....
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Ukraine and Russia
- From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War
- By: Paul D’Anieri
- Narrated by: Shawn Compton
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
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Paul D'Anieri explores the dynamics within Ukraine, between Ukraine and Russia, and between Russia and the West, that emerged with the collapse of the Soviet Union and eventually led to war in 2014....
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eye-opening
- By John Sonnenberg on 08-16-24
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Ukraine and Russia
- From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War
- Narrated by: Shawn Compton
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 06-14-22
- Language: English
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Paul D'Anieri explores the dynamics within Ukraine, between Ukraine and Russia, and between Russia and the West, that emerged with the collapse of the Soviet Union and eventually led to war in 2014....
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Geography Is Destiny
- Britain's Place in the World: A 10,000 Year History
- By: Ian Morris
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 19 hrs and 25 mins
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Since 1900, thanks to rapid globalization, Britain has been overshadowed by American, European, and—increasingly—Chinese actors. Geography Is Destiny shows that the great question for the coming century is not what to do about Brussels; it's what to do about Beijing....
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Geography Is Destiny
- Britain's Place in the World: A 10,000 Year History
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 19 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 06-07-22
- Language: English
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Since 1900, thanks to rapid globalization, Britain has been overshadowed by American, European, and—increasingly—Chinese actors. Geography Is Destiny shows that the great question for the coming century is not what to do about Brussels; it's what to do about Beijing....
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The Phoney Victory
- The World War II Illusion
- By: Peter Hitchens
- Narrated by: Peter Hitchens
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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Was World War II really the 'Good War'? In the years since the declaration of peace in 1945, many myths have sprung up around the conflict. In this audiobook, Peter Hitchens deconstructs the many fables which have become associated with the narrative of the 'Good War'....
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Interesting but depressing story
- By casey urey on 03-16-19
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The Phoney Victory
- The World War II Illusion
- Narrated by: Peter Hitchens
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 01-30-19
- Language: English
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Was World War II really the 'Good War'? In the years since the declaration of peace in 1945, many myths have sprung up around the conflict. In this audiobook, Peter Hitchens deconstructs the many fables which have become associated with the narrative of the 'Good War'....
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The Abuse of Power
- Confronting Injustice in Public Life
- By: Theresa May
- Narrated by: Theresa May
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
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Former Prime Minister Theresa May exposes the abuse of power by public institutions and politicians in a series of riveting first-hand accounts from her time in office....
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Service not Power
- By Britpick on 06-01-24
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The Abuse of Power
- Confronting Injustice in Public Life
- Narrated by: Theresa May
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 09-14-23
- Language: English
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Former Prime Minister Theresa May exposes the abuse of power by public institutions and politicians in a series of riveting first-hand accounts from her time in office....
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The Politics of Pain
- Postwar England and the Rise of Nationalism
- By: Fintan O'Toole
- Narrated by: Bruce Mann
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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From one of the most perceptive observers of the English today comes a brilliantly insightful, mordantly funny account of their seemingly irrational embrace of nationalism....
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Interesting book slaughtered by the narrator.
- By Hendrik Lagewaard on 11-27-19
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The Politics of Pain
- Postwar England and the Rise of Nationalism
- Narrated by: Bruce Mann
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 10-28-19
- Language: English
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From one of the most perceptive observers of the English today comes a brilliantly insightful, mordantly funny account of their seemingly irrational embrace of nationalism....
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To Build a Better World
- Choices to End the Cold War and Create a Global Commonwealth
- By: Philip Zelikow, Condoleezza Rice
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 17 hrs and 12 mins
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Two of America's leading scholar-diplomats, Philip Zelikow and Condoleezza Rice, have combed sources in several languages, interviewed leading figures, and drawn on their own firsthand experience to bring to life the choices that molded the contemporary world....
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Valuable historical narrative
- By Jane G. Malkin on 04-07-22
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To Build a Better World
- Choices to End the Cold War and Create a Global Commonwealth
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 17 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 09-12-19
- Language: English
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Two of America's leading scholar-diplomats, Philip Zelikow and Condoleezza Rice, have combed sources in several languages, interviewed leading figures, and drawn on their own firsthand experience to bring to life the choices that molded the contemporary world....
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British Politics
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Tony Wright
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cowley
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
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At a time when politics in Britain is experiencing unprecedented turmoil, this Very Short Introduction audiobook examines the past, present, and possible future of British politics....
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British Politics
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cowley
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 09-01-20
- Language: English
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At a time when politics in Britain is experiencing unprecedented turmoil, this Very Short Introduction audiobook examines the past, present, and possible future of British politics....
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All Out War: The Full Story of How Brexit Sank Britain's Political Class
- By: Tim Shipman
- Narrated by: Rupert Farley
- Length: 32 hrs and 5 mins
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Politics was turned upside down during 2016. This book by Tim Shipman is the first to tell the full story of how and why Britain voted to leave the European Union....
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blow by blow, word by word
- By Christian R. Unger on 11-22-18
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All Out War: The Full Story of How Brexit Sank Britain's Political Class
- Narrated by: Rupert Farley
- Length: 32 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 11-24-16
- Language: English
- Politics was turned upside down during 2016. This book by Tim Shipman is the first to tell the full story of how and why Britain voted to leave the European Union....
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National Populism
- The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy (A Pelican Book)
- By: Matthew Goodwin, Roger Eatwell
- Narrated by: Matthew Goodwin
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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Written by two of the foremost experts on fascism and the rise of national populism, this lucid and deeply researched audiobook is a vital guide to our transformed political landscape....
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A well-balanced view
- By B. Simon on 11-14-20
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National Populism
- The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy (A Pelican Book)
- Narrated by: Matthew Goodwin
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 01-31-19
- Language: English
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Written by two of the foremost experts on fascism and the rise of national populism, this lucid and deeply researched audiobook is a vital guide to our transformed political landscape....
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Future War and the Defence of Europe
- By: John R. Allen, Frederick Ben Hodges, Julian Lindley-French
- Narrated by: Liam Price
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
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Future War and the Defence of Europe offers a major new analysis of how peace and security can be maintained in Europe: a continent that has suffered two cataclysmic conflicts since 1914....
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Future War and the Defence of Europe
- Narrated by: Liam Price
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 08-23-22
- Language: English
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Future War and the Defence of Europe offers a major new analysis of how peace and security can be maintained in Europe: a continent that has suffered two cataclysmic conflicts since 1914....
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Prince Harry, Prince Philip and Prince Albert
- Biography Collection of the Most Influential Princes
- By: Stephen O. Patterson
- Narrated by: Roberto Scarlato
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
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This biography collection of princes summarizes the lives and legacies of the three most influential princes in the royal family. Discover more about the lifestyles and responsibilities of these royal influencers, and learn how the princes navigated their positions....
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Royalty revealed
- By Rachel A. on 01-31-22
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Prince Harry, Prince Philip and Prince Albert
- Biography Collection of the Most Influential Princes
- Narrated by: Roberto Scarlato
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 01-20-22
- Language: English
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This biography collection of princes summarizes the lives and legacies of the three most influential princes in the royal family. Discover more about the lifestyles and responsibilities of these royal influencers, and learn how the princes navigated their positions....
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