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The Royal Tombs of Ancient Egypt: The History of the Ancient Egyptians’ Most Famous Sacred Burial Sites
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Africa may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies across the globe nearly 5,000 years later. From the Library and Lighthouse of Alexandria to the Great Pyramid at Giza, the ancient Egyptians produced several wonders of the world, revolutionized architecture and construction, created some of the world’s first systems of mathematics and medicine, and established language and art that spread across the known world.
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The Royal Tombs of Ancient Egypt: The History of the Ancient Egyptians’ Most Famous Sacred Burial Sites
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 16-04-18
- Language: English
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The Magic of Krynn
- Dragonlance Tales, Vol. 1
- By: Margaret Weis - editor, Tracy Hickman - editor
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Is Raistlin truly dead? The answer lies in the new Dragonlance novella by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, which gazes into the future of Caramon and his mage-son, and into the dark nether-past of Raistlin. Tales of sea monsters, dark elves, ice bears, hideous hydra-headed serpents, and loathsome draconian troops.
Further adventures of the kender Tas; the innkeepr Otic and young Tika; the dwarf Flint and Tanis, leader of the companions; Caramon and Raistlin, twin brothers, one, a genial warrior, the other, a sickly magician and scholar.
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Possibly the worst narrator ever
- By Peter Taylor on 18-04-16
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The Magic of Krynn
- Dragonlance Tales, Vol. 1
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Series: Dragonlance Tales, Book 1
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 08-01-13
- Language: English
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Doggerland
- The History of the Land that Once Connected Great Britain to Continental Europe
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Well beyond the breadth of human existence, major land masses have through the ages reformed into disparate configurations on an inevitable path toward apocalyptic continental collisions. Within that process, our present tectonic reality shows no sign of slowing. Speculation holds, for example, that the African continent will in time overrun what is now the south of Europe. As an aid to perspective, population centers such as Venice and other iconic present-day cities are unlikely to survive what is to us an interminably lengthy natural process.
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Great information.
- By Moneenroe on 31-08-24
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Doggerland
- The History of the Land that Once Connected Great Britain to Continental Europe
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
- Release date: 01-04-21
- Language: English
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Captain John Franklin's Lost Expedition
- The History of the British Explorer's Arctic Voyage in Search of the Northwest Passage
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Kenneth Ray
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Most anyone who has received a basic education in world history knows the story of how "in 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue." Most also know that Christopher Columbus made first contact with the Americas while searching for a water route to Asia. However, far fewer people remember that the search for such a route continued for centuries after Columbus' death.
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Captain John Franklin's Lost Expedition
- The History of the British Explorer's Arctic Voyage in Search of the Northwest Passage
- Narrated by: Kenneth Ray
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Release date: 06-04-17
- Language: English
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At the End of Life
- True Stories About How We Die
- By: Lee Gutkind - editor, Francine Prose - introduction, Karen Wolk Feinstein - foreword
- Narrated by: Kitty Hendrix, Al Kessel
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Abridged
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The modern healthcare system has become proficient at staving off death with aggressive interventions. And yet, eventually everyone dies - and although most Americans say they would prefer to die peacefully at home, more than half of all deaths take place in hospitals or health care facilities. At the End of Life tackles this conundrum head on. Featuring 22 compelling personal-medical narratives, the collection explores death, dying, and palliative care, and highlights current features, flaws, and advances in the healthcare system.
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inspiring.
- By Victoria E. on 14-04-19
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At the End of Life
- True Stories About How We Die
- Narrated by: Kitty Hendrix, Al Kessel
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 25-12-18
- Language: English
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Friendly Fascism
- The New Face of Power in America
- By: Bertram Gross, Mark Crispin Miller - editor, Chris Hedges - introduction
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 21 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1980, US capitalist politics wore a "nice-guy mask", a troubling disguise to cover up a creeping despotism in which the ultra-rich and corporate overseers were merging with a centralized state power in order to manage the populace. This immanent corporate authoritarianism threatened to subvert constitutional democracy.
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Excellent
- By P Padhi on 15-03-17
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Friendly Fascism
- The New Face of Power in America
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 21 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 18-01-17
- Language: English
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The Varieties of Scientific Experience
- A Personal View of the Search for God
- By: Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan - editor
- Narrated by: Adrienne C. Moore, Ann Druyan
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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The late great astronomer and astrophysicist describes his personal search to understand the nature of the sacred in the vastness of the cosmos. Exhibiting a breadth of intellect nothing short of astounding, Sagan presents his views on a wide range of topics, including the likelihood of intelligent life on other planets, creationism and so-called intelligent design.
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The Varieties of Scientific Experience
- A Personal View of the Search for God
- Narrated by: Adrienne C. Moore, Ann Druyan
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 05-09-17
- Language: English
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Life Stories
- Profiles from The New Yorker
- By: David Remnick - editor
- Narrated by: Amy Irving, Philip Bosco, Alton Fitzgerald White
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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One of art's purest challenges is to translate a human being into words. The New Yorker has met this challenge more successfully and more originally than any other modern American journal. It has indelibly shaped the genre known as the Profile. Starting with light-fantastic evocations of...
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Life Stories
- Profiles from The New Yorker
- Narrated by: Amy Irving, Philip Bosco, Alton Fitzgerald White
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 10-06-04
- Language: English
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Hong Kong Noir
- Akashic Books: Noir
- By: Jason Y. Ng - editor, Susan Blumberg-Kason - editor
- Narrated by: Eunice Wong, David Shih, Laura Sauriat, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. In Hong Kong Noir, 14 of the city’s finest authors explore the dark heart of the Pearl of the Orient in haunting stories of depravity and despair.
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Hong Kong Noir
- Akashic Books: Noir
- Narrated by: Eunice Wong, David Shih, Laura Sauriat, Celia Au
- Series: Akashic Books: Noir
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 21-12-21
- Language: English
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The Spanish Civil War
- The History and Legacy of the Controversial Conflict That Established Francisco Franco’s Dictatorship in Spain
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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The Spanish Civil War: The History and Legacy of the Controversial Conflict That Established Francisco Franco’s Dictatorship in Spain examines one of the 20th century’s most important wars and how it affected the world. You will learn about the Spanish Civil War like never before.
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The Spanish Civil War
- The History and Legacy of the Controversial Conflict That Established Francisco Franco’s Dictatorship in Spain
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 30 mins
- Release date: 19-07-18
- Language: English
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Waiting to Die
- One Man’s Journey on Death Row
- By: Feltus Taylor Jr., Monique Morrison - editor
- Narrated by: Adam Roussell
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Bloomsbury presents Waiting to Die: One Man's Journey on Death Row by Feltus Taylor Jr and Monique Morrison, read by Adam Roussell. Is there more to a man than the worst thing he has ever done? In his raw and unflinching memoir, Waiting to Die: One Man’s Journey on Death Row, Feltus Taylor, Jr...
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Waiting to Die
- One Man’s Journey on Death Row
- Narrated by: Adam Roussell
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 16-04-26
- Language: English
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The Khmer Rouge: The Notorious History and Legacy of the Communist Regime That Ruled Cambodia in the 1970s
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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The reign of the Khmer Rouge, a Cambodian communist regime, began on April 7, 1975 as Khmer Rouge militants entered the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, ultimately gaining control and forcing out its residents. For the next four years, the regime would remain in power and commit what is now referred to as the Cambodian Genocide. Their reign would result in economic turmoil, cultural destruction, and mass death, impacting Cambodia to this day.
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Comprehensive research into Cambodia’s history
- By MrsS on 04-02-25
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The Khmer Rouge: The Notorious History and Legacy of the Communist Regime That Ruled Cambodia in the 1970s
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Release date: 02-11-18
- Language: English
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The Spanish Armada
- The History and Legacy of Spain's Notorious Naval Debacle
- By: Charles River Editors, Jesse Harasta
- Narrated by: Maurice R. Cravens II
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
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On July 12, 1588, the legendary Spanish Armada started for the English channel. The Spanish plan was to take this invasion, led by the duke of Parma, to the coast of southeast England, where they would be released to conquer Elizabethan England for the Spanish monarch and Catholic Christendom.
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The Spanish Armada
- The History and Legacy of Spain's Notorious Naval Debacle
- Narrated by: Maurice R. Cravens II
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
- Release date: 08-04-15
- Language: English
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The Price of Money
- A Guide to the Past, Present, and Future of the Natural Rate of Interest
- By: Jamie Rush - editor, Tom Orlik - editor, Stephanie Flanders - editor
- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
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In The Price of Money, the Bloomberg Economics team explain the evolution of the natural rate, the forces driving it, where it is headed, and what that means for everything from government debt to saving for retirement.
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The Price of Money
- A Guide to the Past, Present, and Future of the Natural Rate of Interest
- Narrated by: Richard Trinder
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 23-12-25
- Language: English
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The Ghosts of London
- A Collection of Ghost Stories from the British Capital
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
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England is an ancient land steeped in history and tradition, filled with prehistoric ruins, majestic castles, and a countryside sculpted from millennia of human habitation. Thus, it is not surprising that many believe England is a land filled with ghosts. The Ghosts of London: A Collection of Ghost Stories from the British Capital offers a sampling of the many strange ghost stories and unexplained phenomena that make London such an intriguing place.
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Dreadful, not in a good way
- By Sarah on 06-03-21
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The Ghosts of London
- A Collection of Ghost Stories from the British Capital
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Release date: 13-02-18
- Language: English
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Disability Intimacy
- Essays on Love, Care, and Desire
- By: Alice Wong - editor
- Narrated by: Full Cast
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
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The much-anticipated follow up to the groundbreaking anthology Disability Visibility: another revolutionary collection of first-person writing on the joys and challenges of the modern disability experience, and intimacy in all its myriad forms. What is intimacy? More than sex, more than romantic...
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Disability Intimacy
- Essays on Love, Care, and Desire
- Narrated by: Full Cast
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 30-04-24
- Language: English
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Ancient Mesopotamian Astronomy and Astrology
- The History of Celestial Observations in Mesopotamia
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
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Although the Sumerians continue to get second or even third billing compared to the Babylonians and Assyrians, perhaps because they never built an empire as great as the Assyrians or established a city as enduring and great as Babylon, they were the people who provided the template of civilization that all later Mesopotamians built upon. The Sumerians are credited with being the first people to invent writing, libraries, cities, and schools in, and many would argue that they were the first people to create and do those things anywhere in world.
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Ancient Mesopotamian Astronomy and Astrology
- The History of Celestial Observations in Mesopotamia
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Release date: 08-04-26
- Language: English
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The V-2 Rocket
- The Controversial History of the First Ballistic Missile During and After World War II
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
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Though extremely different men in most ways, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Third Reich Fuhrer Adolf Hitler shared a passion for science, technology, and (sometimes impractical) "wonder weapons." In some cases, this fixation paid off handsomely, as in the case of British centrimetric radar, a compact, powerful radar type that enabled fitment to individual aircraft and contributed to the defeat of German U-boats.
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The V-2 Rocket
- The Controversial History of the First Ballistic Missile During and After World War II
- Narrated by: Steve Knupp
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 12-03-26
- Language: English
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Rumplestiltzkin
- By: Andrew Lang Editor
- Narrated by: Roscoe Orman
- Length: 9 mins
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A poor miller with a beautiful daughter had an audience with the king. In order to appear important, the miller told the king that he had a daughter who could spin straw into gold. The king was impressed by this talent and asked for the girl to come to him. When the girl was brought to him he led her into a room full of straw, gave her a spinning wheel and spindle, and told her that if all the straw was not spun into gold by morning, she will die.
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Rumplestiltzkin
- By MasterReader on 05-01-22
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Rumplestiltzkin
- Narrated by: Roscoe Orman
- Length: 9 mins
- Release date: 24-06-10
- Language: English
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Robot Uprisings
- By: Daniel H. Wilson, John Joseph Adams - editor
- Narrated by: Emily Beresford, Tamara Marston, A.T. Chandler, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Humans beware. As the robotic revolution continues to creep into our lives, it brings with it an impending sense of doom. What horrifying scenarios might unfold if our technology were to go awry? From self-aware robotic toys to intelligent machines violently malfunctioning, this anthology brings to life the half-formed questions and fears we all have about the increasing presence of robots in our lives.
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Robot Uprisings
- Narrated by: Emily Beresford, Tamara Marston, A.T. Chandler, Steve Baker, Robin Miles, Steven Menasche
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 25-11-14
- Language: English
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