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Oliver Moody
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THE MUST-LISTEN BOOK ON THE WORLD'S BIGGEST FLASHPOINT
'Magnificent ... As exciting to read as it is important' Peter Frankopan
'Fascinating ... essential reading' Helen Thompson
'Alarming and uplifting' John Kampfner
The Baltic will decide the course of the West in the coming years.
These nine borderlands are not only the historical battleground of Russian aggression; they are also a factory of ideas for how to revive Europe. Shaped by the past one hundred years, each Baltic country offers lessons in adaptability, hope and prosperity in an era of instability.
Innovation in Estonia, patience in Finland, resilience in Poland, even poetry in Latvia: with their tumultuous pasts and exposed geography, these poorly understood frontline states are reconfiguring the balance of power around the heart of Eurasia. From pioneering environmental initiatives and world-leading innovations in technology to ever-growing economies, from tackling disinformation to tempering the populist right, the Baltic states are now key to understanding how political events might unfold in the coming years.
Blending history, politics and reportage, this is the first book to explain why these are some of our most imaginative allies, yet most of us know so little about them. Interviewing prime ministers, presidents, generals, intelligence officers, business leaders and ordinary people, Oliver Moody traces the extraordinary emergence of a new fulcrum of great-power rivalry. But the real reason we need to understand them is that their fate is ours.
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Northern Ireland, 1975. Violence has erupted on the streets of Belfast. After years as a guerilla army, the IRA is clashing with Loyalist gangs and heavily armed British soldiers. But the Troubles have spilled beyond the island: An ocean away, in the heart of Philadelphia’s Irish enclave, a teenage girl finds a letter in her mailbox. Inside is a bullet, and the message is clear: The next one is for you or your family. As reporter Ali Watkins reveals, the conflict in Northern Ireland might have gone very differently had it not been for a small ragtag band of gunrunners in the United States.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I knew people who supported IRA from the states
- De Michael M. McMahon en 05-27-25
De: Ali Watkins
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Rot
- An Imperial History of the Irish Famine
- De: Padraic X. Scanlan
- Narrado por: Stephen Hogan
- Duración: 10 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 10
In 1845, European potato fields from Spain to Scandinavia were attacked by a novel pathogen. But it was only in Ireland, then part of the United Kingdom, that the blight’s devastation reached apocalyptic levels, leaving more than a million people dead and forcing millions more to emigrate. In Rot, historian Padraic X. Scanlan offers the definitive account of the Great Famine, showing how Ireland’s place in the United Kingdom and the British Empire made it uniquely vulnerable to starvation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really great work of history
- De Anonymous User en 04-12-25
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House of Lilies
- The Dynasty That Made Medieval France
- De: Justine Firnhaber-Baker
- Narrado por: Justine Firnhaber-Baker
- Duración: 13 h y 3 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 1
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Historian Justine Firnhaber-Baker tells the epic story of the Capetian dynasty of medieval France, showing how their ideas about power, religion, and identity continue to shape European society and politics today. Reigning from 987 to 1328, the Capetians became the most powerful monarchy of the Middle Ages. Consolidating a fragmented realm that eventually stretched from the Rhône to the Pyrenees, they were the first royal house to adopt the fleur-de-lys, displaying this lily emblem to signify their divine favor and legitimate their rule.
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Inanna
- Sumerians Trilogy, Book 1
- De: Emily H. Wilson
- Narrado por: Zehra Jane Naqvi
- Duración: 13 h y 59 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 21
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 20
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 20
Inanna is an impossibility. The first full Anunnaki born on Earth in Ancient Mesopotamia. Crowned the goddess of love by the twelve immortal Anunnaki who are worshipped across Sumer, she is destined for greatness. But Inanna is born into a time of war. The Anunnaki have split into warring factions, threatening to tear the world apart. Forced into a marriage to negotiate a peace, she soon realizes she has been placed in terrible danger.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great retelling of the myth, bad narrator
- De Ayombe en 06-03-24
De: Emily H. Wilson
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The Jews
- 5,000 Years and Counting
- De: Rob Kutner
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 4 h y 48 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 1
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1
The Jews: 5,000 Years and Counting is packed with Jew-facts, Jew-figures, and the original, never-before-seen documents from those who lived through Jewish history. Hear the transcript of the Biblical Patriarchs' and Matriarchs' Group Therapy Session! Sneak a peek at Moses's Secret Diary, or check out the awkward "I'm dumping you" text chain from Spain to the Jews in 1492! Collect and trade Rabbi Action Cards!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Informative and Entertaining
- De Mike en 03-19-25
De: Rob Kutner
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Who Will Defend Europe?
- An Awakened Russia and a Sleeping Continent
- De: Keir Giles
- Narrado por: Keir Giles
- Duración: 6 h y 57 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 12
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 12
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 12
Who will defend Europe? The answer should be obvious: Europe should be able to defend itself. Yet, for decades, most of the continent enjoyed a defense holiday, outsourcing protection to the United States while banking an increasingly illusory 'peace dividend'. Now, after three decades of reducing armed forces and drawing down defense industries, Europe finds itself close to unprotected—while Russia is intent on continuing its war of expansion, and the United States is distracted and divided.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb quality topical wisdom
- De towo en 05-08-25
De: Keir Giles
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The German Spy in America
- The Secret Plotting of German Spies in the United States and the Inside Story of the Sinking of the Lusitania
- De: John Price Jones, Theodore Roosevelt
- Narrado por: Cory Herndon
- Duración: 5 h y 24 m
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General0 out of 5 stars 0
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The German Spy in America gives a firsthand documentation of German espionage and sabotage in the U.S. in the lead-up to World War I. Published in 1917 just before the U.S. entered World War I (with a foreword by Theodore Roosevelt), it details German attempts at sabotage and infiltration in the first two and a half years of World War I, including attempts to provoke Mexico to war against the United States, provisions for the invasion of Canada, and the sinking of the liner Lusitania in 1915, which cost the lives of 113 American citizens and shifted U.S. opinion decisively against Germany.
De: John Price Jones, y otros
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Rain of Ruin
- Tokyo, Hiroshima, and the Surrender of Japan
- De: Richard Overy
- Narrado por: Ralph Lister
- Duración: 6 h y 5 m
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General3 out of 5 stars 3
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Narración:2.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 3
In 1945, US air attacks in Japan killed 300,000 civilians in three hours of night bombing and two nuclear strikes. The firebombing of Tokyo in March burned almost the entire city, killed some 85,000 residents, and left more than 1 million homeless. The atomic blast in Hiroshima in August killed some 119,000 civilians and 20,000 soldiers. After a second nuclear attack days later in Nagasaki and a declaration of war by the Soviet Union, Japan accepted defeat.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The Voice ruins the book.
- De Bryce en 05-28-25
De: Richard Overy
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King Dollar
- The Past and Future of the World's Dominant Currency
- De: Paul Blustein
- Narrado por: David Stifel
- Duración: 12 h y 42 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 5
Prophecies that the dollar will lose its status as the world's dominant currency have echoed for decades—and are increasing in volume. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts claim that Bitcoin or other blockchain-based monetary units will replace the dollar. Foreign policy hawks warn that China's renminbi poses a lethal threat to the greenback. And sound money zealots predict that mounting US debt and inflation will surely erode the dollar's value to the point of irrelevancy.
De: Paul Blustein
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A Tsunami of Lies Cannot Hide the Truth
- De: G. Amare
- Narrado por: Philip P
- Duración: 14 h y 27 m
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General0 out of 5 stars 0
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In the shadowed heart of Africa's Tigray region of Ethiopia, a dire genocidal war unfolds, shrouded in a "Tsunami of Lies" that threatens to drown the world's understanding of the truth. In this unflinching exploration, the book embarks on "Tigray's Journey Through Webs of Betrayals, Lies, Deception, and the International Community's Unresponsiveness," peeling back layers of deceit to reveal the stark reality. Within these pages, the reader is invited to witness the harrowing chronicle of a people besieged, their lives upended by a devastating genocidal war.
De: G. Amare
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Vatican Spies
- From the Second World War to Pope Francis
- De: Yvonnick Denoël, Alan McKay - translator
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 18 h y 54 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1
"Officially" the Vatican has no espionage service; but does no one carry out intelligence operations on its behalf? During the Second World War and Cold War, Rome was teeming with spies. A band of undercover monsignors and priests hunted for Vatican "moles," led clandestine diplomacy, investigated assassinations of priests and other scandals threatening the Church, and conducted high-risk missions behind the Iron Curtain.
De: Yvonnick Denoël, y otros
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The Man Nobody Killed
- Life, Death, and Art in Michael Stewart's New York
- De: Elon Green
- Narrado por: Dion Graham
- Duración: 7 h y 58 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1
At twenty-five years old, Michael Stewart was a young Black aspiring artist, deejay, and model, looking to make a name for himself in the vibrant downtown art scene of the early 1980’s New York City. On September 15, 1983, he was brutally beaten by New York City Transit Authority police for allegedly tagging a 14th Street subway station wall. Witnesses reported officers beating him with Billy clubs and choking him with a nightstick. Stewart arrived at Bellevue Hospital hog-tied with no heartbeat and died after thirteen days in a coma.
De: Elon Green
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Kaput
- The End of the German Miracle
- De: Wolfgang Münchau
- Narrado por: Mark Elstob
- Duración: 6 h y 19 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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In Kaput, Wolfgang Münchau argues that the weaknesses of Germany's economy have, in fact, been brewing for decades. The neo-mercantilist policies of the German state, driven by close connections between the country's industrial and political elite, have left Germany technologically behind over-reliant on authoritarian Russia and China—and with little sign of being able to adapt to the digital realities of the 21st century. It is an essential read for anyone interested in the future of Europe's biggest economy.
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2 out of 5 stars
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a narrow account of germanys troubles
- De Rachel Evan en 05-05-25
De: Wolfgang Münchau
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Underground Empire
- How America Weaponized the World Economy
- De: Henry Farrell, Abraham Newman
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 7 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 28
A deeply researched investigation that reveals how the United States is like a spider at the heart of an international web of surveillance and control, which it weaves in the form of globe-spanning networks such as fiber optic cables and obscure payment systems.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good summary
- De Medz en 01-28-25
De: Henry Farrell, y otros
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Red Scare
- Blacklists, McCarthyism and the Making of Modern America
- De: Clay Risen
- Narrado por: Kevin R. Free
- Duración: 15 h y 16 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 25
An urgent, accessible, and important history, Red Scare reveals an all-too-familiar pattern of illiberal conspiracy-mongering and political and cultural backlash that speaks directly to the antagonism and divisiveness of our contemporary moment. Drawing upon newly declassified documents, journalist Clay Risen recounts how politicians like Joseph McCarthy, with the help of an extended network of other government officials and organizations, systematically ruined thousands of lives in their deluded pursuit of alleged Communist conspiracies.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Very disappointing narrator
- De DB en 04-19-25
De: Clay Risen
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The Fifteen
- Murder, Retribution, and the Forgotten Story of Nazi POWs in America
- De: William Geroux
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 11 h y 3 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 9
The revelatory true story of the long-forgotten POW camps for German soldiers erected in hundreds of small U.S. towns during World War II, and the secret Nazi killings that ensnared fifteen brave American POWs in a high-stakes showdown.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A part of American history I’d never heard about
- De Janet Stanek en 05-13-25
De: William Geroux
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Trespassers at the Golden Gate
- A True Account of Love, Murder, and Madness in Gilded-Age San Francisco
- De: Gary Krist
- Narrado por: Rob Shapiro
- Duración: 11 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 15
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 15
Shortly before dusk on November 3, 1870, just as the ferryboat El Capitan was pulling away from its slip into San Francisco Bay, a woman clad in black emerged from the shadows and strode across the crowded deck. Reaching under her veil, she drew a small pistol and aimed it directly at a well-dressed man sitting quietly with his wife and children. The woman fired a single bullet into his chest. “I did it and I don’t deny it,” she said when arrested shortly thereafter. “He ruined me and my daughter.”
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5 out of 5 stars
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Story of a City
- De Suzanna en 04-29-25
De: Gary Krist
Essential reading on the future of Europe
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