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Kublai Khan and the Making of China
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Jack Weatherford
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Bloomsbury presents… Emperor of the Seas: Kublai Khan and the Making of China by Jack Weatherford, read by Mark Elstob
Control the sea, and you control everything...a gripping tale of naval warfare, dynastic rivalry, and technical innovation, from the author of the classic work Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World.
Genghis Khan built a formidable land empire, but he never crossed the sea. Yet by the time his grandson Kublai Khan had defeated the last vestiges of the Song empire and established the Yuan dynasty in 1279, the Mongols controlled the most powerful navy in the world. How did a nomad come to conquer China and master the sea? Based on ten years of research and a lifetime of immersion in Mongol culture and tradition, Emperor of the Seas brings this little-known story vibrantly to life.
Kublai Khan is one of history’s most fascinating characters. He brought Islamic mathematicians to his court, where they invented modern cartography and celestial measurement. He transformed the world’s largest land mass into a unified, diverse and economically progressive empire, introducing paper money. And, after bitter early setbacks, he transformed China into an outward looking sea-faring empire.
By the end of his reign, the Chinese were building and supplying remarkable ships to transport men, grain, and weapons over vast distances, of a size and dexterity that would be inconceivable in Europe for hundreds of years. Khan had come to a brilliant realization: control the sea, and you control everything.
A master storyteller with an unparalleled grasp of Mongol sources, Jack Weatherford shows how Chinese naval hegemony changed the world forever - revolutionizing world commerce and transforming tastes as far away as England and France.
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The History of Money
- De: Jack Weatherford
- Narrado por: Victor Bevine
- Duración: 10 h y 35 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 553
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 400
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 401
From primitive man's cowrie shells to the electronic cash card, from the markets of Timbuktu to the New York Stock Exchange, The History of Money explores how money and the myriad forms of exchange have affected humanity, and how they will continue to shape all aspects of our lives--economic, political, and personal.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Interesting annecdotes, but very biased reporting
- De Dean en 10-13-11
De: Jack Weatherford
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Rivers of Gold
- The Rise of the Spanish Empire, from Columbus to Magellan
- De: Hugh Thomas
- Narrado por: James Cameron Stewart
- Duración: 27 h y 25 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8
From one of the greatest historians of the Spanish world, here is a fresh and fascinating account of Spain's early conquests in the Americas. Hugh Thomas shows Spain at the dawn of the sixteenth century as a world power on the brink of greatness. For Spain and for the world, the decision to send Christopher Columbus west was epochal—the dividing line between the medieval and the modern.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great sweep of history from Spain to America
- De Anonymous User en 12-31-24
De: Hugh Thomas
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- De: Jack Weatherford
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Duración: 14 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 20,111
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 16,635
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 16,631
The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Golden Horde/Platinum Listen
- De Cynthia en 12-11-13
De: Jack Weatherford
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The First Emperor of China
- De: Jonathan Clements
- Narrado por: Kathleen Li
- Duración: 7 h y 1 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 2
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 2
Ying Zheng was born to rule the world, claiming descent from gods, crowned king while still a child. He was the product of a heartless, brutal regime devoted to domination, groomed from an early age to become the First Emperor of China after a century of scheming by his ancestors.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A captivating story
- De Gilad en 02-06-25
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Conquistadors and Aztecs
- A History of the Fall of Tenochtitlan
- De: Stefan Rinke, Christopher Reid
- Narrado por: Luis Moreno
- Duración: 12 h y 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 21
Written by a leading historian of Latin America, Conquistadors and Aztecs offers a timely portrayal of the fall of Tenochtitlan and the founding of an empire that would last for centuries.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gold and Death
- De Rebecca Hill en 09-13-23
De: Stefan Rinke, y otros
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Saladin
- The Sultan Who Vanquished the Crusaders and Built an Islamic Empire
- De: John Man
- Narrado por: Bruce Mann
- Duración: 8 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 5
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 3
Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the twelfth century, he is the Islamic world's preeminent hero. A ruthless defender of his faith and leader, he possessed qualities that won admiration from his Christian foes.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Honest Information
- De James Murray en 01-16-25
De: John Man
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The Scythian Empire
- Central Eurasia and the Birth of the Classical Age from Persia to China
- De: Christopher I. Beckwith
- Narrado por: Jim Lee
- Duración: 7 h y 58 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 24
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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5 out of 5 stars
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Demystifying the mysteries of the Ancient Worlds through a common source
- De cpdb en 02-10-23
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Battle for the Island Kingdom
- England's Destiny 1000-1066
- De: Don Hollway
- Narrado por: John Sackville
- Duración: 15 h y 40 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 15
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 15
In a saga reminiscent of Game of Thrones and The Last Kingdom, Battle for the Island Kingdom reveals the life-and-death struggle for power which changed the course of history. The six decades leading up to 1066 were defined by bloody wars and intrigues, in which three peoples vied for supremacy over the island kingdom. In this epic retelling, Don Hollway (The Last Viking) recounts the clashes of Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans, their warlords and their conniving queens.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderfully told
- De Matt en 08-03-24
De: Don Hollway
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Habsburgs on the Rio Grande
- The Rise and Fall of the Second Mexican Empire
- De: Raymond Jonas
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 11 h y 22 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 8
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 8
Based on research in five languages and in archives across the globe, Habsburgs on the Rio Grande fundamentally revises narratives of global history. Far more than a footnote, the Second Mexican Empire was at the center of world-historic great-power struggles—a point of inflection in a contest for supremacy that set the terms of twentieth-century rivalry.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Missing Piece of History
- De Jonathan en 06-09-25
De: Raymond Jonas
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At the Gates of Rome
- The Fall of the Eternal City, AD 410
- De: Don Hollway
- Narrado por: Mark Meadows
- Duración: 14 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 17
It took little more than a single generation for the centuries-old Roman Empire to fall. In those critical decades, while Christians and pagans, legions and barbarians, generals and politicians squabbled over dwindling scraps of power, two men—former comrades on the battlefield—rose to prominence on opposite sides of the great game of empire. Roman general Flavius Stilicho, the man behind the Roman throne, dedicated himself to restoring imperial glory, only to find himself struggling for his life against political foes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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EXCELLENT
- De Gavin Michelli en 01-17-25
De: Don Hollway
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The Mongol Storm
- Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East
- De: Nicholas Morton
- Narrado por: Nick Biadon
- Duración: 12 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 12
For centuries, the Crusades have been central to the story of the medieval Near East, but these religious wars are only part of the region's complex history. As The Mongol Storm reveals, during the same era the Near East was utterly remade by another series of wars: the Mongol invasions. In a single generation, the Mongols conquered vast swaths of the Near East and upended the region's geopolitics. This is the definitive history of the Mongol assault on the Near East and its enduring global consequences.
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4 out of 5 stars
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History explained and experienced
- De Bob H en 03-20-25
De: Nicholas Morton
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Ramesses the Great
- Egypt's King of Kings
- De: Toby Wilkinson
- Narrado por: Robbie Stevens
- Duración: 6 h y 26 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 18
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 18
Ramesses II ruled the Nile Valley and the wider Egyptian empire from 1279 to 1213 B.C., one of the longest reigns in pharaonic history. He was a cultural innovator, a relentless self-promoter, and an astute diplomat—the peace treaty signed after the Battle of Kadesh was the first in recorded history. He outbuilt every other Egyptian pharaoh, leaving behind the temples of Abu Simbel; the great hypostyle hall of Karnak; the tomb for his wife Nefertari; and his own memorial, the Ramesseum.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great stuff. Minimal notes.
- De Raymond Smith en 05-18-23
De: Toby Wilkinson
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Edward II
- The Unconventional King
- De: Kathryn Warner
- Narrado por: Danielle Cohen
- Duración: 15 h y 3 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 27
He is one of the most reviled English kings in history. He drove his kingdom to the brink of civil war a dozen times in less than twenty years. He allowed his male lovers to rule the kingdom. He led a great army to the most ignominious military defeat in English history. He was Edward II, and this book tells his story. Kathryn Warner strips away the myths which have been created about him over the centuries, and provides a far more accurate and vivid picture of him than has previously been seen.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not bad, but most definitely biased
- De Ashley Waldron en 01-20-24
De: Kathryn Warner
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Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood
- The Rise and Fall of Byzantium, 955 A.D. to the First Crusade
- De: Anthony Kaldellis
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
- Duración: 15 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 63
In the second half of the tenth century, Byzantium embarked on a series of spectacular conquests. By the early eleventh century, the empire was the most powerful state in the Mediterranean. Yet this imperial project came to a crashing collapse fifty years later, when political disunity, fiscal mismanagement, and defeat at the hands of the Seljuks and the Normans brought an end to Byzantine hegemony. By 1081, Byzantium's very existence was threatened.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very Detailed but Tedious
- De Amazon Customer en 09-06-24
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The Water Margin
- Outlaws of the Marsh
- De: Shi Naian, J. H. Jackson - translator, Edwin Lowe - translator
- Narrado por: Jonathan Booth
- Duración: 33 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 27
The Water Margin is one of the most popular classics of early Chinese literature. It tells the vigorous story of 108 characters who, falling foul of the established state authorities, are forced to become outlaws. They form a bandit community in Liangshan Marsh, becoming such a formidable force in their own right that they threaten the power of government itself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exciting! Each story entwined with one another!
- De Kananai en 04-03-24
De: Shi Naian, y otros
Awesome
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