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Fighting France is a collection of essays and articles by Edith Wharton on her time in France during the First World War, together with her visits to the French sectors of the Western Front. The distinct articles were originally published in Scribner's Magazine in 1915. Part of the The War on All Fronts series, the book was published in 1918.
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Hannay: His 5 Adventures
- De: John Buchan
- Narrado por: Graham Scott
- Duración: 49 h y 49 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 15
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 15
In The Thirty-Nine Steps, Hannay struggles to thwart an assassination plot designed to hasten war between Britain and Germany. Later he is plucked from the trenches first, in Greenmantle, to frustrate a plot to ferment an uprising in the Islamic world; and then, in Mr. Standfast, to undertake a vital secret mission against a German spy ring operating among pacifist elements in England. After the war, his adventures continue in The Three Hostages; and then in The Island of Sheep, when an old oath to protect the son of a friend from his days in Africa draws him into new danger.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Values of a bygone era
- De Barbara en 03-16-24
De: John Buchan
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Shadow of the Silk Road
- De: Colin Thubron
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 13 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 296
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 170
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 175
Out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across Northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran into Kurdish Turkey, Colin Thubron undertakes a journey along the greatest land route on earth: the Silk Road. Travelling 7,000 miles in eight months, he traces the passage not only of trade and armies, but of ideas, religions and inventions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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prose meets poetry
- De Paul en 11-05-07
De: Colin Thubron
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The Fracture Zone
- A Return to the Balkans
- De: Simon Winchester
- Narrado por: Steven Crossley
- Duración: 8 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 133
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 113
Award-winning journalist and author Simon Winchester takes readers on a personal tour of the Balkans. Combining history and interviews with the people who live there, Winchester offers a fascinating glimpse into the complex issues at work in this chaotic region. Unrest in the Balkans has gone on for centuries. A seasoned reporter, Winchester visited the region twenty years ago. When Kosovo reached crisis level in 1997, Winchester thought a return visit to the beleaguered area would help to make sense out of the awful violence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved this-Great combo:Story and History Explained
- De Jeremy en 07-10-14
De: Simon Winchester
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Sahara
- De: Michael Palin
- Narrado por: Michael Palin
- Duración: 6 h y 1 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 142
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 43
Michael Palin is off again, this time to the seemingly desolate Sahara Desert. There's no easy way across, as he and his team discover on their most challenging expedition yet.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A wonderful journey.
- De David en 05-22-05
De: Michael Palin
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Insurgent Mexico
- De: John Reed
- Narrado por: Frank Muller
- Duración: 7 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 35
"We could see them now, hundreds of little black figures riding through the chaparral. A spent bullet droned overhead, then one unspent, and then a whole flock. 'Come on, Meester! Let's go!' We began to run...." The material for this remarkable history came from journalist and poet John Reed's experience as a war correspondent during the Mexican Revolution.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Bad recording
- De Tapioca en 08-22-07
De: John Reed
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Doctor Zhivago
- De: Boris Pasternak, Larissa Volokhonsky - translator, Richard Pevear - translator
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 23 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 759
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 650
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 646
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of its original publication, here is a new translation of the classic story of the life and loves of a poet/physician during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. Taking his family from Moscow to what he hopes will be shelter in the Ural Mountains, Zhivago finds himself instead embroiled in the battle between the Whites and the Reds. Set against this backdrop of cruelty and strife is Zhivago’s love for the tender and beautiful Lara.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Russian Philosophical Feast
- De Syd Young en 02-16-13
De: Boris Pasternak, y otros
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The Waves
- De: Virginia Woolf
- Narrado por: Frances Jeater
- Duración: 8 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 174
The Waves traces the lives of six friends from childhood to old age. It was written when Virginia Woolf was at the height of her experimental powers, and she allows each character to tell their own story, through powerful, poetic monologues. By listening to these voices struggling to impose order and meaning on their lives, we are drawn into a literary journey that stunningly reproduces the complex, confusing and contradictory nature of human experience. It is read with affection and skill by Frances Jeater.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not an easy read but worth it
- De Lena en 03-26-16
De: Virginia Woolf
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Full Circle
- A Pacific Journey with Michael Palin
- De: Michael Palin
- Narrado por: Michael Palin
- Duración: 6 h y 3 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 112
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 30
Following the hugely popular and successful Around the World in 80 Days and Pole to Pole, Michael Palin set off to meet another challenge: an anti-clockwise circumnavigation of the world's largest ocean, the Pacific.
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out of 5 stars
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Excellent, per usual
- De Enroute8 en 06-03-07
De: Michael Palin
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Call of Cthulhu and Other Stories
- De: H. P. Lovecraft
- Narrado por: William Roberts
- Duración: 4 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,650
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,377
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 2,378
At the heart of these stories, as with all the best of Lovecraft’s work, is the belief that the Earth was once inhabited by powerful and evil gods, just waiting for the chance to recolonise their planet. Cthulhu is one such god, lurking deep beneath the sea until called into being by cult followers who – like all humans – know not what they do.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Required reading
- De Katherine en 09-19-12
De: H. P. Lovecraft
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E.F. Benson's Ghost Stories
- read by Mark Gatiss
- De: E. F. Benson
- Narrado por: Mark Gatiss
- Duración: 5 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 203
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 179
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 179
Mark Gatiss ( Sherlock, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones) reads chilling tales by the unsung master of the classic ghost story: E. F. Benson. There's nothing sinister about a London bus. Nothing supernatural could occur on a busy train platform. There's nothing terrifying about a little caterpillar. And a telephone, what could be scary about that? Don't be frightened of the dark corners of your room. Don't be alarmed by a sudden inexplicable chill.
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5 out of 5 stars
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E.F. Benson Classics Excellently Read by Gatiss
- De Robert en 10-28-17
De: E. F. Benson
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
- De: Ambrose Bierce
- Narrado por: John Michaels
- Duración: 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 42
"Death is a dignitary who when he comes announced is to be received with formal manifestations of respect, even by those most familiar with him." This line was written by Ambrose Bierce in his short story An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge. Death by execution has historically been ritualized, perhaps to absolve those accomplishing the execution from guilt or blame.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This has stuck with me since highschool.
- De Shane en 08-06-20
De: Ambrose Bierce
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The Glass Palace
- De: Amitav Ghosh
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 17 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 694
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 528
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 526
Set in Burma during the British invasion of 1885, this masterly novel by Amitav Ghosh tells the story of Rajkumar, a poor boy lifted on the tides of political and social chaos, who goes on to create an empire in the Burmese teak forest. When soldiers force the royal family out of the Glass Palace and into exile, Rajkumar befriends Dolly, a young woman in the court of the Burmese Queen, whose love will shape his life. He cannot forget her, and years later, as a rich man, he goes in search of her.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I struggled to finish... enough said.
- De Ty en 05-02-10
De: Amitav Ghosh
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Civil War Ghost Stories & Legends
- De: Nancy Roberts
- Narrado por: Susan Larkin, Allan Edwards
- Duración: 5 h y 15 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 26
Few events have sparked more legends and stories of the supernatural than America's Civil War. The accounts of gallantry and heroism have spread far and wide. Nancy Roberts grew up listening to her father's stories of the War Between the States, and she trekked over many battle sites with him during her childhood. After reading about General Joshua Chamberlain's supernatural experience at the Battle of Gettysburg, Roberts began to collect tales of the blue and gray and write them down.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not just your typical "ghost" story
- De R Neustel en 09-19-16
De: Nancy Roberts
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H.P. Lovecraft - The Complete Fiction Omnibus Collection - Second Edition: The Prime Years: 1926-1936
- De: H. P. Lovecraft, Finn J.D. John
- Narrado por: Finn J.D. John
- Duración: 34 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 204
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 187
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 186
This volume contains the stories that nearly everyone agrees are the best work of H.P. Lovecraft’s life. Chronologically, it is the second book in a three-volume omnibus set comprising the complete fictional works of Howard Phillips Lovcecraft.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Go to YouTube
- De brian d wilkerson en 08-10-18
De: H. P. Lovecraft, y otros
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The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe
- De: Kij Johnson
- Narrado por: Kij Johnson
- Duración: 4 h y 20 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 191
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 167
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 163
Professor Vellitt Boe teaches at the prestigious Ulthar Women's College. When one of her most gifted students elopes with a dreamer from the waking world, Vellitt must retrieve her.
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3 out of 5 stars
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it took me a few trys to ger through this audio
- De Melanie en 05-13-17
De: Kij Johnson