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A New History: Revised Edition
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This illuminating account of Britain as a Roman province sets the Roman conquest and occupation of the island within the larger context of Romano-British society and how it functioned.
The author first outlines events from the Iron Age period immediately preceding the conquest in AD 43 to the emperor Honorius's advice to the Britons in 410 to fend for themselves. He then tackles the issues facing Britons after the absorption of their culture by an invading army, including the role of government and the military in the province, religion, commerce, technology, and daily life. For this revised edition, the text and bibliography have been updated to reflect the latest discoveries and research in recent years.
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Experience a bold take on this classic autobiography as it’s performed by Oscar-nominated Laurence Fishburne. In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American dream and the inherent racism in a society that denies its non-White citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issues of our own time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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it's Nearly perfect
- De Kerry en 09-16-20
De: Malcolm X, y otros
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Helter Skelter
- The True Story of the Manson Murders
- De: Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 26 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10,032
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8,853
Prosecuting attorney in the Manson trial Vincent Bugliosi held a unique insider's position in one of the most baffling and horrifying cases of the 20th century: the cold-blooded Tate-LaBianca murders carried out by Charles Manson and four of his followers. What motivated Manson in his seemingly mindless selection of victims, and what was his hold over the young women who obeyed his orders? Now available for the first time in unabridged audio, the gripping story of this famous and haunting crime is brought to life by acclaimed narrator Scott Brick.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Everything I remembered about the case was wrong..
- De karen en 06-22-12
De: Vincent Bugliosi, y otros
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The Abolitionists
- De: Kellie Carter Jackson, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Kellie Carter Jackson
- Duración: 2 h y 31 m
- Grabación Original
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While most of us are familiar with the Underground Railroad, there was much more to the movement than helping individuals escape their bondage. In the eight lectures of The Abolitionists, Professor Kellie Carter Jackson of Wellesley College will bring you along as she traces the history of the fight to end slavery in America, from its relatively quiet origins to the turning point at Harper’s Ferry to the Civil War.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Highly Informative
- De Gilbert M. Stack en 02-23-25
De: Kellie Carter Jackson, y otros
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Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon
- Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops, and the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream
- De: David McGowan
- Narrado por: Bill Fike
- Duración: 14 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 738
The very strange but nevertheless true story of the dark underbelly of a 1960s hippie utopia. Laurel Canyon in the 1960s and early 1970s was a magical place where a dizzying array of musical artists congregated to create much of the music that provided the soundtrack to those turbulent times. But there was a dark side to that scene as well. Many didn't make it out alive, and many of those deaths remain shrouded in mystery to this day.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My first review. This book changed me.
- De Robert en 06-30-19
De: David McGowan
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Hidden Histories with Nova Reid
- De: Nova Reid
- Narrado por: Nova Reid
- Duración: 4 h y 19 m
- Grabación Original
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General5 out of 5 stars 2
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Nova Reid, author of The Good Ally, delves into the untold stories of extraordinary, unsung Black women who created and shaped pivotal moments in world history, British culture and society. Through powerful storytelling, personal insights and new research, Nova delves into the lives of pioneers, journalists and rule-breakers who made vital contributions to civil rights, yet have been mythologised, are unknown or erased from history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful stories
- De Lauren Thompson en 03-08-25
De: Nova Reid
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Mythology: Mega Collection
- Classic Stories from the Greek, Celtic, Norse, Japanese, Hindu, Chinese, Mesopotamian and Egyptian Mythology
- De: Scott Lewis
- Narrado por: Madison Niederhauser, Oliver Hunt
- Duración: 31 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 710
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 623
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 623
Do you know how many wives Zeus had? Or how the famous Trojan War was caused by one beautiful lady? Or how Thor got his hammer? Give your imagination a real treat. This Mega Mythology Collection of eight audiobooks is for you....
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4 out of 5 stars
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An interesting set of introductions.
- De Kevin Potter en 05-30-19
De: Scott Lewis
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Napoleon's Hemorrhoids…And Other Small Events That Changed History
- De: Phil Mason
- Narrado por: LJ Ganser
- Duración: 8 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,243
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,106
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,102
Hilarious, fascinating, and a roller coaster of dizzying, historical what-ifs, Napoleon's Hemorrhoids is a potpourri for serious historians and casual history buffs. In one of Phil Mason's many revelations, you'll learn that Communist jets were two minutes away from opening fire on American planes during the Cuban missile crisis, when they had to turn back as they were running out of fuel. You'll discover that before the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon's painful hemorrhoids prevented him from mounting his horse to survey the battlefield.
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3 out of 5 stars
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They just throw the facts too fast
- De Concerned_llama en 12-11-20
De: Phil Mason
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Fingerprints of the Gods
- The Quest Continues
- De: Graham Hancock
- Narrado por: Graham Hancock
- Duración: 18 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8,835
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 7,818
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7,777
Fingerprints of the Gods is the revolutionary rewrite of history that has persuaded millions of listeners throughout the world to change their preconceptions about the history behind modern society. An intellectual detective story, this unique history audiobook directs probing questions at orthodox history, presenting disturbing new evidence that historians have tried - but failed - to explain.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Classic in Historical Mysteries
- De Kelly en 09-05-19
De: Graham Hancock
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Ali in Me
- De: Mercury Studios, Treefort Media
- Narrado por: Lonnie Ali, John Ramsey
- Duración: 3 h y 31 m
- Grabación Original
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General5 out of 5 stars 147
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 143
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 143
Muhammad Ali, never afraid to express himself loudly and boldly, stays true to form in Ali in Me, an eight-part audio series that explores his life and legacy, guided by his own words through never-before-heard audio recordings. Hosted by Muhammad’s widow, Lonnie Ali, and his close friend, award-winning broadcaster John Ramsey, Ali in Me goes beyond the boxing ring to delve deeply into the extraordinary life and lasting contributions The Champ made to individuals around the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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He went hard on everything, especially love
- De 🔥 Phx17 🔥 en 01-31-25
De: Mercury Studios, y otros
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The Pagan World
- Ancient Religions Before Christianity
- De: Hans-Friedrich Mueller, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Hans-Friedrich Mueller
- Duración: 12 h y 34 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,374
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,186
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,176
In The Pagan World: Ancient Religions Before Christianity, you will meet the fascinating, ancient polytheistic peoples of the Mediterranean and beyond, their many gods and goddesses, and their public and private worship practices, as you come to appreciate the foundational role religion played in their lives. Professor Hans-Friedrich Mueller, of Union College in Schenectady, New York, makes this ancient world come alive in 24 lectures with captivating stories of intrigue, artifacts, illustrations, and detailed descriptions from primary sources of intriguing personalities.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Pagan World
- De arnold e andersen md Dr Andersen en 03-28-20
De: Hans-Friedrich Mueller, y otros
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The History of the World
- The Story of Mankind from Prehistory to the Modern Day
- De: Alex Woolf
- Narrado por: Matt Bates
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Humankind has come a long way since our ancestors first stood up on two feet, but how did we get to where we are today? This book tells our story, through conflict and intrigue, power won and lost, and great empires built and destroyed. Award-winning author Alex Woolf brings you an accessible, enjoyable exploration of human history. Whether you want to uncover the secrets of the first civilizations, follow marauding Mongols on their quest to conquer, find out what made colonial empires tick, or the more modern origins of current conflict, the answers lie in this book.
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Populus
- Living and Dying in Ancient Rome
- De: Guy de la Bédoyère
- Narrado por: Mark Meadows
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Frenzied crowds, talking ravens, the stench of the Tiber River: life in ancient Rome was stimulating, dynamic, and often downright dangerous. The Romans relaxed and gossiped in baths, stole precious water from aqueducts, and partied and dined to excess. From the smells of fragrant cookshops and religious sacrifices to the cries of public executions and murderous electoral mobs, Guy de la Bedoyere's Populus draws on a host of historical and literary sources to transport us into the intensity of daily life at the height of ancient Rome.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narration is excellent!
- De Richard Curry en 08-10-24
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Oliver Cromwell
- Commander in Chief
- De: Ronald Hutton
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
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In 1647, the Parliamentarians were divided. They had won the first civil war and the king was in custody, but disagreements over the way forward had led to a stalemate. As the leader of one party, Oliver Cromwell found himself again at the center of events. In the second volume of his pioneering biography, Ronald Hutton traces Cromwell's career from 1647 through to his seizure of supreme power.
De: Ronald Hutton
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A Rage to Conquer
- Twelve Battles That Changed the Course of Western History
- De: Michael Walsh
- Narrado por: Michael Walsh
- Duración: 16 h y 46 m
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A sequel to Michael Walsh’s Last Stands, his new book A Rage to Conquer is a journey through the twelve of the most important battles in Western history. As Walsh sees it, war is an important facet of every culture—and, for better or worse, our world is unthinkable without it. War has been an essential part of the human condition throughout history, the principal agent of societal change, waged by men on behalf of, and in pursuit of, their gods, women, riches, power, and the sheer joy of combat.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not just a Review of 12 Battles
- De David A en 02-03-25
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Modern History
- A Captivating Guide to the Key Events, Cultures, and Transformations Shaping Europe, America, Africa, and Asia in the Contemporary World
- De: Captivating History
- Narrado por: Jason Zenobia
- Duración: 23 h y 54 m
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Unlock the key moments and movements that shaped our present-day world with this all-encompassing audiobook. Inside, you’ll find six detailed manuscripts, each offering a captivating guide to the modern history of different regions—Europe, America, Latin America, Africa, China, and Japan. Whether you're a history enthusiast or just looking to expand your knowledge, this audiobook provides an accessible and engaging way to understand the forces that have molded our world.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Waste of time
- De Richard en 01-28-25
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In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl
- Zelia Nuttall and the Search for Mexico's Ancient Civilizations
- De: Merilee Grindle
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General5 out of 5 stars 1
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Where do human societies come from? The drive to answer this question took on a new urgency in the nineteenth century, when a generation of archaeologists began to look beyond the bible for the origins of different cultures and civilizations. Zelia Nuttall threw herself into the study of Aztec customs and cosmology, eager to use the tools of the emerging science of anthropology to prove that modern Mexico was built over the ruins of ancient civilizations.
De: Merilee Grindle
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The History of the World
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- De: Alex Woolf
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Populus
- Living and Dying in Ancient Rome
- De: Guy de la Bédoyère
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Frenzied crowds, talking ravens, the stench of the Tiber River: life in ancient Rome was stimulating, dynamic, and often downright dangerous. The Romans relaxed and gossiped in baths, stole precious water from aqueducts, and partied and dined to excess. From the smells of fragrant cookshops and religious sacrifices to the cries of public executions and murderous electoral mobs, Guy de la Bedoyere's Populus draws on a host of historical and literary sources to transport us into the intensity of daily life at the height of ancient Rome.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narration is excellent!
- De Richard Curry en 08-10-24
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Oliver Cromwell
- Commander in Chief
- De: Ronald Hutton
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
- Duración: 15 h y 23 m
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In 1647, the Parliamentarians were divided. They had won the first civil war and the king was in custody, but disagreements over the way forward had led to a stalemate. As the leader of one party, Oliver Cromwell found himself again at the center of events. In the second volume of his pioneering biography, Ronald Hutton traces Cromwell's career from 1647 through to his seizure of supreme power.
De: Ronald Hutton
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A Rage to Conquer
- Twelve Battles That Changed the Course of Western History
- De: Michael Walsh
- Narrado por: Michael Walsh
- Duración: 16 h y 46 m
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General3 out of 5 stars 3
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A sequel to Michael Walsh’s Last Stands, his new book A Rage to Conquer is a journey through the twelve of the most important battles in Western history. As Walsh sees it, war is an important facet of every culture—and, for better or worse, our world is unthinkable without it. War has been an essential part of the human condition throughout history, the principal agent of societal change, waged by men on behalf of, and in pursuit of, their gods, women, riches, power, and the sheer joy of combat.
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- De David A en 02-03-25
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1 out of 5 stars
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Waste of time
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In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl
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- De: Merilee Grindle
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General5 out of 5 stars 1
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A Brief History of Roman Britain
- Brief Histories
- De: Joan P. Alcock
- Narrado por: Lisa Coleman
- Duración: 11 h y 44 m
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In 55 B.C. Julius Caesar came, saw, conquered and then left. It was not until A.D. 43 that the Emperor Claudius crossed the channel and made Britain the western outpost of the Roman Empire that would span from the Scottish border to Persia. For the next 400 years the island would be transformed. Within that period would see the rise of Londinium, almost immediately burnt to the ground in A.D. 60 by Boudicca; Hadrian's Wall, which was constructed in A.D. 112 to keep the northern tribes at bay, as well as the birth of the Emperor Constantine in third century York.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Incredibly tedious
- De Lauri Donahue en 10-26-13
De: Joan P. Alcock
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Isle of Mist
- A Tale of Ireland and Rome
- De: James Mace
- Narrado por: Jonathan Waters
- Duración: 6 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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On the mist-shrouded Isle of Hibernia, now known as Ireland, 26 years have passed since the murder of the high king, Fiacha Finnolach. The usurper Elim of Ulster’s promises of peace and prosperity have come to naught, as drought and famine afflict the land. Across the Irish Sea, the Roman Governor of Britannia, Julius Agricola, is met with an intriguing proposition. Fiacha’s son, Tuathal Techtmar, born when his pregnant mother fled into exile, has grown to manhood. He seeks the aid of Rome in avenging his father and becoming High King of Hibernia.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Awesome story
- De Jason Kyle en 08-23-24
De: James Mace
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Blood and Mistletoe
- The History of the Druids in Britain
- De: Ronald Hutton
- Narrado por: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Duración: 31 h y 16 m
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Crushed by the Romans in the first century A.D., the ancient Druids of Britain left almost no reliable evidence behind. Historian Ronald Hutton shows how this lack of definite information has allowed succeeding British generations to reimagine, reinterpret, and reinvent the Druids. Hutton's captivating book is the first to encompass two thousand years of Druid history and to explore the evolution of English, Scottish, and Welsh attitudes toward the forever ambiguous figures of the ancient Celtic world.
De: Ronald Hutton
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Paris Undercover
- A Wartime Story of Courage, Friendship, and Betrayal
- De: Matthew Goodman
- Narrado por: Kristi Burns
- Duración: 14 h y 30 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Etta Shiber and Kate Bonnefous are the unlikeliest of heroines: two seemingly ordinary women, an American widow and an English divorcée, living quietly together in Paris. Yet during the Nazi occupation, these two friends find themselves unexpectedly plunged into the whirlwind of history. With the help of a French country priest and others, they set out to rescue British and French soldiers trapped behind enemy lines—some of whom they daringly smuggle through Nazi checkpoints hidden inside the trunk of their car.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great history marred by terrible reader
- De gail en 03-01-25
De: Matthew Goodman
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The First Kingdom
- De: Max Adams
- Narrado por: Kris Dyer
- Duración: 16 h y 1 m
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Somewhere in the dim void between the departure from Britain of the Roman legions at the start of the fifth century and the days of the venerable Bede, the kingdoms of Early Medieval Britain were formed. But by whom? And out of what? Max Adams scrutinises the narrative handed down to us by later historians and chronicles, stripping away the most lurid nonsense about Arthur and synthesising the research of the last 40 years to tease out strands of reality from myth.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very interesting, but not in my truck
- De Liz en 03-03-21
De: Max Adams
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Discovering Life's Story: Biology's Beginnings
- De: Joy Hakim
- Narrado por: Erin Tripp
- Duración: 3 h y 32 m
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hen did we start learning the scientific secrets of life? Step back to the Islamic Golden Age, when scholars ask questions about life science and medicine that will establish those fields. Chart a path through the Renaissance, as Leonardo da Vinci dissects cadavers by candlelight to learn human anatomy firsthand. In this first of four volumes spanning hundreds of years of scientific innovation and discovery, follow the evolution of life science up to the late 1800s, when a Dutch biologist finds a tiny infectious particle destroying tobacco crops and gives this particle a new name: virus.
De: Joy Hakim
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The Stained Glass Window
- A Family History as the American Story, 1790-1958
- De: David Levering Lewis
- Narrado por: Dion Graham
- Duración: 11 h y 59 m
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Sitting beneath a stained glass window dedicated to his grandmother in the Atlanta church where his family had prayed for generations, preeminent American historian David Levering Lewis was struck by the great lacunae in what he could know about his own ancestors. He vowed to excavate their past and tell their story.
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Machiavelli
- A Biography
- De: Miles J. Unger
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 15 h y 39 m
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Niccolò Machiavelli is the most influential political writer of all time. His name has become synonymous with cynical scheming and the selfish pursuit of power, but the real Machiavelli, says Miles Unger, was a deeply humane and perceptive writer whose controversial theories were a response to the violence and corruption he saw around him. Machiavelli’s philosophy was shaped by the tumultuous age in which he lived, an age of towering geniuses and brutal tyrants. His first political mission was to spy on the fire-and-brimstone preacher Savonarola.
De: Miles J. Unger
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Pretend We're Dead
- The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Women in Rock in the '90s
- De: Tanya Pearson
- Narrado por: Kendra Hoffman, Carrington MacDuffie, Suehyla El-Attar
- Duración: 7 h y 6 m
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In 2018, during an interview with journalist Tanya Pearson, Shirley Manson lamented: "It’s a blanket fact that after September 11th, nonconformist women were taken off the radio.” This comment echoed a reality Pearson had personally witnessed as a musician and a fan, and launched her into a quest to figure out just what happened to these extraordinary female figures. Pretend We’re Dead seeks to answer two big questions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The well investigated content and personal interviews
- De meg jones en 01-29-25
De: Tanya Pearson
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Dark Brilliance
- The Age of Reason: From Descartes to Peter the Great
- De: Paul Strathern
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 13 h y 30 m
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During the 1600s—between the end of the Renaissance and the start of the Enlightenment—Europe lived through an era known as The Age of Reason. By exploring all the key events and bringing to life some of the most influential characters of the era—including Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Newton, Descartes, Spinoza, Louis XIV, and Charles I—acclaimed historian Paul Strathern tells the vivid story of this paradoxical age, while also exploring the painful cost of creating the progress and modernity upon which the Western world was built.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Short biographies of some of the most profound and influential people that lived and molded the Age of Reason
- De joseph en 02-03-25
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Ravenna
- Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe
- De: Judith Herrin
- Narrado por: Phyllida Nash
- Duración: 19 h y 3 m
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At the end of the fourth century, as the power of Rome faded and Constantinople became the seat of empire, a new capital city was rising in the West. Here, in Ravenna on the coast of Italy, Arian Goths and Catholic Romans competed to produce an unrivaled concentration of buildings and astonishing mosaics. For three centuries, the city attracted scholars, lawyers, craftsmen, and religious luminaries, becoming a true cultural and political capital.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Worthy book, stingy production.
- De Stephen Chakwin en 12-13-20
De: Judith Herrin
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Summer of Fire and Blood
- The German Peasants' War
- De: Lyndal Roper
- Narrado por: Rose Akroyd
- Duración: 13 h y 9 m
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The German Peasants’ War was the greatest popular uprising in Western Europe before the French Revolution. In 1524 and 1525, it swept across Germany with astonishing speed as well over a hundred thousand people massed in armed bands to demand a new and more egalitarian order. The peasants took control of vast areas of southern and middle Germany, torching and plundering the monasteries, convents, and castles that stood in their way. But they proved no match for the forces of the lords.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Lost History Recovered
- De C. C. Kissinger en 03-12-25
De: Lyndal Roper