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Kevin Pariseau
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Celeste Mannis
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The beloved plays of Shakespeare are still produced everywhere, yet the life of the world's most famous playwright remains largely a mystery. Young Will left the town of Stratford to pursue theater in London, where his work eventually thrived and made him a famous and wealthy man. Celeste Davidson Mannis here puts together the pieces of Shakespeare's life and work for young listeners.
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General4 out of 5 stars 144
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 91
1599 was an epochal year for Shakespeare and England. During that year, Shakespeare wrote four of his most famous plays: Henry the Fifth, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, and, most remarkably, Hamlet; Elizabethans sent off an army to crush an Irish rebellion, weathered an Armada threat from Spain, gambled on a fledgling East India Company, and waited to see who would succeed their aging and childless queen.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Note!--Abridged version
- De Scott en 01-05-16
De: James Shapiro
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Princesses Behaving Badly
- Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings
- De: Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 10 h y 31 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 245
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 214
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 216
You think you know her story. You've read the Brothers Grimm, you've watched the Disney cartoons, you cheered as these virtuous women lived happily ever after. But the lives of real princesses couldn't be more different. Sure, many were graceful and benevolent leaders - but just as many were ruthless in their quest for power, and all of them had skeletons rattling in their royal closets.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Princesses Researched Well
- De Mary Elizabeth Reynolds en 04-14-14
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The Novel of the Century
- The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables
- De: David Bellos
- Narrado por: David Bellos
- Duración: 12 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 31
Putting a century of scholarship on one of the world's most enduring popular novels into accessible, narrative form, this new approach to a classic of world literature is written for a wide general audience. Packed full of information about the book's origins and later career on stage and screen, The Novel of the Century brings to life the extraordinary story of how Victor Hugo managed to write his novel of the downtrodden despite a revolution, a coup d'etat, and political exile.
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5 out of 5 stars
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how hard to write a book
- De James Grohs en 08-06-24
De: David Bellos
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Young Benjamin Franklin
- The Birth of Ingenuity
- De: Nick Bunker
- Narrado por: Dan Woren
- Duración: 17 h y 18 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 28
From his early career as a printer and journalist to his scientific work and his role as a founder of a new republic, Benjamin Franklin has always seemed the inevitable embodiment of American ingenuity. But in his youth, he had to make his way through a harsh colonial world, where he fought many battles with his rivals, but also with his wayward emotions. Taking Franklin to the age of 41, when he made his first electrical discoveries, Bunker goes behind the legend to reveal the sources of his passion for knowledge.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good Book but LOTS of Names
- De Tim en 10-31-19
De: Nick Bunker
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The Life and Times of Chaucer
- De: John Gardner
- Narrado por: Graeme Malcolm
- Duración: 15 h y 26 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 87
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 77
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 76
In this exquisite biography, John Gardner brings to life Geoffrey Chaucer, illuminating his writings and their inspiration like never before. Through exhaustive research and expert storytelling, Gardner takes readers through Chaucer’s varied career - from writing The Canterbury Tales to performing diplomatic work at the Parliament - and creates a fully realized portrait of an author whose work would remake the English language forever. Written with passion and insight, this a must-listen for those interested in Chaucer and the medieval time period.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good book, but quoted passages are in Old English
- De Kathi en 02-26-14
De: John Gardner
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Shakespeare by Another Name
- The Life of Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford, the Man who Was Shakespeare
- De: Mark Anderson
- Narrado por: Simon Prebble
- Duración: 10 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 119
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 119
Actor William Shaksper of Stratford had little education, never left England, and apparently owned no books. How could he have written the great plays and poetry attributed to him? Journalist Mark Anderson's biography offers tantalizing proof that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, courtier, spendthrift, scholar, traveler, soldier, scoundrel, and writer, was the real "Shakespeare".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brings the period to life
- De Dan en 01-15-06
De: Mark Anderson
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Iberia
- De: James A. Michener
- Narrado por: Larry McKeever
- Duración: 37 h y 41 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 271
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 232
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 234
Spain is an immemorial land like no other, one that James A. Michener, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author and celebrated citizen of the world, came to love as his own. Iberia is Michener’s enduring nonfiction tribute to his cherished second home. In the fresh and vivid prose that is his trademark, he not only reveals the celebrated history of bullfighters and warrior kings, painters and processions, cathedrals and olive orchards, he also shares the intimate, often hidden country he came to know, where the congeniality of living souls is thrust against the dark weight of history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Michener's Masterpiece
- De ahusmc en 09-14-17
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British History for Dummies
- De: Sean Lang
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 14 h y 17 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 111
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 108
Putting history into a perspective, this is an engaging, entertaining and educational trip through time, packing in equal parts fun and facts. Recently updated, British History For Dummies introduces listeners to recent events, including British actions in Afghanistan, and David Cameron's formation of Britain's first coalition Cabinet since World War II. But don't worry - British History For Dummies doesn't skimp on the old stuff! It's a riotous, irreverent account of the people and events that have shaped Britain.
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5 out of 5 stars
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historical and punnie
- De Michellerose en 06-18-16
De: Sean Lang
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It Ended Badly
- Thirteen of the Worst Breakups in History
- De: Jennifer Wright
- Narrado por: Hillary Huber
- Duración: 8 h y 8 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 807
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 737
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 735
Spanning eras and cultures from ancient Rome to medieval England to 1950s Hollywood, Jennifer Wright's It Ended Badly guides you through the worst of the worst in historically bad breakups. In the throes of heartbreak, Emperor Nero had just about everyone he ever loved - from his old tutor to most of his friends - put to death. Oscar Wilde's lover, whom he went to jail for, abandoned him when faced with being cut off financially from his wealthy family.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Shallow, poorly researched, forced humor
- De S. Yates en 05-11-17
De: Jennifer Wright
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The Year of Lear
- Shakespeare in 1606
- De: James Shapiro
- Narrado por: Robert Fass
- Duración: 11 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 195
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 170
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 166
In the years leading up to 1606, since the death of Queen Elizabeth and the arrival in England of her successor, King James of Scotland, Shakespeare's great productivity had ebbed, and it may have seemed to some that his prolific genius was a thing of the past. But that year, at age 42, he found his footing again, finishing a play he had begun the previous autumn - King Lear - then writing two other great tragedies, Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Detailed and satisfying
- De Tad Davis en 02-24-16
De: James Shapiro
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Natasha's Dance
- A Cultural History of Russia
- De: Orlando Figes
- Narrado por: Ric Jerrom
- Duración: 29 h y 23 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 122
Beginning in the 18th century with the building of St. Petersburg - a 'window on the West' - and culminating with the challenges posed to Russian identity by the Soviet regime, Figes examines how writers, artists, and musicians grappled with the idea of Russia itself - its character, spiritual essence and destiny. He skillfully interweaves the great works - by Dostoevsky, Stravinsky, and Chagall - with folk embroidery, peasant songs, religious icons and all the customs of daily life, from food and drink to bathing habits to beliefs about the spirit world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Kaleidescopic panorama of an enigmatic culture.
- De Tarquin en 02-13-19
De: Orlando Figes
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Lives of Extraordinary Women
- Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbors Thought)
- De: Kathleen Krull
- Narrado por: Melissa Hughes
- Duración: 2 h y 13 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 53
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 45
Lives of Extraordinary Women turns the spotlight on the women who have wielded power, revealing their feats - and flaws - for all the world to see. You'll hear about 20 of the most influential women in history: queens, warriors, prime ministers, first ladies, revolutionary leaders. Some are revered. Others are notorious. And what were they really like?
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1 out of 5 stars
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Very disappointing
- De Leerkkee en 01-14-05
De: Kathleen Krull