The Search for the Lost Army
The National Geographic and Harvard University Expedition
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Tom Kruse
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Gary S. Chafetz
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In one of history's greatest ancient disasters, a Persian army of 50,000 soldiers was suffocated by a hurricane-force sandstorm in 525 BC in Egypt's Western Desert. No trace of this conquering army, hauling huge quantities of looted gold and silver, has ever surfaced. Nearly 25 centuries later on October 6, 1981, Egyptian Military Intelligence, the CIA, and Israel's Mossad secretly orchestrated the assassination of President Anwar Sadat, hoping to prevent Egypt's descent - as had befallen Iran two years before - into the hands of Islamic zealots. Because he had made peace with Israel and therefore had become a marked man in Egypt and the Middle East, Sadat had to be sacrificed to preserve the status quo. These two distant events become intimately interwoven in the story of Alex Goodman, who defeats impossible obstacles as he leads a Harvard University/National Geographic Society archaeological expedition into Egypt's Great Sand Sea in search of the Lost Army of Cambyses, the demons that haunt him, and the woman he loves.
Based on a true story.
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- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 54
Khorramshahr, Iran, May 1982 - It was the bloodiest battle of one of the most brutal wars of the twentieth century, and Najah, a 29-year-old wounded Iraqi conscript, was face to face with a 13-year-old Iranian child soldier who was ordered to kill him. Instead, the boy committed an astonishing act of mercy. It was an act that decades later would save his own life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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- By jennie on 04-10-24
By: Zahed Haftlang, and others
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The Second Messiah
- By: Glenn Meade
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 62
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4 out of 5 stars 53
Miles apart an ancient scroll is stolen before its revelations are fully translated, and an American priest with longhidden secrets becomes pope. Now, as millions wonder if this man is the antiChrist or the Second Messiah, historian Jack Cane and Israeli detective Lela Raul must find the missing scroll and discover the truth—before it’s too late.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Dan Brown, only much better
- By WJ on 12-09-12
By: Glenn Meade
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Never Say Die
- By: Tess Gerritsen
- Narrated by: Amy McFadden
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 115
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Story4 out of 5 stars 106
Twenty years after her father's plane crashes in the jungles of Southeast Asia, Willy Jane Maitland is finally tracking his last moves. She recognizes the danger, but her search for the truth is the only thing that matters.
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1 out of 5 stars
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So corny
- By Amazon Customer on 01-24-18
By: Tess Gerritsen
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The Hidden Oasis
- By: Paul Sussman
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 151
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 96
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Story4 out of 5 stars 96
Egypt 2153 BC: 80 priests set out under cover of darkness with a mysterious object.... Albania, 1986: A plane takes off bound for the Sudan. Somewhere over the Sahara it disappears.... The present: a mummified corpse is discovered in the dunes with a roll of camera film and a clay obelisk inscribed with a hieroglyphic sign.... Three unconnected events - or so it seems.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Hot and Heavy in Egypt
- By Matthew on 05-10-10
By: Paul Sussman
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Ramsey's Gold
- By: Russell Blake
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,531
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,151
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,128
When a forgotten journal materializes decades after Drake Ramsey's father vanished in the Amazon jungle, Drake decides to follow in his footsteps and search for the legendary treasure of the Inca empire hidden in the lost Inca city of Paititi.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining, but very cliched and derivative
- By Berkley on 12-07-16
By: Russell Blake
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Stormbreaker
- The First Alex Rider Adventure
- By: Anthony Horowitz
- Narrated by: Nathaniel Parker
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 987
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 804
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 799
They said his uncle Ian died in a car accident. Alex Rider knows that's a lie, and the bullet holes in his uncle's car confirm the truth. But nothing can prepare him for the news that the uncle he always thought he knew was really a spy for Britain's top-secret intelligence agency. Enlisted to find his uncle's killers and complete Ian's final mission, Alex suddenly finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse, with no way out.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Okay action story held up by an great narrator
- By Mary Fan on 08-13-13
By: Anthony Horowitz
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The Lost Army of Cambyses
- By: Paul Sussman
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 87
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Story4 out of 5 stars 80
In 523 BC, the Persian pharaoh Cambyses dispatched an army across Egypt's western desert to destroy the oracle at Siwa. Legend has it that somewhere in the middle of the Great Dune Sea his army was overwhelmed by a sandstorm and lost forever. Two and a half millennia later, a mutilated corpse is washed up on the banks of the Nile at Luxor, an antiques dealer is savagely murdered in Cairo, and a British archaeologist is found dead at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Panorama in words
- By ggmomma on 06-03-19
By: Paul Sussman
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Spandau Phoenix
- By: Greg Iles
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 26 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,123
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 873
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Story4 out of 5 stars 866
The Spandau Diary -- what was in it? Why did the secret intelligence agencies of every major power want it? Why was a brave and beautiful woman kidnapped to get it? Why did a chain of deception and violent death lash out across the globe, from survivors of the Nazi past to warriors in this new conflict about to explode? Why did the world's entire history of World War II have to be rewritten as the future hung over a nightmare abyss?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent and intense
- By CBDC on 05-09-10
By: Greg Iles
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Children of the Night
- By: Dan Simmons
- Narrated by: George Ralph
- Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 388
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 308
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Story4 out of 5 stars 306
In a desolate orphanage in what remains of post-Communist Romania, a desperately ill infant is given the wrong blood transfusion - and flourishes when he's supposed to die. The discovery of his unique immune system may hold the key to the long-awaited cure for cancer and AIDS - and a link to a clan of vampires.
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3 out of 5 stars
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needs a different reader
- By Kelly Howard on 09-12-08
By: Dan Simmons
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The Runner
- By: Christopher Reich
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 16 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 81
American lawyer and former police detective Judge Devlin is in Europe sifting through evidence of Nazi atrocities. He is part of the International Military Tribunal, but his agenda is personal. He hopes to convict SS member and former Olympic sprinter Eric Seyss, the man responsible for his military chaplain brother’s death. When Judge learns Eric has just escaped from an American POW camp, the American sets off in a desperate race for vengeance.
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4 out of 5 stars
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this story just went on and on and on
- By Stevie on 09-07-12
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The Book of Spies
- By: Gayle Lynds
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 374
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 258
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Story4 out of 5 stars 255
Ann Blake, a rare-book expert and conservator, was imprisoned for a drunk-driving accident that she doesn't remember, one that resulted in the death of her husband, a famous rare-book expert. But she is freed from prison by CIA undercover agent Tucker Anderson in exchange for her help and expertise on the Library of Gold, a legendary collection of books that have been lost to the world for over a century.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Exciting spy tale, and then....
- By Janice on 05-31-11
By: Gayle Lynds
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A Case of Exploding Mangoes
- By: Mohammed Hanif
- Narrated by: Paul Bhattacharjee
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 68
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Story4 out of 5 stars 55
There is a saying that when lovers fall out, a plane goes down. A Case of Exploding Mangoes is the story of one such plane. Why did a Hercules C130, the world's sturdiest aircraft, carrying Pakistan's military dictator General Zia ul Haq, go down on 17 August, 1988?
Was it because of: mechanical failure; human error; the CIA's impatience; a blind woman's curse; generals not happy with their pension plans; the mango season? Or could it be your narrator, Ali Shigri?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Time Capsule
- By Rishi C on 11-13-17
By: Mohammed Hanif
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Saucer
- Saucer, Book 1
- By: Stephen Coonts
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 592
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 455
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 454
When Rip Cantrell, a seismic survey worker in the Sahara, spots a glint of reflected light in the distance - he investigates and finds a piece of metal apparently entombed in the sandstone. Before long, Rip and his colleagues uncover a flying saucer that has been resting there for 140,000 years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Fun Read
- By Bob on 03-10-09
By: Stephen Coonts
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The Forge of God
- By: Greg Bear
- Narrated by: Stephen Bel Davies
- Length: 16 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 697
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 622
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Story4 out of 5 stars 624
On September 28th, a geologist working in Death Valley finds a mysterious new cinder cone in very well-mapped area. On October 1, the government of Australia announces the discovery of an enormous granite mountain. Like the cinder cone, it wasn't there six months ago.
Something is happening to planet Earth, and the truth is too terrifying to contemplate
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great Story, Wonderful Listening, But the Editor?
- By George Knight on 07-14-13
By: Greg Bear