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American Lion
- Andrew Jackson in the White House
- By: Jon Meacham
- Narrated by: Richard McGonagle
- Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins
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Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought his way to the pinnacle of power, bending the nation to his will in the cause of democracy. Jackson's election in 1828 ushered in a new and lasting era in which the people, not distant elites, were the guiding force in American politics. Democracy made its stand in the Jackson years, and he gave voice to the hopes and the fears of a restless, changing nation facing challenging times at home and threats abroad.
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great book
- By paul delaney on 13-03-21
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American Lion
- Andrew Jackson in the White House
- Narrated by: Richard McGonagle
- Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 11-11-08
- Language: English
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Sitting Bull
- By: Bill Yenne
- Narrated by: Bill Fike
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
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Sitting Bull’s name is still the best known of any American Indian leader, but his life and legacy remain shrouded with misinformation and half-truths. Sitting Bull’s life spanned the entire clash of cultures and ultimate destruction of the Plains Indian way of life. The reality of his life, as Bill Yenne reveals in his absorbing new portrait, Sitting Bull, is far more intricate and compelling. In Sitting Bull we find a man who, in the face of an uncertain future, helped ensure the survival of his people.
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Sitting Bull
- Narrated by: Bill Fike
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 18-12-19
- Language: English
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Hitler’s Death
- The Case Against Conspiracy
- By: Luke Daly-Groves
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
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In Hitler's Death, author and expert Luke Daly-Groves rigorously looks at the question: Did Hitler shoot himself in the Führerbunker or did he slip past the Soviets and escape to South America? Countless documentaries, newspaper articles, and internet pages written by conspiracy theorists have led the ongoing debate surrounding Hitler's last days. Historians have not yet managed to make a serious response. Until now. This book is the first attempt by an academic to return to the evidence of Hitler's suicide in order to scrutinize the most recent conspiracy arguments.
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Brilliantly researched and presented
- By Melissa Wilson on 03-12-23
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Hitler’s Death
- The Case Against Conspiracy
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 23-04-19
- Language: English
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The Bin Ladens
- An Arabian Family in the American Century
- By: Steve Coll
- Narrated by: Erik Singer
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
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Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and author of the national best seller Ghost Wars, Steve Coll presents the story of the Bin Laden family's rise to power and privilege, revealing new information to show how American influences changed the family and how one member's rebellion changed America.
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The Bin Ladens
- An Arabian Family in the American Century
- Narrated by: Erik Singer
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 07-01-09
- Language: English
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Soldier Spy
- By: Tom Marcus
- Narrated by: Jason Langley
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
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In the boot were six homemade pipe bombs, all linked to detonate at the same time from a single call on a brand-new pay-as-you-go phone found on the target. Special Branch also found Chinese Type 56 assault rifles with eight full magazines of ammunition. His target was a local school. He planned to attack two coaches of teenagers returning home after a school trip to France. Approximately 60 children, their accompanying teachers and their waiting parents. He was going to kill them all.
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Don't be fooled
- By BigPhil on 05-01-18
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Soldier Spy
- Narrated by: Jason Langley
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 06-10-16
- Language: English
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Midnight in Moscow
- A Memoir from the Front Lines of Russia's War Against the West
- By: John J. Sullivan, General Jim Mattis
- Narrated by: John J. Sullivan, Matt Godfrey
- Length: 17 hrs and 59 mins
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A memoir of service by the American ambassador who was on the diplomatic front lines when Putin invaded Ukraine, Midnight in Moscow is the first behind-the-scenes account of how U.S.-Russia relations hit their nadir—and a playbook for our unfolding confrontation.
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This is a very informative read, the author is very understated in his contribution
- By Anonymous User on 17-09-24
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Midnight in Moscow
- A Memoir from the Front Lines of Russia's War Against the West
- Narrated by: John J. Sullivan, Matt Godfrey
- Length: 17 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 06-08-24
- Language: English
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Diana
- Her True Story - in Her Own Words
- By: Andrew Morton
- Narrated by: Caroline Langrishe, Michael Maloney, Andrew Morton, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
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A reissue of this classic title, updated with never-before-published material from the original taped interviews and with a new introduction by Andrew Morton that reflects on the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the original publication of Diana: Her True Story. One of the world's best-known biographers, Andrew Morton's groundbreaking and controversial biography Diana: Her True Story changed the public's perception of the British monarchy and became an instant global best seller.
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UPDATED VERSION - SUCH A FANTASTIC READ
- By customer on 14-08-17
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Diana
- Her True Story - in Her Own Words
- Narrated by: Caroline Langrishe, Michael Maloney, Andrew Morton, Jennie Bond
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 22-06-17
- Language: English
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Erdogan Rising
- The Battle for the Soul of Turkey
- By: Hannah Lucinda Smith
- Narrated by: Hannah Lucinda Smith
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
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Everyone has heard of Erdogan: Turkey’s bullish, mercurial president is the original postmodern populist. Around the world, other strongmen are now following the path that he has blazed. For the first time, Erdogan Rising tells the inside story of how a democracy on the fringe of Europe has succumbed to dictatorship. Hannah Lucinda Smith, Turkey correspondent with The Times of London, has witnessed all that has befallen Turkey and the wider region since the onset of the Arab Spring.
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Is this a book about Syria or Turkey?
- By Mr T J Colley on 25-01-21
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Erdogan Rising
- The Battle for the Soul of Turkey
- Narrated by: Hannah Lucinda Smith
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 05-09-19
- Language: English
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Zelensky
- A Biography
- By: Serhii Rudenko, Michael M. Naydan - translator, Alla Perminova - translator
- Narrated by: Mike Lenz
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
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Three years after the political novice Volodymyr Zelensky was elected to Ukraine's highest office, he found himself catapulted into the role of war-time leader. The former comedian has become the public face of his country's courageous and bloody struggle against a brutal invasion. Born to Jewish parents in central Ukraine, Zelensky campaigned for the presidency in the 2019 election on the promise to restore trust in politics. Little did he know that he would be called upon to serve his people in the most demanding circumstances imaginable, fighting for the survival of his country.
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Six Minutes in May
- By: Nicholas Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
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Random House presents the audiobook edition of Six Minutes in May by Nicholas Shakespeare, read by Peter Noble. London, May 1940. Britain is under threat of invasion and Neville Chamberlain’s government is about to fall. It is hard for us to imagine the Second World War without Winston Churchill taking the helm, but in Six Minutes in May Nicholas Shakespeare shows how easily events could have gone in a different direction.
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Does much to straighten the record
- By Chantal on 29-07-18
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Six Minutes in May
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 28-06-18
- Language: English
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The Accidental Spy
- By: Sean O'Driscoll
- Narrated by: Gerry O'Brien
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
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David Rupert, a complete outsider with no connection to Ireland, rose to the very top of the Real IRA, all while working for the FBI and British intelligence. But the story is really about just how a bored, frustrated New York trucking manager becomes one of Britain’s most valued spies, brings down the entire IRA structure and makes $10 million in the process.
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What a fantastic book
- By jackie quinn on 06-07-19
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The Accidental Spy
- Narrated by: Gerry O'Brien
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 14-03-19
- Language: English
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Siege
- Trump Under Fire
- By: Michael Wolff
- Narrated by: Holter Graham, Michael Wolff
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
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With Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff defined the first phase of the Trump administration; now, in Siege, he has written an equally essential and explosive book about a presidency that is under fire from almost every side. A stunningly fresh narrative that begins just as Trump’s second year as president is getting underway and ends with the delivery of the Mueller report, Siege reveals an administration that is perpetually beleaguered by investigations and a president who is increasingly volatile, erratic and exposed.
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Riveting, depressing, terrifying
- By Amazon Customer on 02-07-19
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Siege
- Trump Under Fire
- Narrated by: Holter Graham, Michael Wolff
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 04-06-19
- Language: English
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The Kennedy Brothers
- The Rise and Fall of Jack and Bobby
- By: Richard D. Mahoney
- Narrated by: Peter Altschuler
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
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Books about the Kennedys are legion. Yet missing until now has been the exploration of the bond between Jack and Bobby, and the part that it played in their rise and fall. Richard D. Mahoney gives us Jack and Bobby in all their hubris and humanity, youthfulness and fatalism. Here is American history as it unfolds. The Kennedy Brothers is a fresh and masterful account of the men whose legacy continues to hold the American imagination.
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Exactly what I wanted
- By Anonymous User on 17-08-19
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The Kennedy Brothers
- The Rise and Fall of Jack and Bobby
- Narrated by: Peter Altschuler
- Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 06-02-13
- Language: English
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The First Elizabeth
- By: Carolly Erickson
- Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
- Length: 18 hrs and 24 mins
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In this remarkable biography, Carolly Erickson brings Elizabeth I to life and allows us to see her as a living, breathing, elegant, flirtatious, diplomatic, violent, arrogant, and outrageous woman who commands our attention, fascination, and awe. With the special skill for which she is acclaimed, Carolly Erickson electrifies the senses as she evokes with total fidelity the brilliant colors of Elizabethan clothing and jewelry, the texture of tapestries, and even the close, perfumed air of castle rooms. Erickson demonstrates her extraordinary ability to discern and bring to life psychological and physical reality.
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Elizabeth. Her life and court.
- By Teresa Cooper on 12-01-16
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The First Elizabeth
- Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
- Length: 18 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 19-02-13
- Language: English
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Why Is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me?
- Searching for the Truth on Political TV
- By: Rob Burley
- Narrated by: Rob Burley
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
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Why Is This Lying Bastard Lying To Me? – a question famously asked by grand inquisitor Jeremy Paxman – is Rob Burley’s deliciously irreverent and gossipy insider’s account of 25 years working at the very top of British political television – and the unique insight he’s gained on the country’s politicians on the way. In this unique book Rob Burley sets out to explore the state of democracy and accountability in an era when voters have come to expect untruthfulness from their leaders.
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A serious matter illuminated in an accessible and engaging style
- By Andrew Revell on 15-06-23
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Why Is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me?
- Searching for the Truth on Political TV
- Narrated by: Rob Burley
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 11-05-23
- Language: English
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Elizabeth the Queen
- The Life of a Modern Monarch
- By: Sally Bedell Smith
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 21 hrs and 27 mins
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From the moment of her ascension to the throne in 1952 at the age of twenty-five, Queen Elizabeth II has been the object of unparalleled scrutiny. But through the fog of glamour and gossip, how well do we really know the world’s most famous monarch? Drawing on numerous interviews and never-before-revealed documents, acclaimed biographer Sally Bedell Smith pulls back the curtain to show in intimate detail the public and private lives of Queen Elizabeth II.
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very thorough read, very enjoyable
- By Hayley McCoy on 07-12-17
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Elizabeth the Queen
- The Life of a Modern Monarch
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 21 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 10-01-12
- Language: English
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Audience of One
- Television, Donald Trump, and the Politics of Illusion
- By: James Poniewozik
- Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
- Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
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In the tradition of Neil Postman's masterpiece Amusing Ourselves to Death, Audience of One shows how American media have shaped American society and politics, by interweaving two crucial stories. The first story follows the evolution of television from the three-network era of the 20th century, which joined millions of Americans in a shared monoculture, into today's zillion-channel, internet-atomized universe, which sliced and diced them into fractious, alienated subcultures. The second story is a cultural critique of Donald Trump.
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Audience of One
- Television, Donald Trump, and the Politics of Illusion
- Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
- Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 10-09-19
- Language: English
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My Experiments with Truth
- By: Mohandas K. Gandhi
- Narrated by: Surjan Singh
- Length: 19 hrs and 11 mins
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The Story of My Experiments with Truth is the compelling autobiography of Mohandas Karam Chand Gandhi, who inspired millions with the sheer strength of his personal actions and steadfast upholding of the twin principles of truth and non-violence in the face of the most adverse circumstances. Starting from his birth, this autobiography traces the extraordinary journey of an ordinary man who went on to become a Mahatma. Divided into five sections, the listener is moved by the stark honesty with which Gandhi has written his autobiography
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My Experiments with Truth
- Narrated by: Surjan Singh
- Length: 19 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 14-10-21
- Language: English
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Everywoman
- One Woman's Truth About Speaking the Truth
- By: Jess Phillips
- Narrated by: Jess Phillips
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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If you're thinking, 'Jess, who?' then I'm glad that there was something about 'everywoman' and 'truth' that caught your eye. Or you might already know me as that gobby MP who has a tendency to shout about the stuff I care about. Because I'm a woman with a cause, I have been called a feminazi witch and a murderer and threatened with rape. The Internet attracts a classy crowd. So, speaking the truth isn't always easy, but I believe it's worth it. And I want you to believe it, too.
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Decent book, but why the Corbyn hate?
- By Katy on 14-04-18
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Everywoman
- One Woman's Truth About Speaking the Truth
- Narrated by: Jess Phillips
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 23-02-17
- Language: English
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Hotel Lux
- An Intimate History of Communism's Forgotten Radicals
- By: Maurice J Casey
- Narrated by: Maurice J Casey
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
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Hotel Lux follows Irish radical May O'Callaghan and her friends, three revolutionary families brought together by their vision for a communist future and their time spent in the Comintern's Moscow living quarters, the Hotel Lux. Historian Maurice Casey reveals the connections and disconnections of a group of forgotten communist activists whose lives collided in 1920s Moscow: a brilliant Irish translator, a maverick author, the rebel daughters of an East London Jewish family, and a family of determined German anti-fascists.
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Incredible and almost forgotten stories. Superb.
- By Anonymous User on 09-09-24
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Hotel Lux
- An Intimate History of Communism's Forgotten Radicals
- Narrated by: Maurice J Casey
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 26-08-24
- Language: English
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