Bestsellers
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The Anglo-Saxons
- A History of the Beginnings of England: 400 - 1066
- By: Marc Morris
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,101
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Performance971
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Story967
A sweeping and original history of the Anglo-Saxons by national best-selling author Marc Morris....
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"Pretty Good"
- By Stephen on 05-30-21
By: Marc Morris
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Say Nothing
- A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
- By: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Narrated by: Matthew Blaney
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8,831
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Performance7,819
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Story7,769
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW AN FX LIMITED SERIES STREAMING ON HULU NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER From the author of Empire of Pain—a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions. One of The New York...
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On a par with I'll Be Gone in the Dark, plus...
- By Grace O'Malley on 03-01-19
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The Wager
- A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, David Grann
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6,674
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Performance5,891
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Story5,888
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it...
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Gasping for Air
- By Jean Engle on 04-19-23
By: David Grann
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She-Wolves
- The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
- By: Helen Castor
- Narrated by: Hannah Curtis
- Length: 19 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance7
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Story7
In this compelling, eye-opening story of six women who exercised power against the odds-and one, Jane Grey, who never got the chance-acclaimed historian Helen Castor explores the provocative subject of women and power in England. “The boy in the bed was just fifteen years old. He had been...
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Absolutely brilliant!
- By Dagny1558 on 09-21-25
By: Helen Castor
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Spare
- By: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Narrated by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall73,469
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Performance67,723
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Story67,516
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Discover the global phenomenon that tells an unforgettable story of love, loss, courage, and healing. “Compellingly artful . . . [a] blockbuster memoir.”—The New Yorker (Best Books of the Year) It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century...
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Gutterball!
- By Jimmyjoejangles on 01-10-23
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The Wide Wide Sea
- Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,924
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Performance1,782
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Story1,782
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A “thrilling and superbly crafted” (The Wall Street Journal) account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day. One of...
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Outstanding story read like a novel
- By Nashville Cat on 07-08-24
By: Hampton Sides
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The Anglo-Saxons
- A History of the Beginnings of England: 400 - 1066
- By: Marc Morris
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,101
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Performance971
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Story967
A sweeping and original history of the Anglo-Saxons by national best-selling author Marc Morris....
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"Pretty Good"
- By Stephen on 05-30-21
By: Marc Morris
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Say Nothing
- A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
- By: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Narrated by: Matthew Blaney
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8,831
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Performance7,819
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Story7,769
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW AN FX LIMITED SERIES STREAMING ON HULU NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER From the author of Empire of Pain—a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing in Northern Ireland and its devastating repercussions. One of The New York...
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On a par with I'll Be Gone in the Dark, plus...
- By Grace O'Malley on 03-01-19
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The Wager
- A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, David Grann
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6,674
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Performance5,891
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Story5,888
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it...
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Gasping for Air
- By Jean Engle on 04-19-23
By: David Grann
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She-Wolves
- The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
- By: Helen Castor
- Narrated by: Hannah Curtis
- Length: 19 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance7
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Story7
In this compelling, eye-opening story of six women who exercised power against the odds-and one, Jane Grey, who never got the chance-acclaimed historian Helen Castor explores the provocative subject of women and power in England. “The boy in the bed was just fifteen years old. He had been...
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Absolutely brilliant!
- By Dagny1558 on 09-21-25
By: Helen Castor
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Spare
- By: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Narrated by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall73,469
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Performance67,723
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Story67,516
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Discover the global phenomenon that tells an unforgettable story of love, loss, courage, and healing. “Compellingly artful . . . [a] blockbuster memoir.”—The New Yorker (Best Books of the Year) It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century...
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Gutterball!
- By Jimmyjoejangles on 01-10-23
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The Wide Wide Sea
- Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,924
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Performance1,782
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Story1,782
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A “thrilling and superbly crafted” (The Wall Street Journal) account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day. One of...
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Outstanding story read like a novel
- By Nashville Cat on 07-08-24
By: Hampton Sides
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The Splendid and the Vile
- A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: John Lee, Erik Larson
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12,328
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Performance10,553
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Story10,475
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City and Dead Wake delivers a fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz NAMED ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2020 BY The Washington Post HuffPost The Seattle Times Lit Hub...
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John Lee’s narration is a struggle
- By Leslie Rathjens on 03-05-20
By: Erik Larson
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Dark Renaissance
- The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare's Greatest Rival
- By: Stephen Greenblatt
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall96
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Performance86
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Story86
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Will in the World reveals the daring and subversive life of Christopher Marlowe―Shakespeare’s contemporary, inspiration, and rival.
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Marlowe’s gifts
- By TheoBabe on 09-15-25
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The Life of Samuel Johnson
- By: James Boswell
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 51 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall157
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Performance143
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Story138
The book is full of humorous anecdote and rich characterization, and paints a vivid picture of 18th-century London, peopled by prominent personalities of the time....
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Wonderful!
- By Tad Davis on 02-02-18
By: James Boswell
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The Few
- The American "Knights of the Air" Who Risked Everything to Fight in the Battle of Britain
- By: Alex Kershaw
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance32
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Story32
From the author of national bestsellers The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter comes "a rousing tale of little-known heroes" (Booklist). The Few tells the dramatic and unforgettable story of eight young Americans who joined Britain's Royal Air Force, defying their country's neutrality laws and...
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Like being in the cockpit for every flight
- By William Hagerty on 01-05-26
By: Alex Kershaw
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The Plantagenets
- The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Dan Jones
- Length: 21 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall523
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Performance473
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Story473
The New York Times bestseller that tells the story of Britain’s greatest and worst dynasty—“a real-life Game of Thrones” (The Wall Street Journal)—by the author of Powers and Thrones. The first Plantagenet king inherited a blood-soaked kingdom from the Normans and transformed it into...
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Old book--new narrator
- By Kay Long/The Lady Kay on 02-02-24
By: Dan Jones
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How to Kill a Witch
- The Patriarchy's Guide to Silencing Women
- By: Zoe Venditozzi, Claire Mitchell
- Narrated by: Claire Mitchell, Zoe Venditozzi
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall58
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Performance56
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Story56
In How to Kill a Witch, Zoe Venditozzi and Claire Mitchell, hosts of the popular Witches of Scotland podcast, unravel the grim yet absurdly bureaucratic process of identifying, accusing, trying, and executing women as witches.
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So happy the authors read it!
- By Ma on 11-30-25
By: Zoe Venditozzi, and others
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Unruly
- The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
- By: David Mitchell
- Narrated by: David Mitchell
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,259
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Performance1,138
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Story1,137
INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A rollicking history of England’s kings and queens from Arthur to Elizabeth I, a tale of power, glory, and excessive beheadings by award-winning British actor and comedian David Mitchell “Clever, amusing, gloriously bizarre and razor sharp. Mitchell...
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Hugely Entertaining (If You Like English History)
- By Jean Ogg on 10-09-23
By: David Mitchell
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Churchill
- Walking with Destiny
- By: Andrew Roberts
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 50 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,782
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Performance4,244
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Story4,226
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of The Wall Street Journal’s Ten Best Books of 2018 One of The Economist’s Best Books of 2018 One of The New York Times’s Notable Books of 2018 “Unarguably the best single-volume biography of Churchill . . . A brilliant feat of storytelling, monumental in...
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Superb Biography
- By Jean on 03-03-19
By: Andrew Roberts
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The Fate of the Day
- The War for America, Fort Ticonderoga to Charleston, 1777-1780
- By: Rick Atkinson
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner, Rick Atkinson
- Length: 32 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall382
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Performance356
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Story355
In the second volume of the landmark American Revolution trilogy by the Pulitzer Prize–winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The British Are Coming, George Washington’s army fights on the knife edge between victory and defeat. The first twenty-one months of the American...
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Fantastic Book
- By Steve Swope on 09-06-25
By: Rick Atkinson
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Diana
- Her True Story in Her Own Words
- By: Andrew Morton
- Narrated by: Michael Maloney, Caroline Langrishe
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,885
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Performance1,661
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Story1,657
The sensational biography of Princess Diana, written with her cooperation and now featuring exclusive new material to commemorate the 20th anniversary of her death. When Diana: Her True Story was first published in 1992, it forever changed the way the public viewed the British monarchy. Greeted...
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Wonderful overall with one issue...
- By globewest on 07-02-17
By: Andrew Morton
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The Professor and The Madman
- A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
- By: Simon Winchester
- Narrated by: Simon Winchester
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5,299
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Performance4,085
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Story4,100
A New York Times Notable Book The Professor and the Madman is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary—and literary history. The making of the OED was one of the most ambitious projects...
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Perfect example of a quality audible book.
- By Jerry on 07-07-03
By: Simon Winchester
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Rogue Heroes
- The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War
- By: Ben Macintyre
- Narrated by: Ben Macintyre
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall2,686
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Performance2,339
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Story2,334
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The incredible untold story of World War II’s greatest secret fighting force, as told by the modern master of wartime intrigue—now an original series on MGM+! “Reads like a mashup of The Dirty Dozen and The Great Escape, with a sprinkling of Ocean’s 11...
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Those Who Dared, Won!
- By Matthew on 10-07-16
By: Ben Macintyre
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The Blood Countess
- Murder, Betrayal, and the Making of a Monster
- By: Shelley Puhak
- Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance14
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Story14
A March Indie Next Pick A Barnes & Noble Most Anticipated Nonfiction Book of 2026 A Barnes & Noble Reads Best Book of February 2026 From the author of the national bestseller The Dark Queens, an incandescent work of true crime and feminist history about Elizabeth Bathory, the woman...
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well done!
- By Snowchsc on 03-07-26
By: Shelley Puhak
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The Map That Changed the World
- William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology
- By: Simon Winchester
- Narrated by: Simon Winchester
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall702
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Performance461
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Story464
From the author of the bestselling The Professor and the Madman comes the fascinating story of William Smith, the orphaned son of an English country blacksmith, who became obsessed with creating the world's first geological map and ultimately became the father of modern geology. In 1793 William...
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Who knew rocks could be so deceptive?
- By Jody R. Nathan on 11-09-04
By: Simon Winchester
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The Windsor Legacy
- A Royal Dynasty of Secrets, Scandal, and Survival
- By: Robert Jobson
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance21
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Story21
From Elizabeth II to future King William, The Windsor Legacy offers a riveting exploration of the British monarchy's resilience and influence over the past century, looking at its key players and conflicts, with a forward-looking examination of its future.
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New information and well worth listening to
- By klabbotts on 02-09-26
By: Robert Jobson
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Normal Women
- Nine Hundred Years of Making History
- By: Philippa Gregory
- Narrated by: Philippa Gregory, Clare Corbett, Tania Rodrigues, and others
- Length: 27 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall292
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Performance264
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Story264
The #1 New York Times bestselling historical novelist delivers her magnum opus—a landmark work of feminist nonfiction that radically redefines our understanding of the extraordinary roles ordinary women played throughout British history and “should be included in every history lesson”...
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Well researched
- By Tom Masters on 05-31-24
By: Philippa Gregory
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The Ghost Club
- By: Kate Winkler Dawson
- Narrated by: Kate Winkler Dawson
- Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall144
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Performance125
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Story125
This audio original from the acclaimed author of American Sherlock, and the host of multiple true-crime podcasts, including Wicked Words, tells the fascinating story of the supernatural, and the club that united some of the world's most illustrious thinkers. For more than a century, some of the...
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í am rather disapointed
- By Ingibjörg Kolbeins on 04-04-23
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The Zorg
- A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery
- By: Siddharth Kara
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall113
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Performance104
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Story104
A 2026 Audie Awards finalist for Best Nonfiction Narrator and Best History/Biography! "The Zorg remains a book of great importance and one that will likely become a classic. It takes a respected place within a growing historical literature about the slave ship in generaL…a potent exposé of...
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Outstanding narration and book
- By Urban Artist on 02-28-26
By: Siddharth Kara
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The Wars of the Roses
- The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,871
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Performance3,421
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Story3,404
The 15th century saw the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history. The crown of England changed hands five times as two branches of the Plantagenet dynasty fought....
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No Need for a Score Card
- By Troy on 01-16-15
By: Dan Jones
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Killing England
- The Brutal Struggle for American Independence
- By: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6,156
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Performance5,460
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Story5,428
This audiobook features an introduction read by Bill O'Reilly. The Revolutionary War as never told before. The breathtaking latest installment in Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard's mega-best-selling Killing series transports listeners to the most important era in our nation's history: the...
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Everyone in the U. S. Should read this book.
- By Barbara J. Daly on 12-31-17
By: Bill O'Reilly, and others
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Henry V
- The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Dan Jones
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall853
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Performance775
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Story775
"Ambitious... With meticulous research and in lively style, Jones presents us with the man beyond the Shakespeare character."—The New York Times “The best biography yet of England’s greatest king."—Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of The Romanovs and Jerusalem The New York Times...
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Amazing Book & Fantastic Storyteller
- By L. Reilly on 11-26-24
By: Dan Jones
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The Stolen Crown
- By: Tracy Borman
- Narrated by: Tracy Borman
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall48
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Performance48
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Story48
“Compelling and brilliant—don’t miss it!” —Alison Weir From the acclaimed royal historian, the dramatic and untold story of the lie about the controversial succession that ended the Tudor era and changed the course of British history. In the long and dramatic annals of British history...
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Well Researched, but Disorganized
- By HistoryNerd on 12-27-25
By: Tracy Borman
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A Military History of Britain, 1914-1945
- By: Liem Gerard
- Narrated by: Liem Gerard
- Length: 26 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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A groundbreaking new account of Britain’s military strategy from 1914 to 1945—spanning both World Wars and the turbulent interwar years—this book offers a comprehensive analysis of how Britain navigated one of the most intense and consequential periods in modern history.
By: Liem Gerard
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Clanlands
- Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other
- By: Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish, Diana Gabaldon - introduction
- Narrated by: Diana Gabaldon, Graham McTavish, Sam Heughan
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6,208
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Performance5,548
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Story5,510
Winner of the Audie Award 2022 for Best History/Biography Audiobook. Earphones Award Winner 2021. A road trip book with a difference. Stars of Outlander - Sam Heughan & Graham McTavish - explore Scotland, a land of raw beauty, poetry, feuding, music, history, and warfare. Narrated by Sam Heughan...
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Not sure what I was expecting...
- By Admirer of great books; critic of bad books. on 11-03-20
By: Sam Heughan, and others
New releases
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The Cultural Tutor’s Grand Tour: The Story of Europe in Six Cities
- By: Cup and Nuzzle, Sheehan Quirke
- Narrated by: Sheehan Quirke
- Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance9
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Story9
In The Cultural Tutor’s Grand Tour, the ephemera of the everyday opens up to reveal a world of high art and low cunning - where a love affair can trigger a World War, a lamp-post can birth a cathedral, and a cup of coffee can take you on a journey of a thousand years. In the 18th Century, young English gentlemen would embark on Grand Tours - educational journeys to foreign climes, absorbing the sights, sounds and stories that defined them. But we get it - you’re busy. These days, all you need to see the world is a pair of headphones.
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History meets storytelling
- By daytimer on 03-18-26
By: Cup and Nuzzle, and others
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Margaret Beaufort
- Survivor, Rebel, Kingmaker
- By: Lauren Johnson
- Narrated by: Katherine Anderson
- Length: 15 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Born into a century of conflict, Margaret Beaufort, the daughter of the Duke of Somerset and a descendant of Edward III, was married at the age of twelve. She was a mother, orphan, and widow by thirteen. She survived the vicissitudes of the Wars of the Roses and two further marriages to see her only son, Henry, ascend the throne of England as the first monarch of the Tudor dynasty. During Henry's reign, she exerted considerable influence at court, and played a part in the upbringing of her grandson, the future Henry VIII. She was a lifelong artistic patron and supporter of academia.
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Historical brilliance
- By Patty Tress on 03-13-26
By: Lauren Johnson
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Fashioning the Crown
- A Story of Power, Conflict, and Couture
- By: Justine Picardie
- Narrated by: Melissa Chambers
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
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Fashioning the Crown tells the story of a tumultuous half-century of British history through the lens of royal fashion and image-making. Informed by Justine Picardie's entirely original research in the Royal Archives, as well her own interactions with Elizabeth II and her family, it will reveal how, from the outbreak of the First World War to 1960, the power of clothing played a crucial role in helping the Royal Family, and the nation, to navigate seismic changes and challenges.
By: Justine Picardie
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Case Red
- The Collapse of France
- By: Robert Forczyk
- Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
- Length: 18 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Case Red tells the often overlooked story of the fall of Metropolitan France from the evacuation of the BEF at Dunkirk through to the eventual collapse and armistice in June 1940. Even after the legendary evacuation from Dunkirk in June 1940 there were still large British formations fighting the Germans alongside their French allies. After mounting a vigorous counterattack at Abbeville and then conducting a tough defence along the Somme, the British were forced to conduct a second evacuation from the ports of Le Havre, Cherbourg, Brest and St Nazaire.
By: Robert Forczyk
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How to Survive in Tudor England
- By: Toni Mount
- Narrated by: Rachael Beresford
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Embark on a journey to Tudor England with this self-help guide that offers engaging tips and insights for navigating the challenges of the sixteenth century.
By: Toni Mount
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Shakespeare's Book
- The Story Behind the First Folio and the Making of Shakespeare
- By: Chris Laoutaris
- Narrated by: Philip Pope
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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2023 marks the 400-year anniversary of the publication of Mr William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, known today simply as the First Folio. It is difficult to imagine a world without The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Antony and Cleopatra, The Winter's Tale, and Macbeth, but these are...
By: Chris Laoutaris
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The Cultural Tutor’s Grand Tour: The Story of Europe in Six Cities
- By: Cup and Nuzzle, Sheehan Quirke
- Narrated by: Sheehan Quirke
- Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance9
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Story9
In The Cultural Tutor’s Grand Tour, the ephemera of the everyday opens up to reveal a world of high art and low cunning - where a love affair can trigger a World War, a lamp-post can birth a cathedral, and a cup of coffee can take you on a journey of a thousand years. In the 18th Century, young English gentlemen would embark on Grand Tours - educational journeys to foreign climes, absorbing the sights, sounds and stories that defined them. But we get it - you’re busy. These days, all you need to see the world is a pair of headphones.
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History meets storytelling
- By daytimer on 03-18-26
By: Cup and Nuzzle, and others
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Margaret Beaufort
- Survivor, Rebel, Kingmaker
- By: Lauren Johnson
- Narrated by: Katherine Anderson
- Length: 15 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Born into a century of conflict, Margaret Beaufort, the daughter of the Duke of Somerset and a descendant of Edward III, was married at the age of twelve. She was a mother, orphan, and widow by thirteen. She survived the vicissitudes of the Wars of the Roses and two further marriages to see her only son, Henry, ascend the throne of England as the first monarch of the Tudor dynasty. During Henry's reign, she exerted considerable influence at court, and played a part in the upbringing of her grandson, the future Henry VIII. She was a lifelong artistic patron and supporter of academia.
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Historical brilliance
- By Patty Tress on 03-13-26
By: Lauren Johnson
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Fashioning the Crown
- A Story of Power, Conflict, and Couture
- By: Justine Picardie
- Narrated by: Melissa Chambers
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Fashioning the Crown tells the story of a tumultuous half-century of British history through the lens of royal fashion and image-making. Informed by Justine Picardie's entirely original research in the Royal Archives, as well her own interactions with Elizabeth II and her family, it will reveal how, from the outbreak of the First World War to 1960, the power of clothing played a crucial role in helping the Royal Family, and the nation, to navigate seismic changes and challenges.
By: Justine Picardie
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Case Red
- The Collapse of France
- By: Robert Forczyk
- Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
- Length: 18 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Case Red tells the often overlooked story of the fall of Metropolitan France from the evacuation of the BEF at Dunkirk through to the eventual collapse and armistice in June 1940. Even after the legendary evacuation from Dunkirk in June 1940 there were still large British formations fighting the Germans alongside their French allies. After mounting a vigorous counterattack at Abbeville and then conducting a tough defence along the Somme, the British were forced to conduct a second evacuation from the ports of Le Havre, Cherbourg, Brest and St Nazaire.
By: Robert Forczyk
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How to Survive in Tudor England
- By: Toni Mount
- Narrated by: Rachael Beresford
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Embark on a journey to Tudor England with this self-help guide that offers engaging tips and insights for navigating the challenges of the sixteenth century.
By: Toni Mount
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Shakespeare's Book
- The Story Behind the First Folio and the Making of Shakespeare
- By: Chris Laoutaris
- Narrated by: Philip Pope
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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2023 marks the 400-year anniversary of the publication of Mr William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies, known today simply as the First Folio. It is difficult to imagine a world without The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Antony and Cleopatra, The Winter's Tale, and Macbeth, but these are...
By: Chris Laoutaris
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Bloody, Brilliant Tudors
- 100 Tales of Gowns, Gossip & Gory Ends
- By: Elizabeth Goff
- Narrated by: Gerard Logan
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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From Henry VII to Elizabeth I, Bloody, Brilliant Tudors answers all these questions and more. Come with us as we delve into the people and places behind the world-famous Tudor myths and legends. Through various tales exploring the whole of the glittering dynasty, we'll learn about the lesser-known facts and figures behind these myths. Each reign serves up a wealth of fascinating historical stories to reveal the Tudor world in a new light.
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Bloody brilliant
- By Amazon Customer on 03-06-26
By: Elizabeth Goff
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La splendeur et l'infamie
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Yves Aubert
- Length: 21 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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10 mai 1940. Le jour où Churchill est nommé Premier ministre, Adolf Hitler envahit les Pays-Bas et la Belgique. Au cours de l'année qui suit, l'Allemagne nazie mène contre l'Angleterre une campagne de bombardement d'une intensité inédite. Acculé, le " Vieux Lion " doit préserver à tout prix le moral de son peuple... et convaincre le président Roosevelt d'entraîner les États-Unis dans la guerre.
By: Erik Larson
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These Isles
- A People’s History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
- By: Brian Groom
- Narrated by: Hugh Kermode
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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An inventive new look at the entwined histories of Britain and Ireland’s nations – and the people who have called them home. Acclaimed author and journalist Brian Groom reveals the colourful and often-contested history of the Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans and others who have...
By: Brian Groom
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Beastly Britain
- An Animal History
- By: Karen R. Jones
- Narrated by: Deborah Balm
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Have you ever wondered why we count sheep to get to sleep? Or where the phrase "red herring" comes from? Across British history, animals have been written about in poetry, painted in oils, and even recorded in law. Loved or feared, familiar or endangered, animals are everywhere to be seen. In this enchanting study, Karen R. Jones takes a journey through the history of ten animals to show the extraordinary story of "beastly" Britain.
By: Karen R. Jones
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La Guerre des Deux-Roses: 1455-1487
- Guerres civiles t. 1
- By: History Nerds, Andrew McDermott - translator
- Narrated by: Joel Choucas
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Sur les trônes vacants, on pourrait en dire long. À travers l’histoire, de l’Antiquité aux temps plus récents, l’absence d’un héritier et la mort soudaine d’un monarque aimé ont toujours été synonymes de troubles. Quand la place d’un roi est à prendre, nombreux sont les ambitieux à se manifester.
By: History Nerds, and others
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Regency Dating: What Modern Romance Could Learn from the Past (and Vice Versa)
- By: Richard Fleischman
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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What if the Regency ballroom and the dating app were telling the same love story? Regency Dating reveals what modern romance can learn from the past—and what the past desperately needed from us. In the Regency era, romance unfolded under chandeliers and chaperones. Today, it plays out in chat bubbles, stories, and swipes. The rooms have changed. The gaze has not. In Regency Dating, novelist, historian, and essayist Richard Fleischman brings two worlds into conversation: the slow, rule‑bound courtships of the early nineteenth century and the fast, hyperconnected dating culture of now. ...
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Queer Data
- Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action
- By: Kevin Guyan
- Narrated by: Kevin Guyan
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Data has never mattered more. Our lives are increasingly shaped by it and how it is defined, collected and used. But who counts in the collection, analysis and application of data? This important book is the first to look at queer data – defined as data relating to gender, sex, sexual orientation and trans identity/history. The author shows us how current data practices reflect an incomplete account of LGBTQ lives and helps us understand how data biases are used to delegitimise the everyday experiences of queer people.
By: Kevin Guyan
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RAF Boys in the Far East
- True Tales of the RAF in India, South East Asia and Hong Kong
- By: Steve Bond
- Narrated by: Russ Bain
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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For eighty-two years the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), which in 1918 became the Royal Air Force (RAF), maintained a permanent military aviation presence in the Far East. The first RFC units arrived in India in 1915. RAF India grew substantially in the interwar period and throughout World War Two. Various changes in the command structure finally saw the creation of the Far East Air Force (FEAF) in June 1949, covering South East Asia and Hong Kong.
By: Steve Bond
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Uncovering the Ghosts of Gwrych Castle
- North Wales Most Haunted
- By: J. Jones
- Narrated by: Phillip Easton
- Length: 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Follow us on an overnight Investigation at the most haunted castle in Wales. A grand memorial that became a place of sorrow and tragedy. Perched on a hillside overlooking the Irish Sea, its 19 towers rise against the sky like a fairytale fortress—but a dark one, frozen in time. For over two hundred years, Gwrych Castle has been a monument, a home, a refuge, and a ruin. Its very stones have absorbed the echoes of triumph and despair, love and betrayal. But are the stories true? Is the ghost of the lonely Countess still walking these halls?
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Who Doesn’t Love A Good Ghost Story?
- By Bitsandpaperbacks on 03-05-26
By: J. Jones
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No Surrender
- By: Constance Maud
- Narrated by: Lisa Reichert
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Written from the midst of the struggle for female suffrage, Constance Elizabeth Maud’s novel No Surrender (1911) is a Call to Arms. It is a dramatic narrative portraying key players and historical events in the battle for the Vote for Women in Britain. Jenny Clegg is a Lancashire millgirl working long, hard hours under unhealthy conditions in order to support her mother and younger siblings, only to have her father take possession of her savings.
By: Constance Maud
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Margaret Bondfield
- The Life and Times of Britain’s First Female Cabinet Minister
- By: Nan Sloane
- Narrated by: Harriet Dunlop
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Rising from modest semi-rural, semi-industrial origins in the West Country, and years of apprenticeship in shops in Brighton, Bondfield became the first woman to chair the TUC, one of the first female Labour MPs, the first woman to hold government office (1924) and in 1929, the first female Cabinet Minister. Most of her life was lived in the public eye, but what lay behind her public achievements? In this remarkable book, historian Nan Sloane looks beyond the public façade to reveal Bondfield's hidden personal story.
By: Nan Sloane
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Quiet History Behind a Tale of Two Cities
- Life Before the Revolution
- By: Dakikon Publishing
- Narrated by: Lisa Georges
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Before the barricades rose and the world changed forever, ordinary people in London and Paris lived ordinary lives. They baked bread at dawn and carried water from public fountains. They raised children in narrow streets and worked trades they had not chosen. They prayed in ancient churches and whispered rumors in crowded markets. They slept without knowing what was coming.