Bestsellers
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Dominion
- How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 23 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall110
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Performance108
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Story108
An extraordinary account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination “A galloping tour of Christianity’s influence across the last 2,000 years.” —New York Times Crucifixion, the Romans believed, was the worst fate imaginable, a punishment reserved for slaves. How...
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Cartoon Christianity with Pop History End
- By Jose on 08-23-25
By: Tom Holland
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A House in the Mountains
- The Women Who Liberated Italy from Fascism
- By: Caroline Moorehead
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall43
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Performance35
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Story36
""Dramatic, heartbreaking and sweeping in scope."" —Wall Street Journal The acclaimed author of A Train in Winter returns with the ""moving finale"" (The Economist) of her Resistance Quartet—the powerful and inspiring true story of the women of the partisan resistance who fought against...
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Long Winded and Drawn Out
- By Georgette Topakas on 02-10-20
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The Day of Battle
- The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944
- By: Rick Atkinson
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 32 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,816
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Performance1,615
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Story1,615
The harrowing story of one of history's most compelling military campaigns. In An Army at Dawn—winner of the Pulitzer Prize—Rick Atkinson provided a dramatic and authoritative history of the Allied triumph in North Africa. Now, in The Day of Battle, he follows the American and British armies...
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Hard to Listen to, but Very Worthwhile
- By N. Rogers on 08-08-14
By: Rick Atkinson
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The Medici
- Power, Money, and Ambition in the Italian Renaissance
- By: Paul Strathern
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,669
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Performance1,452
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Story1,446
Against the background of an age that saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning, Paul Strathern explores the intensely dramatic rise and fall of the Medici family....
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Fun Story Bad History
- By Elizabeth Barrett on 05-09-16
By: Paul Strathern
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The Romans
- A 2,000-Year History
- By: Edward J. Watts
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 29 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15
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Performance13
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Story13
An acclaimed scholar tells the full, breathtaking history of Rome, from its emergence in the Iron Age to the capture of Constantinople in the thirteenth century When we think of “ancient Romans” today, many picture the toga-clad figures of Cicero and Caesar, presiding over a republic, and...
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An amazing and ambitious work of history
- By Larry W. Patrick on 11-24-25
By: Edward J. Watts
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Brunelleschi's Dome
- How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
- By: Ross King
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall259
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Performance227
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Story227
Brunelleschi's Dome is the story of how a Renaissance genius bent men, materials, and the very forces of nature to build an architectural wonder we continue to marvel at today. Denounced at first as a madman, Brunelleschi was celebrated at the end as a genius....
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Great history with terrible narration
- By Whiskey Mike on 12-16-21
By: Ross King
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Dominion
- How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 23 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall110
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Performance108
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Story108
An extraordinary account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination “A galloping tour of Christianity’s influence across the last 2,000 years.” —New York Times Crucifixion, the Romans believed, was the worst fate imaginable, a punishment reserved for slaves. How...
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Cartoon Christianity with Pop History End
- By Jose on 08-23-25
By: Tom Holland
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A House in the Mountains
- The Women Who Liberated Italy from Fascism
- By: Caroline Moorehead
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall43
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Performance35
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Story36
""Dramatic, heartbreaking and sweeping in scope."" —Wall Street Journal The acclaimed author of A Train in Winter returns with the ""moving finale"" (The Economist) of her Resistance Quartet—the powerful and inspiring true story of the women of the partisan resistance who fought against...
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Long Winded and Drawn Out
- By Georgette Topakas on 02-10-20
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The Day of Battle
- The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944
- By: Rick Atkinson
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 32 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,816
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Performance1,615
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Story1,615
The harrowing story of one of history's most compelling military campaigns. In An Army at Dawn—winner of the Pulitzer Prize—Rick Atkinson provided a dramatic and authoritative history of the Allied triumph in North Africa. Now, in The Day of Battle, he follows the American and British armies...
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Hard to Listen to, but Very Worthwhile
- By N. Rogers on 08-08-14
By: Rick Atkinson
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The Medici
- Power, Money, and Ambition in the Italian Renaissance
- By: Paul Strathern
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,669
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Performance1,452
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Story1,446
Against the background of an age that saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning, Paul Strathern explores the intensely dramatic rise and fall of the Medici family....
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Fun Story Bad History
- By Elizabeth Barrett on 05-09-16
By: Paul Strathern
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The Romans
- A 2,000-Year History
- By: Edward J. Watts
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 29 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15
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Performance13
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Story13
An acclaimed scholar tells the full, breathtaking history of Rome, from its emergence in the Iron Age to the capture of Constantinople in the thirteenth century When we think of “ancient Romans” today, many picture the toga-clad figures of Cicero and Caesar, presiding over a republic, and...
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An amazing and ambitious work of history
- By Larry W. Patrick on 11-24-25
By: Edward J. Watts
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Brunelleschi's Dome
- How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture
- By: Ross King
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall259
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Performance227
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Story227
Brunelleschi's Dome is the story of how a Renaissance genius bent men, materials, and the very forces of nature to build an architectural wonder we continue to marvel at today. Denounced at first as a madman, Brunelleschi was celebrated at the end as a genius....
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Great history with terrible narration
- By Whiskey Mike on 12-16-21
By: Ross King
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Cosa Nostra
- A History of the Sicilian Mafia
- By: John Dickie
- Narrated by: Tom Lawrence
- Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall37
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Performance32
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Story32
Hailed in Italy as the best book ever written about the mafia in any language, Cosa Nostra is a fascinating, violent, and darkly comic account that feels like fiction and takes us deep into the inner sanctum of this secret society where few have dared to tread....
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quite good
- By Anonymous on 11-28-25
By: John Dickie
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The Savage Storm
- The Battle for Italy 1943
- By: James Holland
- Narrated by: Al Murray
- Length: 18 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall110
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Performance99
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Story99
Acclaimed WWII historian James Holland both narrates and reframes the controversial first months of the Italian Campaign and sets a new standard in the chronicling of war....
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Immerian into WWII 's Italian Campaign in late 1943
- By Logophile on 10-30-24
By: James Holland
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The Florentines
- From Dante to Galileo: The Transformation of Western Civilization
- By: Paul Strathern
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall111
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Performance100
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Story100
The Florentines presents a sweeping and magisterial 400-year history of both the city and the people who gave birth to the Renaissance....
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Narrator ruins the narrative
- By amavita on 03-24-22
By: Paul Strathern
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The Shortest History of Italy
- 3,000 Years from the Romans to the Renaissance to a Modern Republic―A Retelling for Our Times
- By: Ross King
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance8
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Story8
A concise, star-studded retelling of Italy's past, from Caesar and Augustus to da Vinci and Michelangelo, tracing the story of a country with prodigious global influence—from a foremost author of historic Italy.
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Why not hire a reader who has any idea how to pronounce Italian?
- By Miguel on 08-18-24
By: Ross King
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The Pursuit of Italy
- A History of a Land, Its Regions, and Their Peoples
- By: David Gilmour
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 19 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall135
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Performance120
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Story119
Did Garibaldi do Italy a disservice when he helped its disparate parts achieve unity? Was the goal of political unification a mistake....
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Good history: Tough Narration
- By C.S. on 11-12-18
By: David Gilmour
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Sicily: Three Thousand Years of Human History
- By: Sandra Benjamin
- Narrated by: Fred Filbrich
- Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall124
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Performance105
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Story104
Tourists, armchair travelers, and historians will all delight in this fluid narrative that can be read straight through, dipped into over time, or used as a reference guide to each period in Sicily's fascinating tale....
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Surprisingly compelling!
- By Oaklander on 08-25-12
By: Sandra Benjamin
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The House of Medici
- Its Rise and Fall
- By: Christopher Hibbert
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall175
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Performance162
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Story162
This enthralling book charts the family's huge influence on the political, economic and cultural history of Florence. Beginning in the early 1430s with the rise of the dynasty....
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Laundry list of names
- By Elizabeth W on 01-02-17
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The Monster of Florence
- By: Douglas Preston, Mario Spezi
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,172
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Performance738
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Story736
In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt and Erik Larson, the author of the #1 NYT bestseller The Lost City of the Monkey God presents a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills surrounding Florence as he seeks to uncover one of the most infamous figures in Italian history...
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a documentary when you yen for a pithy mystery
- By Lori on 06-26-08
By: Douglas Preston, and others
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In the Name of Rome
- The Men Who Won the Roman Empire
- By: Adrian Goldsworthy
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 17 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall617
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Performance555
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Story554
Each chapter paints a fascinating portrait of a single general, offering in-depth insight into his leadership skills and victories as well as each one's pioneering strategies....
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This pie was all crust, no filling
- By JLB on 04-11-17
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The Inheritance of Rome
- Illuminating the Dark Ages 400-1000
- By: Chris Wickham
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 32 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall374
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Performance316
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Story312
Prizewinning historian Chris Wickham defies the conventional view of the Dark Ages in European history with a work of remarkable scope and rigorous yet accessible scholarship. Drawing on a wealth of new material and featuring a thoughtful synthesis of historical and archaeological approaches...
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Excellent Intro to An Obscure Period
- By Earth Lover on 07-30-18
By: Chris Wickham
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The Book of the Courtier
- By: Baldassare Castiglione
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance26
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Story27
Set in the court of Urbino in 1507, Castiglione’s The Book of the Courtier presents an invaluable look at court life and culture during the Renaissance. Over four nights of dialogue, the book explores the key question, ‘What should a courtier be like?’ Listen for more....
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Sicily
- An Island at the Crossroads of History
- By: John Julius Norwich
- Narrated by: Michael Healy
- Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall193
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Performance174
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Story172
"Sicily," said Goethe, "is the key to everything." It is the largest island in the Mediterranean, the stepping-stone between Europe and Africa, the link between the Latin West and the Greek East....
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DISAPPOINTING
- By SRdto on 11-22-16
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The Bookseller of Florence
- The Story of the Manuscripts That Illuminated the Renaissance
- By: Ross King
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall88
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Performance76
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Story76
The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings - the handiwork of the city's artists and architects. But equally important were geniuses of a different sort: Florence's manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars, and booksellers....
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Great book, Horrible narrator
- By Sergio Remon on 07-01-21
By: Ross King
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Ten Tomatoes that Changed the World
- A History
- By: William Alexander
- Narrated by: Paul Bellantoni
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall74
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Performance62
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Story62
New York Times bestselling author William Alexander takes readers on the surprisingly twisty journey of the beloved tomato in this fascinating and erudite microhistory. The tomato gets no respect. Never has. Lost in the dustbin of history for centuries, accused of being vile and poisonous...
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Interesting history of tomatoes
- By Amazon Customer on 03-17-25
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Venice
- A New History
- By: Professor Thomas F. Madden
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall637
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Performance560
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Story554
An extraordinary chronicle of Venice, its people, and its grandeur Thomas Madden’s majestic, sprawling history of Venice is the first full portrait of the city in English in almost thirty years....
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Omits slave trade
- By Rocky Stonebreaker on 08-21-16
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The Invention of Sicily
- A Mediterranean History
- By: Jamie Mackay
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall63
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Performance56
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Story56
Sicily has always acted as a gateway between Europe and the rest of the world. Fought over by the Phoenicians and Greeks, the Romans, Goths and Byzantines, Arabs and Normans, Germans, and the Spanish and the French for thousands of years, Sicily became a unique melting pot....
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Nothing subtle here
- By Banyan on 06-18-25
By: Jamie Mackay
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A Bold and Dangerous Family
- The Remarkable Story of an Italian Mother, Her Two Sons, and Their Fight Against Fascism
- By: Caroline Moorehead
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance22
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Story22
The acclaimed author of A Train in Winter and Village of Secrets delivers the next chapter in ""The Resistance Quartet"": the astonishing story of the aristocratic Italian family who stood up to Mussolini's fascism, and whose efforts helped define the path of Italy in the years between the World...
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Too Much
- By Amazon Customer on 01-17-18
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Basilica
- The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter's
- By: R.A. Scotti
- Narrated by: Josephine Bailey
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall224
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Performance109
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Story111
It was the splendor and the scandal of the age....
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Spell binding
- By Margaret on 10-17-07
By: R.A. Scotti
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Road to Valor
- A True Story of World War II Italy, the Nazis, and the Cyclist Who Inspired a Nation
- By: Aili McConnon, Andres McConnon
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall141
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Performance127
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Story127
Gino Bartali is best known as an Italian cycling legend: the man who not only won the Tour de France twice, but also holds the record for the longest time span between victories....
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Hollywood .... look this story !!!
- By Fabiano on 04-03-19
By: Aili McConnon, and others
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City of Fortune
- How Venice Rule the Seas
- By: Roger Crowley
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall522
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Performance464
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Story466
The rise and fall of the Venetian empire stands unrivaled for drama, intrigue, and sheer opulent majesty....
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A Wonderful Listen
- By Scot in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan on 06-12-14
By: Roger Crowley
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The Tragedy of Empire
- From Constantine to the Destruction of Roman Italy
- By: Michael Kulikowski
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance21
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Story21
The Tragedy of Empire begins in the late fourth century with the reign of Julian, the last non-Christian Roman emperor, and takes listeners to the final years of the Western Roman Empire at the end of the sixth century....
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deep dive into late antiquity with some flaws
- By Mark Clark on 08-09-21
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The Borgias
- The Hidden History
- By: G. J. Meyer
- Narrated by: Enn Reitel
- Length: 19 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall735
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Performance640
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Story643
An unprecedented portrait of the Renaissance-era Borgia family and their storied milieu, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Tudors “A vivid and at times startling reappraisal of one of the most notorious dynasties in history . . . If you thought you knew the Borgias, this book...
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Marvelous !
- By Cinders on 08-02-13
By: G. J. Meyer
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Benito Mussolini: A Life from Beginning to End
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr.
- Length: 1 hr
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance18
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Story18
Benito Mussolini was a figure that was both revered and dreaded. He climbed the ladder of power rapidly in Italian politics, and he was brought down just as fast....
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Excellent short summary
- By M. Denis on 06-20-24
By: Hourly History
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La Camorra: The Notorious History and Legacy of the Neapolitan Mafia
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
The history of Naples is long and tortured, or at least for centuries that was how its history has been told. Inhabited almost continuously from the Neolithic era to the present, Naples was founded by the Greeks and conquered by the Romans....