Bestsellers
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Troublesome Young Men
- The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England
- By: Lynne Olson
- Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
- Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall141
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Performance127
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Story126
On May 7, 1940, the House of Commons began perhaps the most crucial debate in British parliamentary history. On its outcome hung the future of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's government and also of Britain - indeed, perhaps, the world....
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Spectacular Narrative History Book
- By Nostromo on 11-30-18
By: Lynne Olson
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Catastrophe 1914
- Europe Goes to War
- By: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 25 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall211
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Performance195
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Story193
From the acclaimed military historian, a new history of the outbreak of World War I: the dramatic stretch from the breakdown of diplomacy to the battles—the Marne, Ypres, Tannenberg—that marked the frenzied first year before the war bogged down in the trenches. In Catastrophe 1914, Max...
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I thought I knew the battle of the frontiers
- By Anonymous on 04-02-21
By: Max Hastings
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Budapest
- Portrait of a City Between East and West
- By: Victor Sebestyen
- Narrated by: Elinor Coleman
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall80
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Performance70
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Story70
AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A vivid and enthralling account of the historical and cultural events that defined Budapest, a unique city in the heart of Europe, on the fault line between East and West—from the critically acclaimed author of Lenin “A compelling portrait of one of...
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Absolutely Amazing 🤩
- By Elizabeth Hoadley on 04-28-24
By: Victor Sebestyen
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The Nordic Theory of Everything
- In Search of a Better Life
- By: Anu Partanen
- Narrated by: Abby Craden
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,040
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Performance897
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Story891
A Finnish journalist, now a naturalized American citizen, asks Americans to draw on elements of the Nordic way of life to nurture a fairer, happier, more secure, and less stressful society for themselves and their children. Moving to America in 2008, Finnish journalist Anu Partanen quickly went...
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A non-radical perspective on two societies
- By kwdayboise (Kim Day) on 06-20-17
By: Anu Partanen
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For and Against a United Ireland
- By: Fintan O'Toole, Sam McBride
- Narrated by: Fintan O'Toole, Sam McBride
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance7
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Story7
The prospect of Irish unification is now stronger than at any point since partition in 1921. Voters on both sides of the Irish border may soon have to confront for themselves what the answer to a referendum question would mean - for themselves, for their neighbours, and for their society.
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Should be required reading
- By Dr. John Foxe on 01-05-26
By: Fintan O'Toole, and others
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The Cold War
- A World History
- By: Odd Arne Westad
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 22 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall445
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Performance386
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Story385
In The Cold War, Odd Arne Westad offers a new perspective on a century when a superpower rivalry and an ideological war transformed every corner of our globe....
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A lenghy treatise on the Cold War
- By Donald Hill on 11-21-17
By: Odd Arne Westad
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Troublesome Young Men
- The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England
- By: Lynne Olson
- Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
- Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall141
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Performance127
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Story126
On May 7, 1940, the House of Commons began perhaps the most crucial debate in British parliamentary history. On its outcome hung the future of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's government and also of Britain - indeed, perhaps, the world....
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Spectacular Narrative History Book
- By Nostromo on 11-30-18
By: Lynne Olson
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Catastrophe 1914
- Europe Goes to War
- By: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 25 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall211
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Performance195
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Story193
From the acclaimed military historian, a new history of the outbreak of World War I: the dramatic stretch from the breakdown of diplomacy to the battles—the Marne, Ypres, Tannenberg—that marked the frenzied first year before the war bogged down in the trenches. In Catastrophe 1914, Max...
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I thought I knew the battle of the frontiers
- By Anonymous on 04-02-21
By: Max Hastings
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Budapest
- Portrait of a City Between East and West
- By: Victor Sebestyen
- Narrated by: Elinor Coleman
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall80
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Performance70
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Story70
AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A vivid and enthralling account of the historical and cultural events that defined Budapest, a unique city in the heart of Europe, on the fault line between East and West—from the critically acclaimed author of Lenin “A compelling portrait of one of...
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Absolutely Amazing 🤩
- By Elizabeth Hoadley on 04-28-24
By: Victor Sebestyen
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The Nordic Theory of Everything
- In Search of a Better Life
- By: Anu Partanen
- Narrated by: Abby Craden
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,040
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Performance897
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Story891
A Finnish journalist, now a naturalized American citizen, asks Americans to draw on elements of the Nordic way of life to nurture a fairer, happier, more secure, and less stressful society for themselves and their children. Moving to America in 2008, Finnish journalist Anu Partanen quickly went...
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A non-radical perspective on two societies
- By kwdayboise (Kim Day) on 06-20-17
By: Anu Partanen
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For and Against a United Ireland
- By: Fintan O'Toole, Sam McBride
- Narrated by: Fintan O'Toole, Sam McBride
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance7
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Story7
The prospect of Irish unification is now stronger than at any point since partition in 1921. Voters on both sides of the Irish border may soon have to confront for themselves what the answer to a referendum question would mean - for themselves, for their neighbours, and for their society.
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Should be required reading
- By Dr. John Foxe on 01-05-26
By: Fintan O'Toole, and others
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The Cold War
- A World History
- By: Odd Arne Westad
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 22 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall445
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Performance386
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Story385
In The Cold War, Odd Arne Westad offers a new perspective on a century when a superpower rivalry and an ideological war transformed every corner of our globe....
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A lenghy treatise on the Cold War
- By Donald Hill on 11-21-17
By: Odd Arne Westad
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Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945
- By: Tony Judt
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 43 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall1,375
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Performance1,132
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Story1,122
Almost a decade in the making, this much-anticipated grand history of postwar Europe from one of the world’s most esteemed historians and intellectuals is a singular achievement.....
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Great book, but not terrific listening
- By History on 10-18-11
By: Tony Judt
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The Death of Democracy
- Hitler's Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic
- By: Benjamin Carter Hett
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall629
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Performance529
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Story526
The Death of Democracy is a riveting audiobook account of how the Nazi Party came to power, and how the failures of the Weimar Republic and the shortsightedness of German politicians allowed it to happen. Why did democracy fall apart so quickly and completely in Germany in the 1930s? How did a...
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I can't trust the author's account of these events
- By Example: Mark Twain on 11-10-19
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The Pursuit of Power
- Europe: 1815-1914
- By: Richard J. Evans
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 41 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall597
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Performance539
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Story532
Richard J. Evans's gripping narrative ranges across a century of social and national conflicts, from the revolutions of 1830 and 1848 to the unification of both Germany and Italy....
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Great book - gimmicky narrator
- By Earth Lover on 12-25-16
By: Richard J. Evans
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The Global Age
- Europe 1950-2017
- By: Ian Kershaw
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 27 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall101
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Performance91
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Story90
The final chapter in the Penguin History of Europe series from the acclaimed scholar and author of To Hell and Back After the overwhelming horrors of the first half of the twentieth century, described by Ian Kershaw in his previous book as being 'to Hell and back,' the years from 1950 to 2017...
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Second half of book big disappointment!
- By Amazon Customer on 05-30-19
By: Ian Kershaw
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Robert's Rules of Order Fast Track
- The Brief and Easy Guide to Parliamentary Procedure for the Modern Meeting
- By: Jim Slaughter
- Narrated by: Greg Lockett
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance1
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Story1
Must-Have Advice on Running Effective and Organized Meetings Easy, accessible, and to the point. Robert's Rules of Order gives you everything you need to know to conduct shorter, fairer, and more orderly meetings. In this new and improved update, you'll find: -The fundamentals of parliamentary...
By: Jim Slaughter
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Adults in the Room
- My Battle with the European and American Deep Establishment
- By: Yanis Varoufakis
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 20 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall359
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Performance320
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Story318
"Leighton Pugh narrates this work as if it were an unsolved mystery...In a voice of nuanced emotion, Pugh creates muted characters to paint a vivid picture of what the author was up against as he tried to save his country." — AudioFile Magazine A Number One Sunday Times Bestseller transformed...
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Very interesting but listen with caution.
- By Dimitris on 10-08-19
By: Yanis Varoufakis
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The Duel
- By: John Lukacs
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall138
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Performance89
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Story89
One is poised on the edge of victory, the other threatened by invasion and defeat yet holding on, his own life in the balance and also that of the free world. In his reconstruction of the 80 days from May 10 to July 31, 1940, the author shows just how close England came to losing the war...
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The most aggravating history lecture ever
- By Sidney on 12-31-08
By: John Lukacs
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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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Radio Treason
- The Trials of Lord Haw-Haw, the British Voice of Nazi Germany
- By: Rebecca West, Katie Roiphe - foreword
- Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Rebecca West's Radio Treason tells the gripping courtroom drama of a Brooklyn-born Englishman who became the voice of Nazi Germany.
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relevant insight into psychology of totalitarian man
- By Trace on 05-14-25
By: Rebecca West, and others
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Baltic
- The Future of Europe
- By: Oliver Moody
- Narrated by: Kaffe Keating
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance23
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Story23
THE MUST-READ BOOK ON THE WORLD'S BIGGEST FLASHPOINT A BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, THE SPECTATOR AND DAILY EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Magnificent ... As exciting to read as it is important' Peter Frankopan 'Fascinating ... essential reading' Helen Thompson 'Alarming and uplifting' John Kampfner The...
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Probably the best book written about Baltic States
- By JM on 09-02-25
By: Oliver Moody
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Phantom Terror
- Political Paranoia and the Creation of the Modern State, 1789 - 1848
- By: Adam Zamoyski
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 22 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall108
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Performance94
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Story95
For the ruling and propertied classes of the late eighteenth century, the years following the French Revolution were characterized by intense anxiety....
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Amazing
- By Mike Johnson on 07-14-15
By: Adam Zamoyski
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And the Weak Suffer What They Must?
- Europe's Crisis and America's Economic Future
- By: Yanis Varoufakis
- Narrated by: Yanis Varoufakis, Leighton Pugh
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall106
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Performance92
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Story95
A #1 Sunday Times bestseller [UK] A titanic battle is being waged for Europe's integrity and soul, with the forces of reason and humanism losing out to growing irrationality, authoritarianism, and malice, promoting inequality and austerity. The whole world has a stake in a victory for...
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interesting perspective
- By Jamila on 07-12-20
By: Yanis Varoufakis
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Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe
- From the Ancien Régime to the Present Day
- By: Sheri Berman
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
- Length: 21 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance10
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Story10
At the end of the 20th century, many believed the story of European political development had come to an end. Modern democracy began in Europe, but for hundreds of years it competed with various forms of dictatorship. But soon, this democratic "ending" began to unravel....
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RG
- By Reza G. on 03-24-22
By: Sheri Berman
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When Left Moves Right
- The Decline of the Left and the Rise of the Populist Right in Postcommunist Europe
- By: Maria Snegovaya
- Narrated by: Teri Schnaubelt
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
The book draws upon different levels of analysis and argues that scholars should incorporate the economic policy dimension when explaining the demise of the left and the rise of the populist right in the region.
By: Maria Snegovaya
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The Populist Explosion
- How the Great Recession Transformed American and European Politics
- By: John B. Judis
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall214
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Performance190
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Story190
John B. Judis, one of America's most respected political analysts, tells us why we need to learn about the populist movement that began in the United States in the 1890s....
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A slanted piece
- By B. on 02-21-17
By: John B. Judis
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The Shortest History of France
- From Roman Gaul to Revolution and Cultural Radiance: A Global Story for Our Times
- By: Colin Jones
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
As nationalism and anti-immigration rhetoric surge in France (and elsewhere), The Shortest History of France presents a portrait of a nation whose politics and society have always been shaped by global forces.
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Superficial History at its Best
- By JAusten Fan on 08-31-25
By: Colin Jones
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Flashpoints
- The Emerging Crisis in Europe
- By: George Friedman
- Narrated by: Bruce Turk, George Friedman
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall766
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Performance660
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Story666
A major new book by New York Times bestselling author and geopolitical forecaster George Friedman (The Next 100 Years), with a bold thesis about coming events in Europe. This provocative work examines “flashpoints,” unique geopolitical hot spots where tensions have erupted throughout...
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Important Reading: Old Grievances Do Not Go Away
- By John on 02-21-15
By: George Friedman
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Heroic Failure: Brexit and the Politics of Pain
- By: Fintan O'Toole
- Narrated by: Sam Devereaux
- Length: 6 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall52
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Performance37
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Story37
A fierce, mordantly funny and perceptive book, from the author of Ship of Fools, about the act of national self-harm known as Brexit. In exploring the answers to the question 'why did Britain vote leave?', Fintan O'Toole finds himself discovering how trivial journalistic lies became far from...
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For those who cry out, "WHY?!"... here's a guide
- By Dave on 04-06-19
By: Fintan O'Toole
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Why Save the Bankers?
- And Other Essays on Our Economic and Political Crisis
- By: Thomas Piketty, Seth Ackerman - translator
- Narrated by: LJ Ganser
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall32
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Performance30
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Story29
Why Save the Bankers? brings together selected columns from the period bookended by the September 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers and the Paris attacks of November 2015....
By: Thomas Piketty, and others
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The Great Deception
- The True Story of Britain and the European Union
- By: Christopher Booker, Richard North
- Narrated by: Dugald Bruce-Lockhart
- Length: 25 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance0
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Story0
This fourth edition celebrates the moment when the UK broke away from the European Union, having been extensively re-edited to incorporate newly available archive material and updated to include the tumultuous events of recent years...
By: Christopher Booker, and others
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France on Trial
- The Case of Marshal Pétain
- By: Julian Jackson
- Narrated by: Michael Chance
- Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall42
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Performance35
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Story35
In October 1940, few things were more shocking than the sight of Marshal Philippe Petain—supremely decorated hero of WWI, now head of the French government—shaking hands with Hitler. Pausing to look at the cameras, Petain announced that France would henceforth collaborate with Germany. Five...
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Great book, so detailed
- By Nana Landgraf on 11-29-23
By: Julian Jackson
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Metternich
- Strategist and Visionary
- By: Wolfram Siemann, Daniel Steuer - translator
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 36 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall46
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Performance37
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Story37
Metternich has a reputation as the epitome of reactionary conservatism. Historians treat him as the archenemy of progress, a ruthless aristocrat who used his power as the dominant European statesman of the first half of the nineteenth century to stifle liberalism, suppress national independence...
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Very intensely researched
- By PDH on 04-11-23
By: Wolfram Siemann, and others
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A People Betrayed
- A History of Corruption, Political Incompetence and Social Division in Modern Spain
- By: Paul Preston
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 29 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall20
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Performance18
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Story18
Paul Preston's magisterial work begins in the late 19th century with Spain's collapse as a global power, especially reflected in its humiliating defeat in 1898 at the hands of the United States and its loss of colonial territory....
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“However….”
- By A. McNeely on 06-09-21
By: Paul Preston
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Can Europe Survive?
- The Story of a Continent in a Fractured World
- By: David Marsh
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 14 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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A bold new account of Europe's plight as it faces political fracture, economic stagnation, and external challenges from the U.S., China, and Russia.
By: David Marsh