Bestsellers
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
- By: Omar El Akkad
- Narrated by: Omar El Akkad
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,112
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Performance1,058
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Story1,058
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK PALESTINE BOOK AWARD WINNER FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR CRITICISM From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it...
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Rambling rant
- By Terence on 06-13-25
By: Omar El Akkad
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All the Shah's Men
- An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
- By: Stephen Kinzer
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard, Jonathan Yen
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,639
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Performance1,114
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Story1,121
Half a century ago, the United States overthrew the democratically elected prime minister of Iran, Mohammad Mossadegh, whose "crime" was nationalizing the country's oil industry....
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Hard to please
- By Rick on 09-25-04
By: Stephen Kinzer
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Doing Time Like a Spy
- How the CIA Taught Me to Survive and Thrive in Prison
- By: John Kiriakou
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall177
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Performance164
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Story162
On February 28, 2013, after pleading guilty to violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, John Kiriakou began serving a 30 month prison sentence. His crime: blowing the whistle on the CIA's use of torture on al Qaeda prisoners....
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Atta boy John!!!
- By James H. on 12-29-19
By: John Kiriakou
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Iran's Grand Strategy
- A Political History
- By: Vali Nasr
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall33
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Performance31
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Story31
This audiobook narrated by Fajer Al-Kaisi overturns simplistic portrayals of Iran as a theocratic pariah state, revealing how its strategic moves on the world stage are driven by two pervasive threats—external aggression and internal dissolution.
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well detailed history of modern Iran
- By Fr. S. on 06-28-25
By: Vali Nasr
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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
- A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917--2017
- By: Rashid Khalidi
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi, Rashid Khalidi - introduction
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,419
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Performance1,280
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Story1,276
This program includes an introduction read by the author. A landmark history of 100 years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history. In 1899, Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi, mayor of Jerusalem, alarmed by the...
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Thoroughly Researched and Evidence-Based, but...
- By K on 05-24-21
By: Rashid Khalidi
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Black Wave
- Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry that Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
- By: Kim Ghattas
- Narrated by: Kim Ghattas, Nan McNamara
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall496
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Performance428
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Story427
Kim Ghattas delivers a gripping account of the largely unexplored story of the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran, born from the sparks of the 1979 Iranian revolution and fueled by American policy....
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Unveiling the darkness of the Middle East
- By Matty D on 02-18-20
By: Kim Ghattas
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
- By: Omar El Akkad
- Narrated by: Omar El Akkad
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,112
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Performance1,058
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Story1,058
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK PALESTINE BOOK AWARD WINNER FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR CRITICISM From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckoning with what it...
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Rambling rant
- By Terence on 06-13-25
By: Omar El Akkad
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All the Shah's Men
- An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
- By: Stephen Kinzer
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard, Jonathan Yen
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,639
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Performance1,114
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Story1,121
Half a century ago, the United States overthrew the democratically elected prime minister of Iran, Mohammad Mossadegh, whose "crime" was nationalizing the country's oil industry....
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Hard to please
- By Rick on 09-25-04
By: Stephen Kinzer
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Doing Time Like a Spy
- How the CIA Taught Me to Survive and Thrive in Prison
- By: John Kiriakou
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall177
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Performance164
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Story162
On February 28, 2013, after pleading guilty to violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, John Kiriakou began serving a 30 month prison sentence. His crime: blowing the whistle on the CIA's use of torture on al Qaeda prisoners....
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Atta boy John!!!
- By James H. on 12-29-19
By: John Kiriakou
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Iran's Grand Strategy
- A Political History
- By: Vali Nasr
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall33
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Performance31
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Story31
This audiobook narrated by Fajer Al-Kaisi overturns simplistic portrayals of Iran as a theocratic pariah state, revealing how its strategic moves on the world stage are driven by two pervasive threats—external aggression and internal dissolution.
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well detailed history of modern Iran
- By Fr. S. on 06-28-25
By: Vali Nasr
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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
- A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917--2017
- By: Rashid Khalidi
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi, Rashid Khalidi - introduction
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,419
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Performance1,280
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Story1,276
This program includes an introduction read by the author. A landmark history of 100 years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history. In 1899, Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi, mayor of Jerusalem, alarmed by the...
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Thoroughly Researched and Evidence-Based, but...
- By K on 05-24-21
By: Rashid Khalidi
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Black Wave
- Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry that Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
- By: Kim Ghattas
- Narrated by: Kim Ghattas, Nan McNamara
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall496
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Performance428
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Story427
Kim Ghattas delivers a gripping account of the largely unexplored story of the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran, born from the sparks of the 1979 Iranian revolution and fueled by American policy....
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Unveiling the darkness of the Middle East
- By Matty D on 02-18-20
By: Kim Ghattas
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The Man Who Would Be King
- Mohammed bin Salman and the Transformation of Saudi Arabia
- By: Karen Elliott House
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall30
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Performance28
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Story28
Based on exclusive interviews, an eye-opening biography of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), head of the House of Saud, the calculating ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and a central Middle East power broker. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and former Wall Street Journal publisher...
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Excellent Insights
- By Laurie Campbell on 10-20-25
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The Gates of Gaza
- A Story of Betrayal, Survival, and Hope in Israel's Borderlands
- By: Amir Tibon
- Narrated by: Amir Tibon
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall108
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Performance103
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Story103
The gripping true story of how leading Israeli journalist Amir Tibon, along with his wife and their two young children, were rescued from Kibbutz Nahal Oz on October 7, 2023 by Tibon’s own father—an incredible tale of survival that also reveals the deep tensions and systemic failures that...
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Fascinating and enlightening
- By A little purple on 11-05-24
By: Amir Tibon
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The Lemon Tree
- By: Sandy Tolan
- Narrated by: Sandy Tolan
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall726
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Performance624
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Story624
In 1967, not long after the Six-Day War, three young Arab men ventured into the town of Ramle, in what is now Jewish Israel....
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Steeping The Lemon Tree
- By Faithfull Fan on 04-11-18
By: Sandy Tolan
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A History of Iran
- Empire of the Mind
- By: Michael Axworthy
- Narrated by: Darius Joseph
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance5
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Story5
The definitive history of Iran, from the ancient Persian empires to today. “Michael Axworthy’s deft untangling of the country’s history, from the advent of Zoroastrianism to the 1979 revolution, is a stunning achievement.” ―Guardian Iran is a land of contradictions. It is an Islamic...
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Comprehensive and outstanding
- By Chris on 03-30-26
By: Michael Axworthy
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Jerusalem
- The Biography
- By: Simon Sebag Montefiore
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 25 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall935
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Performance816
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Story818
Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the prize of empires, the site of Judgement Day and the battlefield of today’s clash of civilizations. From King David to Barack Obama, from the birth of Judaism, Christianity and Islam to the...
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In-depth and gripping history of 3,000 years
- By A reader on 12-16-11
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Tomorrow Is Yesterday
- Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine
- By: Hussein Agha, Robert Malley
- Narrated by: Imani Jade Powers
- Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall21
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Performance21
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Story21
Two insiders explain why the Israeli–Palestinian peace process failed, and anticipate what lies ahead. On October 7, 2023, Hamas fighters killed more than eleven hundred Israelis and took more than two hundred hostages, prompting an Israeli response that has in turn taken tens of thousands of...
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truly bizarre style of narration
- By Jennifer Dawson on 01-23-26
By: Hussein Agha, and others
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The Return
- Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between
- By: Hisham Matar
- Narrated by: Hisham Matar
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,064
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Performance947
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Story948
When Hisham Matar was a 19-year-old student in England, his father was kidnapped. One of the Qaddafi regime's most prominent opponents in exile, he was held in a secret prison....
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Touching memoir. Consider hard copy
- By Joschka Philipps on 02-22-18
By: Hisham Matar
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The War of Return
- How Western Indulgence of the Palestinian Dream Has Obstructed the Path to Peace
- By: Einat Wilf, Adi Schwartz
- Narrated by: Einat Wilf
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall67
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Performance62
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Story62
Two prominent Israeli liberals argue that for the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians to end with peace, Palestinians must come to terms with the fact that there will be no "right of return."
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The Significant Details Holding Back Middle East Peace Progress
- By Burnt Glass on 09-26-25
By: Einat Wilf, and others
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For the Sun After Long Nights
- The Story of Iran's Women-Led Uprising
- By: Fatemeh Jamalpour, Nilo Tabrizy
- Narrated by: Fatemeh Jamalpour, Nilo Tabrizy
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance8
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Story8
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD A moving exploration of the 2022 women-led protests in Iran, as told through the interwoven stories of two Iranian journalists “Unlike anything I’ve read . . . A searing, courageous, and ultimately beautiful book filled with the spirit of the...
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A moving account
- By Paul Stevenson on 02-03-26
By: Fatemeh Jamalpour, and others
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Revolutionary Iran
- A History of the Islamic Republic
- By: Michael Axworthy
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 19 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall48
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Performance41
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Story41
The Iranian Revolution of 1979 was a defining moment of the modern era. Its success unleashed a wave of Islamist fervor across the Middle East and signaled a sharp decline in the appeal of Western ideologies in the Islamic world. Michael Axworthy takes listeners through the major periods in...
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Excellent overview from the revolution to 2012
- By T. Fisher on 11-23-22
By: Michael Axworthy
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The Architect of Espionage
- The Man Who Built Israel's Mossad into the World's Boldest Intelligence Force
- By: Samuel M. Katz
- Narrated by: Adam Grupper
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance9
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Story9
From a New York Times bestselling author and an expert on Middle Eastern conflict comes a riveting biography of Meir Dagan, the legendary Mossad director who transformed Israel’s intelligence service into a global powerhouse of espionage and counterterrorism—“required reading for those...
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Heroism of Dagan and his unwavering commitment to the State of Israel
- By Susan on 03-26-26
By: Samuel M. Katz
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Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
- Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement
- By: Angela Y. Davis
- Narrated by: Angela Davis, Coleen Marlo
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,605
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Performance1,404
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Story1,394
In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world. Reflecting on the importance of Black feminism...
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Injustice anywhere is Injustice everywhere
- By Jarucia Jaycox on 05-05-17
By: Angela Y. Davis
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Defiance
- A Memoir of Awakening, Rebellion, and Survival in Syria
- By: Loubna Mrie
- Narrated by: Loubna Mrie
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance9
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Story9
“Defiance takes my breath away. A nail-biting tale of astonishing courage.” —Jeannette Walls #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle “A heartbreaking account of a young woman’s struggle for freedom against the rampaging forces of fanaticism and tyranny...
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I absolutely love this book.
- By Amazon Customer on 03-13-26
By: Loubna Mrie
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From Beirut to Jerusalem
- By: Thomas L. Friedman
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 25 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall49
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Performance42
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Story42
The program features a new introduction written and read by the author. "If you're only going to read one book on the Middle East, this is it."—Seymour M. Hersh One of the most thought-provoking books ever written about the Middle East, From Beirut to Jerusalem remains vital to our...
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A dated but still relevant take on the Israel/ Palestine conflict
- By Steven on 05-14-24
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Target Tehran
- How Israel Is Using Sabotage, Cyberwarfare, Assassination – and Secret Diplomacy – to Stop a Nuclear Iran and Create a New Middle East
- By: Yonah Jeremy Bob, Ilan Evyatar
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall82
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Performance71
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Story71
A Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year/Politics Winner of the Jewish Book Council’s Natan Notable Book Prize “One of the most accurate and fascinating books so far” (Michael Bar-Zohar, coauthor of Mossad) about how Israel used sabotage, assassination, cyberwar—and diplomacy—to...
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Couldn’t walk away !
- By ADAM on 01-10-24
By: Yonah Jeremy Bob, and others
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The Last Punisher
- A SEAL Team Three Sniper's True Account of the Battle of Ramadi
- By: Kevin Lacz, Ethan E. Rocke, Lincy Lacz
- Narrated by: Timothy Phillips
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,580
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Performance4,126
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Story4,116
The Last Punisher is a bold, no-holds-barred first-person account of the Iraq War. With wry humor and moving testimony, Kevin Lacz tells the story of his tour in Iraq with SEAL Team Three....
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Good story, poorly read
- By Dusty on 09-03-16
By: Kevin Lacz, and others
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The General's Son
- Journey of an Israeli in Palestine
- By: Miko Peled
- Narrated by: Miko Peled
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall174
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Performance163
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Story162
In The General's Son, Miko Peled tells us about growing up in Jerusalem in the heart of the group that ruled the then-young country, Israel....
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Thought Provoking and Powerful
- By FatherRobC on 05-10-16
By: Miko Peled
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Istanbul
- A Tale of Three Cities
- By: Bettany Hughes
- Narrated by: Bettany Hughes
- Length: 24 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall225
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Performance196
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Story194
Istanbul has long been a place where stories and histories collide, where perception is as potent as fact. From the Koran to Shakespeare, this city with three names--Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul -- resonates as an idea and a place, real and imagined. Standing as the gateway between East...
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A daunting undertaking pulled off superlatively
- By SGS on 12-24-17
By: Bettany Hughes
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Black Flags
- The Rise of ISIS
- By: Joby Warrick
- Narrated by: Sunil Malhotra
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,833
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Performance2,477
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Story2,472
WINNER OF THE 2016 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NONFICTION “A Best Book of 2015”—The New York Times, The Washington Post, People Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Kansas City Star, and Kirkus Reviews In a thrilling dramatic narrative, awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction...
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So much learned
- By mike flavin on 02-11-16
By: Joby Warrick
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Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic
- By: Ilan Pappe
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 21 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall24
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Performance22
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Story22
In 1896, a Jewish state was a pipe dream. Today the overwhelming majority of Jews identify as Zionists. How did this happen?
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The truth that we hear now
- By Lydia Rafeedie on 01-12-26
By: Ilan Pappe
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Dreams and Visions
- Is Jesus Awakening the Muslim World?
- By: Tom Doyle, Greg Webster
- Narrated by: Tom Doyle
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall113
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Performance99
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Story98
What would you do if Jesus appeared to you in a dream and told you to follow Him? What if these visions continued for over thirty days? And what if you were Muslim? Pastor Tom Doyle has spent eleven years as a full-time missionary in the Middle East and Central Asia, spreading the word of Jesus...
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Amazing true stories
- By Stephen Smith on 07-06-21
By: Tom Doyle, and others
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The Fall of the Ottomans
- The Great War in the Middle East
- By: Eugene Rogan
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 17 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,546
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Performance1,352
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Story1,340
In The Fall of the Ottomans, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan brings the First World War and its immediate aftermath in the Middle East to vivid life, uncovering the often ignored story of the region's crucial role in the conflict. Bolstered by German money, arms, and military advisors, the...
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Great Book About A Little Known Part of WWI
- By Nostromo on 06-08-15
By: Eugene Rogan
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The Great Betrayal
- The Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in the Middle East
- By: Fawaz A. Gerges
- Narrated by: Keval Shah
- Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance2
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Story2
The Middle East is in upheaval: a widening chasm between state and society, the failure of governing elites to address citizens' genuine grievances, massive economic mismanagement—all made worse by repeated interventions by Western powers.
By: Fawaz A. Gerges
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Directorate S
- The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan
- By: Steve Coll
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 28 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,312
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Performance1,162
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Story1,152
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction Nominated for the National Book Award for Nonfiction From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Ghost Wars and The Achilles Trap, the epic and enthralling story of America's intelligence, military, and diplomatic efforts to...
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Slow At Times But Always Horrifying And Engaging
- By Gillian on 02-20-18
By: Steve Coll