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Mikhail Gorbachev
- The Life and Legacy of the Soviet Union’s Last Leader
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
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After going through three elderly leaders in three years, Mikhail Gorbachev was chosen as the new General Secretary of the Soviet Union at the relatively youg age of 54 in March 1985. Gorbachev hoped to build the Soviet economy to relieve the persistent shortages of consumer goods it faced, which were caused by enormous military spending of the Soviet Union. Gorbachev tried to introduce some economic reforms, but they were blocked by communist hardliners. Gorbachev then came to the belief that the Soviet economy could not improved without political reform as well.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
- The Life and Legacy of the Soviet Union’s Last Leader
- Narrated by: KC Wayman
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Release date: 21-12-23
- Language: English
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The Chinese and the Iron Road
- Building the Transcontinental Railroad (Asian America)
- By: Gordon Chang - editor, Shelley Fisher Fishkin - editor
- Narrated by: Jack de Golia
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
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The completion of the transcontinental railroad in May 1869 is usually told as a story of national triumph and a key moment for American Manifest Destiny. The Railroad made it possible to cross the country in a matter of days instead of months, paved the way for new settlers to come out west, and helped speed America's entry onto the world stage as a modern nation that spanned a full continent. It also created vast wealth for its four owners, including the fortune with which Leland Stanford would found Stanford University some two decades later.
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The Chinese and the Iron Road
- Building the Transcontinental Railroad (Asian America)
- Narrated by: Jack de Golia
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 05-12-23
- Language: English
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The Handbook of Conflict Resolution (3rd Edition)
- Theory and Practice
- By: Peter T. Coleman - editor, Morton Deutsch - editor, Eric C. Marcus - editor
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 47 hrs and 28 mins
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Peter T. Coleman, Morton Deutsch, and Eric C. Marcus present their classic guide to resolving conflict.
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The Handbook of Conflict Resolution (3rd Edition)
- Theory and Practice
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 47 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 19-03-19
- Language: English
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Thought X
- Fictions and Hypotheticals (Science-Into-Fiction, Book 6)
- By: Dr. Rob Appleby - editor, Ra Page - editor, Robin Ince, and others
- Narrated by: John Banks, Nicola Bryant
- Length: 9 hrs
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Science is always telling stories. Whether in the creation myths of evolution or the Big Bang, or in the eureka moments of science history, narrative just as much as metaphor is a key tool in the scientist's surprisingly literary toolkit. In this unique anthology, authors have collaborated with leading scientists, to bounce literary, human narratives against purely theoretical ones, alloying together real stories with abstract ones, to produce truly extraordinary results.
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Thought X
- Fictions and Hypotheticals (Science-Into-Fiction, Book 6)
- Narrated by: John Banks, Nicola Bryant
- Series: Science-Into-Fiction
- Length: 9 hrs
- Release date: 01-06-17
- Language: English
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Medieval Ireland: The History and Legacy of the Irish During the Middle Ages
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
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There are very few national relationships quite as complicated and enigmatic as the one that exists between the English and the Irish. For two peoples so interconnected by geography and history, the depth of animosity that is often expressed is difficult at times to understand. At the same time, historic links of family and clan, and common Gaelic roots, have at times fostered a degree of mutual regard, interdependence, and cooperation that is also occasionally hard to fathom. During World War I, for example, Ireland fought for the British Empire as part of that empire.
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Overly anglocentric and vague
- By Anonymous User on 28-10-20
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Medieval Ireland: The History and Legacy of the Irish During the Middle Ages
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
- Release date: 02-05-18
- Language: English
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Papa Doc and Baby Doc Duvalier
- The Lives and Legacies of Haiti’s Most Notorious Rulers
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
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The 30-year regime of Papa and Baby Doc Duvalier, who ruled between 1957 and 1986, was arguably the most repressive in the Western hemisphere. Papa Doc and Baby Doc Duvalier looks at how the father and son duo rose to power, and the results of their tight grip over Haiti.
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Papa Doc and Baby Doc Duvalier
- The Lives and Legacies of Haiti’s Most Notorious Rulers
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 1 hr and 46 mins
- Release date: 25-11-20
- Language: English
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The Other America - A Speech from The Radical King (Free)
- By: Cornel West - editor, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Narrated by: Wanda Sykes
- Length: 25 mins
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In a rousing speech on race, poverty, and economic justice - given less than a year before his assassination - Martin Luther King Jr. drives home the mission behind his Poor People's Campaign. It is a clear-eyed look at the disparity of wealth in America, what it means for people of all colors - and a message of inspiration dedicated to the power of the people.
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Brilliant!
- By Katita on 14-02-21
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The Other America - A Speech from The Radical King (Free)
- Narrated by: Wanda Sykes
- Series: The Radical King
- Length: 25 mins
- Release date: 01-02-18
- Language: English
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At the Mountains of Madness
- By: H.P. Lovecraft, Leslie S. Klinger - editor
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: Not Yet Known
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Written before all of Antarctica was fully mapped and explored, At the Mountains of Madness tells of a terrifying journey into the unknown. Epic in scope, cinematic in its sweep, and breathtaking in its revelations about humanity, this—described by some as the first true science-fiction novel—may be Lovecraft’s greatest literary achievement!
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At the Mountains of Madness
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Series: The Essential Lovecraft Stories
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 26-09-24
- Language: English
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Infinity Wars
- By: Jonathan Strahan - editor
- Narrated by: Neil Shah, Ali Ahn
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
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We have always fought. War is the furnace that forges new technologies and pushes humanity ever onward. We are the children of a battle that began with fists and sticks, and ended on the brink of atomic Armageddon. Beyond here lies another war, infinite in scope and scale. But who will fight the wars of tomorrow?
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Infinity Wars
- Narrated by: Neil Shah, Ali Ahn
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 15-09-17
- Language: English
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The Quakers
- The History and Legacy of the Religious Society of Friends
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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Towards the 17th century, the Puritan-raised George Fox became increasingly discouraged by the worsening moral conditions of society. George was unable to fill the spiritual void inside of him, until one day, he discovered his inner "Light". Next came the godly visions. George began to preach about the "true" Word of God, and soon, amassed a following - the Religious Society of Friends, later known as the "Quakers".
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- By Gordo on 12-07-23
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The Quakers
- The History and Legacy of the Religious Society of Friends
- Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
- Release date: 06-03-17
- Language: English
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The Adventures of Finn MacCool & Other Irish Folk Tales
- By: Liam Gerrard - editor
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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There are many stories of the legendary Irish hero Finn MacCool, or Fionn mac Cumhaill. Liam Gerrard brings together some of the most well-known in this treasure-trove of Irish folk tales and short stories. Chief among them is the well-loved "Finn & The Scottish Giant", telling the tale of how the Giant's Causeway came into being. Gerrard has adapted and edited over 40 short stories of Irish and Celtic folklore. So sit back, relax, and enjoy hearing the stories of the legends that have been passed down through generations over thousands of years.
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Irish tales read by an Irishman
- By munk Miikael on 20-06-23
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The Adventures of Finn MacCool & Other Irish Folk Tales
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 22-03-23
- Language: English
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Shadow Show
- All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury
- By: Sam Weller - editor, Mort Castle - editor
- Narrated by: George Takei, Edward Herrmann, Kate Mulgrew, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
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Ray Bradbury - peerless storyteller, poet of the impossible, and one of America's most beloved authors - is a literary giant whose remarkable career spanned seven decades. Now 26 of today's most diverse and celebrated authors offer new short works in honor of the master; stories of heart, intelligence, and dark wonder from a remarkable range of creative artists.
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Near-perfect homage
- By 451 on 09-09-18
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Shadow Show
- All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury
- Narrated by: George Takei, Edward Herrmann, Kate Mulgrew, F. Murray Abraham, Neil Gaiman, Peter Appel, James Urbaniak
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 10-07-12
- Language: English
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The Long Valley
- By: John Steinbeck, John Timmerman - editor introduction
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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This classic collection of short stories serves as the ideal introduction to Steinbeck's work. Set in the idyllic Salinas Valley in California, where simple people farm the land and struggle to find a place for themselves in the world, these stories reflect many of the concerns key to Steinbeck as a writer: the tensions between town and city, labourers and owners, past and present. Included here are the celebrated tales 'The Murderer' and 'The Chrysanthemums'.
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The Long Valley
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 26-11-20
- Language: English
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the Republic of Turkey
- The History of the Ottoman Empire’s Collapse and the Establishment of a New State
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Tim Planiden
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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The long agony of the “sick man of Europe”, an expression used by the tsar of Russia to depict the falling Ottoman Empire, could almost blind people to its incredible power and history. Preserving its mixed heritage - coming from both its geographic position, rising above the ashes of the Byzantine Empire, and the tradition inherited from the Muslim conquests - the Ottoman Empire lasted more than six centuries.
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Correction needed
- By Alpay Tolga Kocak on 12-06-23
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the Republic of Turkey
- The History of the Ottoman Empire’s Collapse and the Establishment of a New State
- Narrated by: Tim Planiden
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 08-05-20
- Language: English
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Listen In: A Conversation with Bonnie Garmus
- An Exclusive Interview
- By: The Audible Editors, Bonnie Garmus
- Narrated by: The Audible Editors, Bonnie Garmus
- Length: 23 mins
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Bonnie Garmus’ debut novel, Lessons in Chemistry, became an instant best seller when it published in 2022. Listen in to this joyful conversation as Audible Editor Patty and Bonnie discuss the novel and why we should all be a little bit more like Elizabeth Zott, its trailblazing main character.
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Listen In: A Conversation with Bonnie Garmus
- An Exclusive Interview
- Narrated by: The Audible Editors, Bonnie Garmus
- Series: Listen In: Conversations with Creators
- Length: 23 mins
- Release date: 18-08-23
- Language: English
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South Central Noir
- Akashic Books: Noir
- By: Gary Phillips - editor
- Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Raymond J. Lee, Lee Osorio, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
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The Akashic Noir series’ forensic study of Southern California sharpens its focus on one of Los Angeles’ most recognized neighborhoods.
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Anthology
- By BadMedisin on 06-06-24
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South Central Noir
- Akashic Books: Noir
- Narrated by: Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Raymond J. Lee, Lee Osorio, Cary Hite, Dominique Franceschi
- Series: Akashic Books: Noir
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 06-09-22
- Language: English
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The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Nine
- By: Ellen Datlow - editor
- Narrated by: Christina Delaine, James Anderson Foster
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
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For more than three decades, Ellen Datlow has been at the center of horror. Bringing you the most frightening and terrifying stories, Datlow always has her finger on the pulse of what horror fans crave. Now, with the ninth volume of the series, Datlow is back again to bring you the stories that will keep you up at night.
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The plot thickens
- By Barbara on 12-08-17
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The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Nine
- Narrated by: Christina Delaine, James Anderson Foster
- Series: The Best Horror of the Year Series, Book 9
- Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 11-07-17
- Language: English
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Pope Joan
- The Indestructible Legend of the Catholic Church's First and Only Female Pontiff
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
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The Middle Ages in Europe were some of the most precarious centuries in recorded history, bristling with war, excitement, and chaos. The Western Roman Empire had crumbled, territories were rapidly expanding, and heavy ploughs, hourglasses, spectacles, tidal mills, and more pioneering inventions were popping up across the continent. It was also a time of extreme prejudice, when women were treated as second-class citizens. Their only purpose in life was to procreate by the dozen.
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Pope Joan
- The Indestructible Legend of the Catholic Church's First and Only Female Pontiff
- Narrated by: Scott Clem
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Release date: 02-02-17
- Language: English
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Advice for Working Moms
- HBR Working Parents Series
- By: Harvard Business Review, Daisy Dowling - series editor
- Narrated by: Ann Richardson
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
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As a working mother you often draw the short straw. Bosses and coworkers assume that since you're focused on your family, you don't prioritize work, and they give crucial opportunities to those around you. Advice for Working Moms can help you alleviate this stress. Drawing on the wisdom of experts and parents alike, it will help you strike the right balance between family and work, all while navigating the long-standing bias against mothers and, more broadly, women in the workforce.
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Advice for Working Moms
- HBR Working Parents Series
- Narrated by: Ann Richardson
- Series: HBR Working Parents
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 04-05-21
- Language: English
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Florence: The History and Legacy of the Birthplace of the Renaissance
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
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Most historians credit the city-state of Florence as the starting place of the Italian Renaissance, a process carried out through the patronage and commission of artists during the late 12th century. If Florence is receiving its due credit, much of it belongs to the Medici family, a Florentine dynasty that ruled at the height of the Renaissance. Both Leonardo and Michelangelo were members of Lorenzo de Medici's court. The famous leader, who also considered himself an artist and poet, became known for securing commissions for the most famous artists of the age.
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Florence: The History and Legacy of the Birthplace of the Renaissance
- Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
- Release date: 15-09-17
- Language: English
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