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Cuba Libre!
- Che, Fidel, and the Improbable Revolution That Changed World History
- By: Tony Perrottet
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
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Historian and journalist Tony Perrottet chronicles the events of the Cuban Revolution and the figures at the center of the guerrilla uprising: Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, and the scrappy band of rebel men and women who followed them....
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Incredible
- By Kieron Casey on 18-03-19
By: Tony Perrottet
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Cuba (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize)
- An American History
- By: Ada Ferrer
- Narrated by: Alma Cuervo, Ada Ferrer - prologue
- Length: 23 hrs and 13 mins
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An epic, sweeping history of Cuba and its complex ties to the United States—from before the arrival of Columbus to the present day—written by one of the world’s leading historians of Cuba....
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good layout of history
- By Barbara Dizdar on 14-03-24
By: Ada Ferrer
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One Minute to Midnight
- Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War
- By: Michael Dobbs
- Narrated by: Bob Walter
- Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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In October 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union appeared to be sliding inexorably toward a nuclear conflict....
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Armageddon averted by pure dumb luck?
- By I. A. Clark on 09-01-14
By: Michael Dobbs
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Modern Jamaica
- The History of the Caribbean Island from Christopher Columbus to Today
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Modern Jamaica: The History of the Caribbean Island from Christopher Columbus to Today chronicles how the island’s history progressed, from Columbus’ historic voyages to the modern era. You will learn about Jamaica like never before....
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The Ultimate Cigar Book: 4th Edition
- By: Richard Carleton Hacker
- Narrated by: Peter Coates
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
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First published in 1993, The Ultimate Cigar Book has become a classic in its field, and is generally credited with having helped launch the current cigar-smoking craze. Now we present an audio edition of the beloved fourth edition....
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Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty and Resistance
- By: Renaldo C. McKenzie
- Narrated by: Michael Scott
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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When we hear of Jamaica or the Caribbean, we think of beautiful islands of paradise with sun, sea and sand, reggae music, cannabis, and "irie" people like Usain Bolt- people who are living out their best dreams, desires, and lives. But this book analyzes this motif....
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Poorly read but....
- By AALaAron on 15-05-23
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Cuba Libre!
- Che, Fidel, and the Improbable Revolution That Changed World History
- By: Tony Perrottet
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Historian and journalist Tony Perrottet chronicles the events of the Cuban Revolution and the figures at the center of the guerrilla uprising: Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, and the scrappy band of rebel men and women who followed them....
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Incredible
- By Kieron Casey on 18-03-19
By: Tony Perrottet
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Cuba (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize)
- An American History
- By: Ada Ferrer
- Narrated by: Alma Cuervo, Ada Ferrer - prologue
- Length: 23 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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An epic, sweeping history of Cuba and its complex ties to the United States—from before the arrival of Columbus to the present day—written by one of the world’s leading historians of Cuba....
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good layout of history
- By Barbara Dizdar on 14-03-24
By: Ada Ferrer
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One Minute to Midnight
- Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War
- By: Michael Dobbs
- Narrated by: Bob Walter
- Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
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In October 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union appeared to be sliding inexorably toward a nuclear conflict....
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Armageddon averted by pure dumb luck?
- By I. A. Clark on 09-01-14
By: Michael Dobbs
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Modern Jamaica
- The History of the Caribbean Island from Christopher Columbus to Today
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Daniel Houle
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Modern Jamaica: The History of the Caribbean Island from Christopher Columbus to Today chronicles how the island’s history progressed, from Columbus’ historic voyages to the modern era. You will learn about Jamaica like never before....
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The Ultimate Cigar Book: 4th Edition
- By: Richard Carleton Hacker
- Narrated by: Peter Coates
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
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First published in 1993, The Ultimate Cigar Book has become a classic in its field, and is generally credited with having helped launch the current cigar-smoking craze. Now we present an audio edition of the beloved fourth edition....
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Neoliberalism, Globalization, Income Inequality, Poverty and Resistance
- By: Renaldo C. McKenzie
- Narrated by: Michael Scott
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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When we hear of Jamaica or the Caribbean, we think of beautiful islands of paradise with sun, sea and sand, reggae music, cannabis, and "irie" people like Usain Bolt- people who are living out their best dreams, desires, and lives. But this book analyzes this motif....
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Poorly read but....
- By AALaAron on 15-05-23
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White Debt
- The Demerara Uprising and Britain’s Legacy of Slavery
- By: Thomas Harding
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe, Mark Meadows
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Thomas Harding vividly brings to life the story of the uprising by enslaved people that took place in the British colony of Demerara (now Guyana) in the Caribbean in 1823....
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Superb
- By Anonymous User on 16-06-23
By: Thomas Harding
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The Golden Age of Piracy
- The Rise, Fall, and Enduring Popularity of Pirates
- By: David Head - Edited by
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
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The twelve entries in The Golden Age of Piracy discuss why pirates thrived in the seas of the New World, how pirates operated their plundering ventures, how governments battled piracy, and when and why piracy declined.
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Fidel Castro
- A Captivating Guide to a Cuban Communist Revolutionary Who Served as the President of Cuba for Over 30 Years
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Desmond Manny
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Fidel Castro was more than just a politician. His is a story that involves heroic voyages through turbulent oceans, affairs with young women from all over the world, spies, assassins, betrayal, conquest, riots, and battles....
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Short but sweet
- By Anonymous User on 17-11-19
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Pirates: The True and Surprising Story of the Pirates of the Caribbean
- By: Patrick Auerbach
- Narrated by: Steven Barnett
- Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
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The era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1500s and died out in the 1830s after the navies of the nations of Western Europe and North America with colonies in the Caribbean....
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not good
- By Anonymous User on 31-03-20
By: Patrick Auerbach
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Pirate Hunters
- Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship
- By: Robert Kurson
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
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Finding and identifying a pirate ship is the hardest thing to do under the sea. But two men—John Chatterton and John Mattera—are willing to risk everything to find the Golden Fleece, the ship of the infamous pirate Joseph Bannister....
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Teased until the end
- By S on 19-03-24
By: Robert Kurson
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Cuba: A Captivating Guide to the History of Cuba and Havana, The Cuban Revolution and Fidel Castro
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Richard L Walton, David Patton, Desmond Manny
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
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The themes of the history of Cuba are as vast as they are inspiring. Cuba has stared death in the face throughout its rocky history, and most of the time it has gazed into the eyes of death and smiled....
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A bit lazy
- By Amazon Customer on 02-10-21
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A Brief History of the Caribbean
- Indispensable for Travellers (Brief Histories)
- By: Jeremy Black
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
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A concise history of the Caribbean's long and fascinating history, from pre-contact civilisations to the present day....
By: Jeremy Black
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History of the Caribbean
- A Captivating Guide to Caribbean History, Starting from Christopher Columbus Through the Wars of Religion, Slavery, and Colonial ... (European Exploration and Settlement)
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
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The history of the Caribbean is an exciting ride, but few outside of the region know much about it in depth beyond Columbus’s discovery. This audiobook will lead you through the history of the region, which witnessed some of the world’s most important events....
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Narration terrible
- By H20 on 15-04-24
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Cuba libre \ ¡Cuba libre! (Spanish edition)
- El Che, Fidel y la improbable revolución que cambió la historia del mundo
- By: Tony Perrottet
- Narrated by: Bernardo Garcia
- Length: 17 hrs and 36 mins
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Este libro describe cómo un grupo de revolucionarios se transformaron en guerrilleros y derrotaron a 50.000 soldados profesionalmente entrenados con el propósito de derrocar al dictador Fulgencio Batista....
By: Tony Perrottet
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Surviving Slavery in the British Caribbean
- Early American Studies
- By: Randy M. Browne
- Narrated by: Tom Sleeker
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
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In Surviving Slavery in the British Caribbean, Randy M. Browne looks past the familiar numbers of life and death and into a human drama in which enslaved Africans and their descendants struggled to survive against their enslavers, their environment, and sometimes one another....
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an illuminating compilation
- By Colm on 13-06-20
By: Randy M. Browne
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Apocalypse 1692: Empire, Slavery, and the Great Port Royal Earthquake
- By: Ben Hughes
- Narrated by: Simon Barber
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
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Built on sugar, slaves, and piracy, Jamaica’s Port Royal was the jewel in England’s quest for empire until a devastating earthquake sank the city beneath the sea....
By: Ben Hughes
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Red Heat
- Conspiracy, Murder, and the Cold War in the Caribbean
- By: Alex von Tunzelmann
- Narrated by: Sarah Coomes
- Length: 19 hrs and 55 mins
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The Caribbean crises of the Cold War are revealed as never before in this story of clashing ideologies, the rise of the politics of fear, and the machinations of superpowers....
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Compelling read
- By Asil Hindi on 01-05-21
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Havana
- A Subtropical Delirium
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Fleet Cooper
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky presents an insider's view of Havana: the elegant, tattered city he has come to know over more than 30 years....
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interesting introduction to Havana
- By Christopher on 03-09-17
By: Mark Kurlansky
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Covert City
- The Cold War and the Making of Miami
- By: Vince Houghton, Eric Driggs
- Narrated by: Eric Driggs, Vince Houghton
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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Secret operations, corruption, crime, and a city teeming with spies: Covert City examines why Miami was as crucial to winning the Cold War as Washington DC or Moscow....
By: Vince Houghton, and others
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The Black Man on the Titanic
- The Story of Joseph Laroche
- By: Serge Bilé
- Narrated by: Mirron Willis
- Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
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Joseph Laroche was an anomaly among the passengers of the Titanic. He was exceptionally well-educated in a time when few Black men had access to an education - and when even fewer were able to travel on a luxurious ship in first or second class....
By: Serge Bilé
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Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba
- The Biography of a Cause
- By: Tom Gjelten
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 18 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Tom Gjelten fuses the story of the Bacardi family and their famous rum business with Cuba's tumultuous experience over the last 150 years....
By: Tom Gjelten
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The Week the World Stood Still: Inside the Secret Cuban Missile Crisis
- Stanford Nuclear Age Series
- By: Sheldon M. Stern
- Narrated by: Bob Dunsworth
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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The Cuban missile crisis was the most dangerous confrontation of the Cold War and the most perilous moment in American history....
By: Sheldon M. Stern
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The Sea Rover's Practice: Pirate Tactics and Techniques, 1630-1730
- By: Benerson Little
- Narrated by: Todd Curless
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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Successful sea rovers were careful practitioners of a complex profession that sought wealth by stratagem and force of arms. Drawn from the European tradition, yet of various races and nationalities, they raided both ship and town throughout much of the world from roughly 1630 until 1730....
By: Benerson Little
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The Cuban Revolution: A Captivating Guide to the Armed Revolt That Changed the Course of Cuba, Including Stories of Leaders Such as Fidel Castro, Chè Guevara, and Fulgencio Batista
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Desmond Manny
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
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If you want to discover the remarkable history of an effort that should never have succeeded, then pay attention...
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Short but sweet
- By Kealan Magee on 29-06-22
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The Spanish-American War
- A Captivating Guide to the Armed Conflict Between the United States of America and Spain That Took Place After the US Intervened in the Cuban War of Independence
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
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This was the tipping point for the end of the Spanish Empire and the rise of the US as a formidable player on the world stage. Not all Americans were happy with the change, with famous Americans like Mark Twain speaking out about the US occupation of the lands that it was meant to save....
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The Jammed Hour
- By Adrianna Ramsay on 19-04-20
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The Spanish Conquest of the Americas
- An Enthralling Overview of the Conquistadors and Their Conquests of the Aztec and Inca Empires (Mesoamerica)
- By: Billy Wellman
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
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This audiobook tells the story of how Spain managed to conquer the Americas in the span of half a century, from the late 1400s to the mid-1500s....
By: Billy Wellman
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The Haitians
- A Decolonial History
- By: Jean Casimir, Laurent Dubois - translator, Walter D. Mignolo - foreword
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 21 hrs and 39 mins
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In this sweeping history, leading Haitian intellectual Jean Casimir argues that the story of Haiti should not begin with the usual image of Saint-Domingue as the richest colony of the 18th century....
By: Jean Casimir, and others
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The Bay of Pigs
- Oxford University Press: Pivotal Moments in US History
- By: Howard Jones
- Narrated by: Steve Sever
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
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In The Bay of Pigs, Howard Jones provides a concise, incisive, and dramatic account of the disastrous attempt to overthrow Castro in April 1961....
By: Howard Jones
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History of Cuba: A Captivating Guide to Cuban History, Starting from Christopher Columbus' Arrival to Fidel Castro
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Richard L Walton
- Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins
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The story of Cuba is a tale of courage and sacrifice, of horrific oppression and inspiring vision. It is a story about exploitation and hope, about a tiny island that rose to global importance....