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Paddy Mayne
- Lt Col Blair 'Paddy' Mayne, 1 SAS Regiment
- By: Hamish Ross
- Narrated by: Alan Turkington
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 82
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story5 out of 5 stars 76
‘Paddy' Mayne was one of the most outstanding special forces leaders of the Second World War....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A straight forward description of a true Hero
- By Airgunnersen on 22-11-23
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1. Paddy Mayne
- Lt Col Blair 'Paddy' Mayne, 1 SAS Regiment
- Narrated by: Alan Turkington
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 24-08-23
- Language: English
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48 Laws of Power
- By: Robert Greene
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 23 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,199
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,645
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,635
Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Too little nuance
- By Santiago on 17-10-16
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2. 48 Laws of Power
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 23 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 01-05-15
- Language: English
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First into Action
- A Dramatic Personal Account of Life Inside the SBS
- By: Duncan Falconer
- Narrated by: Duncan Falconer
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 567
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 526
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Story5 out of 5 stars 526
This unique, gripping memoir is essential listening for anyone interested in the Special Forces and how they operate....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Much needed Account of the SBS
- By peter on 02-12-22
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3. First into Action
- A Dramatic Personal Account of Life Inside the SBS
- Narrated by: Duncan Falconer
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 26-08-22
- Language: English
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Rubicon
- The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 109
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 104
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Story5 out of 5 stars 104
The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up ruling the known world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved every minute.c
- By Kevin O. on 17-01-25
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4. Rubicon
- The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic
- Narrated by: Tom Holland
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 06-06-24
- Language: English
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Extreme Ownership
- How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
- By: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Narrated by: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,561
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,877
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,863
Two U.S. Navy SEAL officers demonstrate how to apply powerful battlefield leadership principles from the battlefield to business and life.
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1 out of 5 stars
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American bull crap
- By martin on 14-11-19
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5. Extreme Ownership
- How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
- Narrated by: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
- Series: Extreme Ownership
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 19-10-15
- Language: English
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A History of the World
- By: Andrew Marr
- Narrated by: Andrew Marr, David Timson
- Length: 26 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,585
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,935
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,935
From the earliest civilizations to the 21st century: a global journey through human history, published alongside a landmark BBC One television series....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awsome, educational and epic work
- By Adisha on 30-10-12
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6. A History of the World
- Narrated by: Andrew Marr, David Timson
- Length: 26 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 01-10-12
- Language: English
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Big Boys' Rules
- The SAS and the Secret Struggle Against the IRA
- By: Mark Urban
- Narrated by: Mark Urban
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
Starting in 1969, Mark Urban reveals the extraordinary history of the special forces' operations in Northern Ireland and the unenviable dilemmas faced by intelligence chiefs engaged in a daily struggle against one of the world's most sophisticated terrorist organisations.
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7. Big Boys' Rules
- The SAS and the Secret Struggle Against the IRA
- Narrated by: Mark Urban
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 03-01-25
- Language: English
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The Art of Seduction
- An Indispensible Primer on the Ultimate Form of Power
- By: Robert Greene
- Narrated by: Jeff David
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 432
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 382
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Story4 out of 5 stars 381
When raised to the level of art, seduction, an indirect and subtle form of power....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Why?
- By Anonymous User on 22-04-21
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8. The Art of Seduction
- An Indispensible Primer on the Ultimate Form of Power
- Narrated by: Jeff David
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 19-07-02
- Language: English
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Task Force Black
- The explosive true story of the SAS and the secret war in Iraq
- By: Mark Urban
- Narrated by: Mark Urban
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Story4 out of 5 stars 16
Following the toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq in 2003, the SAS launched one of the most intense and secretive operations in its history: Task Force Black.
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1 out of 5 stars
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History Lesson
- By Amazon Customer on 09-11-24
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9. Task Force Black
- The explosive true story of the SAS and the secret war in Iraq
- Narrated by: Mark Urban
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 23-09-24
- Language: English
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Band of Brothers
- E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne, from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
- By: Stephen E. Ambrose
- Narrated by: Tim Jerome
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,428
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,272
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,263
Easy Company, 506th Airborne Division, U.S. Army, was as good a rifle company as any in the world....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Tim Jerome has done no research.
- By Anonymous User on 31-05-18
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10. Band of Brothers
- E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne, from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
- Narrated by: Tim Jerome
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 09-03-12
- Language: English
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Out
- How Brexit Got Done and the Tories Were Undone
- By: Tim Shipman
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 42 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Story5 out of 5 stars 43
Out follows from May's resignation through to the tussles over the final Brexit deal, the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and our shortest serving PM ever.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating story
- By Gaynor on 26-11-24
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11. Out
- How Brexit Got Done and the Tories Were Undone
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 42 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 21-11-24
- Language: English
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State of Emergency
- The Way We Were: Britain, 1970-1974
- By: Dominic Sandbrook
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 32 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 490
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 423
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 423
In the early 1970s, Britain seemed to be tottering on the brink of the abyss....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just Brilliant
- By Baz Borozitch on 29-04-13
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12. State of Emergency
- The Way We Were: Britain, 1970-1974
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 32 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 07-01-13
- Language: English
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Braiding Sweetgrass
- Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
- By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Narrated by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 962
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 837
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Story5 out of 5 stars 839
As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Spellbinding
- By Milkmoon Mama on 24-02-20
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13. Braiding Sweetgrass
- Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
- Narrated by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 27-12-15
- Language: English
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The Second World War: Alone
- By: Sir Winston Churchill
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 595
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 486
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Story5 out of 5 stars 481
"After the first forty days we were alone," writes Churchill. This edition is part two of Churchill's own abridgement of his original six-volume history of the Second World War....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Stirring account told by a master storyteller
- By Kirstine on 24-09-11
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14. The Second World War: Alone
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Series: Churchill's WWII, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 15-04-08
- Language: English
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Strangeland
- How Britain Stopped Making Sense
- By: Jon Sopel
- Narrated by: Jon Sopel
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 168
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 162
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 162
A trenchant analysis of politics, people, and everything in between, Strangeland is an unforgettable portrait of a country gone through the looking glass.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Nothing I haven't heard before
- By mark on 27-09-24
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15. Strangeland
- How Britain Stopped Making Sense
- Narrated by: Jon Sopel
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 26-09-24
- Language: English
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Meetings with Remarkable Animals
- By: Martin Clunes
- Narrated by: Martin Clunes
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9
Guide-dog Laura needed a new home. And, after listening to her owner, Jaina, talk on the radio about what would happen to her much loved guide and companion when she retired, Martin Clunes picked up the phone. He’d always been a soft touch when it came to animals. One more couldn’t hurt.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great voice.
- By yvonne on 13-01-25
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16. Meetings with Remarkable Animals
- Narrated by: Martin Clunes
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 07-11-24
- Language: English
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Arnhem: Black Tuesday
- The Classic Battle Told As Never Before
- By: Al Murray
- Narrated by: Al Murray
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 114
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 110
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Story5 out of 5 stars 110
Al Murray has always been obsessed with Arnhem, and in Arnhem: Black Tuesday, brings all of his knowledge, interpretation and enthusiasm to bear to tell the story of one of history’s great heroic failures differently for the first time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic insight and presentation of the facts
- By Mr Geoff Parker-Naples on 30-12-24
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17. Arnhem: Black Tuesday
- The Classic Battle Told As Never Before
- Narrated by: Al Murray
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 12-09-24
- Language: English
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Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- By: Jared Diamond
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,710
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,389
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,379
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs and Steel examines the rise of civilization and the issues its development has raised throughout history....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The definitive Audible purchase
- By Jim on 22-01-14
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18. Guns, Germs and Steel
- The Fate of Human Societies
- Narrated by: Doug Ordunio
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 18-01-11
- Language: English
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Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- By: Alfred Lansing
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,604
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,247
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,243
In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice
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5 out of 5 stars
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How Did They Endure This -and Survive?
- By c on 15-02-16
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19. Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 08-04-08
- Language: English
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Crypt
- Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond
- By: Alice Roberts
- Narrated by: Alice Roberts
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 185
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 171
The new book by Sunday Times bestselling author of Ancestors and Buried - the final instalment in Professor Alice Roberts' acclaimed trilogy....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thoroughly thought provoking
- By Marywood J on 17-05-24
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20. Crypt
- Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond
- Narrated by: Alice Roberts
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 29-02-24
- Language: English
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