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A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs
- By: Ellie Sans, Clare Chadburn
- Narrated by: Professor Ben Garrod
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We're living through a golden age of paleontological research that, in the last couple of decades....
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misophonia? give it a miss
- By M. I'anson on 02-03-20
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A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs
- Dino-mite!
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This series was absolutely amazing! I binged the entire series it was so good. The narration was excellent, the information contained was eye opening, and the warning at the end was extremely poignant.
- SoMrHarris, Audible listener
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Rebel Ideas
- The Power of Diverse Thinking
- By: Matthew Syed
- Narrated by: Matthew Syed
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
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Rebel Ideas offers a radical blueprint for creative problem-solving. It challenges hierarchies, encourages constructive dissent and forces us to think again about where the best ideas come from....
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Malcolm gladwell for the uk
- By Olly Buxton on 21-09-19
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Rebel Ideas
- The Power of Diverse Thinking
- Narrated by: Matthew Syed
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 10-09-19
- Language: English
- An essential read
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This book has the ability to not only entertain but enlighten. The breaking down of events and the full respect he gives to the topics he discusses is exceptional.
- Amazon Customer
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The Power of Geography
- Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World
- By: Tim Marshall
- Narrated by: Tim Marshall
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
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Tim Marshall's global best seller Prisoners of Geography showed how every nation's choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Since then, the geography hasn't changed, but the world has....
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Much enjoyed sequel
- By F on 28-04-21
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The Power of Geography
- Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World
- Narrated by: Tim Marshall
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 22-04-21
- Language: English
- Exceptionally informative and eye opening.
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Exceptionally informative and eye opening. A must-listen for everyone regardless of age and previous knowledge on human geography.
- Mark Gladwish, Audible listener
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Jews Don’t Count
- By: David Baddiel
- Narrated by: David Baddiel
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
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How identity politics failed one particular identity. Jews Don’t Count is an audiobook for people who consider themselves on the right side of history. People fighting the good fight against homophobia, disablism, transphobia and, particularly, racism. People, possibly, like you. It is the comedian and writer David Baddiel’s contention that one type of racism has been left out of this fight.
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Important, Powerful and sadly required
- By Alfie Dickin on 06-02-21
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Humankind
- A Hopeful History
- By: Rutger Bregman
- Narrated by: Thomas Judd, Rutger Bregman
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
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It’s a belief that unites the left and right, psychologists and philosophers, writers and historians. It drives the headlines that surround us and the laws that touch our lives. From Machiavelli to Hobbes, Freud to Dawkins, the roots of this belief have sunk deep into Western thought. Human beings, we’re taught, are by nature selfish and governed by self-interest.
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Misunderstanding the world
- By Myles Hocking on 08-09-20
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The Body
- A Guide for Occupants
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
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In the best-selling, prize-winning A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson achieved the seemingly impossible by making the science of our world both understandable and entertaining to millions of people around the globe. Now he turns his attention inwards to explore the human body, how it functions and its remarkable ability to heal itself. Full of extraordinary facts and astonishing stories, The Body: A Guide for Occupants is a brilliant, often very funny attempt to understand the miracle of our physical and neurological makeup.
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Excellent starter in Anatomy, Physiology and Bioch
- By Roger Boyle on 16-10-19
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Prisoners of Geography
- Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
- By: Tim Marshall
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
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If you've ever wondered why Putin is so obsessed with Crimea, why the USA was destined to become a global superpower or why China's power base continues to expand ever outwards, the answers are all here. In 10 chapters, using essays and occasionally the personal experiences of the widely travelled author, Prisoners of Geography looks at the past, present and future to offer an essential insight into one of the major factors that determines world history.
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Step back and look at politics through a new lens
- By Unique Pseudonym on 25-07-17
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Natives
- Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
- By: Akala
- Narrated by: Akala
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
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From the first time he was stopped and searched as a child, to the day he realised his mum was white, to his first encounters with racist teachers - race and class have shaped Akala's life and outlook. In this unique book he takes his own experiences and widens them out to look at the social, historical and political factors that have left us where we are today.
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A Very Interesting and Challenging Listen
- By Ross Clark on 10-07-18
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The Immortality Key
- The Secret History of the Religion with No Name
- By: Brian C. Muraresku, Graham Hancock - foreword
- Narrated by: Graham Hancock, Brian C. Muraresku
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
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A groundbreaking dive into the role psychedelics have played in the origins of Western civilization, and the real-life quest for the Holy Grail that could shake the Church to its foundations.
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Loved it!
- By Anonymous User on 13-12-20
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Born to Run
- The Hidden Tribe, the Ultra-Runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
- By: Christopher McDougall
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
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Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration, Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world's greatest distance runners and learn their secrets - and in the process shows us that everything we thought we knew about running is wrong.
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Born to Run
- By Gilmonkey on 23-05-12
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Factfulness
- Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
- By: Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund
- Narrated by: Simon Slater
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of carrying only opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends - why the world's population is increasing; how many young women go to school; how many of us live in poverty - we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers.
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Not really suitable for an audio book
- By Mr. Philip Relph on 18-04-19
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Permanent Record
- A Memoir of a Reluctant Whistleblower
- By: Edward Snowden
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
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Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down. In 2013, 29-year-old Edward Snowden shocked the world when he broke with the American intelligence establishment and revealed that the United States government was secretly pursuing the means to collect every single phone call, text message, and email.
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Superbly written, totally gripping.
- By Pen Name on 18-10-19
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Jews Don’t Count
- By: David Baddiel
- Narrated by: David Baddiel
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
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How identity politics failed one particular identity. Jews Don’t Count is an audiobook for people who consider themselves on the right side of history. People fighting the good fight against homophobia, disablism, transphobia and, particularly, racism. People, possibly, like you. It is the comedian and writer David Baddiel’s contention that one type of racism has been left out of this fight.
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Important, Powerful and sadly required
- By Alfie Dickin on 06-02-21
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Humankind
- A Hopeful History
- By: Rutger Bregman
- Narrated by: Thomas Judd, Rutger Bregman
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
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It’s a belief that unites the left and right, psychologists and philosophers, writers and historians. It drives the headlines that surround us and the laws that touch our lives. From Machiavelli to Hobbes, Freud to Dawkins, the roots of this belief have sunk deep into Western thought. Human beings, we’re taught, are by nature selfish and governed by self-interest.
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Misunderstanding the world
- By Myles Hocking on 08-09-20
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The Body
- A Guide for Occupants
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
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In the best-selling, prize-winning A Short History of Nearly Everything Bill Bryson achieved the seemingly impossible by making the science of our world both understandable and entertaining to millions of people around the globe. Now he turns his attention inwards to explore the human body, how it functions and its remarkable ability to heal itself. Full of extraordinary facts and astonishing stories, The Body: A Guide for Occupants is a brilliant, often very funny attempt to understand the miracle of our physical and neurological makeup.
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Excellent starter in Anatomy, Physiology and Bioch
- By Roger Boyle on 16-10-19
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Prisoners of Geography
- Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
- By: Tim Marshall
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
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If you've ever wondered why Putin is so obsessed with Crimea, why the USA was destined to become a global superpower or why China's power base continues to expand ever outwards, the answers are all here. In 10 chapters, using essays and occasionally the personal experiences of the widely travelled author, Prisoners of Geography looks at the past, present and future to offer an essential insight into one of the major factors that determines world history.
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Step back and look at politics through a new lens
- By Unique Pseudonym on 25-07-17
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Natives
- Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire
- By: Akala
- Narrated by: Akala
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
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A Very Interesting and Challenging Listen
- By Ross Clark on 10-07-18
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The Immortality Key
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- By: Brian C. Muraresku, Graham Hancock - foreword
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- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
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A groundbreaking dive into the role psychedelics have played in the origins of Western civilization, and the real-life quest for the Holy Grail that could shake the Church to its foundations.
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Loved it!
- By Anonymous User on 13-12-20
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Born to Run
- The Hidden Tribe, the Ultra-Runners, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
- By: Christopher McDougall
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
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Full of incredible characters, amazing athletic achievements, cutting-edge science, and, most of all, pure inspiration, Born to Run is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Christopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world's greatest distance runners and learn their secrets - and in the process shows us that everything we thought we knew about running is wrong.
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Born to Run
- By Gilmonkey on 23-05-12
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Factfulness
- Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
- By: Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund
- Narrated by: Simon Slater
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of carrying only opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends - why the world's population is increasing; how many young women go to school; how many of us live in poverty - we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers.
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Not really suitable for an audio book
- By Mr. Philip Relph on 18-04-19
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Permanent Record
- A Memoir of a Reluctant Whistleblower
- By: Edward Snowden
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
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Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down. In 2013, 29-year-old Edward Snowden shocked the world when he broke with the American intelligence establishment and revealed that the United States government was secretly pursuing the means to collect every single phone call, text message, and email.
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Superbly written, totally gripping.
- By Pen Name on 18-10-19
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My Name Is Why
- By: Lemn Sissay
- Narrated by: Lemn Sissay, Richard Burnip, Zoe Mills
- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
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At the age of 17, after a childhood in an fostered family followed by six years in care homes, Norman Greenwood was given his birth certificate. He learned that his real name was not Norman. It was Lemn Sissay. He was British and Ethiopian. And he learned that his mother had been pleading for his safe return to her since his birth. Here Sissay recounts his life story. It is a story of neglect and determination. Misfortune and hope. Cruelty and triumph.
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Painful reading
- By candide on 01-09-19
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The Madness of Grief
- A Memoir of Love and Loss
- By: Reverend Richard Coles
- Narrated by: Richard Coles
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Whether it is pastoral care for the bereaved, discussions about the afterlife, or being called out to perform the last rites, death is part of the Reverend Richard Coles's life and work. But when his partner, the Reverend David Coles, died, shortly before Christmas in 2019, much about death took Coles by surprise. For one thing, David's death at the early age of 43 was unexpected. The man that so often assists others to examine life's moral questions now found himself in need of help. He began to look to others for guidance to steer him through his grief.
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Everyone needs this book
- By MS RUTH SHAW on 01-04-21
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The Planets
- By: Professor Brian Cox, Andrew Cohen
- Narrated by: Samuel West
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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Mercury, a lifeless victim of the Sun’s expanding power. Venus, once thought to be lush and fertile, now known to be trapped within a toxic and boiling atmosphere. Mars, the red planet, doomed by the loss of its atmosphere. Jupiter, twice the size of all the other planets combined, but insubstantial. Saturn, a stunning celestial beauty, the jewel of our Solar System. Uranus, the sideways planet and the first ice giant. Neptune, dark, cold and whipped by supersonic winds. Pluto, the dwarf planet, a frozen rock.
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Worthwhile Update
- By Majicat on 25-05-19
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Fake Law
- The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies
- By: The Secret Barrister
- Narrated by: Jack Hawkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
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Most of us think the law is only relevant to criminals, if we even think of it at all. But the law touches every area of our lives: from intimate family matters to the biggest issues in our society. Our unfamiliarity is dangerous because it makes us vulnerable to media spin, political lies and the kind of misinformation that frequently comes from other loud-mouthed amateurs and those with vested interests. This 'fake law' allows the powerful and the ignorant to corrupt justice without our knowledge - worse, we risk letting them make us complicit.
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An important analysis of current justice
- By Mary Carnegie on 04-09-20
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Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas
- By: Adam Kay
- Narrated by: Adam Kay
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
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Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat...but 1.4 million NHS staff are heading off to work. In this perfect present for anyone who has ever set foot in a hospital, Adam Kay delves back into his diaries for a hilarious, horrifying and sometimes heartbreaking peek behind the blue curtain at Christmastime. Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas is a love letter to all those who spend their festive season on the front line, removing babies and baubles from the various places they get stuck, at the most wonderful time of the year.
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great book even if it's only half a pint, not full
- By Sharon Fisher on 18-10-19
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The Idiot Brain
- A Neuroscientist Explains What Your Head Is Really up To
- By: Dean Burnett
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
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Why do you lose arguments with people who know MUCH LESS than you? Why can you recognise that woman, from that thing...but can't remember her name? And why, after your last break-up, did you find yourself in the foetal position on the sofa for days, moving only to wipe the snot and tears haphazardly from your face? Here's why: the idiot brain. For something supposedly so brilliant and evolutionarily advanced, the human brain is pretty messy, fallible and disorganised.
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WOW! A much needed explanation. Thank you 😊
- By Big G on 25-02-17
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Brief Answers to the Big Questions
- By: Stephen Hawking, Professor Kip Thorne - foreword
- Narrated by: Ben Whishaw, Garrick Hagon - foreword, Lucy Hawking - afterword
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
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The final book from Professor Stephen Hawking, the best-selling author of A Brief History of Time and arguably the most famous scientist of our age, Brief Answers to the Big Questions is a profound, accessible and timely reflection on the biggest questions in science. Professor Hawking was a brilliant theoretical physicist, an influential author and thinker and a great popular communicator.
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Science for the masses
- By Paul KENYON on 31-01-19
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Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- By: Alfred Lansing
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
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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. For five months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways in one of the most savage regions of the world. Lansing describes how the men survived a 1,000-mile voyage in an open boat across the stormiest ocean on the globe and an overland trek through forbidding glaciers and mountains.
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How Did They Endure This -and Survive?
- By c on 15-02-16
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A Little History of Philosophy
- By: Nigel Warburton
- Narrated by: Kris Dyer
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
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Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the ancient Athenian marketplace asking awkward questions, disconcerting the people he met by showing them how little they genuinely understood. This engaging book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy and explores their most compelling ideas about the world and how best to live in it.
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fact checking is important
- By Anonymous User on 21-12-19
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Men Who Hate Women
- From Incels to Pickup Artists, the Truth About Extreme Misogyny and How It Affects Us All
- By: Laura Bates
- Narrated by: Laura Bates
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
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In this ground-breaking investigation, Laura traces the roots of misogyny across a complex spiders web of groups extending from men's rights activists and pick-up artists to Men Going Their Own Way, trolls and the Incel movement, in the name of which some men have committed terrorist acts. Drawing parallels with other extremist movements around the world, Bates seeks to understand what attracts men to the movement, how it grooms and radicalises boys, how it operates and what can be done to stop it.
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Women's rights are not men's wrongs
- By papapownall on 16-09-20
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The Laws of Human Nature
- By: Robert Greene
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
- Length: 28 hrs and 26 mins
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Robert Greene is a master guide for millions, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power, understanding and mastery. Now he turns to the most important subject of all - understanding people's drives and motivations, even when they are unconscious of them themselves.
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can be useful
- By Naz on 17-02-19
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Black and British
- A Forgotten History
- By: David Olusoga
- Narrated by: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Length: 24 hrs and 27 mins
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David Olusoga's Black and British is a rich and revealing exploration of the extraordinarily long relationship between the British Isles and the people of Africa. Drawing on new genetic and genealogical research, original records, expert testimony and contemporary interviews, Black and British reaches back to Roman Britain, the medieval imagination and Shakespeare's Othello.
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Fantastically detailed Exceptionally informative
- By lionel on 30-04-17
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The Yorkshire Shepherdess
- By: Amanda Owen
- Narrated by: Anne Dover
- Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
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Amanda Owen has been seen by millions on ITV's The Dales, living a life that has almost gone in today's modern world, a life ruled by the seasons and her animals. She is a farmer's wife and shepherdess, living alongside her husband, Clive, and seven children at Ravenseat, a 2,000 acre sheep hill farm at the head of Swaledale in North Yorkshire. It's a challenging life but one she loves.
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Funny, uplifting and inspiring in equal measure.
- By Angela M on 09-10-20
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The Five
- The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
- By: Hallie Rubenhold
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Polly, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary-Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never met. They came from Fleet Street, Knightsbridge, Wolverhampton, Sweden and Wales. They wrote ballads, ran coffeehouses and lived on country estates; they breathed ink dust from printing presses and escaped people traffickers. What they had in common was the year of their murders: 1888. The person responsible was never identified, but the character created by the press to fill that gap has become far more famous than any of these five women.
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An Insight in to the lives of the poorest women
- By Jock on 19-04-19
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SAS Great Escapes
- Seven Great Escapes Made by Real Second World War Heroes
- By: Damien Lewis
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
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The finest fighting force in the world. Escape. Evade. Survive. Repeat. Seven gripping tales of overcoming the impossible. Arguably the finest special forces troops of the Second World War, the SAS was the jewel in the British military crown. But the near-impossible nature of their heroic missions sometimes left them trapped behind enemy lines, the enemy closing and forced to endure the unendurable. But the unendurable is all in a day’s work for these magnificent seven. Incredible odds. Outstanding bravery. Real adventure.
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A Remarkable Narrative - well performed
- By Killian iPad on 28-05-20
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The Plantagenets
- The Kings Who Made England
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Dan Jones
- Length: 22 hrs and 7 mins
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England’s greatest royal dynasty, the Plantagenets, ruled over England through eight generations of kings. Their remarkable reign saw England emerge from the Dark Ages to become a highly organised kingdom that spanned a vast expanse of Europe. Plantagenet rule saw the establishment of laws and creation of artworks, monuments and tombs which survive to this day, and continue to speak of their sophistication, brutality and secrets. Dan Jones brings you a new vision of this battle-scarred history.
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Entertaining and scholarly
- By Kirstine on 23-08-19
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Speak Your Truth
- Connecting with Your Inner Truth and Learning to Find Your Voice
- By: Fearne Cotton
- Narrated by: Fearne Cotton
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
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Fearne Cotton's voice is familiar to millions, whether that's through television, radio or on her hugely successful Happy Place podcast. Her voice is her career, her livelihood and the way she communicates with her audience and her loved ones. So, when Fearne's doctor told her she was at risk of needing a throat operation followed by two weeks of being unable to speak, she found herself facing a period of unexpected contemplation.
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Feels more like a long podcast than a book
- By Sophie AC on 02-05-21
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Why We Kneel How We Rise
- By: Michael Holding
- Narrated by: Michael Holding
- Length: 10 hrs
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Through the prism of sport and conversations with its legends, including Usain Bolt, Adam Goodes, Thierry Henry, Michael Johnson, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Makhaya Ntini, Naomi Osaka and Hope Powell, Michael Holding explains how racism dehumanises people; how it works to achieve that end; how it has been ignored by history and historians; and what it is like to be treated differently just because of the colour of your skin.
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Heartbreaking
- By Jayne Morgan on 06-11-21
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Stephen Fry's Edwardian Secrets
- By: Stephen Fry, John Woolf, Nick Baker
- Original Recording
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Perhaps thanks to TV period dramas, the popular imagination may picture the Edwardian era as an idyllic window between the wars, a time of manners and tea on the lawn. But below the surface lies a frenetic and often bizarre age where scientific leaps forward went hand in hand with belief in fairies, and secrets of sex, lies and murder simmered. Across 12 episodes, in this sequel to his Victorian Secrets, Stephen Fry uncovers some of the startling and unexpected hidden histories of the Edwardians.
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Ruined by intrusive music
- By Kirstine on 17-08-21
By: Stephen Fry, and others
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Putin: Prisoner of Power
- By: Dasha Lisitsina, Russell Finch
- Narrated by: Misha Glenny
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On New Year's Eve 1999, a young Vladimir Putin appeared on Russian TV screens "” awkward, self-conscious... and the new President. Two decades later, Putin is still in power, standing self-assured and at ease on the world stage. How did a once little known KGB bureaucrat become one of the most dominant figures of twenty first century politics?
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Typical BBC type propaganda
- By M on 14-10-19
By: Dasha Lisitsina, and others
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My Lost Family
- By: Danny Ben-Moshe, Dasha Lisitsina
- Narrated by: Danny Ben-Moshe
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Growing up in a poor Yiddish speaking home in 1950s London, Lillian – then just a teenager – marries charming older man Raymond. One day he takes their children to the local park. But he never returns.
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Generational trauma
- By ronnoco on 19-10-19
By: Danny Ben-Moshe, and others
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The Sun King
- By: David Dimbleby, Joe Sykes, Peggy Sutton
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Murdoch is an innovator who has re-shaped a media industry across continents, from Australia to the UK to the US. He is a disruptor who has changed the nature of our politics with a steadfast focus on giving the people what he believes they want. But to what extent has Murdoch shaped our modern world? Has he created new audiences, or given existing, under-served audiences a voice? And what motivates the media mogul? Money or power?
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Big Fat Wapping Lies!
- By Simon on 27-11-19
By: David Dimbleby, and others
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We Need to Talk About the British Empire
- By: Afua Hirsch
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Making sense of the British Empire's legacy... through the stories of people who lived through it.
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Important and well balanced
- By Amazon Customer on 16-02-20
By: Afua Hirsch
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The Art of War
- By: Sun Tzu
- Narrated by: Aidan Gillen
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.
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The narrator had a train to catch.
- By Scot on 03-03-18
By: Sun Tzu
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Stephen Fry's Edwardian Secrets
- By: Stephen Fry, John Woolf, Nick Baker
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Perhaps thanks to TV period dramas, the popular imagination may picture the Edwardian era as an idyllic window between the wars, a time of manners and tea on the lawn. But below the surface lies a frenetic and often bizarre age where scientific leaps forward went hand in hand with belief in fairies, and secrets of sex, lies and murder simmered. Across 12 episodes, in this sequel to his Victorian Secrets, Stephen Fry uncovers some of the startling and unexpected hidden histories of the Edwardians.
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Ruined by intrusive music
- By Kirstine on 17-08-21
By: Stephen Fry, and others
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Putin: Prisoner of Power
- By: Dasha Lisitsina, Russell Finch
- Narrated by: Misha Glenny
- Original Recording
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On New Year's Eve 1999, a young Vladimir Putin appeared on Russian TV screens "” awkward, self-conscious... and the new President. Two decades later, Putin is still in power, standing self-assured and at ease on the world stage. How did a once little known KGB bureaucrat become one of the most dominant figures of twenty first century politics?
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Typical BBC type propaganda
- By M on 14-10-19
By: Dasha Lisitsina, and others
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My Lost Family
- By: Danny Ben-Moshe, Dasha Lisitsina
- Narrated by: Danny Ben-Moshe
- Original Recording
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Growing up in a poor Yiddish speaking home in 1950s London, Lillian – then just a teenager – marries charming older man Raymond. One day he takes their children to the local park. But he never returns.
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Generational trauma
- By ronnoco on 19-10-19
By: Danny Ben-Moshe, and others
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The Sun King
- By: David Dimbleby, Joe Sykes, Peggy Sutton
- Original Recording
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Murdoch is an innovator who has re-shaped a media industry across continents, from Australia to the UK to the US. He is a disruptor who has changed the nature of our politics with a steadfast focus on giving the people what he believes they want. But to what extent has Murdoch shaped our modern world? Has he created new audiences, or given existing, under-served audiences a voice? And what motivates the media mogul? Money or power?
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Big Fat Wapping Lies!
- By Simon on 27-11-19
By: David Dimbleby, and others
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We Need to Talk About the British Empire
- By: Afua Hirsch
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Making sense of the British Empire's legacy... through the stories of people who lived through it.
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Important and well balanced
- By Amazon Customer on 16-02-20
By: Afua Hirsch
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The Art of War
- By: Sun Tzu
- Narrated by: Aidan Gillen
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.
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The narrator had a train to catch.
- By Scot on 03-03-18
By: Sun Tzu
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At Home: A Short History of Private Life
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins
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Bill Bryson was struck one day by the thought that we devote more time to studying the battles and wars of history than to considering what history really consists of: centuries of people quietly going about their daily business. This inspired him to start a journey around his own house, an old rectory in Norfolk, considering how the ordinary things in life came to be.
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More Fact Pact Bryson
- By Stewart Webb on 06-06-10
By: Bill Bryson
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In Search of Black History with Bonnie Greer
- By: Bonnie Greer
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In Search Of Black History with Bonnie Greer brings you face-to-face with the people you never knew existed. People whose stories tell us a different tale about who we all are. From the earliest glimmerings of modern humanity, up to the present day, Bonnie Greer uncovers the lives of people of African descent that don't fit with the accepted history of Western Civilisation we've traditionally been taught. From saints, to philosophers, to warrior women and king's heralds - these people's lives have been lost, hidden and distorted down the centuries. We've lost the full richness and complexity of our shared histories - it's time to fill in the gaps.
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Black women have an untold history.
- By B. S. Mahtani on 23-12-19
By: Bonnie Greer
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A Grown-Up Guide to Oceans
- By: Professor Ben Garrod, Ellie Sans
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Kids love the ocean - it’s mysterious and unknown, home to monsters of the imagination and some of the most fascinating life forms on the planet. But while many grown-ups might love being by or on the sea, how much do we actually know about the world beneath the waves? In this follow-up to A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs, evolutionary biologist, Professor Ben Garrod, takes the listener on an oceanic journey from the beginning of life on Earth to the present day, discovering what the ocean actually is and why it’s so important in the evolutionary history of life.
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Nowhere near as good as the dinosaur one
- By David J James on 16-10-20
By: Professor Ben Garrod, and others
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The Messenger
- By: Shiv Malik
- Narrated by: Shiv Malik
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When investigative journalist Shiv Malik was betrayed by a source he considered a friend, he spent almost fifteen years tracking down the truth about what happened.
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A little bit too 'poor me'
- By Joanna Frawley on 22-11-20
By: Shiv Malik
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Reasons to Stay Alive
- By: Matt Haig
- Narrated by: Matt Haig
- Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
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What does it mean to feel truly alive? Aged 24, Matt Haig's world caved in. He could see no way to go on living. This is the true story of how he came through crisis, triumphed over an illness that almost destroyed him and learned to live again. A moving, funny and joyous exploration of how to live better, love better and feel more alive, Reasons to Stay Alive is more than a memoir. It is a book about making the most of your time on earth.
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If you’re depressed, get money, a partner & family!
- By Tracey Clare Dunlop on 10-09-19
By: Matt Haig
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The Way Home
- Tales from a Life Without Technology
- By: Mark Boyle
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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No running water, no car, no electricity or any of the things it powers: the internet, phone, washing machine, radio, or light bulb. Just a wooden cabin, on a smallholding, by the edge of a stand of spruce. The Way Home is a modern-day Walden - an honest and lyrical account of a remarkable life lived in nature without modern technology. Mark Boyle, author of The Moneyless Man, explores the hard-won joys of building a home with his bare hands, learning to make fire, collecting water from the stream, foraging, and fishing.
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Life changing!
- By Kindle Customer on 22-08-19
By: Mark Boyle
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Fishers of Men
- The Gripping True Story of a British Undercover Agent in Northern Ireland
- By: Rob Lewis
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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Fishers of Men is the true account of secret operations in Northern Ireland carried out by the British Army's most clandestine unit. It tells the unique story, through Rob Lewis' own extraordinary experiences, of an essential instrument in the fight against terrorism, that of covert intelligence gathering. The men and women who work in this field are a special breed who undertake hazardous risks with unflinching tenacity and professionalism - the price of negligence is high and the need for secrecy must be preserved even at the expense of personal relationships.
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nonsense
- By Conchur C. on 21-04-21
By: Rob Lewis
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Death at Deepcut
- By: Jane MacSorley, Colin Sutton, John Battsek, and others
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Between 1995 and 2002 four young trainee soldiers were found dead at a military training camp outside London, Deepcut. The soldiers all died from gunshot wounds, all on guard duty. In each case the army quickly concluded the deaths were suicide. But for the families, the official version of events just didn’t add up and so they all started to ask questions. Investigative journalist Jane MacSorley and retired detective chief inspector Colin Sutton join forces to investigate the deaths and try to find answers about what really happened at Deepcut.
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Sad throughout.
- By mike williams on 18-06-21
By: Jane MacSorley, and others
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Finding Q: My Journey into QAnon
- By: Nicky Woolf
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It started with an anonymous post in 2017. They called themselves 'Q' and left a trail of cryptic messages for an increasing number of followers to obsess over. Over the years, the conspiracy theory became a movement, crashing into mainstream politics and breaking countless families along the way. Over this investigation, journalist Nicky Woolf dives into the online and offline world of QAnon in his search to find the shadowy figure behind it all and the legacy they've created.
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Gripping
- By Richard Marshall on 05-08-21
By: Nicky Woolf
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The Rise of the Iron Men With Misha Glenny
- By: Misha Glenny
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The future of democracy is uncertain. Populist world leaders are dominating headlines and creating a new kind of politics that challenges democratic values and the liberal order. They influence the media, exert economic power, appoint judges, cultivate populism and seek to undermine the very institutions which brought them into power. In this gripping narrative, Misha Glenny, journalist and best-selling author of McMafia, tells the stories of six strongmen’s unexpected rise.
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Putting Boris alongside this lot ?
- By Mark on 23-08-20
By: Misha Glenny
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Battle for the Falklands
- By: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Cameron Stewart
- Length: 16 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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The Falklands War was one of the strangest in British history - 28,000 men sent to fight for a tiny relic of empire 8,000 miles from home. At the time, many Britons saw it as a tragic absurdity, but the British victory confirmed the quality of British arms and boosted the political fortunes of the Conservative government.
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Comprehensive But Not What I Hoped For
- By S. Morris on 26-07-16
By: Max Hastings
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Meditations
- By: Marcus Aurelius, George Long - translator, Duncan Steen - translator
- Narrated by: Duncan Steen
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
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One of the most significant books ever written by a head of state, the Meditations are a collection of philosophical thoughts by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121 - 180 ce). Covering issues such as duty, forgiveness, brotherhood, strength in adversity and the best way to approach life and death, the Meditations have inspired thinkers, poets and politicians since their first publication more than 500 years ago. Today, the book stands as one of the great guides and companions - a cornerstone of Western thought.
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A matter of life and death.
- By Paschal on 07-01-17
By: Marcus Aurelius, and others
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All Hell Let Loose
- By: Max Hastings
- Narrated by: Cameron Stewart
- Length: 32 hrs and 17 mins
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The complete magisterial history of the greatest and most terrible event in history, from one of the finest historians of the Second World War. This shows the impact of war upon hundreds of millions of people around the world - soldiers, sailors and airmen; housewives, farm workers and children. Reflecting Max Hastings' 35 years of research on World War II, All Hell Let Loose describes the course of events but focuses chiefly upon human experience.
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40 hours long yet still felt too short.
- By MR on 10-09-16
By: Max Hastings
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The Bias Diagnosis
- By: Ivan Beckley, Emma Barnaby, Yero Timi-Biu, and others
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Ivan Beckley is about to become a fully-qualified doctor in the UK. But he’s not convinced that healthcare works for everyone equally. In this series he uncovers one of the biggest and most insidious injustices in modern medicine. Fixing it could save thousands of lives every year. And yet it’s invisible, unless it directly affects you. Statistics show that black, indigenous and people of colour have worse health outcomes and die more often than white people, across many fields of medicine and diverse illnesses.
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Incredible...I couldn’t believe my ears
- By Lauren Wheeler on 12-02-21
By: Ivan Beckley, and others
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Hysteria!
- By: Phoebe Bennett, Nick Minter
- Narrated by: Alice Lowe
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Hysteria! presents tales of howling nuns, fainting schoolgirls, witches, wombs, online panics and threats – both imagined and real. Crossing decades and continents, and from personal panics to societal scares, Alice Lowe explores hysterical behaviour. Come join the delirium....
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Love love love!
- By Anonymous User on 10-08-19
By: Phoebe Bennett, and others
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The Hijack
- By: Owen Bennett-Jones, India Rakusen
- Narrated by: Owen Bennett-Jones
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In 1981, PK326 was on a routine domestic flight from Karachi, Pakistan when it was hijacked and diverted to Afghanistan.
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Gripping
- By Tracy on 06-06-21
By: Owen Bennett-Jones, and others
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A History of Britain: Volume 1
- By: Simon Schama
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of Britain from the earliest settlements in 3000BC to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603. To look back at the past is to understand the present. In this vivid account of over 4,000 years of British history, Simon Schama takes us on an epic journey which encompasses the very beginnings of the nation's identity, when the first settlers landed on Orkney. From the successes and failures of the monarchy to the daily life of a Roman soldier stationed on Hadrian's Wall, Schama gives a vivid, fascinating account of the many different stories and struggles that lie behind the growth of our island nation.
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Well written but hard to manage as an audiobook
- By Roderic on 23-01-14
By: Simon Schama
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Countdown to War
- By: David Elstein
- Narrated by: Hannah Gordon, Michael Jayston, Sam Dale
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An audio dramatisation of July 1914 Countdown to War by Sean McMeekin.
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History Brought to Life
- By Simon on 16-11-19
By: David Elstein