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Monuments Men
- Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
- By: Robert M. Edsel
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
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As Hitler was attempting to conquer the western world, his armies were methodically pillaging the finest art in Europe, from Michelangelos to Vermeers, all stolen for the Führer. The Monuments Men had a mandate from President Roosevelt to find these artworks, but no vehicles, typewriters, or authority. In a race against time to save the world’s greatest cultural treasures from destruction at the hands of Nazi fanatics, each man constructed his own treasure map....
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Soon to be a movie
- By Ramona on 13-04-13
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Monuments Men
- Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
- Narrated by: Jeff Harding
- Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 14-06-10
- Language: English
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The Bears Ears
- A Human History of America's Most Endangered Wilderness
- By: David Roberts
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
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The Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah, created by President Obama in 2016 and eviscerated by the Trump administration in 2017, contains more archaeological sites than any other region in the United States. In The Bears Ears, acclaimed adventure writer David Roberts takes listeners on a tour of his favorite place on Earth, as he unfolds the rich and contradictory human history of the 1.35 million acres of the Bears Ears domain. Weaving personal memoir with archival research, Roberts sings the praises of the outback he's explored for the last 25 years.
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The Bears Ears
- A Human History of America's Most Endangered Wilderness
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 23-02-21
- Language: English
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The Memory Code
- The Traditional Aboriginal Memory Technique That Unlocks the Secrets of Stonehenge, Easter Island and Ancient Monuments the World Over
- By: Lynne Kelly
- Narrated by: Louise Siversen
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
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In the past the elders had encyclopaedic memories. They could name all the animals and plants across the landscape and the stars in the sky, too. Yet most of us struggle to memorise more than a short poem. Using traditional Aboriginal Australian songlines as the key, Lynne Kelly has identified the powerful memory technique used by indigenous people around the world.
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Fascinating
- By mazc on 07-01-18
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The Memory Code
- The Traditional Aboriginal Memory Technique That Unlocks the Secrets of Stonehenge, Easter Island and Ancient Monuments the World Over
- Narrated by: Louise Siversen
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 22-06-16
- Language: English
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The Roman Triumph
- By: Mary Beard
- Narrated by: Lucy Rayner
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
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It followed every major military victory in ancient Rome: the successful general drove through the streets to the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill; behind him streamed his raucous soldiers; in front were his prisoners, as well as the booty he'd captured, from enemy ships and precious statues to plants and animals from the conquered territory. Occasionally there was so much on display that the show lasted two or three days. A radical reexamination of this most extraordinary of ancient ceremonies, this book explores the magnificence of the Roman triumph, but also its darker side.
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Amazing detail
- By Amazon Customer on 23-01-24
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The Roman Triumph
- Narrated by: Lucy Rayner
- Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 28-02-23
- Language: English
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Six Weeks of Blenheim Summer
- By: Alastair Panton
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Six Weeks of Blenheim Summer by Alastair Panton, read by Jonathan Keeble. As I write, I can clearly recall the stinging heat of a burning Blenheim, smells, tastes, expressions, sounds of voices and, most of all, fear gripping deep in me. Flying Officer Alastair Panton was just 23 when his squadron deployed across the Channel in the defence of France. They were desperate days. Pushed back to the beaches as the German blitzkrieg rolled through the Low Countries and into France, by June 4th 1940 the evacuation of the Allies from Dunkirk was complete. A little over two weeks later France surrendered.
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Brilliant
- By Angus on 09-07-20
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Six Weeks of Blenheim Summer
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 03-05-18
- Language: English
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Prisoners of History
- What Monuments to the Second World War Tell Us About Our History and Ourselves
- By: Keith Lowe
- Narrated by: Keith Lowe
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
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From Berlin to Moscow, Seoul to Hiroshima, the Philippines to Israel, Prisoners of History gives a bold new account of the way the world reacted in the wake of World War Two. Amongst many questions, the book asks: why is Russia still building victory monuments at a prolific rate for a war now 70 years over? Why, despite loathing his legacy, does the town of Mussolini’s final resting place still honour his tomb like a shrine? Why does a bronze statue in Seoul of a young girl with a bird on her shoulder cause such controversy?
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Fascinating interpretation
- By Paul Hennigan on 18-04-24
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Prisoners of History
- What Monuments to the Second World War Tell Us About Our History and Ourselves
- Narrated by: Keith Lowe
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 09-07-20
- Language: English
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Robert E. Lee and Me
- A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause
- By: Ty Seidule
- Narrated by: Ty Seidule
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
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Ty Seidule grew up revering Robert E. Lee. From his southern childhood to his service in the US Army, every part of his life reinforced the Lost Cause myth: that Lee was the greatest man who ever lived, and that the Confederates were underdogs who lost the Civil War with honor. Now, as a retired brigadier general and Professor Emeritus of History at West Point, his view has radically changed. From a soldier, a scholar, and a southerner, Ty Seidule believes that American history demands a reckoning.
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Fascinating and often shocking
- By HEB on 15-03-21
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Robert E. Lee and Me
- A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause
- Narrated by: Ty Seidule
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 26-01-21
- Language: English
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Bharat Ke Aitihasic Smarak [Historical Monuments of India]
- By: Chimes
- Narrated by: Chimes
- Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
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Let’s step into the realm of ancient India where history whispers through the stones and carvings of majestic monuments. In the "Bharat Ke Aitihasic Smarak”, a captivating audio series, we delve deep into the enigmatic world of ancient Indian civilizations and the architectural marvels they have left behind. From the ethereal Taj Mahal, to the awe-inspiring Ajanta Ellora Caves, these architectural wonders have stood the test of time and have been inspiring the visitors for centuries.
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Bharat Ke Aitihasic Smarak [Historical Monuments of India]
- Narrated by: Chimes
- Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 07-05-24
- Language: Hindi
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The Taj Mahal
- The History of India's Most Famous Monument
- By: Charles River Editors, Jesse Harasta
- Narrated by: Karey James Kimmel
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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Constructed over a span of about 20 years in the mid-17th century as a mausoleum for the wife of Emperor Shah Jahan, the Taj Mahal is aptly described by UNESCO, which designated it a World Heritage site, as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage".
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The Taj Mahal
- The History of India's Most Famous Monument
- Narrated by: Karey James Kimmel
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Release date: 06-04-15
- Language: English
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Down Along with That Devil's Bones
- A Reckoning with Monuments, Memory, and the Legacy of White Supremacy
- By: Connor Towne O'Neill
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Cantor
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
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Connor Towne O’Neill’s journey onto the battlefield of white supremacy began with a visit to Selma, Alabama, in 2015. There he had a chance encounter with a group of people preparing to erect a statue to celebrate the memory of Nathan Bedford Forrest, one of the most notorious Confederate generals, a man whom Union general William Tecumseh Sherman referred to as “that devil.” After that day in Selma, O’Neill, a white Northerner transplanted to the South, decided to dig deeply into the history of Forrest and other monuments to him throughout the South.
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Down Along with That Devil's Bones
- A Reckoning with Monuments, Memory, and the Legacy of White Supremacy
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Cantor
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 15-07-22
- Language: English
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Smashing Statues
- The Rise and Fall of America's Public Monuments
- By: Erin Thompson
- Narrated by: Heather Masters
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
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An urgent and fractious national debate over public monuments has erupted in America. Some people risk imprisonment to tear down long-ignored hunks of marble; others form armed patrols to defend them. Why do we care so much about statues? And who gets to decide which ones should stay up and which should come down? Erin L. Thompson, the country’s leading expert in the tangled aesthetic, legal, political, and social issues involved in such battles, brings much-needed clarity in Smashing Statues.
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Smashing Statues
- The Rise and Fall of America's Public Monuments
- Narrated by: Heather Masters
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 08-02-22
- Language: English
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No Common Ground
- Confederate Monuments and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice
- By: Karen L. Cox
- Narrated by: David Sadzin
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
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When it comes to Confederate monuments, there is no common ground. Polarizing debates over their meaning have intensified into legislative maneuvering to preserve the statues, legal battles to remove them, and rowdy crowds taking matters into their own hands. These conflicts have raged for well over a century - but they've never been as intense as they are today. In this eye-opening narrative of the efforts to raise, preserve, protest, and remove Confederate monuments, Karen L. Cox depicts what these statues meant to those who erected them.
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No Common Ground
- Confederate Monuments and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice
- Narrated by: David Sadzin
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 08-03-21
- Language: English
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Monuments Woman
- By: George Gavrilis and Laura Tedesco
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Indiana Jones was a woman. Join host George Gavrilis as American archaeologist Laura Tedesco takes us on her 11-year journey to help save Afghanistan's cultural treasures from looters, earthquakes, and the Taliban.The making and release of the podcast took place during an intense time, from Summer 2021 during the U.S. and NATO troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, through the August 2021 Taliban takeover and the subsequent months.
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The Great Wall of China and the Salton Sea
- Monuments, Missteps, and the Audacity of Ambition
- By: Russell Rathbun
- Narrated by: Larry Herron
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
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We've been building and making things ever since we stumbled out of paradise. Some of those things are incredible continuations of God's creation, while others are nothing but ambitious catastrophes. We continue making, says Russell Rathbun, but we've lost ourselves in the process.
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The Great Wall of China and the Salton Sea
- Monuments, Missteps, and the Audacity of Ambition
- Narrated by: Larry Herron
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 27-04-17
- Language: English
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The Washington Monument
- The History of the World's Tallest Obelisk
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Craig Stephens
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
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Congress called for establishing a monument to George Washington as far back as 1783, but it wasn't until the 1830s that work on the world's tallest obelisk began in earnest. There were several issues that nearly prevented it from being a reality, including political arguments, costs, and lack of progress. Though it may be hard to believe, the Washington Monument was not dedicated until the 1880s, nearly half a century after an obelisk was first envisioned. By the time it was finished, however, it was clear that the wait was worth it.
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The Washington Monument
- The History of the World's Tallest Obelisk
- Narrated by: Craig Stephens
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
- Release date: 29-05-15
- Language: English
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Who Deserves a Monument?
- By: Sarah Lohnes
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Confederate monuments are coming down. What goes up in their place? Who really deserves a monument? Inspired by one Baltimore high school, this podcast investigates the history of Confederate monuments and symbols—and their uncertain future. But mostly, it explores monumental moments through the stories of five unsung African Americans whose courage and cunning dramatically shaped American history. If you wish you could remember more of what you learned in American history, but hate being bored, this podcast is for you. Walk in the shoes of people who lived and breathed the Fugitive Slave ...
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The Monumental Project
- By: The Monuments Toolkit
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Welcome to The Monumental Project: How Historic Sites and Monuments of Yesterday Affect Us Today. As the official companion podcast of the Monuments Toolkit program, we will be diving deep into the pieces of American history found across the nation, and how the stories they carry impact the modern day American citizen. The goal of this podcast and the program at large, is to address the question “how do we address monuments of oppression?” What are our options for dealing with painful pieces of our past? How can we learn, heal, and move forward? By the end of this season we’ll have a ...
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2732 Booker T. Washington National Monument, Hardy, Virginia
- By: Patricia L. Lawrence
- Narrated by: J. D. Streeter
- Length: 28 mins
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The story of an enslaved African American. Booker T. Washington was an author, an educator, an orator and political leader, and one of history's most influential African Americans. One if his more remembered quotes is: “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” He titled his autobiography Up from Slavery.
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2732 Booker T. Washington National Monument, Hardy, Virginia
- Narrated by: J. D. Streeter
- Length: 28 mins
- Release date: 03-11-10
- Language: English
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Christ the Redeemer: The History and Legacy of the Western Hemisphere’s Most Famous Christian Monument
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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The Cristo Redentor is far more than just a princely statue or a tourist trap for urban explorers and adrenaline addicts. As one of the masterminds behind the statue once described the masterpiece, it is a "monument to science, art, and religion." Christ the Redeemer: The History and Legacy of the Western Hemisphere’s Most Famous Christian Monument chronicles the events leading up to the monument's conception, its construction, and the great architects and engineers behind the majestic monument.
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Christ the Redeemer: The History and Legacy of the Western Hemisphere’s Most Famous Christian Monument
- Narrated by: Dan Gallagher
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Release date: 24-01-18
- Language: English
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