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The World According to Cunk
- An Illustrated History of All World Events Ever, Space Permitting
- By: Philomena Cunk, Jason Hazeley, Joel Morris, and others
- Narrated by: Diane Morgan
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
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Romans! Madrigals! The Dark Ages! Revolutions! Trumpets! The Oranges of The First World War! All of this (except trumpets) and more, is covered in this definitive, easy-clean history of all world history so far, written by the 21st Century's leading historian, philosopher and thinkerer Philomena Cunk.
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Genius!
- By russ unsworth on 03-12-24
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The World According to Cunk
- An Illustrated History of All World Events Ever, Space Permitting
- Narrated by: Diane Morgan
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 03-10-24
- Language: English
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Lou Reed
- A Life
- By: Anthony DeCurtis
- Narrated by: Peter Coleman
- Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
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The essential biography of the Velvet Underground singer and New York legend. As lead singer and songwriter for the Velvet Underground and a renowned solo artist, Lou Reed invented alternative rock. His music, at once the height of sanctity and perversity, transcended a genre, speaking to millions of listeners, inspiring a new generation of musicians and forever changing the way we think of that iconic era of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll.
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A great biography marred by poor narration
- By chris burton on 04-12-17
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Lou Reed
- A Life
- Narrated by: Peter Coleman
- Length: 16 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 05-10-17
- Language: English
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The Secret Lives of Colour
- By: Kassia St Clair
- Narrated by: Kassia St Clair
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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The Secret Lives of Colour tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from scarlet women to imperial purple, these surprising stories run like a bright thread throughout history
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More a reference book
- By WAP on 01-05-20
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The Secret Lives of Colour
- Narrated by: Kassia St Clair
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 09-04-20
- Language: English
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Uncommon People
- Britpop and Beyond in 20 Songs
- By: Miranda Sawyer
- Narrated by: Miranda Sawyer
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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When Miranda Sawyer interviewed Liam Gallagher in 1994, his gag wishing Damon Albarn would die of AIDS became front-page news all over the world. This fascinating pop history, exploring the moment British music suddenly meant everything, explains why. Picking out twenty key songs, delving into the surprising stories behind them and their unlikely creators, UNCOMMON PEOPLE takes us back to when Jarvis Cocker became a national hero, films like Trainspotting were international hits, rave became what everybody did - and it felt like the revolution was happening.
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nice bit of nostalgia
- By M Thomas on 12-01-25
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Uncommon People
- Britpop and Beyond in 20 Songs
- Narrated by: Miranda Sawyer
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 24-10-24
- Language: English
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National Treasures
- Saving the Nation's Art in World War II
- By: Caroline Shenton
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
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As Hitler prepared to invade Poland during the sweltering summer of 1939, men and women from across London's museums, galleries and archives formulated ingenious plans to send the nation's highest prized objects to safety. Using stately homes, tube tunnels, slate mines, castles, prisons, stone quarries and even their own homes, a dedicated bunch of unlikely misfits packed up the nation's greatest treasures and, in a race against time, dispatched them throughout the country on a series of top-secret wartime adventures.
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A fascinating story meticulously researched
- By J Moncrieff on 25-02-22
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National Treasures
- Saving the Nation's Art in World War II
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 11-11-21
- Language: English
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The Stonemason
- A History of Building Britain
- By: Andrew Ziminski
- Narrated by: Thomas Judd
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
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Part hands-on archaeological history of Britain, part deeply personal insight into this ancient craft by a stonemason who has worked on Britain's greatest monuments, from Salisbury Cathedral to St Paul's. Following a tradition that dates back hundreds of years, stonemason Andrew Ziminski has worked on many of Britain's greatest monuments, from the Roman ruins of Bath to Salisbury Cathedral's spire to St Paul's, and his three decades of work give a unique perspective on the warp and weft of English history, nature and geology.
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An Encyclopedia of the History of Stonemasonry
- By Alec Sharples on 15-04-20
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The Stonemason
- A History of Building Britain
- Narrated by: Thomas Judd
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 05-03-20
- Language: English
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The Golden Thread
- How Fabric Changed History
- By: Kassia St Clair
- Narrated by: Helen Johns
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
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From the mummies of Ancient Egypt, via the silken dragon robes of Imperial China and the woollen sails of Viking longboats to the Indian calicoes and chintzes that powered the Industrial Revolution (and sparked more than one war), arriving finally at the lab-blended fibres that have allowed astronauts to moonwalk - fabrics, man-made and natural, have changed and shaped the world we live in. In 12 fascinating chapters, Kassia St Clair lays out an alternative history of civilisation and human creativity. Wittily written and compellingly argued, this book will change the way you see the world.
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Awful narration
- By Laura on 04-09-19
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The Golden Thread
- How Fabric Changed History
- Narrated by: Helen Johns
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 04-10-18
- Language: English
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Rockonomics
- How Music Explains Everything (About the Economy)
- By: Alan Krueger
- Narrated by: Fred Berman
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
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Alan Krueger, the former chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, uses the music industry as a way in to explain the principles of economics and the forces shaping our economic lives. As economists recognise, the music industry is often a leading indicator of today's economy; it is among the first to be disrupted by the latest wave of technology, and examining the ins and outs of how musicians create and sell new songs and plan concert tours offers valuable lessons for what is in store for businesses and employees in other industries that are struggling to adapt.
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great descriptive, more useful to music outsiders
- By Sever on 02-07-19
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Rockonomics
- How Music Explains Everything (About the Economy)
- Narrated by: Fred Berman
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 04-06-19
- Language: English
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After Daft
- Daft Punk & the Rewiring of 21st Century Culture
- By: Gabriel Szatan
- Length: 10 hrs
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From 1993 to 2021, Daft Punk were the world's most influential electronic group. But how much of the cultural landscape did they change, and how much changed around them? After Daft draws on new interviews with over 100 groundbreaking and commercially dominant artists, creative teams, record labels and concert promoters to illustrate how dance & electronic music transformed from a fringe concern to the indispensable pulse of 21st century culture.
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After Daft
- Daft Punk & the Rewiring of 21st Century Culture
- Length: 10 hrs
- Release date: 30-04-25
- Language: English
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