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The Rescue
- The True Story of the SAS Mission to Save Hostages from the Taliban
- By: Andy McNab
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 91
The story of the SAS and Navy SEALs' attempts to save a group of NGO workers held hostage by the Taliban in 2012 in Northern Afghanistan. Andy McNab draws on classified sources and his own personal insight into the inner-workings of the special forces to tell the story of the rescue mission....
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1 out of 5 stars
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massive fan of his work. dreadful - this time.
- By iain shenton on 25-10-23
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61. The Rescue
- The True Story of the SAS Mission to Save Hostages from the Taliban
- Narrated by: Colin Mace
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 14-09-23
- Language: English
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Harry Potter: A History of Magic
- An Audio Documentary
- By: Pottermore Publishing, Ben Davies
- Narrated by: Natalie Dormer
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 786
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 690
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Story4 out of 5 stars 690
Harry Potter: A History of Magic reveals some of the hidden stories behind real-world magic and explores some of J.K. Rowling's magical inventions alongside their folkloric, cultural and historical forebears....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Better as a documentary - read review to the end
- By Sarah on 04-10-18
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62. Harry Potter: A History of Magic
- An Audio Documentary
- Narrated by: Natalie Dormer
- Series: Wizarding World, Wizarding World Collection
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 04-10-18
- Language: English
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Orientalism
- By: Edward Said
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 19 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 193
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 157
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 150
This landmark book, first published in 1978, remains one of the most influential books in the Social Sciences, particularly Ethnic Studies and Postcolonialism....
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4 out of 5 stars
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One Of The Canons Of Cultural Studies
- By Stephen Gott on 30-06-18
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63. Orientalism
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 19 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 31-12-10
- Language: English
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- As Told to Alex Haley
- By: Malcolm X, Alex Haley
- Narrated by: Laurence Fishburne
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,795
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,580
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,572
In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Phenomenal and absolutely essential!
- By Maik B on 25-02-21
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64. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- As Told to Alex Haley
- Narrated by: Laurence Fishburne
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 10-09-20
- Language: English
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Mossad
- The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service
- By: Michael Bar-Zohar, Nissim Mishal
- Narrated by: Benjamin Isaac
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 257
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 228
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 227
Authors MichaelBar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal take us behind the closed curtain with riveting, eye-opening, boots-on-the-ground accounts of the most dangerous, most crucial missions....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enthralling
- By stu on 20-12-14
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65. Mossad
- The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service
- Narrated by: Benjamin Isaac
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 07-10-14
- Language: English
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The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross
- A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity Within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East
- By: John M. Allegro
- Narrated by: Martyn Swain
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 27
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Story4 out of 5 stars 26
Where did God come from? What do the bible stories really tell us? Who or what was Jesus Christ? This audiobook challenges everything we think we know about the nature of religion....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Shocking revelations
- By msw194 on 31-10-24
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66. The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross
- A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity Within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East
- Narrated by: Martyn Swain
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 06-12-22
- Language: English
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A Very Short History of the Israel–Palestine Conflict
- By: Ilan Pappe
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9
An indispensable guide to understanding the Israel-Palestine conflict, and how we might yet still find a way out of it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Historical truth
- By UberNooBee on 13-10-24
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67. A Very Short History of the Israel–Palestine Conflict
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 01-10-24
- Language: English
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The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- By: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 610
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 537
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 535
A lively and engaging narrative history showing the common threads in the cultures that gave birth to our own....
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3 out of 5 stars
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More fairy tale than history...
- By Clementi on 26-12-15
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68. The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Series: The Story of the World
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 13-08-13
- Language: English
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Mythology of the British Isles
- The Geoffrey Ashe Histories
- By: Geoffrey Ashe
- Narrated by: Jeremy Nichols
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 39
From the dark centuries of British prehistory to the ninth century AD, comes tales of giants and fairy-folk of druids and saints. From King Lear and King Arthur, to Fingal, Beowulf, Gwendolen, and Guinevere legendary characters have shaped the making of the nation....
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5 out of 5 stars
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I feel failed by my schooling
- By Martin Hatch on 20-11-21
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69. Mythology of the British Isles
- The Geoffrey Ashe Histories
- Narrated by: Jeremy Nichols
- Length: 10 hrs
- Release date: 23-06-21
- Language: English
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GCHQ
- Centenary Edition
- By: Richard Aldrich
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 25 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 509
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 448
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 448
GCHQ is the largest and most secretive intelligence organisation in the UK, and has existed for 100 years - but we still know next to nothing about it....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sober and detailed history
- By Philip on 15-10-19
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70. GCHQ
- Centenary Edition
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 25 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 11-07-19
- Language: English
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
- Why Violence Has Declined
- By: Steven Pinker
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 36 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 949
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 795
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 782
Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think we live in the most violent age ever seen....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Magnum Opus in every sense!
- By Jeremy on 14-05-12
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71. The Better Angels of Our Nature
- Why Violence Has Declined
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 36 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 04-10-11
- Language: English
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Ancestors
- A Prehistory of Britain in Seven Burials
- By: Alice Roberts
- Narrated by: Alice Roberts
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 886
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 789
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 787
Told through seven fascinating burial sites, this groundbreaking prehistory of Britain teaches us more about ourselves and our history: how people came and went, how we came to be on this island....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Patronising and barely disguised prejudice
- By Amazon Customer on 01-08-21
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72. Ancestors
- A Prehistory of Britain in Seven Burials
- Narrated by: Alice Roberts
- Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 10-06-21
- Language: English
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The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
- By: Ilan Pappe
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 243
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 214
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Story5 out of 5 stars 213
Between 1947 and 1949, over 400 Palestinian villages were deliberately destroyed, civilians were massacred, and around a million men, women, and children were expelled from their homes at gunpoint....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Zionism soon after the Nais
- By Amazon Customer on 27-02-18
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73. The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 14-12-17
- 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 560
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 520
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Story5 out of 5 stars 520
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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74. 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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Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic
- By: Ilan Pappe
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 21 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8
In 1896, a Jewish state was a pipe dream. Today the overwhelming majority of Jews identify as Zionists. How did this happen?
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4 out of 5 stars
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An essential book but too long and narration awful
- By C on 27-11-24
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75. Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 21 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 10-09-24
- Language: English
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Agents of Influence
- Britain's Secret Intelligence War Against the IRA
- By: Aaron Edwards
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15
Recruited by British Intelligence to infiltrate the IRA and Sinn Féin during the height of the Northern Ireland Troubles, they were ‘agents of influence'. With codenames like INFLICTION, STAKEKNIFE, 3007 and CAROL, these spies played a pivotal role in the fight against Irish republicanism.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent piece of work.
- By Mr T Kearney on 22-09-24
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76. Agents of Influence
- Britain's Secret Intelligence War Against the IRA
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 07-03-24
- Language: English
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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
- By: Alison Weir
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 22 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 681
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 615
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 609
This acclaimed best seller from popular historian Alison Weir is a fascinating look at the Tudor family dynasty and its most infamous ruler....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Nothing short of excellent
- By mollymoon1 on 31-08-13
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77. The Six Wives of Henry VIII
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 22 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 12-10-12
- Language: English
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A Book of Five Rings
- The Strategy of Musashi
- By: Miyamoto Musashi
- Narrated by: Alec Sand
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 126
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 99
Legendary 17th century swordsman Miyamoto Musashi’s exposition of sword fighting, strategy and zen philosophy....
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2 out of 5 stars
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horrible
- By Anonymous User on 20-07-20
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78. A Book of Five Rings
- The Strategy of Musashi
- Narrated by: Alec Sand
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Release date: 07-01-11
- Language: English
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Dog Man
- An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain
- By: Martha Sherrill
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story5 out of 5 stars 9
Martha Sherrill brings us to a world that Americans know very little about---the snow country of Japan during World War II....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book
- By R. Smith on 16-04-17
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79. Dog Man
- An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 23-05-08
- Language: English
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Years That Changed History: 1215
- By: Dorsey Armstrong, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Dorsey Armstrong
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
What is so important about the year 1215? It's the year the Magna Carta was signed, but there are few who know that King John of England’s acceptance of this charter was only one of four major, world-changing events of this significant year....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow fascinating Dorsey brings 1215 alive!
- By Derrick Tapscott on 22-02-23
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80. Years That Changed History: 1215
- Narrated by: Dorsey Armstrong
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 24-05-19
- Language: English
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