Africa First
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Tip and Run
- The Untold Tragedy of the First World War in Africa
- By: Edward Paice
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 19 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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The Great War's East Africa campaign was, and remains, of huge importance. A 'small war', consisting of a few 'local affairs', was all that was expected in August 1914 as Britain moved to eliminate the threat to the high seas of German naval bases in Africa. But two weeks after the Armistice was signed in Europe, British and German troops were still fighting in Africa after four years of what one campaign historian described as 'a war of extermination and attrition without parallel in modern times'.
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Great work; shame about the footnotes!
- By Janine Busbridge on 04-09-23
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Tip and Run
- The Untold Tragedy of the First World War in Africa
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 19 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 04-02-21
- Language: English
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The Great War's East Africa campaign was, and remains, of huge importance. A 'small war', consisting of a few 'local affairs', was all that was expected in August 1914 as Britain moved to eliminate the threat to the high seas of German naval bases in Africa....
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First travel of Dr Livingstone in Africa
- The journal of an explorer
- By: David Livingstone
- Narrated by: Paul Edwards
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Abridged
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David Livingstone was a Scottish missionary and one of the greatest European explorers who ever lived. He fought all his life against slavery, and is remembered as a national hero for opening up the interior of the so-called "Dark Continent"; his expeditions had a tremendous influence on the colonization of Africa and the relation between Europeans and Africans. The son of a Christian missionary himself, Livingstone felt a spiritual calling to reach people in the interior of Africa in order to find new commercial routes and thus free the Africans from the plague of slavery.
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First travel of Dr Livingstone in Africa
- The journal of an explorer
- Narrated by: Paul Edwards
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Release date: 08-04-16
- Language: English
- David Livingstone was a Scottish missionary and one of the greatest European explorers who ever lived. He fought all his life against slavery...
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The First Victory
- The Second World War and the East Africa Campaign
- By: Andrew Stewart
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Surprisingly neglected in accounts of Allied wartime triumphs, in 1941 British and Commonwealth forces completed a stunning and important victory in East Africa against an overwhelmingly superior Italian opponent. A hastily formed British-led force, never larger than 70,000 strong, advanced along two fronts to defeat nearly 300,000 Italian and colonial troops.
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The real forgotten army
- By Dylan Baynham on 26-07-23
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The First Victory
- The Second World War and the East Africa Campaign
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 31-01-17
- Language: English
- Surprisingly neglected in accounts of Allied wartime triumphs, in 1941 British and Commonwealth forces completed a stunning and important victory in East Africa....
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First Contact/The Cult of Progress
- Civilisations
- By: David Olusoga
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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In part one, 'First Contact', we discover what happened to art in the great Age of Discovery, when civilisations encountered each other for the first time. Although undoubtedly a period of conquest and destruction, it was also one of mutual curiosity, global trade and the exchange of ideas.
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Enjoyed the book very much, but
- By Deborah H on 07-10-20
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First Contact/The Cult of Progress
- Civilisations
- Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 05-07-18
- Language: English
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In Civilisations, David Olusoga travels the world to piece together the shared histories that link nations....
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Canoeing The Congo
- First Source to Sea Descent of the Congo River
- By: Phil Harwood
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Canoeing the Congo narrates the journey of Phil Harwood, who undertook an epic five-month solo attempt to canoe the Congo River in war-torn Central Africa. It was a historic 'first descent' from the true source in the highlands of Zambia. Just short of 3,000 miles long, the Congo River is the eighth longest in the world and the deepest river in the world, with a flow rate second only to the Amazon. Along the way, Phil encountered numerous waterfalls, huge rapids, man-eating crocodiles, hippos, aggressive snakes...
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Thrilling
- By Mr D J W Evans on 17-06-15
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Canoeing The Congo
- First Source to Sea Descent of the Congo River
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 02-05-13
- Language: English
- Canoeing the Congo narrates the journey of Phil Harwood, who undertook an epic five-month solo attempt to canoe the Congo....
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The First Kudu
- Building a Tech Start-Up in Africa
- By: Ben Shaw, Lorne Hallendorff
- Narrated by: Ben Shaw, Lorne Hallendorff
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Wins, losses, lessons and laughs. From 'naughty lists' to sprinting swans, wandering ducks to Amarula-based incentives, The First Kudu takes you on the roller coaster ride of a start-up and dives into real learnings along the way. The narrative invites you to journey through the chaos with the young team, and unpacks in gritty detail what goes into building a tech start-up—with stories of fun and failure honestly told in equal measure.
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The First Kudu
- Building a Tech Start-Up in Africa
- Narrated by: Ben Shaw, Lorne Hallendorff
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 15-03-24
- Language: English
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Wins, losses, lessons and laughs. From 'naughty lists' to sprinting swans, wandering ducks to Amarula-based incentives, The First Kudu takes you on the roller coaster ride of a start-up and dives into real learnings along the way.
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Patrice Lumumba
- The Life and Legacy of the Pan-African Politician Who Became Congo’s First Prime Minister
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: David Bernard
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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It was in the nature of Belgium’s withdrawal from Africa that power was essentially handed over to the first in line to receive it. Very little of the careful preparation that characterized the British withdrawal from Africa was evident in Congo. As it turned out, the first in line to take power was a tall, stern-featured ideologue by the name of Patrice Lumumba. This audiobook looks at one of the most important African leaders of the 20th century.
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The title of the book is misleading
- By Kindle Customer on 26-04-20
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Patrice Lumumba
- The Life and Legacy of the Pan-African Politician Who Became Congo’s First Prime Minister
- Narrated by: David Bernard
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 26-09-19
- Language: English
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It was in the nature of Belgium’s withdrawal from Africa that power was essentially handed over to the first in line to receive it. Very little of the careful preparation that characterized the British withdrawal from Africa was evident in Congo....
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True at First Light
- A Fictional Memoir
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Brian Dennehy
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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A blend of autobiography and fiction, the book opens on the day his close friend, Pop, a celebrated hunter, leaves Ernest in charge of the safari camp and news arrives of a potential attack from a hostile tribe. Drama continues to build as his wife, Mary, pursues the great black-maned lion that has become her obsession. Spicing his depictions of human longings with sharp humor, Hemingway captures the excitement of big-game hunting and the unparalleled beauty of the scenery.
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great book - narrator?
- By DUBAKK on 18-05-23
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True at First Light
- A Fictional Memoir
- Narrated by: Brian Dennehy
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 22-01-07
- Language: English
- A blend of autobiography and fiction, the book opens on the day his close friend, Pop, a celebrated hunter, leaves Ernest in charge of the safari camp....
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Escravidão, Volume 1 [Slavery, Volume 1]
- Do primeiro leilão de cativos em Portugal até a morte de Zumbi dos Palmares [From the First Auction of Captives in Portugal to the Death of Zumbi dos Palmares]
- By: Laurentino Gomes
- Narrated by: Alexandre Monari
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Nenhum outro assunto é tão importante e tão definidor da nossa identidade nacional quanto a escravidão. Conhecê-lo ajuda a explicar o que fomos no passado, o que somos hoje e também o que seremos daqui para a frente. Em um texto impactante e rigorosamente documentado, Laurentino Gomes lança o primeiro volume de sua nova trilogia, resultado de 6 anos de pesquisas, que incluíram viagens por 12 países e 3 continentes.
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Escravidão, Volume 1 [Slavery, Volume 1]
- Do primeiro leilão de cativos em Portugal até a morte de Zumbi dos Palmares [From the First Auction of Captives in Portugal to the Death of Zumbi dos Palmares]
- Narrated by: Alexandre Monari
- Series: Escravidão [Slavery], Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 30-08-23
- Language: Portuguese
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Nenhum outro assunto é tão importante e tão definidor da nossa identidade nacional quanto a escravidão. Conhecê-lo ajuda a explicar o que fomos no passado, o que somos hoje e também o que seremos daqui para a frente....
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Homo Erectus: The History of the Archaic Humans Who Left Africa and Formed the First Hunter-Gatherer Societies
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
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Most scientists believe the evolution of humans has a history as long as life itself. Anatomically modern humans and all other life that has existed on the planet first came about from the single-celled microorganisms that emerged approximately 4 billion years ago. Through the processes of mutation and natural selection, all forms of life developed, and this continuous lineage of life makes it difficult to say precisely when one species completely separates from another.
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Robotic and debatable
- By Gordy Mckellar on 03-04-19
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Homo Erectus: The History of the Archaic Humans Who Left Africa and Formed the First Hunter-Gatherer Societies
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
- Release date: 05-12-18
- Language: English
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Homo Erectus: The History of the Archaic Humans Who Left Africa and Formed the First Hunter-Gatherer Societies examines how H. erectus evolved, and what their lives were like. Listen to learn more....
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The Pirate Coast
- Thomas Jefferson, The First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805
- By: Richard Zacks
- Narrated by: Raymond Todd
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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After Tripoli declared war on the United States in 1801, Barbary pirates captured 300 U.S. sailors and marines. President Jefferson sent navy squadrons to the Mediterranean, but he also authorized a secret mission to overthrow the government of Tripoli. He chose an unlikely diplomat, William Eaton, to lead the mission, but before Eaton departed, Jefferson grew wary of the affair and withdrew his support.
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Very interesting book, some narration problems
- By Ali on 23-12-12
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The Pirate Coast
- Thomas Jefferson, The First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805
- Narrated by: Raymond Todd
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 01-07-05
- Language: English
- After Tripoli declared war on the United States in 1801, Barbary pirates captured 300 U.S. sailors and marines....
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Choosing the Hero
- My Improbable Journey and the Rise of Africa’s First Woman President
- By: K. Riva Levinson
- Narrated by: K. Riva Levinson
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
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With gripping anecdotes, Levinson describes her adventures working in some of the most dangerous places on earth, from Somalia to Iraq. But it is her efforts on behalf of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf that form the heart of Choosing the Hero. Levinson chronicles her behind-the-scenes lobbying for the exiled Sirleaf in Washington, DC, as well as her on-the-ground work in Liberia. It took three tries for Sirleaf to finally win the presidency in 2005. President Sirleaf won the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Choosing the Hero
- My Improbable Journey and the Rise of Africa’s First Woman President
- Narrated by: K. Riva Levinson
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 19-11-19
- Language: English
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Choosing the Hero is an exciting narrative about Sirleaf’s struggle to create a future for Liberia. It’s a bird’s-eye view of the inner-workings of the lobbying and public relations business in Washington, DC, and the making of US foreign policy....
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