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The WEIRDest People in the World
- How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous
- By: Joseph Henrich
- Narrated by: Korey Jackson
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In The WEIRDest People in the World, Joseph Henrich draws on cutting-edge research in anthropology, psychology, economics, and evolutionary biology to explore these questions and more. He illuminates the origins and evolution of family structures, marriage, and religion, and the profound impact these cultural transformations had on human psychology. Mapping these shifts through ancient history and late antiquity, Henrich reveals that the most fundamental institutions of kinship and marriage changed dramatically under pressure from the Roman Catholic Church.-
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Outstandingly informative
- By andrewjlockley on 02-04-23
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The WEIRDest People in the World
- How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous
- Narrated by: Korey Jackson
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 13-10-20
- Language: English
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The Ancient City
- A Study on the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Ancient Greece and Rome
- By: Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the most remarkable historical works of the 19th century came from the pen of French historian Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges, a native of Paris. This amazing analysis of family and religious life among the ancient Greeks and Romans is the key to understanding ancient Mediterranean civilizations. The story begins in the misty period of the Bronze Age as the Indo-Europeans began to filter down into the Italian and Greek peninsulas. They brought with them a patriarchy that was based on ancestor worship and the veneration of hearth gods.
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The Ancient City
- A Study on the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Ancient Greece and Rome
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 07-04-21
- Language: English
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Capitalism
- A Global History
- By: Sven Beckert
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani, Courtney Patterson, Robert Petkoff, and others
- Length: 42 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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A New York Times Notable Book A Financial Times Best Book of the Year "A learned, formidable and vivid story… Readers around the world will study and ponder this monumental work of history, agreeing and arguing with it, all the while affirming its generational importance, for decades to...
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Capitalism
- A Global History
- Narrated by: Soneela Nankani, Courtney Patterson, Robert Petkoff, Mack Sanderson
- Length: 42 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 25-11-25
- Language: English
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The Young Alexander
- The Making of Alexander the Great
- By: Alex Rowson
- Narrated by: Gavin Osborn
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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‘Popular history at its very best, thought-provoking and accessible. Underpinned by serious research, and written with panache, it summons up a vanished world’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH This is an astonishing new account of Alexander the Great – one of the most important figures of the ancient...
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Alexander from a different direction.
- By Ann Robertson on 30-08-22
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The Young Alexander
- The Making of Alexander the Great
- Narrated by: Gavin Osborn
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 14-04-22
- Language: English
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The Great Tours: The World’s Most Sacred Sites
- By: Jill Carroll, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Jill Carroll
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
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Do human beings have an innate, elemental impulse to declare something sacred—and then feel compelled to connect with it by creating a sacred space? The history of various civilizations say that we do. From ancient times, people realized they lived in a world they could not always control; there had to be something beyond their own lives that controlled their world.
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The Great Tours: The World’s Most Sacred Sites
- Narrated by: Jill Carroll
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 12-09-25
- Language: English
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In God's Path
- The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire
- By: Robert G. Hoyland
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall49
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Performance37
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In just over a hundred years - from the death of Muhammad in 632 to the beginning of the Abbasid Caliphate in 750 - the followers of the Prophet swept across the whole of the Middle East, North Africa, and Spain. Their armies threatened states as far flung as the Franks in Western Europe and the Tang Empire in China. The conquered territory was larger than the Roman Empire at its greatest expansion, and it was claimed for the Arabs in roughly half the time.
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Good to read, but works poorly as an audiobook
- By Jonathan on 24-01-15
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In God's Path
- The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 08-12-14
- Language: English
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Empires of the Steppes
- The Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilisation
- By: Kenneth W. Harl
- Narrated by: John Moraitis
- Length: 19 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Bloomsbury presents Empires of the Steppes by Kenneth W. Harl, read by John Moraitis. An epic history of how the so-called 'barbarians of the steppes' shaped the modern world. ‘A rollercoaster of historical narration’ History Today 'This is a history of epic scope that brings together the...
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Too much detail destroys the narrative
- By Mark on 03-12-23
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Empires of the Steppes
- The Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilisation
- Narrated by: John Moraitis
- Length: 19 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 17-08-23
- Language: English
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Civilized To Death
- The Price of Progress
- By: Christopher Ryan
- Narrated by: Christopher Ryan
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall390
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Performance341
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The New York Times bestselling coauthor of Sex at Dawn explores the ways in which “progress” has perverted the way we live—how we eat, learn, feel, mate, parent, communicate, work, and die—in this “engaging, extensively documented, well-organized, and thought-provoking” (Booklist)...
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This book is life changing
- By Jack on 29-10-19
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Civilized To Death
- The Price of Progress
- Narrated by: Christopher Ryan
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 01-10-19
- Language: English
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Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End
- By: Henry Freeman
- Narrated by: Christopher Boozell
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance11
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A legendary civilization vanished under the Fertile Crescent and escaped a fate worse than death until Sumerologists questioned widely accepted truths. The Sumerians reemerged onto the extraordinary timeline of human history. Their tales of kings and gods, including the Epic of Gilgamesh, and their fearless trade in distant lands, during the remarkable Bronze Age, centered in the world’s first city-states that chronicled ancient rivalries and their enduring impact.
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Sumerians: A History from Beginning to End
- Narrated by: Christopher Boozell
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 28-06-18
- Language: English
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The Origin of Politics
- How Evolution and Ideology Shape the Fate of Nations
- By: Nicholas Wade
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Societies that ignore social disintegration and collapsing birth rates are putting their future in peril. So why are we ignoring the signs? ?In The Origin Of Politics, Nicholas Wade explains how our political systems compete with a more ancient set of rules for organizing society—those...
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The Origin of Politics
- How Evolution and Ideology Shape the Fate of Nations
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 09-09-25
- Language: English
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The Land Trap
- A New History of the World's Oldest Asset
- By: Mike Bird
- Narrated by: Mike Bird
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance10
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LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD "One of those books that changes the way you see the world. Gripping, urgent, important." ED CONWAY "This wonderful book is as welcome as it is overdue ... shines a much-needed light on this essential topic." RORY...
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A fascinating and detailed account of Land
- By Clarke Pitts on 10-02-26
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The Land Trap
- A New History of the World's Oldest Asset
- Narrated by: Mike Bird
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 06-11-25
- Language: English
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The March of Folly
- From Troy to Vietnam
- By: Barbara W. Tuchman
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall57
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Performance34
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In The March of Folly, two-time Pulitzer Prize winning historian Barbara Tuchman tackles the pervasive presence of folly in governments through the ages. Defining folly as the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests, despite the availability of feasible alternatives, Tuchman details four decisive turning points in history that illustrate the very heights of folly in government.
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An interesting and absorbing book
- By Tom on 18-04-11
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The March of Folly
- From Troy to Vietnam
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 19-08-09
- Language: English
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The Other Ancient Civilisations
- Decoding Archaeology's Less Celebrated Cultures
- By: Raven Todd DaSilva
- Narrated by: Raven Todd DaSilva
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Go beyond the popular stories of Greece, Rome, Egypt, the Inca, and the Maya, and uncover the rich diversity of people that are often overlooked. From the world's first peace treaty to daring expeditions across the Pacific, learn about twenty ancient and historic cultures from around the world that have had monumental impacts on our modern world.
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The Other Ancient Civilisations
- Decoding Archaeology's Less Celebrated Cultures
- Narrated by: Raven Todd DaSilva
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 25-03-25
- Language: English
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Rise and Fall
- A History of the World in Ten Empires
- By: Paul Strathern
- Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance18
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Rise and Fall opens with the Akkadian Empire, which ruled over a vast expanse of the region of ancient Mesopotamia, then turns to the immense Roman Empire, where we trace back our Western and Eastern roots. Next Strathern describes how a great deal of Western classical culture was developed in the Abbasid and Umayyid Caliphates. Then, while Europe was beginning to emerge from a period of cultural stagnation, it almost fell to a whirlwind invasion from the East, at which point we meet the Emperors of the Mongol Empire....
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Like a river that doesn't know where it is going.
- By The Phantom Agent on 27-05-23
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Rise and Fall
- A History of the World in Ten Empires
- Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 29-08-19
- Language: English
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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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Overall38
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Performance34
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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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A History of Britain in Ten Enemies
- The hilarious #1 Sunday Times bestseller from the author of Horrible Histories
- By: Terry Deary
- Narrated by: Toby Longworth
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall69
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Performance63
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Brought to you by Penguin. A ridiculously funny history of Britain for adults from the multimillion-copy bestselling author of the Horrible Histories, perfect for fans of Unruly by David Mitchell. Ah, Britain. So special. The greatest nation on earth, some say. And we did it all on our own...
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So Close
- By John Adams on 20-08-25
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A History of Britain in Ten Enemies
- The hilarious #1 Sunday Times bestseller from the author of Horrible Histories
- Narrated by: Toby Longworth
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 10-10-24
- Language: English
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Fishing
- How the Sea Fed Civilization
- By: Brian Fagan
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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In this history of fishing - not as sport but as sustenance - archaeologist and best-selling author Brian Fagan argues that fishing was an indispensable and often overlooked element in the growth of civilization. It sustainably provided enough food to allow cities, nations, and empires to grow, but it did so with a different emphasis. Where agriculture encouraged stability, fishing demanded movement. It frequently required a search for new and better fishing grounds; its technologies, centered on boats, facilitated movement and discovery.
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Fishing
- How the Sea Fed Civilization
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 26-09-17
- Language: English
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Those About To Die
- By: Daniel P. Mannix
- Narrated by: Brian P. Craig
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Putting the games in the context of Rome's rise and dramatic fall, Mannix captures all the history, planning, and savage pageantry that went into creating the first spectator sports. But as Rome begin to fall in the fifth century, so did the games, devolving into nothing more than pointless massacres. In the end, millions of humans and animals were sacrificed in barbaric displays. What were once ceremonies given in honor of gods met an inglorious fate, yet they still captivate the imagination of people today.
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Makes you think
- By Panagiotis on 28-05-26
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Those About To Die
- Narrated by: Brian P. Craig
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 27-08-24
- Language: English
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Kings & Queens of Early Britain
- The Geoffrey Ashe Histories, Book 8
- By: Geoffrey Ashe
- Narrated by: Jeremy Nichols
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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From the founding of Britain to the crowning of Alfred the Great, in this updated volume, Geoffrey Ashe investigates legendary British monarchs of old. From Brutus the Trojan in 1100 BC, and the early famed rulers Bran the Blessed and King Lear to the leaders of Roman Britain, Boudicca, and Alfred. Drawing on archaeological and documentary evidence, Ashe identifies real and imagined rulers from Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain and Gildas, including King Arthur and other powerful figures in the histories of England, Scotland, and Wales.
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Kings & Queens of Early Britain
- The Geoffrey Ashe Histories, Book 8
- Narrated by: Jeremy Nichols
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 17-02-22
- Language: English
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10 Mistakes That Changed History
- The Reckless Rulers, Monumental Mishaps and Disastrous Decisions That Have Shaped Our World.
- By: Paul Coulter
- Narrated by: Paul Coulter
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. From breakups that ended empires to naps that sank ships, 10 Mistakes That Changed History reveals how overlooked historical errors are responsible for some of the most era-defining events of the past. Featuring many of the most recognisable characters and episodes in...
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Brilliant and captivating
- By Molly Johnston on 09-09-25
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10 Mistakes That Changed History
- The Reckless Rulers, Monumental Mishaps and Disastrous Decisions That Have Shaped Our World.
- Narrated by: Paul Coulter
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 05-06-25
- Language: English
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