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Kaput

The End of the German Miracle

by Wolfgang Münchau ...

Narrated by Mark Elstob ...

Unabridged

6 hours 19 min

Until recently, Germany appeared to be a paragon of economic and political success. Angela Merkel was widely seen as the true 'leader of the free world', and Germany's export-driven economic model seemed to deliver prosperity. But recent events - from Germany's dependence on Russian gas to its car industry's delays in the race to electric - have undermined this view.In Kaput, Wolfgang Münchau ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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Until recently, Germany appeared to be a paragon of economic and political success. Angela Merkel was widely seen as the true 'leader of the free world', and Germany's export-driven economic model seemed to deliver prosperity. But recent events - from Germany's dependence on Russian gas to its car industry's delays in the race to electric - have undermined this view.In Kaput, Wolfgang Münchau
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The Shabbat Effect

Jewish Wisdom for Growth and Transformation

by Alan Morinis ...

Narrated by Mark Elstob ...

Unabridged

5 hours 14 min

Bloomsbury presents The Shabbat Effect by Alan Morinis, read by Mark Elstob.What if one day of rest could transform your entire life?One of the most important biblical mandates, so significant that it numbers among the Ten Commandments, is the directive to observe a weekly day of rest. The Shabbat Effect illuminates how the practice of a day set aside for rest brings about a deep, lasting, and ... Read more

$27.00 USD

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Bloomsbury presents The Shabbat Effect by Alan Morinis, read by Mark Elstob.What if one day of rest could transform your entire life?One of the most important biblical mandates, so significant that it numbers among the Ten Commandments, is the directive to observe a weekly day of rest. The Shabbat Effect illuminates how the practice of a day set aside for rest brings about a deep, lasting, and
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Flirting with Evil

The Catholic Church in the Age of Total War and Globalisation

by Ambrogio A. Caiani ...

Narrated by Mark Elstob ...

Unabridged

16 hours 28 min

Bloomsbury presents Flirting with Evil by Ambrogio A. Caiani, read by Mark Elstob.The history of the Catholic Church in the twentieth century is one of spies, scandals and bad political choices. It’s a shadowy, ornate world of cover-ups and hidden motives. In this book, Ambrogio Caiani lifts back the heavy velvet curtains of the chancel and peers behind the locked mahogany doors of the Vatican to ... Read more

$23.00 USD

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Bloomsbury presents Flirting with Evil by Ambrogio A. Caiani, read by Mark Elstob.The history of the Catholic Church in the twentieth century is one of spies, scandals and bad political choices. It’s a shadowy, ornate world of cover-ups and hidden motives. In this book, Ambrogio Caiani lifts back the heavy velvet curtains of the chancel and peers behind the locked mahogany doors of the Vatican to
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Peace Makers

Shaping the modern world: the men and women of the Foreign Office in WWII

by Peter Ricketts ...

Narrated by Mark Elstob ...

Unabridged

10 hours 46 min

'Well-researched and enthralling, Peter Ricketts brings the wartime Foreign Office to life.’ – Tim Bouverie'The gripping story of how the men and women of the Foreign Office secured Britain's victory in the Second World War and created a new international order.' – Professor Helen McCarthyDiscover the untold story of the British diplomats who shaped WWII—and the peace that followed—in this vivid ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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'Well-researched and enthralling, Peter Ricketts brings the wartime Foreign Office to life.’ – Tim Bouverie'The gripping story of how the men and women of the Foreign Office secured Britain's victory in the Second World War and created a new international order.' – Professor Helen McCarthyDiscover the untold story of the British diplomats who shaped WWII—and the peace that followed—in this vivid
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The Bible Book

Big Ideas Simply Explained

by DK ...

Narrated by Mark Elstob ...

Series series DK Big Ideas
Unabridged

16 hours 37 min

Learn more about the ideas and beliefs key to the teachings of the most widely printed religious book of all time, in this perfect introduction to The Bible, narrated by Mark Elstob.The Bible Book audiobook features breakdowns of some of the most well-known passages ever written from The Bible. Looking at more than 100 of the most important Old and New Testament stories, The Bible Book profiles ... Read more

$25.00 USD

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Learn more about the ideas and beliefs key to the teachings of the most widely printed religious book of all time, in this perfect introduction to The Bible, narrated by Mark Elstob.The Bible Book audiobook features breakdowns of some of the most well-known passages ever written from The Bible. Looking at more than 100 of the most important Old and New Testament stories, The Bible Book profiles
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Emperor of the Seas

Kublai Khan and the Making of China

by Jack Weatherford ...

Narrated by Mark Elstob ...

Unabridged

11 hours 22 min

Bloomsbury presents… Emperor of the Seas: Kublai Khan and the Making of China by Jack Weatherford, read by Mark ElstobControl the sea, and you control everything...a gripping tale of naval warfare, dynastic rivalry, and technical innovation, from the author of the classic work Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World.Genghis Khan built a formidable land empire, but he never... ... Read more

$21.00 USD

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Bloomsbury presents… Emperor of the Seas: Kublai Khan and the Making of China by Jack Weatherford, read by Mark ElstobControl the sea, and you control everything...a gripping tale of naval warfare, dynastic rivalry, and technical innovation, from the author of the classic work Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World.Genghis Khan built a formidable land empire, but he never...
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Athens and Sparta

The Rivalry That Shaped Ancient Greece

by Adrian Goldsworthy ...

Narrated by Mark Elstob ...

Unabridged

20 hours 15 min

From an award-winning historian, the definitive history of classical Greece and the rivalry between its two greatest cities.No period has more profoundly influenced the Western world than classical Greece, and at its center stood two cities: Athens and Sparta. Side by side, they beat the Persians, the only superpower of that age. Yet later, they spread conflict and destruction throughout the ... Read more

$44.99 USD

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From an award-winning historian, the definitive history of classical Greece and the rivalry between its two greatest cities.No period has more profoundly influenced the Western world than classical Greece, and at its center stood two cities: Athens and Sparta. Side by side, they beat the Persians, the only superpower of that age. Yet later, they spread conflict and destruction throughout the
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Three Weeks in July

7/7, the aftermath and the deadly manhunt

by Adam Wishart, James Nally ...

Narrated by Mark Elstob ...

Unabridged

11 hours 16 min

'A superb book’ – Observer‘Gripping, vivid and compelling’ – The Critic‘Humane, absorbing and meticulous’ – New Statesman‘An extraordinary book’ James O’Brien, TLSThree Weeks in July is the extraordinary and definitive account of the events of the 7/7 London bombings, publishing on the 20th anniversary of the event.Thr... ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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'A superb book’ – Observer‘Gripping, vivid and compelling’ – The Critic‘Humane, absorbing and meticulous’ – New Statesman‘An extraordinary book’ James O’Brien, TLSThree Weeks in July is the extraordinary and definitive account of the events of the 7/7 London bombings, publishing on the 20th anniversary of the event.Thr...
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Rome and Persia

The Seven Hundred Year Rivalry

by Adrian Goldsworthy ...

Narrated by Mark Elstob ...

Unabridged

20 hours 25 min

**The extraordinary history of the epic rivalry between the ancient world’s two great superpowers.“Magnificent.” —Spectator**The Roman Empire was like no other. Stretching from the north of Britain to the Sahara, and from the Atlantic coast to the Euphrates, it imposed peace and prosperity on an unprecedented scale. Its only true rival lay in the east, where the Parthian and then Persian empires ... Read more

$44.99 USD

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**The extraordinary history of the epic rivalry between the ancient world’s two great superpowers.“Magnificent.” —Spectator**The Roman Empire was like no other. Stretching from the north of Britain to the Sahara, and from the Atlantic coast to the Euphrates, it imposed peace and prosperity on an unprecedented scale. Its only true rival lay in the east, where the Parthian and then Persian empires
... Read more

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On the Origin of Species

by Charles Darwin ...

Narrated by Mark Elstob ...

Unabridged

17 hours 3 min

'It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.'Considered as the foundation of evolutionary biology, Charles Darwin's groundbreaking On the Origin of Species profoundly transformed the field of biology at the time, as well as contemporary religious beliefs.First published in 1859, On the Origin of Species presents Darwin's ... Read more

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'It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.'Considered as the foundation of evolutionary biology, Charles Darwin's groundbreaking On the Origin of Species profoundly transformed the field of biology at the time, as well as contemporary religious beliefs.First published in 1859, On the Origin of Species presents Darwin's
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The Forgotten Child

The powerful true story of a boy abandoned as a baby and left to die

by Richard Gallear ...

Narrated by Mark Elstob ...

Unabridged

7 hours 47 min

Based on a true story, The Forgotten Child is a heart-breaking memoir of an abandoned newborn baby left to die, his tempestuous upbringing, and how he came through the other side.It’s a freezing winter’s night in 1954. A baby boy, a few hours old, is left by his mother, wrapped in nothing but two sheets of newspaper and hidden amongst the undergrowth by a canal bank. An hour later, a late-shift ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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Based on a true story, The Forgotten Child is a heart-breaking memoir of an abandoned newborn baby left to die, his tempestuous upbringing, and how he came through the other side.It’s a freezing winter’s night in 1954. A baby boy, a few hours old, is left by his mother, wrapped in nothing but two sheets of newspaper and hidden amongst the undergrowth by a canal bank. An hour later, a late-shift
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The Fall of Fayed

Lies, Greed and Scandal - The bestselling controversial biography

by Tom Bower ...

Narrated by Mark Elstob ...

Unabridged

19 hours 25 min

THE BESTSELLING AND CONTROVERSIAL BIOGRAPHYBritain's leading investigative writer and biographer, Tom Bower turns the full beam of his formidable powers on one of the most controversial figures of present day: Mohamed Al Fayed.Owner of Harrods, bereaved father of Dodi and instigator of the 'cash for questions' sensation, this book was originally published in 1998 to wide acclaim. But with the ... Read more

$71.99 USD

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THE BESTSELLING AND CONTROVERSIAL BIOGRAPHYBritain's leading investigative writer and biographer, Tom Bower turns the full beam of his formidable powers on one of the most controversial figures of present day: Mohamed Al Fayed.Owner of Harrods, bereaved father of Dodi and instigator of the 'cash for questions' sensation, this book was originally published in 1998 to wide acclaim. But with the
... Read more

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