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Reading the OED

One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages

de Ammon Shea ...

Narrado por William Dufris ...

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5 hora 9 minutos

""I'm reading the OED so you don't have to. If you are interested in vocabulary that is both spectacularly useful and beautifully useless, read on...""So reports Ammon Shea, the tireless, word-obsessed, and more than slightly masochistic author of Reading the OED. The word lover's Mount Everest, the OED has enthralled logophiles since its initial publication 80 years ago. Weighing in at 137 pounds ... Leer más

$23.99 USD

""I'm reading the OED so you don't have to. If you are interested in vocabulary that is both spectacularly useful and beautifully useless, read on...""So reports Ammon Shea, the tireless, word-obsessed, and more than slightly masochistic author of Reading the OED. The word lover's Mount Everest, the OED has enthralled logophiles since its initial publication 80 years ago. Weighing in at 137 pounds
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History of Australia: A Captivating Guide to Australian History, Starting from the Aborigines Through the Dutch East India Company, James Cook, and World War II to the Present

de Captivating History ...

Narrado por Jason Zenobia ...

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4 hora 5 minutos

Did you know that Australia was once thought of as an undesirable place to live?Long before Australia started to be considered one of the best places in the world to live, it was thought to be completely unlivable. In the 15th century, the European race to claim land began. Despite the fact that Australia was a large landmass, no nation believed it was worth colonizing. The land was claimed by the ... Leer más

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Did you know that Australia was once thought of as an undesirable place to live?Long before Australia started to be considered one of the best places in the world to live, it was thought to be completely unlivable. In the 15th century, the European race to claim land began. Despite the fact that Australia was a large landmass, no nation believed it was worth colonizing. The land was claimed by the
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Freud and Beyond

A History of Modern Psychoanalytic Thought

de Stephen A. Mitchell, Margaret J. Black ...

Narrado por John Malone ...

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12 hora 24 minutos

The definitive history of a century of psychoanalytic thought**“Absolutely crucial in reformulating the psychoanalytic project to meet the intellectual and emotional demands upon it a century after its birth.” —**The GuardianSigmund Freud's concepts have become a part of our psychological vocabulary: unconscious thoughts and feelings, the meaning of dreams, the sensuality of childhood. But ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

The definitive history of a century of psychoanalytic thought**“Absolutely crucial in reformulating the psychoanalytic project to meet the intellectual and emotional demands upon it a century after its birth.” —**The GuardianSigmund Freud's concepts have become a part of our psychological vocabulary: unconscious thoughts and feelings, the meaning of dreams, the sensuality of childhood. But
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Backpage Indictment

de Department of Justice ...

Narrado por Tony D. Ortega ...

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1 horas 42 minutos

93-count indictment on sex trafficking charges revealed against Backpage founders. ... Leer más

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93-count indictment on sex trafficking charges revealed against Backpage founders.
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License to Travel

A Cultural History of the Passport

de Patrick Bixby ...

Narrado por Tim Fannon ...

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8 hora 27 minutos

Discover the surprising global history of how the passport has shaped art, thought, and human experience to define the modern world.License to Travel exposes the passport as both an instrument of personal freedom and a tool of government surveillance powerful enough to define our very humanity.Patrick Bixby examines the passports of artists and intellectuals, ancient messengers and modern migrants ... Leer más

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Discover the surprising global history of how the passport has shaped art, thought, and human experience to define the modern world.License to Travel exposes the passport as both an instrument of personal freedom and a tool of government surveillance powerful enough to define our very humanity.Patrick Bixby examines the passports of artists and intellectuals, ancient messengers and modern migrants
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Reconstruction Updated Edition

America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877

de Eric Foner ...

Narrado por Grover Gardner ...

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31 hora 32 minutos

From the ""preeminent historian of Reconstruction"" (New York Times Book Review), the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period that shaped modern America.Eric Foner's ""masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history"" (New Republic) redefined how the post-Civil War period was viewed.Reconstruction chronicles the way in which Americans—black and white ... Leer más

$52.99 USD

From the ""preeminent historian of Reconstruction"" (New York Times Book Review), the prize-winning classic work on the post-Civil War period that shaped modern America.Eric Foner's ""masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history"" (New Republic) redefined how the post-Civil War period was viewed.Reconstruction chronicles the way in which Americans—black and white
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The Children's Book of America

de William J. Bennett ...

Narrado por William J. Bennett, Hinton Battle, Elayne Glover Bennett ...

Abreviado

1 horas 32 minutos

From the author of the bestselling book The Educated Child comes a compelling and inspiring book that answers any question a young child may have about America.Where did America come from? What does it mean to be an American? What makes America great? No volume will provide more compelling and inspiring answers to our children's questions than William Bennett's marvelous new treasury, The Children ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

From the author of the bestselling book The Educated Child comes a compelling and inspiring book that answers any question a young child may have about America.Where did America come from? What does it mean to be an American? What makes America great? No volume will provide more compelling and inspiring answers to our children's questions than William Bennett's marvelous new treasury, The Children
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Всеобщая история стран и народов мира. Избранное

de Оскар Егер ...

Narrado por Константин Корольков, Владимир Капитонов ...

Series series История Подарочная
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25 hora 20 minutos

Выдающийся немецкий исследователь Оскар Егер в конце XIX века опубликовал фундаментальный труд по мировой истории, в котором проследил прошлое цивилизации от возникновения первых государств до главных событий позапрошлого столетия. Автор, обобщив колоссальный опыт научных достижений предшественников, создал самобытное красочное полотно событий, в которых прослеживались основные тенденции развития ... Leer más

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Выдающийся немецкий исследователь Оскар Егер в конце XIX века опубликовал фундаментальный труд по мировой истории, в котором проследил прошлое цивилизации от возникновения первых государств до главных событий позапрошлого столетия. Автор, обобщив колоссальный опыт научных достижений предшественников, создал самобытное красочное полотно событий, в которых прослеживались основные тенденции развития
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La Planche Ouija, Mythe, Science et Pratique

de Eric Giegelmann ...

Narrado por Voix Numérique Francine G ...

Series Audiolibro 28 - Sciences, philosophie et réflexion
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2 hora 24 minutos

Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Depuis plus d’un siècle, la planche Ouija fascine, intrigue et effraie. Objet mystérieux à la croisée du jeu, du rituel occulte et de l’expérience psychologique, elle a traversé les époques en alimentant récits de hantises, légendes urbaines et débats scientifiques.Ce livre vous entraîne dans un voyage captivant au cœur de son histoire, de ses ... Leer más

$5.00 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Depuis plus d’un siècle, la planche Ouija fascine, intrigue et effraie. Objet mystérieux à la croisée du jeu, du rituel occulte et de l’expérience psychologique, elle a traversé les époques en alimentant récits de hantises, légendes urbaines et débats scientifiques.Ce livre vous entraîne dans un voyage captivant au cœur de son histoire, de ses
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U Up?

An Intimate History of Online Dating

de Hanna Kozlowska ...

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12 hora 30 minutos

Based on in-depth interviews with daters around the globe, a fun and whip-smart social history of online dating tracing the fascinating ways we try to find love in a world that has changed rapidly around us, from Victorian-era personal ads to Hinge prompts.For better or worse (these days you’re more likely to hear “worse”) online dating has, over the last few decades, become a fundamental part of ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

PEDIDO ANTICIPADO

Based on in-depth interviews with daters around the globe, a fun and whip-smart social history of online dating tracing the fascinating ways we try to find love in a world that has changed rapidly around us, from Victorian-era personal ads to Hinge prompts.For better or worse (these days you’re more likely to hear “worse”) online dating has, over the last few decades, become a fundamental part of
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Maths on the Back of an Envelope

Clever ways to (roughly) calculate anything

de Rob Eastaway ...

Narrado por Rob Eastaway ...

Completo

3 hora 36 minutos

‘Another terrific book by Rob Eastaway’ SIMON SINGH‘A delightfully accessible guide to how to play with numbers’ HANNAH FRYHow many cats are there in the world?What's the chance of winning the lottery twice?And just how long does it take to count to a million?Learn how to tackle tricky maths problems with nothing but the back of an envelope, a pencil and some good old-fashioned brain power.Join ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

‘Another terrific book by Rob Eastaway’ SIMON SINGH‘A delightfully accessible guide to how to play with numbers’ HANNAH FRYHow many cats are there in the world?What's the chance of winning the lottery twice?And just how long does it take to count to a million?Learn how to tackle tricky maths problems with nothing but the back of an envelope, a pencil and some good old-fashioned brain power.Join
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From Silk to Silicon

The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives

de Jeffrey E. Garten ...

Narrado por Tom Perkins ...

Completo

11 hora 29 minutos

From Silk to Silicon tells the story of who these men and women were, what they did, how they did it, and how their achievements continue to shape our world today. They include:• Genghis Khan, who united east and west by conquest and by opening new trade routes built on groundbreaking transportation and management innovations.• Mayer Amschel Rothschild, who arose from oppression to establish the ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

From Silk to Silicon tells the story of who these men and women were, what they did, how they did it, and how their achievements continue to shape our world today. They include:• Genghis Khan, who united east and west by conquest and by opening new trade routes built on groundbreaking transportation and management innovations.• Mayer Amschel Rothschild, who arose from oppression to establish the
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The Book of Nanak

de Navtej Sarna ...

Narrado por Kulvin Suri ...

Completo

3 hora 13 minutos

Guru Nanak was deeply spiritual from an early age, having being born into a society caught in the throes of orthodoxy and ritualism. The ills of child marriage, infanticide and a rigid caste system had further crippled his people. The outpouring of Nanak’s faith evolved into the universal message of the omnipresence and existence of one God, of true love, equality and compassion, which appealed to ... Leer más

$17.50 USD

Guru Nanak was deeply spiritual from an early age, having being born into a society caught in the throes of orthodoxy and ritualism. The ills of child marriage, infanticide and a rigid caste system had further crippled his people. The outpouring of Nanak’s faith evolved into the universal message of the omnipresence and existence of one God, of true love, equality and compassion, which appealed to
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50 Forgotten Professions

A Fascinating Journey Into The Near Past

de Mike Ciman ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Marcus G ...

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1 horas 22 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Fascinating Journey into the Past in 50 ProfessionsWelcome to the fascinating world of forgotten professions. In this book, explore 50 professions that have played important roles throughout history, but which - due to the advance of technology and the evolution of society - have gradually been abandoned.From the Human Alarm Clock to Radio Actors, ... Leer más

$4.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Fascinating Journey into the Past in 50 ProfessionsWelcome to the fascinating world of forgotten professions. In this book, explore 50 professions that have played important roles throughout history, but which - due to the advance of technology and the evolution of society - have gradually been abandoned.From the Human Alarm Clock to Radio Actors,
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The Sensational Past

How the Enlightenment Changed the Way We Use Our Senses

de Carolyn Purnell ...

Narrado por Liz Thompson ...

Completo

7 hora 35 minutos

Sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch-as they were celebrated during the Enlightenment and as they are perceived today. Blindfolding children from birth? Playing a piano made of live cats? Using tobacco to cure drowning? Wearing "flea"-colored clothes? These actions may seem odd to us, but in the eighteenth century, they made perfect sense. As often as we use our senses, we rarely stop to think ... Leer más

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Sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch-as they were celebrated during the Enlightenment and as they are perceived today. Blindfolding children from birth? Playing a piano made of live cats? Using tobacco to cure drowning? Wearing "flea"-colored clothes? These actions may seem odd to us, but in the eighteenth century, they made perfect sense. As often as we use our senses, we rarely stop to think
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Homeschool History: A Year of Story-Driven Lessons to Bring the Past to Life for Your Kids

de Thomas Redford ...

Narrado por Thomas Redford ...

Completo

1 horas 45 minutos

Ditch dry textbooks and transform home education into vivid, story-driven history adventures that captivate kids. Whether you are navigating your first year of alternative education or seeking fresh inspiration for your family curriculum, this empowering guide makes the past leap off the page. Teach complex eras with confidence, flexibility, and excitement, no matter your child's age or learning ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Ditch dry textbooks and transform home education into vivid, story-driven history adventures that captivate kids. Whether you are navigating your first year of alternative education or seeking fresh inspiration for your family curriculum, this empowering guide makes the past leap off the page. Teach complex eras with confidence, flexibility, and excitement, no matter your child's age or learning
... Leer más
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Mad about Shakespeare

From Classroom to Theatre to Emergency Room

de Jonathan Bate ...

Narrado por Jonathan Bate ...

Completo

9 hora

‘Enlightening, moving’ SIR IAN MCKELLENFrom the acclaimed and bestselling biographer Jonathan Bate, a luminous new exploration of Shakespeare and how his themes can untangle comedy and tragedy, learning and loving in our modern lives.‘The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.’How does one survive the death of a loved one, the mess of war, the experience of being schooled, of ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

‘Enlightening, moving’ SIR IAN MCKELLENFrom the acclaimed and bestselling biographer Jonathan Bate, a luminous new exploration of Shakespeare and how his themes can untangle comedy and tragedy, learning and loving in our modern lives.‘The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together.’How does one survive the death of a loved one, the mess of war, the experience of being schooled, of
... Leer más
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An Unpromised Land

de Leon Gettler ...

Narrado por Leon Gettler ...

Completo

4 hora 25 minutos

In the 1930s, in the wake of the Nazi ascendancy in Germany, a wave of vicious anti-Semitism swept Europe, as Jews became outcasts in their own lands. As they clamoured to escape persecution, the world turned a blind eye to their plight. One man, Isaac Steinberg, had a vision of leading his people from the holocaust to a new paradise on the other side of the world. His enthusiastic and resolute ... Leer más

$8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

In the 1930s, in the wake of the Nazi ascendancy in Germany, a wave of vicious anti-Semitism swept Europe, as Jews became outcasts in their own lands. As they clamoured to escape persecution, the world turned a blind eye to their plight. One man, Isaac Steinberg, had a vision of leading his people from the holocaust to a new paradise on the other side of the world. His enthusiastic and resolute
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History's Greatest Speeches - Vol. II

de Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, the Prophet Muhammad, Patrick Henry, WEB DuBois, Alexander the Great and King Charles I ...

Narrado por Kevin Theis, Amir Abdullah, Darren Stephens, Christopher M. Walsh, Siiri Scott, Rosney Mauger and Ronald Keaton ...

Completo

2 hora 19 minutos

This is a SoundCraft Audiobooks production featuring digitally enhanced performances of some of history's greatest speeches - all presented as they might have originally been heard.The immersive audio experience presented here - complete with sound effects, music and atmospherics - allows the listener to feel as if they were in attendance when these speeches were first delivered. The orations are ... Leer más

$5.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This is a SoundCraft Audiobooks production featuring digitally enhanced performances of some of history's greatest speeches - all presented as they might have originally been heard.The immersive audio experience presented here - complete with sound effects, music and atmospherics - allows the listener to feel as if they were in attendance when these speeches were first delivered. The orations are
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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

The True Story of the Explorer Who Changed the World

de James R. Whitfield ...

Narrado por Ian Patel ...

Completo

4 hora 51 minutos

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS — Audiobook · Narrated by Ian Patel. Listen time: 4 hours 51 minutes The complete narrative history of Christopher Columbus — his four voyages, the Taino world he encountered, the Columbian Exchange that reshaped two continents, and the controversial legacy that still divides us today. Two hours before dawn on October 12, 1492, a sailor on the Pinta saw white limestone ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS — Audiobook · Narrated by Ian Patel. Listen time: 4 hours 51 minutes The complete narrative history of Christopher Columbus — his four voyages, the Taino world he encountered, the Columbian Exchange that reshaped two continents, and the controversial legacy that still divides us today. Two hours before dawn on October 12, 1492, a sailor on the Pinta saw white limestone
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Everything Explained That Is Explainable!

The Creation of the Encyclopedia Britannica’s Celebrated Eleventh Edition 1910-1911

de Denis Boyles ...

Narrado por Corrie James ...

Completo

13 hora 22 minutos

In Everything Explained that is Unexplainable, Denis Boyles tells the story of the American, entrepreneur, Horace Everett Hooper, a natural-born salesman who found an outdated set of reference books in a warehouse and sold them as "one-shelf libraries." His Western Book and Stationary Co. became one of the largest publishers in the Midwest, selling books directly to readers, and forging a business ... Leer más

$29.99 USD

In Everything Explained that is Unexplainable, Denis Boyles tells the story of the American, entrepreneur, Horace Everett Hooper, a natural-born salesman who found an outdated set of reference books in a warehouse and sold them as "one-shelf libraries." His Western Book and Stationary Co. became one of the largest publishers in the Midwest, selling books directly to readers, and forging a business
... Leer más
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De helpende hand

De verborgen geschiedenis van de gezinszorg in Nederland

de Eva Vriend ...

Narrado por Hymke de Vries ...

Completo

7 hora 13 minutos

In ‘De helpende hand’ vertelt Eva Vriend voor het eerst de geschiedenis van de vrouwen in de gezinsverzorging in Nederland, en over en de gezinnen waarvoor zij werkten. Ze maakten je huis schoon, kookten je eten en voedden je kinderen op. Decennialang was de gezinsverzorging het grootste zorgberoep van Nederland. Even onmisbaar als onzichtbaar. Op het hoogtepunt in de jaren tachtig van de vorig ... Leer más

$26.78 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

In ‘De helpende hand’ vertelt Eva Vriend voor het eerst de geschiedenis van de vrouwen in de gezinsverzorging in Nederland, en over en de gezinnen waarvoor zij werkten. Ze maakten je huis schoon, kookten je eten en voedden je kinderen op. Decennialang was de gezinsverzorging het grootste zorgberoep van Nederland. Even onmisbaar als onzichtbaar. Op het hoogtepunt in de jaren tachtig van de vorig
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New Zealand: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Land of the Long White Cloud and Māori People

de Captivating History ...

Narrado por Jason Zenobia ...

Completo

8 hora 27 minutos

Two manuscripts in one audiobook:History of New Zealand: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Land of the Long White Cloud, from the Polynesians Through the Māori Musket Wars to the PresentMāori History: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Indigenous Polynesian People of New ZealandIn the first part of this audiobook, you will learn about:Extinct animals that used to call New Zealand ... Leer más

$19.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Two manuscripts in one audiobook:History of New Zealand: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Land of the Long White Cloud, from the Polynesians Through the Māori Musket Wars to the PresentMāori History: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Indigenous Polynesian People of New ZealandIn the first part of this audiobook, you will learn about:Extinct animals that used to call New Zealand
... Leer más
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In Defense of History

de Richard J. Evans ...

Narrado por Julian Elfer ...

Completo

7 hora 52 minutos

In his compact, brilliant, and compulsively readable account, Richard J. Evans shows us how historians manage to extract meaning from the recalcitrant past. To materials that are frustratingly meager, or overwhelmingly profuse, they bring an array of tools that range from agreed-upon rules of documentation to the critical application of social and economic theory, all employed with the aim of ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

In his compact, brilliant, and compulsively readable account, Richard J. Evans shows us how historians manage to extract meaning from the recalcitrant past. To materials that are frustratingly meager, or overwhelmingly profuse, they bring an array of tools that range from agreed-upon rules of documentation to the critical application of social and economic theory, all employed with the aim of
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