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Russia
- Revolution and Civil War, 1917-1921
- Written by: Antony Beevor
- Narrated by: Rob Heaps
- Length: 21 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 8
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 8
Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the collapse of the Tsarist empire. The doomed White alliance of moderate socialists and reactionary monarchists stood little chance against Trotsky’s Red Army and the single-minded Communist dictatorship under Lenin.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Russia
- By wild goose 39 on 2023-09-06
- Russia
- Revolution and Civil War, 1917-1921
- Written by: Antony Beevor
- Narrated by: Rob Heaps
Could have been more strategic
Reviewed: 2022-10-08
Although it’s interesting to hear (some) of the detailed nitty gritty and this history does give historical perspective to the current conflict, I would have liked a more strategic take on the conflict and how other countries and leaders were involved in this historic conflict.
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The Second World War
- Written by: Antony Beevor
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 39 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 143
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 131
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Story5 out of 5 stars 130
Over the past two decades, Antony Beevor has established himself as one of the world's premier historians of World War II. His multi-award winning books have included Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945. Now, in his newest and most ambitious book, he turns his focus to one of the bloodiest and most tragic events of the twentieth century, The Second World War. Thrillingly written and brilliantly researched, Beevor's provocative account is destined to become the definitive work on World War II.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Weak coverage of certain battles, unless American.
- By Jordan on 2019-02-26
- The Second World War
- Written by: Antony Beevor
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
What can you say………
Reviewed: 2022-09-24
The biggest story of the last thousand years, told in a succinct and compelling way by Mr. Beevor.
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War and Remembrance
- Written by: Herman Wouk
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 56 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story5 out of 5 stars 36
Herman Wouk's sweeping epic of World War II, which begins with The Winds of War and continues here in War and Remembrance, stands as the crowning achievement of one of America's most celebrated storytellers. Like no other books about the war, Wouk's spellbinding narrative captures the tide of global events - and all the drama, romance, heroism, and tragedy of World War II - as it immerses us in the lives of a single American family drawn into the very center of the war's maelstrom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding
- By Lucy in Toronto on 2023-09-20
- War and Remembrance
- Written by: Herman Wouk
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
One of the greatest works of historical fiction ever written
Reviewed: 2021-06-10
I’ve read the book, watched the mini-series and now listened to the audio book. Set during the most traumatic period of modern history, it chronicles the highs and low of the human spirit and shows how the course of human history hung in the balance. If you like the story, try and find and watch the mini-series; again, one of the best ever made.
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The Winds of War
- Written by: Herman Wouk
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 45 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 63
Herman Wouk's sweeping epic of World War II stands as the crowning achievement of one of America's most celebrated storytellers. Like no other books about the war, Wouk's spellbinding narrative captures the tide of global events - and all the drama, romance, heroism, and tragedy of World War II - as it immerses us in the lives of a single American family drawn into the very center of the war's maelstrom.
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4 out of 5 stars
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WWII
- By Tee on 2018-05-30
- The Winds of War
- Written by: Herman Wouk
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
A Classic Story by Wouk
Reviewed: 2021-05-08
This book might appeal more to those who lived through WWII or those who are simply facinated by the Era, however I would highly recommend it to anyone as a superb piece of historical fiction. Great character development and personal stories set astride the key events of the pre-war and war years. You will need to listen to War and Remembrance to complete this great story.
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Einstein
- His Life and Universe
- Written by: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 21 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 329
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 289
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 288
Why we think it’s a great listen: You thought he was a stodgy scientist with funny hair, but Isaacson and Hermann reveal an eloquent, intense, and selfless human being who not only shaped science with his theories, but politics and world events in the 20th century as well. Based on the newly released personal letters of Albert Einstein, Walter Isaacson explores how an imaginative, impertinent patent clerk became the mind reader of the creator of the cosmos.
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5 out of 5 stars
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enlightening
- By Jacques Huot on 2018-08-15
- Einstein
- His Life and Universe
- Written by: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
Engaging and Well-Researched
Reviewed: 2021-04-11
I enjoyed this book because it dealt primarily with Albert Einstein the person, rather than delving deeply into the physics, although it does cover the latter topic in a suitable manner. The book is well-researched and the narration by Hermann is good. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in a great historical figure and wants to know more about his life and the forces that shaped his thinking. It kept me engaged to the very end.
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Superforecasting
- The Art and Science of Prediction
- Written by: Philip Tetlock, Dan Gardner
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 71
Everyone would benefit from seeing further into the future, whether buying stocks, crafting policy, launching a new product, or simply planning the week's meals. Unfortunately, people tend to be terrible forecasters. As Wharton professor Philip Tetlock showed in a landmark 2005 study, even experts' predictions are only slightly better than chance. However, an important and underreported conclusion of that study was that some experts do have real foresight.
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5 out of 5 stars
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loved it
- By Amazon Customer on 2022-05-26
- Superforecasting
- The Art and Science of Prediction
- Written by: Philip Tetlock, Dan Gardner
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
Overall, somewhat disappointing
Reviewed: 2021-01-23
This could/should have been a much better book. On the one hand, there is a lot of detail without a very concise summary of the key points. The many anecdotes were historically interesting without contributing enormously to the key points raised in the book. More specifically, with the political anecdotes, the book does not discuss how politicians use personal political judgement to overlay the baseline forecast to end up with their decision, does not discuss how the act of measurement, as in a political poll can affect future outcomes and really does not discuss at all how 'success' in forecasting is actually measured.
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
- A History of Nazi Germany
- Written by: William L. Shirer
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 57 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 739
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 635
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Story5 out of 5 stars 632
Since its publication in 1960, William L. Shirer’s monumental study of Hitler’s German empire has been widely acclaimed as the definitive record of the 20th century’s blackest hours. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich offers an unparalleled and thrillingly told examination of how Adolf Hitler nearly succeeded in conquering the world. With millions of copies in print around the globe, it has attained the status of a vital and enduring classic.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The most extensive book I have ever listened too!
- By Canadian Dad on 2019-04-26
- The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
- A History of Nazi Germany
- Written by: William L. Shirer
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
The best and the worst of humanity
Reviewed: 2020-10-27
If there is a list of ten books everyone should read by the time they are 18, this book must be on it. If this point in our history had turned the other way, and it easily could have if we had been missing a Churchill or a Roosevelt, the dark side of our nature would have prevailed and destroyed the human spirit. There are some really tough sections of this book to get through because of the horrific acts they describe, but force yourself through them. We only have to read about these acts, while the lives of the less fortunate stain the pages of human history.
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The Crusades
- The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
- Written by: Thomas Asbridge
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 25 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 267
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 222
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 220
The Crusades is an authoritative, accessible single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the Holy Land in the Middle Ages. Thomas Asbridge - a renowned historian who writes with "maximum vividness" (Joan Acocella, The New Yorker) - covers the years 1095 to 1291 in this big, ambitious, listenable account of one of the most fascinating periods in history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic Book
- By braden on 2018-11-18
- The Crusades
- The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
- Written by: Thomas Asbridge
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
This is a good book is for the detail oriented
Reviewed: 2020-01-09
If you like the period and the topic, you'll enjoy this detailed (and pretty balanced) history of the various crusades.
I knew the names of some of the key players so it was interesting to get a more detailed (and accurate) account of them and their actions during the crusades. My only disapppointment was a total lack of detail or insight on the 'Children's Crusade' which the author discounted as one of the crusade's to be counted.
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Ep. 2: "Operation Successor"
- Written by: Misha Glenny
- Length: 25 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
In 1998, a big financial crash hit Moscow. President Yeltsin’s popularity plummeted. Boris Berezovsky and Yeltsin’s family started the search for a successor. Why did they choose Putin and how did they mould Putin into a President the nation could get behind?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Its a good podcast about the overt facts, however
- By Gareth Whitecap on 2019-10-01
- Ep. 2: "Operation Successor"
- Written by: Misha Glenny
Its a good podcast about the overt facts, however
Reviewed: 2019-10-01
It a good podcast about the overt fact of Putin's rise to power, which I enjoyed and recommend, however I did note the absence of any 'inside' detail which would help to explain why and how this 'nobody' apparently rose so suddently and dramatically to be President of Russia. Perhaps that's only a story that Putin could tell.
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Shogun
- The Epic Novel of Japan: The Asian Saga, Book 1
- Written by: James Clavell
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 53 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 540
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 462
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Story5 out of 5 stars 464
After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and even fewer have seen—Nippon. Thrust into the closed society that is seventeenth-century Japan, a land where the line between life and death is razor-thin, Blackthorne must negotiate not only a foreign people, with unknown customs and language, but also his own definitions of morality, truth, and freedom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exemplary Historical Fiction. Great Novel
- By Langer MD on 2021-02-11
- Shogun
- The Epic Novel of Japan: The Asian Saga, Book 1
- Written by: James Clavell
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
Loved it!
Reviewed: 2019-07-19
Great story with great narration.The historical setting is great, the characters are interesting and the narrative excellent.
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