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Forged in War
- A military history of Russia from its beginnings to today
- By: Mark Galeotti
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 15 hrs and 31 mins
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The national identity has been forged in the furnace of war. From the medieval kingdom of Rus battling against a Scandinavian princes and Mongol emperors, to its own empire-building conflicts in 19th-century Asia, to the formative wars of the 20th century which saw Russia pitch from Tsarist empire to communist state and defender against Nazism, all these conflicts stained the lands of Russia red with blood. A weak post-Cold War Russia then turned to Putin, who created a new mood for martial triumphalism which led directly to the Ukrainian war.
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Forged in War
- A military history of Russia from its beginnings to today
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 15 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 07-11-2024
- Language: English
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The Panama Papers
- How the World's Rich and Powerful Hide Their Money
- By: Frederik Obermaier, Bastian Obermayer
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
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Late one evening investigative journalist Bastian Obermayer receives an anonymous message offering him access to secret data. Through encrypted channels he then receives documents showing a mysterious bank transfer for $500 million in gold. This is just the beginning. Obermayer and fellow Süddeutsche Zeitung journalist Frederik Obermaier find themselves immersed in a secret world where complex networks of shell companies help to hide people who don't want to be found.
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Why do we put up with it?
- By sean coady on 17-07-2024
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The Panama Papers
- How the World's Rich and Powerful Hide Their Money
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 06-10-2016
- Language: English
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The Etymologicon
- A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
- By: Mark Forsyth
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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A quirky, entertaining and thought-provoking tour of the unexpected connections between words, read by Simon Shepherd. What is the actual connection between disgruntled and gruntled? What links church organs to organised crime, California to the Caliphate, or brackets to codpieces? The Etymologicon springs from Mark Forsyth's Inky Fool blog on the strange connections between words.
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Funny and Fascinating
- By Black Friday on 27-08-2020
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The Etymologicon
- A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 01-05-2012
- Language: English
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The Dealmaker
- Lessons from a Life in Private Equity
- By: Guy Hands
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd, Guy Hands - introduction
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
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The Dealmaker is a frank and honest account of how a severely dyslexic child who struggled at school went on to graduate from Oxford and become a serial entrepreneur. It describes Guy Hand's career in private equity, first at Nomura and then as head of his own company, Terra Firma. It looks in detail at the huge deals that Terra Firma has done over the years, involving everything from cinema chains and pubs to waste management, aircraft leasing and green energy.
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interesting read, deeply flawed author
- By Matthias Prosser on 04-06-2022
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The Dealmaker
- Lessons from a Life in Private Equity
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd, Guy Hands - introduction
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 04-11-2021
- Language: English
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Stalin's Englishman
- The Lives of Guy Burgess
- By: Andrew Lownie
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
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Guy Burgess is the most important, complex and fascinating of 'The Cambridge Spies' - the group of British men recruited to pass intelligence to the Soviets during World War Two and the Cold War. Burgess' story takes us from his student days in 1930s Cambridge, where he was first approached by Soviet scouts, through his daring infiltration of the BBC and the British government to his final escape to Russia and lonely, tragic-comic exile there.
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Great story
- By Anonymous User on 26-06-2021
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Stalin's Englishman
- The Lives of Guy Burgess
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 10-09-2015
- Language: English
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The Churchill Factor
- How One Man Made History
- By: Boris Johnson
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
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Now leader of the UK himself, Boris Johnson explores what makes up the 'Churchill Factor' - the singular brilliance of one of the most important leaders of the 20th century. Taking on the myths and misconceptions along with the outsized reality, he portrays - with characteristic wit and passion - a man of multiple contradictions, contagious bravery, breath-taking eloquence, matchless strategizing and deep humanity.
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Indefaticable
- By EileenH on 25-12-2024
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The Churchill Factor
- How One Man Made History
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 23-10-2014
- Language: English
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Mortal Secrets
- Freud, Vienna and the Discovery of the Modern Mind
- By: Frank Tallis
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
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From 1890 and through the early years of the 20th century, Vienna became a dazzling beacon. The city was powered by an unprecedented number of extraordinary people - artists Klimt and Schiele, thinkers such as Theodor Herzl, and fashion icons like the glamorous Empress Sisi. The influence of early 20th century Vienna is still detectable all around us. The way we think about ourselves has been largely determined by Vienna's most celebrated resident: Sigmund Freud. Mortal Secrets is the story of Freud's life, Vienna's golden age, and an essential reappraisal of Freud's legacy.
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Mortal Secrets
- Freud, Vienna and the Discovery of the Modern Mind
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 07-03-2024
- Language: English
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The Elements of Eloquence
- By: Mark Forsyth
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
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In an age unhealthily obsessed with substance, this is a book on the importance of pure style, from the best-selling author of The Etymologicon and The Horologicon. From classic poetry to pop lyrics and from the King James Bible to advertising slogans, Mark Forsyth explains the secrets that make a phrase - such as 'Tiger, Tiger, burning bright', or 'To be or not to be' - memorable. In his inimitably entertaining and witty style he takes apart famous lines and shows how you, too, can write like Shakespeare or Oscar Wilde.
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Must read/listen to anyone passionate about language
- By Tania Crivellenti on 01-03-2020
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The Elements of Eloquence
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 28-04-2014
- Language: English
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After Hitler
- The Last Days of the Second World War in Europe
- By: Michael Jones
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
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On 30 April 1945, Adolf Hitler committed suicide. The following day, his propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, also killed himself, and the crumbling Third Reich passed to Admiral Karl Dönitz. The Nazis' position seemed hopeless. Yet remarkably, the war in the rest of Europe went on for another 10 days. After Hitler looks at these days as a narrative day-by-day countdown but also as a broader global history of a European war that had seen some of the most savage battles in history.
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Fine overview meticulously researched and read
- By The Quiet Reader on 13-08-2018
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After Hitler
- The Last Days of the Second World War in Europe
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 26-07-2018
- Language: English
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The Papers of Sherlock Holmes: Volume 1
- By: David Marcum
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
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Spanning events over thirty years, Volume I of The Papers of Sherlock Holmes relates narratives of Holmes and Watson's days in Baker Street, as well as particulars of Holmes's supposed retirement. Follow along as The Master and his Boswell travel from the streets of London to the Kent countryside, to Oxford and Sussex. Written in traditional canonical style, these stories provide fresh details of Holmes's world. Join us as we climb the seventeen steps to the Baker Street sitting room, where Holmes and Watson prepare to begin their next adventure. The game is afoot!
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More fodder for a Holmes enthusiast!
- By Elizabeth Owens on 16-09-2023
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The Papers of Sherlock Holmes: Volume 1
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Series: The Papers of Sherlock Holmes, Book 1
- Length: 13 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 30-09-2013
- Language: English
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The Horologicon
- By: Mark Forsyth
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
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The Horologicon - which means 'a book of things appropriate to each hour' - follows a day in the life of unusual, beautiful, and forgotten English words. From the moment you wake to the second your head hits the pillow, there's a cornucopia of hidden words ready for every aspect of your day.
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The Horologicon
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 01-11-2012
- Language: English
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The Retreat
- Hitler's First Defeat
- By: Michael Jones
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
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The thrilling history of the turning point of the Second World War, when Hitler's armies were halted on the Eastern Front. At the moment of crisis in 1941 on the Eastern Font, with the forces of Hitler massing on the outskirts of Moscow, the miraculous occurred: Moscow was saved. Yet this turning point was followed by a long retreat, in which Russian forces, inspired by old beliefs in the sacred motherland, pushed back German forces steeled by the vision of the ubermensch, the iron-willed fighter.
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excellent
- By Anonymous User on 19-11-2022
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The Retreat
- Hitler's First Defeat
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 21-06-2018
- Language: English
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The Eloquence of the Sardine
- The Secret Life of Fish & Other Underwater Mysteries
- By: Bill Francois
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
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As a small boy, Bill François was frightened of deep water. Until a chance encounter with the elusive sardine set him on course for a life in marine science: a mission to better understand, and preserve, the underwater world, to find his place in that ecosystem and learn how to converse harmoniously with the ocean. In a series of exquisitely rendered vignettes of marine life, François invites us on a whistle-stop global tour to reveal the mysteries of the sea, beginning with the simple eloquence of the sardine.
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- By Cora Luo on 15-08-2022
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The Eloquence of the Sardine
- The Secret Life of Fish & Other Underwater Mysteries
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 17-08-2021
- Language: English
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We Are Nature
- How to Reconnect with the Wild
- By: Ray Mears
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
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Bushcraft and survival legend Ray Mears takes us on his own lifetime's journey through the natural world, into the British countryside and across continents, and shows us how to tune our senses, enhance our experience of nature, and understand our place within it. Guiding us through practical fieldcraft tips, Ray brings us up close with creatures we share our planet with, and reveals how we can learn from them, from the stealth of the leopard to the patience and stillness of the crocodile, and even the colour-changing camouflage of the octopus.
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Choppy audio but good if you can put up with it
- By Craig Guest on 06-04-2021
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We Are Nature
- How to Reconnect with the Wild
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 25-03-2021
- Language: English
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The Act of Living
- What the Great Psychologists Can Teach Us About Surviving Discontent in an Age of Anxiety
- By: Frank Tallis
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
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Science, technology and Western liberal democracy have all had a dramatic impact on our quality of life. Compared to previous generations, we have unprecedented access to information, increased personal freedom, more material comforts and more possessions. Yet, even before the shock of COVID-19, more people than ever before were reporting being depressed, anxious or unfulfilled. As our material circumstances become easier, life seems to get harder.
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Well worth a read and a listen.
- By Bruce Thomas on 11-03-2024
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The Act of Living
- What the Great Psychologists Can Teach Us About Surviving Discontent in an Age of Anxiety
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 14-01-2021
- Language: English
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Iran Rising
- The Survival and Future of the Islamic Republic
- By: Amin Saikal
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
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When Iranians overthrew their monarchy, rejecting a pro-Western shah in favor of an Islamic regime, many observers predicted that revolutionary turmoil would paralyze the country for decades to come. Yet 40 years after the 1978-79 revolution, Iran has emerged as a critical player in the Middle East and the wider world, as demonstrated in part by the 2015 international nuclear agreement. In Iran Rising, renowned Iran specialist Amin Saikal describes how the country has managed to survive despite ongoing domestic struggles, Western sanctions, and other serious challenges.
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Sound dubbing overlap
- By Neil Brightwell on 15-01-2020
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Iran Rising
- The Survival and Future of the Islamic Republic
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 05-02-2019
- Language: English
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Beryl Bainbridge
- Love by All Sorts of Means
- By: Brendan King
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 20 hrs and 17 mins
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Dame Beryl Bainbridge was one of the best loved and most recognisable English novelists of her generation. She was shortlisted for the Booker Prize five times, and her critically acclaimed novels The Dressmaker (1973), The Bottle Factory Outing (1974), An Awfully Big Adventure (1990), Every Man for Himself (1996) and Master Georgie (1998) confirmed her status as one of the major literary figures of the last 50 years.
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Beryl Bainbridge
- Love by All Sorts of Means
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 20 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 08-09-2016
- Language: English
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Total War
- From Stalingrad to Berlin
- By: Michael Jones
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
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The powerful story of the Red Army's battle of liberation against the Nazi invader - from Stalingrad all the way to Berlin. In February 1943, German forces surrendered to the Red Army at Stalingrad, and the tide of war turned. By May 1945 Soviet soldiers had stormed Berlin and brought down Hitler's regime. Total War follows the fortunes of these fighters as they liberated Russia and the Ukraine from the Nazi invader and fought their way into the heart of the Reich. It reveals the horrors they experienced.
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Apt title for the book. An emotionally heavy read.
- By Gregory Chijoff on 26-07-2021
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Total War
- From Stalingrad to Berlin
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 24-05-2018
- Language: English
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Love Bombing
- Reset Your Child's Emotional Thermostat
- By: Oliver James
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
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Love Bombing is a radical new method for resetting the emotional thermostats of troubled children and their parents, setting them on a much happier trajectory. It is simple to do, easily explained, and works for both severe and mild problems from aged three to early teenage.
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Love Bombing
- Reset Your Child's Emotional Thermostat
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 06-06-2022
- Language: English
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Mr Rochester
- By: Sarah Shoemaker
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 16 hrs and 41 mins
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Uncover the secrets of Edward Fairfax Rochester, the beloved, enigmatic hero of Jane Eyre, as he tells his story for the first time in Mr Rochester, Sarah Shoemaker's gorgeous retelling of one of the most romantic stories in literature. On his eighth birthday, Edward is banished from his beloved home, Thornfield Hall, to learn his place in life. With the help of friends, enemies and a series of eccentric mentors, he discovers more than he might have wished about the ways of the men - and women - who will one day be his peers.
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loved it
- By Joy on 09-01-2023
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Mr Rochester
- Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
- Length: 16 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 09-05-2017
- Language: English
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