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Dinner with Mugabe
- The Untold Story of a Freedom Fighter Who Became a Tyrant
- By: Heidi Holland
- Narrated by: Deidre Rubenstein
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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At a time when the world waits anxiously to see what will happen next in Zimbabwe - when there is little food in the country's shops, life expectancy is plunging and Zimbabweans are fleeing repression and unemployment - this book gets to grips with the man at the helm of a corrupt regime; the man behind the monster. Holland's tireless investigation begins with her having dinner with Mugabe the freedom fighter and ends in a searching interview with Zimbabwe's president in December 2007, more than 30 years later.
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Psychological profile of a dictator
- By D. Clough on 04-07-19
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Dinner with Mugabe
- The Untold Story of a Freedom Fighter Who Became a Tyrant
- Narrated by: Deidre Rubenstein
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 15-06-11
- Language: English
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The Autobiography Collection
- Benjamin Franklin, Nikola Tesla, Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Ford, Andrew Carnegie, The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, and More
- By: Benjamin Franklin, Nikola Tesla, Theodore Roosevelt, and others
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston, Gregory T Luzitano
- Length: 86 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Featuring a rich collection of personal memoirs, letters, notes, and reflections from some of America’s greatest figures, The Autobiography Collection brings together real historical documents for contemporary listeners in a stylish and accessible edition that brings history to life.
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The Autobiography Collection
- Benjamin Franklin, Nikola Tesla, Theodore Roosevelt, Henry Ford, Andrew Carnegie, The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, and More
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston, Gregory T Luzitano
- Length: 86 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 21-02-25
- Language: English
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A Certain Idea of France
- The Life of Charles de Gaulle
- By: Julian Jackson
- Narrated by: John Banks
- Length: 35 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall175
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Performance150
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Brought to you by Penguin. In six weeks in 1940, France was over-run by German troops and surrendered. One junior French general, refusing to accept defeat, made his way to England. On 18 June he spoke to his compatriots over the BBC, urging them to rally to him in London. At that moment...
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A detailed account of De Gaulle
- By Simon Brady on 17-03-22
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A Certain Idea of France
- The Life of Charles de Gaulle
- Narrated by: John Banks
- Length: 35 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 19-09-19
- Language: English
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Escape from Stalag Luft III
- The True Story of My Successful Great Escape: The Memoir of Bob Vanderstok
- By: Bram Vanderstok
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall138
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Performance124
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On the night of March 24, 1944, Bram Vanderstok was number 18 of 76 men who crawled beyond the barbed wire fence of Stalag Luft III in Zagan, Poland. His memoir sets down his wartime adventures before being incarcerated in Stalag Luft III and then, in extraordinary detail, describes various escape attempts which culminated with the famous March breakout.
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Outstanding
- By Amazon Customer on 06-02-26
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Escape from Stalag Luft III
- The True Story of My Successful Great Escape: The Memoir of Bob Vanderstok
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 16-04-19
- Language: English
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Blackbeard
- America's Most Notorious Pirate
- By: Angus Konstam
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance7
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Of all the colorful cutthroats who scoured the seas in search of plunder during the Golden Age of Piracy in the early 18th century, none was more ferocious or notorious than Blackbeard. As unforgettable as his savage career was, much of Blackbeard's life has been shrouded in mystery - until now. Drawing on vivid descriptions of Blackbeard's attacks from his rare surviving victims, pirate expert Angus Konstam traces Blackbeard's career from its beginnings to his final defeat in a tremendous sea battle near his base at Ocracoke Island
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Nice to have a whole book on just Blackbeard.
- By Jase on 23-07-24
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Blackbeard
- America's Most Notorious Pirate
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 12-05-20
- Language: English
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Metternich
- Strategist and Visionary
- By: Wolfram Siemann, Daniel Steuer - translator
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 36 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall35
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Performance28
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Metternich has a reputation as the epitome of reactionary conservatism. Historians treat him as the archenemy of progress, a ruthless aristocrat who used his power as the dominant European statesman of the first half of the nineteenth century to stifle liberalism, suppress national independence, and oppose the dreams of social change that inspired the revolutionaries of 1848. Wolfram Siemann paints a fundamentally new image of the man who shaped Europe for over four decades. He reveals Metternich as more modern and his career much more forward-looking than we have ever recognized.
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In Defence of Metternich
- By Kindle Customer on 13-08-22
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Metternich
- Strategist and Visionary
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 36 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 14-06-22
- Language: English
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Al Capone
- His Life, Legacy, and Legend
- By: Deirdre Bair
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall53
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Performance50
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From a National Book Award-winning biographer, the first complete life of legendary gangster Al Capone to be produced with the cooperation of his family, who provided the author with exclusive access to personal testimony and archival documents. From his heyday to the present moment, Al...
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Should be called 'A Study of Al Capones Family'
- By Kevin on 24-01-17
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Al Capone
- His Life, Legacy, and Legend
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 25-10-16
- Language: English
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Nancy Wake
- World War Two's Most Rebellious Spy
- By: Russell Braddon
- Narrated by: Nico Evers-Swindell
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall31
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Performance27
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This is the incredible true story of the greatest spy you’ve never heard of - as told to the author by the woman herself. At the outbreak of World War Two, Nancy Wake’s glamorous life in the South of France seemed far removed from the fighting. But when her husband was called up for military service, Nancy felt she had just as much of a duty to fight for freedom. By 1943, her fearless undercover work even in the face of personal tragedy had earned her a place on the Gestapo’s "most wanted" list.
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A story that should never be forgotten
- By Sam on 07-02-20
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Nancy Wake
- World War Two's Most Rebellious Spy
- Narrated by: Nico Evers-Swindell
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 14-01-20
- Language: English
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Leading from the Front
- An autobiography
- By: Richard Dannatt
- Narrated by: Richard Dannatt
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Abridged
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Performance81
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As Chief of the General Staff, Sir Richard Dannatt was in overall command of the British army for the three years from 2006. This period saw some of the fiercest fighting yet in Afghanistan, and new and increased pressures and expectation placed on the army. From his very first day in the job...
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Interesting autobiography
- By JohnPL on 31-10-17
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Leading from the Front
- An autobiography
- Narrated by: Richard Dannatt
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 16-09-10
- Language: English
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Circle of Treason
- CIA Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He Betrayed
- By: Sandra V. Grimes, Jeanne Vertefeuille
- Narrated by: Janet Metzger
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall21
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Performance21
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Circle of Treason is the first account written by CIA agents who were key members of the CIA team that conducted the intense "Ames Mole Hunt." Sandra Grimes and Jeanne Vertefeuille were two of the five principals of the CIA team tasked with hunting one of their own and were directly responsible for identifying Ames as the mole, leading to his arrest and conviction.
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A little disappointing.
- By R A E Charlton on 21-04-19
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Circle of Treason
- CIA Traitor Aldrich Ames and the Men He Betrayed
- Narrated by: Janet Metzger
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 26-11-13
- Language: English
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Beethoven
- A Life in Nine Pieces
- By: Laura Tunbridge
- Narrated by: Laura Tunbridge
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall26
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Performance23
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Brought to you by Penguin. Featuring integrated music and full orchestra recordings. Ludwig van Beethoven: to some, simply the greatest ever composer of Western classical music. Yet his life remains shrouded in myths, and the image persists of him as an eccentric genius shaking his fist at...
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Excellent
- By Linda Nicholson on 30-03-21
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Beethoven
- A Life in Nine Pieces
- Narrated by: Laura Tunbridge
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 16-07-20
- Language: English
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The Vanderbilts
- By: Jerry E. Patterson
- Narrated by: Ray Childs
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall38
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Performance35
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Cornelius Vanderbilt parlayed a $100.00 investment into the largest private transportation company in the world while creating an American Dynasty in New York, Newport, Vermont, and Asheville, North Carolina. This history of his family and their lush, opulent lifestyle is filled with juicy stories and fun tidbits about their lives in the Gilded Era.
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Boring
- By Anonymous on 05-10-25
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The Vanderbilts
- Narrated by: Ray Childs
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 21-02-12
- Language: English
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In the Garden of Beasts
- Love and terror in Hitler's Berlin
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall90
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Performance74
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Berlin, 1933. William E. Dodd, a mild-mannered academic from Chicago, has, to his own and everyone else's surprise, become America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany in a year that proves to be a turning point in history. Dodd and his family, most notably his vivacious daughter, Martha, observe at first-hand the many changes - some subtle, some disturbing, and some horrifically violent - that signal Hitler's consolidation of power. Dodd has little choice but to associate with key figures in the Nazi party.
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Enthralling
- By Anna Dundas on 09-12-20
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In the Garden of Beasts
- Love and terror in Hitler's Berlin
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 02-08-12
- Language: English
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The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England
- By: Antonia Fraser - editor
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall178
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Performance139
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This magnificent story of 1,000 years of English history is told through the lives and deeds of Kings and Queens, from the Normans to the Windsors. Understand how the power of the crown has changed as a result of both the character and ability of each monarch and evolving historical circumstances. Eight specialist contributors depict the whole spectrum of royal life in a succinct and fascinating way. Newly revised in 1998, this edition offers expanded coverage of the House of Windsor, including recent events that have greatly affected the Royal Family.
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Interesting enough but....
- By Adaline on 12-02-22
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The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 16-12-99
- Language: English
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Upstairs & Downstairs
- My Life In Service as a Lady's Maid
- By: Hilda Newman, Tim Tate
- Narrated by: Helen Lloyd
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall283
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Performance251
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The year was 1935: the twilight of the English aristocracy. It was a time of wealth and glamour; of lavish balls and evening gowns; of tiaras and a coronation. As personal maid to Lady Coventry, Hilda Newman had a unique insight into the leisured life of one of Britain's most noble families. In her fascinating memoir of life upstairs and down, Hilda takes us back to this period between the wars; a gilded era which would soon be dramatically changed by the Second World War.
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Mildly interesting
- By Amazon Customer on 01-10-19
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Upstairs & Downstairs
- My Life In Service as a Lady's Maid
- Narrated by: Helen Lloyd
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 19-09-19
- Language: English
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The Lost Boys
- A Family Ripped Apart by War
- By: Catherine Bailey
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 15 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall55
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Performance46
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Brought to you by Penguin. Berlin, September 1944. Ulrich von Hassell, former ambassador to Italy and a key member of the German Resistance, is executed for his part in an assassination plot against Hitler. In response to the attack, Himmler, leader of the SS, orders the arrest of all the...
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Too heavy going for me
- By Craig on 30-09-19
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The Lost Boys
- A Family Ripped Apart by War
- Narrated by: Laura Kirman
- Length: 15 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 01-08-19
- Language: English
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Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician
- By: Anthony Everitt
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 15 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall223
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Performance195
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In this dynamic and engaging biography, Anthony Everitt plunges us into the fascinating, scandal-ridden world of ancient Rome in its most glorious heyday. Accessible to us through his legendary speeches but also through an unrivaled collection of unguarded letters to his close friend Atticus, Cicero comes to life here as a witty and cunning political operator.
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An excellent history
- By StevenCF on 05-03-17
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Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 15 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 18-11-14
- Language: English
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Henrietta Maria
- Conspirator, Warrior, Phoenix Queen
- By: Leanda de Lisle
- Narrated by: Daphne Kouma
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall19
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Performance17
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Henrietta Maria is the most reviled consort to have worn the crown of Britain's Three Kingdoms. Condemned as that 'Popish brat of France', a 'notorious whore' and traitor, she remains in popular memory the wife who wore the breeches and turned her husband Catholic—so causing a civil war—and a cruel and bigoted mother. Leanda de Lisle's White King was hailed as 'the definitive modern biography about Charles I' (Observer). Here she considers Henrietta Maria's point of view, unpicking the myths to reveal a very different queen.
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excellent thanks
- By Becky Marlow on 29-11-22
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Henrietta Maria
- Conspirator, Warrior, Phoenix Queen
- Narrated by: Daphne Kouma
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 04-08-22
- Language: English
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One Life
- The True Story of Sir Nicholas Winton
- By: Barbara Winton
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall37
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Performance36
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In 1938, 29-year-old 'Nicky' cancelled a ski holiday and instead spent nine months masterminding a seemingly impossible plan to rescue hundreds of Jewish children and find them homes in the UK. Over 6,000 people are alive today because of his efforts. What motivated an ordinary man to do something so extraordinary? This book, written by his daughter, Barbara, explores the 106-year life of an incredible humanitarian, a man whose legacy only came to public light decades later.
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Simply a captivating biography about a truly remarkable human being
- By T. Galanis on 25-03-24
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One Life
- The True Story of Sir Nicholas Winton
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 30-11-23
- Language: English
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Our Man
- Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century
- By: George Packer
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 20 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance14
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From one of America’s greatest nonfiction writers, an epic saga of the rise and fall of American power, from Vietnam to Afghanistan, told through the life of one man. Richard Holbrooke was one of the most legendary and complicated figures in recent American history. Brilliant, utterly self-absorbed and possessed of almost inhuman energy and appetites, he was both admired and detested. From his days as a young adviser in Vietnam to his last efforts to end the war in Afghanistan, Holbrooke embodied the postwar American impulse to take the lead on the global stage.
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Our Man
- Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 20 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 10-10-19
- Language: English
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