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Persian Pictures
- By: Gertrude Bell
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1892, Gertrude Bell visited Persia (now Iran) shortly after the appointment of her uncle, Sir Frank Lascelles, as British minister in Tehran. Three years later came Persian Pictures, Gertrude Bell’s first written work, which presents a series of vivid sketches of Persian culture and society at the time. Bell explores various cities and landscapes, and encounters local characters along the way, providing a unique perspective on Persian life and customs.
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Persian Pictures
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 01-07-24
- Language: English
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St. Paul
- The Apostle We Love to Hate (Icons)
- By: Karen Armstrong
- Narrated by: Karen Armstrong
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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St. Paul is known throughout the world as the first Christian writer, authoring fourteen of the twenty-seven books in the New Testament. But as Karen Armstrong demonstrates in St. Paul: The Apostle We Love to Hate, he also exerted a more significant influence on the spread of Christianity throughout the world than any other figure in history.
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Paul - baddie or goodie or both?
- By Mary Carnegie on 01-04-17
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St. Paul
- The Apostle We Love to Hate (Icons)
- Narrated by: Karen Armstrong
- Series: Icons
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 22-09-15
- Language: English
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What Justice Demands: America and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- By: Elan Journo
- Narrated by: Scott R. Pollak
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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What is at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? What does justice demand of us in this conflict? This audiobook clarifies an intimidatingly complex issue - and upends conventional views about America’s stake in it. In this audiobook, Elan Journo explains the essential nature of the conflict and what has fueled it for so long. What justice demands, he shows, is that we evaluate both adversaries - and America's approach to the conflict - according to a universal moral ideal: individual liberty.
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Very interesting information, definitely worth reading/listening to.
- By Zelda on 02-05-24
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What Justice Demands: America and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Narrated by: Scott R. Pollak
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 14-03-19
- Language: English
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The Ottoman Age of Exploration
- By: Giancarlo Casale
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1517, the Ottoman Sultan Selim "the Grim" conquered Egypt and brought his empire for the first time in history into direct contact with the trading world of the Indian Ocean. During the decades that followed, the Ottomans became progressively more engaged in the affairs of this vast and previously unfamiliar region, eventually to the point of launching a systematic ideological, military and commercial challenge to the Portuguese Empire, their main rival for control of the lucrative trade routes of maritime Asia.
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Ottomans didn't do much
- By Oliver J on 24-02-20
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The Ottoman Age of Exploration
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 24-02-11
- Language: English
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Forest of Noise
- By: Mosab Abu Toha
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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‘Powerful, capacious and profound’ OCEAN VUONG ‘A book you won’t soon forget’ ILYA KAMINSKY ‘Astonishing’ TERRANCE HAYES LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE FROM THE WINNER OF THE 2025 PULITZER PRIZE FOR COMMENTARY A deeply powerful collection of poems about life in Gaza by...
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Beautiful and heartbreaking
- By KateMo on 30-04-25
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Forest of Noise
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
- Release date: 29-10-24
- Language: English
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Harpoon
- Inside the Covert War Against Terrorism's Money Masters
- By: Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, Samuel M. Katz
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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A revelatory account of the cloak-and-dagger Israeli campaign to target the finances fueling terror organizations--an effort that became the blueprint for U.S. efforts to combat threats like ISIS and drug cartels. ISIS boasted $2.4 billion of revenue in 2015, yet for too long the global war on...
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An eye opening account of a new field of warfare
- By M. Pollecoff on 10-11-23
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Harpoon
- Inside the Covert War Against Terrorism's Money Masters
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 07-11-17
- Language: English
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Wars of Ambition
- The United States, Iran, and the Struggle for the Middle East
- By: Afshon Ostovar
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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In Wars of Ambition, Afshon Ostovar explores the evolution of the metastasizing conflict as it unfolded over a span of more than two decades. Not just an account of the interaction between America’s Middle East policies and ambitious regional states on the receiving end, it also provides a powerful analysis of conflicting visions of the future that transcend regional politics.
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Wars of Ambition
- The United States, Iran, and the Struggle for the Middle East
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 01-08-24
- Language: English
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Where the West Ends
- Stories from the Middle East, the Balkans, the Black Sea, and the Caucasus
- By: Michael J. Totten
- Narrated by: Steven Roy Grimsley
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Prize-winning author Michael J. Totten returns with a masterpiece of travel writing and history in this journey through 13 nations - all but two formerly communist - just beyond the edge of the West where few casual travelers venture. His work as an independent foreign correspondent takes him deep into the field beyond the sensational headlines, from his hilariously miserable road trip with his best friend to Iraq to the Wild West of Albania, the most bizarre country in Europe; from the killing fields in Bosnia and Kosovo to a Romania haunted by the ghosts of its communist past.
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An average story, with awful narration
- By olly_s on 18-05-15
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Where the West Ends
- Stories from the Middle East, the Balkans, the Black Sea, and the Caucasus
- Narrated by: Steven Roy Grimsley
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 29-05-13
- Language: English
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The Formation of Saudi Arabia
- The History of the Arabian Peninsula's Unification and the Discovery of Oil
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Ken Teutsch
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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At the conclusion of World War I, a once promised unified Arab state, which was to include the modern Hejaz, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine/Israel, Jordan and Iraq, did not materialize. Instead, the territories were divided between the French and British, but the British did reward the Hashemites by putting local leaders on the thrones of Iraq and Jordan....
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Informative, but tedious.
- By Emma on 20-01-20
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The Formation of Saudi Arabia
- The History of the Arabian Peninsula's Unification and the Discovery of Oil
- Narrated by: Ken Teutsch
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Release date: 24-10-16
- Language: English
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Cleopatra
- Her History, Her Myth
- By: Francine Prose
- Narrated by: Katherine Fenton
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Francine Prose delves into ancient Greek and Roman literary sources, as well as modern representations of Cleopatra in art, theater, and film. She challenges the common narratives driven by orientalism and misogyny and offers a new interpretation of Cleopatra’s history from the lens of our own era.
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Cleopatra
- Her History, Her Myth
- Narrated by: Katherine Fenton
- Series: Ancient Lives
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 08-11-22
- Language: English
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The City of a Thousand Faces
- A sweeping historical fantasy saga based on the hit podcast Tumanbay
- By: Walker Dryden
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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'A complex, gorgeous and compelling tapestry of love, death, trust and betrayal' - Daily Mail A sweeping historical fantasy saga based on the hit podcast Tumanbay ****** 'Immersive, rich, compelling and populated with characters who come alive on the page, it will transport you to a different...
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IT'S FIVE STARS FROM ME!
- By BookNerd on 23-06-20
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The City of a Thousand Faces
- A sweeping historical fantasy saga based on the hit podcast Tumanbay
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 28-05-20
- Language: English
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead
- By: E.A. Wallis Budge
- Narrated by: Graham Dunlop
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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The Book of the Dead is the name for the ancient Egyptian funerary text, which was a description of the old Egyptian conception of the afterlife. It is a collection of hymns, spells, and instructions to allow the deceased to overcome obstacles in the afterlife.
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead
- Narrated by: Graham Dunlop
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 22-07-24
- Language: English
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The Safavid Empire: A Captivating Guide to the Persian Empire That Fought Against the Ottomans in the Ottoman-Safavid War
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Desmond Manny
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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The Safavid dynasty was one of the most notable ruling dynasties of Iran. This Islamic empire was powerful enough to challenge the Mughals in the east and the Ottomans in the west. Their story has shaped what we know as modern Iran more than any other period in its history. In this captivating history audiobook, you will discover all about this remarkable empire that was responsible for one of Persia's golden ages in terms of power and culture.
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Balanced and Thoughtful
- By Alexander on 22-12-18
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The Safavid Empire: A Captivating Guide to the Persian Empire That Fought Against the Ottomans in the Ottoman-Safavid War
- Narrated by: Desmond Manny
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
- Release date: 18-12-18
- Language: English
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Tales of Two Cities
- A Persian Memoir
- By: Abbas Milani
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Born in 1949 to a prosperous family in Tehran, Abbas Milani grew up in an Iran of culture and tradition. He was sent to the United States for his studies, and it was there that he made his transition to adulthood, becoming active intellectually, sexually, and politically. Flush with 1960s idealism, he returned home in 1975, only to find his country utterly changed.
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A must read , sensitively told
- By kate adamson on 30-08-22
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Tales of Two Cities
- A Persian Memoir
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 14-04-11
- Language: English
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The Slavs and the Slave Trade
- The History of Enslaved Slavs Across Eastern Europe and the Islamic World
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Whereas for much of human history slavery was somewhat arbitrary, in its later forms, it often had a discriminatory component, typically based on race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. This distinction shows how the practitioners of slavery justified the practice in terms of ideology, and Slavic people were discriminated against within the Ottoman Empire. Slavs had lived in the lands of today’s Eastern European region for centuries.
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The Slavs and the Slave Trade
- The History of Enslaved Slavs Across Eastern Europe and the Islamic World
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Release date: 01-12-21
- Language: English
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Moshe Dayan: Israel's Controversial Hero
- Jewish Lives
- By: Mordechai Bar-On
- Narrated by: Peter Lerman
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
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In this memorable biography, Mordechai Bar-On, Dayan's IDF bureau chief, offers an intimate view of Dayan's private life, public career, and political controversies, set against an original analysis of Israel's political environment from pre-Mandate Palestine through the early 1980s.
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Moshe Dayan: Israel's Controversial Hero
- Jewish Lives
- Narrated by: Peter Lerman
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 09-12-25
- Language: English
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A History of Future Cities
- By: Daniel Brook
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 13 hrs
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A pioneering exploration of four cities where East meets West and past becomes future: St. Petersburg, Shanghai, Mumbai, and Dubai. Every month, five million people move from the past to the future. Pouring into developing-world “instant cities” like Dubai and Shenzhen, these urban newcomers confront a modern world cobbled together from fragments of a West they have never seen. Do these fantastical boomtowns, where blueprints spring to life overnight on virgin land, represent the dawning of a brave new world? Or is their vaunted newness a mirage?
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A History of Future Cities
- Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
- Length: 13 hrs
- Release date: 29-05-13
- Language: English
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1982 Lebanon War: A History from Beginning to End
- Palestine Israeli Conflict
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
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The politics and recent history of the Middle East can seem baffling to outsiders. Nowhere was that more evident than during the Lebanon War that raged in 1982. Even contemporary reporting often made fundamental mistakes, and there was little general understanding of what was happening and why. This conflict involved a bewildering number of groups and influences from different parts of the world. The precipitating event was the attempted assassination of the Israeli ambassador in London, carried out by members of a Palestinian terrorist group.
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1982 Lebanon War: A History from Beginning to End
- Palestine Israeli Conflict
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Release date: 13-06-24
- Language: English
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War in the Age of Trump
- The Defeat of ISIS, the Fall of the Kurds, the Conflict with Iran
- By: Patrick Cockburn
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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In this urgent and timely book, Patrick Cockburn writes the first draft of the history of the current crisis in the Middle East. Here he charts the period from the recapture of Mosul in 2017 to Turkey's attack on Kurdish territory in November 2019, and recounts the new phase in the wars of disintegration that have plagued the region. The ground battle with the caliphate is perhaps over, but was this the end of the conflict that has scarred these nations for decades?
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War in the Age of Trump
- The Defeat of ISIS, the Fall of the Kurds, the Conflict with Iran
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 07-07-20
- Language: English
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Where Cowards Go to Die
- By: Benjamin Sledge
- Narrated by: Bradford Hastings
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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While serving a portion of his time under the Special Operations Command, Benjamin Sledge fought to keep his humanity amid the killing fields of Iraq and Afghanistan. But war never leaves its participants unscathed. In Where Cowards Go to Die, Sledge reveals an unflinchingly honest portrait of war that few dare to tell.
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one of the best books I've read. period.
- By Eulalia Andreu on 27-07-22
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Where Cowards Go to Die
- Narrated by: Bradford Hastings
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 05-07-22
- Language: English
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