Dave Miller
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The English and Their History
- By: Robert Tombs
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 43 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 691
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 606
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 598
Robert Tombs' momentous The English and Their History is both a startlingly fresh and a uniquely inclusive account of the people who have a claim to be the oldest nation in the world. The English first came into existence as an idea, before they had a common ruler and before the country they lived in even had a name. They have lasted as a recognizable entity ever since, and their defining national institutions can be traced back to the earliest years of their history.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Should be called, The English and their politics
- By Mary Elizabeth Reynolds on 08-24-16
- The English and Their History
- By: Robert Tombs
- Narrated by: James Langton
Much more than I actually wanted.
Reviewed: 08-05-22
Very good, and extremely detailed especially the last 1/3. I personally could have stopped at the half way point because that covers the time I'm most interested in.
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Anglo-Saxons
- A Captivating Guide to the People Who Inhabited Great Britain from the Early Middle Ages to the Norman Conquest of England
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Randy Whitlow
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4 out of 5 stars 12
With this audiobook, we want to let our listeners know how vibrant and lively (as well as deadly) life in Britain was during the perhaps wrongly-titled “Dark Ages”. With the end of the Roman Empire, the local Britons were left to their devices, and it would be several people groups from a peninsula in Central Europe that would come to dominate the island, making sure their presence was known through a series of kingdoms, battles, clashes, victories, and defeats.
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1 out of 5 stars
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could have been an interesting story
- By BusyMomof5 on 09-27-19
- Anglo-Saxons
- A Captivating Guide to the People Who Inhabited Great Britain from the Early Middle Ages to the Norman Conquest of England
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Randy Whitlow
Narration didn't fit
Reviewed: 11-04-21
The material was good, but the narration did not fit for me. a
And I'm no history scholar, but I've listened to many history audio books and the pronunciation in this audio book was very different from anything I've ever heard. like the historian Bede pronounced 'bae-day' really? wow
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Let Trump Be Trump
- The Inside Story of His Rise to the Presidency
- By: Corey R. Lewandowski, David N. Bossie
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,020
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 914
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 914
Corey R. Lewandowski, Trump's campaign manager who launched Trump's historic bid for the White House, teams up with David N. Bossie, the consummate political pro who helped steer the last critical months of the Trump campaign, to offer the first insiders' account of the most historic campaign in modern political history. Starting from the months leading up to Trump's announcement all the way through staff shakeups within the White House, they offer eyewitness accounts of the real stories behind some of the most sensational headlines.
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1 out of 5 stars
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a rose-tinted delusion
- By Chris on 12-07-17
- Let Trump Be Trump
- The Inside Story of His Rise to the Presidency
- By: Corey R. Lewandowski, David N. Bossie
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
The title says it all.
Reviewed: 12-23-18
Don't get caught up in the little shit that doesn't matter. Look at the big picture of what Trump has done and what he is trying to do.
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The Middle Ages
- By: Morris Bishop
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 198
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 170
In this indispensable volume, one of America's ranking scholars combines a life's work of research and teaching with the art of lively narration. Both authoritative and beautifully told, The Middle Ages is the full story of the thousand years between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance - a time that saw the rise of kings and emperors, the flowering of knighthood, the development of Europe, the increasing power of the Catholic Church, and the advent of the middle class.
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3 out of 5 stars
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"It's All left to the imagination."
- By Dave Miller on 09-22-17
- The Middle Ages
- By: Morris Bishop
- Narrated by: Michael Page
"It's All left to the imagination."
Reviewed: 09-22-17
I really enjoyed the audiobook for the most part. It was very interesting to hear about what life was like for various types of people in the middle ages rather then endless names of kings and battles and dates. The big problem I had with this audiobook was that the later chapters talked a lot about art and architecture. It would have been very helpful to have have a pdf guidebook with PICTURES and illustrations. I even purchased the kindle ebook in hopes of getting pictures, diagrams and maps, but it had NONE! An ebook that discuss art and architecture without a single picture. Boo
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A Brief History of the Celts
- Brief Histories
- By: Peter Berresford Ellis
- Narrated by: Christopher Oxford
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 172
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 172
For centuries the Celts held sway in Europe. Even after their conquest by the Romans, their culture remained vigorous, ensuring that much of it endured to feed an endless fascination with Celtic history and myths, artwork and treasures. A foremost authority on the Celtic peoples and their culture, Peter Berresford Ellis presents an invigoration overview of their world. With his gift for making the scholarly accessible, he discusses the Celts' mysterious origins and early history and investigates their rich and complex society.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A bit dry, but overall interesting
- By Lokkish on 04-13-15
- A Brief History of the Celts
- Brief Histories
- By: Peter Berresford Ellis
- Narrated by: Christopher Oxford
The Greatest at everything everywhere.
Reviewed: 09-19-17
Mr. Peter Berresford Ellis is most certainly one the greatest Celtic apologists. The Celts are the be all end all of civilization in Mr. Ellis' mind I do believe. Interesting information but very favorable in all things Celtic. I admire the Celts as much as anyone, and my DNA has roots in Britain and Western Europe, but Mr. Ellis certainly has his Celtic bias.
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The Forgotten Soldier
- By: Guy Sajer
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 21 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,369
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,046
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,035
When Guy Sajer joins the infantry full of ideals in the summer of 1942, the German army is enjoying unparalleled success in Russia. However, he quickly finds that for the foot soldier the glory of military success hides a much harsher reality of hunger, fatigue, and constant deprivation. Posted to the elite Grosse Deutschland division, he enters a violent and remorseless world where all youthful hope is gradually ground down, and all that matters is the brute will to survive.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Beautifully Written Heartrending Tragedy
- By Gillian on 03-31-17
- The Forgotten Soldier
- By: Guy Sajer
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
One of the better war "memoirs"?
Reviewed: 09-08-17
The reason I give it (2) four stars ratings and not fives, is that I have read that Sajer's actual experiences to the war in the eastern front are somewhat ambiguous. Sajer himself states that the book is based on recollections but not an attempt at a historically accurate book. So it's probably more of a war novel in the vein of "All Quite on the Easter Front" rather than an accurate memoir. That aside, I found it well written and compelling.
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Life and Death in the Central Highlands
- An American Sergeant in the Vietnam War, 1968-1970 (North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series)
- By: James T. Gillam
- Narrated by: Todd Belcher
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 178
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 163
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 162
In 1968 James T. Gillam was a poorly focused college student at Ohio University who was dismissed and then drafted into the Army. Unlike most African-Americans who entered the Army then, he became a Sergeant and an instructor at the Fort McClellan Alabama School of Infantry.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Could not finish
- By Craig Hensley on 09-06-18
- Life and Death in the Central Highlands
- An American Sergeant in the Vietnam War, 1968-1970 (North Texas Military Biography and Memoir Series)
- By: James T. Gillam
- Narrated by: Todd Belcher
Absorbing
Reviewed: 03-15-17
Very engrossing, it's just incredible what this one soldier experienced. Very well written and fast moving. It's easy to understand the difficulty this person had returning home and trying to instantly begin a "normal" life.
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The Last Headbangers
- NFL Football in the Rowdy, Reckless 70s - The Era that Created Modern Sports
- By: Kevin Cook
- Narrated by: Bob Dunsworth
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 71
The inside story of the most colorful decade in NFL history - pro football's raging, hormonal, hairy, druggy, immortal adolescence. Between the Immaculate Reception in 1972 and The Catch in 1982, pro football grew up. In 1972, Steelers star Franco Harris hitchhiked to practice. NFL teams roomed in skanky motels. They played on guts, painkillers, legal steroids, fury, and camaraderie. A decade later, Joe Montana's gleamingly efficient 49ers ushered in a new era: the corporate, scripted, multibillion-dollar NFL we watch today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant and Poignant
- By Mike McDaniel on 05-22-18
- The Last Headbangers
- NFL Football in the Rowdy, Reckless 70s - The Era that Created Modern Sports
- By: Kevin Cook
- Narrated by: Bob Dunsworth
Nothing New for Me
Reviewed: 02-07-17
This was a well written, well performed and a good story, but there just wasn't anything really new to me. I guess having lived through that time and being aware of all of the happenings described in the book, it just felt worn.
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Somme
- Into the Breach
- By: Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 19 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 157
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 146
No conflict better encapsulates all that went wrong on the Western Front than the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The tragic loss of life and stoic endurance by troops who walked towards their death is an iconic image which will be hard to ignore during the centennial year. Despite this, this book shows the extent to which the Allied armies were in fact able repeatedly to break through the German front lines.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A gentle look at a horrific subject
- By J Beachboard on 02-27-17
- Somme
- Into the Breach
- By: Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
Gained lots of information
Reviewed: 11-07-16
Very detailed, very well narrated but also complex. It would have required an interactive map to be able to keep track of locations of the action. The small maps in the ebook helped but still not enough.
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The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- By: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,634
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,925
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,898
This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting historical events from Europe to the Middle East to the far coast of China, while still giving weight to the characteristics of each country. Susan Wise Bauer provides both sweeping scope and vivid attention to the individual lives that give flesh to abstract assertions about human history. This narrative history employs the methods of "history from beneath" - literature, epic traditions, private letters, and accounts - to connect kings and leaders with the lives of those they ruled.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Historic Achievement
- By Ellen S. Wilds on 04-25-14
- The History of the Ancient World
- From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
- By: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrated by: John Lee
26-1/2 hours of a great overview
Reviewed: 03-16-16
It's hard to imagine that an audiobook 26-1/2 hours long could seem to only touch on the 'what leader did what to whom and when' without going into any of the details of the people or their way of life or who they were. This book covers a vast amount of history in those 26-1/2 hours. The best you can hope for is to find points of interest that you can later read further to find more indepth information. I was particularly lost in the vast amount of names and places in Chinese history with no context or background. Overall, very informative on a grand overview basis. Also, in the beginning there was a mixture of myth along with archaeologically backed history that it was difficult to distinguish when the writer was relaying a myth or some real history, which I found confusing at times.
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