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The Roman Empire: From Augustus to the Fall of Rome
- By: Gregory S. Aldrete, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Gregory S. Aldrete
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 704
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 614
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 607
The Roman Empire: From Augustus to the Fall of Rome traces the breathtaking history from the empire’s foundation by Augustus to its Golden Age in the 2nd century CE through a series of ever-worsening crises until its ultimate disintegration. Taught by acclaimed Professor Gregory S. Aldrete of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, these 24 captivating lectures offer you the chance to experience this story like never before, incorporating the latest historical insights that challenge our previous notions of Rome’s decline.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gregory S. Aldrete is a treasure
- By Laurel Tucker on 02-04-19
Another series of fascinating lectures!
Reviewed: 11-26-24
Excellent series on this most interesting period in human history. I highly recommend this course.
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The Anglo-Saxons
- A History of the Beginnings of England: 400 - 1066
- By: Marc Morris
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 977
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 859
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 855
Sixteen hundred years ago Britain left the Roman Empire and swiftly fell into ruin. Grand cities and luxurious villas were deserted and left to crumble, and civil society collapsed into chaos. Into this violent and unstable world came foreign invaders from across the sea, and established themselves as its new masters. The Anglo-Saxons traces the turbulent history of these people across the next six centuries. It explains how their earliest rulers fought relentlessly against each other for glory and supremacy, and then were almost destroyed by the onslaught of the vikings.
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3 out of 5 stars
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"Pretty Good"
- By Stephen on 05-30-21
- The Anglo-Saxons
- A History of the Beginnings of England: 400 - 1066
- By: Marc Morris
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
Excellent!
Reviewed: 11-26-24
Wonderful travel through this period, well ordered for the reader, and most interesting. High recommend.
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The End of Everything
- (Astrophysically Speaking)
- By: Katie Mack
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman, Katie Mack
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 957
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 807
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 803
We know the universe had a beginning. With the Big Bang, it expanded from a state of unimaginable density to an all-encompassing cosmic fireball to a simmering fluid of matter and energy, laying down the seeds for everything from black holes to one rocky planet orbiting a star near the edge of a spiral galaxy that happened to develop life as we know it. But what happens to the universe at the end of the story? And what does it mean for us now?
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5 out of 5 stars
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My New Favorite!
- By Hannah Crazyhawk on 08-16-20
- The End of Everything
- (Astrophysically Speaking)
- By: Katie Mack
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman, Katie Mack
Deep, But Worth The Dive
Reviewed: 11-26-24
Even if you don't understand all of the concepts of this book, it is sure to open your mind! I enjoyed it even though I had to rewind several times in an effort to grasp what the writer is explaining - but I love books like that. If you want to stretch - I recommend that you put this interesting book on your list.
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The Psychopath Test
- A Journey Through the Madness Industry
- By: Jon Ronson
- Narrated by: Jon Ronson
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 202
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 173
The Psychopath Test is a fascinating journey through the minds of madness. Jon Ronson's exploration of a potential hoax being played on the world's top neurologists takes him, unexpectedly, into the heart of the madness industry. An influential psychologist who is convinced that many important CEOs and politicians are, in fact, psychopaths teaches Ronson how to spot these high-flying individuals by looking out for little telltale verbal and nonverbal clues. And so Ronson, armed with his new psychopath-spotting abilities, enters the corridors of power.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Painfully out of dated
- By Heather Wagner on 06-24-23
- The Psychopath Test
- A Journey Through the Madness Industry
- By: Jon Ronson
- Narrated by: Jon Ronson
Intentionally Vague?
Reviewed: 11-26-24
This journey through the "madness industry" is not really a fun one. In fact, it is chilling in some respects and perhaps that is the point. Sometimes I felt the author went down rabbit holes only to come back again and surprise the reader in some disconcerting way. I did stick with it despite feeling a bit unnerved. Again, perhaps that is the author's intent in his effort to expose the "Madness Industry".
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The American West: History, Myth, and Legacy
- By: Patrick N. Allitt, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Patrick N. Allitt
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,577
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,395
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,382
Our understanding of the American West has moved far beyond pop culture in recent years. The legendary people and events we associate with the Wild West - the last stand at the Alamo, the Battle of Little Bighorn, the exploits of Calamity Jane, the hardships of the Oregon Trail - are even more fascinating once the historical realities have been separated from the myths.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Conjecture
- By J Stro on 06-18-20
Another gem from the Great Courses!
Reviewed: 11-26-24
These lectures provide twelve hours and two minutes of pure enjoyment as the reader is taken on a journey of the American West. Learn the correct facts, dispel the myths, and simply enjoy all there is to expand one's mind on topics so familiar to American life.
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Free Will
- By: Sam Harris
- Narrated by: Sam Harris
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,265
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,544
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,459
A belief in free will touches nearly everything that human beings value. It is difficult to think about law, politics, religion, public policy, intimate relationships, morality—as well as feelings of remorse or personal achievement—without first imagining that every person is the true source of his or her thoughts and actions. And yet the facts tell us that free will is an illusion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wrong Question
- By Jennifer on 11-15-14
- Free Will
- By: Sam Harris
- Narrated by: Sam Harris
I had no choice; I simply had to write this review
Reviewed: 11-26-24
Yes, once again, Sam explains a most complex concept in his usual clear and easy to understand manner. If you're having trouble trying to wrap your head around the concept of a lack of free will, perhaps the collection of chemicals that makes up you, will cause you to read this book, and then your brain may come to better understand what makes you tick.
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American Ulysses
- A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
- By: Ronald C. White
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 27 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,477
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,147
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,125
A major new biography of the Civil War general and American president, by the author of the New York Times bestseller A. Lincoln. The dramatic story of one of America's greatest and most misunderstood military leaders and presidents, this is a major new interpretation of Ulysses S. Grant. Based on seven years of research with primary documents, some of them never tapped before, this is destined to become the Grant biography of our times.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A New Campaign to Reasses Grant
- By Mark on 11-02-16
- American Ulysses
- A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
- By: Ronald C. White
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
Spectacular! Could not put it down!
Reviewed: 11-26-24
This book is nothing short of fabulous! Travel back in time as Ronald White takes you right there in a most engaging manner. I learned a plethora of things I never knew about Ulysses S. Grant, and to think I considered myself a history buff. Bah! I didn't know the half of it, but now I do! When it was finished, I wanted to start all over again at page one. What's more, I rarely give 5 stars for performance but in this case, the reader, Arthur Morey, is absolutely the perfect voice for this amazing work.
I consider this a must read for all.
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No Democracy Lasts Forever
- How the Constitution Threatens the United States
- By: Erwin Chemerinsky
- Narrated by: Daniel Thomas May
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19
No Democracy Lasts Forever argues that the Constitution has become a threat to American democracy and must be dramatically changed or replaced if secession is to be avoided. Deeply troubled by the Constitution's inherent flaws, Erwin Chemerinsky, the renowned dean of Berkeley law school, came to the sobering conclusion that our nearly 250-year-old founding document is responsible for the crisis now facing American democracy.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Leftist, but he makes sense to me
- By Mike Liveright on 11-29-24
- No Democracy Lasts Forever
- How the Constitution Threatens the United States
- By: Erwin Chemerinsky
- Narrated by: Daniel Thomas May
Very interesting - a little chilling
Reviewed: 11-26-24
This thought-provoking book on democracies, in particular that of the United States, kept my interest all the way through. So complete was my enjoyment that I purchased a hard copy as a birthday gift for a family member. The book outlines many details about our system, how everyday terms we take for granted came to be, and so much more. I highly recommend this book to everyone.
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Lying
- By: Sam Harris
- Narrated by: Sam Harris
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,681
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,689
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,600
As it was in Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary, and Othello, so it is in life. Most forms of private vice and public evil are kindled and sustained by lies. Acts of adultery and other personal betrayals, financial fraud, government corruption - even murder and genocide - generally require an additional moral defect: a willingness to lie. In Lying, bestselling author and neuroscientist Sam Harris argues that we can radically simplify our lives and improve society by merely telling the truth in situations where others often lie.
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5 out of 5 stars
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"Telling The Truth...
- By Douglas on 11-29-13
- Lying
- By: Sam Harris
- Narrated by: Sam Harris
This book is a must read for all and that's no lie
Reviewed: 11-26-24
As always, the ultimate word man, Sam explains in his characteristically logical and concise manner exactly why lying is such a slippery slope.
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Doc Holliday
- The Life and Legend
- By: Gary L. Roberts
- Narrated by: Arthur Flavell
- Length: 19 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 257
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 222
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 221
In Doc Holliday: The Life and Legend, the historian Gary Roberts takes aim at the most complex, perplexing, and paradoxical gunfighter of the Old West, drawing on more than 20 years of research - including new primary sources - in his quest to separate the life from the legend. Doc Holliday was a study in contrasts: the legendary gunslinger who made his living as a dentist; the emaciated consumptive whose very name struck fear in the hearts of his enemies
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5 out of 5 stars
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“Watch Tombstone?” You are an idiot
- By Richard on 05-02-20
- Doc Holliday
- The Life and Legend
- By: Gary L. Roberts
- Narrated by: Arthur Flavell
What a man, what a life!
Reviewed: 01-26-24
Was there ever an individual quite like Doc? Probably not. I thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish and highly recommend it to all.
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