Brandon Copeland
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The Napoleonic Wars
- By: Alexander Mikaberidze
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 35 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 425
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 346
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 343
The Napoleonic Wars saw fighting on an unprecedented scale in Europe and the Americas. It took the wealth of the British Empire, combined with the might of the continental armies, almost two decades to bring down one of the world's greatest military leaders and the empire that he had created. Napoleon's ultimate defeat was to determine the history of Europe for almost 100 years. From the frozen wastelands of Russia, through the brutal fighting in the Peninsula to the blood-soaked battlefield of Waterloo, this book tells the story of the dramatic rise and fall of the Napoleonic Empire.
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2 out of 5 stars
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No description of battles
- By John Gaston on 01-15-21
- The Napoleonic Wars
- By: Alexander Mikaberidze
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
useful
Reviewed: 06-04-24
The author when sticking to his international scope did very well. When his digressions into naval history were far less successful.
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Light Bringer
- Red Rising, Book 6
- By: Pierce Brown
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 30 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7,313
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,604
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6,602
The Reaper is a legend, more myth than man: the savior of worlds, the leader of the Rising, the breaker of chains. But the Reaper is also Darrow, born of the red soil of Mars: a husband, a father, a friend. The worlds once needed the Reaper. But now they need Darrow. Because after the dark age will come a new age: of light, of victory, of hope.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The blight of ensemble voice cast are gone!
- By azwildcat on 07-28-23
- Light Bringer
- Red Rising, Book 6
- By: Pierce Brown
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
A Return to Glory
Reviewed: 08-10-23
Magnificent and captivating read. The fast paced and exciting drama every book but the last delivered. I can't wait until the next book.
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The Colonial Post-Captain
- Carlisle and Holbrooke Naval Adventures Series, Book 1
- By: Chris Durbin
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 114
Captain Carlisle hails from Virginia, a loyal colony of the British Crown. As the clouds of war gather, Carlisle's small frigate is ordered to Toulon on a reconnaissance mission. If battling the winter weather in the Gulf of Lions is not a sufficient challenge, Carlisle must also juggle the delicate diplomatic issues in this period of pre-war tension while contending with an increasingly belligerent French frigate. But Carlisle has additional problems unique to his colonial origins.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A prelude to the Master and Commandeer Series
- By James R. Ellis on 05-06-23
- The Colonial Post-Captain
- Carlisle and Holbrooke Naval Adventures Series, Book 1
- By: Chris Durbin
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
Excellent
Reviewed: 02-05-23
High quality historical fiction at its finest. This is no mere adventure novel set in the age of sail. the author shows superb command of the subject especially the key differences between the navy when his story is set and the more famous Napoleonic Navy. The characters are complex, their mission is difficult and true to history. I've been trying to find a new series in this vane for a while and will happily continue reading this author.
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Medieval Woman
- Village Life in the Middle Ages
- By: Ann Baer
- Narrated by: Sarah Whitehouse
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 237
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 203
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 205
A history of peasants in the Middle Ages, the story takes the listener into the life of Marion, the carpenter's wife, and her extended family as they struggle to survive through hardship, featuring a year in their lives at the mercy of the weather and the Lord of the Manor. Existing without soap, paper or glass and only with the most basic of tools, we learn how they survive starvation, sickness, fire and natural disaster in their home on the edge of the Weald.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Listen to this on a cold dark night.
- By V on 03-07-19
- Medieval Woman
- Village Life in the Middle Ages
- By: Ann Baer
- Narrated by: Sarah Whitehouse
A window into an unfamiliar world.
Reviewed: 11-25-22
Good historical fiction helps you understand those who lived in very different times and places while being true to historical fact. The author archives both while writing an interesting and compelling narrative.
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Allow Me to Retort
- A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution
- By: Elie Mystal
- Narrated by: Elie Mystal
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,255
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,997
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,977
This is an easily digestible argument about what rights we have, what rights Republicans are trying to take away, and how to stop them. Mystal explains how to protect the rights of women and people of color instead of cowering to the absolutism of gun owners and bigots. He explains the legal way to stop everything from police brutality to political gerrymandering, just by changing a few judges and justices. He strips out all of the fancy jargon conservatives like to hide behind and lays bare the truth of their project to keep America forever tethered to its slaveholding past.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Informative and Entertaining
- By Kindle Customer on 03-06-22
- Allow Me to Retort
- A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution
- By: Elie Mystal
- Narrated by: Elie Mystal
Must read
Reviewed: 10-07-22
I can't recommend this book enough. I am an attorney and an amateur historian and The author knows his stuff. The author makes his critically important case with passion, skill, and knowledge. He put many of my frustrations into words far better than I have ever heard anyone else manage. Read this book and reflect hard on its message.
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KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps
- By: Nikolaus Wachsmann
- Narrated by: Paul Hodgson
- Length: 31 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,059
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 960
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 953
In KL, Wachsmann fills this glaring gap in our understanding. He not only synthesizes a new generation of scholarly work, much of it untranslated and unknown outside of Germany, but also presents startling revelations, based on many years of archival research, about the functioning and scope of the camp system.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narrator warning!
- By S R L COTTERILL on 04-24-15
- KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps
- By: Nikolaus Wachsmann
- Narrated by: Paul Hodgson
Comprehensive and compelling
Reviewed: 09-03-21
For a book that is filled with horror I had a hard time setting it aside. I learned many things in this book you don't get from studying individual camps or periods of time. The contradictions of policy, changes over time, disobediance to orders, and so many more things make the camps a strange and fascinating story. Most importantly telling the camp systems story in total from beginning to end helps understand what was happening in context like no other book i have read on the subject.
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The Land Beyond the Sea
- By: Sharon Kay Penman
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 31 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 199
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 175
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 175
The Kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as Outremer, is the land far beyond the sea. Baptized in blood when the men of the First Crusade captured Jerusalem from the Saracens in the early 12th century, the kingdom defined an utterly new world, a land of blazing heat and a medley of cultures, a place where enemies were neighbors and neighbors became enemies. At the helm of this growing kingdom sits young Baldwin IV, an intelligent and courageous boy committed to the welfare and protection of his people.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not Penman's best.
- By Katie Hammond on 03-14-20
- The Land Beyond the Sea
- By: Sharon Kay Penman
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
History brought alive
Reviewed: 10-05-20
I found this one of her better efforts. she does justice to many complicated and imperfect characters during a time of great upheaval. well worth the credit.
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A First-Rate Madness
- Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness
- By: Nassir Ghaemi
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,093
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 953
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 941
Here, Nassir Ghaemi draws from the careers and personal plights of such notable leaders as Lincoln, Churchill, Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., JFK, and others from the past two centuries to build an argument at once controversial and compelling: the very qualities that mark those with mood disorders—realism, empathy, resilience, and creativity—also make for the best leaders in times of crisis.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A First Rate Journey Into Resilience
- By Pearl Glacier on 02-19-13
- A First-Rate Madness
- Uncovering the Links Between Leadership and Mental Illness
- By: Nassir Ghaemi
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
Not a history book. Cherry picking examples to mal
Reviewed: 09-23-20
I can't believe this is rated so highly. Author makes bold conclusions supported by little evidence and doesnt explore alternatives. Very guilty of cherry picking examples at best and not having a broad understanding of history in general at worst.
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The Zulus at War
- The History, Rise, and Fall of the Tribe That Washed Its Spears
- By: Xolani Mkhize, Adrian Greaves
- Narrated by: Kevin Free
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 161
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 161
By tracing the long and turbulent history of the Zulus from their arrival in South Africa and the establishment of Zululand, The Zulus at War is an important and readable addition to this popular subject area. It describes the violent rise of King Shaka and his colorful successors under whose leadership the warrior nation built a fearsome fighting reputation without equal among the native tribes of South Africa.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great account of Zulu history
- By Lwazilwenkosi on 08-14-15
- The Zulus at War
- The History, Rise, and Fall of the Tribe That Washed Its Spears
- By: Xolani Mkhize, Adrian Greaves
- Narrated by: Kevin Free
good info poorly presented
Reviewed: 09-14-20
Worth reading for the info it contained. Could have been so much better if it was clearly written and better edited. Book was both repetitive at points and some how didnt have enough detail in crucial parts. Author has a habit of making conclusory statements that might have been interesting if explored but lacked support.
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Pandora’s Lab
- Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong
- By: Paul A. Offit MD
- Narrated by: Greg Tremblay
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,684
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,384
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,377
Pandora's Lab takes us from opium's heyday as the pain reliever of choice to recognition of opioids as a major cause of death in the United States; from the rise of trans fats as the golden ingredient for tastier, cheaper food to the heart disease epidemic that followed; and from the cries to ban DDT for the sake of the environment to an epidemic-level rise in world malaria.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Stick to the science and drop the political slant.
- By Nancy Johnson Mercado on 06-03-17
- Pandora’s Lab
- Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong
- By: Paul A. Offit MD
- Narrated by: Greg Tremblay
Thought provoking and compelling!
Reviewed: 05-24-19
Powerfully told story of some obvious and some surprising examples of harm caused by science. Treats with both the science and the history well and the performance is excellent. Definitely insipred me to read more about some of these topics.
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