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    • 1971 - the Year That Rock Exploded
    • By: David Hepworth
    • Narrated by: David Hepworth
    • Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 06-09-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 215 ratings
    • A rollicking look at 1971 - the busiest, most innovative and resonant year of the '70s, defined by the musical arrival of such stars as David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Joni Mitchell....

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    • By: Ahmir Khalib Thompson, Questlove
    • Narrated by: Questlove
    • Length: 11 hrs
    • Release date: 10-19-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 226 ratings
    • Best-selling author and Sundance award-winning director Questlove offers a thrilling, music-driven ride through the last 50 years of American history....

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    • By: Ross King
    • Narrated by: Alan Sklar
    • Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 04-18-03
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,109 ratings
    • In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary, the powerful Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo....

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    • The Hidden History of the Material World
    • By: Victoria Finlay
    • Narrated by: Carla Kissane
    • Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 07-19-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 32 ratings
    • In Fabric, bestselling author Victoria Finlay spins us round the globe, weaving stories of our relationship with cloth and asking how and why people through the ages have made it, worn it, invented it, and made symbols out of it. And sometimes why they have fought for it....

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    • The Anatomy of a Hollywood Fiasco
    • By: Julie Salamon
    • Narrated by: Julie Salamon
    • Length: 18 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 06-15-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 249 ratings
    • When Brian De Palma agreed to allow Julie Salamon unlimited access to the film production of Tom Wolfe's best-selling book The Bonfire of the Vanities, both director and journalist must have felt like they were on to something big....

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    • How Music Has Shaped Civilization
    • By: Howard Goodall
    • Narrated by: Simon Vance
    • Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 02-14-14
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 162 ratings
    • Music is an intrinsic part of everyday life, and yet the history of its development from single notes to multilayered orchestration can seem bewilderingly complex....

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    • 1964–1977: The Beatles, the Stones, and the Rise of Classic Rock
    • By: Ed Ward
    • Narrated by: David Colacci
    • Series: The History of Rock & Roll, Book 2
    • Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
    • Release date: 11-19-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 80 ratings
    • Ed Ward weaves together an pause-resisting narrative told through colorful anecdotes and shares the behind-the-scenes stories of the megastars, the trailblazers, DJs, record executives, concert promoters, and producers who were at the forefront of this incredible period in music history....

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    • The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment
    • By: Jason Schreier
    • Narrated by: Ray Chase
    • Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 10-08-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 260 ratings
    • From a New York Times bestselling author and gaming investigative journalist comes an examination of Blizzard Entertainment's rise and downfall.

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    • The History of Goth
    • By: John Robb
    • Narrated by: John Robb
    • Length: 27 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 01-02-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • This is the first comprehensive history of goth music and culture. John Robb explores the origins and legacy of this enduring scene, which has its roots in the post-punk era....

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    • The Inside Story of Life in L.A.'s Legendary Rock and Roll Neighborhood
    • By: Michael Walker
    • Narrated by: Lloyd James
    • Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 05-18-06
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 842 ratings
    • This is the story of an important period in rock music, but also of the harsher results of the sixties....

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    • By: Paramount Pictures
    • Narrated by: Rebecca Keegan
    • Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
    • Release date: 08-22-24
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 207 ratings
    • Step into the shadow of the Corleone family as Paramount Pictures unveils the enduring saga of The Godfather as never experienced before in this captivating Audible Original.

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    • The Highly Improbable, Ultimately Triumphant Broadway-to-Hollywood Story of Fiddler on the Roof, the World’s Most Beloved Musical
    • By: Barbara Isenberg
    • Narrated by: Adam Grupper
    • Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
    • Release date: 03-18-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 37 ratings
    • Barbara Isenberg interviewed the men and women behind the original production, the film, and significant revivals of Fiddler on the Roof....

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    • Power, Money, and Ambition in the Italian Renaissance
    • By: Paul Strathern
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 16 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 03-15-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,537 ratings
    • Against the background of an age that saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning, Paul Strathern explores the intensely dramatic rise and fall of the Medici family....

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    • The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation
    • By: Susannah Gora
    • Narrated by: Kelli Tager
    • Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 05-24-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 73 ratings
    • The landscape that the Brat Pack memorialized is rich with cultural themes and significance, and has influenced an entire generation who still believe that life always turns out like an '80s movie. You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried takes us back to that era....

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    • A True Story of Hollywood and Wall Street
    • By: David McClintick, James B. Stewart - foreword
    • Narrated by: Charles Constant
    • Length: 19 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 12-31-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
    • When the head of Columbia Pictures, David Begelman, got caught forging Cliff Robertson's name on a $10,000 check, it seemed, at first, like a simple case of embezzlement. It wasn't. The incident was the tip of the iceberg....

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    • A Life and Times
    • By: Dr. Alan Walker
    • Narrated by: Corrie James
    • Length: 23 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 11-27-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 86 ratings
    • Based on 10 years of research and a vast cache of primary sources located in archives in Warsaw, Paris, London, New York, and Washington, D.C., this is a landmark biography of the Polish composer by Alan Walker, a leading authority on Fryderyk Chopin and his time....

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    • By: Bill Schutt
    • Narrated by: Tom Perkins
    • Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 02-14-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 260 ratings
    • Eating one's own kind is a completely natural behavior in thousands of species, including humans....

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