Great Civilizations

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    • The Life and World of One of Civilization's Greatest Minds
    • By: Joel L. Kraemer
    • Narrated by: Sean Pratt
    • Length: 19 hrs and 59 mins
    • Release date: 02-19-09
    • Language: English
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    • This first definitive biography of Moses Maimonides, one of the most influential intellects in all of human history, illuminates his life as a philosopher, physician, and lawgiver....

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    • The West and the Rest
    • By: Niall Ferguson
    • Narrated by: Niall Ferguson
    • Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 11-01-11
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 2,325 ratings
    • The rise to global predominance of Western civilization is the single most important historical phenomenon of the past five hundred years....

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    • Stories of Greatness and Decline
    • By: Paul Cooper
    • Narrated by: Paul Cooper
    • Length: 19 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 07-23-24
    • Language: English
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    • Based on the podcast with over one hundred million downloads, Fall of Civilizations brilliantly explores how a range of ancient societies rose to power and sophistication, and how they tipped over into collapse.

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    • England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour
    • By: Barbara W. Tuchman
    • Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
    • Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 11-13-09
    • Language: English
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    • Two-time Pulitzer Prize - winning historian Barbara Tuchman explores the complex relationship of Britain to Palestine that led to the founding of the modern Jewish state....

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    • Two of the Greatest Stories Ever Told
    • By: Gillian Cross
    • Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
    • Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
    • Release date: 04-24-19
    • Language: English
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    • Multi-award-winning author Gillian Cross makes two of the greatest stories in the world come alive for children in her strong, clear, deceptively simple retellings, which are faithful to the spirit and structure of Homer’s epic poems....

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    • The Battle of Hastings and the Fall of Anglo-Saxon England
    • By: Marc Morris
    • Narrated by: Frazer Douglas
    • Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 09-24-13
    • Language: English
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    • A riveting and authoritative history of the single most important event in English history: The Norman Conquest....

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    • Greatest Mystery of the American Southwest
    • By: Kyle Widner
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 05-13-24
    • Language: English
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    • Greatest Mystery of the Southwest USAPerhaps the most fascinating chapter in Southwest history is the tale of the mysterious, “vanished” ...

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    • Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations
    • By: Brian Fagan
    • Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
    • Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 02-16-10
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 103 ratings
    • A breakout best seller on how the earth's previous global warming phase reshaped human societies from the Arctic to the Sahara....

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    • The Story of the World's Greatest Civilization
    • By: Anthony Everitt
    • Narrated by: Michael Page
    • Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 12-06-16
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 617 ratings
    • Filled with tales of adventure and astounding reversals of fortune, The Rise of Athens celebrates the city-state that transformed the world....

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    • By: Arrian
    • Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
    • Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 01-29-04
    • Language: English
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    • This is the incredible story of the world's greatest conqueror, a man who single handedly changed the course of history....

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    • The Extraordinary People Behind the Greatest Firsts in History
    • By: Cody Cassidy
    • Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
    • Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
    • Release date: 05-05-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 437 ratings
    • Who wore the first pants? Who painted the first masterpiece? Who first rode the horse? Who invented soap? This madcap adventure across ancient history uses everything from modern genetics to archaeology to uncover the geniuses behind these and other world-changing innovations....

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    • A Captivating Guide to the History of Phoenicia and the Impact Made by One of the Greatest Trading Civilizations of the Ancient World
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Richard L. Walton
    • Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 04-08-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 38 ratings
    • The Phoenicians remain one of the most enigmatic ancient civilizations, with historians and scholars prone to speculation and educated guesses....

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    • A New History of the World: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Civilizations
    • By: Paul Strathern
    • Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
    • Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 03-03-20
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 36 ratings
    • Charting five thousand years of global history in 10 lucid chapters, Empire is a must-listen for anyone fascinated by the history of the world....

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    • A Captivating Guide to Hawaiian Human History, Starting from the Polynesian Arrival Through the Growth of a Civilization to Kamehameha the Great
    • By: Captivating History
    • Narrated by: Jason Saffir
    • Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 06-03-22
    • Language: English
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    • Are you interested in the history of one of the most isolated kingdoms on Earth? Then this audiobook is for you! When most people hear the phrase “ancient Hawaii”, it brings up a certain air of mystery and intrigue....

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    • The West and the Rest
    • By: Niall Ferguson
    • Narrated by: Niall Ferguson
    • Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
    • Release date: 09-12-11
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 64 ratings
    • The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Niall Ferguson's provocative best seller, Civilization: The West and the Rest, read brilliantly by the author himself....

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