Bestsellers
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Destiny Disrupted
- A History of the World through Islamic Eyes
- By: Tamim Ansary
- Narrated by: Tamim Ansary
- Length: 18 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall47
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Performance42
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Story42
“A must read for anyone who wants to learn more about the history of the Islamic world” (San Francisco Chronicle) In Destiny Disrupted, Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history as it looks from a new perspective: with the evolution of the Muslim community at the center. His story...
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An interesting, if somewhat inaccurate, history
- By Liam on 09-27-25
By: Tamim Ansary
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Ghost Wars
- The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
- By: Steve Coll
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 26 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,324
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Performance2,003
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Story1,995
The explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan With the publication of Ghost Wars, Steve Coll became not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, but also the expert on the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret efforts by CIA officers and their agents...
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An Exceptional Accomplishment
- By Joe on 11-08-13
By: Steve Coll
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The Devil's Playground
- The Story of Two Charlie and the Arghandab River Valley
- By: Andrew Bragg
- Narrated by: Kevin P. Mullan
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall81
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Performance79
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Story79
This book shares the story of the men of Two Charlie and their fight for survival in the Arghandab River Valley, the Devil’s Playground.
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Heart Wrenching
- By Kimberly on 11-06-24
By: Andrew Bragg
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The Finest Hotel in Kabul
- A People's History of Afghanistan
- By: Lyse Doucet
- Narrated by: Lyse Doucet
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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Performance15
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Story15
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION The story of a hotel. The story of a nation. When the Inter-Continental Kabul opened in 1969, Afghanistan’s first luxury hotel symbolised a dream of a modernising country connected to...
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Gut-Wrenching
- By Becky at One Literature Nut on 03-17-26
By: Lyse Doucet
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The Great Game
- The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia
- By: Peter Hopkirk
- Narrated by: Alex Wyndham
- Length: 17 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall767
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Performance665
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Story660
The Great Game between Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia was fought across desolate terrain from the Caucasus to China, over the lonely passes of the Parmirs and Karakorams....
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Desperately Needs a PDF Map of Region at the Time
- By Ann on 12-22-17
By: Peter Hopkirk
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Charlie Wilson's War
- The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
- By: George Crile
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 20 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,301
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Performance1,941
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Story1,960
Charlie Wilson's War is the untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War and how it fueled the rise of militant Islam....
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The REAL Story of the Middle East and the CIA
- By Dale on 08-24-04
By: George Crile
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Destiny Disrupted
- A History of the World through Islamic Eyes
- By: Tamim Ansary
- Narrated by: Tamim Ansary
- Length: 18 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall47
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Performance42
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Story42
“A must read for anyone who wants to learn more about the history of the Islamic world” (San Francisco Chronicle) In Destiny Disrupted, Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history as it looks from a new perspective: with the evolution of the Muslim community at the center. His story...
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An interesting, if somewhat inaccurate, history
- By Liam on 09-27-25
By: Tamim Ansary
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Ghost Wars
- The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
- By: Steve Coll
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 26 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,324
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Performance2,003
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Story1,995
The explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan With the publication of Ghost Wars, Steve Coll became not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, but also the expert on the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret efforts by CIA officers and their agents...
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An Exceptional Accomplishment
- By Joe on 11-08-13
By: Steve Coll
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The Devil's Playground
- The Story of Two Charlie and the Arghandab River Valley
- By: Andrew Bragg
- Narrated by: Kevin P. Mullan
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall81
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Performance79
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Story79
This book shares the story of the men of Two Charlie and their fight for survival in the Arghandab River Valley, the Devil’s Playground.
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Heart Wrenching
- By Kimberly on 11-06-24
By: Andrew Bragg
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The Finest Hotel in Kabul
- A People's History of Afghanistan
- By: Lyse Doucet
- Narrated by: Lyse Doucet
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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Performance15
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Story15
A NATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION The story of a hotel. The story of a nation. When the Inter-Continental Kabul opened in 1969, Afghanistan’s first luxury hotel symbolised a dream of a modernising country connected to...
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Gut-Wrenching
- By Becky at One Literature Nut on 03-17-26
By: Lyse Doucet
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The Great Game
- The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia
- By: Peter Hopkirk
- Narrated by: Alex Wyndham
- Length: 17 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall767
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Performance665
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Story660
The Great Game between Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia was fought across desolate terrain from the Caucasus to China, over the lonely passes of the Parmirs and Karakorams....
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Desperately Needs a PDF Map of Region at the Time
- By Ann on 12-22-17
By: Peter Hopkirk
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Charlie Wilson's War
- The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
- By: George Crile
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 20 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,301
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Performance1,941
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Story1,960
Charlie Wilson's War is the untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War and how it fueled the rise of militant Islam....
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The REAL Story of the Middle East and the CIA
- By Dale on 08-24-04
By: George Crile
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Genghis Khan
- His Conquests, His Empire, His Legacy
- By: Frank McLynn
- Narrated by: Tim Andres Pabon
- Length: 24 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall182
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Performance172
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Story169
Frank McLynn brings vividly to life the strange world of the Mongols and describes Temujin's rise from boyhood outcast to becoming Genghis Khan....
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Well Researched but Poorly Written
- By Sean V. Werner on 08-10-16
By: Frank McLynn
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Meetings with Remarkable Men
- By: G. I. Gurdjieff
- Narrated by: Jim Wentland
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance17
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Story17
Exactly a month has elapsed since I finished the first series of my writings—just that period of the flow of time which I intended to devote exclusively to resting the parts of my common presence subordinate to my pure reason....
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Annoying Narrator
- By Carsten on 12-05-23
By: G. I. Gurdjieff
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Three Cups of Tea
- One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations
- By: Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,742
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Performance915
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Story942
In 1993 Greg Mortenson was the exhausted survivor of a failed attempt to ascend K2, an American climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistan's Karakoram Himalaya....
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A Fraud
- By Sara on 02-23-16
By: Greg Mortenson, and others
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Afgantsy
- The Russians in Afghanistan 1979-89
- By: Rodric Braithwaite
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall51
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Performance45
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Story45
The story of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan is well known: the expansionist Communists overwhelmed a poor country as a means of reaching a warm-water port on the Persian Gulf. It is a great story—but it never happened....
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Concise Book of Soviet-Afghan War
- By Chris on 07-18-22
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The Loom of Time
- Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China
- By: Robert D. Kaplan
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall85
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Performance71
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Story71
A stunning exploration of the Greater Middle East, where lasting stability has often seemed just out of reach but may hold the key to the shifting world order of the twenty-first century “Engaging . . . Even those who resist Kaplan’s tragic sensibility have much to learn from his look at the...
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detailed primer on the greater 'Middle East'
- By Stevon on 02-01-24
By: Robert D. Kaplan
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Central Asia
- A New History from the Imperial Conquests to the Present
- By: Adeeb Khalid
- Narrated by: Aaqil Ahmed
- Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall86
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Performance80
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Story80
Adeeb Khalid provides the first comprehensive history of Central Asia from the mid-18th century to today, shedding light on the historical forces that have shaped the region under imperial and Communist rule....
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Great History of a Forgotten Region
- By Than on 07-07-21
By: Adeeb Khalid
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Afghanistan
- A Cultural and Political History
- By: Thomas Barfield
- Narrated by: Robin Bloodworth
- Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall240
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Performance204
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Story201
Afghanistan traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world, from the Mughal Empire in the 16th century to the Taliban resurgence today....
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Great overview of Afghanistan's history
- By Bill on 12-11-12
By: Thomas Barfield
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Games Without Rules
- The Often-Interrupted History of Afghanistan
- By: Tamim Ansary
- Narrated by: Tamim Ansary
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall363
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Performance316
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Story317
Today, most Westerners still see the war in Afghanistan as a contest between democracy and Islamist fanaticism.....
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Very enlightening read
- By Massoud on 05-31-17
By: Tamim Ansary
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U.S. Marines at The Battle for Sangin
- Operation Enduring Freedom
- By: Landon Longgrear
- Narrated by: Landon Longgrear, Nathan Osgood
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15
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Performance15
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Story15
As a regional direct response Quick Reaction Force in the northern Sangin river valley of Helmand Province, the Marines are immediately put to the test, narrowly avoiding one calamity after the next.
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Faith, Life Long Friendship, Honor
- By Johann on 02-17-26
By: Landon Longgrear
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The Hooligans of Kandahar: Not All War Stories Are Heroic
- By: Joseph Kassabian
- Narrated by: Thomas Dukeman
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall225
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Performance201
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Story200
During the peak of the Afghanistan War, a group of soldiers is dropped by helicopter into the remote mountains outside of Kandahar City. Mismanaged and overlooked by command, the squad must rely on each other to survive....
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The narrator is important
- By H Lambert on 05-21-19
By: Joseph Kassabian
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Alexander at the End of the World
- The Forgotten Final Years of Alexander the Great
- By: Rachel Kousser
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall90
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Performance85
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Story85
“A heart-pounding, mind-bending adventure.” —Ilyon Woo A riveting biography of Alexander the Great’s final years, when the leader’s insatiable desire to conquer the world set him off on an exhilarating, harrowing journey that would define his legacy. By 330 B.C.E., Alexander the Great...
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The best perspective on a neglected second half of the story
- By Rachel Hirsch on 01-20-25
By: Rachel Kousser
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The Great Gamble
- The Soviet War in Afghanistan
- By: Gregory Feifer
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall271
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Performance201
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Story201
In gripping detail, Gregory Feifer vividly depicts the invasion of a volatile country that no power has ever successfully conquered....
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Correction
- By Alyssa B. Goss on 11-22-09
By: Gregory Feifer
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Lost Enlightenment
- Central Asia's Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane
- By: S. Frederick Starr
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 25 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall519
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Performance448
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Story446
Lost Enlightenment chronicles this forgotten age of achievement, seeks to explain its rise, and explores the competing theories about the cause of its eventual demise....
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Subject worthwhile but repetative narrative
- By F-M on 04-10-14
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Ascent of the Thunder Dragon
- The Surprising Spiritual Life and Legacy of Bhutan’s Founder
- By: Sasha Wakefield
- Narrated by: Erin Humphrey Konuma
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Sasha Wakefield intertwines the life and legacy of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal (1594-1651) with her own personal spiritual journey as she explores Bhutan’s rich history.
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Inspiring Lama and History
- By So and So on 03-06-26
By: Sasha Wakefield
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The Horde
- How the Mongols Changed the World
- By: Marie Favereau
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall92
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Performance81
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Story81
Favereau takes us inside one of the most powerful sources of cross-border integration in world history. The Horde was the central node in the Eurasian commercial boom of the 13th and 14th centuries and was a conduit for exchanges across thousands of miles....
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Golden Horde complete history, well done
- By Amazon Customer on 03-10-22
By: Marie Favereau
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Empires of the Silk Road
- A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present
- By: Christopher I. Beckwith
- Narrated by: Jim Lee
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall22
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Performance19
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Story19
With narration by Jim Lee, who tells the epic story of the rise and fall of the Silk Road empires....
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A curious history of the Silk Road
- By Anonymous on 07-14-23
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Conquering the North
- China, Russia, Mongolia: 2,000 Years of Conflict
- By: John Man
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
Looking to the future of the region, Conquering the North canvasses the still fractious interplay of two rival cultures and the continuing struggle for Mongolian sovereignty as China continues to edge north.
By: John Man
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Charlie Wilson's War
- The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
- By: George Crile
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Abridged
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Overall82
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Performance40
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Story39
This New York Times best-seller delivers the untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War....
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Great Read
- By Kindle Customer on 05-15-08
By: George Crile
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The History of China
- A Concise Introduction to Chinese History, Culture, Dynasties, Mythology, Great Achievements & More of the Oldest Living Civilization
- By: History Brought Alive
- Narrated by: R. E. Harter
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall19
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Performance18
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Story18
While there are many books that explore China’s history, public knowledge is still lacking....
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very pro CCP
- By albert e evans on 11-10-25
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The Scythian Empire
- Central Eurasia and the Birth of the Classical Age from Persia to China
- By: Christopher I. Beckwith
- Narrated by: Jim Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall29
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Performance26
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Story25
This audiobook narrated by Jim Lee provides a rich, discovery-filled account of how a forgotten empire transformed the ancient world....
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Demystifying the mysteries of the Ancient Worlds through a common source
- By cpdb on 02-10-23
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TAMERLANE
- The Man Who Burned the World (The Conquerors)
- By: James Johnson
- Narrated by: James Ferry
- Length: 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance6
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Story6
He claimed descent from Genghis Khan. He claimed to fight for God. But what he really worshipped… was conquest. This is the story of Timur, the man who turned Central Asia into a slaughterhouse and ruled an empire stitched together with blood, bone, and fear.
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Interesting story, brilliant narration
- By Shannon Ferry on 02-01-26
By: James Johnson
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Ghost Nation
- The Story of Taiwan and Its Struggle for Survival
- By: Chris Horton
- Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
'Indispensable and timely' - Melissa Chan, Emmy-nominated international affairs correspondent 'Few books qualify as essential reading but Ghost Nation is one of them' - Clive Hamilton, bestselling co-author of The Hidden Hand The gripping story of Taiwan's past and precarious present from one of...
By: Chris Horton
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The Other Side of the Mountain
- Mujahideen Tactics in the Soviet-Afghan War
- By: Ali Ahmad Jalali, Lester W Grau
- Narrated by: Luis Ayala
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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Performance14
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Story14
This audiobook is the story of combat from the guerrilla’s perspective and surviving against the overwhelming firepower and technology of a superpower....
By: Ali Ahmad Jalali, and others
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The Snow Leopard Project
- And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation
- By: Alex Dehgan
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance20
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Story20
The remarkable story of the heroic effort to save and preserve Afghanistan's wildlife-and a culture that derives immense pride and a sense of national identity from its natural landscape. Postwar Afghanistan is fragile, volatile, and perilous. It is also a place of extraordinary beauty...
By: Alex Dehgan