Bestsellers
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Bloodlands
- Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
- By: Timothy Snyder
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,497
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Performance1,269
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Story1,267
From the author of the international bestseller On Tyranny, the definitive history of Hitler’s and Stalin’s politics of mass killing, explaining why Ukraine has been at the center of Western history for the last century. Americans call the Second World War "The Good War."But before it even...
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a warning for the future
- By judith on 11-06-19
By: Timothy Snyder
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The Middle Kingdoms
- A New History of Central Europe
- By: Martyn Rady
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 22 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall134
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Performance123
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Story123
An essential new history of Central Europe, the contested lands so often at the heart of world history Central Europe has long been infamous as a region beset by war, a place where empires clashed and world wars began. In The Middle Kingdoms, Martyn Rady offers the definitive history of the...
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Marred by the errors in the modern section
- By Paul Boothroyd on 10-20-23
By: Martyn Rady
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Seven Sisters
- Captives and Rebels in Revolutionary Europe's First Family
- By: Veronica Buckley
- Narrated by: Ell Potter
- Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
A spirited, poignant history of the seven daughters of the great Empress Maria Theresia—among them, Queen Marie Antoinette of France—tracing their lives as they balanced dynastic duty with personal ambition in a time of revolutionary cataclysm “Others make war; you, happy Austria, marry...
By: Veronica Buckley
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The Habsburgs
- To Rule the World
- By: Martyn Rady
- Narrated by: Simon Boughey
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall465
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Performance398
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Story394
The definitive history of a powerful family dynasty who dominated Europe for centuries -- from their rise to power to their eventual downfall. Habsburgs ruled much of Europe for centuries. From modest origins as minor German nobles, the family used fabricated documents, invented genealogies...
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An Excellent and Interesting History
- By Darrel Bishop on 09-14-20
By: Martyn Rady
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Budapest
- Portrait of a City Between East and West
- By: Victor Sebestyen
- Narrated by: Elinor Coleman
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall80
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Performance70
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Story70
AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A vivid and enthralling account of the historical and cultural events that defined Budapest, a unique city in the heart of Europe, on the fault line between East and West—from the critically acclaimed author of Lenin “A compelling portrait of one of...
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Absolutely Amazing 🤩
- By Elizabeth Hoadley on 04-28-24
By: Victor Sebestyen
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Danubia
- A Personal History of Habsburg Europe
- By: Simon Winder
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 22 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall201
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Performance181
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Story179
From the end of the Middle Ages to the First World War, Europe was dominated by one family: the Habsburgs. Their unprecedented rule is the focus of Simon Winder's vivid third book, Danubia. Thrillingly informative, Danubia is a treat that listeners will be eager to dip into....
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Magnificent history of the Habsburg Empire
- By Skeptical on 10-25-18
By: Simon Winder
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Bloodlands
- Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
- By: Timothy Snyder
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,497
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Performance1,269
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Story1,267
From the author of the international bestseller On Tyranny, the definitive history of Hitler’s and Stalin’s politics of mass killing, explaining why Ukraine has been at the center of Western history for the last century. Americans call the Second World War "The Good War."But before it even...
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a warning for the future
- By judith on 11-06-19
By: Timothy Snyder
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The Middle Kingdoms
- A New History of Central Europe
- By: Martyn Rady
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 22 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall134
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Performance123
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Story123
An essential new history of Central Europe, the contested lands so often at the heart of world history Central Europe has long been infamous as a region beset by war, a place where empires clashed and world wars began. In The Middle Kingdoms, Martyn Rady offers the definitive history of the...
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Marred by the errors in the modern section
- By Paul Boothroyd on 10-20-23
By: Martyn Rady
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Seven Sisters
- Captives and Rebels in Revolutionary Europe's First Family
- By: Veronica Buckley
- Narrated by: Ell Potter
- Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Story0
A spirited, poignant history of the seven daughters of the great Empress Maria Theresia—among them, Queen Marie Antoinette of France—tracing their lives as they balanced dynastic duty with personal ambition in a time of revolutionary cataclysm “Others make war; you, happy Austria, marry...
By: Veronica Buckley
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The Habsburgs
- To Rule the World
- By: Martyn Rady
- Narrated by: Simon Boughey
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall465
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Performance398
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Story394
The definitive history of a powerful family dynasty who dominated Europe for centuries -- from their rise to power to their eventual downfall. Habsburgs ruled much of Europe for centuries. From modest origins as minor German nobles, the family used fabricated documents, invented genealogies...
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An Excellent and Interesting History
- By Darrel Bishop on 09-14-20
By: Martyn Rady
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Budapest
- Portrait of a City Between East and West
- By: Victor Sebestyen
- Narrated by: Elinor Coleman
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall80
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Performance70
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Story70
AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A vivid and enthralling account of the historical and cultural events that defined Budapest, a unique city in the heart of Europe, on the fault line between East and West—from the critically acclaimed author of Lenin “A compelling portrait of one of...
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Absolutely Amazing 🤩
- By Elizabeth Hoadley on 04-28-24
By: Victor Sebestyen
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Danubia
- A Personal History of Habsburg Europe
- By: Simon Winder
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 22 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall201
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Performance181
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Story179
From the end of the Middle Ages to the First World War, Europe was dominated by one family: the Habsburgs. Their unprecedented rule is the focus of Simon Winder's vivid third book, Danubia. Thrillingly informative, Danubia is a treat that listeners will be eager to dip into....
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Magnificent history of the Habsburg Empire
- By Skeptical on 10-25-18
By: Simon Winder
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Iron and Blood
- A Military History of the German-Speaking Peoples Since 1500
- By: Peter H. Wilson
- Narrated by: Rory Alexander
- Length: 34 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall108
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Performance87
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Story87
German military history is typically viewed as an inexorable march to the rise of Prussia and the two world wars, the road paved by militarism and the result a specifically German way of war. Peter Wilson challenges this narrative....
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Awesome
- By Will Georgiadis on 04-11-23
By: Peter H. Wilson
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The Habsburg Empire
- A New History
- By: Pieter M. Judson
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 18 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall392
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Performance337
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Story336
In a panoramic and pioneering reappraisal, Pieter M. Judson shows why the Habsburg Empire mattered so much, for so long, to millions of Central Europeans....
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Ideal for students of empires, nationalism, minorities and ethnic groups
- By Uther on 02-11-17
By: Pieter M. Judson
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The Pity of War
- Explaining World War I
- By: Niall Ferguson
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 21 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall86
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Performance74
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Story74
From a bestselling historian, a daringly revisionist history of World War I The Pity of War makes a simple and provocative argument: the human atrocity known as the Great War was entirely England's fault. According to Niall Ferguson, England entered into war based on naive assumptions of German...
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Ferguson wouldn’t know history if it hit him in the head
- By Schen on 10-07-20
By: Niall Ferguson
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In the Shadow of the Empress
- The Defiant Lives of Maria Theresa, Mother of Marie Antoinette, and Her Daughters
- By: Nancy Goldstone
- Narrated by: Emma Newman
- Length: 23 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall210
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Performance183
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Story182
The vibrant, sprawling saga of Empress Maria Theresa—one of the most renowned women rulers in history—and three of her extraordinary daughters, including Marie Antoinette, the doomed queen of France. Out of the thrilling and tempestuous eighteenth century comes the sweeping family saga of...
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Awful narration!
- By Suanne Laqueur on 09-27-21
By: Nancy Goldstone
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The Enemy at the Gate
- Habsburgs, Ottomans, and the Battle for Europe
- By: Andrew Wheatcroft
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall105
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Performance94
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Story95
In 1683, an Ottoman army that stretched from horizon to horizon set out to seize the "Golden Apple," as Turks referred to Vienna. The ensuing siege pitted battle-hardened Janissaries wielding seventeenth-century grenades against Habsburg armies, widely feared for their savagery. The walls of...
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Look elsewhere
- By Ben H. on 09-20-21
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Vienna
- How the City of Ideas Created the Modern World
- By: Richard Cockett
- Narrated by: Gareth Richards
- Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall30
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Performance29
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Story29
Richard Cockett gives us the entirety of an extraordinary story of how one city made the modern world—and how we all remain inescapably Viennese....
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Fascinating book! HORRIBLE narration
- By E. A. Windhager on 06-14-24
By: Richard Cockett
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The Assassination of the Archduke
- Sarajevo 1914 and the Romance That Changed the World
- By: Greg King, Sue Woolmans
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall317
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Performance279
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Story278
Drawing on unpublished letters and rare primary sources, King and Woolmans tell the true story behind the tragic romance and brutal assassination that sparked World War I....
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Sarajevo trip in riveting slow motion
- By Skeptical on 06-29-14
By: Greg King, and others
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The Crossroads of Civilization
- A History of Vienna
- By: Angus Robertson
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance3
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Story3
A rich and illuminating history of the world capital that has transformed art, culture, and politics. Vienna is unique amongst world capitals in its consistent international importance over the centuries. From the ascent of the Habsburgs as Europe's leading dynasty to the Congress of Vienna...
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A History of (the people who ruled from) Vienna
- By Moonlight on 06-10-25
By: Angus Robertson
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The Last Days of Budapest
- The Destruction of Europe's Most Cosmopolitan Capital in World War II
- By: Adam LeBor
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 17 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall19
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Performance17
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Story17
"The Last Days of Budapest is a masterpiece. Immaculately researched, it is packed with large-than-life characters and revelations about the unknown espionage history of the Second World War…. This is history as it should be written: utterly engrossing." -Malcolm Brabant, author of the New...
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The horrible pronunciation of all words Hungarian
- By Gabriel Erem on 05-08-25
By: Adam LeBor
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The Habsburg Empire
- A Captivating Guide to the House of Austria and the Impact the Habsburgs Had on the Holy Roman Empire
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 5 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall36
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Performance31
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Story31
The Habsburg family ruled central Europe since the early medieval times to World War I, but they still exist as one of the most prestigious Austrian families. To keep themselves in such high positions, the Habsburgs had to develop unique strategies to fight their political enemies....
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Good history lecture
- By Lisa Sooter on 07-08-23
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Twilight of Empire
- The Tragedy at Mayerling and the End of the Habsburgs
- By: Greg King, Penny Wilson
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall45
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Performance37
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Story38
On a snowy January morning in 1889, a worried servant hacked open a locked door at the remote hunting lodge deep in the Vienna Woods. Inside, he found two bodies sprawled on an ornate bed....
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Not me for
- By ashmolean on 05-23-19
By: Greg King, and others
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From the Realm of a Dying Sun: Volume 2
- IV. SS-Panzerkorps from Budapest to Vienna, December 1944-May 1945
- By: Douglas E. Nash Sr.
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 26 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall24
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Performance22
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Story22
This is the concluding volume of the history of the IV SS-Panzerkorps, a relatively unknown organization that was born in battle during the last year of the war and fought exclusively on the Eastern Front....
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military History At Its Finest
- By Placeholder on 07-03-21
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The Bridge at Andau
- The Compelling True Story of a Brave, Embattled People
- By: James A. Michener
- Narrated by: Larry McKeever
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall137
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Performance117
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Story117
The Bridge at Andau is James A. Michener at his most gripping. His classic nonfiction account of a doomed uprising is as searing and unforgettable as any of his bestselling novels. For five brief, glorious days in the autumn of 1956, the Hungarian revolution gave its people a glimpse at a...
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Every American should read this book.
- By Ivie D. on 07-26-20
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Hitler and the Habsburgs
- The Fuhrer's Vendetta Against the Austrian Royals
- By: James Longo
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall104
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Performance91
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Story92
As he rose to power, Hitler's hatred toward the Habsburgs and their diverse empire fixated on Franz Ferdinand's sons, who became outspoken critics of the Nazi party and its racist ideology. When Germany seized Austria in 1938, they were the first two Austrians arrested by the Gestapo....
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More of the Story
- By EJJ on 08-28-19
By: James Longo
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Asperger's Children
- The Origins of Autism in Nazi Vienna
- By: Edith Sheffer
- Narrated by: Christa Lewis
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall82
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Performance71
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Story70
In 1930s and 1940s Vienna, psychiatrist Hans Asperger sought to define autism as a diagnostic category, aiming to treat those children he deemed capable of participating fully in society. Depicted as a compassionate researcher, Asperger was in fact deeply influenced by Nazi psychiatry....
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Powerful but partial analysis
- By Mira Krishnan on 12-17-20
By: Edith Sheffer
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The Trigger
- Hunting the Assassin Who Brought the World to War
- By: Tim Butcher
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall59
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Performance49
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Story51
The Trigger is a rich and timely work, part travelogue, part reportage, and part history....
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Good, but not what I was looking for
- By Kendra on 07-08-14
By: Tim Butcher
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Austrian History
- A Captivating Guide to the History of Austria and the Habsburg Empire
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15
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Performance14
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Story14
Two manuscripts in one audiobook: History of Austria and The Habsburg Empire. When Austrian President Franz Jonas visited the Vatican in 1971, Pope Paul VI named Austria “The Island of the Blessed"....
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Good high-level overview
- By Tara K. Morrison on 03-21-26
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The Habsburgs
- An Enthralling Overview of One of the Most Important Dynasties in European History
- By: Billy Wellman
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
Delve into the sprawling saga of the Habsburg dynasty, whose influence was felt across Europe for over six centuries.
By: Billy Wellman
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History of Austria
- A Captivating Guide to Austrian History
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall33
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Performance29
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Story28
When Austrian President Franz Jonas visited the Vatican in 1971, Pope Paul VI named Austria “the Island of the Blessed”. He did so to emphasize Austria’s steep recovery. Only 25 years had passed since the end of the Second World War....
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a hodgepodge country
- By kristy a. palmer on 01-19-22
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Metternich
- Strategist and Visionary
- By: Wolfram Siemann, Daniel Steuer - translator
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 36 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall46
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Performance37
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Story37
Metternich has a reputation as the epitome of reactionary conservatism. Historians treat him as the archenemy of progress, a ruthless aristocrat who used his power as the dominant European statesman of the first half of the nineteenth century to stifle liberalism, suppress national independence...
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Very intensely researched
- By PDH on 04-11-23
By: Wolfram Siemann, and others
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Did America Have a Christian Founding?
- Separating Modern Myth from Historical Truth
- By: Mark David Hall
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall74
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Performance63
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Story61
A distinguished professor debunks the assertion that America's Founders were deists who desired the strict separation of church and state and instead shows that their political ideas were profoundly influenced by their Christian convictions. In 2010, David Mark Hall gave a lecture at the...
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Yes.
- By Philip D. Larson on 02-04-20
By: Mark David Hall
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Beethoven
- A Life in Nine Pieces
- By: Laura Tunbridge
- Narrated by: Laura Tunbridge
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall34
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Performance27
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Story28
The iconic image of Beethoven is of him as a lone genius: hair wild, fists clenched, and brow furrowed. Beethoven may well have shaped the music of the future, but he was also a product of his time, influenced by the people, politics, and culture around him....
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Laura Turnbridge is an excellent author & narrator
- By Alex Scriabin on 04-25-23
By: Laura Tunbridge
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The Red Prince
- The Secret Lives of a Habsburg Archduke
- By: Timothy Snyder
- Narrated by: Michael Damon
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall94
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Performance76
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Story76
The extraordinary story of a life suspended between the collapse of the imperial order and the violent emergence of modern Europe....
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little known story about Hapsburgs
- By Janice on 03-30-10
By: Timothy Snyder
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The Envoy
- The Epic Rescue of the Last Jews of Europe in the Desperate Closing Months of World War II
- By: Alex Kershaw
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance10
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Story10
December 1944. Soviet and German troops fight from house to house in the shattered, corpse-strewn suburbs of Budapest. Crazed Hungarian fascists join with die-hard Nazis to slaughter Jews day and night, turning the Danube blood-red. In less than six months, thirty-eight-year-old SS Colonel Adolf...
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I was amazed i hadn't heard about this part of history
- By Kindle Customer on 07-08-25
By: Alex Kershaw