Bestsellers
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King of Kings
- The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation
- By: Scott Anderson
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner, Scott Anderson
- Length: 17 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall224
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Performance211
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Story211
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR NONFICTION KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER From the author of the landmark bestseller Lawrence in Arabia comes a stunningly revelatory narrative history of the Iranian Revolution...
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King of Kings: A Gripping Dive into History
- By Bala on 09-01-25
By: Scott Anderson
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Sword and Scimitar
- Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West
- By: Raymond Ibrahim, Victor Davis Hanson - foreword
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall855
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Performance779
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Story776
This sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West sheds a revealing light on current hostilities....
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Excellent read
- By Susan Stone on 01-25-19
By: Raymond Ibrahim, and others
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Rise and Kill First
- The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations
- By: Ronen Bergman
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 25 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,738
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Performance2,427
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Story2,420
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The first definitive history of Israel’s targeted killing programs, which have shaped the Israeli nation, the Middle East, and the larger world—from the man hailed by David Remnick as “arguably [Israel’s] best investigative reporter.” “An exceptional...
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Eye Opening
- By Ari Safari on 02-09-18
By: Ronen Bergman
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Iran's Grand Strategy
- A Political History
- By: Vali Nasr
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall31
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Performance29
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Story29
This audiobook narrated by Fajer Al-Kaisi overturns simplistic portrayals of Iran as a theocratic pariah state, revealing how its strategic moves on the world stage are driven by two pervasive threats—external aggression and internal dissolution.
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well detailed history of modern Iran
- By Fr. S. on 06-28-25
By: Vali Nasr
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All the Shah's Men
- An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
- By: Stephen Kinzer
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard, Jonathan Yen
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,637
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Performance1,112
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Story1,119
Half a century ago, the United States overthrew the democratically elected prime minister of Iran, Mohammad Mossadegh, whose "crime" was nationalizing the country's oil industry....
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Hard to please
- By Rick on 09-25-04
By: Stephen Kinzer
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Persians
- The Age of the Great Kings
- By: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Narrated by: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Length: 18 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall251
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Performance221
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Story223
A stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor of ancient Persia and its enduring legacies for today's Iran “A brilliant feat of resurrection.”―Tom Holland, author of Dominion The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the largest empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the steppes of...
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Disappointing
- By Thomas Block on 01-27-23
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King of Kings
- The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation
- By: Scott Anderson
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner, Scott Anderson
- Length: 17 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall224
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Performance211
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Story211
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR NONFICTION KIRKUS PRIZE WINNER From the author of the landmark bestseller Lawrence in Arabia comes a stunningly revelatory narrative history of the Iranian Revolution...
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King of Kings: A Gripping Dive into History
- By Bala on 09-01-25
By: Scott Anderson
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Sword and Scimitar
- Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West
- By: Raymond Ibrahim, Victor Davis Hanson - foreword
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall855
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Performance779
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Story776
This sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West sheds a revealing light on current hostilities....
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Excellent read
- By Susan Stone on 01-25-19
By: Raymond Ibrahim, and others
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Rise and Kill First
- The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations
- By: Ronen Bergman
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 25 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,738
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Performance2,427
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Story2,420
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The first definitive history of Israel’s targeted killing programs, which have shaped the Israeli nation, the Middle East, and the larger world—from the man hailed by David Remnick as “arguably [Israel’s] best investigative reporter.” “An exceptional...
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Eye Opening
- By Ari Safari on 02-09-18
By: Ronen Bergman
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Iran's Grand Strategy
- A Political History
- By: Vali Nasr
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall31
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Performance29
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Story29
This audiobook narrated by Fajer Al-Kaisi overturns simplistic portrayals of Iran as a theocratic pariah state, revealing how its strategic moves on the world stage are driven by two pervasive threats—external aggression and internal dissolution.
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well detailed history of modern Iran
- By Fr. S. on 06-28-25
By: Vali Nasr
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All the Shah's Men
- An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
- By: Stephen Kinzer
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard, Jonathan Yen
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,637
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Performance1,112
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Story1,119
Half a century ago, the United States overthrew the democratically elected prime minister of Iran, Mohammad Mossadegh, whose "crime" was nationalizing the country's oil industry....
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Hard to please
- By Rick on 09-25-04
By: Stephen Kinzer
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Persians
- The Age of the Great Kings
- By: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Narrated by: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Length: 18 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall251
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Performance221
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Story223
A stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor of ancient Persia and its enduring legacies for today's Iran “A brilliant feat of resurrection.”―Tom Holland, author of Dominion The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the largest empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the steppes of...
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Disappointing
- By Thomas Block on 01-27-23
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Out of the Sky
- An Untold Story of Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe
- By: Matti Friedman
- Narrated by: Matti Friedman
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
Was it one of the war’s most memorable feats of valor or an act of desperation, even madness?
By: Matti Friedman
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The Templars
- The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Dan Jones
- Length: 15 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,029
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Performance2,632
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Story2,615
“Dan Jones is an entertainer, but also a bona fide historian. Seldom does one find serious scholarship so easy to read.” – The Times, Book of the Year A New York Times bestseller, this major new history of the knights Templar is “a fresh, muscular and compelling history of the ultimate...
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Unexpected
- By Protogere on 10-30-17
By: Dan Jones
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Iran
- A Modern History
- By: Abbas Amanat
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 41 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall285
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Performance242
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Story242
This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, and institutions are shaped by currents that sometimes reach back hundreds of years. The book covers the complex history...
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Extremely Opinionated.
- By Elijah Rose on 02-13-19
By: Abbas Amanat
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The Hundred Years' War on Palestine
- A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917--2017
- By: Rashid Khalidi
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi, Rashid Khalidi - introduction
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,419
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Performance1,280
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Story1,276
This program includes an introduction read by the author. A landmark history of 100 years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history. In 1899, Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi, mayor of Jerusalem, alarmed by the...
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Thoroughly Researched and Evidence-Based, but...
- By K on 05-24-21
By: Rashid Khalidi
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The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
- By: Toby Wilkinson
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 18 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,239
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Performance1,087
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Story1,082
In this landmark work, one of the world's most renowned Egyptologists tells the epic story of this great civilization, from its birth as the first nation-state to its final absorption into the Roman Empire - 3,000 years of wild drama, bold spectacle, and unforgettable characters. Award-winning...
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Well Written and Detailed
- By Matthew G. on 01-26-18
By: Toby Wilkinson
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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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Crusaders
- The Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Dan Jones
- Length: 16 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall816
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Performance712
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Story709
A major new history of the Crusades with an unprecedented wide scope, told in a tableau of portraits of people on all sides of the wars, from the author of Powers and Thrones. For more than one thousand years, Christians and Muslims lived side by side, sometimes at peace and sometimes at war...
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Gripping but not tidy
- By Tad Davis on 01-06-20
By: Dan Jones
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Black Wave
- Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry that Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
- By: Kim Ghattas
- Narrated by: Kim Ghattas, Nan McNamara
- Length: 16 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall496
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Performance428
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Story427
Kim Ghattas delivers a gripping account of the largely unexplored story of the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran, born from the sparks of the 1979 Iranian revolution and fueled by American policy....
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Unveiling the darkness of the Middle East
- By Matty D on 02-18-20
By: Kim Ghattas
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The Invention of the Jewish People
- By: Shlomo Sand, Yael Lotan - translator
- Narrated by: Barry Abrams
- Length: 15 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall101
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Performance91
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Story91
A historical tour de force that demolishes the myths and taboos that have surrounded Jewish and Israeli history, The Invention of the Jewish People offers a new account of both that demands to be reckoned with. Was there really a forced exile in the first century, at the hands of the Romans?...
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ahistorical nonsense
- By Hallie on 11-03-22
By: Shlomo Sand, and others
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Persian Fire
- The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 14 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,517
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Performance1,330
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Story1,324
The story of how their citizens took on the Great King of Persia, and thereby saved not only themselves, but Western civilization as well, is as heart-stopping and fateful as any episode in history....
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Engaging
- By Jean on 02-16-17
By: Tom Holland
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A Peace to End All Peace
- The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
- By: David Fromkin
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 23 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall539
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Performance462
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Story463
The Middle East has long been a region of rival religions, ideologies, nationalisms, and ambitions. All of these conflicts are rooted in the region's political inheritance. David Fromkin reveals how and why the Allies drew lines on an empty map that remade the geography and politics....
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Still A Great Book On The Topic
- By Nostromo on 02-03-19
By: David Fromkin
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Eichmann in Jerusalem
- A Report on the Banality of Evil
- By: Hannah Arendt
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall812
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Performance705
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Story699
Sparking a flurry of heated debate, Hannah Arendt's authoritative and stunning report on the trial of German Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann first appeared in The New Yorker in 1963....
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Both a Monster and a Clown
- By Darwin8u on 08-13-13
By: Hannah Arendt
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Orientalism
- By: Edward Said
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 19 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall648
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Performance522
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Story523
This landmark book, first published in 1978, remains one of the most influential books in the Social Sciences, particularly Ethnic Studies and Postcolonialism....
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We're lucky to have this on audio
- By Delano on 02-27-13
By: Edward Said
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Lawrence in Arabia
- War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East
- By: Scott Anderson
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 23 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall340
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Performance300
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Story300
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY New York Times Christian Science Monitor NPR Seattle Times St. Louis Dispatch National Book Critics Circle Finalist -- American Library Association Notable Book A thrilling and revelatory narrative of one of the most epic and...
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A Comprehensive, Compelling Biography
- By Lester Gesteland on 10-05-20
By: Scott Anderson
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America and Iran
- A History, 1720 to the Present
- By: John Ghazvinian
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 27 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall246
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Performance218
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Story218
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR A hugely ambitious, “delightfully readable, genuinely informative” portrait (The New York Times) of the two-centuries-long entwined histories of Iran and America—two powers who were once allies and now adversaries—by an admired historian and...
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Distortions Galore
- By Chuck S. on 03-15-21
By: John Ghazvinian
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The Israel Decree
- The Past, Present, and Future of the World’s Most Controversial Strip of Land
- By: Amir Tsarfati
- Narrated by: Amir Tsarfati
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall124
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Performance116
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Story116
For centuries, questions have lingered both within and outside the church: Is modern Israel connected to the Israel of the Old Testament? Do God’s past promises to Israel still apply now? And what does this mean for all Christians today?
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Another wonderful book by Amir!
- By Sara Laigaard on 05-06-25
By: Amir Tsarfati
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Israel
- A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
- By: Noa Tishby
- Narrated by: Noa Tishby
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,475
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Performance1,356
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Story1,346
AUDIO EXCLUSIVE: INCLUDES THE SONG “ELATION STATION” BY INFECTED MUSHROOM! A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A “fascinating and very moving” (Aaron Sorkin, award-winning screenwriter of The West Wing and The Social Network) chronological timeline spanning from Biblical times to today that...
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I hope this book will help
- By Wayne on 05-08-21
By: Noa Tishby
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While Israel Slept
- How Hamas Surprised the Most Powerful Military in the Middle East
- By: Yaakov Katz, Amir Bohbot
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall66
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Performance63
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Story63
A powerful indictment of the political and military decisions that led to October 7.
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Detailed analysis knit with thoughtfulness
- By Geology Maven on 10-05-25
By: Yaakov Katz, and others
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Weavers, Scribes, and Kings
- A New History of the Ancient Near East
- By: Amanda H. Podany
- Narrated by: Amanda H. Podany
- Length: 18 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall251
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Performance226
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Story226
In this sweeping history of the ancient Near East, Amanda Podany takes listeners on a gripping journey from the creation of the world's first cities to the conquests of Alexander the Great....
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word of advice
- By Jim Davis on 08-04-23
By: Amanda H. Podany
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In the Shadow of the Sword
- The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire
- By: Tom Holland
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 18 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall750
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Performance660
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Story653
Tom Holland describes how the Arabs emerged to carve out a stupefyingly vast dominion in a matter of decades, overcoming seemingly insuperable odds....
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Misleading title
- By Edd Huetteman on 04-08-16
By: Tom Holland
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Cleopatra
- A Life
- By: Stacy Schiff
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 14 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,648
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Performance1,144
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Story1,155
Named a “Best Book of the 21st Century” by Kirkus Reviews, this biography from a Pulitzer Prize-winning author brings to life the most intriguing woman in history: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Her palace shimmered with onyx, garnets, and gold, but was richer still in political and...
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Approach this book with caution
- By GolfZilla on 12-02-10
By: Stacy Schiff
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Babylon
- Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization
- By: Paul Kriwaczek
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall853
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Performance734
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Story730
Civilization was born 8,000 years ago, between the floodplains of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, when migrants from the surrounding mountains and deserts began to create increasingly sophisticated urban societies. In the cities that they built, half of human history took place....
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Solid overview 3000 years of history
- By Alsor2000 on 07-19-20
By: Paul Kriwaczek
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The Convenient Terrorist
- Two Whistleblowers’ Stories of Torture, Terror, Secret Wars, and CIA Lies
- By: John Kiriakou, Joseph Hickman
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall32
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Performance27
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Story27
The Convenient Terrorist is the definitive inside account of the capture, torture, and detention of Abu Zubaydah, the first “high-value target” captured by the CIA after 9/11....
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Basically a biography of a terrorist.
- By CypherDaimon on 06-26-24
By: John Kiriakou, and others
New releases
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Out of the Sky
- An Untold Story of Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe
- By: Matti Friedman
- Narrated by: Matti Friedman
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
In Out of the Sky, Matti Friedman unravels one of the strangest episodes of World War II: In 1944, a team of young women and men who had escaped the Holocaust made the inconceivable choice to parachute back into Nazi-occupied Europe under the cover of a British military operation. Yet by the end of the mission, not a single Nazi was harmed and not a single Jew was saved, and many of the parachutists died in the process.
By: Matti Friedman
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Syria
- A Modern History
- By: Daniel Neep
- Narrated by: Philip Arditti
- Length: 19 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
A landmark new history of Syria—a country forged in conflict, cursed by civil war and dictatorship, and pivotal to the future of the Middle East “A masterful history of Syria that is both sweeping in scope and brimming with vivid detail...a riveting and insightful book.” —Wendy Pearlman...
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Prejudice to minority groups
- By Alex on 03-22-26
By: Daniel Neep
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Operation Desert Storm
- How Two Young Intelligence Analysts and an Infantry Battalion Changed the War in Iraq
- By: Frank Hancock
- Narrated by: Chris Abell
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Operation Desert Storm chronicles perhaps the most incredible story of the Gulf War that has never been told. It describes two young soldiers from the intelligence section of 1-327 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, Captain Jose Delgado and Sergeant Jesus Gonzalez, who unlocked an intelligence puzzle none of their higher headquarters recognized. This pivotal discovery occurred after the finalization of the 101st Airborne’s plans for attacking into Iraq and altered the direction of Desert Storm.
By: Frank Hancock
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A Historian in Gaza
- By: Jean-Pierre Filiu, Cynthia Schoch - translator, Trista Selous - translator
- Narrated by: Michael Langan
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Jean-Pierre Filiu, acclaimed historian of Gaza, is intimately familiar with the land's people and places; he speaks the local dialect. But nothing prepared him for what he encountered there in December 2024. This is his unforgettable, unbearably intimate account of one month in a place shattered by Israel's all-out war.
By: Jean-Pierre Filiu, and others
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Otage
- 491 jours aux mains du Hamas
- By: Eli Sharabi
- Narrated by: François Hatt
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Né à Jaffa en Israël, Eli Sharabi a été enlevé le 7 octobre 2023 à son domicile du kibboutz Be'eri. Retenu captif pendant 491 jours, il est devenu la voix, dans diverses enceintes internationales (ONU, rassemblements a Tel.Aviv, rencontres à la Maison Blanche), des otages et martyrs du 7 octobre.
By: Eli Sharabi
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AI and War
- How Autonomous Weapons Are Changing Modern Conflict
- By: Brandon Mitchell
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The battlefield is changing. Artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of modern warfare. From autonomous drones making kill decisions to AI-powered cyber attacks crippling entire nations, machine learning algorithms are transforming military strategy faster than most people realize. As global superpowers race to dominate this new frontier, understanding these technologies has become essential for anyone concerned about international security and the future of conflict. AI and War provides a comprehensive examination of how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing modern military ...
By: Brandon Mitchell
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Out of the Sky
- An Untold Story of Heroism and Rebirth in Nazi Europe
- By: Matti Friedman
- Narrated by: Matti Friedman
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
In Out of the Sky, Matti Friedman unravels one of the strangest episodes of World War II: In 1944, a team of young women and men who had escaped the Holocaust made the inconceivable choice to parachute back into Nazi-occupied Europe under the cover of a British military operation. Yet by the end of the mission, not a single Nazi was harmed and not a single Jew was saved, and many of the parachutists died in the process.
By: Matti Friedman
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Syria
- A Modern History
- By: Daniel Neep
- Narrated by: Philip Arditti
- Length: 19 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
A landmark new history of Syria—a country forged in conflict, cursed by civil war and dictatorship, and pivotal to the future of the Middle East “A masterful history of Syria that is both sweeping in scope and brimming with vivid detail...a riveting and insightful book.” —Wendy Pearlman...
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Prejudice to minority groups
- By Alex on 03-22-26
By: Daniel Neep
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Operation Desert Storm
- How Two Young Intelligence Analysts and an Infantry Battalion Changed the War in Iraq
- By: Frank Hancock
- Narrated by: Chris Abell
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Operation Desert Storm chronicles perhaps the most incredible story of the Gulf War that has never been told. It describes two young soldiers from the intelligence section of 1-327 Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, Captain Jose Delgado and Sergeant Jesus Gonzalez, who unlocked an intelligence puzzle none of their higher headquarters recognized. This pivotal discovery occurred after the finalization of the 101st Airborne’s plans for attacking into Iraq and altered the direction of Desert Storm.
By: Frank Hancock
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A Historian in Gaza
- By: Jean-Pierre Filiu, Cynthia Schoch - translator, Trista Selous - translator
- Narrated by: Michael Langan
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance0
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Jean-Pierre Filiu, acclaimed historian of Gaza, is intimately familiar with the land's people and places; he speaks the local dialect. But nothing prepared him for what he encountered there in December 2024. This is his unforgettable, unbearably intimate account of one month in a place shattered by Israel's all-out war.
By: Jean-Pierre Filiu, and others
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Otage
- 491 jours aux mains du Hamas
- By: Eli Sharabi
- Narrated by: François Hatt
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance0
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Né à Jaffa en Israël, Eli Sharabi a été enlevé le 7 octobre 2023 à son domicile du kibboutz Be'eri. Retenu captif pendant 491 jours, il est devenu la voix, dans diverses enceintes internationales (ONU, rassemblements a Tel.Aviv, rencontres à la Maison Blanche), des otages et martyrs du 7 octobre.
By: Eli Sharabi
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AI and War
- How Autonomous Weapons Are Changing Modern Conflict
- By: Brandon Mitchell
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The battlefield is changing. Artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of modern warfare. From autonomous drones making kill decisions to AI-powered cyber attacks crippling entire nations, machine learning algorithms are transforming military strategy faster than most people realize. As global superpowers race to dominate this new frontier, understanding these technologies has become essential for anyone concerned about international security and the future of conflict. AI and War provides a comprehensive examination of how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing modern military ...
By: Brandon Mitchell
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Days of Love and Rage
- A Story of Ordinary People Forging a Revolution
- By: Anand Gopal
- Narrated by: Ali Andre Ali
- Length: 22 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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From Pulitzer and National Book Award finalist Anand Gopal, an epic and enthralling account of six Syrians fighting for a better world, in the tradition of classic works by Philip Gourevitch and Katherine Boo. In 2011, in a northern Syrian city, a small group of men and women began a movement...
By: Anand Gopal
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47: The Reckoning of Epic Fury
- A Manual of Understanding: Ending the 47-Year Conflict Between the United States, Israel, and the Iranian Regime
- By: Rev. Dr. Chantell Beaty Bello
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 27 mins
- Unabridged
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STOP GUESSING. START UNDERSTANDING. Why is the 47th President of the United States taking unprecedented action in the Middle East? Why has a 47-year cycle of revolution and war finally reached its breaking point? And what is really at stake for the future of global justice? In 47: The Reckoning of Epic Fury, Rev. Dr. Chantell Beaty Bello provides the missing "Manual of Understanding" for this historic hour. This is not just a political analysis—it is a theological forensic audit of the 47-year conflict between the United States, Israel, and the Iranian regime. In this essential precursor ...
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Cleopatra's Egypt
- The Last Pharaoh and the End of an Ancient World
- By: Shane Larson
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Everything you think you know about Cleopatra is probably wrong. She wasn't Egyptian — she was Macedonian Greek. She wasn't defined by her love affairs — she was a polyglot who spoke nine languages, a shrewd economic manager, and the most capable ruler her dynasty had produced in generations. And she wasn't swept along by fate — she was a calculating strategist who played the most dangerous political game in the ancient world and nearly won. In this book, you'll discover: How a Macedonian Greek dynasty ruled Egypt for three centuries — and why Cleopatra was the first of them to ...
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Cleopatra the legend
- By Chris Zane on 03-26-26
By: Shane Larson
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The Arab Case for Israel
- And Other Essays from a Distant Conflict
- By: Hussain Abdul-Hussain
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Why immediate and unconditional peace with Israel is a pressing interest for all Arab nations. Before the State of Israel emerged, Arab nationalism and Islamism rejected the European-crafted state boundaries in the Middle East, including the concept of Palestine. Instead, these nations aspired to forge a unified Arab or Muslim nation. This grand vision, however, never materialized. The notion of Palestine as a distinct entity emerged in 1964, largely driven by inter-Arab rivalries rather than a historical reality. Since then, Palestinians have cultivated a narrative of a lost state that, in...
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Assyria
- The World's First Empire of Terror
- By: Shane Larson
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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They impaled prisoners on stakes. They flayed rebel leaders alive. They deported entire populations across hundreds of miles. And they did it all on purpose. The Assyrians didn't commit atrocities because they were uniquely cruel. They did it because terror worked. For three centuries, a city-state on the upper Tigris built and maintained the ancient world's first superpower through a calculated combination of overwhelming military force, systematic propaganda, and administrative genius that later empires — Persia, Rome, and beyond — would study and imitate. But the Assyrians were far ...
By: Shane Larson
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La verità proibita sull’Antico Egitto — Origini di una civiltà perduta
- Le Origini di una Civiltà Perduta: Scienza Perduta, Giza Reset, Camere Segrete e la Realtà di Atlantide
- By: Mohamed Elshenawy
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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I libri di storia possono mentire. Le pietre no; esse raccontano la vera storia. Ci hanno insegnato che la civiltà è nata lentamente—che gli Antichi Egizi fossero semplici agricoltori capaci, all'improvviso, di impilare milioni di pietre usando solo scalpelli di rame e corde di canapa. Ci dicono che la Grande Piramide era una tomba, che la Sfinge è il ritratto di un faraone e che le mastodontiche arche di granito del Serapeo servivano a seppellire tori. Ma la pietra urla una verità diversa. In La Verità Proibita dell'Antico Egitto, il ricercatore Mohamed Elshenawy smantella la ...
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The Annotated Quran (Koran) for Infidels
- Including Introduction, History, Commentary and Three Complete English Translations
- By: Joseph Lumpkin
- Narrated by: Ed Fairbanks's voice replica
- Length: 85 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The history of the Prophet Mohammad, the development of Islam, implementation of Shariah Law, and views of Quranic interpretations are all presented along with three separate classical translations of the Holy Quran. Put simply, The Quran (Koran) is viewed as an unfolding revelation. Thus, the last statement in the Quran regarding a subject supersedes any statement that came before it. This is called ABROGATION. Thus, we list verses in chronological order and examine the list for the last verses written on a subject to see what instructions are to be followed by Islam today.
By: Joseph Lumpkin
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Ancient Egypt for Beginners
- The Story of the Land of the Pharaohs Simplified for People Who Slept Through History Class (Past Made Simple)
- By: Matt Clayton
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover a journey through the rise, glory, and legacy of the Pharaohs. How did a desert land build one of the greatest civilizations on Earth? If you’ve ever wanted to understand ancient Egypt but found most history books confusing, slow, or overwhelming, this is the guide designed for you. An audiobook that brings Ancient Egypt to life. This guide is written in plain, accessible language with a structure that makes sense from the very first minute.
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Awesome book!
- By The W Fam on 03-25-26
By: Matt Clayton
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Civilization, Conflict, and Power: Islam, Israel, and the West Explained
- A 5-in-1 Bundle on the Israeli-Palestinian Struggle, Israel and Civilization, the Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
- By: Clara B. Poloci
- Narrated by: Kevin Wagner
- Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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You've seen the headlines. But do you actually understand why this conflict never ends? Frustrated by one-sided coverage? This 5-in-1 guide offers a balanced exploration of one of the world's most complex conflicts based on historical scholarship. Unlike books that advocate for one side, Civilization, Conflict, and Power equips you with a genuine understanding of all perspectives: Israeli, Palestinian, American, and beyond.
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Helps you form your own educated opinions
- By Elizabeth Sands on 03-23-26
By: Clara B. Poloci
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ALLAH’S JUDGMENT UPON PALESTINE
- Collective Moral Failure and Covenantal Curse within Indigenous Judean Covenant Ecology From Qumran to the Qurʾan
- By: Dr. Micah Ben David Naziri, Micah Naziri, Mikhah Ben David, and others
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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For more than a century, prayers for the liberation of Palestine have echoed across the Muslim world. Sermons, supplications, protests, and political movements have all assumed the same premise: that victory is inevitable and divinely guaranteed. Yet the prayers have not stopped—and neither has the defeat. What if the problem is not geopolitics, but theology? In Allah’s Judgment Upon Palestine, Dr. Micah Ben David Naziri confronts one of the most controversial questions in contemporary Islamic discourse: whether the prolonged political and military failure associated with the ...
By: Dr. Micah Ben David Naziri, and others
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Crusades History
- Blood, Faith, and the Epic Clash for the Holy Land
- By: History Brought Alive
- Narrated by: Noel Fuller
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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If you want to understand what the Crusades were, why they happened, and why they still shape the modern world, this book gives you a clear and grounded explanation. It covers Christian crusading, Islamic expansion, Jerusalem, holy war, and medieval power struggles without turning history into propaganda.
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Very interesting
- By Chris S. on 03-13-26
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To the City
- Life and Death Along the Ancient Walls of Istanbul
- By: Alexander Christie-Miller
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Caught between two seas and two continents, Istanbul lies at the center of the most pressing challenges of our time. With environmental decay, rapacious development, and tightening authoritarianism straining its social fabric to breaking point, it represents the precipitous moment civilizations...
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The Ring of Fire
- Israel, Iran, and the Struggle for the Middle East
- By: Ilan Gattegno
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs
- Unabridged
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On February 28, 2026, history held its breath. In a single, synchronized strike, the "Ring of Fire", Iran’s decades-old strategy of regional strangulation, was vaporized. The Ring of Fire: Israel, Iran and the Struggle for the Middle East is the first comprehensive account of the war that changed everything. Seasoned journalist Ilan Gattegno takes readers inside the war rooms of Jerusalem and Washington D.C. to detail the collapse of the Islamic Republic. This isn't just a military history; it is a deep dive into forty years of shadow war, intelligence failures, and ultimate redemption. ...
By: Ilan Gattegno
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Arab Citizens of Israel
- How Far Have They Come?
- By: Robert Cherry
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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A history of the Arab-Israeli minority from the first Aliyah in 1882 through the Gaza War of 2023. Arab Citizens of Israel challenges narratives that portray Israel as a settler-colonial apartheid state defined by entrenched discrimination against its Arab minority. To correct this distorted image, Professor Robert Cherry traces Jewish–Arab relations from the pre-Mandate period through Israel’s early years, when Arab citizens lived under military rule and faced discrimination and land confiscations. He examines the rebuilding of Arab political movements, the setbacks caused by the ...
By: Robert Cherry
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Terms of Servitude
- Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital/Settler-Colonialism in the Palestinian Liberation Struggle
- By: Omar Zahzah, Steven Salaita (Foreword By) - introduction
- Narrated by: Omar Zahzah
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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This groundbreaking book documents how digital platforms and technology companies based in the United States support the Israeli settler-colonial project through censorship. Terms of Servitude explores the paradox whereby prominent digital platforms like Meta, Google, and X that initially...
By: Omar Zahzah, and others
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Nowruz (Persian New Year)
- Fortson's Handbooks for the Holidays
- By: Dante Fortson
- Narrated by: Steve Stewart's voice replica
- Length: 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Nowruz, which translates literally to “new day” in Persian, stands as one of the oldest and most enduring festivals in human history. For over three millennia, this celebration has marked the arrival of the spring equinox, the exact moment when the sun crosses the celestial equator and day and night reach a state of perfect equilibrium. It is more than just a calendar event, it is a profound cultural phenomenon that has survived the rise and fall of empires, the shifts of major world religions, and the tumultuous currents of political upheaval.
By: Dante Fortson
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Israel and the Palestinians
- By: Willem J. Ouweneel
- Narrated by: Warren du Plooy
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Today's global news continues to prompt Jesus-followers to study their Bibles for insights into the conflicts raging between the church and its critics, between Israel and her neighbors, indeed, between Israel and the rest of the world. How well do you know the history of Israel-Palestine relations? Is there a solution to this seemingly unending struggle for land, for peace, for survival? Dr. Willem J. Ouweneel is an expert in the history of this conflict.
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The Rise and Fall of Zionism in the 21st Century
- By: Sean Hogan
- Narrated by: Cliff Weldon
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Born in the ashes of the Holocaust, Zionism promised a homeland of safety and renewal. Eight decades later, that dream stands accused of becoming its opposite—a project of occupation, exclusion, and violence. The Rise and Fall of Zionism in the 21st Century traces how a movement built on survival and moral purpose lost its way.
By: Sean Hogan