Bestsellers
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The Gales of November
- The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
- By: John U. Bacon
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall865
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Performance831
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Story831
Focused on those directly affected by the tragedy, The Gales of November is both an emotional tribute to the lives lost and a propulsive, thrilling narrative history of America’s most-mourned maritime disaster.
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Extensive research; suspect editing
- By Anonymous on 12-14-25
By: John U. Bacon
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The Wager
- A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, David Grann
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6,712
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Performance5,924
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Story5,921
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it...
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Gasping for Air
- By Jean Engle on 04-19-23
By: David Grann
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Black Flags, Blue Waters
- The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
- By: Eric Jay Dolin
- Narrated by: Paul Brion
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,460
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Performance1,293
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Story1,283
Set against the backdrop of the Age of Exploration, Black Flags, Blue Waters reveals the dramatic and surprising history of American piracy's "Golden Age" - spanning the late 1600s through the early 1700s - when lawless pirates plied the coastal waters of North America and beyond....
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Solid read, BUT...
- By K ODell on 07-17-19
By: Eric Jay Dolin
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The Wide Wide Sea
- Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,943
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Performance1,800
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Story1,800
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A “thrilling and superbly crafted” (The Wall Street Journal) account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day. One of...
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Outstanding story read like a novel
- By Nashville Cat on 07-08-24
By: Hampton Sides
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Spice
- The 16th-Century Contest That Shaped the Modern World
- By: Roger Crowley
- Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall95
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Performance82
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Story82
The story of the 16th-century’s epic contest for the spice trade, which propelled European maritime exploration and conquest across Asia and the Pacific.
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Spice or Megellan?
- By BarbieAlaska on 06-21-24
By: Roger Crowley
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The Sea Captain's Wife
- A True Story of Mutiny, Love, and Adventure at the Bottom of the World
- By: Tilar J. Mazzeo
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall75
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Performance69
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Story69
The true story of the first female captain of a merchant ship and her treacherous navigation of Antarctica's deadly waters, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Widow Clicquot.
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Fascinating story
- By m t on 03-16-26
By: Tilar J. Mazzeo
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The Gales of November
- The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
- By: John U. Bacon
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall865
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Performance831
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Story831
Focused on those directly affected by the tragedy, The Gales of November is both an emotional tribute to the lives lost and a propulsive, thrilling narrative history of America’s most-mourned maritime disaster.
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Extensive research; suspect editing
- By Anonymous on 12-14-25
By: John U. Bacon
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The Wager
- A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, David Grann
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6,712
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Performance5,924
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Story5,921
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it...
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Gasping for Air
- By Jean Engle on 04-19-23
By: David Grann
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Black Flags, Blue Waters
- The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
- By: Eric Jay Dolin
- Narrated by: Paul Brion
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,460
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Performance1,293
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Story1,283
Set against the backdrop of the Age of Exploration, Black Flags, Blue Waters reveals the dramatic and surprising history of American piracy's "Golden Age" - spanning the late 1600s through the early 1700s - when lawless pirates plied the coastal waters of North America and beyond....
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Solid read, BUT...
- By K ODell on 07-17-19
By: Eric Jay Dolin
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The Wide Wide Sea
- Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- By: Hampton Sides
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,943
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Performance1,800
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Story1,800
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A “thrilling and superbly crafted” (The Wall Street Journal) account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook’s death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day. One of...
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Outstanding story read like a novel
- By Nashville Cat on 07-08-24
By: Hampton Sides
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Spice
- The 16th-Century Contest That Shaped the Modern World
- By: Roger Crowley
- Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall95
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Performance82
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Story82
The story of the 16th-century’s epic contest for the spice trade, which propelled European maritime exploration and conquest across Asia and the Pacific.
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Spice or Megellan?
- By BarbieAlaska on 06-21-24
By: Roger Crowley
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The Sea Captain's Wife
- A True Story of Mutiny, Love, and Adventure at the Bottom of the World
- By: Tilar J. Mazzeo
- Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall75
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Performance69
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Story69
The true story of the first female captain of a merchant ship and her treacherous navigation of Antarctica's deadly waters, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Widow Clicquot.
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Fascinating story
- By m t on 03-16-26
By: Tilar J. Mazzeo
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In the Heart of the Sea
- The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
- By: Nathaniel Philbrick
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,619
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Performance2,922
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Story2,917
From the author of In the Hurricane's Eye and Valiant Ambition, the riveting and critically acclaimed bestseller and a major motion picture starring Chris Hemsworth, directed by Ron Howard. Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson star in a film based on this National...
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Audio must have been fixed
- By Amazon Customer on 02-11-18
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Mutiny on the Bounty
- A saga of sex, sedition, mayhem and mutiny, and survival against extraordinary odds
- By: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Michael Carman
- Length: 22 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,311
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Performance1,148
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Story1,144
The mutiny on HMS Bounty, in the South Pacific on 28 April 1789, is one of history's truly great stories - a tale of human drama, intrigue and adventure of the highest order - and in the hands of Peter FitzSimons it comes to life as never before. Commissioned by the Royal Navy to collect...
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You don't know the whole story.
- By Justin Sluyter on 05-01-19
By: Peter FitzSimons
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The Zorg
- A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery
- By: Siddharth Kara
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall120
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Performance110
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Story110
A 2026 Audie Awards finalist for Best Nonfiction Narrator and Best History/Biography! "The Zorg remains a book of great importance and one that will likely become a classic. It takes a respected place within a growing historical literature about the slave ship in generaL…a potent exposé of...
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Outstanding narration and book
- By Urban Artist on 02-28-26
By: Siddharth Kara
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World War II at Sea
- A Global History
- By: Craig L. Symonds
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 25 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,491
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Performance1,332
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Story1,325
Opening with the 1930 London Conference, Symonds shows how any limitations on naval warfare would become irrelevant before the decade was up, as Europe erupted into conflict once more and its navies were brought to bear against each other. World War II at Sea offers a global perspective...
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Outstanding
- By Patrick on 02-14-19
By: Craig L. Symonds
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Erebus
- One Ship, Two Epic Voyages, and the Greatest Naval Mystery of All Time
- By: Michael Palin
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall253
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Performance229
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Story229
Driven by a passion for travel and history and a love of ships and the sea, former Monty Python stalwart and beloved television globe-trotter Michael Palin explores the world of HMS Erebus, last seen on an ill-fated voyage to chart the Northwest Passage....
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Engrossing story
- By Lucas on 10-01-24
By: Michael Palin
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The Sea and Civilization
- A Maritime History of the World
- By: Lincoln Paine
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 29 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall193
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Performance160
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Story162
A monumental retelling of world history through the lens of maritime enterprise, revealing in breathtaking depth how people first came into contact with one another by ocean, river, lake and stream....
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Comprehensive
- By Than on 12-29-19
By: Lincoln Paine
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The Forgotten Slave Trade
- The White European Slaves of Islam
- By: Simon Webb
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall50
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Performance41
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Story41
A century before Britain became involved in this terrible business, whole villages and towns in England, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and other European countries were being depopulated by slavers, who transported the men, women, and children to Africa, where they were sold....
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history of slavery in western Europe and med
- By Kindle Customer on 10-14-22
By: Simon Webb
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On a Sea of Glass
- The Life and Loss of the RMS Titanic
- By: Tad Fitch, J. Kent Layton, Bill Wormstedt, and others
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 32 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall74
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Performance67
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Story67
On the night of 14/15 April 1912, a supposedly unsinkable ship, the largest and most luxurious vessel in the world at the time, collided with an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage. Of the 2,208 people on board, only 712 were saved. The rest either drowned or froze to death. How could this...
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An unrivaled semi-complete history
- By Brittany Ehart on 11-20-24
By: Tad Fitch, and others
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Running Deep
- Bravery, Survival, and the True Story of the Deadliest Submarine in World War II
- By: Tom Clavin
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall39
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Performance38
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Story38
The true story of the deadliest submarine in World War II and the courageous captain who survived torture and imprisonment at the hands of the enemy. There was one submarine that outfought all other boats in the Silent Service in World War II: the USS Tang. Captain Richard Hetherington O’Kane...
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Another
- By Tpope on 02-05-26
By: Tom Clavin
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Labyrinth of Ice
- The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition
- By: Buddy Levy
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,197
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Performance1,071
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Story1,068
"Listen to this if you want to hear a narrator at the top of his game recount a fascinating--and at times disturbing--true story of adventure, disaster, discovery, cannibalism, and more. Will Damron makes Levy's fascinating account of the Greely (Polar) Expedition come to life...This is a...
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An incredible read
- By Lauren Olson on 12-06-19
By: Buddy Levy
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Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates
- The Forgotten War That Changed American History
- By: Brian Kilmeade, Don Yaeger
- Narrated by: Brian Kilmeade
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,907
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Performance2,618
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Story2,602
“Another blockbuster! Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates reads like an edge-of-your-seat, page-turning thriller. You will love this book and also wonder why so few people know this story. No one captures the danger, intrigue, and drama of the American Revolution and its aftermath like...
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Interesting history - terrible narrator
- By CJF on 12-08-15
By: Brian Kilmeade, and others
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Under the Black Flag
- The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
- By: David Cordingly
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall364
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Performance322
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Story324
As he explodes many accepted pirate myths (i.e. "walking the plank" is pure fiction), Cordingly replaces them with a truth that is more complex and often bloodier....
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Lacks Nuance
- By Joel Langenfeld on 07-02-15
By: David Cordingly
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The Middle East in the 20th Century
- By: Eamonn Gearon, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor Eamonn Gearon
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Original Recording
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Overall97
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Performance84
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Story84
It is impossible to understand our world today without understanding the last 100 years of Middle Eastern history. The history of the region in the 20th century is so varied and complex that it defies easy explanations....
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excellent!
- By Anonymous on 05-13-24
By: Eamonn Gearon, and others
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Empire of Ice and Stone
- The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk
- By: Buddy Levy
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall421
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Performance369
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Story368
"...Damron's able narration carries listeners through this arduous journey with a steady tone that lightens at moments of joy and becomes grave at times of deep sadness and loss. While the tale has all of the trappings of a great adventure novel, neither the author nor Damron let listeners...
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My Second Favorite Polar Exploration Book
- By Than on 02-23-24
By: Buddy Levy
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The Dutch Moment
- War, Trade, and Settlement in the Seventeenth-Century Atlantic World
- By: Wim Klooster
- Narrated by: Fred Filbrich
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall24
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Performance18
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Story17
In The Dutch Moment, Wim Klooster shows how the Dutch built and eventually lost an Atlantic empire that stretched from the homeland in the United Provinces to the Hudson River and from Brazil and the Caribbean to the African Gold Coast....
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But why?
- By Desirae Waters on 03-12-24
By: Wim Klooster
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The Great Museum of the Sea
- A Human History of Shipwrecks
- By: James P. Delgado
- Narrated by: David Marantz
- Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance3
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Story3
An immersive dive into the meaning and mystique of shipwrecks The sea is the largest museum on earth, with more than a million lost ships resting in its depths. Those shipwrecks date back thousands of years, some from civilizations long vanished, others from more recent history. Some are famous...
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Coulda Shoulda Been Excitinger
- By David Robinson on 03-23-26
By: James P. Delgado
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Wicked River
- The Mississippi When It Last Ran Wild
- By: Lee Sandlin Jeff
- Narrated by: Jeff McCarthy
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall153
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Performance127
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Story128
Acclaimed journalist and author Lee Sandlin delivers a riveting glimpse of a dangerous and colorful place in America’s historical landscape....
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Worth a listen
- By Robert B. Golson on 12-09-10
By: Lee Sandlin Jeff
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Smoke and Ashes
- Opium's Hidden Histories
- By: Amitav Ghosh
- Narrated by: Ranjit Madgavkar
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall41
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Performance36
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Story36
Ghosh unravels the impact of the opium trade on global history and in his own family—the climax of a years long project....
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Interesting Research, Terrible Reading
- By Paula de la Cruz on 03-09-24
By: Amitav Ghosh
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Pirate Hunters
- Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship
- By: Robert Kurson
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,563
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Performance4,165
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Story4,156
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY CHICAGO TRIBUNE A thrilling adventure of danger and deep-sea diving, historic mystery and suspense, by the author of Shadow Divers Finding and identifying a pirate ship is the hardest thing to do under the sea. But...
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Pure Gold
- By Mel on 06-24-15
By: Robert Kurson
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In Search of a Kingdom
- Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire
- By: Laurence Bergreen
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall820
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Performance696
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Story691
In this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer of Magellan, Columbus, and Marco Polo brings alive the singular life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, the pirate/explorer/admiral whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed the course of history...
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Better than the text
- By Bramante on 04-07-21
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Island of the Blue Foxes
- Disaster and Triumph on the World's Greatest Scientific Expedition
- By: Stephen R. Bown
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall265
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Performance222
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Story221
The story of the world's largest, longest, and best-financed scientific expedition of all time, triumphantly successful, gruesomely tragic, and never before fully told. The immense 18th-century scientific journey, variously known as the Second Kamchatka Expedition or the Great Northern...
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Vivid History of Russia's First Contact In Alaska
- By Neil Ring on 09-01-18
By: Stephen R. Bown
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Ghost Ship
- The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew
- By: Brian Hicks
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance11
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Story11
On December 4th, 1872, a 100-foot brigantine was discovered drifting through the North Atlantic without a soul on board. Not a sign of struggle, not a shred of damage, no ransacked cargo-and not a trace of the captain, his wife and daughter, or the crew....
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An Answer to the Mystery?
- By rlh1236 on 03-15-26
By: Brian Hicks
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Into the Deep
- A Memoir from the Man Who Found Titanic
- By: Robert D. Ballard, Christopher Drew
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall187
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Performance164
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Story164
The legendary explorer of the Titanic shares inside stories of danger, suspense, and discovery - plus previously untold stories about his own dyslexia and how it has shaped his life....
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A Study of the Ego
- By Thomas on 06-08-21
By: Robert D. Ballard, and others
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The Boundless Sea
- A Human History of the Oceans
- By: David Abulafia
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 41 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall60
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Performance49
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Story48
From the author of the acclaimed The Great Sea, David Abulafia's new book guides listeners along the world's greatest bodies of water to reveal their primary role in human history. The main protagonists are the three major oceans - the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Indian - which together...
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Like Reading a Dictionary.
- By aaron on 01-10-21
By: David Abulafia