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In Ghostly Japan

Japanese Legends of Ghosts, Yokai, Yurei and Other Oddities

by Lafcadio Hearn ...

Narrated by Kaipo Schwab ...

Unabridged

3 hours 55 min

The Japanese have two kinds of ghosts in their folklore—the spirits of the dead, and the spirits of the living. This classic of Japanese literature invites you to take your choice if you dare.In Ghostly Japan collects twelve ghostly stories from Lafcadio Hearn, deathless images of ghosts and goblins, touches of folklore and superstition, salted with traditions of the nation. While some of these ... Read more

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The Japanese have two kinds of ghosts in their folklore—the spirits of the dead, and the spirits of the living. This classic of Japanese literature invites you to take your choice if you dare.In Ghostly Japan collects twelve ghostly stories from Lafcadio Hearn, deathless images of ghosts and goblins, touches of folklore and superstition, salted with traditions of the nation. While some of these
... Read more
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The Rising Sun

The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936–1945

by John Toland ...

Narrated by Tom Weiner ...

Unabridged

41 hours 9 min

This Pulitzer Prize–winning history of World War II chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Japanese empire, from the invasion of Manchuria and China to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Told from the Japanese perspective, The Rising Sun is, in the author’s words, “a factual saga of people caught up in the flood of the most overwhelming war of mankind, told as it happened—muddled, ... Read more

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This Pulitzer Prize–winning history of World War II chronicles the dramatic rise and fall of the Japanese empire, from the invasion of Manchuria and China to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Told from the Japanese perspective, The Rising Sun is, in the author’s words, “a factual saga of people caught up in the flood of the most overwhelming war of mankind, told as it happened—muddled,
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Tokyo Vice

An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan

by Jake Adelstein ...

Narrated by Jake Adelstein ...

Unabridged

10 hours 35 min

From the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police press club: a unique, firsthand, revelatory look at Japanese culture from the underbelly up.At nineteen, Jake Adelstein went to Japan in search of peace and tranquility. What he got was a life of crime . . . crime reporting, that is, at the prestigious Yomiuri Shinbun. For twelve years of eighty ... Read more

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From the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police press club: a unique, firsthand, revelatory look at Japanese culture from the underbelly up.At nineteen, Jake Adelstein went to Japan in search of peace and tranquility. What he got was a life of crime . . . crime reporting, that is, at the prestigious Yomiuri Shinbun. For twelve years of eighty
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Shattered Sword

The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway

by Jonathan Parshall, Anthony Tully ...

Narrated by Tom Perkins ...

Unabridged

24 hours 44 min

Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now, for the first time since Gordon W. Prange's bestselling Miracle at Midway, Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. Unlike previous accounts, Shattered Sword makes extensive use of Japanese ... Read more

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Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now, for the first time since Gordon W. Prange's bestselling Miracle at Midway, Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. Unlike previous accounts, Shattered Sword makes extensive use of Japanese
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Underground

The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche

by Haruki Murakami ...

Narrated by Feodor Chin, Ian Anthony Dale, Janet Song ...

Unabridged

13 hours 33 min

In this haunting work of journalistic investigation, Haruki Murakami tells the story of the horrific terrorist attack on Japanese soil that shook the entire world.On a clear spring day in 1995, five members of a religious cult unleashed poison gas on the Tokyo subway system. In attempt to discover why, Haruki Murakmi talks to the people who lived through the catastrophe, and in so doing lays bare ... Read more

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In this haunting work of journalistic investigation, Haruki Murakami tells the story of the horrific terrorist attack on Japanese soil that shook the entire world.On a clear spring day in 1995, five members of a religious cult unleashed poison gas on the Tokyo subway system. In attempt to discover why, Haruki Murakmi talks to the people who lived through the catastrophe, and in so doing lays bare
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Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan

by Herbert P. Bix ...

Narrated by Jonathan Yen ...

Unabridged

29 hours 56 min

In this groundbreaking biography of the Japanese emperor Hirohito, Herbert P. Bix offers the first complete, unvarnished look at the enigmatic leader whose sixty-three-year reign ushered Japan into the modern world. Never before has the full life of this controversial figure been revealed with such clarity and vividness. Bix shows what it was like to be trained from birth for a lone position at ... Read more

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In this groundbreaking biography of the Japanese emperor Hirohito, Herbert P. Bix offers the first complete, unvarnished look at the enigmatic leader whose sixty-three-year reign ushered Japan into the modern world. Never before has the full life of this controversial figure been revealed with such clarity and vividness. Bix shows what it was like to be trained from birth for a lone position at
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Road to Surrender

Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II

by Evan Thomas ...

Narrated by Robert Fass ...

Unabridged

7 hours 51 min

A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan—a crucial turning point in World War II and geopolitical history—with you-are-there immediacy by the New York Times bestselling author of Ike’s Bluff and Sea of Thunder.“As Christopher Nolan’s movie Oppenheimer shows, the shockwaves reverberate still. The veteran biographer Evan Thomas now enters the ... Read more

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A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan—a crucial turning point in World War II and geopolitical history—with you-are-there immediacy by the New York Times bestselling author of Ike’s Bluff and Sea of Thunder.“As Christopher Nolan’s movie Oppenheimer shows, the shockwaves reverberate still. The veteran biographer Evan Thomas now enters the
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China and Japan

Facing History

by Ezra F. Vogel ...

Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

Unabridged

22 hours 51 min

China and Japan have cultural and political connections that stretch back fifteen hundred years. But today their relationship is strained. China's military buildup deeply worries Japan, while Japan's brutal occupation of China in World War II remains an open wound. In recent years less than ten percent of each population had positive feelings toward the other, and both countries insist that the ... Read more

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China and Japan have cultural and political connections that stretch back fifteen hundred years. But today their relationship is strained. China's military buildup deeply worries Japan, while Japan's brutal occupation of China in World War II remains an open wound. In recent years less than ten percent of each population had positive feelings toward the other, and both countries insist that the
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A Brief History of Japan

Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun

by Jonathan Clements ...

Narrated by Julian Elfer ...

Unabridged

8 hours 41 min

This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once sought to conquer China, yet also shut itself away for two centuries in self-imposed seclusion.First revealed to Westerners in the chronicles of Marco Polo, Japan was a legendary faraway land defended by a fearsome Kamikaze storm and ruled by a ... Read more

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This fascinating history tells the story of the people of Japan, from ancient teenage priest-queens to teeming hordes of salarymen, a nation that once sought to conquer China, yet also shut itself away for two centuries in self-imposed seclusion.First revealed to Westerners in the chronicles of Marco Polo, Japan was a legendary faraway land defended by a fearsome Kamikaze storm and ruled by a
... Read more
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The Tale of Genji

by Murasaki Shikibu, Translated by Suematsu Kencho ...

Narrated by Elaine J Sepani ...

Unabridged

6 hours 57 min

Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu wrote The Tale of Genji in the 11th century to entertain the other women in the court. It follows the romantic exploits of the title character, an emperor’s son, as he navigates life within aristocratic society and eventually outside of it. Praised for its psychological insight into the characters’ motivations, the book greatly influenced Japanese culture and ... Read more

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Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu wrote The Tale of Genji in the 11th century to entertain the other women in the court. It follows the romantic exploits of the title character, an emperor’s son, as he navigates life within aristocratic society and eventually outside of it. Praised for its psychological insight into the characters’ motivations, the book greatly influenced Japanese culture and
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A History of Japan

Revised Edition

by R. H. P. Mason, J. G. Caiger ...

Narrated by Derek Perkins ...

Unabridged

13 hours 7 min

A classic of Japanese history, this book is the preeminent work on the history of Japan.Newly revised and updated, A History of Japan is a single-volume, complete history of the nation of Japan. Starting in ancient Japan during its early pre-history period A History of Japan covers every important aspect of history and culture through feudal Japan to the post-cold War period and collapse of the ... Read more

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A classic of Japanese history, this book is the preeminent work on the history of Japan.Newly revised and updated, A History of Japan is a single-volume, complete history of the nation of Japan. Starting in ancient Japan during its early pre-history period A History of Japan covers every important aspect of history and culture through feudal Japan to the post-cold War period and collapse of the
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Japan's Infamous Unit 731

Firsthand Accounts of Japan's Wartime Human Experimentation Program

by Hal Gold ...

Narrated by Joe Barrett ...

Unabridged

6 hours 29 min

This is a riveting and disturbing account of the medical atrocities performed in China during WWII.Some of the cruelest deeds of Japan's war in Asia did not occur on the battlefield, but in quiet, antiseptic medical wards in obscure parts of China. Far from front lines and prying eyes, Japanese doctors and their assistants subjected human guinea pigs to gruesome medical experiments in the name of ... Read more

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This is a riveting and disturbing account of the medical atrocities performed in China during WWII.Some of the cruelest deeds of Japan's war in Asia did not occur on the battlefield, but in quiet, antiseptic medical wards in obscure parts of China. Far from front lines and prying eyes, Japanese doctors and their assistants subjected human guinea pigs to gruesome medical experiments in the name of
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Nagasaki

The Last Witnesses

by M. G. Sheftall ...

Narrated by Brian Nishii ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Embers
Unabridged

14 hours 48 min

The second volume in a prize-worthy two-book series based on years of irreplicable personal interviews with survivors about each of the atomic bomb drops, first in Hiroshima and then Nagasaki, that hastened the end of the Pacific War.On August 6, 1945, the United States unleashed a weapon unlike anything the world had ever seen. Then, just three days later, when Japan showed no sign of surrender, ... Read more

$37.00 CAD

The second volume in a prize-worthy two-book series based on years of irreplicable personal interviews with survivors about each of the atomic bomb drops, first in Hiroshima and then Nagasaki, that hastened the end of the Pacific War.On August 6, 1945, the United States unleashed a weapon unlike anything the world had ever seen. Then, just three days later, when Japan showed no sign of surrender,
... Read more
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東京歷史迷走

by 胡川安 ...

Narrated by 胡川安 ...

Unabridged

4 hours 28 min

最會說歷史故事的胡川安，用聲音帶你迷走東京。這是一本由地理空間綴連起來的東京史，透過一個一個場所，包含車站、寺廟、街區、花園、墳墓、居酒屋、富士山、皇居、明治神宮、博物館……串連起東京的歷史、文化和城市的變遷與故事。有別於一般習慣以時間為主軸，透過時代演變講述的歷史，本次迷走中的所有場所，目前仍在東京，而且可以拜訪、可以參拜、可以散步、可以飲食，透過這些場所，將東京的發展聯繫起來。跟著胡川安用耳朵走進東京的身世：在十九世紀初期，江戶堪稱世界最大的城市，其所需的生活用品和相關產業都在日本橋附近聚集。今日的於市場在築地，但一開始是在日本橋。‧老字號百貨三越是三井家族在日本橋所開設的和服店，當時稱為「越後屋」，最後將「三井」與「越後」合併，成為三越百貨的名稱由來。‧江戶時代已經有居酒屋，有的一早就開始營業，而且提供酒，可見當時的嗜酒風氣。‧德川家康定都江戶之後到十七世紀中期的五十年間 ... Read more

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最會說歷史故事的胡川安，用聲音帶你迷走東京。這是一本由地理空間綴連起來的東京史，透過一個一個場所，包含車站、寺廟、街區、花園、墳墓、居酒屋、富士山、皇居、明治神宮、博物館……串連起東京的歷史、文化和城市的變遷與故事。有別於一般習慣以時間為主軸，透過時代演變講述的歷史，本次迷走中的所有場所，目前仍在東京，而且可以拜訪、可以參拜、可以散步、可以飲食，透過這些場所，將東京的發展聯繫起來。跟著胡川安用耳朵走進東京的身世：在十九世紀初期，江戶堪稱世界最大的城市，其所需的生活用品和相關產業都在日本橋附近聚集。今日的於市場在築地，但一開始是在日本橋。‧老字號百貨三越是三井家族在日本橋所開設的和服店，當時稱為「越後屋」，最後將「三井」與「越後」合併，成為三越百貨的名稱由來。‧江戶時代已經有居酒屋，有的一早就開始營業，而且提供酒，可見當時的嗜酒風氣。‧德川家康定都江戶之後到十七世紀中期的五十年間
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Ancient Time | The Real Life of a Japanese GEISHA

by Elena Marquez ...

Narrated by Elena Marquez ...

Unabridged

2 hours 11 min

Uncover the true historical reality of Japan’s female artists and working women in this immersive cultural history. Perfect for a contemplative evening commute or a relaxing weekend escape, this evocative journey walks you through the lantern-lit alleyways of traditional geisha districts. Experience the quiet pride and grueling discipline of a deeply misunderstood profession.Follow a carefully ... Read more

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Uncover the true historical reality of Japan’s female artists and working women in this immersive cultural history. Perfect for a contemplative evening commute or a relaxing weekend escape, this evocative journey walks you through the lantern-lit alleyways of traditional geisha districts. Experience the quiet pride and grueling discipline of a deeply misunderstood profession.Follow a carefully
... Read more
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Biggest Battles of the Pacific Theater, The: The History of the Decisive Campaigns that Led to Victory Over Japan in World War II

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Bill Caufield ...

Unabridged

16 hours 39 min

The waters of the Pacific Ocean – stretching deep blue under the tropical sun, or scourged by typhoons – provided World War II's most far-flung battlefield. Two of the world's premier mid 20th century maritime powers, the United States of American and the Empire of Japan, grappled for supremacy across that vast expanse.Although not as well-remembered as D-Day or even the attack at Pearl Harbor ... Read more

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The waters of the Pacific Ocean – stretching deep blue under the tropical sun, or scourged by typhoons – provided World War II's most far-flung battlefield. Two of the world's premier mid 20th century maritime powers, the United States of American and the Empire of Japan, grappled for supremacy across that vast expanse.Although not as well-remembered as D-Day or even the attack at Pearl Harbor
... Read more
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De zon in zijn ogen

Een onvoorstelbaar levensverhaal

by Renée Belloni ...

Unabridged

9 hours 38 min

De wereld is al vol onrust en leed. Toch presenteer ik nu dit nieuwe luisterboek, een vertelling dat geworteld is in het waargebeurde verhaal van Claude Belloni, tegen de achtergrond van onder meer oorlogstijd in Nederlands-Indië en Japan. Ik draag dit luisterboek op aan vrede in de wereld, een vrede die in onszelf begint. Als de vrede in onszelf groeit, zal ook de vrede in onze onrustige wereld ... Read more

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De wereld is al vol onrust en leed. Toch presenteer ik nu dit nieuwe luisterboek, een vertelling dat geworteld is in het waargebeurde verhaal van Claude Belloni, tegen de achtergrond van onder meer oorlogstijd in Nederlands-Indië en Japan. Ik draag dit luisterboek op aan vrede in de wereld, een vrede die in onszelf begint. Als de vrede in onszelf groeit, zal ook de vrede in onze onrustige wereld
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End of World War II, The: The History of the Battles that Ended the Fighting in Europe and the Pacific

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Bill Caufield ...

Unabridged

10 hours 27 min

After the successful amphibious invasion on D-Day in June 1944, the Allies began racing east toward Germany and liberating France along the way. The Allies had landed along a 50 mile stretch of French coast, and despite suffering 8,000 casualties on D-Day, over 100,000 still began the march across the western portion of the continent. By the end of August 1944, the German Army in France was ... Read more

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After the successful amphibious invasion on D-Day in June 1944, the Allies began racing east toward Germany and liberating France along the way. The Allies had landed along a 50 mile stretch of French coast, and despite suffering 8,000 casualties on D-Day, over 100,000 still began the march across the western portion of the continent. By the end of August 1944, the German Army in France was
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História de Tóquio: 400 anos dos samurais aos arranha-céus

by Amaro Queiroz ...

Narrated by Amaro Queiroz ...

Unabridged

2 hours 22 min

Viaje pela história urbana asiática, onde o poder dos samurais e a resiliência forjaram uma metrópole inigualável. Esta narrativa imersiva transforma seu trajeto diário em uma máquina do tempo, guiando você pelas ruas de terra da antiga Edo até a vibrante selva de concreto e neon moderna.Mais do que um relato frio sobre imperadores, esta é a jornada intensa de habitantes comuns superando o grande ... Read more

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Viaje pela história urbana asiática, onde o poder dos samurais e a resiliência forjaram uma metrópole inigualável. Esta narrativa imersiva transforma seu trajeto diário em uma máquina do tempo, guiando você pelas ruas de terra da antiga Edo até a vibrante selva de concreto e neon moderna.Mais do que um relato frio sobre imperadores, esta é a jornada intensa de habitantes comuns superando o grande
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La guerra en el Pacífico: Historia completa de las campañas finales de la Segunda Guerra Mundial

by Txomin Murillo ...

Narrated by Txomin Murillo ...

Unabridged

2 hours 19 min

Sumérgete en la cruda estrategia militar de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la tensa cuenta atrás del Imperio japonés. Desde el decisivo verano de 1944, este inmersivo recorrido histórico transformará tus trayectos diarios en una vibrante exploración de las tácticas bélicas que definieron nuestra era.Esta narración sobria te sitúa en la mente de líderes y soldados, revelando el devastador coste humano ... Read more

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Sumérgete en la cruda estrategia militar de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la tensa cuenta atrás del Imperio japonés. Desde el decisivo verano de 1944, este inmersivo recorrido histórico transformará tus trayectos diarios en una vibrante exploración de las tácticas bélicas que definieron nuestra era.Esta narración sobria te sitúa en la mente de líderes y soldados, revelando el devastador coste humano
... Read more
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Historia de Japón: Los puntos de inflexión ocultos que explican el ascenso de una nación

by Antonio Bernal ...

Narrated by Antonio Bernal ...

Unabridged

2 hours 15 min

Desvela los hitos de la historia asiática y cómo una nación insular fragmentada se alzó como potencia industrial. Ideal para tus trayectos diarios, este cautivador relato deja atrás los mitos bélicos para enfocarse en los verdaderos engranajes del cambio geopolítico. Es la compañía perfecta para una escucha reflexiva que transformará tus momentos de viaje en un aprendizaje profundo y fascinante ... Read more

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Desvela los hitos de la historia asiática y cómo una nación insular fragmentada se alzó como potencia industrial. Ideal para tus trayectos diarios, este cautivador relato deja atrás los mitos bélicos para enfocarse en los verdaderos engranajes del cambio geopolítico. Es la compañía perfecta para una escucha reflexiva que transformará tus momentos de viaje en un aprendizaje profundo y fascinante
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Last Stand, The

Betrayal, Fire, and the End of an Era

by David G. Stone ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Chris G ...

Series Audiobook 3 - THE YASUKE CHRONICLES
Unabridged

10 hours 36 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What would you sacrifice for loyalty? What would you risk for honor? What would you do if your world was ending and you had thirteen minutes to save everything you believed in?June 21st, 1582. The most powerful man in Japan is about to die, and only one warrior stands between Oda Nobunaga and annihilation.Yasuke, the African samurai, has sworn an oath ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.What would you sacrifice for loyalty? What would you risk for honor? What would you do if your world was ending and you had thirteen minutes to save everything you believed in?June 21st, 1582. The most powerful man in Japan is about to die, and only one warrior stands between Oda Nobunaga and annihilation.Yasuke, the African samurai, has sworn an oath
... Read more
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Undefeated

America's Heroic Fight for Bataan and Corregidor

by Bill Sloan ...

Narrated by Michael Prichard ...

Unabridged

13 hours 38 min

Called "a master of the combat narrative" (The Dallas Morning News), author BillSloan captures the valor, fortitude, and suffering of the Americandefenders of the Philippines as no other author has. Abandoned by theirgovernment, the men and women of the American garrison struggled againstimpossible military odds, rampant disease, and slow starvation to delayinevitable surrender by the largest ... Read more

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Called "a master of the combat narrative" (The Dallas Morning News), author BillSloan captures the valor, fortitude, and suffering of the Americandefenders of the Philippines as no other author has. Abandoned by theirgovernment, the men and women of the American garrison struggled againstimpossible military odds, rampant disease, and slow starvation to delayinevitable surrender by the largest
... Read more
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El elogio de la sombra

by Junichirô Tanizaki ...

Narrated by Masumi Mutsuda ...

Unabridged

1 hour 45 min

A través de la contemplación silenciosa del mundo que lo rodea, Tanizaki desvela el misterio de la sombra, que no es otro que la esencia misma de la belleza, con un estilo sencillo y ameno pero asombrosamente equilibrado, sereno y sutil.Una obra clásica del pensamiento universal por primera vez traducida directamente del japonés.Un breve ensayo que hará las delicias de todo aquel interesado en la ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

A través de la contemplación silenciosa del mundo que lo rodea, Tanizaki desvela el misterio de la sombra, que no es otro que la esencia misma de la belleza, con un estilo sencillo y ameno pero asombrosamente equilibrado, sereno y sutil.Una obra clásica del pensamiento universal por primera vez traducida directamente del japonés.Un breve ensayo que hará las delicias de todo aquel interesado en la
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