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If We Burn

The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution

by Vincent Bevins ...

Narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon ...

Unabridged

12 hours 54 min

The fascinating history of a decade aflame—and what we can learn from its embers.**"Disturbing and exhilarating." —**New YorkerFrom 2010 to 2020, more people participated in protests than at any other point in human history. Yet we are not living in more just and democratic societies as a result. Acclaimed journalist Vincent Bevins carried out hundreds of interviews around the world, guided by a ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

The fascinating history of a decade aflame—and what we can learn from its embers.**"Disturbing and exhilarating." —**New YorkerFrom 2010 to 2020, more people participated in protests than at any other point in human history. Yet we are not living in more just and democratic societies as a result. Acclaimed journalist Vincent Bevins carried out hundreds of interviews around the world, guided by a
... Read more
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King of Kings

The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation

by Scott Anderson ...

Narrated by Scott Anderson, Malcolm Hillgartner ...

Unabridged

17 hours 45 min

**PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • 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, one of the most momentous events in modern times. This groundbreaking work exposes ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

**PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • 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, one of the most momentous events in modern times. This groundbreaking work exposes
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Russia

Revolution and Civil War, 1917-1921

by Antony Beevor ...

Narrated by Rob Heaps ...

Unabridged

21 hours 55 min

**“Riveting . . . There is a wealth of new information here that adds considerable texture and nuance to his story and helps to set Russia apart from previous works.”—The Wall Street JournalAn epic new account of the conflict that reshaped Eastern Europe and set the stage for the rest of the twentieth century.**Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

**“Riveting . . . There is a wealth of new information here that adds considerable texture and nuance to his story and helps to set Russia apart from previous works.”—The Wall Street JournalAn epic new account of the conflict that reshaped Eastern Europe and set the stage for the rest of the twentieth century.**Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the
... Read more
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Revolutionary Spring

Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849

by Christopher Clark ...

Narrated by Christopher Clark ...

Unabridged

33 hours 26 min

From the bestselling author of The Sleepwalkers comes an epic history of the 1848 revolutions that swept Europe, and the charismatic figures who propelled them forward, with deep resonance and frightening parallels to today.As history, the uprisings of 1848 have long been overshadowed by the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian revolutions of the early twentieth century. And yet in 1848 ... Read more

$48.99 CAD

From the bestselling author of The Sleepwalkers comes an epic history of the 1848 revolutions that swept Europe, and the charismatic figures who propelled them forward, with deep resonance and frightening parallels to today.As history, the uprisings of 1848 have long been overshadowed by the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian revolutions of the early twentieth century. And yet in 1848
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On Revolution

by Hannah Arendt ...

Narrated by Tavia Gilbert ...

Unabridged

10 hours 57 min

Hannah Arendt’s penetrating observations on the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, have been fundamental to our understanding of our political landscape. On Revolution is her classic exploration of a phenomenon that has reshaped the globe.From the eighteenth-century rebellions in America and France to the explosive changes of the twentieth century, Arendt traces the changing ... Read more

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Hannah Arendt’s penetrating observations on the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, have been fundamental to our understanding of our political landscape. On Revolution is her classic exploration of a phenomenon that has reshaped the globe.From the eighteenth-century rebellions in America and France to the explosive changes of the twentieth century, Arendt traces the changing
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Summer of Fire and Blood

The German Peasants' War

by Lyndal Roper ...

Narrated by Rose Akroyd ...

Unabridged

13 hours 9 min

Winner of the Cundill PrizeFrom a prize-winning historian, the definitive account of the sixteenth-century uprising that revolutionized Europe.**“A balanced, comprehensive survey of the uprising, gripping in its narrative and perceptive in its assessments, making it easily the most accessible study in English for a general readership.” -**Financial TimesThe German Peasants’ War was the greatest ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

Winner of the Cundill PrizeFrom a prize-winning historian, the definitive account of the sixteenth-century uprising that revolutionized Europe.**“A balanced, comprehensive survey of the uprising, gripping in its narrative and perceptive in its assessments, making it easily the most accessible study in English for a general readership.” -**Financial TimesThe German Peasants’ War was the greatest
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American Revolutions

A Continental History, 1750-1804

by Alan Taylor ...

Narrated by Mark Bramhall ...

Unabridged

18 hours 54 min

From the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, a fresh, authoritative history that recasts our thinking about America’s founding period.The American Revolution is often portrayed as a high-minded, orderly event whose capstone, the Constitution, provided the ideal framework for a democratic, prosperous nation. Alan Taylor, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, gives us a different creation story in this ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

From the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, a fresh, authoritative history that recasts our thinking about America’s founding period.The American Revolution is often portrayed as a high-minded, orderly event whose capstone, the Constitution, provided the ideal framework for a democratic, prosperous nation. Alan Taylor, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, gives us a different creation story in this
... Read more
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Twelve Who Ruled

The Year of the Terror in the French Revolution

by R.R. Palmer ...

Narrated by David Stifel ...

Unabridged

17 hours 59 min

The Reign of Terror continues to fascinate scholars as one of the bloodiest periods in French history, when the Committee of Public Safety strove to defend the first Republic from its many enemies, creating a climate of fear and suspicion in revolutionary France. R. R. Palmer's fascinating narrative follows the Committee's deputies individually and collectively, recounting and assessing their ... Read more

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The Reign of Terror continues to fascinate scholars as one of the bloodiest periods in French history, when the Committee of Public Safety strove to defend the first Republic from its many enemies, creating a climate of fear and suspicion in revolutionary France. R. R. Palmer's fascinating narrative follows the Committee's deputies individually and collectively, recounting and assessing their
... Read more
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The Revolutionists

The Story of the Extremists Who Hijacked the 1970s (SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2025)

by Jason Burke ...

Narrated by Kristin Atherton ...

Unabridged

25 hours 20 min

Brought to you by Penguin.** SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2025 **A thrilling and unprecedented account of the radicalism and political extremism that gripped the 1970s – a seismic decade that transformed the modern world.In the 1970s, a network of extremists terrorised the West with intricately planned plane hijackings and hostage-takings. Among them were the glamorous Leila Khaled, ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

Brought to you by Penguin.** SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2025 **A thrilling and unprecedented account of the radicalism and political extremism that gripped the 1970s – a seismic decade that transformed the modern world.In the 1970s, a network of extremists terrorised the West with intricately planned plane hijackings and hostage-takings. Among them were the glamorous Leila Khaled,
... Read more
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History of Mexico

The Mayans, the Aztec, and the Mexican Revolution

by Kelly Mass ...

Narrated by Chris Newman, John Michael Jalonen ...

Unabridged

3 hours 57 min

This combo contains the following topics:1 - Have you ever wondered what the Maya people did? How they lived? How their empire grew? Then this is the right book for you. In this book, we'll go over the most important discoveries about the Mayans, the Central American inhabitants that were in the region hundreds of years before the journey to the New World by European settlers and conquistadores.2 ... Read more

$9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This combo contains the following topics:1 - Have you ever wondered what the Maya people did? How they lived? How their empire grew? Then this is the right book for you. In this book, we'll go over the most important discoveries about the Mayans, the Central American inhabitants that were in the region hundreds of years before the journey to the New World by European settlers and conquistadores.2
... Read more
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Age of Enlightenment

The Philosophical and Intellectual Movement Called the Age of Reason

by Kelly Mass ...

Narrated by Chris Newman ...

Unabridged

1 hour 24 min

Finally… finally, humanity began to wake up. Finally, they decided to take science, knowledge, politics, development, multiple angles and perspectives, and the details of our everyday lives a bit more seriously. For centuries, raw and primal urges and principles had taken hold of conquerors, officials, and governments. But there was a light at the end of the tunnel. Humanity just needed to ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Finally… finally, humanity began to wake up. Finally, they decided to take science, knowledge, politics, development, multiple angles and perspectives, and the details of our everyday lives a bit more seriously. For centuries, raw and primal urges and principles had taken hold of conquerors, officials, and governments. But there was a light at the end of the tunnel. Humanity just needed to
... Read more
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Confessions of a Basketball Junkie

by Dirk Dunbar ...

Narrated by Dirk Dunbar ...

Unabridged

9 hours 23 min

Dirk Dunbar's Confessions of a Basketball Junkie is a compelling read that offers a personal glimpse into the archetypal journey that we are all destined to navigate-from the call, departure, and tribulations to the return to the place and person we are meant to be. Filled with poetry and athletic anecdotes, mystical and humorous experiences, and truth-seeking explorations into our local and ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Dirk Dunbar's Confessions of a Basketball Junkie is a compelling read that offers a personal glimpse into the archetypal journey that we are all destined to navigate-from the call, departure, and tribulations to the return to the place and person we are meant to be. Filled with poetry and athletic anecdotes, mystical and humorous experiences, and truth-seeking explorations into our local and
... Read more
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The Modern Arab World

A New History

by Andrew Arsan ...

Unabridged

15 hours

A monumental new history of the twentieth-century Arab world, told through Arab voices.Western commentators have long described the Arab world as uniquely disordered, defined by fanaticism, ignorance, and the cruelties of war and autocracy. The Modern Arab World provides a much-needed corrective. Prize-winning historian Andrew Arsan tells a new history of the Arab twentieth century—a story of ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

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A monumental new history of the twentieth-century Arab world, told through Arab voices.Western commentators have long described the Arab world as uniquely disordered, defined by fanaticism, ignorance, and the cruelties of war and autocracy. The Modern Arab World provides a much-needed corrective. Prize-winning historian Andrew Arsan tells a new history of the Arab twentieth century—a story of
... Read more
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Strange Rebels

1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century

by Christian Caryl ...

Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

Unabridged

17 hours 58 min

Few moments in history have seen as many seismic transformations as 1979. That one year marked the emergence of revolutionary Islam as a political force on the world stage, the beginning of market revolutions in China and Britain that would fuel globalization and radically alter the international economy, and the first stirrings of the resistance movements in Eastern Europe and Afghanistan that ... Read more

$32.15 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Few moments in history have seen as many seismic transformations as 1979. That one year marked the emergence of revolutionary Islam as a political force on the world stage, the beginning of market revolutions in China and Britain that would fuel globalization and radically alter the international economy, and the first stirrings of the resistance movements in Eastern Europe and Afghanistan that
... Read more
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Revolution 2.0

The Power of the People Is Greater Than the People in Power; A Memoir

by Wael Ghonim ...

Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

Unabridged

11 hours 54 min

The revolutions sweeping the Middle East in 2011 were unlike any the world had ever seen. Brutal regimes that had been in power for many decades were suddenly swarmed by unstoppable mobs of freedom seekers. Now, one of the key figures behind the Egyptian uprising tells the riveting inside story of what happened and presents lessons for all of us on how to unleash the power of crowds.Wael Ghonim ... Read more

$32.36 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The revolutions sweeping the Middle East in 2011 were unlike any the world had ever seen. Brutal regimes that had been in power for many decades were suddenly swarmed by unstoppable mobs of freedom seekers. Now, one of the key figures behind the Egyptian uprising tells the riveting inside story of what happened and presents lessons for all of us on how to unleash the power of crowds.Wael Ghonim
... Read more
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The Cruel Victory

The French Resistance, D-Day and the Battle for the Vercors 1944

by Paddy Ashdown ...

Narrated by Paddy Ashdown ...

Unabridged

15 hours 39 min

From best-selling and award winning author of A Brilliant Little Operation comes the long neglected D-Day story of the Resistance uprising and subsequent massacre on the Vercors massif – the largest action by the French Resistance during the Second World War.In early 1941, three separate groups of plotters – one military, one political, one intellectual – began to organise and plan on and around ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

From best-selling and award winning author of A Brilliant Little Operation comes the long neglected D-Day story of the Resistance uprising and subsequent massacre on the Vercors massif – the largest action by the French Resistance during the Second World War.In early 1941, three separate groups of plotters – one military, one political, one intellectual – began to organise and plan on and around
... Read more
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The American Revolution

1774–83

by Daniel Marston ...

Narrated by Matthew Hendrickson ...

Series series Essential Histories
Unabridged

3 hours 19 min

Bloomsbury presents The American Revolution by Daniel Marston, read by Matthew Hendrickson.Updated and revised from the popular 2002 edition, this is a concise study of the American Revolutionary War.The American Revolution, or the American War of Independence, has been characterized politically as a united political uprising of the American colonies and militarily as a guerrilla campaign of ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Bloomsbury presents The American Revolution by Daniel Marston, read by Matthew Hendrickson.Updated and revised from the popular 2002 edition, this is a concise study of the American Revolutionary War.The American Revolution, or the American War of Independence, has been characterized politically as a united political uprising of the American colonies and militarily as a guerrilla campaign of
... Read more
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Start of the American Revolution, The: The History of the Events and Battles that Sparked the Revolutionary War

by Charles River Editors ...

Narrated by Jonathan Jones ...

Unabridged

1 hour 32 min

The American Revolution is replete with seminal moments that every American learns in school, from the “shot heard ‘round the world” to the Declaration of Independence, but the events that led up to the fighting at Lexington & Concord were the products of 10 years of division between the British and their American colonies over everything from colonial representation in governments to taxation, ... Read more

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The American Revolution is replete with seminal moments that every American learns in school, from the “shot heard ‘round the world” to the Declaration of Independence, but the events that led up to the fighting at Lexington & Concord were the products of 10 years of division between the British and their American colonies over everything from colonial representation in governments to taxation,
... Read more
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American History

Details about the Revolution, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Alexander Hamilton

by Kelly Mass ...

Narrated by Doug Greene, Chris Newman ...

Unabridged

5 hours 41 min

This set of books contains the following titles:1: Benjamin Franklin was an author, physicist, innovator, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political thinker who resided in America. Franklin was just one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the US Declaration, and the first postmaster general of the United States.2: Alexander Hamilton was a Caribbean ... Read more

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This set of books contains the following titles:1: Benjamin Franklin was an author, physicist, innovator, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political thinker who resided in America. Franklin was just one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the US Declaration, and the first postmaster general of the United States.2: Alexander Hamilton was a Caribbean
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Modstandsfolk og partisaner

by Alt Om Historie ...

Narrated by Morten Rønnelund ...

Series Audiobook 18 - En verden i krig - beretninger fra 2. verdenskrig
Unabridged

2 hours 50 min

I begyndelsen af krigen ruller tyske kampvogne hen over land efter land, mens folk lamslåede ser til. Men da nazisternes brutale besættelse trækker ud, vokser modstandsviljen. Stilfærdige protester som alsangsstævner i Danmark udvikler sig til grovkornede chikanerier og væbnet kamp. I England fanger Winston Churchill hurtigt signalerne, og allerede i sommeren 1940 opretter premierministeren SOE, ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

I begyndelsen af krigen ruller tyske kampvogne hen over land efter land, mens folk lamslåede ser til. Men da nazisternes brutale besættelse trækker ud, vokser modstandsviljen. Stilfærdige protester som alsangsstævner i Danmark udvikler sig til grovkornede chikanerier og væbnet kamp. I England fanger Winston Churchill hurtigt signalerne, og allerede i sommeren 1940 opretter premierministeren SOE,
... Read more
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American History for Everyone

The Fascinating Story of Our Great Nation

by Richard Lederer ...

Narrated by David Bryant ...

Unabridged

4 hours 30 min

The one thing we Americans have in common is our history. It doesn’t matter if you’re a first-generation or twelfth-generation American. You own our history. That’s what makes you an American. That’s the glue that holds us together as a people.Only 21 percent of Americans know that the presidential faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln are carved on ... Read more

$38.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The one thing we Americans have in common is our history. It doesn’t matter if you’re a first-generation or twelfth-generation American. You own our history. That’s what makes you an American. That’s the glue that holds us together as a people.Only 21 percent of Americans know that the presidential faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln are carved on
... Read more
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The Inheritors of Rome

by Nick Holmes ...

Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

Series series Fall of the Roman Empire
Unabridged

7 hours

WHAT HAPPENED AFTER ROME FELL?In The Inheritors of Rome**, Nick Holmes concludes his series on the Fall of the Roman Empire** with a bold and thought-provoking examination of the world that followed the fall.From the collapse of Roman civilization to the rise of Charlemagne's empire, from the explosive expansion of early Islam to the resilience of Byzantium, and from the devastation of the Vikings ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

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WHAT HAPPENED AFTER ROME FELL?In The Inheritors of Rome**, Nick Holmes concludes his series on the Fall of the Roman Empire** with a bold and thought-provoking examination of the world that followed the fall.From the collapse of Roman civilization to the rise of Charlemagne's empire, from the explosive expansion of early Islam to the resilience of Byzantium, and from the devastation of the Vikings
... Read more
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For King or Country

Major Philip Van Cortlandt 1739-1814 A Memoir

by Stephen Le Vine ...

Narrated by Marcus Male Synthesized Voice ...

Unabridged

4 hours 55 min

War had been raging between the American Patriots and the British Army since the opening battles of Lexington and Concord on 19 April 1775. The 13 colonies in North America were at war with Great Britain.The Americans (Rebels) demanded independence and the release from the severe restrictions imposed by the British government and the high taxes imposed on the colonies.Major Philip Van Cortlandt ... Read more

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War had been raging between the American Patriots and the British Army since the opening battles of Lexington and Concord on 19 April 1775. The 13 colonies in North America were at war with Great Britain.The Americans (Rebels) demanded independence and the release from the severe restrictions imposed by the British government and the high taxes imposed on the colonies.Major Philip Van Cortlandt
... Read more
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The Ukrainian Night

An Intimate History of Revolution

by Marci Shore ...

Narrated by Callie Beaulieu ...

Unabridged

7 hours 24 min

A vivid and intimate account of the Ukrainian Revolution, the rare moment when the political became the existentialWhat is worth dying for? While the world watched the uprising on the Maidan as an episode in geopolitics, those in Ukraine during the extraordinary winter of 2013–14 lived the revolution as an existential transformation: the blurring of night and day, the loss of a sense of time, the ... Read more

$29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A vivid and intimate account of the Ukrainian Revolution, the rare moment when the political became the existentialWhat is worth dying for? While the world watched the uprising on the Maidan as an episode in geopolitics, those in Ukraine during the extraordinary winter of 2013–14 lived the revolution as an existential transformation: the blurring of night and day, the loss of a sense of time, the
... Read more

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