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Ask Me Again Tomorrow

A Life in Progress

de Olympia Dukakis, Emily Heckman ...

Something about Olympia Dukakis just speaks to people. In her signature straight-talk style, she tells the story of her own history and career.Olympia Dukakis, internationally known movie and theater star, was born into a Greek family in Lowell, Massachusetts. As a first generation Greek-American, Olympia "lived in the hyphen" and struggled to reconcile her American desires with her family's old ... Leer más

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Something about Olympia Dukakis just speaks to people. In her signature straight-talk style, she tells the story of her own history and career.Olympia Dukakis, internationally known movie and theater star, was born into a Greek family in Lowell, Massachusetts. As a first generation Greek-American, Olympia "lived in the hyphen" and struggled to reconcile her American desires with her family's old
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Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea

Why the Greeks Matter

de Thomas Cahill ...

Narrado por Olympia Dukakis ...

Series Audiolibro 4 - The Hinges of History
Abreviado

7 hora 8 minutos

In the fourth volume of the acclaimed Hinges of History series, Thomas Cahill brings his characteristic wit and style to a fascinating tour of ancient Greece.The Greeks invented everything from Western warfare to mystical prayer, from logic to statecraft. Many of their achievements, particularly in art and philosophy, are widely celebrated; other important innovations and accomplishments, however, ... Leer más

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In the fourth volume of the acclaimed Hinges of History series, Thomas Cahill brings his characteristic wit and style to a fascinating tour of ancient Greece.The Greeks invented everything from Western warfare to mystical prayer, from logic to statecraft. Many of their achievements, particularly in art and philosophy, are widely celebrated; other important innovations and accomplishments, however,
... Leer más

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Desire of the Everlasting Hills

The World Before and After Jesus

de Thomas Cahill ...

Narrado por Brian F. O'Byrne ...

Series Audiolibro 3 - The Hinges of History
Completo

9 hora 16 minutos

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization comes a compelling historical narrative about Jesus—an obscure rabbi from a backwater of the Roman Empire who became the central figure in Western Civilization."Divertingly instructive...gratifying...[Cahill] makes Jesus a still-living literary presence." —The New York Times**In his subtle and engaging ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization comes a compelling historical narrative about Jesus—an obscure rabbi from a backwater of the Roman Empire who became the central figure in Western Civilization."Divertingly instructive...gratifying...[Cahill] makes Jesus a still-living literary presence." —The New York Times**In his subtle and engaging
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The Gifts Of The Jews

How A Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels

de Thomas Cahill ...

Narrado por Claire Bloom ...

Abreviado

5 hora 12 minutos

A Simon & Schuster audiobook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every listener. ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

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A Simon & Schuster audiobook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every listener.
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Heretics and Heroes

How Renaissance Artists and Reformation Priests Created Our World

de Thomas Cahill ...

Narrado por Thomas Cahill ...

Series Audiolibro 6 - The Hinges of History
Completo

12 hora 50 minutos

From the inimitable bestselling author Thomas Cahill, another popular history—this one focusing on how the innovations of the Renaissance and the Reformation changed the Western world. A truly revolutionary book.In Volume VI of his acclaimed Hinges of History series, Thomas Cahill guides us through the thrilling period of the Renaissance and the Reformation (the late fourteenth to the early ... Leer más

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From the inimitable bestselling author Thomas Cahill, another popular history—this one focusing on how the innovations of the Renaissance and the Reformation changed the Western world. A truly revolutionary book.In Volume VI of his acclaimed Hinges of History series, Thomas Cahill guides us through the thrilling period of the Renaissance and the Reformation (the late fourteenth to the early
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John Quincy Adams

A Man for the Whole People

de Randall Woods ...

Narrado por Mark Bramhall ...

Completo

38 hora 22 minutos

A magisterial journey through the epic life and transformative times of John Quincy AdamsIn this masterful biography, historian Randall B. Woods peels back the many layers of John Quincy’s long life, exposing a rich and complicated family saga and a political legacy that transformed the American Republic.Born the first son of John and Abigail Adams, he was pressured to follow in his father’s ... Leer más

$35.99 USD

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A magisterial journey through the epic life and transformative times of John Quincy AdamsIn this masterful biography, historian Randall B. Woods peels back the many layers of John Quincy’s long life, exposing a rich and complicated family saga and a political legacy that transformed the American Republic.Born the first son of John and Abigail Adams, he was pressured to follow in his father’s
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The Puritans

A Transatlantic History

de David D. Hall ...

Narrado por Jason Culp ...

Completo

21 hora 24 minutos

A panoramic new history of Puritanism in England, Scotland, and New England This book is a sweeping transatlantic history of Puritanism from its emergence out of the religious tumult of Elizabethan England to its founding role in the story of America. Shedding critical new light on the diverse forms of Puritan belief and practice in England, Scotland, and New England, David Hall provides a ... Leer más

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A panoramic new history of Puritanism in England, Scotland, and New England This book is a sweeping transatlantic history of Puritanism from its emergence out of the religious tumult of Elizabethan England to its founding role in the story of America. Shedding critical new light on the diverse forms of Puritan belief and practice in England, Scotland, and New England, David Hall provides a
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The Pursuit of Italy

A History of a Land, Its Regions, and Their Peoples

de David Gilmour ...

Narrado por Napoleon Ryan ...

Completo

19 hora 26 minutos

Did Garibaldi do Italy a disservice when he helped its disparate parts achieve unity? Was the goal of political unification a mistake? These questions are asked and answered in a number of ways in this engaging, original consideration of the many histories that contribute to the brilliance—and weakness—of Italy today.David Gilmour's exploration of Italian life over the centuries is filled with ... Leer más

$23.99 USD

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Did Garibaldi do Italy a disservice when he helped its disparate parts achieve unity? Was the goal of political unification a mistake? These questions are asked and answered in a number of ways in this engaging, original consideration of the many histories that contribute to the brilliance—and weakness—of Italy today.David Gilmour's exploration of Italian life over the centuries is filled with
... Leer más

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The Unexpected President

The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur

de Scott S. Greenberger ...

Narrado por Paul Heitsch ...

Completo

11 hora 22 minutos

Despite his promising start as a young man, by his early fifties Chester A. Arthur was known as the crooked crony of New York machine boss Roscoe Conkling. For years Arthur had been perceived as unfit to govern, not only by critics and the vast majority of his fellow citizens but by his own conscience. As President James A. Garfield struggled for his life, Arthur knew better than his detractors ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

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Despite his promising start as a young man, by his early fifties Chester A. Arthur was known as the crooked crony of New York machine boss Roscoe Conkling. For years Arthur had been perceived as unfit to govern, not only by critics and the vast majority of his fellow citizens but by his own conscience. As President James A. Garfield struggled for his life, Arthur knew better than his detractors
... Leer más

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Grant and Sherman

The Friendship That Won the Civil War

de Charles Bracelen Flood ...

Narrado por Charles Bracelen Flood ...

Abreviado

5 hora 57 minutos

""We were as brothers,"" William Tecumseh Sherman said, describing his relationship with Ulysses S. Grant. They were incontestably two of the most important figures in the Civil War, but until now there has been no book about their victorious partnership and the deep friendship that made it possible.Heeding the call to save the Union, each struggled past political hurdles to join the war effort. ... Leer más

$23.99 USD

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""We were as brothers,"" William Tecumseh Sherman said, describing his relationship with Ulysses S. Grant. They were incontestably two of the most important figures in the Civil War, but until now there has been no book about their victorious partnership and the deep friendship that made it possible.Heeding the call to save the Union, each struggled past political hurdles to join the war effort.
... Leer más

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1453

The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West

de Roger Crowley ...

Narrado por Simon Prebble ...

Completo

10 hora 56 minutos

A gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to the world we live in today.The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled a shift in history and the end of the Byzantium Empire. Roger Crowley's comprehensive account of the battle between Mehmet II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and Constantine XI, the 57th emperor of Byzantium, illuminates the period in history that was a ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

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A gripping exploration of the fall of Constantinople and its connection to the world we live in today.The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled a shift in history and the end of the Byzantium Empire. Roger Crowley's comprehensive account of the battle between Mehmet II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, and Constantine XI, the 57th emperor of Byzantium, illuminates the period in history that was a
... Leer más

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Supertall

How the World's Tallest Buildings Are Reshaping Our Cities and Our Lives

de Stefan Al ...

Narrado por Mike Chamberlain ...

Completo

8 hora 40 minutos

The global boom in skyscrapers—why it's happening now, how they're made, and what they do to cities and people.We are living in a new urban age and its most tangible expression is the "supertall": megastructures that are dramatically bigger, higher, and more ambitious than any in history. In Supertall, TED Resident Stefan Al—himself an experienced architect who has worked on some of the largest ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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The global boom in skyscrapers—why it's happening now, how they're made, and what they do to cities and people.We are living in a new urban age and its most tangible expression is the "supertall": megastructures that are dramatically bigger, higher, and more ambitious than any in history. In Supertall, TED Resident Stefan Al—himself an experienced architect who has worked on some of the largest
... Leer más

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