Bestsellers
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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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Overall253
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Performance223
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Story225
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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The Arabs
- A History
- By: Eugene Rogan
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 27 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall692
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Performance609
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Story605
In this definitive history of the modern Arab world, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan draws extensively on Arab sources and texts to place the Arab experience in its crucial historical context for the first time. Tracing five centuries of Arab history, Rogan reveals that there was an age...
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Superb Book About the Arab World
- By Nostromo on 05-29-16
By: Eugene Rogan
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The Ottomans
- Khans, Caesars, and Caliphs
- By: Marc David Baer
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker
- Length: 17 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall250
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Performance213
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Story212
This major new history of the Ottoman dynasty reveals a diverse empire that straddled East and West. The Ottoman Empire has long been depicted as the Islamic, Asian antithesis of the Christian, European West. But the reality was starkly different: the Ottomans’ multiethnic, multilingual...
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Great except for pronunt of Turkish names
- By Anonymous on 11-04-22
By: Marc David Baer
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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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Overall34
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Performance29
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Story29
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
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Assyria
- The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire
- By: Eckart Frahm
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall213
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Performance185
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Story184
A new history of Assyria, the ancient civilization that set the model for future empires At its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. It was the first empire the world had ever seen. Here, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic story...
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Too much volume change in narration
- By Erin on 06-19-24
By: Eckart Frahm
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The Monk of Mokha
- By: Dave Eggers
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall971
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Performance878
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Story879
From the bestselling author of The Circle and What Is the What, the true story of a young Yemeni-American man, raised in San Francisco, who dreams of resurrecting the ancient art of Yemeni coffee but finds himself trapped in Sana'a by civil war. Mokhtar Alkhanshali grew up in San Francisco, one...
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MOVING THE NEEDLE
- By Dog Fish on 02-20-18
By: Dave Eggers
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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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Overall253
-
Performance223
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Story225
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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The Arabs
- A History
- By: Eugene Rogan
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 27 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall692
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Performance609
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Story605
In this definitive history of the modern Arab world, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan draws extensively on Arab sources and texts to place the Arab experience in its crucial historical context for the first time. Tracing five centuries of Arab history, Rogan reveals that there was an age...
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Superb Book About the Arab World
- By Nostromo on 05-29-16
By: Eugene Rogan
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The Ottomans
- Khans, Caesars, and Caliphs
- By: Marc David Baer
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker
- Length: 17 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall250
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Performance213
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Story212
This major new history of the Ottoman dynasty reveals a diverse empire that straddled East and West. The Ottoman Empire has long been depicted as the Islamic, Asian antithesis of the Christian, European West. But the reality was starkly different: the Ottomans’ multiethnic, multilingual...
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Great except for pronunt of Turkish names
- By Anonymous on 11-04-22
By: Marc David Baer
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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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Overall34
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Performance29
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Story29
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
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Assyria
- The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire
- By: Eckart Frahm
- Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall213
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Performance185
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Story184
A new history of Assyria, the ancient civilization that set the model for future empires At its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. It was the first empire the world had ever seen. Here, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic story...
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Too much volume change in narration
- By Erin on 06-19-24
By: Eckart Frahm
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The Monk of Mokha
- By: Dave Eggers
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall971
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Performance878
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Story879
From the bestselling author of The Circle and What Is the What, the true story of a young Yemeni-American man, raised in San Francisco, who dreams of resurrecting the ancient art of Yemeni coffee but finds himself trapped in Sana'a by civil war. Mokhtar Alkhanshali grew up in San Francisco, one...
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MOVING THE NEEDLE
- By Dog Fish on 02-20-18
By: Dave Eggers
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Princess
- A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
- By: Jean Sasson
- Narrated by: Catherine Byers
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall942
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Performance821
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Story825
Princess describes the life of Princess Sultana Al Sa'ud, a princess in the royal house of Saudi Arabia.
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Good story but...
- By Jay Friedman on 07-25-14
By: Jean Sasson
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The Oil Kings
- How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East
- By: Andrew Scott Cooper
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 19 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall389
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Performance327
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Story338
struggling with a recession . . . European nations at risk of defaulting on their loans . . . A possible global financial crisis. It happened before, in the 1970s. Oil Kings is the story of how oil came to dominate U.S. domestic and international affairs. As Richard Nixon fought off Watergate...
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Great story, but ignores the economic side
- By Walter on 04-15-12
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Philosophy in the Islamic World
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Peter Adamson
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance3
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Story3
In the history of philosophy, few topics are so relevant to today's cultural and political landscape as philosophy in the Islamic world. Yet, this remains one of the lesser-known philosophical traditions. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Adamson explores the history of philosophy among...
By: Peter Adamson
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Akkadian Empire - A History from Beginning to End
- Mesopotamia History, Book 2
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall22
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Performance19
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Story19
The Akkadian Empire was one of the first empires in human history and certainly the first to involve the central government of a large, multi-ethnic populace. It also introduced things like the very first postal system and facilitated advances in science, art, and medicine....
By: Hourly History
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Empire and Jihad
- The Anglo-Arab Wars of 1870-1920
- By: Neil Faulkner
- Narrated by: Paul Woodson
- Length: 18 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall17
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Performance15
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Story15
A panoramic, provocative account of the clash between British imperialism and Arab jihadism in Africa between 1870 and 1920. The Ottoman Sultan called for a "Great Jihad" against the Entente powers at the start of the First World War. He was building on half a century of conflict between British...
By: Neil Faulkner
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Queens and Prophets
- How Arabian Noblewomen and Holy Men Shaped Paganism, Christianity and Islam
- By: Emran Iqbal El-Badawi
- Narrated by: Lara Sawalha
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Contrary to popular assumption, Arab women were instrumental in shaping world history. Between Rome's intervention in the Arabian Peninsula and the Arab conquests, noblewomen ruled independently, conducting trade and making war. Their power was often celebrated as queen, priestess and goddess...
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Phoenician Civilization: A History from Beginning to End
- Ancient Civilizations, Book 6
- By: Hourly History
- Narrated by: Matthew J. Chandler-Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance6
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Story6
As the tee-shirt slogans say, “If you can read this, thank the Phoenicians". The Phoenician achievements include creating the world’s first alphabet, which consisted of 22 consonant letters. If you’re sipping wine as you read, that’s another reason to thank the Phoenicians....
By: Hourly History
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Saudi, Inc.
- The Arabian Kingdom's Pursuit of Profit and Power
- By: Ellen R. Wald PhD
- Narrated by: Paul Ansdell
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall100
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Performance89
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Story90
A history of the most profitable company in the world, Saudi Aramco, and the story behind the family that ruthlessly maneuvered to control this multi-trillion dollar enterprise....
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Excellent modern history of Saudi Arabia
- By Rob Hafen on 05-31-18
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Saudi Arabia
- A Modern History
- By: David Commins
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
A major new history of Saudi Arabia, from its eighteenth-century origins to the present day Saudi Arabia is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, a major player on the international stage and the site of Islam's two holiest cities. It is also one of the world's only absolute monarchies...
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Excellent historical and modern analysis
- By A fan on 10-08-25
By: David Commins
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Princess, More Tears to Cry
- My Life Inside One of the Richest, Most Conservative Kingdoms in the World
- By: Jean Sasson
- Narrated by: Catherine Byers
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall129
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Performance110
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Story109
Princess, More Tears To Cry is an unforgettable journey into the hearts and minds of Saudi women, and will be forever etched into the memory of listeners....
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Amazing series!
- By Donna D on 10-15-15
By: Jean Sasson
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Lawrence of Arabia
- My Journey in Search of T.E. Lawrence
- By: Ranulph Fiennes
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance2
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Story2
A vivid and illuminating biography of the famed T. E. Lawrence, written by "the world's greatest living explorer," Ranulph Fiennes. As a young British intelligence officer in Cairo, archaeologist and adventurer Thomas Edward Lawrence became involved in the 1916 Arab Revolt, fighting alongside...
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Interesting re-telling of a famous story.
- By Claude Moore Bailey IV on 09-13-25
By: Ranulph Fiennes
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The Arab Conquests
- The Landmark Library, Book 13
- By: Justin Marozzi
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 3 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance4
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Story5
In the seventh and eighth centuries AD, armies inspired by the new religion of Islam burst out of Arabia to subjugate the Levant, southwest Asia, North Africa and the Iberian peninsula. These Arab conquests followed immediately after the Prophet Mohammed's death in 632. By this time, against all...
By: Justin Marozzi
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Defeating ISIS
- Who They Are, How They Fight, What They Believe
- By: Malcolm Nance
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall28
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Performance25
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Story24
ISIS - the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - has taken on the mantle of being the single most dangerous terrorist threat to global security since al-Qaeda. In Defeating ISIS, internationally renowned intelligence veteran, author, and counterterrorism expert Malcolm Nance gives an insider's view...
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Perfect for insomniacs
- By jonathan on 05-08-17
By: Malcolm Nance
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Daring to Drive
- A Saudi Woman's Awakening
- By: Manal al-Sharif
- Narrated by: Lameece Issaq
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall454
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Performance402
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Story405
“A vital, inspiring book” (O, The Oprah Magazine)—a ferociously intimate memoir by a devout woman from a modest family in Saudi Arabia who became the unexpected leader of the courageous movement that won Saudi women the right to drive. Manal al-Sharif grew up in Mecca the second daughter...
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The rain begins with a single drop
- By Sara on 07-01-17
By: Manal al-Sharif
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Yasmeena's Choice
- A True Story of War, Rape, Courage and Survival
- By: Jean Sasson
- Narrated by: Parisa Johnston
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall75
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Performance68
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Story68
This is the true story of Yasmeena, a bright and beautiful young Lebanese woman who was imprisoned in Kuwait during the first Gulf War....
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Not what I expected.
- By Kelleefornia on 03-13-15
By: Jean Sasson
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Sleeping with the Devil
- How Washington Sold Our Soul For Saudi Crude
- By: Robert Baer
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall326
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Performance166
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Story169
“Saudi Arabia is more and more an irrational state—a place that spawns global terrorism even as it succumbs to an ancient and deeply seated isolationism, a kingdom led by a royal family that can’t get out of the way of its own greed. Is this the fulcrum we want the global economy to...
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A poorly written unscholarly approach
- By Kenneth on 11-11-04
By: Robert Baer
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Master of the Game
- Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy
- By: Martin Indyk
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 25 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall64
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Performance55
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Story55
A perceptive and provocative history of Henry Kissinger's diplomatic negotiations in the Middle East that illuminates the unique challenges and barriers Kissinger and his successors have faced in their attempts to broker peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors. “A wealth of lessons for...
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Sad in its lack of creativity
- By Uri Pilichowski on 11-16-21
By: Martin Indyk
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The New Middle East
- What Everyone Needs to Know®
- By: James L. Gelvin
- Narrated by: Kent Klineman
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance3
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Story3
In the second edition of The New Middle East, renowned scholar James L. Gelvin explains how in the aftermath of the collapse of the USSR, the American invasion of Iraq, and the Arab uprisings of 2010-11, a new Middle East has emerged. Syria, Libya, and Yemen have become "crisis states," where...
By: James L. Gelvin
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In the Service of the Sultan
- A First Hand Account of the Dhofar Insurgency
- By: Ian Gardiner
- Narrated by: Ian Gardiner
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
A memoir of how a small number of British officers led Muslim soldiers in the hard-fought anti-insurgency war that has shaped today's Gulf.
By: Ian Gardiner
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Inside the Kingdom
- My Life in Saudi Arabia
- By: Carmen Bin Ladin
- Narrated by: Shohreh Aghdashloo
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall322
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Performance168
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Story172
Osama bin Laden's former sister-in-law provides a penetrating, unusually intimate look into Saudi society and the bin Laden family's role within it, as well as the treatment of Saudi women. On September 11th, 2001, Carmen bin Ladin heard the news that the Twin Towers had been struck. She...
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An inside view of the Saudi women's life
- By Richard on 08-04-04
By: Carmen Bin Ladin
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The Wayfinder
- The Life of the Late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Founding President of the United Arab Emirates
- By: Daniel Slack-Smith
- Narrated by: Ramiz Monsef
- Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
The Wayfinder tells the story of the life of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding President of the United Arab Emirates, and explores the key relationships, challenges and events that shaped his outlook on the world.
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The story of this great leader should be a must for humanity
- By Sonia on 12-06-25
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Princess, Secrets to Share
- By: Jean Sasson
- Narrated by: Catherine Byers
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall82
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Performance77
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Story77
As the world's attention traces the reluctant social advances in the Middle East, Princess Sultana and her female friends and family have stepped forward....
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Not as good as the other books in series
- By maria on 07-25-24
By: Jean Sasson
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A Woman in Arabia
- The Writings of the Queen of the Desert
- By: Gertrude Bell, Georgina Howell - editor, Georgina Howell - introduction
- Narrated by: Sian Thomas, Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall77
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Performance69
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Story68
A portrait in her own words of the female Lawrence of Arabia, the subject of the PBS documentary Letters from Baghdad, voiced by Tilda Swinton, and the major motion picture Queen of the Desert, starring Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Damian Lewis, and Robert Pattinson and directed by Werner Herzog...
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Raw historiography of a spectacular heroine
- By Josef on 01-07-16
By: Gertrude Bell, and others
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Oilcraft
- The Myths of Scarcity and Security That Haunt U.S. Energy Policy
- By: Robert Vitalis
- Narrated by: Douglas R Pratt
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
A bracing corrective to the myths that have shaped economic, military, and diplomatic policy, dispelling our oil-soaked fantasies of dependence....
By: Robert Vitalis