Bestsellers
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Sword and Scimitar
- Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West
- By: Raymond Ibrahim, Victor Davis Hanson - foreword
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall869
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Performance791
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Story788
This sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West sheds a revealing light on current hostilities....
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Excellent read
- By Susan Stone on 01-25-19
By: Raymond Ibrahim, and others
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Weavers, Scribes, and Kings
- A New History of the Ancient Near East
- By: Amanda H. Podany
- Narrated by: Amanda H. Podany
- Length: 18 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall258
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Performance232
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Story232
In this sweeping history of the ancient Near East, Amanda Podany takes listeners on a gripping journey from the creation of the world's first cities to the conquests of Alexander the Great. The book is built around the life stories of many ancient men and women, from kings, priestesses, and...
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word of advice
- By Jim Davis on 08-04-23
By: Amanda H. Podany
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A Peace to End All Peace
- The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
- By: David Fromkin
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 23 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall539
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Performance462
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Story463
The Middle East has long been a region of rival religions, ideologies, nationalisms, and ambitions. All of these conflicts - including the hostilities between Arabs and Israelis and the violent challenges posed by Iraq's competing sects - are rooted in the region's political inheritance: the...
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Still A Great Book On The Topic
- By Nostromo on 02-03-19
By: David Fromkin
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Notes on a Foreign Country
- An American Abroad in a Post-American World
- By: Suzy Hansen
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall209
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Performance183
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Story179
In the wake of the September 11 attacks and the US-led invasion of Iraq, Suzy Hansen, who grew up in an insular conservative town in New Jersey, was enjoying early success as a journalist....
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A MUST-READ for all Truth-Seeking American wh
- By Parveen Mehdi-Newton on 12-08-17
By: Suzy Hansen
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Byzantium
- The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire
- By: Judith Herrin
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall46
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Performance39
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Story39
Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism—gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization....
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Not a comprehensible history
- By kevin arsenault on 10-07-23
By: Judith Herrin
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Lost Islamic History
- Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past
- By: Firas Alkhateeb
- Narrated by: Neil Shah
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall174
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Performance155
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Story155
Islam has been one of the most powerful religious, social, and political forces in history. Over the last 1,400 years, from origins in Arabia, a succession of Muslim polities, and later empires expanded to control territories and peoples that ultimately stretched from southern France to East...
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Excellent narration
- By Jamal on 06-19-22
By: Firas Alkhateeb
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Sword and Scimitar
- Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West
- By: Raymond Ibrahim, Victor Davis Hanson - foreword
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall869
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Performance791
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Story788
This sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West sheds a revealing light on current hostilities....
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Excellent read
- By Susan Stone on 01-25-19
By: Raymond Ibrahim, and others
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Weavers, Scribes, and Kings
- A New History of the Ancient Near East
- By: Amanda H. Podany
- Narrated by: Amanda H. Podany
- Length: 18 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall258
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Performance232
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Story232
In this sweeping history of the ancient Near East, Amanda Podany takes listeners on a gripping journey from the creation of the world's first cities to the conquests of Alexander the Great. The book is built around the life stories of many ancient men and women, from kings, priestesses, and...
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word of advice
- By Jim Davis on 08-04-23
By: Amanda H. Podany
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A Peace to End All Peace
- The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East
- By: David Fromkin
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 23 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall539
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Performance462
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Story463
The Middle East has long been a region of rival religions, ideologies, nationalisms, and ambitions. All of these conflicts - including the hostilities between Arabs and Israelis and the violent challenges posed by Iraq's competing sects - are rooted in the region's political inheritance: the...
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Still A Great Book On The Topic
- By Nostromo on 02-03-19
By: David Fromkin
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Notes on a Foreign Country
- An American Abroad in a Post-American World
- By: Suzy Hansen
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall209
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Performance183
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Story179
In the wake of the September 11 attacks and the US-led invasion of Iraq, Suzy Hansen, who grew up in an insular conservative town in New Jersey, was enjoying early success as a journalist....
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A MUST-READ for all Truth-Seeking American wh
- By Parveen Mehdi-Newton on 12-08-17
By: Suzy Hansen
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Byzantium
- The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire
- By: Judith Herrin
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall46
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Performance39
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Story39
Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism—gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization....
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Not a comprehensible history
- By kevin arsenault on 10-07-23
By: Judith Herrin
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Lost Islamic History
- Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past
- By: Firas Alkhateeb
- Narrated by: Neil Shah
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall174
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Performance155
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Story155
Islam has been one of the most powerful religious, social, and political forces in history. Over the last 1,400 years, from origins in Arabia, a succession of Muslim polities, and later empires expanded to control territories and peoples that ultimately stretched from southern France to East...
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Excellent narration
- By Jamal on 06-19-22
By: Firas Alkhateeb
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Istanbul
- City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the World
- By: Thomas F. Madden
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall318
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Performance282
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Story282
The first single-volume history of Istanbul in decades: a biography of the city at the center of civilizations past and present. For more than two millennia, Istanbul has stood at the crossroads of the world, perched at the very tip of Europe, gazing across the shores of Asia. The history of...
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A History Without People
- By SeanO on 04-02-19
By: Thomas F. Madden
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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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Overall249
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Performance212
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Story211
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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Venice
- A New History
- By: Professor Thomas F. Madden
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall639
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Performance562
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Story556
An extraordinary chronicle of Venice, its people, and its grandeur Thomas Madden’s majestic, sprawling history of Venice is the first full portrait of the city in English in almost thirty years....
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Omits slave trade
- By Rocky Stonebreaker on 08-21-16
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1453
- The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
- By: Roger Crowley
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,080
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Performance968
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Story964
Now in audiobook format, 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 readable and comprehensive account of the battle...
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A well written narrative with bizarre and biased commentary
- By Patrick D. Flynn on 08-17-17
By: Roger Crowley
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Four Princes
- Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe
- By: John Julius Norwich
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall195
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Performance170
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Story171
John Julius Norwich has crafted a big, bold tapestry of the early 16th century, when Europe and the Middle East were overshadowed by a quartet of legendary rulers....
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For the most part, very informative.
- By Paula on 02-05-18
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Defenders of the Faith
- Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the Battle for Europe, 1520-1536
- By: James Reston Jr.
- Narrated by: Jim Meskimen
- Length: 14 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall88
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Performance76
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Story76
A best-selling historian recounts 16 years that shook the world - the epic clash between Europe and the Ottoman Turks that ended the Renaissance and brought Islam to the gates of Vienna....
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Good account of interesting period of history
- By ItalCali on 03-11-22
By: James Reston Jr.
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The Secret History
- By: Procopius
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall63
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Performance48
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Story50
The Secret History, written by the sixth-century Byzantine historian Procopius, is one of the most extraordinary and scandalous documents to have survived from the early Byzantine period. Procopius, the leading official historian of his time, lived during the testing and indulgent time of...
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A Bit Hyperbolic
- By HalfWit on 10-13-19
By: Procopius
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Games Without Rules
- The Often-Interrupted History of Afghanistan
- By: Tamim Ansary
- Narrated by: Tamim Ansary
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall363
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Performance316
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Story317
Today, most Westerners still see the war in Afghanistan as a contest between democracy and Islamist fanaticism.....
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Very enlightening read
- By Massoud on 05-31-17
By: Tamim Ansary
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The Ottoman Endgame
- War, Revolution, and the Making of the Modern Middle East, 1908-1923
- By: Sean McMeekin
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 19 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall175
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Performance153
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Story147
An astonishing retelling of 20th-century history from the Ottoman perspective, delivering profound new insights into World War I and the contemporary Middle East....
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WWI from a different perspective
- By Michael L Krogh on 11-09-15
By: Sean McMeekin
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Istanbul
- A Tale of Three Cities
- By: Bettany Hughes
- Narrated by: Bettany Hughes
- Length: 24 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall225
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Performance196
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Story194
Istanbul has long been a place where stories and histories collide, where perception is as potent as fact. From the Koran to Shakespeare, this city with three names--Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul -- resonates as an idea and a place, real and imagined. Standing as the gateway between East...
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A daunting undertaking pulled off superlatively
- By SGS on 12-24-17
By: Bettany Hughes
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Lost to the West
- The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
- By: Lars Brownworth
- Narrated by: Lars Brownworth
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,891
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Performance1,536
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Story1,537
Filled with unforgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the West reveals how much we owe to the Byzantine Empire that was the equal of any in its achievements, appetites, and enduring legacy...
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Just a delight for anyone interested in history !
- By Cinders on 05-28-13
By: Lars Brownworth
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Turkish Mythology with a Historical Introduction (Annotated)
- Learn About the Colorful Folklore, Vibrant History and Culture of Turkey Through This Collection of 44 Fairy Tales Short Stories
- By: Ignac Kunos
- Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance9
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Story9
Turkish mythology is comprised of myths and traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation by the Turkish people. Soon, you will be immersing yourself into their culture and traditions told in an almost poetic way....
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Some of the stories were flat out racist
- By Amazon Customer on 02-18-24
By: Ignac Kunos
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The War That Made the Middle East
- World War I and the End of the Ottoman Empire
- By: Mustafa Aksakal
- Narrated by: Neil Shah
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
The Ottoman Empire's collapse at the end of the First World War is often treated as a foregone conclusion. It was only a matter of time, the story goes, before the so-called Sick Man of Europe succumbed to its ailments—incompetent management, nationalism, and ethnic and religious conflict.
By: Mustafa Aksakal
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Syria
- A Modern History
- By: Daniel Neep
- Narrated by: Philip Arditti
- Length: 19 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
A landmark new history of Syria—a country forged in conflict, cursed by civil war and dictatorship, and pivotal to the future of the Middle East “A masterful history of Syria that is both sweeping in scope and brimming with vivid detail...a riveting and insightful book.” —Wendy Pearlman...
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Prejudice to minority groups
- By Alex on 03-22-26
By: Daniel Neep
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They Can Live in the Desert but Nowhere Else
- A History of the Armenian Genocide
- By: Ronald Grigor Suny
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 15 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall142
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Performance125
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Story125
Starting in early 1915, the Ottoman Turks began deporting and killing hundreds of thousands of Armenians in the first major genocide of the 20th century....
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Great book, unbiased view finally
- By Raffy Afarian on 10-30-15
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God's Shadow
- Sultan Selim, His Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern World
- By: Alan Mikhail
- Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart
- Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall247
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Performance207
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Story205
Long neglected in world history, the Ottoman Empire was a hub of intellectual fervor, geopolitical power, and enlightened pluralistic rule. At the height of their authority in the 16th century, the Ottomans controlled more territory and ruled over more people than any world power, forcing...
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Entertaining narrative, but poor scholarship
- By Sam on 09-15-20
By: Alan Mikhail
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Useful Enemies
- Islam and the Ottoman Empire in Western Political Thought, 1450-1750
- By: Noel Malcolm
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 16 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance16
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Story16
From the fall of Constantinople in 1453 until the 18th century, many Western European writers viewed the Ottoman Empire with almost obsessive interest. In this path-breaking audiobook, Noel Malcolm ranges through these vital centuries of East-West interaction....
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Meticulously Researched
- By Allan on 05-14-20
By: Noel Malcolm
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The Enemy at the Gate
- Habsburgs, Ottomans, and the Battle for Europe
- By: Andrew Wheatcroft
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall105
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Performance94
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Story95
In 1683, an Ottoman army that stretched from horizon to horizon set out to seize the "Golden Apple," as Turks referred to Vienna. The ensuing siege pitted battle-hardened Janissaries wielding seventeenth-century grenades against Habsburg armies, widely feared for their savagery. The walls of...
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Look elsewhere
- By Ben H. on 09-20-21
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How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs
- The Syrian Congress of 1920 and the Destruction of its Historic Liberal-Islamic Alliance
- By: Elizabeth F. Thompson
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall32
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Performance28
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Story28
The story of a pivotal moment in modern world history, when representative democracy became a political option for Arabs - and how the West denied the opportunity....
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Less than meets the eye
- By mzb on 10-21-25
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Great Catastrophe
- Armenians and Turks in the Shadow of Genocide
- By: Thomas de Waal
- Narrated by: David Rapkin
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall38
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Performance35
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Story35
The destruction of the Armenians of the Ottoman Empire in 1915-16 was the greatest atrocity of World War I....
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- By shaq on 02-26-19
By: Thomas de Waal
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The Greek Revolution and the Violent Birth of Nationalism
- A New History
- By: Yanni Kotsonis
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
A sweeping global history of the birth of modern Greece In 1821, a diverse territory in the southern Balkans on the fringe of the Ottoman Empire was thrust into a decade of astounding mass violence. The Greek Revolution and the Violent Birth of Nationalism traces how something new emerged from...
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Eye-opening presentation of the nation as category and it's Greek incarnation
- By Jorge Santos on 10-07-25
By: Yanni Kotsonis
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Crescent Dawn
- The Rise of the Ottoman Empire and the Making of the Modern Age
- By: Si Sheppard
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 21 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
A groundbreaking history of the wars of the Ottoman Expansion, a truly global conflagration that crisscrossed three continents and ultimately defined the borders and future of a modern Europe.
By: Si Sheppard
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The Siege of Vienna
- The Last Great Trial Between Cross & Crescent
- By: John Stoye
- Narrated by: Robert Feifar
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall36
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Performance34
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Story34
The siege of Vienna in 1683 was one of the turning points in European history....
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A partial review
- By chris on 12-14-13
By: John Stoye
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the Republic of Turkey
- The History of the Ottoman Empire’s Collapse and the Establishment of a New State
- By: Charles River Editors
- Narrated by: Tim Planiden
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall39
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Performance33
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Story34
The long agony of the “sick man of Europe”, an expression used by the tsar of Russia to depict the falling Ottoman Empire, could almost blind people to its incredible power and history....
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Not for everyone but I loved it
- By Mary Ann on 05-31-23