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Musashi
- By: Eiji Yoshikawa, Charles S. Terry - translator
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 53 hrs and 24 mins
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The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman. Miyamoto Musashi becomes a reluctant hero to a host of people whose lives he has touched and by whom he has been touched. Inevitably, he has to pit his skill against the naked blade of his greatest rival....
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what a story
- By Anonymous User on 29-06-2020
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Musashi
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 53 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 28-08-2018
- Language: English
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The classic samurai novel about the real exploits of the most famous swordsman. Miyamoto Musashi becomes a reluctant hero to a host of people whose lives he has touched and by whom he has been touched. Inevitably, he has to pit his skill against the naked blade of his greatest rival....
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Pemulwuy
- The Rainbow Warrior
- By: Eric Willmot
- Narrated by: Tamala Shelton
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
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This is the story of one of Australia's first true heroes Pemulwuy. A proud and feared Aboriginal warrior, Pemulwuy leads an uncompromising twelve-year war against British colonial oppression and makes the supreme sacrifice in order to guide his people to safety.
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The story from the indigenous perspective,
- By GIGI on 25-06-2024
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Pemulwuy
- The Rainbow Warrior
- Narrated by: Tamala Shelton
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 02-05-2023
- Language: English
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This is the story of one of Australia's first true heroes Pemulwuy. A proud and feared Aboriginal warrior, Pemulwuy leads an uncompromising twelve-year war against British colonial oppression and makes the supreme sacrifice in order to guide his people to safety.
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Costanza
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 01-08-2024
- Language: English
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Rome, 1636. History calls her a Muse. Temptress. Fallen woman. This is her story....
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Restless Dolly Maunder
- By: Kate Grenville
- Narrated by: Federay Holmes
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
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Dolly Maunder is born at the end of the nineteenth century, when society's long-locked doors are just starting to creak ajar for determined women. Growing up in a poor farming family in rural New South Wales, Dolly spends her life doggedly pushing at those doors.
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The woman who survived
- By Anonymous User on 26-07-2024
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Restless Dolly Maunder
- Narrated by: Federay Holmes
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 29-03-2024
- Language: English
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Dolly Maunder is born at the end of the nineteenth century, when society's long-locked doors are just starting to creak ajar for determined women. Growing up in a poor farming family in rural New South Wales, Dolly spends her life doggedly pushing at those doors.
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King
- By: Ben Kane
- Narrated by: Philip Stevens
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
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Autumn 1192. With Jerusalem still in the Saracens' hands, and a peace treaty agreed with their leader Saladin, Richard the Lionheart is free at last to travel back to his strife-ridden kingdom....
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Amazing series..
- By Anonymous User on 30-03-2023
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King
- Narrated by: Philip Stevens
- Series: Lionheart, Book 3
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 26-05-2022
- Language: English
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Autumn 1192. With Jerusalem still in the Saracens' hands, and a peace treaty agreed with their leader Saladin, Richard the Lionheart is free at last to travel back to his strife-ridden kingdom....
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I, Claudius
- By: Robert Graves
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
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The politics of empire-building and the hypocricies, back-stabbings and corruptions of Rome's first family come to light....
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Very good
- By K-2 on 23-05-2024
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I, Claudius
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 03-12-2007
- Language: English
- The politics of empire-building and the hypocricies, back-stabbings and corruptions of Rome's first family come to light....
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Caroline
- Little House, Revisited
- By: Sarah Miller
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Marvel
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
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In the frigid days of February 1870, Caroline Ingalls and her family leave the familiar comforts of the Big Woods of Wisconsin for a new life in Kansas Indian Territory....
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Not great
- By Bree on 21-06-2023
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Caroline
- Little House, Revisited
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Marvel
- Series: Little House
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 19-09-2017
- Language: English
- In the frigid days of February 1870, Caroline Ingalls and her family leave the familiar comforts of the Big Woods of Wisconsin for a new life in Kansas Indian Territory....
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The Girl in the Mirror
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
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The Girl in the Mirror is a moving and gripping story of a young woman who tries to piece together her past and uncovers a dreadful family secret that has been buried and forgotten....
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I didn’t enjoy this one that much
- By Anonymous User on 04-01-2024
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The Girl in the Mirror
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 26-03-2015
- Language: English
- The Girl in the Mirror is a moving and gripping story of a young woman who tries to piece together her past and uncovers a dreadful family secret that has been buried and forgotten....
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The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway
- The History of the Captain Who Went Further Than Any Had Before
- By: Una McCormack
- Narrated by: Kate Mulgrew
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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Captain Janeway of the USS Voyager tells the story of her life in Starfleet, for fans of Star Trek....
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AWESOME!!!
- By Anonymous User on 02-02-2021
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The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway
- The History of the Captain Who Went Further Than Any Had Before
- Narrated by: Kate Mulgrew
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 26-01-2021
- Language: English
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Captain Janeway of the USS Voyager tells the story of her life in Starfleet, for fans of Star Trek....
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The Huguenot Chronicles, Books 1 - 3
- Merchants of Virtue, Voyage of Malice, Land of Hope
- By: Paul C.R. Monk
- Narrated by: David Pickering
- Length: 21 hrs and 45 mins
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A family torn apart. A king with an iron fist. Will their faith be strong enough to survive persecution and reunite? Three books. Lots of harrowing, historical adventure! Listen to find out more....
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The Huguenot Chronicles, Books 1 - 3
- Merchants of Virtue, Voyage of Malice, Land of Hope
- Narrated by: David Pickering
- Series: The Huguenot Chronicles, Book 1-3
- Length: 21 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 15-02-2019
- Language: English
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A family torn apart. A king with an iron fist. Will their faith be strong enough to survive persecution and reunite? Three books. Lots of harrowing, historical adventure! Listen to find out more....
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The Cattle King
- By: Ion Idriess
- Narrated by: Various Artists
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
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This book is an inspiring tribute to the remarkable life of Sir Sidney Kidman - the Cattle King....
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Great listen, definitely recommend
- By Anonymous User on 02-01-2023
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The Cattle King
- Narrated by: Various Artists
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 13-12-2011
- Language: English
- This book is an inspiring tribute to the remarkable life of Sir Sidney Kidman - the Cattle King....
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The Personal Librarian
- By: Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
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In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture in New York City society and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world....
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Disappointing telling of the life of an extraordinary woman
- By Anonymous User on 08-07-2024
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The Personal Librarian
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 29-06-2021
- Language: English
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In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture in New York City society and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world....
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In the Shadow of the Beast
- Saga of Hasting the Avenger, Book 2
- By: C.J. Adrien
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
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King Horic is dead. The oaths that once bonded the Danes and Northmen in the islands of Aquitaine have broken. Hasting's new land is imperiled by fearsome challengers and old foes alike. A rumor from the continent will expose his deepest wound from the past....
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A good book to listen to whilst naalbinding
- By Anonymous User on 14-01-2021
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In the Shadow of the Beast
- Saga of Hasting the Avenger, Book 2
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Series: The Saga of Hasting the Avenger, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 18-08-2020
- Language: English
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King Horic is dead. The oaths that once bonded the Danes and Northmen in the islands of Aquitaine have broken. Hasting's new land is imperiled by fearsome challengers and old foes alike. A rumor from the continent will expose his deepest wound from the past....
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The Angel of Waterloo
- By: Jackie French
- Narrated by: Edwina Wren
- Length: 13 hrs and 58 mins
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The soldiers called her the Angel of Waterloo...Henrietta Bartlett, the esteemed surgeon's daughter who was born on a battlefield, lost her mother on a battlefield, and was widowed on the battlefield, where she worked alongside her father on that fateful day in June 1815....
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Among the best of books
- By Juseyjus on 11-12-2020
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The Angel of Waterloo
- Narrated by: Edwina Wren
- Length: 13 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 02-12-2020
- Language: English
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The soldiers called her the Angel of Waterloo...Henrietta Bartlett, the esteemed surgeon's daughter who was born on a battlefield, lost her mother on a battlefield, and was widowed on the battlefield, where she worked alongside her father on that fateful day in June 1815....
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Claudius the God
- By: Robert Graves
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
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This famous sequel to I, Claudius gives a wry and human view of the Roman world, bringing to life some of the most scandalous and violent times in history....
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fantastic opportunity for the listener of Derek
- By Anonymous User on 19-09-2023
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Claudius the God
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 11-06-2009
- Language: English
- This famous sequel to I, Claudius gives a wry and human view of the Roman world, bringing to life some of the most scandalous and violent times in history....
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky
- A Novel
- By: Mark Sullivan
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 17 hrs and 43 mins
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Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He's a normal Italian teenager - obsessed with music, food, and girls....
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Brilliant WWll True Story
- By Nicky Webber on 26-10-2020
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 17 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 01-05-2017
- Language: English
- Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He's a normal Italian teenager - obsessed with music, food, and girls....
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Memoirs and Misinformation
- A Novel
- By: Jim Carrey, Dana Vachon
- Narrated by: Jeff Daniels
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
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Meet Jim Carrey. Sure, he's an insanely successful and beloved movie star drowning in wealth and privilege — but he's also lonely. Maybe past his prime. Maybe even...getting fat? He's tried diets, gurus, and cuddling with his military-grade Israeli guard dogs....
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Don't beam me up.
- By Nathan Dutton on 02-09-2020
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Memoirs and Misinformation
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Jeff Daniels
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 07-07-2020
- Language: English
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Meet Jim Carrey. Sure, he's an insanely successful and beloved movie star drowning in wealth and privilege — but he's also lonely. Maybe past his prime. Maybe even...getting fat? He's tried diets, gurus, and cuddling with his military-grade Israeli guard dogs....
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Running in the Family
- By: Michael Ondaatje
- Narrated by: Michael Ondaatje
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
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In the late 1970s Ondaatje returned to his native island of Sri Lanka. He records his journey through the drug-like heat and intoxicating fragrances of that "pendant off the ear of India"....
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Richly Told
- By Nicky Webber on 12-06-2019
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Running in the Family
- Narrated by: Michael Ondaatje
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 28-11-2017
- Language: English
- In the late 1970s Ondaatje returned to his native island of Sri Lanka. He records his journey through the drug-like heat and intoxicating fragrances of that "pendant off the ear of India"....
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A Song of Courage
- By: Rachel Wesson
- Narrated by: Harrie Dobby
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
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Based on the incredible true story of two unsung heroines who defied the odds to save countless lives, this powerful novel reveals how acts of extraordinary courage by ordinary women saved so many in the countdown to WW2.
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An Outstanding Story
- By Anonymous User on 29-07-2024
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A Song of Courage
- Narrated by: Harrie Dobby
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 04-07-2024
- Language: English
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Based on the incredible true story of two unsung heroines who defied the odds to save countless lives, this powerful novel reveals how acts of extraordinary courage by ordinary women saved so many in the countdown to WW2.
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The Bookseller of Paris
- The Paris Sisters, Book 2
- By: Suzanne Kelman
- Narrated by: Helen Stern
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
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Paris, 1940: Madeline tries to scream, but she can’t breathe. A German soldier is working to free her from the rubble–but if he reaches her, he will find the books hidden beneath her clothes…
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The Bookseller of Paris
- The Paris Sisters, Book 2
- Narrated by: Helen Stern
- Series: The Paris Sisters, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 05-08-2024
- Language: English
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Paris, 1940: Madeline tries to scream, but she can’t breathe. A German soldier is working to free her from the rubble–but if he reaches her, he will find the books hidden beneath her clothes…
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