Popular History

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    • A Popular History of Ancient Egypt
    • By: Barbara Mertz
    • Narrated by: Lorna Raver
    • Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins
    • Release date: 05-12-2007
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 17 ratings
    • Barbara Mertz combines her doctorate in Egyptology at the famed Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago with a life-long enthusiasm for ancient Egypt....

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    • A Radical Synthesis of Science and Spirituality
    • By: Paul Levy, Jean Houston - foreword
    • Narrated by: Paul Brion
    • Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 08-09-2020
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 10 ratings
    • Written for those with no physics background, Paul Levy's latest book, The Quantum Revelation: A Radical Synthesis of Science and Spirituality, is for those who have heard that quantum physics is a fascinating subject but don't quite understand how or why....

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    • A History
    • By: Martin Booth
    • Narrated by: Julian Elfer
    • Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 09-04-2019
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • In this first full-length history of opium, acclaimed author Martin Booth uncovers the multifaceted nature of this remarkable narcotic and the bittersweet effects of a simple poppy with a deadly legacy....

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    • By: Jack Halberstam
    • Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
    • Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
    • Release date: 12-03-2019
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • The Queer Art of Failure is about finding alternatives - to conventional understandings of success in a heteronormative, capitalist society; to academic disciplines that confirm what is already known according to approved methods of knowing; and to cultural criticism....

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    • Gender in the Modern Horror Film
    • By: Carol J. Clover
    • Narrated by: Eva Wilhelm
    • Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 22-06-2021
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • From its first publication in 1992, Men, Women, and Chain Saws has offered a groundbreaking perspective on the creativity and influence of horror cinema since the mid-1970s....

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    • A History of Surgery
    • By: Richard Hollingham
    • Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
    • Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
    • Release date: 28-05-2019
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • Today, astonishing surgical breakthroughs are making limb transplants, face transplants, and a host of other previously undreamed-of operations possible. But getting here has not been a simple story of medical progress....

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    • An Unofficial History of Resident Evil
    • By: Alex Aniel
    • Narrated by: Cindy Kay
    • Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 15-06-2021
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • This is the definitive behind-the-scenes account of Capcom's horror video game series Resident Evil - one of the most popular, innovative, and widely influential franchises of all time....

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    • How the Laws of Physics Explain Love, Success, and Everyday Life
    • By: Kunal K. Das
    • Narrated by: Stephen McLaughlin
    • Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
    • Release date: 14-07-2015
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
    • The Quantum Rules applies the laws of physics to explain everything from relationships and human nature to the effects of globalization....

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    • By: Sam Harris
    • Narrated by: Sam Harris
    • Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
    • Release date: 16-10-2014
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,239 ratings
    • For the millions of people who want spirituality without religion, Sam Harris’s new book is a guide to meditation as a rational spiritual practice informed by neuroscience and psychology....

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    • The Story of Man’s Deadliest Foe
    • By: Michael D'Antonio, Andrew Spielman
    • Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray
    • Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 19-05-2020
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
    • Now in audio - a fascinating work of popular science from a world-renowned expert on mosquitoes and a prize-winning reporter....

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    • How the Beatles and Their Fans Remade the World
    • By: Candy Leonard
    • Narrated by: Tamara Marston
    • Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
    • Release date: 31-10-2014
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • Beatleness explains how the band became a source of emotional, intellectual, aesthetic, and spiritual nurturance in fans’ lives....

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    • Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Sixteen Candles, Revenge of the Nerds, The Karate Kid, The Breakfast Club, Dead Poets Society, and Everything in Between
    • By: James King
    • Narrated by: Mike Cooper
    • Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 22-02-2022
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • The Ultimate History of the '80s Teen Movie goes behind the scenes of a genre where cult hits mingled with studio blockbusters, where giants like Spielberg and Coppola rubbed shoulders with baby-faced first-timers, and where future superstars got their big break....

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    • The Inside Story of Hollywood's Notorious Scandal Magazine
    • By: Samantha Barbas
    • Narrated by: Donna Postel
    • Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 04-09-2018
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • In the 1950s, Confidential magazine, America's first celebrity scandal magazine, revealed Hollywood stars' secrets, misdeeds, and transgressions in gritty, unvarnished detail. Deploying a vast network of tipsters to root out stars' sexual affairs, drug use, and sexuality....

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    • 2nd Edition
    • By: George M. Marsden
    • Narrated by: Tom Parks
    • Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
    • Release date: 24-09-2019
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • This highly regarded analysis takes us through the full history of the origin and direction of one of America's most influential religious movements....

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    • The Invention of Dating
    • By: Moira Weigel
    • Narrated by: Kyra Miller
    • Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 17-05-2016
    • Language: English
    • 3 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Weaving together over 100 years of history with scenes from the contemporary landscape, Labor of Love offers a fresh feminist perspective on how we came to date the ways we do....

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    • By: Kara Swisher
    • Narrated by: Kara Swisher
    • Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
    • Release date: 27-02-2024
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 43 ratings
    • From award-winning journalist Kara Swisher comes a witty, scathing, but fair accounting of the tech industry and its founders who wanted to change the world but broke it instead....

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    • The Dark and Twisted Beginnings of the Brand Names We Know and Love
    • By: Matt MacNabb
    • Narrated by: Matt Godfrey
    • Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 28-12-2021
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • A Secret History of Brands cuts through the rumors and urban legends and paints a picture of the true dark history of famous brands, like Coca-Cola, Hugo Boss, Adidas, Ford, Bayer, Chanel, and BMW among others....

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    • The History of Video Games
    • By: Tristan Donovan, Richard Garriott
    • Narrated by: Gary Furlong
    • Length: 15 hrs and 15 mins
    • Release date: 06-06-2017
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 26 ratings
    • A riveting account of the birth and remarkable evolution of the most important development in entertainment since television, Replay is the ultimate history of video games....

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