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“benjamin woolley”

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  • The Queen’s Conjuror

    The Life and Magic of Dr. Dee

    by Benjamin Woolley ...
    A spellbinding portrait of Queen Elizabeth’s conjuror – the great philosopher, scientist and magician, Dr John Dee (1527–1608) and a history of Renaissance science that could well be the next ‘Longitude’.John Dee was one of the most influential philosophers of the Elizabethan Age. A close confidant of Queen Elizabeth, he helped to introduce mathematics to England, promoted the idea of maths as the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The King's Assassin

    The Secret Plot to Murder King James I

    by Benjamin Woolley ...
    **THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE STARZ MINISERIES MARY & GEORGE, STARRING JULIANNE MOORE AND NICHOLAS GALITZINE!An absorbing account of the conspiracy to kill King James I by his handsome lover, the Duke of Buckingham, an historical crime that has remained hidden for 400 years.**The rise of George Villiers from minor gentry to royal power seemed to defy gravity. Becoming gentleman of the royal ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Herbalist

    Nicholas Culpeper and the Fight for Medical Freedom

    by Benjamin Woolley ...
    From the bestselling author of ‘The Queen’s Conjuror’, comes the story of Nicholas Culpeper – legendary rebel, radical, Puritan, and author of the great ‘Herbal’. This is a powerful history of medicine’s first freedom fighter set in London during Britain’s age of revolution.In the mid-17th century, England was visited by the four horsemen of the apocalypse: a civil war which saw levels of ... Read more

    $2.49 USD

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    Savage Kingdom

    The True Story of Jamestown, 1607, and the Settlement of America

    by Benjamin Woolley ...
    Narrated by David Drummond ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 59 min

    Published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the first American colony, Savage Kingdom presents a bold, even reckless, political adventure driven by a sense of imperial destiny and dogged by official hostility.Four centuries ago, and fourteen years before the Mayflower, a group of men—led by a one-armed ex-pirate, an epileptic aristocrat, a reprobate cleric, and a government spy—left London ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

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    The King's Assassin

    The Secret Plot to Murder King James I

    by Benjamin Woolley ...
    Narrated by David Timson ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 17 min

    **"...David Timson narrates this sweeping history of the court of King James I...Timson's emotionally demonstrative tones echo throughout this complex study of Villiers and the British court, adding suspense to every turn..." — AudioFile MagazineAn absorbing account of the conspiracy to kill King James I by his handsome lover, the Duke of Buckingham, a historical crime that has remained hidden for ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

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    Beverly Hills Spy

    The Double-Agent War Hero Who Helped Japan Attack Pearl Harbor

    by Ronald Drabkin ...
    Narrated by Sam Dewhurst-Phillips ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 12 min

    In the spirit of Ben Macintyre’s greatest spy nonfiction, the truly unbelievable and untold story of Frederick Rutland—a debonair British WWI hero, flying ace, fixture of Los Angeles society, and friend of Golden Age Hollywood stars—who flipped to become a spy for Japan in the lead-up to the attack on Pearl Harbor.Frederick Rutland was an accomplished aviator, British WWI war hero, and real-life ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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    The Last Outlaws

    The Desperate Final Days of the Dalton Gang

    by Tom Clavin ...
    Narrated by George Newbern ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 32 min

    The definitive account of the Dalton Gang and the most brazen bank heist in history, by the multiple New York Times bestselling author.The Last Outlaws is the thrilling true story of the last of one of the greatest outlaw gang. The dreaded Dalton Gang consisted of three brothers and their rotating cast of colorful accomplices who saw themselves as descended from the legendary James brothers. They ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

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    Rendezvous with Oblivion

    Reports from a Sinking Society

    by Thomas Frank ...
    Narrated by Thomas Frank ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 27 min

    From the acclaimed author of Listen, Liberal and What’s the Matter with Kansas, a scathing collection of his incisive commentary on our cruel times—perfect for this political moment.What does a middle-class democracy look like when it comes apart? When, after forty years of economic triumph, America’s winners persuade themselves that they owe nothing to the rest of the country?With his sharp eye ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

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    Extremely Hardcore

    Inside Elon Musk's Twitter

    by Zoë Schiffer ...
    Narrated by Jaime Lamchick ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 42 min

    "Schiffer offers a detailed look under the smoke-filled hood... deploying a crisp, matter-of-fact style to excellent effect." — The New York Times"A sharp and deeply sourced fly-on-the-wall account... packed with original reporting." — Financial TimesBefore he conceived of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk flexed his control and influence during his unprecedented, $44 ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

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    The Best American Essays 2023

    by Robert Atwan, Vivian Gornick ...
    Narrated by Will Tulin, Marie Hoffman, Elena Rey, Elyse Dinh, Katharine Chin, Pun Pandhu, Ewan Chung, Isabella Star LaBlanc, Shaun Taylor-Corbett ...
    Series series Best American

    Unabridged

    11 hours 41 min

    In her introduction to this year’s The Best American Essays, guest editor Vivian Gornick states that her selections “contribute materially to the long and honorable history of the personal essay by way of the value they place on lived experience.” Provocative, daring, and honest at a time when many writers are deliberately silencing themselves in the face of authoritarian and populist censorship ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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    Broken News

    Why the Media Rage Machine Divides America and How to Fight Back

    by Chris Stirewalt ...
    Narrated by Chris Stirewalt ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 15 min

    A former Fox News political editor reveals how news organizations have succumbed to the temptation of “rage revenue” through slanted coverage that drives political division and rewards outrageous conduct.Rage revenue-addicted news companies are plagued by shoddy reporting, sensationalism, groupthink, and brain-dead partisan tribalism. Newsrooms rely on emotion-driven blabber to entrance conflict ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

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    Persians

    The Age of the Great Kings

    by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones ...
    Narrated by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones ...

    Unabridged

    18 hours 42 min

    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 DominionThe Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the largest empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the steppes of Asia and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. From the palace-city of Persepolis, Cyrus the Great, Darius, Xerxes, and ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

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