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The White Ladder

Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of Mountaineering

by Daniel Light ...

**Winner of the 2025 National Outdoor Book Award (History/Biography)"Hugely entertaining.…[A]nyone who loves mountains will enjoy this book." —Sarah Wheeler, SpectatorA sweeping history of mountaineering before Everest, and the epic human quest to reach the highest places on Earth.**Whether in the name of conquest, science, or the divine, humans across the centuries have had myriad reasons to ... Read more

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**Winner of the 2025 National Outdoor Book Award (History/Biography)"Hugely entertaining.…[A]nyone who loves mountains will enjoy this book." —Sarah Wheeler, SpectatorA sweeping history of mountaineering before Everest, and the epic human quest to reach the highest places on Earth.**Whether in the name of conquest, science, or the divine, humans across the centuries have had myriad reasons to
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The White Ladder

Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of Mountaineering

by Daniel Light ...

Narrated by Richard Trinder ...

Unabridged

13 hours 29 min

From the smoking volcanoes of South America to the great snowy ranges of the Himalaya, The White Ladder follows a cast of extraordinary characters—conquistadors and captains, scientists and surveyors, alpinists and adventurers—up the slopes of the world's highest peaks.A masterpiece of edge-of-your-seat narrative history, The White Ladder describes the epic rise of mountaineering's world altitude ... Read more

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From the smoking volcanoes of South America to the great snowy ranges of the Himalaya, The White Ladder follows a cast of extraordinary characters—conquistadors and captains, scientists and surveyors, alpinists and adventurers—up the slopes of the world's highest peaks.A masterpiece of edge-of-your-seat narrative history, The White Ladder describes the epic rise of mountaineering's world altitude
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Conquering the North

China, Russia, Mongolia: 2,000 Years of Conflict

by John Man ...

Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

Unabridged

11 hours 30 min

A panoramic history of the roots of China and Mongolia's historic rivalry—and why it matters today.The Great Wall of China—stretching from the arid rises of Gansu province to the cold waters of the Bohai Sea—remains an enduring symbol of Chinese might. And yet for all its grandeur, the Wall also marks a vulnerability: an ever-present reminder of old battlelines and never-ending tension with China ... Read more

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A panoramic history of the roots of China and Mongolia's historic rivalry—and why it matters today.The Great Wall of China—stretching from the arid rises of Gansu province to the cold waters of the Bohai Sea—remains an enduring symbol of Chinese might. And yet for all its grandeur, the Wall also marks a vulnerability: an ever-present reminder of old battlelines and never-ending tension with China
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Fiendish

by Brenna Yovanoff ...

Narrated by Carla Mercer-Meyer ...

Unabridged

10 hours 3 min

Clementine DeVore spent ten years trapped in a cellar, pinned down by willow roots, silenced and forgotten. Now she’s out and determined to uncover who put her in that cellar and why.When Clementine was a child, dangerous and inexplicable things started happening in New South Bend. The townsfolk blamed the fiendish people out in the Willows and burned their homes to the ground. But magic kept ... Read more

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Clementine DeVore spent ten years trapped in a cellar, pinned down by willow roots, silenced and forgotten. Now she’s out and determined to uncover who put her in that cellar and why.When Clementine was a child, dangerous and inexplicable things started happening in New South Bend. The townsfolk blamed the fiendish people out in the Willows and burned their homes to the ground. But magic kept
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Ends of the Earth

Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future

by Neil Shubin ...

Narrated by Fred Berman ...

Unabridged

7 hours 43 min

****Shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize**The bestselling author of Your Inner Fish takes readers on an epic adventure to the North and South Poles to reveal the secrets locked in the ice about life, the cosmos, and our planet’s future.“Urgent [and] prescient…The book captures Shubin’s reverence for both the beauty and the mysteries hidden in the cold, barren tundra.” ... Read more

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****Shortlisted for the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize**The bestselling author of Your Inner Fish takes readers on an epic adventure to the North and South Poles to reveal the secrets locked in the ice about life, the cosmos, and our planet’s future.“Urgent [and] prescient…The book captures Shubin’s reverence for both the beauty and the mysteries hidden in the cold, barren tundra.”
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Homesick

How Housing Broke London and How to Fix It

by Peter Apps ...

Narrated by Nathan Chatelier ...

Unabridged

11 hours 2 min

From the author of the Orwell Prize-winner SHOW ME THE BODIES: HOW WE LET GRENFELL HAPPEN, the gripping story of how housing defines a city's past, present and future'Apps set the gold standard with his Grenfell coverage. With Homesick, he dismantles the sham of UK housing policy – razor-sharp, stylish, and morally unflinching.' Darren McGarveyIn London, only those with vast cash deposits can get ... Read more

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From the author of the Orwell Prize-winner SHOW ME THE BODIES: HOW WE LET GRENFELL HAPPEN, the gripping story of how housing defines a city's past, present and future'Apps set the gold standard with his Grenfell coverage. With Homesick, he dismantles the sham of UK housing policy – razor-sharp, stylish, and morally unflinching.' Darren McGarveyIn London, only those with vast cash deposits can get
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Pathless Forest

The Quest to Save the World’s Largest Flowers

by Dr Chris Thorogood ...

Narrated by Sebastian Humphreys ...

Unabridged

9 hours 38 min

Brought to you by Penguin.As a child, Chris Thorogood dreamed of seeing Rafflesia - the plant with the world's largest flowers. He crafted life-size replicas in an abandoned cemetery, carefully bringing them to life with paper and paint. Today he is a botanist at the University of Oxford's Botanic Garden and has dedicated his life to studying the biology of such extraordinary plants, working ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.As a child, Chris Thorogood dreamed of seeing Rafflesia - the plant with the world's largest flowers. He crafted life-size replicas in an abandoned cemetery, carefully bringing them to life with paper and paint. Today he is a botanist at the University of Oxford's Botanic Garden and has dedicated his life to studying the biology of such extraordinary plants, working
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You May Never See Us Again

The Barclay Dynasty: A Story of Survival, Secrecy and Succession

by Jane Martinson ...

Narrated by Olivia Poulet ...

Unabridged

8 hours 59 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.The untold story of post-war Britain. Told through the lives of the two men who helped shape it: Sir David Barclay and Sir Frederick Barclay.**You May Never See Us Again is the only definitive story of David and Frederick Barclay - commonly known as the Barclay brothers. Born poor, these enigmatic twins built one of the biggest fortunes in Britain together from scratch ... Read more

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**Brought to you by Penguin.The untold story of post-war Britain. Told through the lives of the two men who helped shape it: Sir David Barclay and Sir Frederick Barclay.**You May Never See Us Again is the only definitive story of David and Frederick Barclay - commonly known as the Barclay brothers. Born poor, these enigmatic twins built one of the biggest fortunes in Britain together from scratch
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To Boldly Go Where No Book Has Gone Before

A Joyous Journey Through All of Science

by Luke O'Neill ...

Narrated by Luke O'Neill ...

Unabridged

10 hours 21 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.Science is a serious business, right? Wrong.**Scientists have been participants in the best reality show of all time, with all the highs, lows, bust-ups, and strange personalities of any show on telly today. From Luke O'Neill - the science teacher you wish you'd had - this hugely accessible history of science reveals the human stories behind the biggest discoveries.For ... Read more

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**Brought to you by Penguin.Science is a serious business, right? Wrong.**Scientists have been participants in the best reality show of all time, with all the highs, lows, bust-ups, and strange personalities of any show on telly today. From Luke O'Neill - the science teacher you wish you'd had - this hugely accessible history of science reveals the human stories behind the biggest discoveries.For
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Magus

The Art of Magic from Faustus to Agrippa

by Anthony Grafton ...

Narrated by Nick Pearse ...

Unabridged

8 hours 55 min

In literary legend, Faustus is the quintessential occult personality of early modern Europe. The historical Faustus, however, was something quite different: a magus—a learned magician fully embedded in the scholarly currents and public life of the Renaissance. And he was hardly the only one. Anthony Grafton argues that the magus in sixteenth-century Europe was a distinctive intellectual type, both ... Read more

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In literary legend, Faustus is the quintessential occult personality of early modern Europe. The historical Faustus, however, was something quite different: a magus—a learned magician fully embedded in the scholarly currents and public life of the Renaissance. And he was hardly the only one. Anthony Grafton argues that the magus in sixteenth-century Europe was a distinctive intellectual type, both
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Operation Bowler

The Audacious Allied Bombing of Venice during World War II

by Jonathan Glancey ...

Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 40 min

March 21st, 1945. Bursting through a hazy sky, dozens of Allied fighters and bombers sweep over German-occupied Venice.Their mission: destroy Germany’s strategic outposts nestled along the port, while leaving the floating city unscathed.As bombs rained down upon Europe, flattening city after city, Venice—La Serenissima; home of Titian and Veronese; immortalized in the serene landscapes of ... Read more

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March 21st, 1945. Bursting through a hazy sky, dozens of Allied fighters and bombers sweep over German-occupied Venice.Their mission: destroy Germany’s strategic outposts nestled along the port, while leaving the floating city unscathed.As bombs rained down upon Europe, flattening city after city, Venice—La Serenissima; home of Titian and Veronese; immortalized in the serene landscapes of
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The Unknown Warrior

The Extraordinary Story of the Nation's Hero Buried in Westminster Abbey

by John Nichol ...

Narrated by Michael Fenner ...

Unabridged

13 hours 32 min

'It is rare to find a tale so strange, intimate and human yet at the same time so enormous, so global in its importance. Yet again John Nichol impresses us with his ability to weave together the little details and the grand narrative'Dan Snow***Over one million British Empire soldiers were killed during the First World War. More than a century later, more than half a million still have no known ... Read more

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'It is rare to find a tale so strange, intimate and human yet at the same time so enormous, so global in its importance. Yet again John Nichol impresses us with his ability to weave together the little details and the grand narrative'Dan Snow***Over one million British Empire soldiers were killed during the First World War. More than a century later, more than half a million still have no known
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