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The Birth of Classical Europe

A History from Troy to Augustine

by Simon Price, Peter Thonemann ...

Series series The Penguin History of Europe
An innovative and intriguing look at the foundations of Western civilization from two leading historians; the first volume in the Penguin History of EuropeThe influence of ancient Greece and Rome can be seen in every aspect of our lives. From calendars to democracy to the very languages we speak, Western civilization owes a debt to these classical societies. Yet the Greeks and Romans did not ... Read more

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An innovative and intriguing look at the foundations of Western civilization from two leading historians; the first volume in the Penguin History of EuropeThe influence of ancient Greece and Rome can be seen in every aspect of our lives. From calendars to democracy to the very languages we speak, Western civilization owes a debt to these classical societies. Yet the Greeks and Romans did not
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Religions of Rome: Volume 1, A History

by Mary Beard, John North, Simon Price ...

This book offers a radical new survey of more than a thousand years of religious life at Rome. It sets religion in its full cultural context, between the primitive hamlet of the eighth century BC and the cosmopolitan, multicultural society of the first centuries of the Christian era. The narrative account is structured around a series of broad themes: how to interpret the Romans' own theories of ... Read more

$36.99 USD

This book offers a radical new survey of more than a thousand years of religious life at Rome. It sets religion in its full cultural context, between the primitive hamlet of the eighth century BC and the cosmopolitan, multicultural society of the first centuries of the Christian era. The narrative account is structured around a series of broad themes: how to interpret the Romans' own theories of
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Religions of Rome: Volume 2, A Sourcebook

by Mary Beard, John North, Simon Price ...

Volume two reveals the extraordinary diversity of ancient Roman religion. A comprehensive sourcebook, it presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world - from the foundations of the city in the eighth century BC to the Christian capital more than a thousand years later. Each document is given a full introduction, explanatory notes and bibliography, and acts as a ... Read more

$45.99 USD

Volume two reveals the extraordinary diversity of ancient Roman religion. A comprehensive sourcebook, it presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world - from the foundations of the city in the eighth century BC to the Christian capital more than a thousand years later. Each document is given a full introduction, explanatory notes and bibliography, and acts as a
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Curepedia

An A–Z of The Cure

by Simon Price ...

A complete and truly unique music biography of Robert Smith and company, The Cure, chronicling their 40+ year history with hundreds of entries in an A-to-Z encyclopedia fashion.Definitive and deeply researched by acclaimed music journalist Simon Price, Curepedia will surprise and inform fans of 80s music everywhere as they await The Cure's highly anticipated next album release.The Cure remain, 40 ... Read more

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A complete and truly unique music biography of Robert Smith and company, The Cure, chronicling their 40+ year history with hundreds of entries in an A-to-Z encyclopedia fashion.Definitive and deeply researched by acclaimed music journalist Simon Price, Curepedia will surprise and inform fans of 80s music everywhere as they await The Cure's highly anticipated next album release.The Cure remain, 40
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Big Tech Exposed: How Algorithms Control Your Mind & Money

by Simon Price ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

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2 hours 24 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In an age where technology permeates every aspect of our lives, understanding its profound impact on our minds and finances is crucial. Big Tech Exposed: How Algorithms Control Your Mind & Money unravels the intricate web of digital manipulation techniques that big tech companies employ to capture our attention, influence our behaviors, and commodify ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In an age where technology permeates every aspect of our lives, understanding its profound impact on our minds and finances is crucial. Big Tech Exposed: How Algorithms Control Your Mind & Money unravels the intricate web of digital manipulation techniques that big tech companies employ to capture our attention, influence our behaviors, and commodify
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Curepedia

An A-Z of The Cure

by Simon Price ...

Narrated by Simon Price, Ffion Aynsley, Nathaniel Priestley, Reanne Farley ...

Unabridged

33 hours 40 min

A complete and truly unique biography of Robert Smith and company, The Cure, chronicling their 40+ year history with hundreds of entries in A to Z fashion.Definitive and deeply researched, Curepedia will surprise and inform fans everywhere as they await The Cure's highly anticipated next album release.The Cure remain, 40 plus years into their career, one of... ... Read more

$52.99 USD

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A complete and truly unique biography of Robert Smith and company, The Cure, chronicling their 40+ year history with hundreds of entries in A to Z fashion.Definitive and deeply researched, Curepedia will surprise and inform fans everywhere as they await The Cure's highly anticipated next album release.The Cure remain, 40 plus years into their career, one of...
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The Birth of Classical Europe

A History From Troy to Augustine

by Simon Price, Peter Thonemann ...

Narrated by Don Hagen ...

Unabridged

14 hours 47 min

To an extraordinary extent we continue to live in the shadow of the classical world. At every level, from languages to calendars to political systems, we are the descendants of a “classical Europe,” using frames of reference created by ancient Mediterranean cultures. As this consistently fresh and surprising new audio book makes clear, however, this was no less true for the inhabitants of those ... Read more

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To an extraordinary extent we continue to live in the shadow of the classical world. At every level, from languages to calendars to political systems, we are the descendants of a “classical Europe,” using frames of reference created by ancient Mediterranean cultures. As this consistently fresh and surprising new audio book makes clear, however, this was no less true for the inhabitants of those
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The Feather Wars

And the Great Crusade to Save America's Birds

by James H. McCommons ...

Narrated by Colin White ...

Unabridged

15 hours 28 min

From the time the country was founded, early Americans assumed that the land's natural resources were infinite, including its birds, which were zealously hunted for food, game, and fashion. With the rapid extinction of the passenger pigeon—a bird once so numerous that its flocks darkened the sky in flight—many realized actions needed to be taken if other birds were to be saved. What followed was ... Read more

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From the time the country was founded, early Americans assumed that the land's natural resources were infinite, including its birds, which were zealously hunted for food, game, and fashion. With the rapid extinction of the passenger pigeon—a bird once so numerous that its flocks darkened the sky in flight—many realized actions needed to be taken if other birds were to be saved. What followed was
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Neptune's Fortune

The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire

by Julian Sancton ...

Narrated by Vikas Adam ...

Unabridged

12 hours 34 min

The riveting true story of a legendary Spanish galleon that sunk off the coast of Colombia with over $1 billion in gold and silver—and one man’s obsessive quest to find it—from the New York Times bestselling author of Madhouse at the End of the Earth“Splendid . . . Sancton is an expert guide through eighteenth-century European geopolitics [and] modern marine archaeology.”—The Wall Street ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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The riveting true story of a legendary Spanish galleon that sunk off the coast of Colombia with over $1 billion in gold and silver—and one man’s obsessive quest to find it—from the New York Times bestselling author of Madhouse at the End of the Earth“Splendid . . . Sancton is an expert guide through eighteenth-century European geopolitics [and] modern marine archaeology.”—The Wall Street
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Nations Apart

How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America

by Colin Woodard ...

Narrated by Ari Fliakos ...

Unabridged

9 hours 16 min

**"A world-class intellectual. . . . [Colin Woodard’s] research can help Americans rediscover their common identity in spite of all the attempts to divide them." —Garry Kasparov"A powerful paradigm for understanding the defining hot button issues of contemporary America and the action we can take to bridge our cultural divisions and save the republic." —The Next Big Idea Club“A lucid exercise in ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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**"A world-class intellectual. . . . [Colin Woodard’s] research can help Americans rediscover their common identity in spite of all the attempts to divide them." —Garry Kasparov"A powerful paradigm for understanding the defining hot button issues of contemporary America and the action we can take to bridge our cultural divisions and save the republic." —The Next Big Idea Club“A lucid exercise in
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Sing Like Fish

How Sound Rules Life Under Water

by Amorina Kingdon ...

Narrated by Angelina Rocca ...

Unabridged

8 hours 50 min

A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call for humans to address the ways we invade these critical soundscapes—from an award-winning science writer“Sing Like Fish is that rare book that makes you see the world differently.”—Mark Kurlansky, New York Times bestselling author of Salt and CodLONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE ... Read more

$20.99 USD

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A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call for humans to address the ways we invade these critical soundscapes—from an award-winning science writer“Sing Like Fish is that rare book that makes you see the world differently.”—Mark Kurlansky, New York Times bestselling author of Salt and CodLONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE
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Poached

Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking

by Rachel Love Nuwer ...

Narrated by Christina Delaine ...

Unabridged

16 hours 33 min

Our insatiable demand for animals—for jewelry, pets, medicine, meat, trophies, and fur—is driving a worldwide poaching epidemic, threatening the continued existence of countless species. Illegal wildlife trade now ranks among the largest contraband industries in the world, yet compared to drug, arms, or human trafficking, the wildlife crisis has received scant attention and support, leaving it up ... Read more

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Our insatiable demand for animals—for jewelry, pets, medicine, meat, trophies, and fur—is driving a worldwide poaching epidemic, threatening the continued existence of countless species. Illegal wildlife trade now ranks among the largest contraband industries in the world, yet compared to drug, arms, or human trafficking, the wildlife crisis has received scant attention and support, leaving it up
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