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Revenge of the Betrayer

by Peter Gibbons ...

Narrated by Michael Langan ...

Series Audiobook 7 - The Viking Blood and Blade Saga
Unabridged

10 hours 13 min

If you like Bernard Cornwell, David Gemmell, John Gwynne and Conn Iggulden you will love this Viking adventure packed with battles, betrayal, axes and swords.880 AD, Norway. Rollo the Betrayer has risen to become a powerful Duke in Normandy and sails with his warriors and his spite to exact revenge upon Viking warriors Hundr and Einar the Brawler.Hundr*, a Northman with a dog's name… Viking ... Read more

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If you like Bernard Cornwell, David Gemmell, John Gwynne and Conn Iggulden you will love this Viking adventure packed with battles, betrayal, axes and swords.880 AD, Norway. Rollo the Betrayer has risen to become a powerful Duke in Normandy and sails with his warriors and his spite to exact revenge upon Viking warriors Hundr and Einar the Brawler.Hundr*, a Northman with a dog's name… Viking
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Lazarus

The Second Coming of David Bowie

by Alexander Larman ...

Narrated by Michael Langan ...

Unabridged

13 hours 34 min

When David Bowie died on January 10th, 2016, aged sixty-nine, his death was greeted with the greatest display of public mourning since Princess Diana three decades before. His home cities of New York and London saw thousands of well-wishers assemble to play his music and console each other in their hour of grief. Twenty-five years before, Bowie appeared to be washed up. His '80s career had been a ... Read more

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When David Bowie died on January 10th, 2016, aged sixty-nine, his death was greeted with the greatest display of public mourning since Princess Diana three decades before. His home cities of New York and London saw thousands of well-wishers assemble to play his music and console each other in their hour of grief. Twenty-five years before, Bowie appeared to be washed up. His '80s career had been a
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The Little Ice Age

How Climate Made History 1300–1850

by Brian Fagan ...

Narrated by Michael Langan ...

Unabridged

8 hours 32 min

The Little Ice Age tells the story of the turbulent, unpredictable, and often very cold years of modern European history, how climate altered historical events, and what they mean in the context of today’s global warming.Only in the last decade have climatologists developed an accurate picture of yearly climate conditions in historical times. This development confirmed a long-standing suspicion: ... Read more

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The Little Ice Age tells the story of the turbulent, unpredictable, and often very cold years of modern European history, how climate altered historical events, and what they mean in the context of today’s global warming.Only in the last decade have climatologists developed an accurate picture of yearly climate conditions in historical times. This development confirmed a long-standing suspicion:
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Impossible Monsters

Dinosaurs, Darwin, and the Battle Between Science and Religion

by Michael Taylor ...

Narrated by Michael Langan ...

Unabridged

15 hours

"Vivid with a Mesozoic bestiary" (Tom Holland), this on-the-ground, must-listen narrative weaves together the chance discovery of dinosaurs and the rise of the secular age.When the twelve-year-old daughter of a British carpenter pulled some strange-looking bones from the country's southern shoreline in 1811, few people dared to question that the Bible told the accurate history of the world. But ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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"Vivid with a Mesozoic bestiary" (Tom Holland), this on-the-ground, must-listen narrative weaves together the chance discovery of dinosaurs and the rise of the secular age.When the twelve-year-old daughter of a British carpenter pulled some strange-looking bones from the country's southern shoreline in 1811, few people dared to question that the Bible told the accurate history of the world. But
... Read more

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V-Bombers

Britain’s Nuclear Frontline in the Cold War

by Dr. Tony Redding ...

Narrated by Michael Langan ...

Unabridged

19 hours 59 min

This is the story of a British deterrent. Much has been written about the V-bombers—the Valiant, Victor, and Vulcan—but virtually nothing has been said about their strategic nuclear strike role. How would Britain's small force of subsonic bombers have retaliated following a Soviet attack, and would they have succeeded?This book is the product of seven years of research by Dr. Tony Redding. It ... Read more

$30.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This is the story of a British deterrent. Much has been written about the V-bombers—the Valiant, Victor, and Vulcan—but virtually nothing has been said about their strategic nuclear strike role. How would Britain's small force of subsonic bombers have retaliated following a Soviet attack, and would they have succeeded?This book is the product of seven years of research by Dr. Tony Redding. It
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The Science of Weird Shit

Why Our Minds Conjure the Paranormal

by Chris French ...

Narrated by Michael Langan ...

Unabridged

13 hours 33 min

An accessible and gratifying introduction to the world of paranormal beliefs and bizarre experiences.Ghostly encounters, alien abduction, reincarnation, talking to the dead, UFO sightings, inexplicable coincidences, out-of-body and near-death experiences. Are these legitimate phenomena? If not, then how should we go about understanding them? In this fascinating book, Chris French investigates ... Read more

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An accessible and gratifying introduction to the world of paranormal beliefs and bizarre experiences.Ghostly encounters, alien abduction, reincarnation, talking to the dead, UFO sightings, inexplicable coincidences, out-of-body and near-death experiences. Are these legitimate phenomena? If not, then how should we go about understanding them? In this fascinating book, Chris French investigates
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The Market in Global International Society

An English School Approach to International Political Economy

by Barry Buzan, Robert Falkner ...

Narrated by Michael Langan ...

Unabridged

15 hours 20 min

The Market in Global International Society tracks the idea and practice of the market through both modern and premodern times, and its evolution as a primary institution in international relations over the past two centuries. It develops a new approach to understanding the relationship between the market and other social and political institutions of global international society. Buzan and Falkner ... Read more

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The Market in Global International Society tracks the idea and practice of the market through both modern and premodern times, and its evolution as a primary institution in international relations over the past two centuries. It develops a new approach to understanding the relationship between the market and other social and political institutions of global international society. Buzan and Falkner
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The Shortest History of AI

The Six Essential Ideas That Animate It

by Toby Walsh ...

Narrated by Michael Langan ...

Unabridged

5 hours 13 min

Since Alan Turing first posed the question "Can machines think?" artificial intelligence has evolved from a speculative idea to a transformative force. The Shortest History of AI traces this evolution, from Ada Lovelace's visionary work to IBM's groundbreaking defeat of the chess world champion and the revolutionary emergence of ChatGPT. It also explores AI's cultural journey, touching on classics ... Read more

$18.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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Since Alan Turing first posed the question "Can machines think?" artificial intelligence has evolved from a speculative idea to a transformative force. The Shortest History of AI traces this evolution, from Ada Lovelace's visionary work to IBM's groundbreaking defeat of the chess world champion and the revolutionary emergence of ChatGPT. It also explores AI's cultural journey, touching on classics
... Read more

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What Is Ancient History?

by Walter Scheidel ...

Narrated by Michael Langan ...

Unabridged

10 hours 27 min

It's easy to think that ancient history is, well, ancient history—obsolete, irrelevant, unjustifiably focused on Greece and Rome, and at risk of extinction. In What Is Ancient History?, Walter Scheidel presents a compelling case for a new kind of ancient history—a global history that captures antiquity's pivotal role as a decisive phase in human development, one that provided the shared foundation ... Read more

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It's easy to think that ancient history is, well, ancient history—obsolete, irrelevant, unjustifiably focused on Greece and Rome, and at risk of extinction. In What Is Ancient History?, Walter Scheidel presents a compelling case for a new kind of ancient history—a global history that captures antiquity's pivotal role as a decisive phase in human development, one that provided the shared foundation
... Read more

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Labyrinth Arcanist

by Shami Stovall ...

Narrated by Michael Langan ...

Series series Astra Academy
Unabridged

12 hours 39 min

Upgraded weapons. New magic. And a way to enter the abyssal hells . . .Gray Lexly has returned to Astra Academy to train himself for the ultimate confrontation. Legendary arcanists from across the world are gathering to assist in the ultimate battle of life and death, but will it be enough to stop the rampaging Death Lords who have amassed power in the abyssal hells?And before Gray can focus on ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Upgraded weapons. New magic. And a way to enter the abyssal hells . . .Gray Lexly has returned to Astra Academy to train himself for the ultimate confrontation. Legendary arcanists from across the world are gathering to assist in the ultimate battle of life and death, but will it be enough to stop the rampaging Death Lords who have amassed power in the abyssal hells?And before Gray can focus on
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The Joyous Cosmology

Adventures in the Chemistry of Consciousness

by Alan W. Watts ...

Narrated by Michael Langan ...

Unabridged

3 hours 1 min

A classic account of the psychedelic experienceThe Joyous Cosmology is Alan Watts's exploration of the insight that the consciousness-changing drugs LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin can facilitate "when accompanied with sustained philosophical reflection by a person who is in search, not of kicks, but of understanding." More than an artifact, it is both a riveting memoir of Watts's personal ... Read more

$13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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A classic account of the psychedelic experienceThe Joyous Cosmology is Alan Watts's exploration of the insight that the consciousness-changing drugs LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin can facilitate "when accompanied with sustained philosophical reflection by a person who is in search, not of kicks, but of understanding." More than an artifact, it is both a riveting memoir of Watts's personal
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What the Greeks Did for Us

by Tony Spawforth ...

Narrated by Michael Langan ...

Unabridged

11 hours 30 min

An enjoyable, accessible exploration of the legacy of ancient Greece today, across our daily lives and all forms of popular cultureOur contemporary world is inescapably Greek. Whether in a word like "pandemic," a Freudian state of mind like the "Oedipus complex," or a replica of the Parthenon in a Chinese theme park, ancient Greek culture shapes the contours of our lives. Ever since the first ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

An enjoyable, accessible exploration of the legacy of ancient Greece today, across our daily lives and all forms of popular cultureOur contemporary world is inescapably Greek. Whether in a word like "pandemic," a Freudian state of mind like the "Oedipus complex," or a replica of the Parthenon in a Chinese theme park, ancient Greek culture shapes the contours of our lives. Ever since the first
... Read more