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A Streetcar Named Desire

de Tennessee Williams ...

Narrado por Theater Lincoln Center ...

Abreviado

2 hora 15 minutos

Caedmon is proud to release this archival full-cast recording of Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire on cd for the first time!Blanche DuBois arrives at her sister Stella's New Orleans apartment seeking refuge from a troubled past—but her ethereal spirit irks Stella's husband, the loutish Stanley Kowalski. Crudely, relentlessly, he unmasks the lies and delusions that sustain Blanche, ... Leer más

$15.99 USD

Caedmon is proud to release this archival full-cast recording of Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire on cd for the first time!Blanche DuBois arrives at her sister Stella's New Orleans apartment seeking refuge from a troubled past—but her ethereal spirit irks Stella's husband, the loutish Stanley Kowalski. Crudely, relentlessly, he unmasks the lies and delusions that sustain Blanche,
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Medium Raw

A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook

de Anthony Bourdain ...

Narrado por Anthony Bourdain ...

Completo

8 hora 59 minutos

Medium Raw marks the return of the inimitable Anthony Bourdain, author of the blockbuster bestseller Kitchen Confidential and three-time Emmy Award-nominated host of No Reservations on TV’s Travel Channel. Bourdain calls his book, “A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook,” and he is at his entertaining best as he takes aim at some of the biggest names in the foodie world, ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

Medium Raw marks the return of the inimitable Anthony Bourdain, author of the blockbuster bestseller Kitchen Confidential and three-time Emmy Award-nominated host of No Reservations on TV’s Travel Channel. Bourdain calls his book, “A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook,” and he is at his entertaining best as he takes aim at some of the biggest names in the foodie world,
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Crown and Country

A History of England through the Monarchy

de David Starkey ...

Narrado por David Starkey, Tim Pigott-Smith, Jim Norton ...

Completo

15 hora 11 minutos

An exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day.The monarchy is one of Britain’s longest surviving institutions – as well as one of its most tumultuous and revered. In this masterful book, David Starkey looks at the monarchy as a whole, charting its history from Roman times, to the Wars of the Roses, the chaos of the Civil War, the fall of Charles I ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

An exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day.The monarchy is one of Britain’s longest surviving institutions – as well as one of its most tumultuous and revered. In this masterful book, David Starkey looks at the monarchy as a whole, charting its history from Roman times, to the Wars of the Roses, the chaos of the Civil War, the fall of Charles I
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The Cheese and the Worms

The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller

de Carlo Ginzburg ...

Narrado por P.J. Ochlan ...

Completo

7 hora 57 minutos

The Cheese and the Worms is an incisive study of popular culture in the sixteenth century as seen through the eyes of one man, the miller known as Menocchio, who was accused of heresy during the Inquisition and sentenced to death. Carlo Ginzburg uses the trial records to illustrate the religious and social conflicts of the society Menocchio lived in.For a common miller, Menocchio was surprisingly ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

The Cheese and the Worms is an incisive study of popular culture in the sixteenth century as seen through the eyes of one man, the miller known as Menocchio, who was accused of heresy during the Inquisition and sentenced to death. Carlo Ginzburg uses the trial records to illustrate the religious and social conflicts of the society Menocchio lived in.For a common miller, Menocchio was surprisingly
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How the World Made the West

A 4,000 Year History

de Josephine Quinn ...

Narrado por Alix Dunmore ...

Completo

15 hora 47 minutos

**An award-winning Cambridge history professor “makes a forceful argument and tells a story with great verve” (The Wall Street Journal)—that the West is, and always has been, truly global.“Those archaic ‘Western Civ’ classes so many of us took in college should be updated, argues Quinn, [who] invites us to . . . revel in a richer, more polyglot inheritance.”—The Boston Globe**AN ECONOMIST BEST ... Leer más

$25.00 USD

**An award-winning Cambridge history professor “makes a forceful argument and tells a story with great verve” (The Wall Street Journal)—that the West is, and always has been, truly global.“Those archaic ‘Western Civ’ classes so many of us took in college should be updated, argues Quinn, [who] invites us to . . . revel in a richer, more polyglot inheritance.”—The Boston Globe**AN ECONOMIST BEST
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Pseudoscience

An Amusing History of Crackpot Ideas and Why We Love Them

de Lydia Kang, MD, Nate Pedersen ...

Narrado por Hillary Huber ...

Completo

9 hora 51 minutos

From the authors of Quackery, a visual and narrative history of popular ideas, phenomena, and widely held beliefs disproven by science.From the easily disproved to the wildly speculative, to straight-up hucksterism, Pseudoscience is a romp through much more than bad science—it’s a light-hearted look into why we insist on believing in things such as Big Foot, astrology, and the existence of aliens. ... Leer más

$27.99 USD

From the authors of Quackery, a visual and narrative history of popular ideas, phenomena, and widely held beliefs disproven by science.From the easily disproved to the wildly speculative, to straight-up hucksterism, Pseudoscience is a romp through much more than bad science—it’s a light-hearted look into why we insist on believing in things such as Big Foot, astrology, and the existence of aliens.
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A Less Boring History of the World

de Dave Rear ...

Narrado por Miles Jupp ...

Completo

4 hora 55 minutos

Refreshes the parts other history books can’t reach...A bit ropy on the Renaissance?In the dark about the Enlightenment?Or, in fact, do you need a revision course on the entire history of the world and want to read a witty, irreverent, definitely not boring romp through everything that has ever happened on planet earth – from 15 billion years BC to the present day?Good.A Less Boring History of the ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Refreshes the parts other history books can’t reach...A bit ropy on the Renaissance?In the dark about the Enlightenment?Or, in fact, do you need a revision course on the entire history of the world and want to read a witty, irreverent, definitely not boring romp through everything that has ever happened on planet earth – from 15 billion years BC to the present day?Good.A Less Boring History of the
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Reading the OED

One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages

de Ammon Shea ...

Narrado por William Dufris ...

Completo

5 hora 9 minutos

""I'm reading the OED so you don't have to. If you are interested in vocabulary that is both spectacularly useful and beautifully useless, read on...""So reports Ammon Shea, the tireless, word-obsessed, and more than slightly masochistic author of Reading the OED. The word lover's Mount Everest, the OED has enthralled logophiles since its initial publication 80 years ago. Weighing in at 137 pounds ... Leer más

$23.99 USD

""I'm reading the OED so you don't have to. If you are interested in vocabulary that is both spectacularly useful and beautifully useless, read on...""So reports Ammon Shea, the tireless, word-obsessed, and more than slightly masochistic author of Reading the OED. The word lover's Mount Everest, the OED has enthralled logophiles since its initial publication 80 years ago. Weighing in at 137 pounds
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The Neverending Empire

The Infinite Impact of Ancient Rome

de Aldo Cazzullo ...

Narrado por Dugald Bruce-Lockhart ...

Completo

8 hora 15 minutos

From the international bestselling author and notable journalist Aldo Cazzullo comes a brilliantly researched and extremely accessible journey through the history and legacy of the Roman Empire.“The only way to narrate over a thousand years of history is to understand what it has left us. To tell the reasons, the things and the stories, thanks to which Roman civilization is alive”.From its ... Leer más

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From the international bestselling author and notable journalist Aldo Cazzullo comes a brilliantly researched and extremely accessible journey through the history and legacy of the Roman Empire.“The only way to narrate over a thousand years of history is to understand what it has left us. To tell the reasons, the things and the stories, thanks to which Roman civilization is alive”.From its
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Chess Opening Names - Volume 1

de Nathan Rose ...

Narrado por Nathan Rose ...

Completo

4 hora 53 minutos

The people, places and stories behind the chess openings and their namesWhen we play chess, the first few moves define the game . You probably know the names already: the Sicilian Defense, the Ruy Lopez, the French Defense, the Caro-Kann, the Benoni, the London System, the Scandinavian Defense and so on.But most chess players don't know WHY the openings are called what they are. The tales are ... Leer más

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The people, places and stories behind the chess openings and their namesWhen we play chess, the first few moves define the game . You probably know the names already: the Sicilian Defense, the Ruy Lopez, the French Defense, the Caro-Kann, the Benoni, the London System, the Scandinavian Defense and so on.But most chess players don't know WHY the openings are called what they are. The tales are
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Practicing History

Selected Essays

de Barbara W. Tuchman ...

Narrado por Aviva Skell ...

Completo

9 hora 44 minutos

The critically-acclaimed historian's insights, sense of humor, and sharp pen take on everything from Vietnam, Israel, and the Great War to writing history and its meaning. Includes these essays: Why Policy-Makers Do Not Listen; When Does History Happen?; Is History a Guide to the Future?; America as an Idea; How We Entered World War I; and more ... Leer más

$20.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The critically-acclaimed historian's insights, sense of humor, and sharp pen take on everything from Vietnam, Israel, and the Great War to writing history and its meaning. Includes these essays: Why Policy-Makers Do Not Listen; When Does History Happen?; Is History a Guide to the Future?; America as an Idea; How We Entered World War I; and more
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Dangerous Games

The Uses and Abuses of History

de Margaret MacMillan ...

Narrado por Barbara Caruso ...

Completo

5 hora 50 minutos

The author behind the New York Times best-sellers Paris 1919 and Nixon & Mao, Margaret MacMillan presents a remarkable treatise on history's importance. "MacMillan is a superb writer who can bring history to life."-Philadelphia Inquirer ... Leer más

$18.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The author behind the New York Times best-sellers Paris 1919 and Nixon & Mao, Margaret MacMillan presents a remarkable treatise on history's importance. "MacMillan is a superb writer who can bring history to life."-Philadelphia Inquirer
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History of Australia: A Captivating Guide to Australian History, Starting from the Aborigines Through the Dutch East India Company, James Cook, and World War II to the Present

de Captivating History ...

Narrado por Jason Zenobia ...

Completo

4 hora 5 minutos

Did you know that Australia was once thought of as an undesirable place to live?Long before Australia started to be considered one of the best places in the world to live, it was thought to be completely unlivable. In the 15th century, the European race to claim land began. Despite the fact that Australia was a large landmass, no nation believed it was worth colonizing. The land was claimed by the ... Leer más

$14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Did you know that Australia was once thought of as an undesirable place to live?Long before Australia started to be considered one of the best places in the world to live, it was thought to be completely unlivable. In the 15th century, the European race to claim land began. Despite the fact that Australia was a large landmass, no nation believed it was worth colonizing. The land was claimed by the
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Voices of a People’s History of the United States, 10th Anniversary Edition

de Howard Zinn, Anthony Arnove ...

Narrado por Robert Fass, Prentice Onayemi, Allyson Johnson, Vivienne Leheny, Jennifer Ikeda, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Raphael Corkhill, Vikas Adam, various narrators, Justin D. Torres ...

Completo

31 hora 15 minutos

Selected testimonies to living history—speeches, letters, poems, songs—offered by the people who make history happen, but are often left out of history books: women, workers, nonwhites. Featuring introductions to the original texts by Howard Zinn.New voices featured in this 10th Anniversary Edition include Chelsea Manning, speaking after her thirty-five-year prison sentence; Naomi Klein, speaking ... Leer más

$29.95 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Selected testimonies to living history—speeches, letters, poems, songs—offered by the people who make history happen, but are often left out of history books: women, workers, nonwhites. Featuring introductions to the original texts by Howard Zinn.New voices featured in this 10th Anniversary Edition include Chelsea Manning, speaking after her thirty-five-year prison sentence; Naomi Klein, speaking
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The Doctrine Of Fascism Benito Mussolini

de Benito Mussolini ...

Narrado por Geoffrey Giuliano & The Icon Players ...

Completo

47 minutos

“It’s better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep.”"I am the most terrible animal that's ever existed."“We become strongest, I feel, when we have no friends upon whom to lean, or to look for moral guidance." ”MUSSOLINIBenito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini born on July 29, 1883 who went by the nickname “Il Duce” (“the Leader”), was a deeply unbalanced tyrannical Italian dictator who ... Leer más

$8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

“It’s better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep.”"I am the most terrible animal that's ever existed."“We become strongest, I feel, when we have no friends upon whom to lean, or to look for moral guidance." ”MUSSOLINIBenito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini born on July 29, 1883 who went by the nickname “Il Duce” (“the Leader”), was a deeply unbalanced tyrannical Italian dictator who
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A Renegade History of the United States

de Thaddeus Russell ...

Narrado por Paul Boehmer ...

Completo

16 hora 3 minutos

Historian Howard Zinn demonstrated that there are compelling, alternative histories that are both scholarly and valuable. Now, Thaddeus Russell provides a challenging new way of reading history that will turn convention on its head and is sure to elicit as much controversy as it does support.Russell shows that drunkards, laggards, prostitutes, and pirates were the real heroes of the American ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

Historian Howard Zinn demonstrated that there are compelling, alternative histories that are both scholarly and valuable. Now, Thaddeus Russell provides a challenging new way of reading history that will turn convention on its head and is sure to elicit as much controversy as it does support.Russell shows that drunkards, laggards, prostitutes, and pirates were the real heroes of the American
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Meilensteine österreichischer Reitkunst

Eine europäische Kulturgeschichte

de Werner Poscharnigg ...

Narrado por Werner Poscharnigg ...

Completo

7 hora 56 minutos

Schätze zeitloser Weisheit für kultivierten Umgang mit Pferden Eine authentische, ungekürzte Autorenlesung auf der Spur durch 500 Jahre zwangloser, unangestrengter Eleganz von Ross und Reiter. Und einer Ausbildung , die bei aller Künstlichkeit dem Pferd seine Natur belässt, wobei der Mensch mit dieser Natur eins wird. Teilweise unveröffentlichte oder unbekannte, schwer zugängliche Dokumente zeigen ... Leer más

$22.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Schätze zeitloser Weisheit für kultivierten Umgang mit Pferden Eine authentische, ungekürzte Autorenlesung auf der Spur durch 500 Jahre zwangloser, unangestrengter Eleganz von Ross und Reiter. Und einer Ausbildung , die bei aller Künstlichkeit dem Pferd seine Natur belässt, wobei der Mensch mit dieser Natur eins wird. Teilweise unveröffentlichte oder unbekannte, schwer zugängliche Dokumente zeigen
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The Landscape of History

How Historians Map the Past

de John Lewis Gaddis ...

Narrado por Jack Chekijian ...

Completo

6 hora 16 minutos

What is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and other questions in this short, witty, and humane book. The Landscape of History provides a searching look at the historian's craft, as well as a strong argument for why a historical consciousness ... Leer más

$13.99 USD

What is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and other questions in this short, witty, and humane book. The Landscape of History provides a searching look at the historian's craft, as well as a strong argument for why a historical consciousness
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HowExpert Guide to 365+ Days in History

A Daily Journey Through History’s Most Pivotal Events, Fascinating Stories, and Timeless Lessons

de HowExpert ...

Narrado por HowExpert ...

Completo

6 hora 9 minutos

If you love history and want to explore the defining moments that shaped our world, HowExpert Guide to 365+ Days in History is your ultimate resource for uncovering a pivotal event for every day of the year. Whether you're a history enthusiast, student, educator, or simply curious about the past, this book offers a unique way to engage with history through daily insights into groundbreaking ... Leer más

$14.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

If you love history and want to explore the defining moments that shaped our world, HowExpert Guide to 365+ Days in History is your ultimate resource for uncovering a pivotal event for every day of the year. Whether you're a history enthusiast, student, educator, or simply curious about the past, this book offers a unique way to engage with history through daily insights into groundbreaking
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Do Rio de Janeiro a São Vicente: Trechos selecionados de "Tratado descritivo do Brasil"

Documentos do Brasil

de Gabriel Soares de Sousa ...

Narrado por Mauro Schames ...

Series series MiniPops
Abreviado

23 minutos

Nesta seleção de trechos do "Tratado descritivo do Brasil", Gabriel Soares de Sousa percorre a costa entre o Rio de Janeiro e São Vicente, revelando como eram essas terras no século XVI. Ao longo da viagem, surgem descrições de paisagens e localidades que hoje fazem parte dos litorais do Rio de Janeiro e de São Paulo, como Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis e São Sebastião.À medida que avança pelo ... Leer más

$1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Nesta seleção de trechos do "Tratado descritivo do Brasil", Gabriel Soares de Sousa percorre a costa entre o Rio de Janeiro e São Vicente, revelando como eram essas terras no século XVI. Ao longo da viagem, surgem descrições de paisagens e localidades que hoje fazem parte dos litorais do Rio de Janeiro e de São Paulo, como Ilha Grande, Angra dos Reis e São Sebastião.À medida que avança pelo
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Aquel eterno invierno

Ficción histórica, thriller político y de espionaje, basado en la vida de una espía de la CIA

de Mónica Gómez Pedreira ...

Narrado por Marta Moreno ...

Completo

8 hora 40 minutos

Edgar Allan Poe afirmó: La muerte de una mujer hermosa es, sin duda, el tema más poético del mundo. María Docampo podría hacer honor a ese pensamiento: para los que la quisieron, así fue. María y Milton Wolff tienen en común que son contemporáneos, de Brooklyn y agentes del servicio de inteligencia de Estados Unidos, además de compartir una íntegra moral ¿Se puede sobrevivir al sistema con valores ... Leer más

$20.99 USD

Edgar Allan Poe afirmó: La muerte de una mujer hermosa es, sin duda, el tema más poético del mundo. María Docampo podría hacer honor a ese pensamiento: para los que la quisieron, así fue. María y Milton Wolff tienen en común que son contemporáneos, de Brooklyn y agentes del servicio de inteligencia de Estados Unidos, además de compartir una íntegra moral ¿Se puede sobrevivir al sistema con valores
... Leer más
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Another Sojourner Looking for Truth

My Journey from Civil Rights to Black Power and Beyond

de Millicent E. Brown ...

Narrado por Millicent E. Brown ...

Completo

9 hora 39 minutos

Memories and insights of a lifetime fighting for Black freedom and social justiceMillicent E. Brown's family home at 270 Ashley Avenue in Charleston, South Carolina, was a center of civil rights activity. There Brown gained intimate knowledge of the struggle for racial justice, and those experiences set her on a life course dedicated to the civil rights struggle. Best known as the named plaintiff ... Leer más

$20.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Memories and insights of a lifetime fighting for Black freedom and social justiceMillicent E. Brown's family home at 270 Ashley Avenue in Charleston, South Carolina, was a center of civil rights activity. There Brown gained intimate knowledge of the struggle for racial justice, and those experiences set her on a life course dedicated to the civil rights struggle. Best known as the named plaintiff
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The Muse of History

The Ancient Greeks from the Enlightenment to the Present

de Oswyn Murray ...

Narrado por Justin Avoth ...

Completo

16 hora 53 minutos

The study of ancient Greece has been central to Western conceptions of history since the Renaissance. The Muse of History traces the shifting patterns of this preoccupation in the last three centuries, in which successive generations have reinterpreted the Greeks in the light of their contemporary worlds. Thus, in the eighteenth century, the conflict between Athens and Sparta became a touchstone ... Leer más

$30.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The study of ancient Greece has been central to Western conceptions of history since the Renaissance. The Muse of History traces the shifting patterns of this preoccupation in the last three centuries, in which successive generations have reinterpreted the Greeks in the light of their contemporary worlds. Thus, in the eighteenth century, the conflict between Athens and Sparta became a touchstone
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The Light Keepers

Black Women, History, and the Long Fight Against Empire

de Jessica Marie Johnson ...

Completo

10 hora 40 minutos

An award-winning young scholar explores how Black women have remade—and continue to remake—our understanding of the past.Across centuries, Black women have invented means to preserve what official history could not: friendship albums, kitchen-table philosophy, blogs, playlists, oral histories, and archives held in the mind. In The Light Keepers, Jessica Marie Johnson traces this radical tradition ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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An award-winning young scholar explores how Black women have remade—and continue to remake—our understanding of the past.Across centuries, Black women have invented means to preserve what official history could not: friendship albums, kitchen-table philosophy, blogs, playlists, oral histories, and archives held in the mind. In The Light Keepers, Jessica Marie Johnson traces this radical tradition
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