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  1. 01/25/2018

    Enemies Within: Communists, Spies and the Making of Modern Britain by Richard Davenport-Hines | Free Audiobook

    Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Enemies Within: Communists, Spies and the Making of Modern Britain Author: Richard Davenport-Hines Narrator: Richard Trinder Format: Unabridged Length: 24 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 01-25-18 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Summary: What pushed Blunt, Burgess, Cairncross, Maclean and Philby into Soviet hands? With access to recently released papers and other neglected documents, this sharp analysis of the intelligence world examines how and why these men and others betrayed their country and what this cost Britain and its allies. 'Historians fumble their catches when they study individuals' motives and ideas rather than the institutions in which people work, respond, find motivation and develop their ideas', writes Richard Davenport-Hines in his history of the men who were persuaded by the Soviet Union to betray their country. In an audiobook which attempts to counter many contradictory accounts, Enemies Within offers a study of character: both individual and institutional - the operative traits of boarding schools, the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the Intelligence Division, the Foreign Office, MI5, MI6 and Moscow Centre. The audiobook refuses to present the Cambridge spies as they wished to be seen, in Marxist terms. It argues that these five men did their greatest harm to Britain not from their clandestine espionage but in their propaganda victories enjoyed from Moscow after 1951. Notions of trust, abused trust, forfeited trust and mistrust from the late 19th century to perestroika pepper its narrative. In an audiobook that is as intellectually thrilling as it is entertaining and illuminating, Davenport-Hines charts how the undermining of authority, the rejection of expertise, and the suspicion of educational advantages began with the Cambridge Five and has transformed the social and political temper of Britain. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

  2. 01/24/2018

    Be Free or Die by Cate Lineberry | Free Audiobook

    Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Be Free or Die Author: Cate Lineberry Narrator: J. D. Jackson Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 01-24-18 Publisher: Tantor Audio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Summary: Facing death rather than enslavement - a story of one man's triumphant choice and ultimate rise to national hero. It was a mild May morning in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1862, the second year of the Civil War, when a 23-year-old slave named Robert Smalls did the unthinkable and boldly seized a Confederate steamer. With his wife and two young children hidden on board, Smalls and a small crew ran a gauntlet of heavily armed fortifications in Charleston Harbor and delivered the valuable vessel and the massive guns it carried to nearby Union forces. To be unsuccessful was a death sentence for all. Smalls' courageous and ingenious act freed him and his family from slavery and immediately made him a Union hero while simultaneously challenging much of the country's view of what African-Americans were willing to do to gain their freedom. After his escape, Smalls served in numerous naval campaigns off Charleston as a civilian boat pilot and eventually became the first black captain of an Army ship. In a particularly poignant moment Smalls even bought the home that he and his mother had once served in as house slaves. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

  3. 01/23/2018

    Stalin por Alvaro Lozano | Audio Libro Gratis

    Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Título: Stalin Autor: Alvaro Lozano Narrador: Enric Puig Formato: Unabridged Duración: 25 hrs and 10 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 01-23-18 Editor: Audible Studios Categorías: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Resumen: La historia del pueblo ruso y la historia del S. XX mundial no pueden comprenderse sin conocer a fondo la vida de Stalin, su férreo gobierno y su férrea personalidad corrieron paralelos y su voluntad sacudió, en ocasiones, los cimientos del mundo. Iosif Vissarionovich, Stalin, fue el hijo de un zapatero, un preso, un revolucionario, un líder militar y, entre 1928 y 1953 manejó a voluntad el destino del país más grande del mundo y la vida de sus ciudadanos. Su recuerdo aún genera una mezcla de terror y añoranza en millones de personas y la historia del S. XX no puede entenderse sin comprender a fondo su vida y el contexto en el que vivió hasta en sus más nimios detalles. Esto es precisamente lo que intenta Stalin, el tirano rojo, comprender la figura del dictador georgiano y del pueblo ruso que le tocó gobernar para aclarar un poco la controversia entre aquellos que defienden que fue un magnífico estadista que cogió una Rusia rural, de campesinos oprimidos y latifunduistas tiranos, y dejó una Rusia industrializada, una potencia mundial, y aquellos que le consideran autor del mayor genocidio de la historia universal. Álvaro Lozano aborda la vida del dictador de un modo que difumina las fronteras entre la historia expuesta y la historia narrada, mezcla el dato con el estilo narrativo, y se estructura de modo que, en ningún momento se pierda la tensión. La obra parte de los momentos previos a la invasión alemana de Rusia y, tras relatarnos el momento álgido del gobierno de Stalin, la Operación Barbarroja, retrocede a los orígenes de Stalin. Desde ese momento la biografía avanza cronológicamente hasta 1922, año en que es elegido Secretario General del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de la Unión Soviética, en principio no es un cargo fundamental en el organigrama comunista pero Stalin conseguirá, desde ese cargo, a ser el poder absoluto de la URSS. Desde ese momento alternará la industrialización del país, su modernización y el reparto de riquezas basado en la Nueva Política Económica, los planes quinquenales y la colectivización de la tierra, con una época de terror caracterizada por las terribles purgas que desembocaban en ejecuciones o encierros en los terribles gulags, una época donde la política económica provocó hambrunas en Ucrania y desastres medioambientales como el del mar de Aral. Razones para comprar la obra: - La obra sintetiza una visión de la vida del dictador con una perspectiva global del sistema económico, político y militar del stalinismo y un retrato general del pueblo ruso. - El tema de Stalin y del stalinismo es esencial para entender la historia del S. XX y aún la de nuestro S. XXI pues algunas políticas y muchos conflictos actuales son herencia de aquella época. Una obra ecuánime que reconoce a Stalin su capacidad como regenerador del país y no oculta los terribles asesinatos del dictador. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Contacto: info@hotaudiobook.com

  4. 01/18/2018

    Henry Clay by David S. Heidler | Free Audiobook

    Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Henry Clay Author: David S. Heidler, Jeanne T. Heidler Narrator: Jonathan Yen Format: Unabridged Length: 30 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 01-18-18 Publisher: Tantor Audio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Summary: He was the Great Compromiser, a canny and colorful legislator whose life mirrors the story of America from its founding until the eve of the Civil War. Speaker of the House, senator, secretary of state, five-time presidential candidate, and idol to the young Abraham Lincoln, Henry Clay is captured in full at last in this rich and sweeping biography. David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler present Clay in his early years as a precocious, witty, and optimistic Virginia farm boy who at the age of 20 transformed himself into an attorney. The authors reveal Clay's tumultuous career in Washington, including his participation in the deadlocked election of 1824 that haunted him for the rest of his career, and shine new light on Clay's marriage to plain, wealthy Lucretia Hart, a union that lasted 53 years and produced 11 children. Featuring an inimitable supporting cast including Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Abraham Lincoln, Henry Clay is beautifully written and replete with fresh anecdotes and insights. Horse trader and risk taker, arm twister and joke teller, Henry Clay was the consummate politician who gave ground, made deals, and changed the lives of millions. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

  5. 01/16/2018

    Stirring the Pot with Benjamin Franklin by Rae Katherine Eighmey | Free Audiobook

    Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Stirring the Pot with Benjamin Franklin Author: Rae Katherine Eighmey Narrator: Pam Ward Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 01-16-18 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Summary: In this remarkable culinary biography, Rae Katherine Eighmey presents Benjamin Franklin's experimentation with food throughout his life. At age 16, he began dabbling in vegetarianism. In his early 20s, citing the health benefits of water over alcohol, he convinced his printing press colleagues to abandon their traditional breakfast of beer and bread for "water gruel", a kind of porridge he enjoyed. Franklin is known for his scientific discoveries, including electricity and the lightning rod, and his curiosity and logical mind extended to the kitchen: he even conducted an electrical experiment to try to cook a turkey. Later in life, on his diplomatic missions - he lived 15 years in England and nine in France - Franklin ate like a local. Eighmey discovers the meals served at his London home-away-from-home and analyzes his account books from Passy, France, for tips to his diet there. Yet he also longed for American foods; his wife Deborah sent over some favorites including cranberries, which amazed the London kitchen staff. He saw food as key to the developing culture of the United States, penning two essays presenting maize as the defining grain of America. Eighmey revives and re-creates recipes from each chapter in his life. Stirring the Pot with Benjamin Franklin conveys all of Franklin's culinary adventures, demonstrating how Franklin's love of food shaped not only his life, but also the character of the young nation he helped build. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

  6. 01/15/2018

    Amiable Scoundrel: Simon Cameron, Lincoln's Scandalous Secretary of War by Paul Kahan | Free Audiobook

    Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Amiable Scoundrel: Simon Cameron, Lincoln's Scandalous Secretary of War Author: Paul Kahan Narrator: Michael Kazalski Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 01-15-18 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Political Figures Summary: From abject poverty to undisputed political boss of Pennsylvania, Lincolns secretary of war, senator, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a founder of the Republican Party, Simon Cameron (17991889) was one of the 19th centurys most prominent political figures. In his wake, however, he left a series of questionable political and business dealings and, at the age of 80, even a sex scandal. Far more than a biography of Cameron, Amiable Scoundrel is also a portrait of an era that allowed - indeed, encouraged - a man such as Cameron to seize political control. A key figure in designing and implementing the Unions military strategy during the Civil Wars crucial first year, Cameron played an essential role in pushing Abraham Lincoln to permit the enlistment of African Americans into the US Army, a stance that eventually led to his forced resignation. Yet, his legacy has languished, nearly forgotten save for the fact that his name has become shorthand for corruption, even though no evidence has ever been presented to prove that Cameron was corrupt. Amiable Scoundrel puts Camerons actions into a larger historical context by demonstrating that many politicians of the time, including Abraham Lincoln, used similar tactics to win elections and advance their careers. This study is the fascinating story of Camerons life and an illuminating portrait of his times. Published by University of Nebraska Press. "This book is essential for any civil war historian's library." - San Francisco Book Review "A political biography that every Civil War student should read." - Civil War Books and Authors "A thought-provoking biography." - BlueGray Magazine Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

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