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  1. 01/25/2018

    First World War: 1918 [Written by Sarah Kilgarriff]

    #ads Get premium access to stream any unabridged audiobook by starting your free trial:https://booksreader.space/al-7418/When the moment calls for a History story before a documentary-night gathering, this title delivers. Queue it up, dim the noise, and follow the narration wherever it goes. Title: First World War: 1918 Series: Voices from the BBC Archive Author: Sarah Kilgarriff Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Original Recording Length: 02:11:00 Release date: 01-25-18 Genres: History Publisher's Summary: A unique collection of historic recordings in which the last brutal encounters of the war and the mixed emotions of the armistice are remembered by troops from both sides. By the end of March 1918, Germany's Spring Offensive had thrown British forces back over the old Somme battlefields. But this last push failed, and with the stalemate of trench warfare broken, the Allies swept from near defeat to victory. However, their joy was tempered by sorrow. Too many would not come home. For the Germans, the mood was despairing as their 'endless columns rolled eastward', the November fog and rain adding to their melancholy. Memorable reminiscences include an evocative portrait of poet Wilfred Owen, killed shortly before the armistice; American troops on their initiation into the horrors of battle; and reflections on the 'punitive' demands of the Paris Peace Conference. As the Treaty of Versailles was being drafted, the German navy decided its own fate in one final act of defiance, witnessed by a group of schoolchildren on an outing in Scapa Flow. These enduring recollections from the men who fought and the women who waited are a poignant and powerful reminder of the shocking realities of the war.

  2. 01/25/2018

    Listen to Keep the Home Fires Burning by S. Block

    #ads Get premium access to stream any unabridged audiobook by starting your free trial:https://booksreader.space/al-7418/Looking for the right story to enjoy before a documentary-night gathering? This History pick was made for moments like that. Slip in your earbuds and let the world around you fade away. Title: Keep the Home Fires Burning Author: S. Block Narrator: Leanne Best Format: Unabridged Length: 03:10:00 Release date: 01-25-18 Genres: History Publisher's Summary: 1940, Great Paxford, Cheshire: When a spitfire crashes in the village, the lives of an extraordinary community of women will change forever: Frances Barden's greatest challenge is only just beginning; Pat Simms received a respite when her abusive husband went to war, but now he's home Pat doesn't know who to turn to; and for newlyweds Teresa and Nick, the plane crash on their wedding day may just be the start of their troubles. Meanwhile, the life of the Campbell family will never be the same following a devastating tragedy....

  3. 01/23/2018

    Audiobook: Breve historia del África subsahariana [Brief history of sub-Saharan Africa] by Eric García Moral

    #ads Get premium access to stream any unabridged audiobook by starting your free trial:https://booksreader.space/al-7418/Settle in for a History audiobook that fits beautifully before a documentary-night gathering. Press play, sync it to the rhythm of your routine, and let every chapter unfold at your own pace. Title: Breve historia del África subsahariana [Brief history of sub-Saharan Africa] Author: Eric García Moral Narrator: Hermogenes Alonso Format: Unabridged Length: 08:48:00 Release date: 01-23-18 Genres: History Publisher's Summary: En esta obra el lector conocerá las principales etapas de la historia del continente africano: la prehistoria, con la aparición de los primeros homínidos en África; los tiempos antiguos, donde se observan similitudes culturales entre el Antiguo Egipto y las sociedades subsaharianas; los siglos oscuros, el período menos conocido de la historia africana; la era de los imperios o época clásica africana, en la que se erigieron grandes imperios y cuya fama llegó hasta Europa; la era del contacto occidental o período predador, caracterizada por el tráfico de esclavos y por la militarización de las sociedades africanas; el período colonial y, finalmente, el período independiente, con la gran disyuntiva entre tradición y modernidad que incidirá en el devenir de los nuevos estados del continente. A través de una narración amena, alejada del academicismo habitual, el lector conocerá episodios de la historia africana que muy probablemente desconozca. Se han seleccionado los temas que más pueden interesar al público general y se han desechado aquellos, como las discusiones historiográficas o la enumeración de fechas, que suelen pertenecer al ámbito académico. El audio libro, además, derrumbará algunos estereotipos como el que se refiere a un continente sin historia, detenido en el estadio tribal. La historia africana es dinámica, continua, con altos y bajos, con períodos de esplendor y decadencia, y su conexión con el resto del mundo es más grande de lo que se suele pensar. La historia mundial no sería la misma sin África y África no sería lo que es hoy sin sus contactos con el resto de la humanidad. En esta grabación el oyente encontrará una historia que jamás le han explicado y que, sin duda, cambiará su manera de ver el mundo. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

  4. 01/23/2018

    Bewitching Benedict (Authored by C.E. Murphy)

    #ads Get premium access to stream any unabridged audiobook by starting your free trial:https://booksreader.space/al-7418/A History audiobook for the moments before a documentary-night gathering — exactly the kind of listen worth saving for the right hour. Press play and let it become the highlight of your day. Title: Bewitching Benedict Series: Lovelorn Lads Author: C.E. Murphy Narrator: Morag Sims Format: Unabridged Length: 07:44:00 Release date: 01-23-18 Genres: History Publisher's Summary: Benedict Fairburn does not quite need his ailing great-aunt's fortune, especially since he'll have to marry to get it. His family, however, thinks otherwise - as do many of the eligible ladies in London - and the pressure is mounting. An embarrassment of attentions fill Benny's time, but the young lady he prefers roundly dislikes him. Claire Dalton, cousin to one of Benedict's oldest friends, is too busy debuting in Society to pay much attention to the Fairburn boy who once insulted her past bearing. He doesn't recognize her, but that's hardly upsetting, especially with the fetching Mr. Graham offering his arm. Unfortunately, Mr. Graham is not all he seems, and each week brings a fresh disaster for Claire's first Season. It's enough to drive a young woman to distraction, especially since Benny Fairburn keeps behaving so very oddly. Concealed tragedy, poor orphans, a dotty great-aunt, deception and misunderstanding whirl in every direction, ready to explode. Benedict and Claire are perfect for each other. Unfortunately, it may take catastrophe to make them realize as much.... The Lovelorn Lads: A man needs manners, if he is to marry.

  5. 01/23/2018

    Breve historia de la Segunda República Española [Brief history of the Second Spanish - Luis E. Íñigo Fernández

    #ads Get premium access to stream any unabridged audiobook by starting your free trial:https://booksreader.space/al-7418/When the moment calls for a History story before a documentary-night gathering, this title delivers. Queue it up, dim the noise, and follow the narration wherever it goes. Title: Breve historia de la Segunda República Española [Brief history of the Second Spanish Author: Luis E. Íñigo Fernández Narrator: Jordi Varela Format: Unabridged Length: 07:46:00 Release date: 01-23-18 Genres: History Publisher's Summary: "La lectura y el conocimiento sobre este período de lahistoria de España son imprescindibles para entender nuestro presente." (BBC Historia, Diciembre 2010) "Aunque todos sabemos cómo acaba esta historia de la república española, Luis E. Iñigo Fernández hace que lavivamos con pasión manteniéndonos en vilo continuo como si al acabar escucharla nos fuéramos a llevar una sorpresa. Todo está vendido en el devenir de los republicanos en aquella época pero el autor no hace quela narración caiga en un aburrido ensayo de datos continuos." (www.hislibris.com) El 14 de Abril de 1931, una nación que se había acostado monárquica se despertó republicana: esta es la historia del fracaso de esa ilusión. La historia de la Segunda República española, es una historia de ilusiones frustradas, pero también una historia de esperanza y confianza en la regeneración de España. Un período fundamental para entender cómo y por qué España es hoy como es. En un estilo accesible que, sin embargo, atiende al rigor histórico y al estudio de los procesos en profundidad, Luis E. Íñigo nos presenta en Breve Historia de la Segunda República Española un panorama en el que pretende explicar las causas por las que la primera democracia española fracasó. El libro comienza presentando la situación española a principios del S. XX, necesaria para entender la disgregación inicial de las facciones republicanas y su progresiva unión, una vez puestos en situación nos llevade lleno a las elecciones municipales que provocaron la victoria de los republicanos y la marcha de Alfonso XIII. Tras este primer golpe de optimismo, los gobiernos republicanos tendrán que sobreponerse a no pocos enemigos: la crisis económica que impidió la reforma agraria, la Iglesia que se oponía a la laicidad de algunas leyes, las revueltas en Asturias y en Cataluña que fueron violentamente reprimidas, los intentos de Gil-Robles demodificar la república y convertirla en una autocracia, y, por último, las disputas internas de los propios republicanos, pequeñas fracturas que provocaron el derrumbe del gobierno y llevaron a España a la Guerra Civil. Razones para comprar la obra: La Segunda República no sólo es el primer intento de establecer un sistema democrático, no es sólo la antesala de la guerra fratricida que marcará nuestro S. XX, es una época fascinante de nuestra historia narrada en este caso de un modo sobresaliente. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Opiniones de los miembros: Una breve historia. Para comprender "algo" el fracaso posterior ... Una breve historia. Para comprender "algo" el fracaso posterior a un deseo de la mayoría del pueblo español, en 1932. Situaciones similares se viven en algunos países de América. Ojalá sirva de algo el ejemplo. Aun cuando conocemos a grandes rasgos, la historia de la Segunda República, la forma de narrar mantiene el interés del lector I wanted to know what the Second Republic was all ... I wanted to know what the Second Republic was all about and what caused the Civil War.

  6. 01/23/2018

    Listen to Breve historia de los Borbones españoles [Brief history of the Spanish Bourbons] by Juan Granados

    #ads Get premium access to stream any unabridged audiobook by starting your free trial:https://booksreader.space/al-7418/Pair this History audiobook with the moments you love before a documentary-night gathering. Pop in your earbuds, let the narrator set the tone, and lose yourself in the story. Title: Breve historia de los Borbones españoles [Brief history of the Spanish Bourbons] Author: Juan Granados Narrator: Ignacio Latorre Format: Unabridged Length: 07:23:00 Release date: 01-23-18 Genres: History Publisher's Summary: La historia de una dinastía que ha sabido, como ninguna otra, adaptarse en cada momento al contexto político que les rodeaba y convertirse en la más poderosa de la historia de Europa. La historia de los Borbones tiene una innegable relevancia actual en la historia de España, es una dinastía que ha sabido mantener sus señas de identidad y perpetuarse con más o menos luces y más o menos sombras hasta la actualidad, renovándose cuando ha sido preciso gracias a su fabulosa capacidad de adaptación y su diplomacia. Campechanos, adúlteros en la mayoría de los casos pero con una enorme cercanía a su pueblo y con gran capacidad de gobierno, la historia de los Borbones es un relato apasionante contado por Juan Granados con el rigor de un tratado sesudo y el ritmo de las mejores novelas.Desde el ascenso de Felipe de Anjou al trono como Felipe V hasta la actualidad, la historia de España ha ido ligada a la dinastía de los Borbones: expulsados del país dos veces para instaurar sendas repúblicas, restituidos de nuevo, con poder absoluto o garantizando el funcionamiento de la democracia constitucional, la ascendencia de Juan Carlos I ha determinado desde el S. XVIII el destino político de España. Nos presenta Juan Granados un audio libro ameno, lleno de anécdotas y curiosidades mezcladas con el estudio histórico de personalidades como Fernando VI que impulsó una auténtica revolución industrial y productiva, o Fernando VII que acabó dos veces con un sistema constitucional o incluso Alfonso XIII que fue destronado como resultado de unas elecciones municipales. Razones para comprar la obra: Una obra fundamental para comprender la compleja relación que el pueblo español tiene con sus monarcas, esencial para descubrir que ciertos rasgos de carácter de los Borbones han llegado a la actualidad como su capacidad política y su cercanía al pueblo. Crítica Comentarios: "El gazpacho de remezclas familiares se hace ameno a través de la anécdota y el toque irónico que el autor desliza con la frecuencia justa. Por otro lado, teniendo en cuenta la capacidad de supervivencia (pragmatismo, que le dice Juan) que caracteriza a la dinastía, se diría que el relato termina en un continuará." (Web Enpalabras) "Breve historia de los borbones españoles no solo es una obra divulgativa rigurosa y documentada, sino que también relata un sinfín de anécdotas desconocidas para el gran público, que dejan al descubierto la cara más humana de los protagonistas de la Historia." (Blog Navegante del mar de papel) Opiniones de los miembros: Four Stars ES UNA BREVE HISTORIA, PERO MUY INTERESANTE,

  7. 01/23/2018

    Patrick Desbois presents In Broad Daylight

    #ads Get premium access to stream any unabridged audiobook by starting your free trial:https://booksreader.space/al-7418/Looking for the right story to enjoy before a documentary-night gathering? This History pick was made for moments like that. Slip in your earbuds and let the world around you fade away. Title: In Broad Daylight Series: The Secret Procedures Behind the Holocaust by Bullets Author: Patrick Desbois Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Length: 08:39:00 Release date: 01-23-18 Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History Publisher's Summary: In The Holocaust by Bullets, Father Patrick Desbois documented for the first time the murder of 1.5 million Jews in Ukraine during World War II, based on wartime documents, interviews with locals, and the application of modern forensic practices on long-hidden gravesites. Nearly a decade of further work by his team, drawing on interviews with 5,000 neighbors of the Jews, has resulted in stunning new findings about the extent and nature of the genocide. The mass killings took place across the Eastern Front, in seven countries formerly part of the Soviet Union invaded by Nazi Germany. They followed a secret template, or repeatable script, that included a timetable and involved local inhabitants in the mechanics of death to ensure complicity, whether it was to cook for the killers; to clear, dig, and cover the graves; to witness their Jewish neighbors being marched off; or to take part in the slaughter. Narrating in lucid, powerful prose that has the immediacy of a crime report, Father Desbois assembles a chilling account of how, concretely, these events took place in village after village, from the selection of the date to the twenty-four-hour period in which the mass murders unfolded. Today, such groups as ISIS put into practice the Nazis' lessons on making genocide efficient.

  8. 01/23/2018

    Sleeping Tiger [Written by Rosamunde Pilcher]

    #ads Get premium access to stream any unabridged audiobook by starting your free trial:https://booksreader.space/al-7418/Looking for the right story to enjoy before a documentary-night gathering? This History pick was made for moments like that. Slip in your earbuds and let the world around you fade away. Title: Sleeping Tiger Author: Rosamunde Pilcher Narrator: Lucy Paterson Format: Unabridged Length: 05:31:00 Release date: 01-23-18 Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History Publisher's Summary: From beloved storyteller Rosamunde Pilcher comes another sweeping audiobook saga Whenever Selina asked about her late father, the grandmother who raised her changed the subject. The chance discovery of a photograph gave Selina hope that he was still alive and sent her searching for him on a small Spanish island. In this lush paradise, Selina found George Dyer, a writer who would help her solve the mystery of her past...and might hold the key to her future. When you listen to Sleeping Tiger, you enter a special world where emotions sing from the heart. A world that lovingly captures the ties that bind us to one another - the joys and sorrows, heartbreaks and misunderstandings, and glad, perfect moments when we are in true harmony. A world filled with evocative, engrossing, and above all enjoyable portraits of people's lives and loves, tenderly laid open for us....

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