English | ASIN: B07HMFQQNT | 2018 | 7 hours and 00 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 192 MB
Here is a fascinating compact history of Chinese political, economic, and cultural life, ranging from the origins of civilization in China to the beginning of the 21st century. Historian Paul Ropp combines vivid story-telling with astute analysis to shed light on some of the larger questions of Chinese history. What is distinctive about China in comparison with other civilizations? What have been the major changes and continuities in Chinese life over the past four millennia? Offering a global perspective, the book tells how China's nomadic neighbors to the north and west influenced much of the political, military, and even cultural history of China. Ropp also examines Sino-Indian relations, highlighting the impact of the thriving trade between India and China as well as the profound effect of Indian Buddhism on Chinese life. Finally, the author discusses the humiliation of China at the hands of Western powers and Japan, explaining how these recent events have shaped China's quest for wealth, power, and respect today and have colored China's perception of its own place in world history.

English | ASIN: B09PMFDJ4G | 2022 | 6 hours and 27 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 182 MB
Some say Charlemagne was a great king, while others believe the many atrocities committed under his reign make him the first in a line of political disasters throughout Europe. This debate has been going on for more than a millennium. He has been remembered for his intellectual and martial strength, as well as his diplomacy and desire for justice, but there is contention about how much truth lies in tales of his superior abilities. What is it about Charlemagne that inspires such fascination? What did he do to generate so much controversy? Why have opinions about Charlemagne diverged so much? The study of Charlemagne, and the broader field called Carolingian history, has changed markedly in the last 25 years or so. The Carolingian dynasty to which Charlemagne belonged ruled much of continental Europe in the eighth, ninth, and 10th centuries; they shaped the continent - geographically and politically - and put modern history into motion.

English | 2019 | MP3 | M4B | ASIN: B07RBYZKWS | Duration: 6:39 h | 362 MB
Abner Doubleday / Narrated by Mark F. Smith

English | ASIN: B08YM15M4J | 2021 | 5 hours and 11 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 283 MB
Each and every one of us wants to become successful. We aim to fight and win in businesses, careers, relationships, and, ultimately, in life. However, most of us fail to reach our full potential because of various speed breakers. Chanakya and the Art of War draws upon lessons from the great teacher, philosopher, and strategist of Chanakya's masterpiece, Arthashastra, which can help us overcome those speed breakers to become innovative and influential and realize our true potential.

English | ASIN: B09X6BNP4B | 2022 | 15 hours and 19 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 421 MB
A concise and lively history of California, the most multicultural state in the nation. California is the most multicultural state in the nation. California's natural variety has always supported diversity, including Native peoples speaking dozens of distinct languages, Spanish and Mexican colonists, gold seekers from all corners of the globe, and successive migrant waves from the eastern states, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the Pacific Islands.

English | 2015 | MP3 | M4B | ASIN: B00S00SM98 | Duration: 1:35 h | 43 MB
Simon Critchley, Eric Hanson / Narrated by Simon Critchley

English | ASIN: B09VJJS44J | 2022 | 22 hours and 53 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 642 MB
Black American History for Dummies reveals the terrors and struggles and celebrates the triumphs of Black Americans. This handy book goes way beyond what you may have studied in school, digging into the complexities and the intrigues that make up Black America. From slavery and the Civil Rights movement to Black Wall Street, Juneteenth, redlining, and Black Lives Matter, this book offers an accessible resource for understanding the facts and events critical to Black history in America. The history of Black Americans is the history of Americans; Americans dance to Black music, read Black literature, watch Black movies, and whether they know it or not reap the benefits of the vibrant political, athletic, and sociological contributions of Black Americans. With this book, you can dive into history, culture, and beyond. See how far there's yet to go in the approach to studying Black American culture and ending racism. Black American History for Dummies is for anyone who needs to learn or re-learn the true history about Black Americans.

English | ASIN: B08XWH8W2X | 2021 | 12 hours and 10 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 334 MB
Billy Graham Was the World's Best-Known Evangelist - Loved and Admired by Millions. But Very Few Knew Him Personally. Bestselling author Greg Laurie was one of those fortunate few, blessed with an insider's view of Billy Graham's world for more than two decades. With the same painstaking research and eye for detail that distinguishes his previous biographies, Laurie now turns to the life of his beloved mentor, offering the intimate perspective of a disciple and friend. From the evangelist's private challenges and public successes to his disappointments and joys, Billy Graham: The Man I Knew provides a vivid portrait of one of history's most remarkable Christian lives.

English | ASIN: B0B449T11R | 2022 | 5 hours and 22 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 148 MB
Big Data is everywhere. It shapes our lives in more ways than we know and understand. This comprehensive introduction unravels the complex terabytes that will continue to shape our lives in ways imagined and unimagined. Drawing on case studies like Amazon, Facebook, this book looks at how Big Data is changing the way we behave, consume and respond to situations in the digital age. It looks at how big data has the potential to transform disaster management and healthcare, as well as prove to be authoritarian and exploitative in the wrong hands. The latest offering from the authors of Artificial Intelligence: Evolution, Ethics and Public Policy, this accessibly written volume is essential for the researcher in science and technology studies, media and culture studies, public policy and digital humanities, as well as act as a beacon for the general listener to make sense of the digital age.

English | ASIN: B09X5YMTFM | 2022 | 19 hours and 40 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 541 MB
Bibliophobia is a book about material books, how they are cared for, and how they are damaged, throughout the 5,000-year history of writing from Sumeria to the smartphone. Bibliophobia is a global history, covering six continents and seven religions, describing written examples from each of the last thirty centuries (and several earlier). It discusses topics such as the origins of different kinds of human script; the development of textual media such as scrolls, codices, printed books, and artificial intelligence; the collection and destruction of libraries; the use of books as holy relics, talismans, or shrines; and the place of literacy in the history of slavery, heresy, blasphemy, censorship, and persecution.