English | ASIN: B09TCKKTJG | 2022 | 12 hours and 15 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 336 MB
This accessible and engaging new edition continues to be one of the leading introductory textbooks on Korean history. Fully revised throughout, the author takes a thematic and chronological approach to guide listeners from early state formation and the dynastic eras to the modern experience. Episodic accounts in each chapter are discussed in context with extensive examination of how the events and themes under consideration have been viewed up to the present day. By discussing recurring themes such as collective identity, external influence, social hierarchy, the author introduces the major historical events, patterns, and debates that have shaped both North and South Korea over the past 1,500 years.This textbook is essential for undergraduate and postgraduate students of history and those studying Korean or Asian history in particular. The first half of the book covers the pre-20th-century era, and the second half covers the modern era, reflecting the structure of most Korean history courses.

English | ASIN: B017J9H1FQ | 2015 | 12 hours and 4 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 504 MB
Eastern Europe has long been thought of as the "Other Europe", a region rife with political upheaval, shifting national borders, an astonishing variety of ethnic diversity, and relative isolation from the centers of power in the West. It has also been, and continues to be, pivotal in the course of world events. A History of Eastern Europe offers a sweeping 1,000-year tour with a particular focus on the region's modern history, you'll observe waves of migration and invasion, watch empires rise and fall, witness wars and their deadly consequences - and come away with comprehensive knowledge of one of the world's most fascinating places.

English | 2012 | MP3 | M4B | ASIN: B00A0C9A5O | Duration: 13:05 h | 362 MB
A. B. Facey / Narrated by Roger Cardwell

English | ASIN: B09V5Q1138 | 2022 | MP3 | M4B | ~08:43:00 | 247 MB
Thomas Piketty, Fred Sanders (Narrator), "A Brief History of Equality"

English | ASIN: B09WZCRHHJ | 2022 | MP3 | M4B | ~20:58:00 | 594 MB
Alvy Ray Smith, Daniel Henning (Narrator), "A Biography of the Pixel"

English | ASIN: B09SBRWSYH | 2022 | 8 hours and 9 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 224 MB
Fabián Escalante, the founder of the Cuban Intelligence Services and head of the Cuban State Security Department, provides a clear-eyed, first-person account of his experiences defending Fidel Castro from the extraordinary attempts to take his life. From lethal poisons to plastic explosives to bazookas, Escalante introduces and describes an array of assassination plots and historical figures and depicts the ensuing cat-and-mouse game in the midst of the Cold War. Written in the style of a political thriller yet based on real events, 634 Ways to Kill Fidel Castro is a well-researched and documented series of vignettes put together by multiple investigations in Cuba and the experiences of the author, who participated in several of them.

English | ASIN: B000NA786Q | 2007 | 12 hours and 24 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 341 MB
Who we are...how we think...what we do... Here are insight and inspiration from 50 key books, including works by Sigmund Freud, Malcolm Gladwell, Daniel Goleman, Karen Horney, Carl Jung, Alfred Kinsey, R.D. Laing, Jean Piaget, Martin Seligman, Oliver Sacks, Gail Sheehy, and BF Skinner. Spanning hundreds of ideas developed over the past century, 50 Psychology Classics also explores important contemporary writings, such as Gladwell's Blink and Seligman's Authentic Happiness. Listeners will gain insight into the scientific research of leading contemporary psychologists, psychiatrists, and neurologists. And they'll discover why we think and act the way we do from the landmark best sellers of psychology. With insightful commentaries on each classic, biographical information on the authors, plus a guide to further key titles, 50 Psychology Classics provides a unique overview of this fascinating subject.

English | ASIN: B00022FDIA | 2004 | 16 hours and 16 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 428 MB
In this monumental new book, award-winning author Mark Kurlansky has written his most ambitious work to date: a singular and ultimately definitive look at a pivotal moment in history. In many ways, this momentous year led us to where we are today. Whether through youth and music, politics and war, economics and the media, Mark Kurlansky shows how 12 volatile months transformed who we were as a people. But above all, he gives a new insight into the underlying causes of the unique historical phenomenon that was the year 1968.

English | 2013 | MP3 | M4B | ASIN: B00FY7VPF8 | Duration: 22:49 h | 323 MB
Paul Ham / Narrated by Robert Meldrum

English | 2016 | MP3 | M4B | ASIN: B01CPLR9KK | Duration: 13:29 h | 367 MB
John S. Pancake / Narrated by Robert Thaler