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Destiny Disrupted
- A History of the World through Islamic Eyes
- By: Tamim Ansary
- Narrated by: Tamim Ansary
- Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
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Until about 1800, the West and the Islamic realm were like two adjacent, parallel universes, each assuming itself to be the center of the world while ignoring the other....
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A history of the world before the West mattered
- By David on 05-05-14
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1. Destiny Disrupted
- A History of the World through Islamic Eyes
- Narrated by: Tamim Ansary
- Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 04-28-09
- Language: English
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Sword and Scimitar
- Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West
- By: Raymond Ibrahim, Victor Davis Hanson - foreword
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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This sweeping history of the often-violent conflict between Islam and the West sheds a revealing light on current hostilities....
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Excellent read
- By Susan Stone on 01-25-19
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2. Sword and Scimitar
- Fourteen Centuries of War between Islam and the West
- Narrated by: John McLain
- Length: 14 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 12-11-18
- Language: English
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The Ottomans
- Khans, Caesars, and Caliphs
- By: Marc David Baer
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker
- Length: 17 hrs and 31 mins
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This major new history of the Ottoman dynasty reveals a diverse empire that straddled East and West....
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Great except for pronunt of Turkish names
- By Anonymous User on 11-04-22
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3. The Ottomans
- Khans, Caesars, and Caliphs
- Narrated by: Jamie Parker
- Length: 17 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 10-05-21
- Language: English
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Weavers, Scribes, and Kings
- A New History of the Ancient Near East
- By: Amanda H. Podany
- Narrated by: Amanda H. Podany
- Length: 18 hrs and 26 mins
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In this sweeping history of the ancient Near East, Amanda Podany takes listeners on a gripping journey from the creation of the world's first cities to the conquests of Alexander the Great....
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word of advice
- By Jim Davis on 08-04-23
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4. Weavers, Scribes, and Kings
- A New History of the Ancient Near East
- Narrated by: Amanda H. Podany
- Length: 18 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 03-28-23
- Language: English
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Byzantium
- The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire
- By: Judith Herrin
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
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Byzantium. The name evokes grandeur and exoticism—gold, cunning, and complexity. In this unique book, Judith Herrin unveils the riches of a quite different civilization....
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Not a comprehensible history
- By kevin arsenault on 10-07-23
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5. Byzantium
- The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire
- Narrated by: Phyllida Nash
- Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 01-24-23
- Language: English
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Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities
- By: Bettany Hughes
- Narrated by: Bettany Hughes
- Length: 24 hrs and 35 mins
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Istanbul has long been a place where stories and histories collide, where perception is as potent as fact....
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A daunting undertaking pulled off superlatively
- By SGS on 12-24-17
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6. Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities
- Narrated by: Bettany Hughes
- Length: 24 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 09-12-17
- Language: English
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Istanbul
- Memories of a City
- By: Orhan Pamuk, Maureen Freely
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
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Turkey's greatest living novelist guides us through the monuments and lost paradises, dilapidated Ottoman villas, back streets, and waterways of Istanbul - the city of his birth and the home of his imagination....
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Lost to the West
- The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
- By: Lars Brownworth
- Narrated by: Lars Brownworth
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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Filled with unforgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the West reveals how much we owe to the Byzantine Empire that was the equal of any in its achievements, appetites, and enduring legacy....
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Just a delight for anyone interested in history !
- By Cinders on 05-28-13
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8. Lost to the West
- The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
- Narrated by: Lars Brownworth
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 09-15-09
- Language: English
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The Thirty-Year Genocide
- Turkey's Destruction of Its Christian Minorities, 1894-1924
- By: Benny Morris, Dror Ze'evi, Claire Bloom
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 21 hrs and 56 mins
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A reappraisal of the giant massacres perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire and then the Turkish Republic against their Christian minorities from 1894 to 1924....
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Pay Close Attention to This Stunning Achievement
- By J.Brock on 06-25-20
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9. The Thirty-Year Genocide
- Turkey's Destruction of Its Christian Minorities, 1894-1924
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 21 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 04-24-19
- Language: English
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Games Without Rules
- The Often-Interrupted History of Afghanistan
- By: Tamim Ansary
- Narrated by: Tamim Ansary
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
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Today, most Westerners still see the war in Afghanistan as a contest between democracy and Islamist fanaticism.....
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Very enlightening read
- By Massoud on 05-31-17
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10. Games Without Rules
- The Often-Interrupted History of Afghanistan
- Narrated by: Tamim Ansary
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 11-27-12
- Language: English
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The Confidence Men
- How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History
- By: Margalit Fox
- Narrated by: Richard Elfyn
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
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A gripping nonfiction thriller, The Confidence Men is the astonishing true story of two World War I prisoners who pulled off one of the most ingenious escapes of all time....
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home run as usual
- By thaichicken on 01-17-23
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11. The Confidence Men
- How Two Prisoners of War Engineered the Most Remarkable Escape in History
- Narrated by: Richard Elfyn
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 06-01-21
- Language: English
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Four Princes
- Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe
- By: John Julius Norwich
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
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John Julius Norwich has crafted a big, bold tapestry of the early 16th century, when Europe and the Middle East were overshadowed by a quartet of legendary rulers....
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For the most part, very informative.
- By Paula on 02-05-18
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12. Four Princes
- Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 04-04-17
- Language: English
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Venice
- A New History
- By: Professor Thomas F. Madden
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
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An extraordinary chronicle of Venice, its people, and its grandeur Thomas Madden’s majestic, sprawling history of Venice is the first full portrait of the city in English in almost thirty years....
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Omits slave trade
- By Rocky Stonebreaker on 08-21-16
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13. Venice
- A New History
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 11-27-12
- Language: English
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1453
- The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
- By: Roger Crowley
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
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The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signaled a shift in history and the end of the Byzantium Empire. Roger Crowley's listenable and comprehensive account of the battle between Mehmed II....
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A well written narrative with bizarre and biased commentary
- By Patrick D. Flynn on 08-17-17
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14. 1453
- The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 08-09-16
- Language: English
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The House of War
- The Struggle between Christendom and the Caliphate
- By: Sir Simon Mayall
- Narrated by: Sir Simon Mayall
- Length: 15 hrs and 49 mins
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From the taking of Jerusalem in the 7th century AD by Caliph Umar, to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire following the end of World War I, Christian popes, emperors and kings, and Muslim caliphs and sultans were locked in a 1300-year battle for political, military, economic and religious supremacy.
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15. The House of War
- The Struggle between Christendom and the Caliphate
- Narrated by: Sir Simon Mayall
- Length: 15 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 09-12-24
- Language: English
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The Ottoman Endgame
- War, Revolution, and the Making of the Modern Middle East, 1908-1923
- By: Sean McMeekin
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 19 hrs and 4 mins
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An astonishing retelling of 20th-century history from the Ottoman perspective, delivering profound new insights into World War I and the contemporary Middle East....
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WWI from a different perspective
- By Michael L Krogh on 11-09-15
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16. The Ottoman Endgame
- War, Revolution, and the Making of the Modern Middle East, 1908-1923
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 19 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 10-13-15
- Language: English
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Erdogan Rising
- The Battle for the Soul of Turkey
- By: Hannah Lucinda Smith
- Narrated by: Hannah Lucinda Smith
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
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Everyone has heard of Erdogan: Turkey’s bullish, mercurial president is the original postmodern populist. Around the world, other strongmen are now following the path that he has blazed....
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Overall fascinating profile of Erdogan’s Turkey
- By Saul M on 09-18-20
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17. Erdogan Rising
- The Battle for the Soul of Turkey
- Narrated by: Hannah Lucinda Smith
- Length: 14 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 09-05-19
- Language: English
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Operation Nemesis
- The Assassination Plot That Avenged the Armenian Genocide
- By: Eric Bogosian
- Narrated by: Eric Bogosian
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
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A masterful account of the conspiracy of assassins that hunted down the perpetrators of a genocide....
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Avenging Turkish Denial with Reason
- By PKsweets on 05-12-15
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18. Operation Nemesis
- The Assassination Plot That Avenged the Armenian Genocide
- Narrated by: Eric Bogosian
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 04-21-15
- Language: English
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The Enemy at the Gate
- Habsburgs, Ottomans, and the Battle for Europe
- By: Andrew Wheatcroft
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
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A gripping work by a master historian, The Enemy at the Gate offers a timely examination of an epic clash of civilizations....
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Look elsewhere
- By Ben H. on 09-20-21
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19. The Enemy at the Gate
- Habsburgs, Ottomans, and the Battle for Europe
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 07-06-20
- Language: English
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The Ottoman Empire
- A Captivating Guide to the Rise and Fall of the Turkish Empire and Its Control over Much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Desmond Manny
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
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The Ottoman world was nothing like an exotic fairy tale featuring tyrant sultans, mean pashas, and ill-fated harem women. The true stories of genuine sultans and princes are a bit more complicated and no less exciting....
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Reads like a wikipedia Article
- By William Pilling on 07-22-19
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20. The Ottoman Empire
- A Captivating Guide to the Rise and Fall of the Turkish Empire and Its Control over Much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa
- Narrated by: Desmond Manny
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 12-06-18
- Language: English
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