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Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain
- The Middle Ages Series
- De: Joseph F. O'Callaghan
- Narrado por: Tim Lundeen
- Duración: 10 h y 46 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Narración:3 out of 5 stars 61
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 57
Drawing from both Christian and Islamic sources, Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain demonstrates that the clash of arms between Christians and Muslims in the Iberian peninsula that began in the early eighth century was transformed into a crusade by the papacy during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Successive popes accorded to Christian warriors willing to participate in the peninsular wars against Islam the same crusading benefits offered to those going to the Holy Land.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Spanish?
- De BRYAN ROZMAN en 11-19-15
- Reconquest and Crusade in Medieval Spain
- The Middle Ages Series
- De: Joseph F. O'Callaghan
- Narrado por: Tim Lundeen
great story, dull reading
Revisado: 02-15-20
I had serious doubts whether the narrator was a robot or not. I could finally tell that he was human since he managed to mispronounce the same words differently at times.
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The Arms of Krupp
- 1587-1968
- De: William Manchester
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 48 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 307
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 273
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 277
The Arms of Krupp brings to life Europe's wealthiest, most powerful family, a 400-year German dynasty that developed the world's most technologically advanced weapons, from cannons to submarines to antiaircraft guns; provided arms to generations of German leaders, including the Kaiser and Hitler; operated private concentration camps during the Nazi era; survived conviction at Nuremberg; and wielded enormous influence on the course of world events.
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1 out of 5 stars
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BIG CHUNK MISSING
- De Ian en 06-12-17
- The Arms of Krupp
- 1587-1968
- De: William Manchester
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
Superb history and journalism
Revisado: 01-13-18
This book is an exceptional history which brings the past alive. I had wanted to buy this as soon as it came out but I was put off by other reviewers who reported a missing section. This error has been fixed as far as I can tell. Many people complain about the heavy use of German but translations are provided for almost everything and one wonders why you would read this dense study of a German family without at least some rudimentary German skills. The reader's pronunciation is good in most spots but he curiously mispronounces Gebiet every time he says it. The scattered French in the book is the only foreign language that goes untranslated every time. I felt like this book helped me understand the Prussian state better and its involvement in world affairs from 1860s to the post war era. Fabulous reading when read in concert with the book about the history of the Prussian state.
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To Rule the Waves
- How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World
- De: Arthur Herman
- Narrado por: John Curless
- Duración: 29 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,098
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 993
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 988
To Rule the Waves tells the extraordinary story of how the British Royal Navy allowed one nation to rise to a level of power unprecedented in history. From the navy's beginnings under Henry VIII to the age of computer warfare and special ops, historian Arthur Herman tells the spellbinding tale of great battles at sea, heroic sailors, violent conflict, and personal tragedy - of the way one mighty institution forged a nation, an empire, and a new world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb and easy to listen to.
- De Mrs. en 02-16-17
- To Rule the Waves
- How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World
- De: Arthur Herman
- Narrado por: John Curless
Captivating
Revisado: 02-10-17
Everything is great about this book. The narrator is excellent but sometimes he trails off at the end of a sentence and you can't quite figure out what the last word is that he said.
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The Tin Drum
- A New Translation by Breon Mitchell
- De: Günter Grass
- Narrado por: Richard Powers
- Duración: 25 h y 23 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 314
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 245
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 249
To mark the 50th anniversary of the original publication of this runaway best seller, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, along with Grass' publishers all over the world, offer a new translation of this classic novel. Breon Mitchell, acclaimed translator and scholar, has drawn from many sources. The result is a translation that is faithful to Grass' style and rhythm, restores omissions, and reflects more fully the complexity of the original work. After 50 years, The Tin Drum has, if anything, gained in power and relevance.
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4 out of 5 stars
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It's a metaphor, right?
- De Barry en 08-11-12
- The Tin Drum
- A New Translation by Breon Mitchell
- De: Günter Grass
- Narrado por: Richard Powers
Some of the best irony in literature
Revisado: 12-15-16
Many listeners will perhaps find this book tedious and lacking humour. However a careful listener who has previously found their own human condition not lacking in elements of the absurd will find laugh out loud moments at the most unexpected time. I would compare the subtlety of the irony to that of Don Quixote or The Divine Comedy.
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Marching Powder
- De: Rusty Young
- Narrado por: Adrian Mulraney
- Duración: 14 h y 5 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 335
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 291
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 289
Rusty Young was backpacking in South America when he heard about Thomas McFadden, a convicted English drug trafficker who ran tours inside Bolivia's notorious San Pedro prison. Intrigued, the twenty-something Australian law graduate travelled to La Paz and joined one of Thomas's illegal tours. What followed took both men by surprise: they formed a strong and instant friendship and then became partners in an attempt to record Thomas's experiences in the jail.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Step into a world you could not ever imagine ...
- De Susannah en 05-13-14
- Marching Powder
- De: Rusty Young
- Narrado por: Adrian Mulraney
narrator is not a problem
Revisado: 10-20-16
Many have criticized the choice of narrator, but Thomas is originally from Tanzania and grew up in Liverpool, England, so the narration is spot on.
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