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This Sceptred Isle Collection 2: 1702-1901: The Classic BBC Radio History, Hörbuch, Digital, 853min

The final five volumes from the landmark BBC radio series This Sceptred Isle. Christopher Lee's epic history tells the story of Britain from the Romans to the death of Victoria. This collection includes the original volumes 6-10: '1702-1760: The First British Empire; the reign of George I; Britain's first Prime Minister, Robert Walpole; and the first rendition of 'Rule Britannia'. 1760-1792: The Age of Revolution; the Industrial Revolution begins; America declares independence; France is rocked by social and political upheaval. 1792-1815: Nelson, Wellington and Napoleon war in Europe; the introduction of income tax; England is victorious in the Battle of Trafalgar. 1815-1837: regency and reform; the Prince of Wales becomes George IV; Sir Robert Peel creates the Metropolitan Police; slavery is abolished in the British Empire. 1837-1901: the age of Victoria Victoria's 64-year reign encompasses huge social changes; Britain expands her empire; the Labour Party is founded. Narrated by Anna Massey, with extracts from Sir Winston Churchill's A History of the English-Speaking Peoples read by Peter Jeffrey, this is the definitive radio account of the events and personalities that have shaped our nation. Language: English. Narrator: Anna Massey, Peter Jeffrey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rhuk/002312/bk_rhuk_002312_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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A Macat Analysis of W.E.B. Du Bois' The Souls of Black Folk , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 103min

A Macat Analysis of W. E .B. Du Bois' The Souls of Black Folk New York and London: W. W. Norton and Company, 1999 Published by sociologist and historian W. E. B. Du Bois in 1903, this series of essays addresses the plight of African Americans facing everyday racism in the United States at the turn of the 20th century. It has become one of the most important works on race and identity across the world. Du Bois sets out to explain how black interaction with a white world has caused psychological anguish and argues that blacks should demand total equality in their daily realities. He opposes the views of other black intellectuals that some inequality is acceptable in exchange for basic education and legal rights. The Souls of Black Folk highlights the way Jim Crow laws (designed above all to make it impossible for blacks to vote) kept blacks in conditions they thought they had escaped when slavery was abolished in 1865. Looking at key issues from political, economic, and social perspectives, The Souls of Black Folk profoundly influenced the Civil Rights Movement in the US and inspired postcolonial thinking worldwide. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: uncredited. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/052875/bk_acx0_052875_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Iron Kingdom

Winner of the Wolfson History Prize, Christopher Clark's Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia 1600-1947 is a compelling account of a country that played a pivotal role in Europe's fortunes and fundamentally shaped our world.Prussia began as a medieval backwater, but transformed itself into a major European power and the force behind the creation of the German empire, until it was finally abolished by the Allies after the Second World War. With great flair and authority, Christopher Clark describes Prussia's great battles, dynastic marriages and astonishing reversals of fortune, its brilliant and charismatic leaders from the Hohenzollerns of Brandenburg to Bismarck and Frederick the Great, the military machine and the progressive, enlightened values on which it was built.'Fascinating ... masterly ... littered with intriguing detail and wry observation' Richard Overy, Daily Telegraph'A terrific book ... the definitive history of this much-maligned state' Daily Telegraph Books of the Year'You couldn't have the triumph and the tragedy of Prussia better told' Observer'A magisterial history of Europe's only extinct power' Financial Times'Exemplary ... an illuminating, profoundly satisfying work of history' The New York TimesChristopher Clark is a lecturer in Modern European History at St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge. He is also the author of Kaiser Wilhelm II: A Life in Power.

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Self Discipline: A How-to Guide to Stop Procrastination and Achieve Your Goals in 10 Steps, Including 10 Day Bonus Online Coaching Course to Master Self-Discipline and Build Daily Goal-Crushing Habits , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 198min

Sick of not achieving your goals?Know what to do to succeed but can’t seem to get off your backside to do it?Drowning in an overwhelming sea of procrastination?What will happen if you don’t make a start and achieve all those life-changing ideas that currently live in your head?How will you feel in the decades to come if you stay where you are right now?There is no need to meander through life feeling deflated and frustrated with yourself. Not when you can implement such simple daily habits that will have you from zero to hero in 10 easy steps.We’ve abolished the finger-pointing, overwhelming "change everything now" approach. Nobody needs a shouting know-it-all telling you what to do. You’ll learn why it is not your fault your dreams are not a reality yet and how the answer lies in your ancestry and brain’s evolution.You’ll learn how you only need a simple one minute and 37 seconds a day habit to completely change your mind-set and gain control of your life.You’ll learn how to get your life in order, feel more balanced, be happier, healthier, and less stressed so you can create your own exciting, unstoppable, and focused path to success. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Gemma Ray. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/140988/bk_acx0_140988_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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A Veil of Vines , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 604min

To most people, princes, princesses, counts, and dukes are found only in the pages of the most famous of fairy tales. Crowns, priceless jewels, and gilded thrones belong only in childhood dreams. But for some, these frivolous fancies are truth. For some, they are real life. On Manhattan's Upper East Side, people have always treated me as someone special. All because of my ancestral name and legacy. All because of a connection I share to our home country's most important family of all. I am Caresa Acardi, the Duchessa di Parma. A blue blood of Italy. I was born to marry well. And now the marriage date is set. I am to marry into House Savona. The family that would have been the royals had Italy not abolished the monarchy in 1946. But to the aristocrats of my home, the abolition means nothing at all. The Savonas still hold power where it counts most. In our tight-knit world of money, status, and masked balls, they are everything and more. And I am soon to become one of them. I am soon to become Prince Zeno Savona's wife...or at least I was, until I met Achille. And everything changed. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Marisa Vitali, Brian Pallino. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/030567/bk_adbl_030567_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Abraham Lincoln: A Life 1843-1849: A Win in Congress and a Battle Against Slavery , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 362min

A Win in Congress and a Battle Against Slavery (1843-1849)"I have got the preacher by the balls" - Pursuing a Seat in Congress (1843-1847)This chapter begins with Lincoln's fight for a seat in congress against two other Whig candidates. This part of his life is notably marked by domestic disturbances, many of which shaped people's idea of Lincoln, the man. Taking a pro-tariff stance in his campaign, he is elected to congress in 1846. We learn of his affinity to poetry, which he avidly read and wrote, and see the development of the 'old Abe' archetype, which apparently stemmed from a casual nickname and stuck with him for the rest of his life."A strong but judicious enemy to slavery" - Congressman Lincoln (1847-1849)As a member of congress the Lincolns move to Washington, which at the time could be described as a city dealing with both 'magnificence and squalor.' Lincoln became very popular for his wit and humor. His time in congress is marked by a very strong anti-Mexican War sentiment and a denunciation of President Polk, for which he was criticized. He battles for the Whig Party opinion that slavery should not spread to free territories and should be abolished where it exists. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Sean Pratt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/000292/bk_gdan_000292_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Those Extraordinary Twins: Mark Twain's First Draft of Pudd'nhead Wilson , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 137min

A man of many firsts, Mark Twain was the first author to use the typewriter and the first person to have a telephone in his home (which no doubt made him the first person to swear at tech support!). He patented the accordion file, the fountain pen, and adjustable suspenders. And when he published "deleted scenes" from Pudd'nhead Wilson as Those Extraordinary Twins he became the first publisher to include "bonus tracks" as well as the finished work.As Twain said: "As a short tale grows into a long tale, the original intention (or motif) is apt to get abolished and find itself superseded by a quite different one. It was so in the case of a magazine sketch which I once started to write - a funny and fantastic sketch about a prince and a pauper....Much the same thing happened with Pudd'nhead Wilson, because it changed itself from a farce to a tragedy while I was going along with it - a most embarrassing circumstance....it was not one story, but two stories tangled together; and they obstructed and interrupted each other at every turn and created no end of confusion and annoyance. So I pulled out the farce and left the tragedy." ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Richard Henzel. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/bigh/000045/bk_bigh_000045_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Nick Robinson's The Prime Ministers: The Complete Series 2, Hörbuch, Digital, 111min

The BBC’s Nick Robinson continues his fascinating and absorbing Radio 4 series featuring eight famous British Prime Ministers. This series explores how Prime Ministers have used their power and responded to the great challenges of their time. William Pitt the Younger, who became Prime Minister aged only 24 and held the post for almost 19 years in total. Earl Grey, who passed the Great Reform Act and abolished slavery in the British Empire. William Gladstone was our oldest ever premier and finally left Downing Street for the last time aged 84.Herbert Asquith, who had the longest uninterrupted spell in office among twentieth century prime ministers until Margaret Thatcher. Ramsay MacDonald, who became the first Labour Prime Minister in 1924, but seven years later came to be seen as a traitor by his party. Harold Macmillan took over from Eden after Britain’s humiliation in the Suez crisis, and whose upbeat approach earned him the nickname of ‘Supermac’. Harold Wilson captured the mood for change in the 1960s, but his two terms at Number 10 were increasingly dominated by Britain’s economic problems. Edward Heath, who took Britain into the EEC (now the European Union) in 1973, which still divides opinion. Language: English. Narrator: Nick Robinson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/rt/bbcw/004951/rt_bbcw_004951_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Emancipation Proclamation, Smithsonian Edition

An important piece of American history and justice Abraham Lincoln considered the Emancipation Proclamation the crowning achievement of his presidency and it is easy to see why. The executive order, which freed enslaved African Americans in the Confederate states, was a groundbreaking decision. While the Constitution limited the president's power to end slavery, Lincoln took advantage of wartime and issued the proclamation under his authority as Commander-in-Chief to claim it as a necessary war measure. This decorative Smithsonian edition includes Lincoln's executive order, as well as writings that lent to its foundation, and features an illuminating introduction from the Smithsonian Institution, providing an important perspective from a leading voice and authority of American history. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863, but Texas was the last Confederate state to have the proclamation announced two years later on June 19. It became a joyous holiday called Juneteenth that is celebrated to this day by the African American community, showing the enduring power of the transformative document. This handsome book captures a revolutionary moment that changed the course of the Civil War and served as the precursor to the Thirteenth Amendment, which officially abolished slavery. The Emancipation Proclamation is an imperative document that symbolizes a turning point in the struggle for African American equality.

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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court: Bring the Classics to Life Series, Hörbuch, Digital, 57min

Hank Morgan is a man from 19th-century Connecticut who, after having a head injury, wakes to find himself 1300 years in the past in the court of King Arthur of medieval England. The people of the time notice that he is strange yet knowledgeable, but due to his odd clothing and language, is sentenced to death but avoids it by knowing of a coming eclipse and tricking the nobility into thinking he himself blotted out the sun. King Arthur elevates Hank to a ministerial position and Hank goes about trying to reeducate the people in his more modern thinking. On one journey, the king and Hank are captured having been pretending they were poor and are about to be sold into slavery but are rescued. The king abolished slavery to Hank's delight. Later, after Hank meets a woman, Merlin, a sorcerer who initially disliked Hank, casts a spell upon him to make him sleep for 1300 years. Hank wakes up on his deathbed in Connecticut dreaming about the woman with whom he fell in love. This audio classic novel has been carefully abridged and adapted into 10 short, easy-to-understand chapters. This format enables listeners of all ages and English language abilities to understand and enjoy the story. Composition includes original custom background music. This adventure tale is appropriate for children and adults. Language: English. Narrator: Iman. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/edcn/000069/bk_edcn_000069_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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