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The Year China Discovered America
Author: Gavin Menzies, Reader: Simon Vance

After 15 years of in-depth research, this historian makes the fascinating argument that the Chinese discovered the Americas a full 70 years before Columbus. He traces the voyage of an extraordinary fleet of Chinese ships whose mission was to unite the world in Confucian harmony – and ended up circumnavigating the globe a century before Magellan. "Bold feat of historical imagination... exciting."—Library Journal

Unabridged, 1 Playaway, History, World, EP2135, 9781433262135, $64.99
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Amerigo
The Man Who Gave His Name to America
Author: Felipe Fernández-Armesto, Reader: Michael Prichard

This groundbreaking biography of the Florentine explorer, Amerigo Vespucci, who gave his name to America also focuses closely on the history of the Western Hemisphere, from prehistory to the present. A grand narrative full of character andstory, it explains the intertwining forces that shape the region. "[The] exquisite summation of the adventurer's life is well matched by Prichard's restrained and elegant reading."—Booklist

Unabridged, 1 Playaway, History, World, EP46552, 9781615746552, $64.99
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Arab And Jew
Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land
Author: David K. Shipler, Reader: Robert Blumenfeld

Learn about the origins of the prejudices that war, terrorism, and nationalism have intensified. Focusing on the diverse cultures that exist side by side, the author examines the process of indoctrination, historical conflicts, attitudes about the Holocaust, and more. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. "The best and most comprehensive work there is in the English language on the subject."—The New York Times

Unabridged, 1 Playaway, History, World, EP8281, 9781433268281, $99.99
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A Commonwealth of Thieves
The Improbable Birth of Australia
Author: Thomas Keneally, Reader: Simon Vance

Today, Australia's the land of g'day, Sidney Opera House, and roos. But it has an inauspicious history. In 1786, England shipped its convicts to this largely unexplored landmass on the other side of the world. Hear an insider's perspectiveinto the dramatic saga of the birth of a vibrant society. By the author of Schindler's List. "Colorful and eloquent... compelling."—Publishers Weekly

Unabridged, 1 Playaway, History, World, EP8674, 9781606408674, $64.99
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God's Crucible
Islam and the Making of Europe, 570 - 1215
Author: David Levering Lewis, Reader: Richard Allen

Examining the fall of the Persian and Roman empires, this Pulitzer Prize-winning historian reveals how the Muslim community flourished, encouraging tolerance between Islam, Judaism, and Christianity – while proto-Europe encouraged religious intolerance and perpetual war. A 2008 Publishers Weekly Best Book. "[He] makes warfare exciting [and] has a wonderful command of narrative structure... lively prose."—The New Yorker

Unabridged, 1 Playaway, History, World, EP8698, 9781606408698, $69.99
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How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization
Author: Thomas E. Woods, Jr., Ph.D., Reader: Barrett Whitener

From science and literature to economics and law, no institution has done more to shape Western civilization than the 2,000-year-old Catholic Church – and in ways that many of us have forgotten or never known. Whether you agree or disagree, this provocative audiobook guarantees plenty of evidence! By the author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History. "Whitener reads without haste, and his deep voice further adds to the pleasure of learning how popular prejudice has deceived us by ignoring the facts."—AudioFile

Unabridged, 1 Playaway, History, World, EP6383, 9781433296383, $59.99
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Justinian's Flea
Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe
Author: William Rosen, Reader: Barrett Whitener

A sweeping narrative of one of the great hinge moments in history. In 542, after reunifying Rome and creating a magnificent palace in Constantinople, the Emperor Justinian was brought low by a flea bite. The result was history's first pandemic – a plague that killed millions, devastating Persia and Rome, 700 years before the Black Death. "Illuminating and imaginative."—Publishers Weekly

Unabridged, 1 Playaway, History, World, EP5524, 9781608125524, $69.99
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