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1000 Years of English Royalty
William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II
Authors: Richard Hampton and David Weston, Reader: Sir Derek Jacobi

An entertaining and enlightening look at the public and private lives of the British royal families through the centuries, from William the Conqueror to today's Queen Elizabeth. In addition to Sir Derek Jacobi's brilliant narration, six other actors bring to life interspersed diaries and speeches written by the English monarchs themselves, as well as observations by their contemporaries. Audie Award finalist.

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Audio Orig, 2 cassettes, History, E21262, 9781572702622, ~~$17.95~~ Now $6.75
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1001 Nights in Iraq
Author: Shant Kenderian, Reader: Jason Collins

Visiting Iraq in 1980, Kendarian's American citizenship didn't help him when Hussein invaded Iran and sealed off Iraq's borders to every man of military age. Including Shant. This memoir of war, starvation, imprisonment – even love – provides insight into a country and culture only hinted at in the headlines. "[He] writes matter-of-factly, with the stoicism of someone who has endured the seemingly unendurable."—Entertainment Weekly

Unabridged, 7 CDs, History, Political, E8B780, 9780786157808, $29.95
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102 Minutes
The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
Authors: Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn, Reader: Ron McLarty

September 11, 2001 touched us all in a spot that still aches. But as terrifying as it was for us, the situation was worse for the 14,000 people in the Twin Towers. This remarkable reporting feat captures the little-known stories of ordinary people who took extraordinary steps to save themselves and others. Audie Award finalist. Be sure and catch Nicolas Cage in World Trade Center. "Harrowing and heroic... Listeners will find it hard to turn away."—AudioFile

Abridged, 5 CDs, History, Modern, E5H565, 9780060815653, ~~$29.95~~ Now $19.47
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11 Days in December
Christmas at the Bulge, 1944
Author: Stanley Weintraub, Reader: Patrick Cullen

The Battle of the Bulge has a reputation as one of the grimmest points of WWII. The devastating December, 1944, conflict between Hitler's forces on one side against Eisenhower's and Patton's involved some of the most intense fighting of the war. This audiobook recreates the dramatic, crucial narrative of ferocious battle. "A particularly poignant saga of men in war."—Booklist

Unabridged, 5 CDs, History, War, E7B684, 9780786166848, $24.95
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11th Month, 11th Day, 11th Hour
Armistice Day, 1918: World War I and Its Violent Climax
Author: Joseph Persico, Reader: Harry Chase

"War is hell," said General Sherman – but his famous observation is an understatement when one considers the carnage of WWI. This brilliant history traces the tragic last day of that famously wasteful war, when generals' willful ambition and idiocy resulted in the deaths of 11,000 men, more than died on D-Day. "He ably encapsulates the whole conflict... first-rate."—Kirkus Reviews

Abridged, 5 CDs, History, War, E5R518, 9780739315187, $29.95
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1421
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, 11 CDs, History, World, E9B511, 9781433255113, $24.95
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1434
Author: Gavin Menzies, Reader: Simon Vance

Italy is famous for the Renaissance. But what spurred that intellectual and artistic revolution? The author of 1421 offers compelling evidence that official ambassadors of the Chinese emperor shared valuable information with Pope Eugenius IV – a gift of knowledge that sparked the inventiveness of the Renaissance. "He knows how to spin a yarn and does so in the manner of a good detective story."—Booklist

Unabridged, 8 CDs, History, World, E9B464, 9781433214646, $29.95
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1491
New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
Author: Charles C. Mann, Reader: Peter Johnson

Everyone knows that Columbus brought civilization to the New World – right? No! According to the latest scientific findings, most of what we thought we knew about the Americas before 1492 is wrong, from agriculture and daily life, topopulation centers and land management. "Riveting and fast-paced... masterfully assembles a diverse body of scholarship into a first-rate history."—Publishers Weekly

Abridged, 9 CDs, History, E8Z978, 9781565119789, $34.95
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1776
Author/Reader: David McCullough, David McCullough

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author explores the events, people, and extraordinary moments of courage that led to the founding of our country. An eloquent story of that tumultuous year. Audie Award finalist and winner of a 2005 PublishersWeekly Listen Up award. "[He] narrates in a sonorous, grandfatherly voice, keeping his speech vibrant and engaging, as if he were simply telling a story."—Publishers Weekly

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Unabridged, 10 CDs, History, Early American, E9P423, 9780743544238, $49.95
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