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Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Foundations of Eastern Civilization Author: The Great Courses Narrator: Professor Craig G. Benjamin Format: Original Recording Length: 23 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 10-23-13 Publisher: The Great Courses Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 496 votes Genres: History, World Publisher's Summary: China. Korea. Japan. Southeast Asia. How did Eastern civilization develop? What do we know about the history, politics, governments, art, science, and technology of these countries? And how does the story of Eastern civilization play out in today's world of business, politics, and international exchange? Over the course of 48 ambitious lectures, take a grand journey through Eastern civilization to study everything from the material economy of day-to-day life to the political and religious philosophies that would bind these cultures together for thousands of years. While China is home to some of the great moments in world history and a major focal point for this course, you'll also take several extended forays into Central and Southeast Asia to build a comprehensive picture of Eastern civilization. "To truly understand the modern world, it is essential to know something about the many extraordinary contributions Eastern civilization has made," Professor Benjamin says. "Simply put, it is not enough to know just the 'Western' half of the story any more-both Eastern and Western are critical to understanding our present and our future." Now is your chance to fill in the other half of the story. You may be surprised to realize that all of us have been students of Eastern civilization, even if we have not been aware of it. Filled with captivating stories and surprising details, this course will open up an entirely new world for you as it unfolds the story of Eastern civilization. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The World Was Never the Same: Events That Changed History Author: The Great Courses Narrator: Professor J. Rufus Fears Format: Original Recording Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 07-08-13 Publisher: The Great Courses Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 373 votes Genres: History, World Publisher's Summary: History is made and defined by landmark events - moments that irrevocably changed the course of human civilization. They have given us Now a series of 36 captivating lectures explores some of the most important and definitive events in the history of the world - events after which our world would never be the same. Taught by a remarkably gifted teacher with more than 25 teaching awards to his credit, these lectures form an intriguing and engaging tour of thousands of years of human history, from the creation of the Code of Hammurabi to the Battle of Lexington to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and beyond. It's a chance for you to gain new insights about world history from a truly riveting historian. Using his expert knowledge and impressive ability to draw out invaluable lessons from the past, Professor Fears has chosen the events he discusses based on three criteria: how the event in itself fundamentally changed history, how the aftermath of the event changed history, and how the event and its impact still resonate with us today. The result is a comprehensive and authoritative selection of subjects, each of which played a crucial role in transforming human civilization. Whether the event is an obvious or not-so-obvious choice, Professor Fears takes great care to tie each to the 21st century, pointing out just how influential these and other moments were in shaping who we are and how we live. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Conquests and Cultures Subtitle: An International History Author: Thomas Sowell Narrator: Robertson Dean Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 06-02-10 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 346 votes Genres: History, World Publisher's Summary: This book is the culmination of 15 years of research and travels that have taken the author completely around the world twice. Its purpose has been to try to understand the role of cultural differences within nations and between nations, today and over the centuries of history, in shaping the economic and social fates of peoples and of whole civilizations. Focusing on four major cultural areasthat of the British, the Africans (including the African Diaspora), the Slavs of Eastern Europe, and the indigenous peoples of the Western HemisphereConquests and Cultures reveals patterns that encompass not only these people but others and helps explain the role of cultural evolution in economic, social, and political development. Thomas Sowell has taught economics at Cornell, UCLA, Amherst, and other academic institutions, and his Basic Economics has been translated into six languages. He is currently a scholar in residence at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He has been published in both academic journals and such popular media as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes magazine, and Fortune, and he writes a syndicated column that appears in newspapers across the country. Critic Reviews: Sowell writeswith grace and clarity. (Washington Times) Thomas Sowell is, in my opinion, the most original and interesting philosopher at work in America. I have learned a great deal from him and his new book is full of insights and wisdom. (Paul Johnson, author of Modern Times) Sowell's scholarship is evident as he examines the interplay of religion, language, education, technology, and other factors in the development of nations.this book bears comparison to Fernand Braudel's A History of Civilization. Its readable style and impressive scope make it suitable for all libraries. (Library Journal)

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: How the West Won Subtitle: The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity Author: Rodney Stark Narrator: Kevin Foley Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 06-27-14 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 310 votes Genres: History, World Publisher's Summary: Modernity developed only in the West - in Europe and North America. Nowhere else did science and democracy arise; nowhere else was slavery outlawed. Only Westerners invented chimneys, musical scores, telescopes, eyeglasses, pianos, electric lights, aspirin, and soap. The question is, why? Unfortunately, that question has become so politically incorrect that most scholars avoid it. But acclaimed author Rodney Stark provides the answers in this sweeping new look at Western civilization. How the West Won demonstrates the primacy of uniquely Western ideas - among them the belief in free will, the commitment to the pursuit of knowledge, the notion that the universe functions according to rational rules that can be discovered, and the emphasis on human freedom and secure property rights. How the West Won displays Stark's gifts for lively narrative history and making the latest scholarship accessible to all. This bold, insightful book will force you to rethink your understanding of the West and the birth of modernity - and to recognize that Western civilization really has set itself apart from other cultures.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: An Edible History of Humanity Author: Tom Standage Narrator: George K. Wilson Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 07-20-09 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 280 votes Genres: History, World Publisher's Summary: Throughout history, food has acted as a catalyst of social change, political organization, geopolitical competition, industrial development, military conflict, and economic expansion. An Edible History of Humanity is a pithy, entertaining account of how a series of changes---caused, enabled, or influenced by food---has helped to shape and transform societies around the world. ©2009 Tom Standage; (P)2009 Tantor

Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://hotaudiobook.com Título: 100 momentos que marcaron el mundo contemporáneo [100 Moments That Inspire Us to Greater Things] Autor: Diana Uribe Narrador: Diana Uribe Formato: Unabridged Duración: 11 hrs and 58 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 09-08-15 Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S. A. U. Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 49 votos Categorías: History, World Resumen del editor: El objetivo de esta obra es presentar cien eventos, transcurridos a partir de 1888 y durante los siglos XX y XXI, que nos ayuden a entender el mundo contemporáneo. No significa que se vayan a señalar los hechos más importantes, aunque la relevancia ha sido, sin duda alguna, un criterio elocuente de selección. El lector encontrará una visión, limitada por el número cien, de nuestro mundo. En esta obra maestra, la autora se ha trazado el objetivo de narrar y explicar eventos de distinta naturaleza: tecnológicos, políticos, económicos y culturales. Y busca que las personas conozcan cosas nuevas, que se pregunten y reflexionen sobre el rumbo que debemos tomar, pues se trata de una interrogante que nunca ha dejado de ser válida. Los cien hechos van desde el fin de la esclavitud como institución en el mundo hasta la primavera árabe. Son pues 100 momentos que permitirán entender mejor el mundo en el que vivimos. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hitler Subtitle: A Biography Author: Ian Kershaw Narrator: Damian Lynch Format: Unabridged Length: 44 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 11-13-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 19 votes Genres: History, World Publisher's Summary: Hailed as the most compelling biography of the German dictator yet written, Ian Kershaw's Hitler brings us closer than ever before to the heart of its subject's immense darkness. From his illegitimate birth in a small Austrian village to his fiery death in a bunker under the Reich chancellery in Berlin, Adolf Hitler left a murky trail, strewn with contradictory tales and overgrown with self-created myths. One truth prevails: the sheer scale of the evils that he unleashed on the world has made him a demonic figure without equal in the 20th century. Ian Kershaw's Hitler brings us closer than ever before to the character of the bizarre misfit in his 30-year ascent from a Viennese shelter for the indigent to uncontested rule over the German nation that had tried and rejected democracy in the crippling aftermath of World War I. With extraordinary vividness, Kershaw recreates the settings that made Hitler's rise possible: the virulent anti-Semitism of prewar Vienna, the crucible of a war with immense casualties, the toxic nationalism that gripped Bavaria in the 1920s, the undermining of the Weimar Republic by extremists of the Right and the Left and the hysteria that accompanied Hitler's seizure of power in 1933 and then mounted in brutal attacks by his storm troopers on Jews and others condemned as enemies of the Aryan race. In an account drawing on many previously untapped sources, Hitler metamorphoses from an obscure fantasist, a "drummer" sounding an insistent beat of hatred in Munich beer halls, to the instigator of an infamous failed putsch and, ultimately, to the leadership of a ragtag alliance of right-wing parties fused into a movement that enthralled the German people.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Modern Scholar Subtitle: The Incas: Inside an American Empire Author: Terence N. D'Altroy Narrator: Terence N. D'Altroy Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 09-22-08 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 88 votes Genres: History, World Publisher's Summary: This course introduces the Incas, a small ethnic group from the southern Peruvian highlands, who forged a civilization rich in material and culture and expanded their domain to control large expanses of territory in a short period of time through diplomacy, enculturation, and military force. A Powerful Story and a Potent Legacy The story of the Incas is a powerful one, and their legacy remains a potent influence in the Andes of South America. In this insightful lecture series, Columbia University professor Terence D'Altroy focuses on Inca life at the height of the empire, the society's origins, its military, religion, ruling structure, and finally, the Inca legacy today.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sleepwalkers Author: Christopher Clark Narrator: Christopher Clark Format: Unabridged Length: 23 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 01-18-18 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, World Publisher's Summary: The pacy, sensitive and formidably argued history of the causes of the First World War, from acclaimed historian and author Christopher Clark. Sunday Times and Independent Books of the Year 2012. The moments that it took Gavrilo Princip to step forward to the stalled car and shoot dead Franz Ferdinand and his wife were perhaps the most fateful of the modern era. An act of terrorism of staggering efficiency, it fulfilled its every aim: it would liberate Bosnia from Habsburg rule, and it created a powerful new Serbia, but it also brought down four great empires, killed millions of men and destroyed a civilization. What made a seemingly prosperous and complacent Europe so vulnerable to the impact of this assassination? In The Sleepwalkers Christopher Clark retells the story of the outbreak of the First World War and its causes. Above all, it shows how the failure to understand the seriousness of the chaotic, near genocidal fighting in the Balkans would drag Europe into catastrophe.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The History of India in 50 Events Subtitle: Timeline History in 50 Events, Book 4 Author: Stephan Weaver Narrator: Bridger Conklin Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 01-04-18 Publisher: Stephan Weaver Genres: History, World Publisher's Summary: Home to the worlds most ancient religions and practices, India is indeed a nation enriched with a fascinating history. The subcontinent has hosted a legion of great empires, monumental battles, religions, cultures, foreign invasions, and much more. Inside, you will learn about.... From prehistoric to modern, 50 of the most formative eras of the subcontinent are discussed. Relating the zenith and nadir of Indias past, this audiobook provides crisp and riveting accounts of one of the worlds most ancient nations.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Bradford's History of the Plymouth Settlement, 1608-1650 Author: William Bradford, Harold Paget Narrator: James Winston Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 12-31-17 Publisher: Audioliterature Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: History, World Publisher's Summary: Bradford's history is a blend of fact and interpretation. The Bradford journal records not only the events of the first 30 years of the Plymouth Colony, but also the reactions of the colonists. That makes historians regard this book as the preeminent work of 17th century America. Bradford's journal is a simple yet vivid story. Though Bradford never made an effort to publish the manuscript, he did intend for it to be preserved and read by others: "I have been the larger in these things, and so shall crave leave in some like passages following, (though in other things I shall labour to be more contract) that their children may see with what difficulties their fathers wrestled in going through these things in their first beginnings, and how God brought them along notwithstanding all their weaknesses and infirmities." William Bradford (1590-1657) was an English Separatist migrating on the Mayflower in 1620 to Plymouth Colony, and became its governor for thirty years. Harold Paget (*1876) was an American historian. ©2017 Audioliterature (P)2017 Audioliterature

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt Author: Theodore Roosevelt Narrator: George Doyle Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 12-31-17 Publisher: Audioliterature Genres: History, World Publisher's Summary: "The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses" is a collection of Theodore Roosevelt's published commentaries and public addresses on what is necessary for a vital and healthy political, social and individual life. Roosevelt states the main point of his speech in the opening remarks: "I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life, the life of toil and effort, of labor and strife; to preach that highest form of success which comes, not to the man who desires mere easy peace, but to the man who does not shrink from danger, from hardship, or from bitter toil, and who out of these wins the splendid ultimate triumph." br />An individual who puts great effort into his work and is not lazy, he claims, will be a success. It is the duty of someone who does not engage in manual labor for a living to devote himself to the arts or sciences. He uses the citizens of Chicago and Illinois as examples of people who embody such a spirit. Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) was an American statesman, author, explorer, soldier, naturalist, and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. ©2017 Audioliterature (P)2017 Audioliterature

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Alphabet Versus the Goddess Subtitle: The Conflict Between Word and Image Author: Leonard Shlain Narrator: Norman Dietz Format: Unabridged Length: 24 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 12-26-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Genres: History, World Publisher's Summary: Who changed the sex of God? This groundbreaking book proposes that the rise of alphabetic literacy reconfigured the human brain and brought about profound changes in history, religion, and gender relations. Making remarkable connections across brain function, myth, and anthropology, Dr. Shlain shows why pre-literate cultures were principally informed by holistic, right-brain modes that venerated the Goddess, images, and feminine values. Writing drove cultures toward linear left-brain thinking and this shift upset the balance between men and women, initiating the decline of the feminine and ushering in patriarchal rule. Examining the cultures of the Israelites, Greeks, Christians, and Muslims, Shlain reinterprets ancient myths and parables in light of his theory. Provocative and inspiring, this book is a paradigm-shattering work that will transform your view of history and the mind.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Jewish War Author: Flavius Josephus Narrator: Alastair Cameron Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 12-26-17 Publisher: A.R.N. Publications Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 10 votes Genres: History, World Publisher's Summary: The Jewish rebellion against Rome was a significant turning point in Jewish history. Although Josephus is known for his divided loyalties in the rebellion, his account is the most detailed record available of the Jewish life and revolt under Roman rule. Born in Jerusalem to a father of priestly descent and a mother who claimed royal ancestry, Josephus was a first-century Romano-Jewish scholar, hagiographer, and historian. Josephus began as a Jewish leader of the rebellion but when captured by the Romans, he switched sides to work as a negotiator in their effort to suppress the resistance. As Josephus was in a position to view the conflict from both sides, his account is extremely insightful. Josephus's words create a vivid picture from the capture of Jerusalem to the mass suicides at Masada. The Jewish Wars is a historic account useful not only for biblical study but for history lovers as well. Josephus's recorded histories include the Antiquities of the Jews, along with The Jewish War.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Communist Manifesto Author: Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx Narrator: Lawrence Skinner Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 12-20-17 Publisher: Audioliterature Genres: History, World Publisher's Summary: "The Communist Manifesto" (originally "Manifesto of the Communist Party") is an 1848 political pamphlet by German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Commissioned by the Communist League and originally published in London just as the revolutions of 1848 began to erupt, the Manifesto was later recognized as one of the world's most influential political manuscripts. It presents an analytical approach to the class struggle (historical and then-present) and the problems of capitalism and the capitalist mode of production, rather than a prediction of communism's potential future forms. "The Communist Manifesto" summarizes Marx and Engels' theories about the nature of society and politics, that in their own words, "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles". It also briefly features their ideas for how the capitalist society of the time would eventually be replaced by socialism. Artist Bio Author: Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) was a German philosopher, social scientist, journalist, and businessman. Karl Marx (1818-1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist, and socialist. ©2017 Audioliterature (P)2017 Audioliterature

Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei https://hotaudiobook.com Titel: Die Geschichte der Welt Untertitel: Neu erzählt von Ewald Frie Autor:: Ewald Frie Erzähler: Bernt Hahn Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 15 hrs and 21 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 11-16-17 Herausgeber: Audible Studios Kategorien: History, World Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers: Ewald Frie erzählt die Geschichte der Welt erstmals ganz voraussetzungslos aus einer wahrhaft globalen Perspektive. Athen rückt so an den Rand, aber das traumhaft schöne Kilwa in Afrika wird niemand vergessen, der dieses mit wunderbarer Leichtigkeit gelesene Hörbuch gehört gelesen hat. Die Geschichte der Welt wird bis heute von Europa aus erzählt. Höchste Zeit für einen frischen Blick: Australien wurde vom Homo sapiens früher besiedelt als Europa. Menschen fuhren Tausende Kilometer über den offenen Pazifik, als die Römer noch ängstlich an der Küste entlangsegelten. Die Pyramiden und Städte Amerikas können es mit Babylon und Ägypten aufnehmen. Und während Westeuropa in der Neuzeit Glaubenskriege führte, erstreckte sich ein multikultureller Handelsraum von Ungarn bis Südindien. Aber natürlich geht es auch um die Barbaren im Abendland: Ewald Frie erzählt von ihren Entdeckungen und Eroberungen, ihren Revolutionen und Kriegen, die die Welt verändert haben. Seitdem wird unser Planet zu einer globalen Megacity, in der sich die Reichen von den Armen abschotten und trotzdem alle miteinander vernetzt sind. Und die Megacitys dieser Welt liegen heute da, wo es schon vor Jahrtausenden die größten Städte gab: außerhalb Europas. >> Diese ungekürzte Hörbuch-Fassung wird Ihnen exklusiv von Audible präsentiert und ist ausschließlich im Download erhältlich. ©2017 Verlag C.H.Beck oHG (P)2017 Audible Studios

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Paradise in Chains Subtitle: The Bounty Mutiny and the Founding of Australia Author: Diana Preston Narrator: Davina Porter Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 11-07-17 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: History, World Publisher's Summary: Celebrated historian Diana Preston presents betrayals, escapes, and survival at sea in her account of the mutiny of the Bounty and the flight of convicts from the Australian penal colony. The story of the mutiny of the Bounty and William Bligh and his men's survival on the open ocean for 48 days and 3,618 miles has become the stuff of legend. But few realize that Bligh's escape across the seas was not the only open-boat journey in that era of British exploration and colonization. Indeed, nine convicts from the Australian penal colony, led by Mary Bryant, also traveled 3,250 miles across the open ocean and some uncharted seas to land at the same port Bligh had reached only months before. In this meticulously researched dual narrative of survival, acclaimed historian Diana Preston provides the background and context to explain the thrilling open-boat voyages each party survived and the Pacific Island nations each encountered on their journey to safety. Through this deep dive, listeners come to understand the Pacific Islands as they were and as they were perceived, and how these seemingly utopian lands became a place where mutineers, convicts, and eventually the natives themselves, were chained.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Burke and Wills Subtitle: The Triumph and Tragedy of Australia's Most Famous Explorers Author: Peter FitzSimons Narrator: Michael Carman Format: Unabridged Length: 23 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 10-31-17 Publisher: Hachette Australia Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: History, World Publisher's Summary: The iconic Australian exploration story - brought to life by Peter FitzSimons, Australia's storyteller. 'They have left here today!' he calls to the others. When King puts his hand down above the ashes of the fire, it is to find it still hot. There is even a tiny flame flickering from the end of one log. They must have left just hours ago. Melbourne, 20 August 1860. In an ambitious quest to be the first Europeans to cross the harsh Australian continent, the Victorian Exploring Expedition sets off, with 15,000 well-wishers cheering them on. Led by Robert O'Hara Burke, a brave man totally lacking in the bush skills necessary for his task; surveyor and meteorologist William Wills; and 17 others, the expedition took 20 tons of equipment carried on six wagons, 23 horses and 26 camels. Almost immediately plagued by disputes and sackings, the expeditioners battled the extremes of the Australian landscape and weather: its deserts, the boggy mangrove swamps of the Gulf, the searing heat and flooding rains. Food ran short and, unable to live off the land, the men nevertheless mostly spurned the offers of help from the local indigenous people. In desperation, leaving the rest of the party at the expedition's depot on Coopers Creek, Burke, Wills, Charley Gray and John King made a dash for the Gulf in December 1860. Bad luck and bad management would see them miss by just hours a rendezvous back at Coopers Creek, leaving them stranded in the wilderness with practically no supplies. Only King survived to tell the tale. Yet, despite their tragic fates, the names of Burke and Wills have become synonymous with perseverance and bravery in the face of overwhelming odds. They live on in our nation's history - and their story remains immediate and compelling.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Square and the Tower Subtitle: Networks, Hierarchies and the Struggle for Global Power Author: Niall Ferguson Narrator: John Sackville Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 10-05-17 Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: History, World Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Square and the Tower by Niall Ferguson. What if everything we thought we knew about history was wrong? From the global best-selling author of Empire, The Ascent of Money and Civilization, this is a whole new way of looking at the world. Most history is hierarchical: it's about popes, presidents, and prime ministers. But what if that's simply because they create the historical archives? What if we are missing equally powerful but less visible networks - leaving them to the conspiracy theorists, with their dreams of all-powerful Illuminati? The 21st century has been hailed as the Networked Age. But in The Square and the Tower, Niall Ferguson argues that social networks are nothing new. From the printers and preachers who made the Reformation to the freemasons who led the American Revolution, it was the networkers who disrupted the old order of popes and kings. Far from being novel, our era is the Second Networked Age, with the computer in the role of the printing press. Those looking forward to a utopia of interconnected 'netizens' may therefore be disappointed. For networks are prone to clustering, contagions and even outages. And the conflicts of the past already have unnerving parallels today, in the time of Facebook, Islamic State and Trumpworld.

Please open https://hotaudiobook.com ONLY on your standard browser Safari, Chrome, Microsoft or Firefox to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In Search of the Old Ones Subtitle: Exploring the Anasazi World of the Southwest Author: David Roberts Narrator: Kaipo Schwab Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins Language: English Release date: 09-20-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: History, World Publisher's Summary: An exuberant, hands-on fly-on-the-wall account that combines the thrill of canyoneering and rock climbing with the intellectual sleuthing of archaeology to explore the Anasazi. David Roberts describes the culture of the Anasazi - the name means "enemy ancestors" in Navajo - who once inhabited the Colorado Plateau and whose modern descendants are the Hopi Indians of Arizona. Archaeologists, Roberts writes, have been puzzling over the Anasazi for more than a century, trying to determine the environmental and cultural stresses that caused their society to collapse 700 years ago. He guides us through controversies in the historical record, among them the haunting question of whether the Anasazi committed acts of cannibalism. Roberts's book is full of up-to-date thinking on the culture of the ancient people who lived in the harsh desert country of the Southwest. Critic Reviews: "[Roberts's] awe at the region's beauty, with its sheer cliffs, canyons and mesas, and at the testaments to an unknown culture will be contagious for readers." ( Publishers Weekly)