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A Little Book of Language
- By: David Crystal
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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With a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, an understanding of the origins and currency of language has never seemed more relevant. In this charming volume, a narrative history written explicitly for a young audience, expert linguist David Crystal proves why the story of language deserves retelling. From the first words of an infant to the peculiar modern dialect of text messaging, A Little Book of Language ranges widely, revealing language's myriad intricacies and quirks.
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Basic but interesting, better in print form
- By Scifisam on 23-05-15
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A Little Book of Language
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Series: Little Histories Series
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 09-08-12
- Language: English
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Jerusalem
- The Biography – A History of the Middle East
- By: Simon Sebag Montefiore
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 35 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Thoroughly updated and revised for 2024, JERUSALEM: THE BIOGRAPHY is the history of the Middle East through the lens of the Holy City and the Holy Land, from King David to the wars and chaos of today. The history of Jerusalem is the story of the world: Jerusalem is the universal city, the...
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Jerusalem
- The Biography – A History of the Middle East
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 35 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 31-12-25
- Language: English
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Christendom
- The Triumph of a Religion
- By: Peter Heather
- Narrated by: Peter Heather
- Length: 23 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall19
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Performance17
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In exploring how the Christian religion became such a defining feature of the European landscape, and how a small sect of isolated congregations was transformed into a mass movement centrally directed from Rome, Heather shows how Christendom constantly battled against both so-called 'heresies' and other forms of belief. From the crisis that followed the collapse of the Roman Empire, which left the religion teetering on the edge of extinction, to the astonishing revolution in which the Papacy emerged as the head of a vast international corporation.
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Like sunshine after rain.
- By Kindle Customer on 30-04-23
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Christendom
- The Triumph of a Religion
- Narrated by: Peter Heather
- Length: 23 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 22-12-22
- Language: English
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The End of Everything
- How Wars Descend into Annihilation
- By: Victor Davis Hanson
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall24
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Performance22
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In this “extraordinarily brave and entertaining book” (Sonia Purnell, New York Times–bestselling author of A Woman of No Importance), the bestselling coauthor of Argo tells her riveting, courageous story of being a female spy at the height of the Cold War Jonna Mendez began her CIA career...
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Well folks, if you want to know current world issues, this book is what proves the old saying “history repeats itself “
- By Christopher Bradford on 04-11-25
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The End of Everything
- How Wars Descend into Annihilation
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 07-05-24
- Language: English
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After 1177 B.C.
- The Survival of Civilizations
- By: Eric H. Cline
- Narrated by: John Chancer, Eric H. Cline
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall21
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Performance17
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At the end of Eric Cline's bestselling history 1177 B.C., many of the Late Bronze Age civilizations of the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean lay in ruins, undone by invasion, revolt, natural disasters, famine, and the demise of international trade. An interconnected world that had boasted major empires and societies, relative peace, robust commerce, and monumental architecture was lost and the so-called First Dark Age had begun. Now, in After 1177 B.C., Cline tells the compelling story of what happened next, over four centuries, across the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean world.
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A masterful chronicle and springboard / route planner for this fascinating period.
- By Kindle Customer on 13-10-24
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After 1177 B.C.
- The Survival of Civilizations
- Narrated by: John Chancer, Eric H. Cline
- Series: Turning Points in Ancient History
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 16-04-24
- Language: English
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Lawless Republic
- The Rise of Cicero and the Decline of Rome
- By: Josiah Osgood
- Narrated by: David Holt
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance7
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'A vivid, visceral and crucial read for our times' BETTANY HUGHES 'Wonderful and insightful' ADRIAN GOLDSWORTHY The collapse of law and order in the last years of the Roman Republic told through the rise and fall of its most famous lawyer, Cicero. In its final decades, the Roman Republic was...
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Fantastic narration. perfect.
- By Paul Doherty on 12-03-25
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Lawless Republic
- The Rise of Cicero and the Decline of Rome
- Narrated by: David Holt
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 30-01-25
- Language: English
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Heroes of History
- By: Will Durant
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall45
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Performance29
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At Will Durant's death at 96, in 1981, his personal papers were dispersed among relatives, collectors, and archive houses. Twenty years later, scholar John Little discovered the previously unknown manuscript of Heroes of History in Durant's granddaughter's garage. Written shortly before he died, these 21 essays serve as an abbreviated version of Durant's best-selling, 11-volume series, The Story of Civilization.
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You can almost smell the pipe smoke
- By Maolsheachlann on 03-12-08
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Heroes of History
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 05-05-04
- Language: English
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Persians
- The Age of The Great Kings
- By: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Narrated by: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Length: 18 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall247
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Performance218
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Story218
PERSIANS is a definitive new history of the Persian Empire, the world's first superpower. The Great Kings of Persia ruled over the largest Empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the Steppes of Asia, and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. At the heart of the Empire was the fabled palace-city of...
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Fascinating new history of ancient Persia
- By HistoryLover on 01-05-22
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Persians
- The Age of The Great Kings
- Narrated by: Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
- Length: 18 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 14-04-22
- Language: English
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A Troublesome Inheritance
- Genes, Race, and Human History
- By: Nicholas Wade
- Narrated by: Alan Sklar
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall15
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Performance14
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Drawing on startling new evidence from the mapping of the genome, an explosive new account of the genetic basis of race and its role in the human story Fewer ideas have been more toxic or harmful than the idea of the biological reality of race, and with it the idea that humans of different races...
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A Troublesome Inheritance
- Genes, Race, and Human History
- Narrated by: Alan Sklar
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 06-05-14
- Language: English
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Wales History
- A Timeless Journey from Celtic Origins to Modern Great Britain
- By: History Brought Alive
- Narrated by: Christian Neale
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance6
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Wales might seem like a quiet corner of the globe, but its history is anything but silent…. From Celtic warriors to Roman conquerors, this book takes you on a journey exploring a captivating nation forged through centuries of battles and achievements.
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Welsh Pronunciation Very Poor
- By Catherine Edwards on 30-07-25
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Wales History
- A Timeless Journey from Celtic Origins to Modern Great Britain
- Narrated by: Christian Neale
- Series: British Isles, Book 2
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 19-04-24
- Language: English
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The March of Folly
- From Troy to Vietnam
- By: Barbara W. Tuchman
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall57
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Performance34
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In The March of Folly, two-time Pulitzer Prize winning historian Barbara Tuchman tackles the pervasive presence of folly in governments through the ages. Defining folly as the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests, despite the availability of feasible alternatives, Tuchman details four decisive turning points in history that illustrate the very heights of folly in government.
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An interesting and absorbing book
- By Tom on 18-04-11
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The March of Folly
- From Troy to Vietnam
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 19-08-09
- Language: English
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A Forest Journey
- The Role of Trees in the Fate of Civilization
- By: John Perlin
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 15 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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A Foundational Conservation Story Revived. Ancient writers observed that forests always recede as civilizations develop and grow. The great Roman poet Ovid wrote that before civilization began, “even the pine tree stood on its own very hills” but when civilization took over, “the mountain...
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A Forest Journey
- The Role of Trees in the Fate of Civilization
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Series: Patagonia
- Length: 15 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 14-02-23
- Language: English
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Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines
- More Frequently Asked Questions About the Ancient Greeks and Romans
- By: Garrett Ryan
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Did the ancient Greeks and Romans have conspiracy theories? Did they come close to an industrial revolution? Did they drink beer? In a series of fast-paced essays, Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines answers 40 questions that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has been asked in the classroom and through his popular YouTube channel ToldinStone. As in Dr. Ryan's previous book—Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants—the emphasis is on the fascinating details of daily life in the classical world.
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Even better than the first
- By lee mackay on 14-02-25
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Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines
- More Frequently Asked Questions About the Ancient Greeks and Romans
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 03-10-23
- Language: English
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The End is Always Near
- Apocalyptic Moments from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
- By: Dan Carlin
- Narrated by: Dan Carlin
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,332
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Performance1,160
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Do tough times create tougher people? Can humanity handle the power of its weapons without destroying itself? Will human technology ever peak or regress? And why, since the dawn of time, has it always seemed as though death and destruction are waiting just around...
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Greatest Hits
- By James W. on 30-10-19
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The End is Always Near
- Apocalyptic Moments from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses
- Narrated by: Dan Carlin
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 29-10-19
- Language: English
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India
- 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent
- By: Audrey Truschke
- Narrated by: Audrey Truschke
- Length: 24 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance8
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Much of world history is Indian history. Home today to one in four people, the subcontinent has long been densely populated and deeply connected to Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas through migration and trade. In this magisterial history, Audrey Truschke tells the fascinating story of the region historically known as India—which includes today’s India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and parts of Afghanistan—and the people who have lived there.
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Excellent real history of South Asia
- By Mr. X. Dijo on 10-07-25
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India
- 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent
- Narrated by: Audrey Truschke
- Length: 24 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 03-06-25
- Language: English
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Romans In Britain
- By: Guy de la Bédoyère
- Narrated by: Guy de la Bédoyère
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall30
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Performance28
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A guided tour of Roman Britain with historian Guy de la Bédoyère, as heard on BBC Radio 4. In 55 BC, Julius Caesar invaded Britain, which was then on the edge of the known world. But he was unable to conquer it. Where Caesar failed the Emperor Claudius, in AD 43, succeeded and the...
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Romans Reconsidered
- By Amazon Customer on 13-04-13
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Romans In Britain
- Narrated by: Guy de la Bédoyère
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 01-10-12
- Language: English
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The Accidental Detectorist
- Uncovering an Underground Obsession
- By: Nigel Richardson
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall94
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Performance82
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When a travel writer is stuck on home soil in the middle of a pandemic he meets Kris Rodgers, one of Britain's eminent metal detectorists. Dipping a toe in the hobby, Nigel quickly finds himself swept up in the world beneath the surface. Above the ground are a cast of fascinating and passionate...
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A familiar and pleasant book
- By Michael Stanworth on 06-09-22
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The Accidental Detectorist
- Uncovering an Underground Obsession
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 01-09-22
- Language: English
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A Kingdom and a Village
- A One-Thousand-Year History of Moscow
- By: Simon Morrison
- Narrated by: Curt Ford
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. An erudite and entertaining history of Moscow, a city whose rich past offers crucial insight into contemporary global politics Moscow stands at the centre of a nation comprising eleven percent of the globe’s landmass, eleven time zones and nearly one hundred and...
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A Kingdom and a Village
- A One-Thousand-Year History of Moscow
- Narrated by: Curt Ford
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 26-03-26
- Language: English
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The Substance of Civilization
- Materials and Human History from the Stone Age to the Age of Silicon
- By: Stephen L. Sass
- Narrated by: John Haag
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall39
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Performance34
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The story of human civilization can be read most deeply in the materials we have found or created, used or abused. They have dictated how we build, eat, communicate, wage war, create art, travel, and worship. Some, such as stone, iron, and bronze, lend their names to the ages. Others, such as gold, silver, and diamond, contributed to the rise and fall of great empires.
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Bit Advanced For Me In Places
- By Richard S on 08-01-23
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The Substance of Civilization
- Materials and Human History from the Stone Age to the Age of Silicon
- Narrated by: John Haag
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 23-02-13
- Language: English
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The Other Ancient Civilisations
- Decoding Archaeology's Less Celebrated Cultures
- By: Raven Todd DaSilva
- Narrated by: Raven Todd DaSilva
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Go beyond the popular stories of Greece, Rome, Egypt, the Inca, and the Maya, and uncover the rich diversity of people that are often overlooked. From the world's first peace treaty to daring expeditions across the Pacific, learn about twenty ancient and historic cultures from around the world that have had monumental impacts on our modern world.
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The Other Ancient Civilisations
- Decoding Archaeology's Less Celebrated Cultures
- Narrated by: Raven Todd DaSilva
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 25-03-25
- Language: English
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