• Dynasty

• Autor: Tom Holland
• Sprecher: Mark Meadows
• Spieldauer: 17 Std. und 45 Min.
• Ungekürztes

• Gesamt

  4 out of 5 stars 16
• Sprecher

  4.5 out of 5 stars 14
• Geschichte

  4.5 out of 5 stars 14

Dynasty tells the story of Rome's first dynasty of emperors, from its establishment by Augustus Caesar in the last decades of the first century BC to its final, florid extinction less than a century later. The line of autocrats known to historians as the 'Julio-Claudians' remains to this day a byword for depravity. The brilliance of its allure and the blood-steeped shadows cast by its crimes still haunt the public imagination.

• The Storm Before the Storm

• The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
• Autor: Mike Duncan
• Sprecher: Mike Duncan
• Spieldauer: 10 Std. und 13 Min.
• Ungekürztes

• Gesamt

  5 out of 5 stars 51
• Sprecher

  5 out of 5 stars 48
• Geschichte

  5 out of 5 stars 48

The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. After its founding in 509 BCE, the Romans refused to allow a single leader to seize control of the state and grab absolute power. The Roman commitment to cooperative government and peaceful transfers of power was unmatched in the history of the ancient world. But by the year 133 BCE, the republican system was unable to cope with the vast empire Rome now ruled.

• Sapiens

• A Brief History of Humankind
• Autor: Yuval Noah Harari
• Sprecher: Derek Perkins
• Spieldauer: 15 Std. und 17 Min.
• Ungekürztes

• Gesamt

  5 out of 5 stars 263
• Sprecher

  5 out of 5 stars 238
• Geschichte

  5 out of 5 stars 238

Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Challenging the way we view our past and future

• Von Deniz Am hilfreichsten 03.11.2017

• Mythos

• Autor: Stephen Fry
• Sprecher: Stephen Fry
• Spieldauer: 15 Std. und 25 Min.
• Ungekürztes

• Gesamt

  5 out of 5 stars 300
• Sprecher

  5 out of 5 stars 284
• Geschichte

  4.5 out of 5 stars 283

The Greek myths are amongst the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce and Walt Disney. They are embedded deeply in the traditions, tales and cultural DNA of the West. You'll fall in love with Zeus, marvel at the birth of Athena, wince at Cronus and Gaia's revenge on Ouranos, weep with King Midas and hunt with the beautiful and ferocious Artemis.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Herrliches Hörbuch

• Von Jan Onderwater aus NL Am hilfreichsten 17.03.2018

• The Silk Roads

• A New History of the World
• Autor: Peter Frankopan
• Sprecher: Laurence Kennedy
• Spieldauer: 24 Std. und 14 Min.
• Ungekürztes

• Gesamt

  4.5 out of 5 stars 76
• Sprecher

  4.5 out of 5 stars 68
• Geschichte

  4.5 out of 5 stars 67

The sun is setting on the Western world. Slowly but surely, the direction in which the world spins has reversed: where for the last five centuries the globe turned westward on its axis, it now turns to the east.... For centuries, fame and fortune were to be found in the West - in the New World of the Americas. Today it is the East that calls out to those in search of adventure and riches. The region stretching from Eastern Europe and sweeping right across Central Asia, deep into China and India, is taking center stage.

• 3 out of 5 stars

• Etwas zu lang und zähflüssig

• Von Daniel Am hilfreichsten 28.01.2017

• Heart of Europe

• A History of the Holy Roman Empire
• Autor: Peter H. Wilson
• Sprecher: Napoleon Ryan
• Spieldauer: 34 Std. und 3 Min.
• Ungekürztes

• Gesamt

  4 out of 5 stars 7
• Sprecher

  4 out of 5 stars 7
• Geschichte

  4.5 out of 5 stars 7

The Holy Roman Empire lasted 1,000 years, far longer than ancient Rome. Yet this formidable dominion never inspired the awe of its predecessor. Voltaire quipped that it was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire. Yet as Peter H. Wilson shows, the Holy Roman Empire tells a millennial story of Europe better than the histories of individual nation-states.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• interesting book, weird German pronunciation

• Von A customer Am hilfreichsten 01.03.2018

• 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

• Autor: Yuval Noah Harari
• Sprecher: Derek Perkins
• Spieldauer: 11 Std. und 41 Min.
• Ungekürztes

• Gesamt

  4.5 out of 5 stars 185
• Sprecher

  5 out of 5 stars 164
• Geschichte

  4.5 out of 5 stars 162

Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What should we teach our children? Yuval Noah Harari takes us on a thrilling journey through today’s most urgent issues.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• The perfume

• Von Marc Dierckx Am hilfreichsten 24.10.2018

• A History of Western Philosophy

• Autor: Bertrand Russell
• Sprecher: Jonathan Keeble
• Spieldauer: 38 Std. und 3 Min.
• Ungekürztes

• Gesamt

  4.5 out of 5 stars 43
• Sprecher

  4.5 out of 5 stars 37
• Geschichte

  4.5 out of 5 stars 37

Bertrand Russell's A History of Western Philosophy serves as the perfect introduction to its subject; it remains unchallenged as the greatest account of the history of Western thought. Charting philosophy's course from the pre-Socratics up to the early twentieth century, Russell relates each philosopher and school to their respective historical and cultural contexts, providing erudite commentary throughout his invaluable survey.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Talking philosophers

• Von listener Am hilfreichsten 02.04.2014

• Guns, Germs and Steel

• The Fate of Human Societies
• Autor: Jared Diamond
• Sprecher: Doug Ordunio
• Spieldauer: 16 Std. und 20 Min.
• Ungekürztes

• Gesamt

  4.5 out of 5 stars 177
• Sprecher

  4.5 out of 5 stars 142
• Geschichte

  4.5 out of 5 stars 142

Having done field work in New Guinea for more than 30 years, Jared Diamond presents the geographical and ecological factors that have shaped the modern world. From the viewpoint of an evolutionary biologist, he highlights the broadest movements both literal and conceptual on every continent since the Ice Age, and examines societal advances such as writing, religion, government, and technology.

• 2 out of 5 stars

• Awesome book narrated badly

• Von Alex Am hilfreichsten 18.05.2018

• The American Civil War

• Autor: Gary W. Gallagher, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Gary W. Gallagher
• Spieldauer: 24 Std. und 37 Min.
• Originalaufnahme

• Gesamt

  5 out of 5 stars 19
• Sprecher

  4.5 out of 5 stars 17
• Geschichte

  5 out of 5 stars 17

Between 1861 and 1865, the clash of the greatest armies the Western hemisphere had ever seen turned small towns, little-known streams, and obscure meadows in the American countryside into names we will always remember. In those great battles, those streams ran red with blood-and the United States was truly born.

• 4 out of 5 stars

• Lautstärke schwankt

• Von Georg Am hilfreichsten 24.07.2018

• The King’s Gambit

• Autor: John Maddox Roberts
• Sprecher: John Lee
• Spieldauer: 7 Std. und 8 Min.
• Ungekürztes

• Gesamt

  5 out of 5 stars 13
• Sprecher

  4.5 out of 5 stars 13
• Geschichte

  4.5 out of 5 stars 13

In this Edgar Award-nominated mystery, John Maddox Roberts takes listeners back to a Rome filled with violence and evil. Vicious gangs ruled the streets of Crassus and Pompey, routinely preying on plebeian and patrician alike. So the garroting of a lowly ex-slave and the disembowelment of a foreign merchant in the dangerous Subura district seemed of little consequence to the Roman hierarchy.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• excellent

• Von C. Weidl Am hilfreichsten 10.07.2018

• The Pursuit of Power

• Europe 1815-1914
• Autor: Richard J Evans
• Sprecher: Napoleon Ryan
• Spieldauer: 41 Std. und 37 Min.
• Ungekürztes

• Gesamt

  5 out of 5 stars 5
• Sprecher

  5 out of 5 stars 5
• Geschichte

  4.5 out of 5 stars 5

The Pursuit of Power draws on a lifetime of thinking about 19th-century Europe to create an extraordinarily rich, surprising and entertaining panorama of a continent undergoing drastic change. The aim of this audiobook is to reignite the sense of wonder that permeated this remarkable era, as rulers and ruled navigated overwhelming cultural, political and technological changes.

• The Foundations of Western Civilization

• Autor: Thomas F. X. Noble, The Great Courses
• Sprecher: Thomas F. X. Noble
• Spieldauer: 24 Std. und 51 Min.
• Originalaufnahme

• Gesamt

  5 out of 5 stars 29
• Sprecher

  4.5 out of 5 stars 28
• Geschichte

  4.5 out of 5 stars 26

What is Western Civilization? According to Professor Noble, it is "much more than human and political geography," encompassing myriad forms of political and institutional structures - from monarchies to participatory republics - and its own traditions of political discourse. It involves choices about who gets to participate in any given society and the ways in which societies have resolved the tension between individual self-interest and the common good.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• very interesting overview

• Von Martin Pfemeter Am hilfreichsten 07.12.2017

• Under the Eagle

• Eagles of the Empire, Book 1
• Autor: Simon Scarrow
• Sprecher: David Thorpe
• Spieldauer: 12 Std. und 5 Min.
• Ungekürztes

• Gesamt

  4.5 out of 5 stars 48
• Sprecher

  4.5 out of 5 stars 45
• Geschichte

  4.5 out of 5 stars 45

The first novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Roman series. It is 42 AD, and Quintus Licinius Cato has just arrived in Germany as a new recruit to the Second Legion, the toughest in the Roman army. If adjusting to the rigours of military life isn't difficult enough for the bookish young man, he also has to contend with the disgust of his colleagues when, because of his imperial connections, he is appointed a rank above them.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• great start<br />

• Von J. Am hilfreichsten 24.03.2014

• The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution

• Autor: Francis Fukuyama
• Sprecher: Jonathan Davis
• Spieldauer: 22 Std. und 34 Min.
• Ungekürztes

• Gesamt

  4.5 out of 5 stars 34
• Sprecher

  4.5 out of 5 stars 26
• Geschichte

  4.5 out of 5 stars 27

Virtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institutions which included a central state that could keep the peace and uniform laws that applied to all citizens. Some went on to create governments that were accountable to their constituents. We take these institutions for granted, but they are absent or are unable to perform in many of today’s developing countries—with often disastrous consequences for the rest of the world.

• 5 out of 5 stars

• Excellent.

• Von André Am hilfreichsten 12.08.2018