History audiobooks

人生不过一念间：南怀瑾的15堂人生智慧课

By: 柠檬树

Narrated by: 葛小咪

Length: 10 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介： 人的一生是一场修行，总会面对这样或那样的困难，南怀瑾先生将人生归结为三个阶段：莫名其妙的生来；无可奈何的活着；不知所以然的死掉。这是每个人都会遇到并不断求索的问题。在本书中，通过南怀瑾先生对国学经典的讲解，对儒、道、佛经典智慧的归纳，从做人的大智慧到生活中的小问题，深入浅出，化深奥晦涩为平易晓畅，在你人生路上指点迷津，为你讲述大得大失间的智慧。 南怀瑾（1918-2012），浙江温州人，中国当代诗文学家、佛学家、教育家、文化传播者、诗人、武术家、中国文化国学大师。历任台湾政治大学、台湾辅仁大学及中国文化大学教授。南怀瑾精通儒、释、道等多种典籍，他一生都在致力于传播中国传统文化，将中国文化各种思想融会贯通；除此之外，对于医学、卜算、天文、拳术、剑道、诗词等皆有专精，可... Read more

The Napoleonic Wars: An Enthralling Guide to Global Conflict, Revolutionary Tactics, and the Empire’s Expansion

By: Billy Wellman

Narrated by: Jason Zenobia

Length: 3 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

The Napoleonic Wars: A Power Struggle That Shaped the Modern WorldWhat if the true impact of the Napoleonic Wars has been misunderstood? Immerse yourself in an era of colossal battles, revolutionary military strategies, and a world forever altered by Napoleon Bonaparte’s relentless ambition. The Napoleonic Wars offers you a front-row seat to a... Read more

月在花飞处：解读古代诗词背后的故事

By: 李婍

Narrated by: 点点

Length: 10 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介： 走过千古，走不出唐风宋韵汉文明，走不出诗经的古雅，走不出唐诗宋词的余韵。古旧的历史底片上，无数的文人骚客高咏低唱着精致典雅的诗篇匆匆走过，他们那清丽隽永的诗行背后，曾经留下过怎样的诗词故事…… 《月在花飞处：解读古代诗词背后的故事》以一些脍炙人口的古诗词背后的故事为切入点，向读者介绍了中国古代一些著名的作家及其代表作品，特别是向读者介绍了很多诗词创作的时代背景、创作缘由、作家性格方面的知识和情况，帮助读者进一步了解作家、理解作品。书稿内容有趣、语言轻松、风格诙谐幽默，比较吻合当下年轻一族读者受众的阅读爱好。 Read more

与万物对话：霍金传

By: 鹿理梅

Narrated by: 薇薇安

Length: 10 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介： 从17岁考入牛津大学开始接触自然科学，一直到73岁，还在研究宇宙。在长达56年的科学研究中，霍金取得的成绩是巨大的：他发现了引力波，发现了黑洞，提出时间旅行的说法，并用通俗易懂的语言写出了一本畅销书《时间简史》。 如果把霍金比喻成科学界的星星的话，他绝对不是流星，也不是彗星，他是恒星，永远闪烁在科学的星空中。本书记叙了霍金的一生，从学生时代到事业巅峰，从简单可爱的大男孩到婚姻中的丈夫，还有霍金的三次中国行…… 作者简介： 鹿理梅，山东省作家协会会员，1986年开始文学创作，16岁在《儿童文学》发表诗歌开始，先后在《诗刊》《星星诗刊》《人民日报》副刊等报刊发表作品，有诗歌入选由中国青年出版社出版的《青年诗选》。曾改编出版了世界文学名著《堂吉诃德》，这本书被当当网评... Read more

Roman Mythology

By: Adrian Danvers

Narrated by: Benjamin Press

Length: 3 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

ROMAN MYTHOLOGYUnveil the mysteries of ancient Rome with "Roman Mythology: A Timeless Collection of Roman Myths and Legends." This engaging guide is perfect for both newcomers and seasoned enthusiasts eager to explore the powerful tales that have shaped one of history’s greatest civilizations.Journey into the world of the Dii Consentes, the... Read more

外交官夫人回忆录

By: 凯瑟琳·马嘎特尼 著；王卫平， 崔延虎 编译

Narrated by: 薇薇安

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介： 喀什噶尔人相貌神情各异，颇具欧洲人特征的男男女女身材高大、英俊俏丽，相貌有贵族风度；柯尔克孜人两颊通红，面部扁平；阿富汗人，从侧面看，轮廓修长分明；这里还有印度人，他们中有印度教徒和印度穆斯林，还有汉族人。人们在这里还会遇上金发碧眼的人，可能是雅里安人的混血儿。在喀什噶尔，人们很难说清喀什噶尔人到底属于什么人种，因为在过去几千年里，由于四面八方的人们的入侵，这里的人种混杂得相当厉害。这里的许多妇女很迷人，有一些儿童特别漂亮。尤其是那些深眼窝的十二岁左右的男孩子和小姑娘，当他们穿上绒布装，戴上十分合适的帽子，看上去很像意大利人或西班牙人。 作者简介： 【英】凯瑟琳·马嘎特尼（Catherine Macartney,... Read more

宋家客厅：从钱锺书到张爱玲

By: 宋以朗

Narrated by: 于新

Length: 11 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介： 本书是宋以朗围绕其父宋淇的一部传记。宋淇笔名林以亮，文艺评论家和翻译家，在文学批评、红学研究、翻译、电影等诸多领域均有建树；与张爱玲、钱锺书、傅雷、吴兴华、夏志清等有深交，长期以朋友身份担任张爱玲的文学经纪人和顾问，张爱玲去世前将遗物（包括遗稿）交给宋淇、邝文美夫妇保管。作者在私家资料、家族记忆和公开资料的基础上完成本书的叙述，书中涉及的大量细节不仅还原了宋淇的一生，披露了那一代文化人的相知相惜，破解了不少疑团和误解，也构建了一部"细节文化史"，使读者可以看到20世纪华语文学、翻译、电影和大时代的一个侧影。 作者简介： 宋以朗，宋淇之子，统计学博士，从事媒体调查，东南西北博客（zonaeuropa.com）创立人，父母去世后负责整理出版张爱玲遗作。 Read more

谁认识马云2

By: 刘世英

Narrated by: 张琳

Length: 12 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介： 马云，这个曾经的创业教父，众多创业者心目中的创富英雄和偶像，一夜之间几乎被众多负面新闻"击倒"。我们该如何看待昔日的偶像马云，如何理解今日阿里巴巴深陷的种种危机？如何看待马云在创业时期和守成时期的"变化"？如何理解马云2011年遭受的三大"风波"？阿里巴巴"退市"意欲何为？电商：赔本赚吆喝？央行为何为难支付宝？马云为何意图收购雅虎？阿里巴巴上市造就了多少千万富翁？马云在上市前后如何排列员工、客户、股东三者间的利益顺序？马云为何挥泪"斩"高管？跟随他创业的"十八罗汉"境遇如何？马云和李彦宏究竟谁"睡不着觉"？中国电子商务及民营企业上市之路将何去何从……本书将独家破解层层神秘疑云。 作者简介： 刘世英，青年学者，就读于北大国际MBA，财经人物传记作家，北京广天响石企划机构... Read more

U.S. History

By: OpenStax

Narrated by: Brian Barrick

Length: 42 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived experience). U.S.... Read more

What Is History For?

By: Robert Gildea

Narrated by: Robbie Stevens

Length: 4 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

“History”, suggests Robert Gildea, “is a battlefield.” Questions of power, rights, identity and nationhood always have an ancient and modern historical dimension and countries still go to war over their interpretation of history. Yet accounts of history are just as prone to fabrication as fake news, so how can we tell good history from bad? How... Read more

Compendium Of The Emerald Tablets

By: Billy Carson

Narrated by: Billy Carson

Length: 4 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The history of the Emerald Tablets is strange and beyond the belief of modern scientists. Their antiquity is stupendous, dating back some 36,000 years B.C. The author is Thoth, an Atlantean Priest-King who founded a colony in ancient Egypt, wrote the Emerald Tablets in his native Atlantean language which was translated by many famous scholars.... Read more

Lady Jane Grey and the Succession Crisis of 1553

By: Heather Teysko

Narrated by: Heather Teysko

Length: 1 hour 43 minutes

Abridged: No

This course explores the dramatic events of the 1553 Succession Crisis, a pivotal moment in Tudor history. It begins with Edward VI’s declining health and the controversial "Devise for the Succession," leading to Lady Jane Grey's nine-day reign. You’ll follow Mary I’s determined campaign to reclaim the throne, examine the trials and executions... Read more

Islam – straff eller frelse..??

By: B. Mich. Grosch

Narrated by: Finn Norge

Length: 1 hour 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Om boken:Islam – straff eller frelse..??Denne boken ønsker å lete etter måter som leder ut av den nåværende dekadensen til 'den vestlige verden' og mentalt utforske ulike muligheter for hvordan vi som mennesker i dag kan oppnå en annen måte å se og leve på.Fokus for denne refleksjonen er islam, som forfatteren mener vil avgjøre våre fremtidige... Read more

El porvenir del Viejo Mundo

By: Óscar Vara

Narrated by: Santiago Gómez & Simon Gómez

Length: 7 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Análisis de la posición europea (y española) en este momento de incertidumbre internacional. Una nueva voz de la Geopolítica y la Geoestrategia En esta concisa síntesis de la geopolítica europea contemporánea Óscar Vara aclara los retos, oportunidades y necesidades que tiene la Unión Europea para convertirse de nuevo en un poder geopolítico... Read more

Eine gewaltige nächtliche Ouvertüre

By: Franziska Vogt

Narrated by: Lukas Speitling

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Polenfeldzug, Westfront, Operation Barbarossa – nur einige Stationen des jungen Gebirgsjägers Alois Wagner, dessen Erlebnisse auf einer realen Person basieren. Alois Wagner hält die harten, entbehrungsreichen Kämpfe aus den Anfangsjahren des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Form von Feldpostbriefen und Tagebucheinträgen fest. Wie so viele junge Soldaten... Read more

分众的蓝海：江南春的创意神话

By: 刘世英

Narrated by: 王小鸥

Length: 11 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

内容简介： 一个追求纯美爱情的33岁单身男人，却坐拥近6.9亿美元的身价；一个商界呼风唤雨的成功CEO，最大的兴趣却是编写浪漫唯美的诗歌。这不是一个小说虚构的人物，而是真实的现实人生。从文学青年到青年富豪：江南春履历 大一——学生诗人，华东师大"夏雨诗社"社长； 大二——师大名人，当选学生会主席，为竞选负债160元 ；大二——为还债，每月300元开始在广告公司兼职；... Read more

Rompiendo barreras

By: Katalin Karikó

Narrated by: Sara Martín

Length: 11 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Las apasionantes memorias de Katalin Karikó, ganadora del Nobel de Medicina por la infatigable investigación que hizo posible las vacunas ARNm contra la COVID-19. «La historia de Katalin Karikó es inspiradora. Cualquiera que dude que la ciencia, la innovación y la perseverancia pueden cambiar el mundo debería leer este libro.» Bill Gates Hija de... Read more

Geschichte Palästinas - Damals bis heute. Ereignisse, Personen, Zusammenhänge - Basiswissen - Basiswissen (ungekürzt)

By: Bert Alexander Petzold

Narrated by: Tom Mallner & narrator

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Geschichte Palästinas - Bedeutende Kulturregion und Zentrum des Nahostkonflikts Der Autor Richard Braun erläutert verständlich und strukturiert Basiswissen zur wechselhaften Geschichte Palästinas und zu den Kernpunkten und Ursachen des Nahostkonflikts. Das historische Gebiet Palästinas war eine bedeutsame Kulturregion im östlichen... Read more

Visitors

By: Nigel Cockayne

Narrated by: Nigel Cockayne

Length: 2 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Throughout human history, questions about extraterrestrial life have sparked curiosity and wonder, inspiring ancient myths, religious accounts, and modern investigations. From mysterious sky beings in Sumerian texts to unexplained aerial phenomena in our time, the evidence suggests that visitors from other worlds have quietly influenced human... Read more

La corte del califa

By: Eduardo Manzano

Narrated by: Santiago Gómez & Simon Gómez

Length: 15 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Un relato hasta ahora desconocido de la corte del califa al-Ḥakam II durante la época de máximo esplendor del califato omeya Durante la segunda mitad del siglo X, el califato de Córdoba se convirtió en la mayor potencia política y cultural de Occidente. Lugar de visita de embajadas y comerciantes llegados desde todos los confines del... Read more

Insidious

By: Orrin Woodward

Narrated by: Chris Brady

Length: 8 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Money is the lifeblood of the global economy, directly affecting nearly every person, enterprise, and government on the planet. Controlling the supply of that money is a prize so alluring, so corrupting, that for centuries powerful entities have maneuvered, schemed, and fought viciously to obtain it. Eventually, Financial Power won this Money... Read more

World History, Volume 1: to 1500

By: OpenStax

Narrated by: Brian Barrick

Length: 30 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

World History, Volume 1: to 1500 is designed to meet the scope and sequence of a world history course to 1500 offered at both two-year and four-year institutions. Suitable for both majors and non majors World History, Volume 1: to 1500 introduces students to a global perspective of history couched in an engaging narrative. Concepts and... Read more

Aventuras en democracia

By: Erica Benner

Narrated by: Sonia Gómez

Length: 8 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

En el actual panorama político convulso, el libro nos recuerda que la responsabilidad política nos pertenece a todos.  La democracia es algo vivo, que respira, y Erica Benner ha pasado toda una vida pensando en el papel que juegan los ciudadanos comunes para mantenerla viva: desde su infancia en el Japón de la posguerra, donde la democracia fue... Read more

La costumbre ensordece

By: Miguel A. Delgado

Narrated by: Santiago Gómez

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Un libro sobre cómo los avances científicos han condicionado y transformado nuestra vida a lo largo de la historia Tendemos a ver la historia como algo ajeno a nosotros, unos hechos recogidos en libros y en documentales que parecen sucederles solo a los grandes personajes. Y sin embargo, cada gesto aparentemente sin importancia, cada objeto y... Read more